Using The Scsiselect Utility Program (For Scsi Hostraid) - IBM 8836 - Eserver xSeries 306 Installation Manual

Enabling the Serial ATA HostRAID feature
Complete the following steps to enable the SATA HostRAID feature:
1. Turn on the server and watch the monitor screen.
2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If
3. Select Devices and I/O Ports.
4. Scroll down and select SATA RAID Enable.
5. Select Enabled.
6. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save your changes.
Using the Serial ATA HostRAID feature
The instructions in this section are for using the Array Configuration Utility program
to access and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration. 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 settings for the attached
devices.
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
you have set a supervisor password, you are prompted to type the password.
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.
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