System Requirements; Interface Choices And Functions; Interfaces And Functions - IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module Installation And User Manual

System requirements

The IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module functions only within the
IBM BladeCenter S chassis. The following are also required:
v One or two IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Modules. If you install two
SAS RAID Modules, you must install them in I/O module bay 3 and I/O
module bay 4. If you install one SAS RAID Module, you must install it in I/O
module bay 3.
v One Battery Backup Unit for each IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller
Module
v At least two hard disk drives for RAID configurations 0 and 1 or three hard disk
drives for RAID 5
v An Advanced Management Module
v 2 power supplies per Disk Storage Module (DSM)
v A supported Ethernet switch
– Nortel 1/10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module (GbESM-1-10U) firmware
(1.0.1.0)

Interface choices and functions

After you install the IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller Module, you can
manage and configure it using the following interfaces:
Table 1. Interfaces and functions
Interface
Use the Advanced Management Module
Web interface to manage and configure:
Use the IBM Storage Configuration Manager
to:
Use the RAID Controller command line
interface to:
Use the SAS Switch command line interface
to :
Use the SAS Switch Web interface to:
Manage and configure
v IBM BladeCenter S SAS RAID Controller
Module IP addresses
v SAS Switch IP addresses
You can also use the Advanced Management
Module to monitor the status of your IBM
BladeCenter S chassis and related
components
v Create storage configuration
v Grant host access to storage
v Assign storage to hosts
v Monitor controller status
v Update controller code
v Update SAS Switch firmware
v Create storage configuration
v Grant host access to storage
v Assign storage to hosts
v Monitor controller status
v Update controller code using SAS RAID
Controller Firmware Update Package
v Monitor SAS Switch status
v Update SAS Switch firmware
v Monitor SAS Switch components
Chapter 1. Introduction
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