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Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program, Formatting a hard disk drive

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Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program To start the LSI Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt > is displayed, press Ctrl+C. If you have set an administrator password, you are prompted to type the password. 3. To select a controller (channel) from the list of adapters, use the arrow keys and press Enter. 4. To change the settings of the selected items, follow the instructions on the screen. If you select Raid Properties, SAS Topology, or Advanced Adapter Properties additional screens are displayed. 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 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 you perform this procedure. 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 want to format and press Enter. 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 Arrow keys. To scroll left and right, use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys or the End key. Press Alt+D. 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 want to mirror. 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 (-) or Plus (+) key to change the mirror value to Primary. 5. Continue to select the next drive using the Minus (-) or Plus (+) key until you have all the drives for your array. 6. Press C to create the disk array. 7. Select Apply changes and exit menu to create the array. 62 System x3200 Types 4362 and 4363: User's Guide

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Starting the LSI Configuration Utility program
To start the LSI Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps:
1.
Turn on the server.
2.
When the prompt
<<< Press <CTRL><C> to start LSI Configuration Utility
>>>
is displayed, press Ctrl+C. If you have set an administrator password, you
are prompted to type the password.
3.
To select a controller (channel) from the list of adapters, use the arrow keys and
press Enter.
4.
To change the settings of the selected items, follow the instructions on the
screen. If you select
Raid Properties
,
SAS Topology
, or
Advanced Adapter
Properties
additional screens are displayed.
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 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 you perform this procedure.
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
want to format and press Enter.
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
Arrow keys. To scroll left and right, use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys or
the End key. Press Alt+D.
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
want to mirror.
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
(-) or Plus (+) key to change the mirror value to
Primary
.
5.
Continue to select the next drive using the Minus (-) or Plus (+) key until you
have all the drives for your array.
6.
Press C to create the disk array.
7.
Select
Apply changes and exit menu
to create the array.
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