Document Outline - Preface
- Intended Audience
- Prerequisites
- Document Conventions and Symbols
- Customer Support
- Glossary
- AMD-RAIDXpert2 User Guide
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Revision History
- Chapter 1 Safety Precautions
- 1.1 General
- 1.2 Safety Definitions
- 1.3 Caution Messages
- 1.3.1 Caution Messages About Disks
- 1.3.2 Caution Messages about Arrays
- Chapter 2 Getting Started
- 2.1 RAIDXpert2 Technology
- 2.2 Who Should Use This User Guide
- 2.3 System Requirements for Using RAIDXpert2
- 2.3.1 Supported Processors and Chipsets
- 2.3.2 Supported Operating Systems
- 2.4 Features of RAIDXpert2
- 2.5 RAIDXpert2 Feature Set
- Chapter 3 Understanding Arrays, Disks and RAID Levels
- 3.1 Understanding Arrays
- 3.2 RAID Levels
- 3.3 Array States
- 3.4 Creating Arrays: Future Expansion
- 3.5 Expanding Disk Capacity Online: Using OCE
- 3.6 Migrating RAID Levels Online: Using ORLM
- 3.7 Array Tasks: Starting and Stopping Tasks
- 3.8 Understanding Disks
- 3.9 Rescanning Disks for Changes in State
- 3.10 Sparing Options: Disks and Arrays
- 3.11 Dedicated Sparing
- 3.12 Global Sparing
- 3.13 RAID Performance Considerations
- 3.13.1 Number and Organization of Disks
- 3.13.2 Caching Attributes
- 3.13.3 Application Workload
- 3.14 RAID Reliability Considerations
- 3.14.1 Data Redundancy
- 3.14.2 Backup
- 3.15 Flexibility and Expansion Considerations
- 3.16 Multiple RAID Levels
- Chapter 4 Platform BIOS RAID Configuration Prerequisites
- 4.1 Enable RAID for the x570/590 AMD Socket AM4-Compatible Processors
- 4.2 Enable RAID for the 300/400/500 AMD Socket AM4-Compatible Processors
- 4.3 Enable RAID for the AMD SP3-Series Chipsets
- 4.4 Enable RAID for the AMD Socket AM4-Compatible Processors
- Chapter 5 BIOS Configuration Utility (Option ROM)
- 5.1 When to Use the AMD-RAID Controller BIOS Configuration Utility
- 5.2 Access the AMD-RAID Controller BIOS Configuration Utility (OPROM)
- 5.3 Understanding the Color Code in the BIOS Configuration Utility
- 5.4 Initialize Disks
- 5.5 Create Arrays
- 5.5.1 Before You Begin
- 5.5.2 Create an Array
- 5.5.3 Create an AMD-RAID Bootable Array
- 5.5.3.1 Create RAIDABLE Array
- 5.5.3.2 Create Volume Array
- 5.5.3.3 Create RAID0 Array
- 5.5.3.4 Create RAID1 Array
- 5.5.3.5 Create RAID10 Array
- 5.5.4 Delete Arrays
- 5.5.5 Swap Arrays
- 5.5.5.1 Before You Begin
- 5.5.5.2 Swap Arrays
- 5.5.6 Manage Spares
- 5.5.6.1 Assign Global Spares
- 5.5.6.2 Assign Dedicated Spares
- 5.5.6.3 Un-Assign Spares
- 5.5.7 View Disk Details
- 5.5.8 View Array Details
- 5.5.9 Rescan All Channels
- 5.5.10 Change the Controller Options
- 5.5.10.1 Booting the System from an Array
- 5.5.10.2 Pausing the Boot Sequence for Warning Messages
- 5.5.10.3 Change the Staggered Spinup Count
- 5.5.11 Continue Booting from the BIOS Configuration Utility
- 5.5.11.1 Resume the Boot Process
- Chapter 6 RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility (HII)
- 6.1 When to Use the RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility (HII)
- 6.2 Access the AMD RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility (HII)
- 6.3 Initialize Disks
- 6.4 Create Arrays
- 6.4.1 Before You Begin
- 6.4.2 Create an Array
- 6.4.2.1 Create an AMD-RAID Bootable Array
- 6.4.2.2 Create a RAIDABLE Array
- 6.4.2.3 Create a VOLUME Array
- 6.4.2.4 Create a RAID0 Array
- 6.4.2.5 Create a RAID1 Array
- 6.4.2.6 Create a RAID10 Array
- 6.5 Delete Arrays
- 6.6 Manage Spares
- 6.6.1 Assign Global Spares
- 6.6.2 Assign Dedicated Spares
- 6.6.3 Unassign Spares
- 6.7 View Controller Details
- 6.8 View Disk Details
- 6.9 View Array Details
- 6.10 Rescan All Channels
- Chapter 7 Software Installation
- 7.1 System Setup Process Overview
- 7.2 Before You Begin
- 7.3 Copying AMD-RAID Drivers to Removable Storage
- 7.3.1 Copying AMD-RAID Drivers in a Microsoft® Windows® Environment
- 7.3.2 Copying AMD-RAID Drivers in a Linux® Environment
- 7.4 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers
- 7.4.1 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers while Installing Microsoft® Windows®
- 7.4.1.1 Installing AMD-RAID OS Drivers during a Microsoft® Windows® 10 Installation
- 7.5 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Microsoft® Windows®
- 7.5.1 Windows® – AMD-RAIDXpert2 Management Suite
- 7.5.2 Windows® – AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite Installation (Manually)
- 7.5.2.1 Installing AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers during a Microsoft® Windows® 7 Installation
- 7.5.3 Installing AMD-RAID Drivers While Installing Linux® Operating System
- 7.5.3.1 Installing the AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers During a Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 7.3 64 bit (RHEL) Installation
- 7.5.3.2 Installing the AMD-RAID BIOS Drivers during a Supported Ubuntu Desktop Installation
- 7.5.3.3 Install the AMD-RAID UEFI Drivers during a RHEL 7.3 64-bit Linux® Installation
- 7.5.3.4 Installing the AMD-RAID UEFI Drivers during a Supported Ubuntu Desktop Installation
- 7.6 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Microsoft® Windows®
- 7.7 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite for Linux®
- 7.8 Installing the AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- 7.8.1 RHEL Linux® – AMD RAIDXpert2 Web GUI Installation
- 7.8.2 Ubuntu – AMD RAIDXpert2 Web GUI Installation
- Chapter 8 RAID Software Update
- 8.1 Purpose
- 8.2 System Overview Process
- 8.3 Updating the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite.
- 8.3.1 Update the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Application (Web GUI)—AMD RAID Installer
- 8.3.1.1 Update the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Application (Web GUI)—Manually
- 8.3.2 Copy the AMD RAIDXpert2 Installer to the Systems Desktop: Red Hat Linux®
- 8.3.3 Copy the AMD RAIDXpert2 Installer to the Systems Desktop: Ubuntu Linux®
- 8.4 Updating the AMD-RAID OS Drivers – SOC and AMD 300-Series Chipset
- 8.4.1 Windows® Drivers
- 8.4.1.1 Windows®—AMD RAID Installer
- 8.4.1.2 Windows® 10—Manually
- 8.4.2 Linux® Drivers
- 8.4.2.1 RHEL
- 8.4.2.2 Ubuntu
- 8.4.3 Adding NVMe to Existing AMD-RAID System
- 8.4.3.1 Update Windows® 10 Drivers for SoC and AMD 300/400/500-Series Chipsets
- 8.4.3.2 Update Platform BIOS
- 8.4.3.3 Install the AMD-RAID Driver for NVMe
- Chapter 9 AMD RAIDXpert2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)
- 9.1 Start RAIDXpert2
- 9.1.1 Web-Browser Access
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.1
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- 1.1.1
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- 1.1.1
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- 9.1.2 Desktop Shortcut Access
- 9.1.2.1 Signing In Using the RAIDXpert2 Desktop Shortcut
- 9.2 Password Protection
- 9.3 Help and About Windows®
- 9.4 Reviewing the RAIDXpert2 GUI
- 9.4.1 The Array View Section of the Array Status Window
- 9.4.1.1 Elements of the Array View Section
- 9.4.2 The Disk List Section of the Array Status Window
- 9.4.2.1 Elements of the Disk List Section
- 9.4.3 The Array List Section of the Array Status Window
- 9.4.3.1 Elements of the Array List Section
- 9.4.4 The Event View Section of the Array Status Window
- 9.4.4.1 Elements of the Event View Section
- 9.4.5 Array and Disk Commands
- 9.5 Working with Disks
- 9.5.1 Initialize Disks
- 9.5.1.1 To Initialize Disks
- 9.5.2 Rescan Disks
- The Rescan Command Performs the Following Actions:
- 9.5.3 Change Cache Properties for Disks
- 9.5.3.1 Change Disk Caching Properties
- 9.5.4 Assign Spares
- 9.5.4.1 Assign a Disk as a Dedicated or Global Spare
- 9.5.5 Legacy Disks
- 9.5.5.1 Legacy Disk and New Disk
- 9.6 Working with Arrays
- 9.6.1 Create and Format Arrays
- 9.6.1.1 Before You Begin...
- 9.6.1.2 Create an Array
- 9.6.1.2.1 Select an Array and Cache
- 9.6.1.3 Partition and Format an Array
- 9.6.2 Name Arrays
- 9.6.3 Transform Arrays
- 9.6.4 Restore (Rebuild) Arrays
- 9.6.4.1 Before You Begin
- 9.6.4.2 Restore a Critical Array
- 9.6.5 Prepare to Physically Remove an Array
- 9.6.5.1 Physically Remove an Array
- 9.6.5.2 Array Migration
- 9.6.6 Delete Arrays
- 9.6.6.1 Before You Begin
- 9.6.6.2 Delete an Array
- 9.6.6.3 Recreate a Deleted Array
- 9.6.7 Change Cache Settings for Arrays
- 9.6.7.1 Change Cache Settings
- 9.6.8 Change the Priority Level of a Task
- 9.6.8.1 Change a Task Priority
- 9.6.9 Interrupt, Cancel, or Resume a Task
- 9.6.9.1 Interrupt, Cancel, or Resume a Task
- 9.6.10 Check for Consistency
- 9.6.10.1 Before you Begin
- 9.6.10.2 Manually start a Consistency Check
- 9.6.10.3 Manually stop a Consistency Check
- 9.6.11 Schedule a Consistency Check
- 9.6.12 Scan an Array in the Background
- 9.6.12.1 Enable or Disable a Background Array Scan
- 9.6.13 Add or Remove Dedicated Spares
- 9.6.13.1 Add a Dedicated Spare
- 9.6.13.2 Remove a Dedicated Spare Assignment
- 9.6.14 Add or Remove Global Spares
- 9.6.14.1 Add a Global Spare
- 9.6.14.2 Remove a Global Spare
- 9.6.15 Hide an Array
- 9.6.16 Secure Erase
- Data is Securely Erased By:
- 9.6.16.1 Securely Erasing an Array
- 9.7 Working with Views
- 9.7.1 Display or Hide Controller Event Log Panel
- 9.7.2 Log Window
- 9.7.3 Refresh the Display
- 9.8 Working with Options
- 9.8.1 Change Password Settings
- 9.8.2 Set Event Notifications
- 9.8.3 Licensing
- 9.9 Add Spares Using a RAIDABLE Array
- Chapter 10 rcadm Command Line Interface Tool
- 10.1 What is rcadm?
- 10.1.1 To Use rcadm with a Linux® Operating System
- 10.1.2 To Use rcadm with a Windows® Operating System
- 10.2 Manage Arrays and Disks: rcadm --manage
- 10.2.1 Understand Query Output
- 10.2.2 rcadm Controller List Elements
- 10.2.3 rcadm Disk List Elements
- 10.2.4 rcadm Array List Elements
- 10.3 View Help from the Command Line
- 10.3.1 To view a List of the Major Modes of Operation
- 10.3.1.1 To View Help for a Specific Mode and its Options
- 10.3.1.2 To view the rcadm Man Page on a Linux® System
- 10.4 Create New Arrays: rcadm --create
- 10.4.1 Before You Begin...
- 10.4.2 Example
- 10.5 Delete Arrays: rcadm --delete
- 10.5.1 Before You Begin...
- 10.5.2 Example
- 10.6 Transform Arrays: rcadm --transform
- 10.6.1 Before You Begin...
- 10.7 Follow or Monitor Arrays and Disks: rcadm --follow
- 10.7.1 Before You Begin...
- 10.8 rcadm.efi Information
- 10.8.1 rcadm -?
- 10.8.2 rcadm -M
- 10.8.3 rcadm -C
- 10.8.4 rcadm -D
- Chapter 11 Troubleshooting
- 11.1 Troubleshooting
- 11.2 System Startup Problems
- 11.3 Warning Messages: POST Screen
- 11.4 Array-Related Errors
- 11.5 Disk Related Errors
- 11.5.1 Troubleshooting Disks
- 11.6 Troubleshooting the Web GUI
- Chapter 12 Software License: EULA
- 12.1 Software License: End-User License Agreement (EULA)
- 12.1.1 Limited License to Authorized Distributors
- 12.1.2 Limited License to End Users
- 12.1.3 Restrictions
- 12.1.4 Proprietary Rights
- 12.1.5 Terms and Conditions
- 12.1.6 No Warranty
- 12.1.7 Limitation of Liability
- 12.1.8 Export Controls
- 12.1.9 General
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