Starting The Lsi Configuration Utility Program; Formatting A Hard Disk Drive - IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Installation And User Manual

v Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. The drives in an array
v If you use an integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities to configure
v If you install a different type of RAID controller, see the documentation that

Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program

To start the LSI Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt <F1 Setup> is displayed, press F1. If you have set an
3. Select System Settings → Adapters and UEFI drivers.
4. Select Please refresh this page on the first visit and press Enter.
5. Select LSI controller_driver_name Driver and press Enter, where
6. To perform storage-management tasks, follow the procedures in the
When you have finished changing settings, press Esc to exit from the program;
select Save to save the settings that you have changed.

Formatting a hard disk drive

Low-level formatting removes all data from the hard disk. If there is data on the disk
that you want to save, back up the hard disk before you perform this procedure.
Note: Before you format a hard disk, make sure that the disk is not part of a
To format a drive, complete the following steps:
1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drive that you
2. Select SAS Topology and press Enter.
3. Select Direct Attach Devices and press Enter.
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Use this option to create an integrated mirror enhanced array of three to eight
disks, including up to two optional hot spares. All data on the array disks will
be deleted.
– Integrated Striping (IS) (also known as RAID 0)
Use this option to create an integrated striping array of two to eight disks. All
data on the array disks will be deleted.
can have different capacities, but the RAID controller treats them as if they all
have the capacity of the smallest hard disk drive.
a RAID 1 (mirrored) array after you have installed the operating system, you will
lose access to any data or applications that were previously stored on the
secondary drive of the mirrored pair.
comes with the controller for information about viewing and changing settings for
attached devices.
Note: Approximately 20 to 40 seconds after the server is connected to power,
the power-control button becomes active.
administrator password, you are prompted to type the password.
controller_driver_name is the name of the SAS/SATA controller driver. For the
SAS/SATA controller driver name, see the documentation that comes with your
controller.
documentation that comes with the SAS/SATA controller.
mirrored pair.
want to format and press Enter.