Using Serveraid Manager In Startable-Cd Mode - IBM 8676 - Eserver xSeries 335 Installation Manual

ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional
information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID Manager
to configure your integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities.
Notes:
1. The integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities in your server supports
2. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in your server, use the

Using ServeRAID Manager in startable-CD mode

The information in this section focuses on using the ServeRAID Manager program
in Startable CD mode to configure your controller. For information about installing
ServeRAID Manager, see the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD.
When you run the ServeRAID Manager program from the startable IBM ServeRAID
Support CD, you are using startable-CD mode, in which you can configure your
controller before you install your operating system.
To run the ServeRAID Manager program in startable-CD mode, turn on the server;
then, insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the
ServeRAID Manager program detects an unconfigured controller and ready drives,
the program automatically starts the Configuration wizard, and a window similar to
that shown in Figure 1 opens.
Figure 1. "Configuration wizard" window
only RAID level-1. Installing an optional RAID adapter provides additional RAID
levels.
configuration method supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI
settings for attached devices.
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