Viewing The Configuration - IBM 6223 User Manual

Using express configuration
Complete the following steps to use express configuration:
1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller that you want to configure.
2. From the toolbar, click Create.
3. Click Express configuration.
4. Click Next. The "Configuration summary" window opens.
5. Review the information that is displayed in the "Configuration summary" window.
6. Click Apply; then, click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new
7. Exit from the ServeRAID Manager program and remove the CD from the
8. Restart the computer.
Using custom configuration
Complete the following steps to use custom configuration:
10. Click Apply; then, click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new
11. Exit from the ServeRAID Manager program, and remove the CD from the
12. Restart the computer.

Viewing the configuration

You can use ServeRAID Manager to view information about RAID controllers and
the RAID subsystem (such as arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, and physical
drives). When you click an object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, information about
that object appears in the right pane. To display a list of available actions for an
object, click the object and click Actions.
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To change the configuration, click Modify arrays or Modify logical drives.
Note: Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives. Before
you save the configuration, verify that the size of the logical drive is appropriate
for your operating system.
configuration. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical
drives.
CD-ROM drive.
1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller that you want to configure.
2. From the toolbar, click Create.
3. Click Custom configuration.
4. Click Next. The "Create arrays" window opens.
5. Click the applicable tab in the right pane; then, from the list of ready drives,
select the two drives you want to move to the array.
6. Click the icon to add the drives to the array.
7. Complete the following steps if you want to configure a hot-spare drive:
a. Click the Spares tab.
b. Select the physical drive you want to designate as the hot-spare drive;
then, click the icon to add the drive.
8. Click Next. The "Configuration summary" window opens.
9. Review the information that is displayed in the "Configuration summary"
window. To change the configuration, click Back.
configuration. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical
drives.
CD-ROM drive.