Using Serveraid Manager - IBM 8837 - eServer xSeries 336 User Manual

Using ServeRAID Manager

Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to:
v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array
v Restore a SCSI hard disk drive to the factory-default settings, erasing all data
v View your RAID configuration and associated devices
v Monitor the operation of your RAID controllers
To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program.
However, to configure the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities and
perform an initial RAID configuration on the server, you must run ServeRAID
Manager in Startable CD mode, as described in the instructions in this section. If
you install a different type of RAID adapter in the server, use the configuration
method described in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change
SCSI settings for attached devices.
See the 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.
Additional information about ServeRAID Manager is also available from the Help
menu. For information about a specific object in the ServeRAID Manager tree,
select the object and click Actions→ Hints and tips.
Configuring the controller
By running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, you can configure the
controller before you install your operating system. The information in this section
assumes that you are running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode.
To run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, turn on the server; then, insert
the CD into the DVD-ROM drive. If ServeRAID Manager detects an unconfigured
controller and ready drives, the Configuration wizard starts.
In the Configuration wizard, you can select express configuration or custom
configuration. Express configuration automatically configures the controller by
grouping the first two physical drives in the ServeRAID Manager tree into an array
and creating a RAID level-1 logical drive. If you select custom configuration, you
can select the two physical drives that you want to group into an array and create a
hot-spare drive.
Using express configuration: Complete the following steps to use express
configuration:
1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.
2. Click Express configuration.
3. Click Next. The "Configuration summary" window opens.
4. Review the information in the "Configuration summary" window. To change the
5. Click Apply; then, click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new
6. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the DVD-ROM drive.
7. Restart the server.
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from the disk
configuration, click Modify arrays.
configuration. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical
drives.