Raid Level; Configuring The System Bios To Enable Sata Raid Functionality; Creating Raid Volumes; Deleting Raid Volumes - Lenovo ThinkStation P320 Hardwarebedienungsanleitung

Note: The information about configuring RAID in this chapter is applicable only for a Windows environment.
For information about configuring RAID in a Linux

RAID Level

Your computer must have the minimum number of SATA hard disk drives installed for the supported level of
RAID below:
• RAID Level 0 – Striped disk array
– Two hard disk drives minimum
– Better performance without fault tolerance
• RAID Level 1 – Mirrored disk array
– Two hard disk drives minimum
– Improved read performance and 100% redundancy
To install a secondary hard disk drive, refer to "Secondary hard disk drive" on page 149.

Configuring the system BIOS to enable SATA RAID functionality

This section describes how to configure the system BIOS to enable SATA RAID functionality.
Note: Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to make selections.
To enable SATA RAID functionality, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 61.
2. Select Devices ➙ ATA Drive Setup.
3. Select Configure SATA as and press Enter.
4. Select RAID and press Enter.
5. Press F10 or Fn+F10 (depending on the keyboard) to save the new settings and exit the Setup Utility
program.

Creating RAID volumes

To create RAID volumes, do the following:
1. Press Ctrl+I when prompted to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM configuration utility
during the computer startup.
2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select Create RAID Volume and press Enter.
3. Type a proper RAID Volume name in the Name field and press Tab.
4. Use the arrow keys to select a RAID level in the RAID Level field and press Tab.
5. If appropriate, use the arrow keys to select a Stripe Size in the Stripe Size field and press Tab.
6. Type a volume size in the Capacity field and press Tab.
7. Press Enter to initiate volume creation.
8. When prompted, press Y to accept the warning message and create the volume.
9. Return to step 2 to create additional RAID volumes, or select Exit and press Enter.
10. Press Y when prompted to confirm the exit.

Deleting RAID volumes

To delete RAID volumes, do the following:
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environment, contact your Linux software provider.