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
5.5.2.4 Installing the AMD-RAID UEFI Drivers during a Supported Ubuntu Desktop
Installation
Note: AMD-RAIDXpert2 supports the Ubuntu 15.04 and 15.10 desktop operating systems.
Note: Prior to starting this procedure, obtain the AMD-RAID drivers from your system supplier or
motherboard vendor. Copy the AMD-RAID drivers to the dd directory on a USB flash drive,
see Section 5.3.2, Copying AMD-RAID Drivers in a Linux
®
Environment, on page 44.
Note: The Ubuntu driver CD-ROM .iso image contains all Linux variations for a particular
release.
Note: Not all of the windows indicated in this procedure will appear during the installation.
1. Power on the system.
2. Remove the Ethernet cable from the system.
3. Insert the Ubuntu desktop 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 4.5.2.1, Create an AMD-RAID
Bootable Array, on page 37.
5. Boot to the Ubuntu desktop CD-ROM or DVD. This will bring you to the GNU GRUB
Window.
6. Press the down arrow key to Install Ubuntu.
Note: Press the E key to edit the commands before booting.
7. Find the string that starts with linux /casper/vmlinuz.efi file=/cdrom…..splash --
8. Press the END key.
9. At the end of the Boot Options string, type: break=mount nomodeset
Note: The string should look like the following: splash -- break=mount nomodeset.
10. Press F10 to Boot.
11. When the BusyBox shell displays, perform the following steps:
a. Insert the USB flash drive.
b. Type the following, pressing Enter after each one:
mount -t vfat /dev/sdal /tmp
Note: /dev/sda1 may need to be changed to /dev/sdb1 or /dev/sdc1, depending on the number of
devices.
cp -ap /tmp/dd /
/dd/pre_install
umount /tmp
exit
c. Remove the USB flash drive.