Starting The Lsi Configuration Utility Program - Lenovo ThinkServer TD200x Hardware Maintenance Manual

The integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities supports RAID arrays. You can use the LSI
Configuration Utility program to configure RAID 1 (IM), RAID 1E (IME), and RAID 0 (IS) for a single pair of
attached devices. If you install a different type of RAID adapter, follow the instructions in the documentation
that comes with the adapter to view or change settings for attached devices.
In addition, you can download an LSI command-line configuration program from
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
When you are using the LSI Configuration Utility program to configure and manage arrays, consider the
following information:
• The integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities supports the following features:
– Integrated Mirroring (IM) with hot-spare support (also known as RAID 1) Use this option to create an
integrated array of two disks. 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. 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.
• Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. The drives in an array can have different
capacities, but the RAID controller treats them as if they all have the capacity of the smallest hard disk
drive.
• If you use an integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities to configure 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.
• If you install a different type of RAID controller, see the documentation that comes with the controller for
information about viewing and changing settings for attached devices.

Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program

To start the LSI Configuration Utility program, do the following:
Step 1. Turn on the server: Approximately 3 minutes after the server is connected to ac power, the
power-control button becomes active.
When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set an administrator password,
Step 2.
you must type the administrator password to access the full Setup Utility menu. If you do not type
the administrator password, a limited Setup Utility menu is available.
Step 3. Select System Settings ® Adapters and UEFI drivers.
Step 4. Select Please refresh this page first and press Enter.
Step 5. Select the device driver that is applicable for the SAS controller in the server. For example, LSI
Logic Fusion MPT SAS Driver.
Step 6. To perform storage-management tasks, see the SAS controller documentation.
When you have finished changing settings, press Esc to exit from the program; select Save to save the
settings that you have changed.
Formatting a hard disk drive
Low-level formatting removes all data from the hard disk. If there is data on the disk that you want to save,
back up the hard disk before you perform this procedure.
Note: Before you format a hard disk, make sure that the disk is not part of a mirrored pair.
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