Using Serveraid Manager; Configuring The Raid Controller - IBM x3655 - System - 7985 User Manual

10. Restart the server.
Viewing the configuration
To view information about the RAID array, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the message Press <CTRL><A> for IBM ServeRAID Configuration
3. Select Array Configuration Utility.
4. Select Manage Arrays.
5. Select an array and press Enter.
6. To exit from the program, press Esc.

Using ServeRAID Manager

Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support 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 SAS and RAID controllers 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.
For additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using
ServeRAID Manager to configure the SAS and RAID controllers, see the
ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD. 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 two physical drives that you want to group into an array and create a
hot-spare drive.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration; then,
select Done to exit.
Utility appears, press Ctrl+A.
settings
Chapter 3. Configuring the server
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