User Guide
Table Of Contents
- AMD -RAIDXpert2 User Guide
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Revision History
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Safety Precautions
- Chapter 2 Getting Started
- Chapter 3 Arrays, Disks and RAID Levels
- 3.1 Understanding Arrays
- 3.2 RAID Levels
- 3.3 Array States
- 3.4 Creating Arrays: Future Expansion
- 3.5 Expanding Disk Capacity Online: Using OCE (Supported by RAIDXpert2 Plus)
- 3.6 Migrating RAID Levels Online: Using ORLM (Supported by RAIDXpert2 Plus)
- 3.7 Array Tasks: Starting and Stopping Tasks
- 3.8 Understanding Disks
- 3.9 Rescanning Disks for Changes in State
- 3.10 Sparing Options: Disks and Arrays
- 3.11 Dedicated Sparing
- 3.12 Global Sparing
- 3.13 RAID Performance Considerations
- 3.14 RAID Reliability Considerations
- 3.15 Flexibility and Expansion Considerations
- 3.16 Multiple RAID Levels
- 3.17 RAIDABLE Arrays
- Chapter 4 BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.1 When to Use the AMD-RAID Controller BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.2 Access the AMD-RAID Controller BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.3 Understanding the Color Code in the BIOS Configuration Utility
- 4.4 Initialize Disks
- 4.5 Create Arrays
- 4.6 Delete Arrays
- 4.7 Swap Arrays
- 4.8 Manage Spares
- 4.9 View Disk Details
- 4.10 View Array Details
- 4.11 Rescan All Channels
- 4.12 Change the Controller Options
- 4.13 Continue Booting from the BIOS Configuration Utility
- Chapter 5 Software Installation
- 5.1 System Setup Process Overview
- 5.2 Before You Begin
- 5.3 Copying AMD-RAID Drivers to Removable Storage
- 5.4 Pre-installation steps
- 5.5 Installing AMD-RAID drivers
- 5.5.1 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers while Installing Microsoft® Windows®
- 5.5.2 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers While Installing Linux® Operating System
- 5.5.2.1 Installing the AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers During a Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 7.2 64 bit (RHEL) Installation
- 5.5.2.2 Installing the AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers during a Supported Ubuntu Desktop Installation
- 5.5.2.3 Install the AMD-RAID UEFI Drivers during a RHEL 7.2 64 bit Linux® Installation
- 5.5.2.4 Installing the AMD-RAID UEFI Drivers during a Supported Ubuntu Desktop Installation
- 5.6 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Microsoft® Windows®
- 5.7 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Linux®
- 5.8 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- Chapter 6 AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- 6.1 Start RAIDXpert2
- 6.2 Password Protection
- 6.3 Help and About Windows®
- 6.4 Reviewing the RAIDXpert2 GUI
- 6.5 Working with Disks
- 6.6 Working with Arrays
- 6.6.1 Create and Format Arrays
- 6.6.2 Name Arrays
- 6.6.3 Transform Arrays (Supported by RAIDXpert2 Plus)
- 6.6.4 Restore (Rebuild) Arrays
- 6.6.5 Prepare to Physically Remove an Array
- 6.6.6 Delete Arrays
- 6.6.7 Change Cache Settings for Arrays
- 6.6.8 Change the Priority Level of a Task
- 6.6.9 Interrupt, Cancel, or Resume a Task
- 6.6.10 Check for Consistency
- 6.6.11 Schedule a Consistency Check
- 6.6.12 Scan an Array in the Background
- 6.6.13 Add or Remove Dedicated Spares
- 6.6.14 Add or Remove Global Spares
- 6.6.15 Hide an Array
- 6.6.16 Secure Erase
- 6.7 Working with Views
- 6.8 Working with Options
- 6.9 Add Space Using a RAIDABLE Array
- Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
- Chapter 8 Software License: EULA
- Chapter 9 rcadm Command Line Interface Tool
- Appendix A rcadm.efi Information
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a. Select the AMD-CBS tab.
b. Select AMD FCH Common Options, then press Enter.
c. Select SATA Configuration Options, then press Enter.
d. Set SATA Mode to RAID, then press Enter.
4. In the BIOS setup:
a. Select the AMD-CBS tab.
b. Select Promontory Common Options, then press Enter.
c. Select PT SATA Configuration Options, then press Enter.
d. Set PT SATA Mode to RAID, then press Enter.
5. In the BIOS setup:
a. Select the Boot tab.
b. Set Boot type to Legacy or Dual Boot Type, then press Enter.
c. Set EFI Device First to Disabled, then press Enter.
6. Verify that the AMD-RAID bootable array is included in the system's boot priority list.
7. At the system's Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen, press Ctrl + R to access the AMD-
RAID Array Configuration Utility (also called Option-ROM).
8. Scroll to Controller Options and verify that INT13 Boot Support is ON for AMD-RAID.
9. If more than one array exists at the AMD-RAID Array Configuration Utility, verify that the
desired bootable array is the first array listed in the Arrays list. Use the Swap Two Arrays task
to place the bootable array first.
5.4.2 UEFI Mode
1. Power-on the system then press ESC.
2. Select SCU, and press Enter.
3. In the BIOS setup:
a. Select the AMD-CBS tab.
b. Select AMD FCH Common Options, then press Enter.
c. Select SATA Configuration Options, then press Enter.
d. Set SATA Mode to RAID, then press Enter.
4. In the BIOS setup:
a. Select the AMD-CBS tab.
b. Select Promontory Common Options, then press Enter.
c. Select PT SATA Configuration Options, then press Enter.
d. Set PT SATA Mode to RAID, then press Enter.
5. In the BIOS setup:
a. Select the Boot tab.
b. Set Boot Type to Dual or UEFI Boot Type, then press Enter.
c. Set EFI Device First to Enabled, then press Enter.