UEFI or HII RAID conguration utility
The Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) RAID conguration utility is a storage management application integrated into the system
BIOS <F2>. It is used to congure and manage RAID disk groups, virtual disks, and physical disks. This utility is independent of the
operating system.
The following topics provide information about using the UEFI RAID conguration utility. For more information, see the online help option in
the UEFI RAID conguration utility.
NOTE: Use the UEFI RAID conguration utility for initial setup and disaster recovery. Certain advanced features are also oered
in the utility.
Topics:
• Entering the UEFI conguration utility
• Exiting the UEFI conguration utility
• Entering the BOSS-S1 conguration utility
• Physical or virtual disk information
• Creating a virtual disk
• Deleting virtual disks
• RAID rebuild
• Erase physical disk
• Controller information
Entering the UEFI conguration utility
Perform the following steps to boot to the UEFI conguration utility:
1 Turn on the system.
2 While the system is booting, press <F2> to enter System Setup.
3 Click Device Settings.
Device Settings lists all the RAID controllers in the system.
To access the management menu for the controller, use the arrow keys or the mouse.
NOTE
: For more information in all the options, click Help, available on the top right-hand corner of the browser screen. Help
information for individual option menus can also be viewed by scrolling down on each option.
NOTE: Some of the options within the UEFI RAID conguration utility are not present if the controller does not support the
corresponding feature. Options may also be disabled if the feature is not supported in the existing conguration.
Exiting the UEFI conguration utility
To exit the UEFI conguration utility, perform the following steps:
1 Click Finish at the bottom-right corner on the System Setup Main Menu screen.
A warning message conrming your choice appears.
2 Click Yes to exit the conguration utility.
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