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v Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices (startup-drive sequence) v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features v View and clear the error log v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings v Enable USB legacy keyboard and mouse support v Resolve configuration conflicts To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu will appear. 3. Select settings to view or change. Using the ServeRAID configuration programs Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program and ServeRAID Manager to configure and manage redundant array of independent disks (RAID) arrays. Be sure to use these programs as described in this document. v Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program to: - Perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive - View or change IDs for attached devices - Set protocol parameters on hard disk drives v Use ServeRAID Manager to: - Configure arrays - View the RAID configuration and associated devices - Monitor operation of the RAID controllers Consider the following information when using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program and ServeRAID Manager to configure and manage arrays: v The ServeRAID-8k-l SAS controller that comes with the server supports only RAID level-0, level-1, and level-10. You can replace the controller with a ServeRAID-8k SAS controller that supports additional RAID levels. v Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. The drives in an array can have different capacities, but the ServeRAID controller treats them as if they all have the capacity of the smallest hard disk drive. v To help ensure signal quality, do not use drives with different speeds and data rates in the array. v To update the firmware and BIOS code for an optional ServeRAID SAS controller, you must use the IBM ServeRAID CD that comes with the ServeRAID option. Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility Manager to perform the following tasks: v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array v View or change the RAID configuration and associated devices 40 IBM System x3655 Type 7985: Installation Guide

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v
Set
the
startup
characteristics
of
the
server
and
the
order
of
startup
devices
(startup-drive
sequence)
v
Set
and
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features
v
View
and
clear
the
error
log
v
Change
interrupt
request
(IRQ)
settings
v
Enable
USB
legacy
keyboard
and
mouse
support
v
Resolve
configuration
conflicts
To
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears,
press
F1.
If
you
have
set
both
a
power-on
password
and
an
administrator
password,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
access
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
If
you
do
not
type
the
administrator
password,
a
limited
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
will
appear.
3.
Select
settings
to
view
or
change.
Using
the
ServeRAID
configuration
programs
Use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
and
ServeRAID
Manager
to
configure
and
manage
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
arrays.
Be
sure
to
use
these
programs
as
described
in
this
document.
v
Use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
to:
–
Perform
a
low-level
format
on
a
hard
disk
drive
–
View
or
change
IDs
for
attached
devices
–
Set
protocol
parameters
on
hard
disk
drives
v
Use
ServeRAID
Manager
to:
–
Configure
arrays
–
View
the
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
–
Monitor
operation
of
the
RAID
controllers
Consider
the
following
information
when
using
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
and
ServeRAID
Manager
to
configure
and
manage
arrays:
v
The
ServeRAID-8k-l
SAS
controller
that
comes
with
the
server
supports
only
RAID
level-0,
level-1,
and
level-10.
You
can
replace
the
controller
with
a
ServeRAID-8k
SAS
controller
that
supports
additional
RAID
levels.
v
Hard
disk
drive
capacities
affect
how
you
create
arrays.
The
drives
in
an
array
can
have
different
capacities,
but
the
ServeRAID
controller
treats
them
as
if
they
all
have
the
capacity
of
the
smallest
hard
disk
drive.
v
To
help
ensure
signal
quality,
do
not
use
drives
with
different
speeds
and
data
rates
in
the
array.
v
To
update
the
firmware
and
BIOS
code
for
an
optional
ServeRAID
SAS
controller,
you
must
use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
CD
that
comes
with
the
ServeRAID
option.
Using
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
Use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
Manager
to
perform
the
following
tasks:
v
Configure
a
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
array
v
View
or
change
the
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
40
IBM
System
x3655
Type
7985:
Installation
Guide