Using The Management Utility Program; Using The Raid Configuration Programs - IBM 71412RU User Manual

Using the management utility program

Use the baseboard management controller management utility program to remotely
manage and configure a server. The following features are available from the
program:
v IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) Shell
v Serial over LAN Proxy
To download the utility program and create the baseboard management controller
management utility CD, complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click System x.
3. Under Popular links, click Software and device drivers.
4. Click IBM System x3850 M2 or IBM System x3950 M2 to display the matrix of
5. From the BMC software section, download the management utility
6. Review the readme file on the CD to install and use the program.

Using the RAID configuration programs

Use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program and the LSI Logic MegaRAID
Storage Manager program to configure and manage redundant array of
independent disks (RAID) arrays. The following notes describe information that you
must consider:
v The integrated SAS controller with RAID capabilities supports RAID levels 0 and
v You cannot use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to configure the
v When you create a RAID level 1 (mirrored) pair, all drives must be on the same
v Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. The drives in an array
v You can set up a mirror after the operating system is installed on the primary
Use this feature to remotely perform power-management and system
identification control functions over a LAN or serial port interface from a
command-line interface. Use this feature also to remotely view the event log.
Use this feature to remotely perform control and management functions over a
Serial over LAN network. Use this feature also to remotely view and change the
BIOS settings.
downloadable files for the server.
(SMBRIDGE).
1 with a hot-spare drive installed. Installing an optional ServeRAID controller
provides additional RAID levels.
integrated SAS controller with RAID capabilities.
channel.
can have different capacities, but the RAID controller treats them as if they all
have the capacity of the smallest hard disk drive.
drive only if you are using an integrated SAS controller with RAID capabilities.
You must make sure that the primary drive has the lower SCSI ID (for example,
0).
Note: The bezel identifies the SCSI IDs of the hard disk drive bays.
Important: If you use an integrated SAS controller with RAID capabilities to
configure a RAID level 1 (mirrored) array after you have installed the operating
Chapter 3. Configuring the server
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