Lenovo ThinkStation P920 Tower Workstation - Manual (Page 56)

Configure RAID with AVAGO MegaRAID Configuration Utility
Before configuring RAID with AVAGO MegaRAID Configuration Utility, you must set the profile ID for the
RAID controller:
1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.
2. Select Advanced ➙ AVAGO MegaRAID Configuration Utility and press Enter.
3. Select Main Menu and press Enter.
4. Select Controller Management and press Enter.
5. Select Advanced Controller Properties and press Enter.
6. Select Profile Management and press Enter.
7. Select Choose Profile .
• If the RAID controller is Lenovo 9460-16i , select Profile 13 .
• If the RAID controller is Lenovo 9440-8i and the connected storage drive type is NVMe , select Profile
11 .
• If the RAID controller is Lenovo 9440-8i and the connected storage drive type is SATA or SAS , select
Profile 10 .
8. Select Set Profile and press Enter.
9. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.
10. Restart the computer.
To configure RAID with AVAGO MegaRAID Configuration Utility, ensure that:
• An AVAGO MegaRAID adapter is installed in your computer.
• The storage drives used for RAID configuration are connected to the installed AVAGO MegaRAID adapter
instead of the system board.
Storage drive requirements for RAID levels
Your computer supports the following RAID levels:
• RAID 0: striped disk array
– Consists of at least two SATA or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage drives
– Supported strip size: 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, or 1 MB
– Better performance without fault tolerance
• RAID 1: mirrored disk array
– Consists of two or four SATA or SAS storage drives
– Improved read performance and 100% redundancy
• RAID 10: striped and mirrored disk array (a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1)
– Consists of four SATA or SAS storage drives
– Data being striped across storage drive groups
– Provides both high data transfer rates and complete data redundancy
• RAID 5: block-level striped disk array with distributed parity
– Consists of at least three SATA or SAS storage drives
– Supported strip size: 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, or 1 MB
– Better performance and fault tolerance
– Available only on selected models of AVAGO MegaRAID adapters
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