User guide
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The RAID Configuration Utility screen is divided into four main sections and a command line.
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The Main Menu section in the upper left lists actions to be performed. Select:
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Create RAID Group to create a new legacy RAID Set or allocate legacy spare drives.
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Delete RAID Group to delete a legacy RAID Set or de-allocate a legacy spare drive.
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Rebuild RAID 1 Set to initiate the rebuild of a RAID 1 set after replacing a drive in the
Group.
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Resolve Conflicts to find the member drives of a disrupted RAID set and restore the Set to proper
operation. Do this after moving physical drives.
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Low Level Format to wipe the data from a single drive. Do not format drives assigned to Sets or
allocated as spares.
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Logical Drive Info to show the current configuration of each RAID set, allocated spare, and
unallocated physical drive attached to the SATA host adapter.
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The Help section in the upper right displays context-sensitive help and status messages.
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The Physical Drive section in the lower left displays the model number and capacities of the drives
physically attached to the SATA host adapter.
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The Logical Drive section in the lower right displays all logical drives connected to the
controller.
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RAID sets and JBOD drives reported to the system BIOS are listed at the top of this section.
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Spare drives, reserved drives, conflict drives, and invalid drives not reported to the system
BIOS are listed at the bottom of this section.
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The Command Line at the bottom of the screen lists the currently active command keys. Use:
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Up and Down arrows to select a menu option or action.
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ESC to go to the previous menu.
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Enter to select the highlighted choice.
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Ctrl-E to exit the utility.
Other keys may be active depending upon the currently selected action.