Starting The Lsi Logic Configuration Utility Program; Formatting A Scsi Hard Disk Drive; Using Serveraid Manager - IBM eServer xSeries 455 Type 8855 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual

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Starting the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program

Complete the following steps to start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. From the EFI Firmware Boot Manager, select Driver setup.
3. From the device driver menu, select the LSI Logic Ultra320 SCSI device driver.
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 SCSI 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 performing this procedure.
Note: Before you format a SCSI hard disk, make sure that the disk is not part of a
Complete the following steps to format a drive:
1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drive that you
2. Select Device Properties.
3. Use the arrow keys (— and –) to highlight the drive that you want to format.
4. Use the arrow keys (" and ") or the End key to scroll to the right.
5. Select Format; then, press Enter to start the low-level formatting operation.
Creating a mirrored pair of SCSI hard disk drives
Complete the following steps to create a mirrored pair of SCSI hard disk drives:
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

Using ServeRAID Manager

Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to:
v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
v View your RAID configuration and associated devices
v Monitor the operation of your RAID controllers
To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program.
However, to configure the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities and
perform an initial RAID configuration on your server, you must run ServeRAID
Manager in Startable CD mode, as described in the instructions in this section. If
you install a different type of RAID adapter in your server, use the configuration
method described in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change
SCSI settings for attached devices.
mirrored pair. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the
drive that you want to format. Select Mirroring Properties and make sure
that the mirroring value for the drive is None.
want to format.
want to mirror.
key to change the mirroring value to Primary.
Minus key to change the mirroring value to Secondary.
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