Configuring The Controller - IBM x3400 - System - 7975 User Manual

v Restore a SAS or SATA hard disk drive to the factory-default settings, erasing all
data from the disk
v View the RAID configuration and associated devices
v Monitor the operation of the RAID controllers
To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program.
However, to configure the integrated RAID controller or the installed ServeRAID
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, use the method
that is described in the instructions that come with the adapter to view or change
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 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.
To run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, turn on the server; then, insert
the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD or 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.
Using express configuration: To use express configuration, complete the
following steps:
1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.
2. From the toolbar, click Create.
3. Click Express configuration.
4. Click Next.
5. In the "Configuration summary" window, review the information. To change the
configuration, click Modify arrays or Modify logical drives.
Note: Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives. Before
you save the configuration, make sure that the size of the logical drive is
appropriate for your operating system.
6. 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.
7. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD or DVD drive.
8. Restart the server.
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