In addition, in an array that contains only one logical drive, and the
total number of logical drives in all arrays is less than eight, you can
change the logical drive RAID level from level 0 to level 5 (or level
5 to level 0). The logical drive is not accessible during the
conversion process. Make sure that you backup your data before
initializing a RAID conversion process.
Note: In the event of a power loss or a hard disk drive failure, the
data in the logical drive undergoing the RAID conversion can
be lost.
Refer to the README file on the IBM PC ServeRAID Device Driver,
Administration and Monitoring Diskette for instructions on how to
install and use this monitoring utility program.
Device Drivers
Device drivers are programs designed to support a specific type of
hardware device. They provide instructions that enable the server
to interact with the device, or to take advantage of a device's special
feature. The ServeRAID adapter requires the installation of device
drivers.
Configuring Your Disk Arrays
The ServeRAID configuration program allows you to view the
current disk-array configuration, change or delete existing arrays,
create and initialize new disk arrays, and perform many other
disk-array tasks.
You must configure your disk-arrays before you install your
operating system. Once your disk-arrays are configured, you must
run the Administration and Monitoring program appropriate for
your operating system to receive messages and warnings regarding
the status of the logical and physical hard disk drives.
Starting the Configuration Program
1. To start the ServeRAID configuration program, insert the
ServeRAID Adapter Configuration Diskette into the primary
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