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How To Launch Option ROM-Based Controller Utilities

To alter the RAID configurations on your hard drives, you can use your host-based utilities that you
install on top of your host OS, or you can use the LSI option ROM-based utilities that are installed on
the server.
When you boot the server and you have quite boot disabled (see
Firmware Earlier Than Release 1.2(1), page
with the prompts for the key combination to launch the option ROM-based utilities for your controller.
Watch for the prompt for your controller during verbose boot:
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For More Information

The LSI utilities have help documentation for more information about using the utilities.
For basic information on RAID and how to use the LSI utilities, see the documentation at LSI.com:
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Cisco UCS C200 Server Installation and Service Guide
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The prompt for LSI controller card utility is Ctrl-H.
The prompt for the onboard Intel ICH10R controller utility is Ctrl-M.
LSI MegaRAID SAS Software User's Guide (for LSI MegaRAID)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/3rd-party/lsi/mrsas/userguide/LSI_MR_SAS_SW_UG.pdf
LSI SAS2 Integrated RAID Solution User Guide (for LSI SAS1064E)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/3rd-party/lsi/irsas/userguide/LSI_IR_SAS_UG.pdf
Appendix C
How to Disable Quiet Boot For CIMC
C-2), information about your controller is displayed along
RAID Controller Considerations
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