Preparing The Passive Controller - IBM ServeRAID User Reference

Preparing the passive controller

This section covers the following steps:
Step 1. Installing the ServeRAID controller that you will designate as the passive
Step 2. Configuring the passive controller for failover.
Step 3. Connecting the passive controller to the enclosure; then, starting the
Step 4. Installing the appropriate device driver.
Installing the passive controller
Install the ServeRAID controller that you will designate as the passive controller. For
instructions, see the IBM Installation Guide that came with the controller.
Configuring the passive controller
Complete the following steps to configure the passive controller for failover:
1. Start the server.
2. Insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD-ROM drive. The ServeRAID
3. If the ServeRAID Manager program starts the Configuration wizard, a window
Figure 28. Configuration wizard
controller.
server.
Note: The cables to the drive enclosures must not be attached to the passive
controller when you start the server.
Manager program starts.
similar to the following opens. Click Cancel to exit the Configuration wizard;
then, in the confirmation window, click Yes.
Chapter 6. Configuring two ServeRAID controllers in a failover environment
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