Recommended Boot RAID LUN Values

Provides LUN label, size, and segment size for different sizes of boot RAID: 4.5 TB, 9.0 TB, and 1.5 TB.

The recommended boot RAID LUN configuration is shown in these tables for different sizes of boot RAID: 4.5 TB, 9.0 TB, and 1.5 TB.

Boot RAID with 4.5 TB Available, Non-partitioned System

For a boot RAID with 4.5 TB available, use these values for a non-partitioned system. This is the default configuration installed in the factory.

LUNLabelSizeSegment Size
0smw03000 GB256 KB
1boot01000 GB256 KB
2sdb0200 GB256 KB

Boot RAID with 4.5 TB Available, Multiple Partitions

For a boot RAID with 4.5 TB available, use these values for a system with multiple CLE partitions.
  • There must be one SMW LUN for the entire system with a size of at least 1000GB.
  • There must be one boot LUN for each partition with a size of at least 500GB.
  • There must be one SDB LUN for each partition with a size of at least 100GB.
This table shows example values for three CLE partitions.
LUNLabelSizeSegment Size
0smw12500 GB256 KB
1boot1500256 KB
2sdb1100 GB256 KB
3boot2500 GB256 KB
4sdb2100 GB256 KB
5boot3500 GB256 KB
6sdb3100 GB256 KB

Boot RAID with 9.0 TB Available, Non-partitioned System

For a boot RAID with 9.0 TB available, use these values for a non-partitioned system. Values for boot1 and sdb1 LUNs are shown also, because they can be added to volume groups for the boot node volume group and SDB node volume group, if needed. If added, they should be the same size as the boot0 and sdb0.

LUNLabelSizeSegment Size
0smw04000 GB256 KB
1boot01000256 KB
2sdb0200 GB256 KB
3boot11000 GB256 KB
4sdb1200 GB256 KB

Boot RAID with 1.5 TB Available, Non-partitioned System

For a boot RAID with only 1.5 TB available, use these values for a non-partitioned system.

LUNLabelSizeSegment Size
0smw01000 GB256 KB
1boot0400 GB256 KB
2sdb0100 GB256 KB