Serveraid M5210 Raid Controller Configuration - IBM x3850 X6 Planning And Implementation Manual

5.3.4 ServeRAID M5210 RAID controller configuration

The UEFI provides access to the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility as used by the
ServeRAID M5210 SAS/SATA Controller. Access the menu in UEFI by selecting System
Settings  Storage  LSI MegaRAID <ServeRAID M5210> Configuration Utility, as
shown in Figure 5-18.
Figure 5-18 LSI MegaRAID Utility panel for ServeRAID M5210
The LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility has several options for managing your internal disks.
Figure 5-19 displays the options available in the LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility panel.
Figure 5-19 LSI MegaRAID Configuration Utility, Main Menu panel
Settings in this menu are as follows:
Configuration Management:
Displays configuration options. Some options appear only if the controller supports them.
As an example, create virtual drive, create CacheCade virtual drive, make JBOD, make
Unconfigured Good, clear configuration, manage foreign configuration, view drive group
properties, and view global hot spare drives.
Controller Management:
Displays the controller status and basic properties of the controller such as product name,
serial number, PCI ID, firmware version, NVDATA Version, set factory defaults, and clear
configuration. You can also use the advanced link to view additional properties and
perform additional tasks such as changing the security key, saving the TTY log.
Virtual Drive Management:
Manages the virtual drive properties and enables you to view the basic virtual drive
properties and perform operations such as background initialization and consistency
check. You can also view additional properties using the Advanced link.
Drive Management:
Displays the basic drive properties and performs operations such as assign/unassign a
hot spare drive, locate drives, place drive offline/online, and rebuild a drive. You can also
view additional properties using the Advanced link.
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