Before installing your Windows Server operating system on your nonpartitionable enterprise partition platform (NEPP), ensure the RAID controller is configured with the desired LUNs. Depending on the model of your enterprise partition platform (EPP), see the following sections for how to modify the RAID configuration of the EPP.
Note: The following sections assume use of the partition image console launched from the platform management console Virtual Console page. Alternatively, you can cable a keyboard, video and mouse (KVM) to your platform, or use a LAN-based KVM solution.
EPPs Other Than the 2-Socket EPP With Processor Type E5-26xx v3
For EPPs other than the 2-socket EPP with processor type E5-26xx v3, modify the RAID configuration with the PERC BIOS Configuration Utility:
Log on to the platform management console using the credentials your Unisys service representative created for you in step 1 of Overview of Installing a Customer-Supplied OS on a Nonpartitionable Enterprise Partition Platform.
On the Virtual Console page, click Launch Virtual Console.
A partition image console window appears.
Using the partition image console window to monitor the boot progress, boot the platform.
Immediately press the Ctrl and R keys simultaneously when the PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller BIOS banner displays.
The BIOS Configuration Utility user interface is displayed.
Using your arrow keys and the Tab key to navigate the menus, view or modify the RAID configuration of the platform.
2-Socket EPP With Processor Type E5-26xx v3: Simple RAID Configuration
For the 2-socket EPP with processor type E5-26xx v3, if you wish to configure all disks as a single virtual disk with a single RAID level, modify the RAID configuration with the Lifecycle Controller Configure RAID Wizard:
Log on to the platform management console using the credentials your Unisys service representative created for you in step 1 of Overview of Installing a Customer-Supplied OS on a Nonpartitionable Enterprise Partition Platform.
On the Virtual Console page, click Launch Virtual Console.
A partition image console window appears.
From the partition image console, click the Next Boot menu, and then click Lifecycle Controller.
Click OK.
From the partition image console, click the Power menu, click one of the following, and then click Yes:
Power On System if the server is currently powered off.
Reset System if the server is currently powered on.
The platform boots and the Lifecycle Controller user interface is displayed.
Click Configure RAID, and then step through the configuration wizard to create a new RAID configuration for the platform.
2-Socket EPP With Processor Type E5-26xx v3: Complex RAID Configuration
For the 2-socket EPP with processor type E5-26xx v3, if you wish to configure the disks as multiple virtual disks or with multiple RAID levels, change the boot mode, and then modify the RAID configuration with the PERC BIOS Configuration Utility:
Log on to the platform management console using the credentials your Unisys service representative created for you in step 1 of Overview of Installing a Customer-Supplied OS on a Nonpartitionable Enterprise Partition Platform.
On the Virtual Console page, click Launch Virtual Console.
A partition image console window appears.
From the partition image console, click the Next Boot menu, and then click BIOS Setup.
Click OK.
From the partition image console, click the Power menu, click one of the following, and then click Yes:
Power On System if the server is currently powered off.
Reset System if the server is currently powered on.
The platform boots and the System Setup user interface is displayed.
Click System BIOS.
The System BIOS page appears.
Locate Boot Mode, and select BIOS.
Click Back.
Click Finish.
Click Yes to save changes, and then click OK.
Click Finish, and then click Yes to reboot the platform.
Using the partition image console window to monitor the boot progress, immediately press the Ctrl and R keys simultaneously when the PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller BIOS banner displays.
The BIOS Configuration Utility user interface is displayed.
Using your arrow keys and the Tab key to navigate the menus, view or modify the RAID configuration of the platform.
After configuring the RAID configuration of the platform, reboot the platform.
Using the platform management console to monitor the boot progress, press the F2 key to enter the BIOS setup pages.
The System Setup user interface is displayed.
Click System BIOS.
The System BIOS page appears.
Locate Boot Mode, and select UEFI.
Click Back.
Click Finish.
Click Yes to save changes, and then click OK.
Click Finish, and then click Yes to reboot the platform.