Configuring The Controller - IBM eServer xSeries 455 Type 8855 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

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.
Complete the following steps to run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode:
1. Make sure that the IBM ServeRAID Support CD is inserted in the drive.
2. Turn on the server.
3. Select EFI Shell from the EFI Firmware Boot Manager.
If ServeRAID Manager detects an unconfigured controller and ready drives, the
Configuration wizard starts, and a window similar to that shown in the following
illustration opens.
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.
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IBM xSeries 455 Type 8855: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide