This article provides information on how to configure and install two new hard drives on QFX3100 (Director).

• QFX-3100 has two 2 Terabyte (TB) hard disk drive (HDD) modules that provide storage for the Director device.
• These two HDDs are part of RAID-1(Redundant Array of Independent Disks) to provide redundancy.
• The HDD modules are field-replaceable and hot-swappable.
• However, if both the HDDs need to be replaced, then RAID-1 needs to be re-configured.

To install the HDDs on QFX3100, refer to the following link:

1. When the system is booting, look for one of the following messages:
   

   LSI Corporation MPT SAS BIOS
   MPTBIOS-6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)
   Copyright 2000-2009 LSI Corporation.
    
   Press Ctrl-C to start LSI Corp Configuration Utility... < Press Ctrl-C here 

• Press Ctrl-C to enter the RAID config utility. The following message will be displayed:

   Please wait, invoking SAS Configuration Utility...
   
  LSI Corp Configuration Utility will load following initialization!
  

  
  

  Wait for the following screen to be displayed and press Enter to select the default adapter ( C1068E ):

  LSI Corp Config Utility v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                             *
  * Adapter List Global Properties                                             *
  * Adapter                      PCI PCI PCI PCI FW Revision   Status   Boot   *
  *                              Bus Dev Fnc Slot                       Order  *
  * C1068E                       02   00  00   01 1.30.00.00-IR Enabled  0    **
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  * Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help                                          *
  * Alt+N = Global Properties -/+ = Alter Boot Order Ins/Del = Alter Boot List *
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• When the following screen is displayed, use the arrow keys to select Raid Properties and press Enter :

  * LSI Corp Config Utility v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                           *
* Adapter Properties -- SAS1068E                                             *
*                                                                            *
*           Adapter                                  C1068E                  *
*           PCI Slot                                 01                      *
*           PCI Address(Bus/Dev)                     02:00                   *
*           MPT Firmware Revision                    1.30.00.00-IR           *
*           SAS Address                              500E0810:00048854       *
*           NVDATA Version                           2D.03                   *
*           Status                                   Enabled                 *
*           Boot Order                               0                       *
*           Boot Support                             [Enabled BIOS & OS]     *
*                                                                            *
*           RAID Properties                                                  *
*                                                                            *
*           SAS Topology                                                     *
*                                                                            *
*           Advanced Adapter Properties                                      *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
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* Esc = Exit Menu           F1/Shift+1 = Help                                *
* Enter = Select Item       -/+/Enter = Change Item                          *
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• When the following screen is displayed, use the arrow keys to select Create IM Volume and press Enter :

  LSI Corp Config Utility v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                             *
* Select New Array Type -- SAS1068E                                          *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*      Create IM Volume        Create Integrated Mirror Array of 2           *
*                              disks plus up to 2 optional hot spares.       *
*                              Data on the primary disk may be migrated.     *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*      Create IME Volume        Create Integrated Mirrored Enhanced          *
*                               Array of 3 to 10 disks including up          *
*                               to 2 optional hot spares.                    *
*                               ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED!     *
*                                                                            *
*      Create IS Volume         Create Integrated Striping array of          *
*                               2 to 10 disks.                               *
*                               ALL DATA on array disks will be DELETED!     *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
* Esc = Exit Menu       F1/Shift+1 = Help                                    *
* Enter = Choose array type to create                                        *
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• When the following screen is displayed, use the arrow keys to highlight the Raid Disk field. It will initially display [No] ; press the spacebar to change it to [Yes] :

  LSI Corp Config Utility         v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                     *
*  Create New Array -- SAS1068E                                              *
*  Array Type:                            IM                                 *
*  Array Size(MB):                        ---------                          *
*                                                                            *
*  Slot Device  Identifier               RAID Hot Drive       Pred   Size    *
*  Num                                   Disk Spr Status      Fail   (MB)    *
*  0    ATA     WDC WD2003FYYS-01D01     [No] [No] ---------  ---  1907729  **
*  1    ATA     WDC WD2003FYYS-01D01     [No] [No] ---------  ---  1907729  **
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                           **
* Esc = Exit Menu      F1/Shift+1 = Help                                     *
* Space/+/- = Select disk for array or hot spare   C = Create array          *
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• When the following screen is displayed, press D :

  * LSI Corp Config Utility            v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                *
* Create New Array -- SAS1068E                                               *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*          M        - Keep existing data, migrate to an IM array.            *
*                      Synchronization of disk will occur.                   *
*                                                                            *
*          D        - Overwrite existing data, create a new IM array         *
*                     ALL DATA on ALL disks in the array will be DELETED!!   *
*                     No Synchronization performed.                          *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
* Esc = Exit Menu         F1/Shift+1 = Help                                  *
* Space/+/- = Select disk for array or hot spare C = Create array            *
*****************************************************************************

• When the following screen is displayed, Press the down arrow key to highlight the next drive's Raid Disk field. It will initially display [No] ; press the spacebar to change it to [ Yes ]:

  * LSI Corp Config Utility        v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                    *
* Create New Array -- SAS1068E                                               *
* Array Type:                         IM                                     *
* Array Size(MB):                     ---------                              *
*                                                                            *
*  Slot Device Identifier            RAID   Hot   Drive      Pred   Size     *
*  Num                               Disk   Spr   Status     Fail   (MB)     *
*  0    ATA   WDC WD2003FYYS-01D01  [Yes]   [No]  Primary    ---   1907729  **
*  1    ATA   WDC WD2003FYYS-01D01  [No]    [No]  ---------  ---   1907729  **
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
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*                                                                           **
* Esc = Exit Menu         F1/Shift+1 = Help                                  *
* Space/+/- = Select disk for array or hot spare C = Create array            *
*****************************************************************************


LSI Corp Config Utility v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                             *
* Create New Array -- SAS1068E                                               *
* Array Type:                        IM                                      *
* Array Size(MB):                    1907348                                 *
* *
* Slot  Device Identifier            RAID   Hot  Drive     Pred  Size        *
* Num                                Disk   Spr  Status    Fail  (MB)        *
*  0    ATA     WDC WD2003FYYS-01D01 [Yes]  [No]  Primary    ---  1907729   **
*  1    ATA     WDC WD2003FYYS-01D01 [Yes]  [No]  Secondary  ---  1907729    * 
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                           **
*                                                                           **
* Esc = Exit Menu      F1/Shift+1 = Help                                     *
* Space/+/- = Select disk for array or hot spare C = Create array            *
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• When both of the drives are selected as RAID Disks ( [Yes] in the RAID Disk field), press C to create the array.

• When the following screen is displayed, select Save changes then exit this menu and press Enter :

  * LSI Corp Config Utility     v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                       *
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  *                        Create and save new array?                          *
  *                        Cancel Exit                                         *
  *                        Save changes then exit this menu                    *
  *                        Discard changes then exit this menu                 *
  *                        Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot           *
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  * Esc = Exit Menu               F1/Shift+1 = Help                            *
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  ****************************************************************************
  

• The array is being created:

  LSI Corp Config Utility         v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                     *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*  Processing...may take up to 1 minute                                      *
*  Creating RAID Array...                                                    *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
* Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help                                          *
*                                                                            *
*****************************************************************************

• When the following screen is displayed, press the Esc key twice:

  * LSI Corp Config Utility v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                           *
* Adapter Properties -- SAS1068E                                             *
*                                                                            *
*          Adapter                             C1068E                        *
*          PCI Slot                            01                            *
*          PCI Address(Bus/Dev)                02:00                         *
*          MPT Firmware Revision               1.30.00.00-IR                 *
*          SAS Address                         500E0810:00048854             *
*          NVDATA Version                      2D.03                         *
*          Status                              Enabled                       *
*          Boot Order                          0                             *
*          Boot Support                        [Enabled BIOS & OS]           *
*                                                                            *
*          RAID Properties                                                   *
*                                                                            *
*          SAS Topology                                                      *
*                                                                            *
*          Advanced Adapter Properties                                       *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
* Esc = Exit Menu F1/Shift+1 = Help                                          *
* Enter = Select Item -/+/Enter = Change Item                                *
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• When the following screen is displayed, select Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot :

  * LSI Corp Config Utility     v6.30.00.00 (2009.11.12)                       *
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*                                                                            *
*                                                                            *
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*                                                                            *
*                     Are you sure you want to exit?                         *
*                     Cancel Exit                                            *
*                     Save changes and reboot.                               *
*                     Discard changes and reboot.                            *
*                     Exit the Configuration Utility and Reboot              *
*                                                                            *
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* Esc = Exit Menu           F1/Shift+1 = Help                                *
*                                                                            *
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  The Array is created. You can now image the QFX3100 by using USB Installation media.

• Installing the HDDs on QFX3100 (Director)