Using The Scsiselect Utility Program (For Scsi Raid) - IBM IntelliStation M Pro User Manual

Viewing the configuration: To view information about the Serial ATA controller,
complete the following steps:
1. Start the Array Configuration Utility.
2. From the Array Configuration Utility screen, select Manage Arrays.
3. Select an array and press Enter.
4. Press Esc to exit the program.

Using the SCSISelect Utility program (for SCSI RAID)

Use the SCSISelect Utility program to add RAID level-0 and level-1 functionality to
the integrated SCSI controller. This utility is part of the BIOS code in the computer.
The integrated SCSI RAID feature (SCSI HostRAID) comes disabled by default. You
must enable it and install the device drivers before you can use it. The SCSI RAID
configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are available on the IBM
ServeRAID-8e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD does not come with the
computer, you can download it from http://www.ibm.com/support/.
Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature
To enable the SCSI RAID feature, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. When the prompt Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect Utility appears, press
3. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings,
4. Select Configure/View SCSI Controller Setting, and select HostRAID.
5. Select Enabled.
6. Press Esc, and select Yes to save the changes.
Using the SCSI HostRAID feature
The instructions in this section describe how to access the SCSI RAID feature from
the SCSISelect Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration. If
you install a RAID adapter in the computer, use the configuration method described
in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change SCSI settings for
attached devices.
See the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-8e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD
for additional information about how to use the SCSI HostRAID feature.
Configuring the controller: To use the SCSI HostRAID feature to configure a
RAID level-1 array, complete the following steps:
1. From the SCSISelect main menu, select Configure/View HostRAID Settings.
2. From the list of ready drives, type C to create an array.
3. When asked to select the RAID type, select RAID-1.
4. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into
5. Select Create new RAID-1.
6. Type an identifier for the array.
7. Select Yes to create the array.
8. Press Esc to exit the utility.
9. Restart the computer.
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Ctrl+A. If you have set a supervisor password, you are prompted to type the
password.
and press Enter.
the array.