Type in a new size for the first volume. As an example: if you want the first volume to span the first half of the two disks, re-type the size to be half of what is shown by default. The second volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of two hard drives. Appendix B-5 Intel RAID 6. Go to the Create Volume field and press , the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume. Press to continue. Appendix B [ ]CREATE VOLUME MENU [ ]HELP Name : Press ENTER to create the specified volume. [ ^v] - Change [TAB] - Next [ESC] - Previous Menu [ENTER] - Select RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : Sync : Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N / AXXX.X GB N / ACreate Volume WARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y / N) : 7. Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished. DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION[ ] 4. Recovery Volume Options 5. Acceleration Options 6. Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) N / A XXX.XGB Normal Yes Physical Devices : Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID) 1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk(0) 2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk(0) [ ^v] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID MAIN MENU[ ][ ]MAIN MENU Intel RAID B-6 ¦ Delete RAID Volume Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system will become un-bootable. Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu screen and press key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Then press key to delete the selected RAID volume. The following screen appears. NameVolume0 [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Level Drives Capacity StatusRAID1(Mirror) 2 XXX.XGB Normal Bootable Yes DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION[ ] ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to delete “Volume0”? (Y / N) : Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID. WARNING : ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED. (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) [ ^v] - Select [ESC] - Previous Menu [DEL] - Delete Volume Press key to accept the volume deletion. Appendix B-7 Intel RAID ¦ Reset Disks to Non-RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. The following screen appears: Appendix B DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION[ ] 4. Recovery Volume Options 4. Recovery Volume Options 5. Exit RAID Volumes : None defined. Physical Devices : Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID) 1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk [ ^v] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume Resetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non-RAID disk. [ ]RESET RAID DATA WARNING : Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost. (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Select the disks that should be reset. [ ^v] - Previous/ Next [SPACE] - Selects [ENTER] - Selection Complete Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status 1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk 2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk [ ]MAIN MENU Use the key to select the disks and press key. A confirmation sentence will appear below, and then press key to accept the selection. Important • You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. • Possible reasons to “Reset Disks to Non-RAID” could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk. Intel RAID B-8 Recovery Volume Options¦ Select option 4 Recovery Volume Options and press to change recovery volume mode. The following screen appears: [ ]RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS [ ]HELP Enable Only Recovery Disk - enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk. Enable Only Master Disk - enables master disk if available and disables recovery disk. Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On-Request. [ ^v] - select [ESC] - Previous Menu [ENTER] - Select 1. Enable Only Recovery Disk 2. Enable Only Master Disk Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On-Request after you enable “Only Recovery Disk” or “Only Master Disk”. Appendix B-9 Intel RAID Degraded RAID Array A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected, and data mirroring is lost. As a result, the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member. To re-establish data mirroring and restore data redund...
