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10. Restart the server.
Viewing the configuration: To view information about the SATA controller,
complete the following steps:
1. Start the Array Configuration Utility.
2. From the Array Configuration Utility window, select Manage Arrays.
3. Select an array and press Enter.
4. Press Esc to exit from the program.
Using the SAS/SATA Utility program (for SAS/SATA HostRAID)
Use the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility to add RAID level-0 and level-1 functionality
to the SAS/SATA controller (hot-swap models only). This utility is part of the BIOS
code.
Note: To add RAID functionality to the integrated SATA controller (simple-swap
models), see "Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs (for Serial ATA
HostRAID)" on page 61.
The integrated SAS/SATA RAID feature comes disabled by default. You must
enable it and install the device drivers before you can use it. The RAID
configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are available on the IBM
ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD did not come with the
server, you can download it from http://www.ibm.com/support/.
Enabling the SAS/SATA HostRAID feature
Important: A configuration conflict (error code 1801) might occur if SATA RAID and
SAS/SATA RAID are both enabled. If you are enabling the SAS HostRAID feature,
make sure that the SATA RAID Enable option in the Configuration/Setup Utility
program is disabled (for more information, see "Enabling the Serial ATA HostRAID
feature" on page 61).
To enable the SAS/SATA HostRAID feature, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt Press <CTRL><A> for SAS/SATA Configuration Utility
3. Select SerialSelect Utility; then, select Controller Configuration.
4. Select RAID Support.
5. Select Enabled.
6. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save the changes.
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2. When the prompt Press <CTRL><<A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration
Utility appears, press Ctrl+A.
3. Select Array Configuration Utility.
4. Select Create Array.
5. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into
the array.
6. When you are prompted to select the RAID level, select RAID-1.
7. (Optional) Type an identifier for the array.
8. When you are prompted for the array build method, select Quick Int.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration, and select
Done to exit.
appears, press Ctrl+A. If you have set an administrator password, you are
prompted to type the password.
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