Viewing The Configuration; Using The Baseboard Management Controller - IBM x3655 - System - 7985 User Manual

Using express configuration
Complete the following steps to use express configuration:
1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.
2. Click Express configuration.
3. Click Next. The "Configuration summary" window opens.
4. Review the information in the "Configuration summary" window. To change the
5. Click Apply; then, click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new
6. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the DVD-ROM drive.
7. Restart the server.
Using custom configuration
To use custom configuration, complete the following steps:
10. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD-RW/DVD
11. Restart the server.

Viewing the configuration

You can use ServeRAID Manager to view information about RAID controllers and
the RAID subsystem (such as arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, and physical
drives). When you click an object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, information about
that object appears in the right pane. To display a list of available actions for an
object, click the object and click Actions.

Using the baseboard management controller

The baseboard management controller provides basic service-processor
environmental monitoring functions for the server. If an environmental condition
exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, the baseboard management
controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error
in the BMC system event log.
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configuration, click Modify arrays.
configuration. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical
drives.
1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.
2. Click Custom configuration.
3. Click Next.
4. In the "Create arrays" window, from the list of ready drives, select the two
drives that you want to group into the array.
5. Click the (Add selected drives) icon to add the drives to the array.
6. If you want to configure a hot-spare drive, complete the following steps:
a. Click the Spares tab.
b. Select the physical drive that you want to designate as the hot-spare drive,
and click the (Add selected drives) icon.
7. Click Next.
8. Review the information in the "Configuration summary" window. To change the
configuration, click Back.
9. Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the new
configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the
physical drives.
drive.