Disable A Software Raid Array Of Hard Disk Drives; Ibm Advanced Settings Utility Program - IBM System x3100 M4 Type 2582 Installation And User Manual

10. Select the Select Driver and use space key to select all the drives for your
11. Select the Apply Change to create the array.
12. Press C to create the disk array.
13. When the prompt Configuration completed is displayed, select OK to
14. After the system auto skip to the next screen, select Save Configuration .
15. When the prompt create RAID will cause data lost on the physical HDD is
16. Select OK to continue.
17. To initialize virtual disk, select LSI MegaRAID Controller Configuration
Notes:
1. Software RAID is not supported in Redhat 6.1 UEFI mode.
2. You can create software RAID with Linux OS RAID. LSI software RAID is turned
3. Legacy OS installation is not supported when BBS boot is enabled on
4. Brocade adapters are supported in Windows 2011 SBS with 3.0.0.0 driver

Disable a software RAID array of hard disk drives

To disable a software RAID array of hard disk drives, 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 Devices and I/O Ports → Adapters and UEFI drivers.
4. Save the setting and reboot the system.
5. Press F1 to boot the uEFI setup menu.
6. Select Devices and I/O Ports → Configure SATA as.
7. Select IDE or AHCI.
8. Save the setting and reboot the system.

IBM Advanced Settings Utility program

The IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) program is an alternative to the Setup
utility for modifying UEFI settings. Use the ASU program online or out of band to
modify UEFI settings from the command line without the need to restart the system
to access the Setup utility.
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4. Save the setting and reboot the system.
5. Press F1 to boot the uEFI setup menu.
6. Select Devices and I/O Ports → Adapters and UEFI drivers.
7. Select Storage.
8. Select LSI MegaRAID Controller Configuration Utility → Virtual Driver
Management → Create Configuration.
9. Select the type of array that you want to create.
array.
continue.
displayed, use space key to select Confirm.
Utility → Virtual Driver Management → Select Virtual Driver Operation.
off in Linux OS by default.
ServeRAID M5014.
package or later version installed.
Note: Approximately 1 to 3 minutes after the server is connected to ac power,
the power-control button becomes active after the power-on LED flashes slowly.
administrator password, you are prompted to type the password.