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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23. Reconnect the Ethernet cable.
24. Proceed to Section 5.7, Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Linux
®
, on
page 58.
5.5.2.3 Install the AMD-RAID UEFI Drivers during a RHEL 7.2 64 bit Linux
®
Installation
Note: The Linux operating system modules must include the gcc+ compiler and the pthreads
library, so that the rcadm program can be installed properly.
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. See 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 containing the AMD-RAID drivers.
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 procedures in Section 4.5.2.1, Create an AMD-RAID
Bootable Array, on page 37.
5. At the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Welcome window:
a. Press the Up arrow.
b. Select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 64 bit.
c. Press the E key.
d. At the end of the existing string, type modprobe.blacklist=ahci inst.dd nomodeset
For example, the string should look like the following: linuxefi /images……..quiet
modprobe.blacklist=ahci inst.dd nomodeset
e. Press CTRL X.
6. At the Driver Disk Device Selection, press 1 (the number of the flash drive), then press Enter.
7. At the Choose Driver Disk ISO file, press 1 (the number of the dd-rcraid-
RHEL….el7.2x86_64.iso entry), then press Enter.
8. At the Select Drivers to Install, do the following:
a. Press 1 (the number of the /media/DD/…..x86_64.rpm entry).
b. Press Enter. The /media/DD/… is now selected and should look like [X]
/media/DD/……x86_64.rpm
c. Press the C key, then press Enter.
9. At the Driver Disk Device Selection, press the C key, then press Enter.
10. At the Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Screen, do the following:
a. Choose the desired language and country.