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  • Page 1 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide AS T IN D IN K S Getting Help Contents MK-90CRH008-02...
  • Page 2 Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd., reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use. This document contains the most current information available at the time of publication.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Starting MegaRAID WebBIOS ................2-4 Operation for MegaRAID WebBIOS ..............2-7 Window configuration of MegaRAID WebBIOS .............2-7 MegaRAID WebBIOS menu items ...............2-9 Building and editing virtual drives ..............2-28 Disk with foreign configuration .................2-74 Exiting MegaRAID WebBIOS................2-76 Status ......................2-77 Contents Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 4 Contents Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 5 Preface This document provides system BIOS and RAID BIOS setup information of the Compute Rack 210H/220H (CR 210H/CR 220H). This preface includes the following information: Intended Audience  Release Notes  Document Conventions  Getting Help  Comments  Notice: The use of the Compute Rack is governed by the terms of your agreements with Hitachi.
  • Page 6 Release Notes Release notes contain requirements and more recent product information that may not be fully described in this manual. Be sure to review the release notes before installation. Preface Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 7 This indicates notes not directly related to injury or severe damage to Note equipment. This indicates advice on how to make the best use of the equipment. Preface Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 8 Getting Help The Hitachi Data Systems customer support staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you need technical support log on to the Hitachi Data Systems Portal for contact information: https://hdssupport.hds.com. Comments Please send us your comments on this document: doc.comments@hds.com.

  • Page 9: System Bios

     Starting system BIOS setup menu  Key functions for system BIOS setup menu  System BIOS setup menu window  System BIOS setup menu items  Exiting system BIOS setup menu System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 10: Configuration Of System Bios Setup Menu

    - Intel(R) VT for Directed I/O Configuration QPI Configuration DIMM Information South Bridge PCI Express Ports Configuration USB Configuration BMC network Configuration Server Mgmt Boot Security Save & Exit Figure 1-1 System BIOS setup menu System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 11: Starting System Bios Setup Menu

    OS for shutting down. Depending on the capacity of the memory boards in the system  unit, you may need to wait a couple minutes the system BIOS setup menu will start. System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 12: Key Functions For System Bios Setup Menu

    Display the help screen for the keys. [F2] Load the last saved settings. [F3] Load the default settings. [F4] Save the settings and exit the system BIOS setup menu. [+], [-] Increases or decreases the setting value. System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 13: System Bios Setup Menu Window

    Set values for each setup item. Place the cursor at a setup item with "►" and press Enter key to display its submenu. 3. Help Automatically displays the help information on the selected setup item. 4. Key guidance Indicate the key functions. System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 14: System Bios Setup Menu Items

    System BIOS setup menu items Main Move the cursor in the menu bar to select the Main menu. Figure 1-4: Main menu System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 15 Notes: 1 A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 2 Use TAB, SHIFT + TAB, or Enter key to move the cursor inside System Time and System Date settings. System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 16 LAN2 MAC Address Displays the LAN2 MAC address. BMC MAC Address Displays the BMC LAN MAC address. Remote KVM Displays the status of Remote KVM. HA Monitor Displays the status of HA Monitor. System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 17 Advanced Move the cursor in the menu bar to select the Advanced menu. Figure 1-6: Advanced menu System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 18 Serial Port Console Displays the Serial Port Console Redirection Redirection submenu. Serial Port Console Redirection for the details. * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 1-10 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 19 Sets the priority of the ROM on the PCI card.  EFI Compatible ROM  No Snoop Disabled Sets a snoop function.  [Enabled]  * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. System BIOS 1-11 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 20 Trusted Computing Place the cursor on an item to display or set, and press Enter. Figure 1-8: Trusted Computing submenu 1-12 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 21 3 This item is displayed when the TPM board (EQ7000-Y/EQ7000-R) is not installed in the system unit. 4 This item is displayed when the TPM board (EQ7000-Y/EQ7000-R) is installed in the system unit and TPM SUPPORT is set Disabled. System BIOS 1-13 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 22 When the system unit is restarted while TPM SUPPORT is enabled, TPM State may be enabled after starting the setup menu in the first time. In this case, also you should save the setting of setup menu. 1-14 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 23 Table 1-7: WHEA Configuration submenu items Menu items Selection* Description Sets the Windows Hardware Error Architecture WHEA Support [Disabled]  (WHEA) to enable. Enabled  * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. System BIOS 1-15 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 24 BIOS may not start up. If you change the setting of Intel Virtualization Technology,  save the setting and turn off the power of the system unit to allow the new setting to take effect. 1-16 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 25 Not Present when the processor is not installed to the CPU socket 4 This item is not displayed when the CPU installed in the system unit is not supporting the Hyper Threading function. System BIOS 1-17 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 26 Socket 1 CPU Information Intel(R) Xeon® CPU @ Displays the type of CPU. x.xxGHz CPU Signature Displays the stepping of CPU. Processor Core Displays the number of cores in the CPU package. 1-18 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 27 Place the cursor on an item to display or set, and press Enter. Figure 1-12: CPU Power Management Configuration submenu Do not enable the settings of Frequency Floor Override. If you change the settings, the CPU power management may be adversely affected. System BIOS 1-19 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 28 3 This item is displayed when Power Technology is set Custom and EIST is set Enabled. 4 This item is not displayed when the CPU installed in the system unit is not supporting the Turbo Mode function. 1-20 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 29 Sets PCI error logging function.  Support [Enabled]  Notes: 1 A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 2 This item is displayed when Runtime Error Logging Support is set Enabled. System BIOS 1-21 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 30 SATA Configuration Place the cursor on an item to display or set, and press Enter. Figure 1-14: SATA Configuration submenu 1-22 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 31 Sets SATA controller1 to enable.  [Enabled]  Notes: 1 A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 2 This item is displayed when SATA Mode is set IDE Mode. System BIOS 1-23 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 32 Displays the TPM use status. Notes: 1 A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 2 This setting can be changed when VT-d Support, VT Support, TPM SUPPORT, and TPM State are Enabled. 1-24 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 33 USB Configuration Place the cursor on an item to display or set, and press Enter. Figure 1-16: USB Configuration submenu System BIOS 1-25 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 34 2 This item is displayed when Device power-up delay is set Manual, but not supported. 3 This item is displayed when a USB mass storage device is connected to the system unit. 1-26 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 35 Displays the Serial Port 0/1 Configuration submenu. Configuration Serial Port 0 Configuration for the details. Serial Port 1 Configuration* * This submenu items are same as the Serial Port 0 Configuration submenu. System BIOS 1-27 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 36 1 A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 2 This item is set as Disabled in the Serial Port 1 Configuration submenu. 3 This item is displayed when Serial Port is set Enabled. 1-28 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 37 Place the cursor on an item to display or set, and press Enter. Figure 1-19: Serial Port Console Redirection submenu Do not enable the settings of Serial Port Console Redirection items. This function is not supported by Hitachi Compute Rack System. System BIOS 1-29...
  • Page 38 Console Redirection Displays the Console Redirection Settings Settings submenu. This submenu can not change settings because Console Redirection is Disabled. * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 1-30 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 39 Table 1-18: Chipset menu items Menu items Description North Bridge Displays the North Bridge submenu. North Bridge for the details. South Bridge Displays the South Bridge submenu. South Bridge for the details. System BIOS 1-31 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 40  settings, the system unit may not operate properly. Do not change the settings of Channel Interleaving and Rank  Interleaving. If you change the settings, memory performance may be degraded. 1-32 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 41 Sets the memory channel interleaving.  1-way  2-way  3-way  4-way  Rank Interleaving [Auto] Sets the rank of memory interleaving.  1-way  2-way  4-way  8-way  System BIOS 1-33 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 42 When you use memory mirroring, memory lock step, or online spare memory, you need to understand the restrictions on the configuration of memory boards. See Hitachi Compute Rack 210H User’s Guide or Hitachi Compute Rack 220H User’s Guide. DDR Voltage The memory 1600 RDIMM should satisfy the following conditions to perform as high as 1600 MHz when the memory 1600 RDIMM is mounted in the system unit.
  • Page 43 DRAM chip on the DIMM fails. Device tagging is not operated when you set Memory Mode to Mirroring, Lock Step, or Sparing. If you use device tagging, set Memory Mode to Independent. System BIOS 1-35 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 44  32G, 128G CPU PCI Express L1 Disabled Sets the power saving function (L1) by the CPU.  [Enabled]  * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 1-36 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 45 Sets the address translation service (ATS) to  enable. [Enabled]  Notes: 1 A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 2 This item is displayed when Intel(R) VT-d is set Enabled. System BIOS 1-37 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 46 QPI Configuration Place the cursor on an item to display or set, and press Enter. Figure 1-24: QPI Configuration submenu 1-38 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 47 Sets the transaction ID to enable.  Enabled  Notes: 1 A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 2 This item is displayed Unknown when installing one CPU in the system unit. System BIOS 1-39 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 48 DIMM Information Place the cursor on an item to display or set, and press Enter. Figure 1-25: DIMM Information submenu 1-40 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 49 CPU2_DIMM5 (Ch 0 Dimm1) CPU2_DIMM1 (Ch 0 Dimm0) * This item displays 0 MB when DIMM is set to redundancy for memory mirroring function, lock step function or online spare memory function. System BIOS 1-41 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 50 PCI Express Ports Configuration for the details. USB Configuration Displays the USB Configuration submenu. USB Configuration for the details. * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 1-42 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 51 [Enabled]  DMI Vcm Control Disabled Sets virtual channel (Vcm) on the DMI bus to  enable. [Enabled]  * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. System BIOS 1-43 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 52 Sets the BMC USB port to enable.  [Enabled]  USB Internal Port Disabled Sets the internal USB port to enable.  [Enabled]  * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 1-44 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 53 ServerMgmt Move the cursor in the menu bar to select the ServerMgmt menu. Figure 1-29: ServerMgmt menu System BIOS 1-45 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 54 Configuration to BMC [Enabled]  BMC network Displays the BMC network configuration configuration submenu. BMC network configuration for the details. * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 1-46 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 55 Yes, On next reset  Notes: 1 A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 2 This item setting is detected automatically when Enabled DHCP is Enabled. System BIOS 1-47 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 56 BMC network can not be connected after restarting. Setup for the BMC network settings is necessary when the remote  management function is used. See Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H Remote Management User’s Guide. The DHCP address has lease period. We recommend that only using ...
  • Page 57 Boot Move the cursor in the menu bar to select the Boot menu. Figure 1-31: Boot menu System BIOS 1-49 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 58 4 This item is displayed when you set Advanced>LAN1 PXE OpROM or LAN2 PXE OpROM, PXE boot is enabled. 5 This item is displayed when you connect an external floppy disk drive to the system unit. 1-50 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 59 When the Remote Console is enabled, the remote CD-ROM drive is displayed as HITACHI Remote CD/DVD x.xx in the Network Device BBS Priorities submenu and the remote floppy disk drive is displayed as HITACHI Remote FD x.xx in the Floppy Drive BBS Priorities submenu.
  • Page 60 Description Sets to enable the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive for Boot Option #1 [P4:xxxxxxxx …]  boot up. Disabled  * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. 1-52 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 61 [(Bus xx Dev xx)PCI Boot Option #1 Sets to enable the HDD for boot up.  RAID Adapter] Disabled  * A value in square brackets, [ ], shows the default. System BIOS 1-53 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 62 The following table shows description of menu items. Table 1-32: Security menu items Menu items Selection Description Password Description Administrator Sets an administrator password. Password User Password Sets a user password. 1-54 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 63 Save the settings. Discard Changes Load previous settings. Restore Defaults Load optimized default settings. Boot Override P4: xxxxxxxx Selects the device to boot from. (Bus xx Dev xx)PCI RAID Adapter Built-in EFI Shell System BIOS 1-55 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 64: Exiting System Bios Setup Menu

    The settings in the system BIOS setup menu are saved. The system unit will be restarted. If you want to go back to the menu, select No and press ENTER key. 1-56 System BIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 65: Megaraid Webbios

    Operation for MegaRAID WebBIOS  Window configuration of MegaRAID WebBIOS  MegaRAID WebBIOS menu items  Building and editing virtual drives  Disk with foreign configuration  Exiting MegaRAID WebBIOS  Status MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 66: Configuration Of Megaraid Webbios

    This section describes the MegaRAID WebBIOS configuration. See the following chart. Start Controller Selection Main menu Advanced Software Options Controller Selection Controller Properties Scan Devices Virtual Drives Drives Configuration Wizard Physical View/Logical View Events Exit Figure 2-1: MegaRAID WebBIOS configuration MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 67: Disk Array Utility For The System

    RAID controller without cache backup module: LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i  Note that in the following description, some setup items and setup steps may differ depending on the type of the RAID controller. MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 68: Starting Megaraid Webbios

    Press any key to continue. When the OS has started before pressing the key, shut down the OS and restart the system unit. See the documents attached to your OS for shutting down. MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 69 If the keyboard or mouse is not available when you operate MegaRAID WebBIOS, press Ctrl key at the left side of the keyboard once. 5. Press Enter key once. The main menu is displayed. MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 70 If you do not press Enter key, the mouse will not work properly. If a disk is different from the disk array configuration recorded in the RAID controller, the following window is displayed. See Disk with foreign configuration when the following window is displayed. MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 71: Operation For Megaraid Webbios

    Selects multiple disk arrays or disks. [Delete], [Back Space] Deletes an entered value. Window configuration of MegaRAID WebBIOS The window configuration of MegaRAID WebBIOS is shown below. Figure 2-2: MegaRAID WebBIOS window components MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 72 Drive Group. Note that the RAID level of the new virtual drive has to be the same as the RAID level of the virtual drives already constructed in the Drive Group. MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 73: Megaraid Webbios Menu Items

    Unless otherwise specified, use the recommended values for all setting items. If you set non-recommended values, the equipment would not be supported and might not operate properly. MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 74 Displays events Exit Exit the MegaRAID WebBIOS *This menu is displayed as Adapter Selection on the Controller Selection window. Do not use Advanced Software Options and Events because they are not supported. 2-10 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 75 Number of installed physical devices Unconfig Good SpinDown SpinDown setting mode for unused drives Board names for maintenance Drive Security Capable Physical drive security capability: Yes or No PortCount Number of installed ports MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-11 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 76 Existing number of array configurations (logical devices) Hot Spare Spin Down Disk spin-down mode set to hot spare. Chip Temperature(Celsius) Chip on the RAID controller temperature. You can not change the settings for those items displayed above. 2-12 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 77 Unconfig Good for Emergency Different type of drive using drive rebuilding Shield State Supported Physical drives diagnose function Metadata Size Size of metadata You can not change the settings for those items displayed above. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-13 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 78 Setting the interval of S.M.A.R.T. 0 to 65535 / 300 / [600] reporting Alarm Control Sounding the buzzer on the [Disabled] / Enabled / Silence controller in the event of failure at a connected device 2-14 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 79 Place the mouse cursor on a setting item and left-click the mouse to change the setting values. Or, left-click the mouse to move the cursor and enter a value from the keyboard. Click Submit after the setting. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-15 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 80 Mfg Date Manufacturing date Serial No. Serial number Cache backup module names for maintenance Memory Module FRU Memory module names for maintenance Design Voltage Design voltage of the cache backup module 2-16 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 81 Device name of the cache backup module Device Chemistry Component of the cache backup module Auto Learn Mode Auto diagnostic mode You can not change the settings for those items displayed above. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-17 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 82 Schedule CC Page submenu. StopOnError Sets whether or not boot the OS if [Disable] / Enabled a failure is detected at the system boot Disk Activity Sets switching disk LEDs [Disabled] / Enabled 2-18 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 83 Place the mouse cursor on a setting item and left-click the mouse to change the setting values. Or, left-click the mouse to move the cursor and enter a value from the keyboard. Click Submit after the setting. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-19 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 84 Use these items with the default settings. Table 2-10: Controller properties submenu 2 items Menu items Description Setting/display value Select Link Speed Sets the link speed to physical [Auto] / 1.5Gbps / 3Gbps / 6Gbps drives 2-20 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 85 CC Start (mm/dd/yyyy) Sets on what date the consistency Choose any date. check starts CC Mode Sets if the consistency check is [Sequential] / Concurrent executed on multiple disk arrays MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-21 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 86 Click Virtual Drives in the main menu. The following window will be displayed. Click a virtual drive for viewing information and changing the setting from the list on the upper right pane. Check Properties > Go. The Virtual Drive window will be displayed. 2-22 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 87 2 If you use the RAID controller without cache backup module, use this item with the default setting when installing an OS. Even if the system unit is connected to a UPS, the install may not finish normally. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-23 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 88 Click Drives in the main menu. The following window is displayed. Click a drive to review information from the list on the upper right pane. Check Properties > Go. The following window is displayed. 2-24 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 89 Click Next on the upper left pane, the following windows are displayed in order. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-25 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 90 Commisioned Hotspare Enabled/disabled protection by hotspare Items in the table above can not be changed.  Media Errors and Pred Fail Count are cleared when the system  unit is powered off. 2-26 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 91 To switch to the physical view mode, click Physical View in the Logical View mode of the main menu. To switch to the logical view mode, click Logical View in the Physical View mode of the main menu. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-27 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 92: Building And Editing Virtual Drives

    (logical drive). Building virtual drive for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6 Here is a procedure for building virtual drive for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6. 2-28 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 93 Click New Configuration or Add Configuration box, and then click Next. If you select New Configuration, all data in the disks is lost. NOTICE Backup your required data before selecting New Configuration. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-29 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 94 If you click New Configuration, the following window is  displayed first. Click Yes to build new disk array. 3. The following window is displayed. Click Manual Configuration > Next. 2-30 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 95 You can select only a drive which status is "Unconfigured Good"  (unused). To select multiple drives, click the drives while pressing Ctrl  key. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-31 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 96 Status of those selected drives is Online that is displayed in the Drive Groups pane. To release a physical drive from [Online], select the drive and click Reclaim. 6. Click Accept DG. 7. The following window is displayed. Click Next. 2-32 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 97 Select the currently building "Drive Group" from the pull down menu in the Array With Free Space pane. 9. Click Add to SPAN. 10. The following window is displayed. Click Next. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-33 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 98 RAID controller without cache backup module and set Write Policy to Always Write Back. Otherwise, the data corruption may result when blackout or momentary loss of power occurs. 2-34 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 99 When you enter the value, completely delete the value in the box first and then enter the value. When you enter the maximum capacity, enter all the digits precisely including decimal places and make sure you do not skip even zeros. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-35 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 100 13. The following window is displayed. Click Yes. – When you specify Write Through to Write Policy – When you specify Always Write Back to Write Policy – When you specify Write Back With BBU to Write Policy 2-36 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 101 14. The following window is displayed. Click Next. The following window is displayed before above window is displayed When you specify Write Back With BBU to Write Policy. Click Yes. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-37 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 102 16. The following window is displayed. Click Yes. 17. The following window is displayed. Click No. The window returns to the main menu. 18. Initialize the created virtual drive. Initializing virtual drive on page 2-49. 2-38 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 103 RAID 10 Four, six, or eight 1. Click Configuration Wizard in the main menu. 2. The following window is displayed. Click New Configuration or Add Configuration box, and then click Next. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-39 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 104 If you click New Configuration, the following window is  displayed first. Click Yes to build new disk array. 3. The following window is displayed. Click Manual Configuration > Next. 2-40 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 105 7. You can select only a drive which status is "Unconfigured Good"  (unused). To select multiple drives, click the drives while pressing Ctrl  key. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-41 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 106 If you build a new virtual drive, repeat the steps 4, 5, and 6 until you select all the physical drives used for RAID 10. And then, click Next. If you add a virtual drive to the already existing Drive Group, click Next. 2-42 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 107 If you add a virtual drive to the already existing Drive Group, select either one of the Drive Group and then click Add to SPAN. Then all the currently building Drive Groups are selected. 10. The following window is displayed. Click Next. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-43 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 108 RAID controller without cache backup module and set Write Policy to Always Write Back. Otherwise, the data corruption may result when blackout or momentary loss of power occurs. 2-44 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 109 If you specify a larger disk array size than the maximum capacity, Unacceptable size is displayed on the window and all the setting items are initialized. You need to reset all items to the correct size. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-45 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 110 – When you specify Write Through to Write Policy – When you specify Always Write Back to Write Policy – When you specify Write Back With BBU to Write Policy 14. The following window is displayed. Click Next. 2-46 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 111 15. The following window is displayed. Confirm the settings, and then click Accept. If the settings are wrong, click Back and return to the step 11. 16. The following window is displayed. Click Yes. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-47 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 112 17. The following window is displayed. Click No. The window returns to the main menu. 18. Initialize the created virtual drive. Initializing virtual drive on page 2-49. 2-48 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 113 Do not perform initialization when consistency check is under operating for other virtual drive on the same Drive Group. Otherwise, consistency check and initialization may not operate properly. 1. Click Virtual Drives in the main menu. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-49 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 114 3. Click Slow Initialize > Go. 4. The following window is displayed. Click Yes. 5. The following progress of initialization in the left pane is displayed. 2-50 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 115 The initialization time varies depending on the physical drive capacity regardless of the RAID level or virtual drive capacity. 7. When initialization is completed to 100%, click Home to return to the main menu. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-51 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 116 Backup your required data before deleting a virtual drive. Deleting all virtual drives simultaneously 1. Click Configuration Wizard in the main menu. 2. The following window is displayed. Click Clear Configuration > Next. 2-52 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 117 3. The following window is displayed. Click Yes. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-53 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 118 1. Click Virtual Drives in the main menu. 2. The following window is displayed. From the list displayed in the upper right pane, click a virtual drive to be deleted. Then click Properties > Go. 2-54 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 119 3. The following window is displayed. Click Delete > Go in the Operations pane. 4. The following window is displayed. Click Yes. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-55 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 120 Drive Group. Otherwise, initialization and consistency check may not operate properly. You can perform consistency check only for RAID 1, 5, 6, and 10. 1. Click Virtual Drives in the main menu. 2-56 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 121 From the list displayed in the upper right pane, click a virtual drive to be checked the consistency, and then check Properties > Go. 3. The following window is displayed. Click CC > Go. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-57 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 122 4. The progress of consistency check is displayed in the following Operations pane. 5. Wait until the processing is completed to 100%. 6. When the consistency check is completed to 100%, click Home to return to the main menu. 2-58 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 123 Changing the order of booting virtual drives Do not change the settings of this menu items. This function is not supported by Hitachi Compute Rack System. Use defaults setting for all the items. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-59 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 124 1. Click the physical drive you want to use as a hot spare from the list in the Logical View / Physical View in the main menu. You can select only a drive which status is "Unconfigured Good" (unused). 2-60 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 125 Dedicated HSP. 3. Check Make Global HSP or Make Dedicated HSP, and then click Go. The drive is set as hot spare. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-61 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 126 1. Click the physical drive used as a hot spare from the list in the Logical View / Physical View in the main menu. 2. The following window is displayed. Check Remove HOTSPARE, and then click Go. The hot spare is removed. 2-62 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 127 The following is a procedure of manual rebuilding in case that rebuilding doesn’t work automatically by some reason. 1. Click Drives in the main menu. 2. The following window is displayed. Click a disk status is Offline, and then click Rebuild > Go. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-63 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 128 200 GB (SATA2 100 GB / 2.5 inch type SSD The rebuild time is proportional to the capacity of the physical drives. 5. When rebuilding is completed to 100%, click Home to return to the main menu. 2-64 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 129 Drive Group has not been used up, capacity expansion is not supported. In order to add capacity, you need to have physical drives with "Unconfigured Good" status. 1. Click Virtual Drives in the main menu. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-65 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 130 From the list displayed in the upper right pane, click a virtual drive to add capacity, and then check Properties > Go. 3. The following window is displayed. Click Adv Opers > Go. 2-66 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 131 Check Change RAID Level and Add Drive, select the physical drives used for adding capacity from the list below, and then click Go. To select multiple drives, click the drives while pressing Ctrl key. 5. The following window is displayed. Click Yes. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-67 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 132 6. The following window is displayed. Click VD Progress Info. 7. The progress of adding capacity is displayed in the left pane of the following window. 2-68 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 133 200 GB (SATA2 100 GB / 2.5 inch type SSD The adding capacity time is proportional to the capacity of the virtual drives. 9. When adding capacity is completed to 100%, click Home to return to the main menu. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-69 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 134 Write Back With BBU setting. Otherwise, write performance may be compromised. If multiple virtual drives reside on the same Drive Group, keep the  same setting for all the virtual drives. 1. Click Virtual Drives in the main menu. 2-70 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 135 Always Write Back Write cache is enabled. Write Through Write cache is disabled. Write cache is enabled only when a cache backup module is Write Back With BBU connected to the RAID controller. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-71 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 136 – When you specify Write Back With BBU to Default Write The following window is displayed after above window is displayed when you specify Write Back With BBU to Default Write. Click Yes. 2-72 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 137 You need to configure the write policy for each of the virtual drives. If one or more virtual drives are build, configure the write policy for all of the virtual drives. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-73 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 138: Disk With Foreign Configuration

    A disk failed and could not be recognized. Then the disk has been restored to be recognized. 1. If the following window is displayed when starting the MegaRAID WebBIOS, click Preview. 2-74 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
  • Page 139 1, and then click Clear. When you click Clear, Previous foreign configuration will be lost. Do you want to proceed? is displayed. Then click Yes. The previous foreign configuration is eliminated. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-75 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 140: Exiting Megaraid Webbios

    Clicking No returns window to the main menu. 4. In response to the following message, powers off the system unit or restart the system unit by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys. 2-76 MegaRAID WebBIOS Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...

  • Page 141: Status

    This is not used for a disk array. Unconfigured Bad A fault has occurred. The unrecognizable disk is restored to recognizable. Missing A fault has occurred. A "normal" disk has been removed. MegaRAID WebBIOS 2-77 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
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  • Page 143 Hitachi Compute Rack 210H/220H BIOS Guide...
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