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7. Once complete, the system will reboot and the BIOS update process is completed.
MegaRAID controller options
During bootup, press <Ctrl> + <R> when prompted by the BIOS screen to get to the BIOS configuration utility.
Table 18. MegaRAID configuration utility
Option Description
VD Mgmt (Virtual Device Management)
This option is used to import the existing configuration to the
RAID controller or clear the existing configuration. The right-
hand panel of the screen lists attributes of the virtual drive or
other device selected in the left panel.
● Virtual Drives
● Drives
● Available size
● Hot spare drives
PD Mgmt (Physical Drive Management)
This screen displays basic information about existing physical
drives connected to the selected controller, including drive ID,
vendor, size, type, and state and allows you to manage
physical drives.
Press F2 to show the context menu:
● Rebuild
● Copyback
● Locate
● Place Drive online
● Place drive offline
● Make Global HS
● Remove Hot Spare drive
● Make JBOD
● Make unconfigured good
● Prepare for Removal
Ctrl Mgmt (Control Management)
This screen allows you to change the settings for controller
options such as Enable Controller BIOS, Enable BIOS Stop on
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