The video explains how to configure RAID and create a virtual disk on the 13th-generation PowerEdge server. The conventional way to access the RAID BIOS using "Ctrl-R" cannot be used due to the UEFI boot mode. To configure a virtual disk, press "F2" or "F10" during POST and select "Device Settings". In the "Device Settings" menu, select the RAID controller and choose the RAID type, physical disk form, media type, interface type, and sector size. Then, select the physical disks and create a name for the virtual disk. Finally, confirm the deletion of existing data and create the virtual disk.
In this video, we explain how to configure RAID and how to create a virtual disk using the device settings on the 13th-generation PowerEdge server.
Since the boot mode on the 13th-generation PowerEdge server is UEFI, the conventional way to access the RAID BIOS using "Ctrl-R" cannot be used. To configure a virtual disk, press the "F2" key during POST and launch the "System Startup" menu.
Alternatively, you can press the "F10" key during POST and select "System Setup" and then "Hardware Settings" from the "Lifecycle Controller" menu. Once the "System Setup" is shown, select "Device Settings".
In the "Device Settings" menu, select your RAID controller. In the RAID controller "Configuration Utility", select "Main Menu". In the "Main Menu", select "Configuration Management". In "Configuration Management", we're going to select "Create Virtual Disk".
We can now choose the RAID type of our new virtual disk. Select your "RAID Level", in this example we will choose "RAID1". Select your "Physical Disk Form", and in this example we will choose "Unconfigured Capacity".
The Knowledge Base article in the link in the description below will go into more detail as to what these options mean. And now click on "Select Physical Disks".
Choose your preferences for "Media Type", Interface Type, and "Sector Size", and then select your "Physical Disks" shown below. Once everything looks correct, select "Apply Changes". When the action was performed successfully, click on "OK".
Create a name for your virtual disk so that you can refer back to it later, and double-check all the rest of these settings are to your preference. If that all looks OK, click on "Create Virtual Disk".
Creating a virtual disk will cause all of the existing data on the hard drives to be deleted. If you're sure there's nothing on these drives you don't want to lose, then check "Confirm" and click on "Yes".
The system will now create the virtual disk and give you a message on screen when it's complete. And that's it. Thanks for watching.
