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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Chapter 5
6. At the system's Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen, press F7 / F12 / ESC (or similar) to
access the UEFI Configuration Utility (also called UEFI Boot Manager).
7. Boot to the EFI Internal shell
8. Enter fsx:, where x is the number of the UEFI Flash Drive.
9. Use rcadm to create the desired Boot Virtual Disk. Refer to Appendix A, rcadm.efi
Information, on page 107 for more information.
5.5 Installing AMD-RAID drivers
Follow the procedures below for your Microsoft Windows or Linux installation.
5.5.1 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers while Installing Microsoft
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Windows
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5.5.1.1 Installing AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers during a Microsoft
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Windows
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7 or
Windows
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10 Installation
Note: The windows described in this procedure are typical. Path names and text can vary,
depending on user-designated selections and other parameters.
1. Power on the system.
Note: Do not boot up with a USB flash key in the system when performing an install, as the system
will use that as the boot device.
2. Create a bootable array by following the procedure in Section 4.5.2.1, Create an AMD-RAID
Bootable Array, on page 37.
3. Insert the Microsoft Windows operating system CD-ROM or DVD into the system’s CD or
DVD drive.
4. Boot the system and let it access the Microsoft Windows operating system CD-ROM or
DVD.
5. At the Windows setup dialog box, do the following:
a. Select the language, time, and keyboard options, then click Next.
b. Click Install Now. If prompted, select the desired operating system, then click Next.
c. Insert the storage medium with the AMD-RAID drivers into the USB port or applicable
system drive, then click Browse.
d. Navigate to the directory containing the saved AMD-RAID drivers, then click OK.
e. Select the first rcbottom.inf driver in the list, then click Next.
Note: If the installation has multiple controllers, there will be two, or more, rcbottom.inf’s listed.
6. At the Load Driver window do the following:
a. Click OK, Browse.
b. Navigate to the directory containing the saved AMD-RAID drivers, then click OK.
c. Select the first rcraid.inf driver in the list, then click Next.