IBM 88743BU - System x3950 E User Manual page 174

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LSI Logic Corp. MPT SAS BIOS
MPTBIOS-6.20.00.00 (2007-12-04)
Copyright 2000-2007 LSI Logic Corp.
Initializing ..-
SLOT ID LUN VENDOR
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0
5 0 IBM-ESXS ST973402SS B522
0
Press Ctrl-C to start LSI Corp Configuration Utility
Figure 3-44 LSI 1078 SAS controller initialization in POST
The LSI 1078 onboard SAS controller BIOS starts after the POST finishes.
Select the controller to start the LSI controller configuration utility. Figure 3-45
shows a two-node multinode system; the first controller is the primary node, the
second controller is the onboard SAS controller of the secondary node.
Figure 3-45 LSI1078: adapter selection menu
The LSI controller configuration utility has three submenus:
RAID Properties: Use to create and manage your RAID volumes.
SAS Topology: Shows a tree of all available devices.
Advanced Adapter Properties: Use advanced settings for the controller and
devices.
Creating volumes
To create a volume, select the LSI controller you want to configure by highlighting
it, as shown in Figure 3-45, and then pressing Enter. From the submenu that
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Planning, Installing, and Managing the IBM System x3950 M2
PRODUCT
REVISION
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LSILogic SAS1078-IR 1.24.80.00
INT13 SIZE \ NV
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Boot
68 GB
NV 2D:11

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