Configuring The Raid Controller - IBM 7979B1U User Manual

configuration on the server, you must run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD
mode, as described in the instructions in this section.
For additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using
ServeRAID Manager to configure the SAS and RAID controllers, see the
ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD. 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 RAID controller

By running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, you can configure the RAID
controller before you install the operating system. The information in this section
assumes that you are running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode.
To run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, turn on the server; then, insert
the CD into the CD-RW/DVD drive. If ServeRAID Manager detects an unconfigured
controller and ready drives, the Configuration wizard starts.
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 and create a
hot-spare drive.
Using express configuration
To use express configuration, complete the following steps:
1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.
2. Click Express configuration.
3. Click Next.
4. In the "Configuration summary" window, review the information. To change the
5. Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the new
6. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD-RW/DVD drive.
7. Restart the server.
Using custom configuration
To use custom configuration, complete the following steps:
configuration, click Modify arrays.
configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the
physical drives.
1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.
2. Click Custom configuration.
3. Click Next.
4. In the "Create arrays" window, from the list of ready drives, select the two
drives that you want to group into the array.
5. Click the (Add selected drives) icon to add the drives to the array.
6. If you want to configure a hot-spare drive, complete the following steps:
a. Click the Spares tab.
b. Select the physical drive that you want to designate as the hot-spare drive,
and click the (Add selected drives) icon.
7. Click Next.
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