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In addition, you can download an LSI command-line configuration program from
http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
When you are using the LSI Configuration Utility program to configure and manage
arrays, consider the following information:
v The integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities supports the following
v Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. The drives in an array
v If you use an integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities to configure
v If you install a different type of RAID controller, see the documentation that
Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program
To start the LSI Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt <F1 Setup> is displayed, press F1. If you have set an
3. Select System Settings → Adapters and UEFI drivers.
4. Select Please refresh this page on the first visit and press Enter.
5. Select LSI controller_driver_name Driver and press Enter, where
6. To perform storage-management tasks, follow the procedures in the
When you have finished changing settings, press Esc to exit from the program;
select Save to save the settings that you have changed.
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features:
– Integrated Mirroring (IM) with hot-spare support (also known as RAID 1)
Use this option to create an integrated array of two disks plus up to two
optional hot spares. All data on the primary disk can be migrated.
– Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) with hot-spare support (also known as
RAID 1E)
Use this option to create an integrated mirror enhanced array of three to eight
disks, including up to two optional hot spares. All data on the array disks will
be deleted.
– Integrated Striping (IS) (also known as RAID 0)
Use this option to create an integrated striping array of two to eight disks. All
data on the array disks will be deleted.
can have different capacities, but the RAID controller treats them as if they all
have the capacity of the smallest hard disk drive.
a RAID 1 (mirrored) array after you have installed the operating system, you will
lose access to any data or applications that were previously stored on the
secondary drive of the mirrored pair.
comes with the controller for information about viewing and changing settings for
attached devices.
Note: Approximately 1 to 3 minutes after the server is connected to ac power,
the power-control button becomes active.
administrator password, you are prompted to type the password.
controller_driver_name is the name of the SAS/SATA controller driver. For the
SAS/SATA controller driver name, see the documentation that comes with your
controller.
documentation that comes with the SAS/SATA controller.
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