Configuring A Serveraid Controller; Starting The Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option Rom Program - IBM System x3620 M3 7376 Installation And User Manual

1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drives that you
2. Select Mirroring Properties.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the first drive in the pair; then, press the Minus
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the second drive in the pair; then, press the
5. To establish a third drive that will take over the function of either mirrored drive

Configuring a ServeRAID controller

Use the information in this section to configure an optional ServeRAID controller. If
you need to configure an optional LSI RAID controller, see "Using the LSI Logic
Configuration Utility program" on page 97. You can also select System Settings
and Adapters and UEFI Drivers on the Setup utility to view a list of UEFI device
drivers that support configuration; then, select the adapter that you want to
configure to start a configuration program (see "Using the Setup utility" on page 84).
Important: Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code
updates. If the device is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of code
is supported for the cluster solution before you update the code.
To update the firmware and server firmware for an optional ServeRAID controller,
you must use the IBM ServeRAID Support CD that comes with the controller.
For more information about the ServeRAID controller, go to http://www-
304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.www/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-
4JTS2T&brandind=5000008 or complete the following steps.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click Hardware upgrades.
3. Under Product family, click RAID.
4. Under Type, click on the type of RAID controller that is installed in your server.

Starting the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM program

The system firmware provides software RAID capabilities that supports RAID levels
0 and 1 on simple-swap models. The following describes the information you must
consider when you configure software RAID:
v Software RAID is only supported on servers running Windows Server 2008 R2.
v When you enable software RAID on simple-swap models of the server, you will
v When configuring software RAID, do not install a hard disk drive or create a boot
want to mirror.
key to change the mirroring value to Primary.
Minus key to change the mirroring value to Secondary.
in the event of a failure, use the arrow keys to highlight the drive that you want
to use for that purpose; then, press the Minus key to change the mirroring value
to Hot Spare.
no longer be able to use the IBM Director, Dynamic System Analysis (DSA), and
ServerGuide tools to configure, diagnose, or update hard drives on simple-swap
models. However, you will still be able to use these tools to configure or
diagnose other simple-swap server model features and components.
volume that is bigger than 2 TB.
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