Configuring A Raid Array; Using The Lsi Logic Configuration Utility Program; Starting The Lsi Logic Configuration Utility Program - IBM BladeCenter HS20 Installation And User Manual

3. Enable only one of the Ethernet controllers on the blade server. Note the
4. Ping an external computer on the network connected to the switch module or
If you have installed an I/O-expansion card in the blade server, communications
from the expansion card are routed to I/O-module bays 3 and 4, if these bays are
supported by your BladeCenter unit. You can verify which controller on the card is
routed to which I/O-module bay by performing the same test and using a controller
on the expansion card and a compatible switch module or pass-thru module in
I/O-module bay 3 or 4.

Configuring a RAID array

Configuring a SAS RAID array applies to a blade server in which two SAS hard disk
drives are installed.
Two SAS hard disk drives in the blade server can be used to implement and
manage RAID level-0 (striping) or RAID level-1 (mirror) arrays in operating systems
that are listed on the ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/
serverproven/. For the blade server, you must configure the SAS RAID using the
LSI Configuration Utility program.

Using the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program

You can use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program to:
v Set the SAS device scan order
v Set the SAS ID for the controller
v Manage the SAS RAID configuration

Starting the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program

To start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the blade server (make sure that the blade server is the owner of the
2. When the Press Ctrl-C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility prompt
3. Use the arrow keys to select the controller from the list of adapters; then, press
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected
designation that the blade server operating system has for the controller.
pass-thru module. If you can ping the external computer, the Ethernet controller
that you enabled is associated with the switch module or pass-thru module in
I/O-module bay 1. The other Ethernet controller in the blade server is
associated with the switch module or pass-thru module in I/O-module bay 2.
keyboard, video, and mouse) and watch the monitor screen.
appears, press Ctrl+C.
Enter.
items; then, press Enter. If you select SAS Topology or Advanced Adapter
Properties, additional screens are displayed.
Chapter 4. Configuring the blade server
47