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Affected Roles: Owner, Administrator
Complexity: High
Last Edit: February 11, 2020
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In some circumstances, your RAID 5 configuration may need to be rebuilt. Common reasons for re-configuring the RAID 5 include:
This article will outline how to configure RAID 5 setup using the MegaRAID WebBIOS of a DW Blackjack® Server with RAID.
**NOTE: Prior to booting up the system, ensure that all drives for the RAID are installed in their bays. It is highly recommended that all HDDs involved share the same manufacturer and model of hard drive.
To rebuild the RAID Configuration:
As the server begins to boot up, press the CTRL + H keys on the keyboard to initiate the RAID configuration.
Click on Configuration Wizard.
You will be prompted to confirm clearance of the virtual drive configuration. Click the Yes button to proceed.
Leave Redundancy as Redundancy when possible.
Click Next.
Click the Add To Array button.
Click the Accept DG button, then click Next.
Click Next.
Please use the following settings:
Confirm that the Select Size option corresponds with the desired RAID level, then click Accept to proceed.
Click Next.
Click the Accept button.
Click the Yes button to initialize the drives.
Click the Yes button to proceed with initialization.
Click Exit in the Home Menu, then click the Yes button to exit the application.
Reboot the system by pressing the CTRL + ALT + DELETE keys.
After creating the virtual drive for the RAID configuration, you will need to initialize the Disk Volume.
**NOTE: An alternate way of opening the Computer Management tool is to right-click on Computer, then select Manage.
Windows will typically auto-populate with the Initialize Disk menu. If so, select GPT, then select OK.
Click Next to begin.
Confirm that the Simple volume size in MB value is the same as the Maximum disk space in MB value.
Click Next to continue.
Assign the next available drive letter to the Volume.
Click Next to continue.
Name the Volume label as DW Media.
Enable Perform a quick format.
Click Next.
Click Finish to complete the process.
