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    AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ NVMe

    RAID Quick Start Guide


    RC-9.1.0
    Release Version
    1.0

    |Page
    Contents
    1 GENERAL INFORMATION...............................................................................................................................................3
    1.1 Purpose................................................................................................................................................................. 3
    1.2 System requirements............................................................................................................................................3
    1.3 Information about supported Configuration by installer with this release:..........................................................4
    1.4 Generic system setup............................................................................................................................................4
    2 BOOTABLE ARRAYS........................................................................................................................................................5
    2.1 Copy AMD-RAID drivers to a removeable storage medium: Windows..................................................................5
    3 Pre-Installation Steps....................................................................................................................................................6
    3.1 Platform BIOS Settings - Enable RAID....................................................................................................................6
    4 Create the Bootable Virtual Disk...................................................................................................................................6
    4.1 RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility (HII Mode).........................................................................................................6
    4.2 UEFI Mode.............................................................................................................................................................7
    5 Install AMD-RAID Drivers...............................................................................................................................................8
    5.1 Windows: Install AMD-RAID UEFI drivers during Windows OS installation...........................................................8
    Install the AMD-RAID UEFI drivers during Windows 10 OS Installation....................................................................8
    6 Install the AMD-RAIDXpert2 Management Suite and Web GUI....................................................................................9
    6.1 Windows – AMD-RAIDXpert2 Management Suite.................................................................................................9
    6.1.1 Windows – AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite Installation (Manually)....................................................9
    1 GENERAL INFORMATION
    1.1 Purpose
    This Installation Guide is designed to assist with system setup in RAID Mode, by performing these general
    procedures:
     Copy device drivers to removable storage media for the following operating systems:
     Microsoft® Windows 10 x64

    Loading the device drivers on a system at the time that the Windows operating system is installed, then
    loading the AMD-RAIDXpert2 (Web GUI)

    1.2 System requirements


    Component Requirements
    Memory (RAM) Minimum: 8 GB
    Recommended: 32 GB
    Hard Disk One to Fourteen SATA HDD’s, SATA SSD’s or NVMe
    Max number of NVMe devices 10
    Max Controller Count 11 (2 Controller with Device ID 7917, 1 controller with device ID 43BD and
    NVMe (1 controller per NVMe)
    Supported AMD Controllers AMD SP3-Series Chipsets
    Systems used for testing Summit SP3 based Whitehaven’s
    1.3 Information about supported Configuration by installer with this release: -
    RAID Controller in BIOS NVME/ RAID
    OS Loaded
    Device ID Device ID mode in PBS Status
    in Drive
    43BD 7917 BIOS Option
    CATALYST INSTALL MANAGER should prompt user to
    SoC RAID SATA SATA RAID
    install RAID driver with Warning Message
    CATALYST INSTALL MANAGER should prompt user to
    SoC RAID RAID RAID RAID
    install RAID driver with Warning Message
    RAID Driver installation shall be blocked for all
    NvMe RAID RAID NvMe
    controllers
    CATALYST INSTALL MANAGER should prompt user to
    RAID/NVMe SATA SATA RAID
    install RAID driver with Warning Message
    CATALYST INSTALL MANAGER should prompt user to
    SoC RAID SATA SATA NvMe
    install RAID driver with Warning Message
    RAID Driver installation shall be blocked for all
    NvMe SATA SATA NvMe
    controllers
    NvMe (But no
    NVMe devices RAID driver installation should happen for AMD and PT
    SoC RAID RAID RAID
    are connected controllers
    to the system)
    SoC RAID SATA RAID RAID Not supported with this release
    SoC RAID RAID SATA RAID Not supported with this release

    1.4 Generic system setup


    A generic system setup process is described below.
    1. Copy the AMD-RAID drivers to a removable storage medium. (Refer to Section 2.1)
    2. Power-on the system.
    3. Access the platform BIOS window for the system
    a. For supported AMD chipsets, set the SATA mode as RAID or enable NVMe RAID. (Refer to
    Section 3.1)
    b. This enables the loading of the AMD-RAID UEFI driver
    4. Initialize the disks, using the RAIDXpert2 Configuration Utility or UEFI driver. (Refer to Section 4.1)
    5. Create arrays, using the HII Configuration Utility or UEFI driver.
    6. Load the AMD-RAID drivers during the system operating system installation. (Refer to Section 5.1)
    7. Complete the rest of the operating system installation.
    8. Install the OS RAID Management Suite (AMD RAIDXpert2). (Refer to Section 6.1)

    IMPORTANT:
    To protect your data; always perform a backup prior to installing any new, major hardware or
    software. If you are adding NVMe as RAID to your existing RAID arrays then update all existing RAID
    controller drivers to latest version and reboot the system. Later connect NVMe and install RAID driver on the
    NVMe devices.
    Before you begin...
    Have the Windows operating system installation media available and ready to
    install.

    2 BOOTABLE ARRAYS

    NOTE: Windows : Removeable storage (Flash Driver) required for Copying AMD-RAID
    drivers

    2.1 Copy AMD-RAID drivers to a removeable storage medium: Windows


    A removable storage medium is needed when the OS is installed to an AMD-RAID
    bootable array.
    1. Power-on the system.
    2. Locate and use a system that is running a Windows operating system and has a
    CD DVD drive or an I/O port for removable storage media (such as a USB flash
    drive).
    3. Go to a browser and access the web site of your system supplier or motherboard
    vendor.
    4. Insert the storage medium into the system:
    Windows 10 : Connect a USB flash drive to a USB I/O port, or insert a blank
    CD-DVD disk into the applicable drive.
    5. Download the AMD-RAID drivers from the web site to the appropriate removable
    storage medium.

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