Using The Webbios Utility; Starting The Webbios Utility; Main Menu Of The Webbios Utility - Lenovo ThinkServer TS200 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Using the WebBIOS utility

The WebBIOS configuration utility enables you to create and manage RAID configurations on LSI SAS
controllers. The WebBIOS utility resides in the SAS controller BIOS and operates independently of
the operating system. The WebBIOS utility provides a configuration wizard to guide you through the
configuration of virtual disks and physical arrays.

Starting the WebBIOS utility

Perform the following steps to start the WebBIOS utility and access the main menu:
1. After you turn on the power and when the computer is starting, you are prompted to press Ctrl + H when
the following message is displayed:
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Press <Ctrl><H> for WebBIOS
2. Select a controller from the list.
3. Click Start. The main WebBIOS utility interface is displayed. You can toggle between the physical
view and logical view of the storage devices that are connected to the controller. Click Physical View
or Logical View on the menu in the left pane to change the view.

Main menu of the WebBIOS utility

The main menu includes the following options:
Adapter Properties
Scan Devices
Virtual Disks
Physical Drives
Configuration Wizard
Adapter Selection
Physical View or Logical View
Events
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From this view, you can display and modify the
properties of the SAS controller that is currently
selected.
From this view, you can re-scan the physical and
virtual disks for any changes in the drive status or
physical configuration.
From this view, you can display and modify the
virtual disk properties, delete virtual disks, initialize
disks, and perform other tasks.
From this view, you can view the physical drive
properties, create hot spare disks, and perform
other tasks.
Select this to start the Configuration Wizard
and create a new storage configuration, clear a
configuration, or add a new configuration.
From this view, you can select a different SAS
adapter. Then, you can view information about the
adapter and the drives connected to it, or create a
new configuration for the adapter.
Select this to toggle between the Physical View and
Logical View.
From this view, you can display the system events
in the Event Information page.
Select this to exit the WebBIOS utility and continue
with the system boot.