Chapter 3. Configuring Controllers Using The Serveraid Manager Program; Using The Serveraid Manager Program Interface; This Chapter Contains: Using The Serveraid Manager Program Interface - IBM Netfinity ServeRAID-3H Installation And User Manual

Chapter 3. Configuring controllers using the ServeRAID
Manager program
This chapter provides the information needed to start and use the ServeRAID Manager program. You can
use the ServeRAID Manager program to easily configure and monitor your ServeRAID controllers. You
can also use the ServeRAID Manager program to configure two ServeRAID controllers in a failover
environment.
The information in this chapter is a high level explanation of the ServeRAID Manager program and its
capabilities. For instructions on specific processes using the ServeRAID Manager program, refer to the
ServeRAID Manager online help.
Note: The ServeRAID Manager program works with systems using Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 95,
Windows 98, Novell NetWare, IBM OS/2, and SCO UnixWare.
This chapter contains:
Using the ServeRAID Manager program interface
Using the ServeRAID Manager program in bootable-CD mode
Starting the ServeRAID Manager program
Using the Configuration mode
Learning about Express configuration
Using Express configuration
Learning about Custom configuration
Using Custom configuration
Using the Information mode
Viewing the device and configuration information
Using the ServeRAID Manager program installed on your system
Starting the ServeRAID Manager program after installing your operating system
Starting in Windows NT
Starting in NetWare
Starting in OS/2
Starting in UnixWare
Local-only mode and network mode
Configuring the ServeRAID controller
Modifying a configuration
Changing RAID levels
Increasing free space
Increasing logical drive space
Using the Notification Manager
Using the Security Manager
Setting user preferences
Understanding drive states
Physical drive state descriptions
Logical drive state descriptions
Configuring two ServeRAID controllers in a failover environment (Windows NT 4.0 only)
Hardware requirements
Installation guidelines, considerations, and restrictions
Preparing the controllers for failover configuration
Configuring the controllers for failover
Connecting the expansion enclosures
Configuring logical drives
Setting merge group numbers
Completing the failover environment installation
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