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Enabling, Serial, HostRAID, feature, Using

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documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD did not come with the server, you can download it from http://www.ibm.com/ support/. The integrated Serial ATA RAID feature (SATA HostRAID) comes disabled by default. You must enable it and install the device drivers before you can use it. The SATA RAID feature configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are available on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. Enabling the Serial ATA HostRAID feature Important: A configuration conflict (error code 1801) might occur if SATA RAID and SAS/SATA RAID are both enabled. If you are enabling the Serial ATA HostRAID feature, make sure that the RAID Support option in the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program is disabled (for more information, see "Enabling the SAS/SATA HostRAID feature" on page 44). To enable the SATA RAID feature, 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 an administrator password, you are prompted to type the password. 3. Select Devices and I/O Ports --> Advanced Chipset Control --> Serial ATA. 4. Select SATA Controller Mode Option. Change the value to Enhanced. 5. Scroll down and select SATA RAID Enable. 6. Select Enabled. 7. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save your changes. Using the Serial ATA HostRAID feature The instructions in this section are for using the Array Configuration Utility program to access and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration. If you install a different type of RAID adapter, use the method that is described in the instructions that come with the adapter to view or change settings for the attached devices. For additional information about using the Array Configuration Utility program to create, configure, and manage arrays, see the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. Configuring the controller: To use the Array Configuration Utility program to configure a RAID level-1 array, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press

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documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
If
this
CD
did
not
come
with
the
server,
you
can
download
it
from
support/.
The
integrated
Serial
ATA
RAID
feature
(SATA
HostRAID)
comes
disabled
by
default.
You
must
enable
it
and
install
the
device
drivers
before
you
can
use
it.
The
SATA
RAID
feature
configuration
utilities,
device
drivers,
and
information
are
available
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
Enabling
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature
Important:
A
configuration
conflict
(error
code
1801)
might
occur
if
SATA
RAID
and
SAS/SATA
RAID
are
both
enabled.
If
you
are
enabling
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature,
make
sure
that
the
RAID
Support
option
in
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
is
disabled
(for
more
information,
see
“Enabling
the
SAS/SATA
HostRAID
feature”
on
page
44).
To
enable
the
SATA
RAID
feature,
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
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
Select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
-->
Advanced
Chipset
Control
-->
Serial
ATA
.
4.
Select
SATA
Controller
Mode
Option
.
Change
the
value
to
Enhanced
.
5.
Scroll
down
and
select
SATA
RAID
Enable
.
6.
Select
Enabled
.
7.
Press
Esc;
then,
select
Yes
to
save
your
changes.
Using
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature
The
instructions
in
this
section
are
for
using
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
access
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
level-1
configuration.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter,
use
the
method
that
is
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
adapter
to
view
or
change
settings
for
the
attached
devices.
For
additional
information
about
using
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
create,
configure,
and
manage
arrays,
see
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
Configuring
the
controller:
To
use
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
a
RAID
level-1
array,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
<CTRL><<A>
for
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
3.
Select
Array
Configuration
Utility
.
4.
Select
Create
Array
.
5.
From
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
the
array.
6.
When
you
are
prompted
to
select
the
RAID
level,
select
RAID-1
.
7.
(Optional)
Type
an
identifier
for
the
array.
8.
When
you
are
prompted
for
the
array
build
method,
select
Quick
Int
.
9.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
complete
the
configuration,
and
select
Done
to
exit.
10.
Restart
the
server.
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