Creating A Raid Array Of Hard Disk Drives; Setting Up A Remote Supervisor Adapter Ii Slimline; Requirements - Lenovo ThinkServer TS100 User Manual

Creating a RAID array of hard disk drives

To create a RAID array of hard disk drives, complete the following steps:
1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drives that you
2. Select RAID Properties.
3. Select the type of array that you want to create.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the first drive in the pair; then, press the Minus
5. Continue to select the next drive using the Minus (-) or Plus (+) key until you
6. Press C to create the disk array.
7. Select Apply changes and exit menu to create the array.

Setting up a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine

This section describes how to set up, cable, and configure a Remote Supervisor
Adapter II SlimLine for use on an Advanced System Management (ASM) network
so that you can manage the server remotely.
In addition to the information in this section, see the documentation that comes
with the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine for information about how to
configure and use an ASM network to manage the server remotely through the
Web-based interface or the text-based interface.
Note: The Web-based interface and text-based interface do not support
double-byte character set (DBCS) languages.

Requirements

Make sure that you have completed the following procedures before you set up the
Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine:
v Install the operating system, using the EasyStartup program and the
v If you plan to use the remote disk function, install the following software:
v Make sure that the server has an Internet connection, so that you can download
v If you plan to configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap
v If you plan to use the Web-based interface to access the Remote Supervisor
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want to mirror.
(-) or Plus (+) key to change the mirror value to Primary.
have selected all the drives for your array.
documentation that comes with the operating system.
– On the server, install Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or later.
– On the client system, install Microsoft Windows 2000 or later and the Java 1.4
or later Plug-in.
software and firmware from the Lenovo Support Web site during the installation
process.
alerts on the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine, install and compile the
management information base (MIB) on the SNMP manager. The Remote
Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine firmware, the integrated service processor
firmware, and the MIB are available for download at: http://www.lenovo.com/
support.
Adapter II SlimLine remotely, install the Java 1.4 or later Plug-in and one of the
following Web browsers on the client system:
– Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 with the latest Service Pack
– Netscape Navigator version 7.0 or later
– Mozilla version 1.3 or later