Configuring The Controller; Viewing The Configuration; Using Serveraid Manager - IBM 7979B1U User Manual

v SerialSelect Utility
v Disk Utilities

Configuring the controller

To configure a RAID array on the server, complete the following steps:
10. Restart the server.

Viewing the configuration

To view information about the RAID array, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the message Press <CTRL><A> for IBM ServeRAID Configuration
3. Select Array Configuration Utility.
4. Select Manage Arrays.
5. Select an array and press Enter.
6. To exit from the program, press Esc.

Using ServeRAID Manager

Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to perform
the following tasks:
v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array
v Erase all data from a hard disk drive and return the disk to the factory-default
v View the RAID configuration and associated devices
v Monitor the operation of the RAID controller
To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program.
However, to configure the SAS and RAID controllers and perform an initial RAID
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Select this choice to create, manage, or delete arrays, or to initialize drives.
Select this choice to configure the controller interface definitions or to configure
the physical transfer and SAS address of the selected drive.
Select this choice to format a disk or verify the disk media. Select a device from
the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before making a
selection.
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the message Press <CTRL><A> for IBM ServeRAID Configuration
Utility appears, press Ctrl+A.
3. Select Array Configuration Utility.
4. Select Create Array.
5. From the list of ready drives, select the drives that you want to group into the
array.
6. From the list of RAID levels available, select the one you want to use, such as
RAID-1.
7. (Optional) Type an identifier for the array.
8. When you are prompted for the array build method, select Quick Init.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration; then,
select Done to exit.
Utility appears, press Ctrl+A.
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