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• Start installation: This task starts the actual installation process. First, the disk is prepared using the disk
and partition information you specified. Then you are prompted to insert the operating system disk, and
the operating system is installed using the information that you specified.
Configuring the onboard SATA software RAID
This chapter provides instructions on how to configure the onboard SATA software RAID by using the INTEL
ESRT2 Configuration Utility program.
RAID information
During system startup, the SATA RAID BIOS is initialized and the BIOS version of the RAID adapter, the
current RAID status, and the configuration of the array will be displayed on the screen. The status of the
array will be one of the following:
1. Online
This status indicates the normal operation of the RAID array.
2. Degrade
This status indicates that more than one hard disk drive is faulty or disconnected from mirror volume
and you have to replace the faulty hard disk drives and recover the data through the Rebuild function.
3. Offline
This status indicates that the RAID array is failed and unable to be restored by rebuilding. You have to
create the array again.
Starting the Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology II program
To start the Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology II program, do the following:
1. During the POST, when you see the message "Press <Ctrl> <E> to enter Embedded RAID II
Configuration Utility", press Ctrl+E to enter the main menu for the SATA RAID configuration program.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen to configure the SATA RAID. When working with this program,
you must use the keyboard. The keys used to perform various tasks are displayed at the bottom
of each screen.
The main menu of the SATA RAID configuration program includes the following items:
• The Configure item is for configuring the RAID volume, including creating a new volume, deleting a
volume, adding a volume, and setting the RAID volume boot sequence.
• The Initialize item is for initializing the RAID volume.
• The Objects item is for selecting Adapter, Logical drive, or Physical Drive and doing related settings.
• The Rebuild item is for rebuilding the RAID volume.
• The Check Consistency item is for consistency check.
Creating a RAID volume
This section provides instructions on how to create a RAID volume by using the Intel Embedded Server
RAID Technology II program.
There are three methods to create a RAID volume:
• Easy Configuration: Using all hard disk drives to create a RAID array. You can set the stripe size by using
this method, however, you cannot select the capacity of the array.
• New Configuration: If you use this method to create a RAID array, the existing RAID array will be deleted.
You can select both the stripe size and the array capacity for the new RAID array.
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