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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Table 16. Elements of the Array View Section, Array Status Window (Continued)
Element
Description
RAID Level
The RAID level of the array.
Disk Number
The number assigned to disks in an array.
Disk Manufacturer
The manufacturer of disks in an array.
Disk Model
Number
The model number of the disks in an array.
6.4.2 The Disk List Section of the Array Status Window
6.4.2.1 Elements of the Disk List Section
The Disk List section provides information about all disks assigned or available to arrays. Table
17 provides information about the elements of the Disk List section.
Table 17. Elements of the Disk List Section, Array Status Window
Element
Description
Disk
Disk number.
Capacity
Disk capacity:
1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes
1 GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes
Note: Because the ATA storage industry has standardized the meanings of
MB as 1,000,000 bytes and GB as 1,000,000,000 bytes, RAIDXpert2
reports the same units
Port Type
Type (SATA) and negotiated speed (not the speed of the port type).
GS
Indicates if the disk is assigned as a global spare.
State
State of the disk (Online, Offline, SMART Error).
Type
Disk type (Disk, Legacy, New).
Model
Disk manufacturer’s model number.
Serial No.
Disk manufacturer’s serial number.