Using The Scsiselect Utility Program (Scsi Models Only) - IBM 8836 - Eserver xSeries 306 Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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.
Using the SCSI HostRAID feature
The instructions in this section describe how to access the SCSI HostRAID feature
from the SCSISelect Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-1
configuration on your server. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in your
server, use the configuration method described in the instructions that come with
that adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices.
See the documentation on the ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD for
additional information about how to use the SCSI HostRAID feature.
Configuring the controller: Complete the following steps to use the SCSI
HostRAID feature to configure a RAID level-1 array on your server:
1. From the SCSISelect main menu, select Configure/View HostRAID Settings.
2. From the list of ready drives, type C to create an array.
3. Select RAID-1 when asked to select the RAID type.
4. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into
5. Select Create new RAID-1.
6. Type an identifier for the array.
7. Select Yes to create the array.
8. Press Esc to exit the utility.
9. Restart the server.
Viewing the configuration: You can use the SCSISelect Utility program to view
information about the SCSI controller. From the list of available arrays, select an
array and press Enter. Press Esc to exit the utility.

Using the SCSISelect utility program (SCSI models only)

Use the SCSISelect utility program to view or change SCSI controller settings and
view SCSI ID assignments. The SCSISelect utility program is available on SCSI
models only.
Complete the following steps to start the SCSISelect utility program:
1. Turn on the server and watch the monitor screen.
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Ctrl+A. If you have set a supervisor password, you are prompted to type the
password.
and press Enter.
the array.