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Starting the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program To start the IBM ServeRAID Configuration program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt appears, press Ctrl+A. If you have set an administrator password, you are prompted to type the password. 3. To select a choice from the menu, use the arrow keys. 4. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings. 5. To change the settings of the selected items, follow the instructions on the screen. Be sure to press Enter to save your changes. IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility menu choices The following choices are on the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility menu: v Array Configuration Utility Select this choice to create, manage, or delete arrays, or to initialize drives. v SerialSelect Utility Select this choice to configure the controller interface definitions or to configure the physical transfer and the address of the selected drive. v Disk Utilities Select this choice to format a disk or verify the disk media. Select a device from the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before making a selection. Using ServeRAID Manager Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to: 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 RAID controller 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. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in the server, follow the instructions in the documentation that comes with the adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices. See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID Manager to configure the RAID controller. 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 controller before you install the operating system. The information in this section assumes that you are running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode. Chapter 4. Configuring the server 41

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Starting
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
To
start
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
<<<Press
<CTRL><A>
for
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility>>>
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
To
select
a
choice
from
the
menu,
use
the
arrow
keys.
4.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
channel
for
which
you
want
to
change
settings.
5.
To
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Be
sure
to
press
Enter
to
save
your
changes.
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
menu:
v
Array
Configuration
Utility
Select
this
choice
to
create,
manage,
or
delete
arrays,
or
to
initialize
drives.
v
SerialSelect
Utility
Select
this
choice
to
configure
the
controller
interface
definitions
or
to
configure
the
physical
transfer
and
the
address
of
the
selected
drive.
v
Disk
Utilities
Select
this
choice
to
format
a
disk
or
verify
the
disk
media.
Select
a
device
from
the
list
and
read
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully
before
making
a
selection.
Using
ServeRAID
Manager
Use
ServeRAID
Manager,
which
is
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD,
to:
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
RAID
controller
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.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter
in
the
server,
follow
the
instructions
in
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
See
the
ServeRAID
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD
for
additional
information
about
RAID
technology
and
instructions
for
using
ServeRAID
Manager
to
configure
the
RAID
controller.
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
controller
before
you
install
the
operating
system.
The
information
in
this
section
assumes
that
you
are
running
ServeRAID
Manager
in
Startable
CD
mode.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
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