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 7
Troubleshooting
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Table 31. POST Screen Warning Messages (Continued)
Warning Message
Additional Information
Corrective Action
WARNING: Found
arrays that are Offline
[or equivalent]
This warning message appears when at
least one array is in an Offline state and
Toggle Pause if Offline is set to ON at
the BIOS Configuration Utility.
If two or more disks in a redundant array
have failed, or if a single or multiple
disks in a non-redundant array have
failed, data has been lost.
In RAID10 array, if a single disk fails in
each mirrored set, the redundant array
goes to a Critical state but data is not
lost. If two disks fail in one of the
mirrored sets, the redundant array goes to
an Offline state and data is lost.
See Section 7.5.1, Troubleshooting
Disks, on page 93.
If, after performing a rescan, the state
remains Offline, the bootable array has
suffered an unrecoverable failure.
Create a new bootable array.
Reinstall the operating system and
drivers.
WARNING: Found
arrays that are Critical
and Offline
[or equivalent]
A bootable array that is in an Offline
state prevents the operating system from
booting.
BIOS NOT INSTALLED -
User Disabled INT13
BIOS Load
[or equivalent]
This warning message appears when
Toggle INT13 Boot Support option has
been set to OFF at the BIOS
Configuration Utility and another boot
device is not selected.
Bootable devices do not function with
the controller when Toggle INT13 Boot
Support is set to OFF. The default
setting is ON, which allows bootable
devices to function with the controller.
Restart the system.
Enter the system’s BIOS screen.
Select Main Menu > Controller
Options > Toggle INT13 Boot Support.
Change Toggle INT13 Boot Support
from OFF to ON.
Navigate to Main Menu.
Select Continue to Boot.
The system boot process continues to the
operating system.
7.4 Array-Related Errors
Table 32. Cannot Create an Array, 90
Table 34. An Array is in an Offline State, on page 91
Table 33. An Array is in a Critical State, on page 91
Table 35. Cannot Assign a Dedicated Spare to an Array, on page 91