Using The Scsiselect Utility Program (For Scsi Hostraid) - IBM 84894MU User Manual

See the documentation on the ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD for
additional information about using the Array Configuration Utility program to create,
configure, and manage arrays.
Configuring the controller: Complete the following steps to use the Array
Configuration Utility program to configure a RAID level-1 array on your server.
10. Restart the server.
Viewing the configuration: Complete the following steps to view information
about the Serial ATA controller:
1. Start the Array Configuration Utility.
2. From the Array Configuration Utility window, select Manage Arrays.
3. Select an array and press Enter.
4. Press Esc to exit the program.

Using the SCSISelect Utility program (for SCSI HostRAID)

Use the SCSISelect Utility to add RAID levels 0 and 1 functionality to the SCSI
controller (SCSI models only). This utility is part of the BIOS code in your server.
The SCSI RAID feature comes disabled by default. You must enable the SCSI
RAID feature and install the device drivers before you can use it. SCSI RAID
configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are available on the
ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD did not come with your
server, you can download the ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD from
the IBM Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature
Complete the following steps to enable the SCSI HostRAID feature:
1. Turn on the server and watch the monitor screen.
2. When the message Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect Utility appears, press
3. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings
4. Select Configure/View SCSI Controller Setting; then, select HostRAID.
5. Select Enabled.
6. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save the changes.
1. Turn on the server and watch the monitor screen.
2. When the message Press <CTRL><<A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration
Utility appears, press Ctrl+A.
3. Select Array Configuration Utility (ACU).
4. Select Create Array.
5. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into
the array.
6. Select RAID-1 when asked to select the RAID level.
7. (optional), Type an identifier for the array.
8. Select Quick Int when asked for the array build method.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration, and select
Done to exit.
Ctrl+A. If you have set a supervisor password, you are prompted to type the
password.
and press Enter.
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