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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Software Installation
Chapter 5
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.
d. Select the I Accept the License Terms checkbox, then click Next.
e. Select Custom: Install Windows Only (advanced) option.
f. Click Load Drivers, Browse.
g. Navigate to the directory containing the saved AMD-RAID drivers, then click OK.
h. Select the rccfg.inf driver, then click Next. A valid drive displays at the Windows
installation location screen.
7. Click Next, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
8. Once the OS installation is complete, open Device Manager and verify the following:
In the Expand Storage Controllers list, the AMD-RAID Bottom Device andAMD-RAID
Controller entries are displayed.
In the Expand System Devices list, the AMD-RAID Config Device entries are displayed.
9. Remove the storage medium and Microsoft Windows OS CD-ROM or DVD from the
applicable drive(s) or port.
10. Proceed to Section 5.6, Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Microsoft
®
Windows
®
, on page 57.
5.5.2 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers While Installing Linux
®
Operating
System
Note: The Linux
®
operating system modules must include the gcc+ compiler and the pthreads
library so that the rcadm program can be installed properly.
5.5.2.1 Installing the AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers During a Red Hat Enterprise Linux
®
7.2 64 bit (RHEL) Installation
Note: Prior to starting this procedure, obtain the AMD-RAID drivers from your system supplier or
motherboard vendor. Copy the AMD-RAID drivers to a USB flash drive, following the
instructions in Section 5.3.2, Copying AMD-RAID Drivers in a Linux
®
Environment, on
page 44 .
Note: When installing Red Hat Linux, use the Linux dd installation mode instead of the Linux
expert mode.
Note: Not all of the windows indicated in this procedure will appear during the installation.
1. Power on the system.
2. Insert the USB drive that contains the AMD-RAID drivers into the USB port.
3. Insert the Red Hat operating system CD-ROM or DVD into the system’s CD or DVD drive.
4. Create a bootable array by following the procedure in Section 4.5, Create Arrays, on page 36.