December 2002
Intermediate to advanced
260 pages
9h 18m
English
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Converting an Existing Standalone Disk to a Mirror
Follow these steps if you want to replace your existing disk controller with an LSI Logic RAID controller and mirror your existing system disk.
Before physically replacing the controller, configure a new kernel with support for the megaraid driver. After the kernel is compiled, install it and add an /etc/lilo.conf stanza for it. Don’t forget to run /sbin/lilo to rebuild the master boot record, too.
Power down the system and install the new controller in place of your original disk controller. Connect your existing disk and any new disks to the new LSI Logic RAID adapter.
After powering on the system, use
CTRL-Mto enter the MegaRAID Configuration Utility. (You can, alternatively, use the WebBIOS tool to perform the steps I have outlined here. However, I’m going to provide step-by-step instructions for the MegaRAID Configuration Utility because it’s usable by everyone and is a bit more obtuse.)Choose Configure and then New Configuration from the main menu. A list of disks, organized by channel, is presented. Use the arrow keys to move between disks and the
SPACEBARto include a disk in the array. Select your original system disk first and then the new disk. Once a disk is selected, it will be marked online.Press the
ENTERkey twice, and a window containing RAID properties appears. Make certain that RAID-1 is selected, and tune the other options to you meet your needs.Choose Accept (you will need to press the
ENTERkey twice) and a final ...
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