User Guide

AMD-RAIDXpert2 User Guide
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BIOS Configuration Utility
Chapter 4
4.4.1 Initialize Disks
CAUTION: If a disk is part of an AMD-RAID array, the disk cannot be selected for initialization.
To initialize the disk anyway, delete the AMD-RAID array. Data on the disk is deleted
during initialization so ensure the correct disks are chosen to initialize.
CAUTION: A legacy disk can contain valid data. When a legacy array is deleted, all data on the
disk is lost.
1. At the Main Menu, use the arrow keys to highlight Initialize Disk(s).
2. Press Enter to select Initialize Disk(s).
3. Select the disks to initialize:
 To select all disks, press the A key
 To select individual disks, highlight a disk with the arrow keys and press Insert. Any number
of disks may be selected using this method
4. Press Enter to initialize the selected disks or press ESC to cancel the initialization.
Initialization takes 10 to 15 seconds per disk. During initialization, a status indicator shows which
disk is being initialized. When the initialization is complete, the status indicator turns off. A
complete rescan of all channels is done automatically during initialization.
4.5 Create Arrays
Arrays can be created after the disks are initialized. See Section 3.2, RAID Levels, on page 17, for
deciding what type of RAID levels to use for the array.
TIP: See also Section 6.6.1, Create and Format Arrays on page 71, and Section 9.4, Create New
Arrays: rcadm --create, on page 104.
4.5.1 Before You Begin
 In some circumstances, more than eight arrays are possible. They might appear to function
properly, but are not supported by AMD-RAID.
 For redundant arrays, the Create process starts after the operating system and AMD-RAID OS
drivers have been installed and the system has booted to the operating system. However, the
arrays are immediately available to use for either a bootable array or a data array.
 Array numbers are valid only for a given boot, and might be different in the BIOS
Configuration Utility and RAIDXpert2. If a permanent label is required, use the Array Naming
feature.
 At any point in the procedure, return to a prior window by pressing ESC.
 If the system is booted from an AMD-RAID bootable array, the first array in the Arrays
section must be the bootable array. The system boots only from the first array in the Arrays
section. As necessary, use the Swap Two Arrays feature to swap arrays and place the
RAIDXpert2 bootable array in the first position.