HP Z220 SFF, Z220 CMT, Z420, Z620, and Z820 Workstations Maintenance and Service Guide

Configuring RAID on an LSI 9260-8i MegaRAID controller
This section explains how to use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility to set up SATA or SAS RAID
arrays on the LSI 9260-8i MegaRAID controller.
NOTE: These instructions apply to both Windows-based systems and Linux-based systems.
RAID 0
Follow these steps to configure a RAID 0 volume with the BIOS-based configuration utility. The
procedure assumes that the system has the required disk and disk controllers.
NOTE: For more information about the 9260-8i RAID controller, see the MegaRAID SAS Software
User Guide
at http://www.lsi.com/downloads/Public/MegaRAID%20Common%20Files/
51530-00_RevE.pdf, particularly the “Introduction to RAID” and “WebBIOS Configuration Utility”
sections.
1. Be sure the drives you want to configure are connected to the LSI 9260-8i MegaRAID controller.
NOTE: For details, see LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i Card Installation at
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c02027249/c02027249.pdf.
2. During startup, press Ctrl-H to enter the LSI 9260-8i WebBios utility. Use the arrow keys and the
space bar to navigate and select options.
3. Configure the array:
a. In the left pane, select Configuration Wizard.
b. Select Add Configuration, and then select Next.
c. Select Manual Configuration, and then select Next.
d. Select the drives to include in the RAID array, and then select Add To Array.
e. Select Accept DG, and then select Next.
f. Select Add to SPAN, and then select Next.
4. Select the desired options for your RAID array. Available options:
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RAID Level (available options depend on the number of disks in your RAID volume): RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6
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Strip Size: 8KB, 16KB, 32KB, 64KB, 128KB, 256KB, 512KB, 1MB
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Access Policy: RW (Read/Write), Read Only, Blocked
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Read Policy: Normal, Ahead
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Write Policy: Write Through, Always Write Back, Write Back with BBU
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IO Policy: Direct, Cached
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Drive Cache: No Change, Enable, Disable
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Disable BGI: No, Yes
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Select Size: Specify the size of the RAID array
5. Select Next.
6. A message warns you of the effect of your particular Write Policy setting:
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