Setting Up A Remote Supervisor Adapter Ii Slimline; Requirements - Lenovo ThinkServer TS100 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Note: Before you format a hard disk, make sure that the disk is not part of a
mirrored pair.
To format a drive, complete the following steps:
1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drive that you
2. Select SAS Topology and press Enter.
3. Select Direct Attach Devices and press Enter.
4. To highlight the drive that you want to format, use the Up Arrow and Down
5. To start the low-level formatting operation, select Format and press Enter.
Creating a RAID array of hard disk drives
To create a RAID array of hard disk drives, complete the following steps:
1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drives that you
2. Select RAID Properties.
3. Select the type of array that you want to create.
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the first drive in the pair; then, press the Minus
5. Continue to select the next drive using the Minus (-) or Plus (+) key until you
6. Press C to create the disk array.
7. Select Apply changes and exit menu to create the array.

Setting up a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine

This section describes how to set up, cable, and configure a Remote Supervisor
Adapter II SlimLine for use on an Advanced System Management (ASM) network
so that you can manage the server remotely.
In addition to the information in this section, see the documentation that comes with
the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine for information about how to configure
and use an ASM network to manage the server remotely through the Web-based
interface or the text-based interface.
Note: The Web-based interface and text-based interface do not support
double-byte character set (DBCS) languages.

Requirements

Make sure that you have completed the following procedures before you set up the
Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine:
v Install the operating system, using the EasyStartup program and the
v If you plan to use the remote disk function, install the following software:
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want to format and press Enter.
Arrow keys. To scroll left and right, use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys or
the End key. Press Alt+D.
want to mirror.
(-) or Plus (+) key to change the mirror value to Primary.
have selected all the drives for your array.
documentation that comes with the operating system.
– On the server, install Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 or later.
– On the client system, install Microsoft Windows 2000 or later and the Java 1.4
or later Plug-in.