IBM 79856au User Guide - Page 89
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9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration; then, select Done to exit. 10. Restart the server. Viewing the configuration To view information about the RAID array, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the message Press for IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility appears, press Ctrl+A. 3. Select Array Configuration Utility. 4. Select Manage Arrays. 5. Select an array and press Enter. 6. To exit from the program, press Esc. Using ServeRAID Manager Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to perform the following tasks: v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array v Erase all data from a hard disk drive and return the disk to the factory-default settings v View the RAID configuration and associated devices v Monitor the operation of the RAID controller To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program. However, to configure the SAS and RAID controllers and perform an initial RAID configuration on the server, you must run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, as described in the instructions in this section. For additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID Manager to configure the SAS and RAID controllers, see the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD. Additional information about ServeRAID Manager is also available from the Help menu. For information about a specific object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, select the object and click Actions --> Hints and tips. Configuring the RAID controller By running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, you can configure the RAID controller before you install the operating system. The information in this section assumes that you are running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode. To run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, turn on the server; then, insert the CD into the CD-RW/DVD drive. If ServeRAID Manager detects an unconfigured controller and ready drives, the Configuration wizard starts. In the Configuration wizard, you can select express configuration or custom configuration. Express configuration automatically configures the controller by grouping the first two physical drives in the ServeRAID Manager tree into an array and creating a RAID level-1 logical drive. If you select custom configuration, you can select the two physical drives that you want to group into an array and create a hot-spare drive. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 75