Using Serveraid Manager - IBM x3400 - System - 7975 User Manual

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v Disk Utilities
Starting the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program: To start the Adaptec
RAID Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt Press <CTRL><<A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
3. To select a choice from the menu, use the arrow keys to highlight it and press
Creating a RAID array
To use the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program to configure a RAID level-1
array, complete the following steps:
1. Start the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program.
2. Select Array Configuration Utility.
3. Select Create Array.
4. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into
5. When you are prompted to select the RAID level, select RAID 0 or RAID-1.
6. (Optional) Type an identifier for the array.
7. When you are prompted for the array build method, select Quick Init.
8. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration, and select
9. Restart the server.
Viewing the array configuration
To view information about the RAID array, complete the following steps:
1. Start the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program.
2. Start the Array Configuration Utility.
3. From the Array Configuration Utility window, select Manage Arrays.
4. Select an array and press Enter.
5. Press Esc to exit from the program.
For additional information about using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
program to create, configure, and manage arrays, see the documentation on the
IBM ServeRAID-8e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD.

Using ServeRAID Manager

Important: RAID options and HostRAID are not supported on the SCO 6.0 and
UnixWare 7.14 operating systems.
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
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Select this choice to configure the controller interface definitions or to configure
the physical transfer and SATA 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.
appears, press Ctrl+A.
Enter.
the array.
Done to exit.