Users Guide

Configuring RAID Using Software RAID

For the S110 controller, make sure to change the SATA Controller option to RAID Mode. To do this through BIOS, the

latest BIOS version must be installed. For more information on the BIOS versions for different systems, see

Lifecycle

Controller Readme

NOTE: If you have an older BIOS, you can configure RAID only through Option ROM.

Use this feature to configure RAID if a PERC S110 controller on the motherboard is present in the system. If the software

RAID option is selected, Lifecycle Controller displays the physical disks as Non-RAID disks or RAID-ready disks.

• Non-RAID disk — A single disk without any RAID properties. Needs initialization to apply RAID levels.

• RAID-ready disk — The disk is initialized and a RAID level can be applied.

NOTE: Linux and VMware operating systems cannot be installed using Software RAID controller (S110).

To configure software RAID, do the following tasks:

1. In the left pane, click Hardware Configuration.

2. In the right pane, click Configuration Wizards.

3. Under Storage Configuration Wizards, click RAID Configuration to launch the wizard:

The View Current RAID Configuration and Select Controller page is displayed.

4. Select the controller and click Next.

If the non RAID disks are attached to the selected controller, select the non-RAID physical disks and click Next to

initialize them. Else, the Select RAID Level page is displayed.

NOTE: During initialization, all the data on the non-RAID disks are deleted.

5. Select the RAID level and click Next.

The Select Physical Disks page is displayed.

6. Select the physical disk properties and click Next.

The Virtual Disk Attributes page is displayed.

7. Select the virtual disk parameters and click Next.

The Summary page is displayed.

8. To apply the RAID configuration, click Finish.