Onboard 1068E Sas Raid Controller Configuration Utility Program; Installing The Sas Sgpio Cables; Starting The Configuration Utility Program - Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 Hardware Maintenance Manual

• Save response file: This task gives you the option of saving the information on a diskette or USB device
as a response file for future installations on similarly configured Lenovo servers.
• Start installation: This task starts the actual installation process. First, the disk is prepared using the disk
and partition information you specified. Then you are prompted to insert the operating system disk, and
the operating system is installed using the information that you specified.

Onboard 1068E SAS RAID controller Configuration Utility program

This section provides some basic instructions on how to configure the onboard SAS RAID for your RD240
server using the onboard 1068E SAS RAID controller Configuration Utility program.

Installing the SAS SGPIO cables

The connectors J51 and J21 on the system board are for the SAS SGPIO cables. You can connect the
SGPIO port 1-4 of the mini-SAS cables to the J51 connector and connect the SGPIO port 5-8 of the
mini-SAS cables to the J21 connector. See "Locating parts on the system board" on page 28.

Starting the Configuration Utility program

During the POST, when the message "Press Ctrl-C to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility..." is displayed,
press Ctrl+C to enter the main menu for SAS settings. Press Enter and the Adapter List window is displayed.
In this window, you can view the controller list, view the hard disk drive information, and configure RAID.
When working with this program, you must use the keyboard. The keys used to perform various tasks are
displayed at the bottom of each screen.
Table 38. Items in the Adapter List window
Adapter
PCI Bus
Dev/Fnc
FW Revision
Status
Boot Order
You can press Alt+N to switch to the Global Properties window to set the properties of boot and interrupt.
Table 39. Items on the Global Properties window
Pause When Boot Alert Displayed
Boot Information Display Mode
Item
Item
Description
Detected SAS adapter.
The PCI bus number assigned for the adapter.
The PCI Device/Function assigned for the adapter.
Indicates the current Firmware version.
Indicates that the adapter in the boot list is enabled or
disabled.
Indicates the boot sequence. You can change the
sequence by pressing + or -.
Description
Indicates stop the boot or not when the alert occurs
during the boot. The current property can be changed
by pressing + or -. The option No indicates that you can
continue to boot when the alert occurs. The option Yes
indicates that you can pause boot when the alert occurs
and press any key to continue.
Defines how much BIOS information to be displayed
during the boot. The current property can be changed by
pressing + or -.
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Configuring the server