Starting The Lsi Logic Configuration Utility Program; Formatting A Sas/Sata Hard Disk Drive; Creating A Raid Array Of Sas/Sata Hard Disk Drives - IBM x3350 - System - 4192 User Manual

v If you use an integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities to configure
v If you install a different type of RAID controller, see the documentation that

Starting the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program

To start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt Press CTRL-C to start LSI Logic Configuration
3. To select a controller (channel) from the list of adapters, use the arrow keys and
4. To change the settings of the selected items, follow the instructions on the
When you have finished changing settings, press Esc to exit from the program;
select Save to save the settings that you have changed.

Formatting a SAS/SATA hard disk drive

Low-level formatting removes all data from the hard disk. If there is data on the disk
that you want to save, back up the hard disk before you perform this procedure.
Note: Before you format a SAS/SATA hard disk, make sure that the disk is not part
.
To format a drive, complete the following steps:
1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drive that you
2. Select SAS Topology and press Enter.
3. Select Direct Attach Devices and press Enter.
4. To highlight the drive that you want to format, use the Up Arrow and Down
5. To start the love-level formatting operation, select Format and press Enter.

Creating a RAID array of SAS/SATA hard disk drives

To create a RAID array of SAS/SATA hard disk drives, complete the following steps:
1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drives that you
2. Select RAID Properties.
3. Select the type of array that you want to create.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the first drive in the pair; then, press the Minus
5. Press C to create the disk array.
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a RAID 1 (mirrored) array after you have installed the operating system, you will
lose access to any data or applications that were previously stored on the
secondary drive of the mirrored pair.
comes with the controller for information about viewing and changing SAS/SATA
settings for attached devices.
Utility...... is displayed, press Ctrl+C. If you have set an administrator
password, you are prompted to type the password.
press Enter.
screen.
of a mirrored pair. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel)
for the drive that you want to format. Select SAS Topology; then, select
Driveand press Alt+D
want to format and press Enter.
Arrow keys. To scroll left and right, use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys or
the End key.
want to mirror.
(-) or Plus (+) key until you have selected all the drives for your array.