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Starting the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program
To start the IBM ServeRAID Configuration program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt <<<Press <CTRL><A> for IBM ServeRAID Configuration
3. To select a choice from the menu, use the arrow keys.
4. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings.
5. To change the settings of the selected items, follow the instructions on the
IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility menu choices
The following choices are on the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility menu:
v Array Configuration Utility
v SerialSelect Utility
v Disk Utilities
Using ServeRAID Manager
Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to:
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. If you install a different type of RAID
adapter in the server, follow the instructions in the documentation that comes with
the adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices.
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
controller before you install the operating system. The information in this section
assumes that you are running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode.
Utility>>> appears, press Ctrl+A. If you have set an administrator password,
you are prompted to type the password.
screen. Be sure to press Enter to save your changes.
Select this choice to create, manage, or delete arrays, or to initialize drives.
Select this choice to configure the controller interface definitions or to configure
the physical transfer and the address of the selected drive.
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 making a
selection.
settings
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