Using Serveraid Manager - IBM x3500 - System - 7977 Installation Manual

v Disk Utilities

Using ServeRAID Manager

Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Manager Application CD,
to perform the following tasks:
v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array
v Erase all data from a hard disk drive and return the disk to the factory-default
v View the RAID configuration and associated devices
v Monitor the operation of the RAID controller
To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program.
However, to configure the RAID controller and perform an initial RAID configuration
on the server, you must run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, as
described in the instructions in this section.
See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for
additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID
Manager to configure the RAID controller. 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 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.
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Select this choice to format a disk or verify the disk media. Select a device from
the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before you make a
selection.
settings
configuration, click Modify arrays.
configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the
physical drives.