Using The Scsiselect Utility Program (For Scsi Raid) - IBM IntelliStation A Pro 6224 User Manual

10. Restart the computer.
Viewing the configuration: Complete the following steps to view information
about the Serial ATA controller:
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 the program.

Using the SCSISelect Utility program (for SCSI RAID)

Use the SCSISelect Utility to add RAID levels 0 and 1 functionality to the integrated
SCSI controller. This utility is part of the BIOS code in your computer.
The integrated SCSI RAID feature (SCSI HostRAID) comes disabled by default. You
must enable the SCSI RAID feature and install the device drivers before you can
use it. The SCSI 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 your server, you can download the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec
HostRAID) Support CD from http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature
Complete the following steps to enable the SCSI RAID feature:
1. Turn on the computer and watch the monitor screen.
2. When the message Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect Utility appears, press
3. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings
4. Select Configure/View SCSI Controller Setting; then, select HostRAID.
5. Select Enabled.
6. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save the changes.
Using the SCSI HostRAID feature
The instructions in this section describe how to access the SCSI RAID feature from
the SCSISelect Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration on
your computer. If you install a RAID adapter in your computer, use the configuration
method described in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change
SCSI settings for attached devices.
See the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD
for additional information about how to use the SCSI HostRAID feature.
Configuring the controller: Complete the following steps to use the SCSI
HostRAID feature to configure a RAID level-1 array on your computer:
1. From the SCSISelect main menu, select Configure/View HostRAID Settings.
2. From the list of ready drives, type C to create an array.
3. Select RAID-1 when asked to select the RAID type.
4. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into
5. Select Create new RAID-1.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration, and select
Done to exit.
Ctrl+A. If you have set a supervisor password, you are prompted to type the
password.
and press Enter.
the array.
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