Attention: If you select Clear Conguration or New Conguration, all existing data in the conguration
is deleted. Make a backup copy of any data that you want to keep before selecting these options.
Clear Conguration Clears the existing conguration.
New Conguration Clears the existing conguration and lets you
create a new conguration.
Add Conguration
Retains the existing storage conguration and
adds new drives to it (this does not cause any
data loss).
3. Click Next.
4. Select a conguration mode from the following options:
Custom Conguration
In this mode, you can control all attributes of the
new storage conguration.
Auto Conguration and Redundancy
This mode automatically creates an optimal
RAID 1 or RAID 5 conguration, providing data
redundancy.
Auto Conguration without Redundancy
This mode automatically creates a non-redundant
RAID 0 conguration.
5. Click Next to continue.
Viewing and changing properties
You can view information for one LSI SAS at a time. If your system has multiple LSI SAS adapters, you can
view information for a different adapter, click Adapter Selection on the main view. To view the properties for
the currently selected adapter, click Adapter Properties on the main WebBIOS screen.
Viewing and changing virtual disk properties
On the WebBIOS main screen, select a virtual disk from the list and click Virtual Disk.
The Properties panel displays the RAID level, state, size, and stripe size.
The Policies panel lists the virtual disk policies that were dened when the storage conguration was
created. To change any of these policies, select a policy from the menu and click Change. The Operations
panel lists operations that can be performed on the virtual disk. Select the operation and click Go. Then
choose from the following operations:
• Select Del to delete this virtual disk.
• Select Locate and the LEDs ash on the physical drives used by this virtual disk.
• Select Fast or Slow to initialize this virtual disk.
Attention: Before you run an initialization, back up any data on the virtual disk that you want to save. All
data on the virtual disk is lost when you initialize it.
Using the EasyStartup DVD
The EasyStartup DVD simplies the process of conguring your RAID controllers and installing an operating
system. The program works in conjunction with your Windows or Linux operating-system installation disc to
automate the process of installing the operating system and associated device drivers.
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