Using The Scsiselect Utility Program (For Scsi Raid) - IBM 6223 User Manual

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10. Restart the computer.
Viewing the configuration: Complete the following steps to view information
about the Serial ATA controller:
1. Start the Array Configuration Utility.
2. From the Array Configuration Utility screen, select Manage Arrays.
3. Select an array and press Enter.
4. Press Esc to exit the program.

Using the SCSISelect Utility program (for SCSI RAID)

Use the SCSISelect Utility program to add RAID level-0 and level-1 functionality to
the integrated SCSI controller. This utility is part of the BIOS code in your computer.
The integrated SCSI RAID feature (SCSI HostRAID) comes disabled by default. You
must enable it and install the device drivers before you can use it. The SCSI RAID
configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are available on the IBM
ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD did not come with your
computer, you can download it from http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature
Complete the following steps to enable the SCSI RAID feature:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. When the prompt Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect Utility appears, press
3. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings,
4. Select Configure/View SCSI Controller Setting; then, select HostRAID.
5. Select Enabled.
6. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save the changes.
Using the SCSI HostRAID feature
The instructions in this section describe how to access the SCSI RAID feature from
the SCSISelect Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration. If
you install a RAID adapter in the computer, use the configuration method described
in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change SCSI settings for
attached devices.
See the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD
for additional information about how to use the SCSI HostRAID feature.
Configuring the controller: Complete the following steps to use the SCSI
HostRAID feature to configure a RAID level-1 array:
1. From the SCSISelect main menu, select Configure/View HostRAID Settings.
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4. Select Create Array.
5. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into
the array.
6. When asked to select the RAID level, select RAID-1.
7. (Optional) Type an identifier for the array.
8. When asked for the array build method, select Quick Int.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration, and select
Done to exit.
Ctrl+A. If you have set a supervisor password, you are prompted to type the
password.
and press Enter.

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