Using The Thinkservereasystartup Dvd - Lenovo ThinkServer TD200x Hardware Maintenance Manual

Custom Configuration
Auto Configuration and Redundancy
Auto Configuration without Redundancy
5. Click Next to continue.
Viewing and changing adapter properties
You can view information for one LSI SAS adapter at a time. If your system has multiple LSI SAS adapters,
you can view information for a different adapter, click Adapter Selection on the main view. To view the
properties for the currently selected adapter, click Adapter Properties on the main WebBIOS screen.
Viewing and changing virtual disk properties
On the WebBIOS main screen, select a virtual disk from the list and click Virtual Disk.
The Properties panel displays the RAID level, state, size, and stripe size.
The Policies panel lists the virtual disk policies that were defined when the storage configuration was
created. To change any of these policies, select a policy from the menu and click Change. The Operations
panel lists operations that can be performed on the virtual disk. Select the operation and click Go. Then
choose from the following operations:
• Select Del to delete this virtual disk.
• Select Locate and the LEDs flash on the physical drives used by this virtual disk.
• Select Fast or Slow to initialize this virtual disk.
Attention: Before you run an initialization, back up any data on the virtual disk that you want to save. All
data on the virtual disk is lost when you initialize it.

Using the ThinkServerEasyStartup DVD

The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD simplifies the process of configuring your RAID controller and installing
an operating system. The program works in conjunction with your Windows or Linux operating-system
installation disc to automate the process of installing the operating system and associated device drivers.
If you did not receive an ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD with your server, you can download an image from
the Lenovo Web site at http://www.lenovo.com/support.
The ThinkServer EasyStartup program has the following features:
• Self-booting DVD
• Easy-to-use, language-selectable interface
• Integrated help system
• Automatic hardware detection
• RAID configuration utility
• Device drivers (based on the server model and detected devices)
• Selectable partition size and file system type
• Support for Windows, Red Hate, and SUSE Server operating systems
In this mode, you can control all attributes of the
new storage configuration.
This mode automatically creates an optimal
RAID 1 or RAID 5 configuration, providing data
redundancy.
This mode automatically created a non-redundant
RAID 0 configuration.
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Configuring the server