Tutorial on Dell Lifecycle Controller: RAID Configuration

This video will demonstrate configuration procedure of a RAID for Dell Lifecycle Controller

In this video, we'll cover the process of creating virtual disks using RAID Configuration as a preferred RAID level. Launch the Lifecycle Controller home page, click “Hardware Configuration”, and then click “Configuration Wizards”.

The “Configuration Wizards” window is displayed. Under “Storage Configuration Wizards”, click “RAID Configuration”. Select the RAID controller to view its current virtual disk configuration and disk attributes, and click “Next”. Select the “RAID Level” for the virtual disk you want to create, and click “Next”.

On the “Select Physical Disks” screen, the default values for “Protocol”, “Media Type”, and “Encryption Capability” are shown. Select the physical disks you want to be part of the virtual disk, and then click “Next”. On the “Virtual Disk Attributes” screen, type the “Virtual Disk Name”.

Please note, the “Virtual Disk Name” should not contain spaces or special characters. Type the “Size” of the physical disk, the values for the “Stripe Element Size”. “Read Policy” and “Write Policy” are displayed by default. To change these values, you can select from the drop-down list next to these fields. Click “Next”.

The summary of “Virtual Disk Attributes” is displayed. Click “Finish” to create the virtual disk On the RAID Configuration “Warning” window, click “Yes” if you wish to continue. The RAID Configuration window is displayed. Note, this operation might take approximately one minute to complete.

When the virtual disk is created successfully, the RAID Configuration “Success” window is displayed. Click “OK”, and you’ll be taken to the “Hardware Configuration” window. Click “Back” to return to the “Home” page.

You can verify if the RAID operation was successful by checking the events in the lifecycle log. Click “View Lifecycle Log History”. The “View Lifecycle Log” window will be displayed. Note that this operation might take a few minutes. In the “View Log History” page, you can verify if the RAID operation is successful.

For more information on the Dell Lifecycle Controller, visit “Dell.com/techcenter/lc”.