Slide Show how to configure the RAID-Levels on Dell Power Edge Servers by using BIOS.

1. Configure RAID Level on Power Edge Rack Servers.
Press Ctrl+R to configure the utility.
Now Press F2

2. Now Clear the Configuration
Now press the “YES”

3. Now Select the “Create New VD”
Now Drop down the RAID levels

4. Now suppose if we have two drives so we select RAID-1 as it will mirror data on both drives.
So, I have left the available size 278.875 GB, One may change it according to the Need.

5. And Now Press OK.
So Now it will move back us to the previous screen AGAIN PRESS F2 So now click on “Initialization”
Now select “Fast Init”

6. And Select The OK

7. So finally we have
So we may also create more virtualization on remaining disks as needed if our server has more than two
discs by repeating this process. But for that now we will select another RAID level “RAID-5”. But in
Physical Disks leave the last disk blank as it will work as Hot Spare. And Click the Advanced Manu to
configure the Hot Spare.

8. So select the “Hot Spare”. So after pressing OK it will show the VD Size which may differ according to
drive to drive.
But here its shows “1 TB”.
And Now Press OK

9. Now Select the hard drive wich shows on the TOP. And Then Press OK
So now we have configured two virtual drives for RAID Levels and disc mirroring.
But now again we will have the main Screen and Now Select the Second Physical Disc. Like in my case I
have crated VD of 1 TB. So, Now I will Select That 1 TB with RAID-5 VD what I have created.

10. Now Exit the Manu and Save Changes And Reboot System.