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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. Using express configuration To use express configuration, complete the following steps: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller. 2. From the toolbar, click Create. 3. Click Express configuration. 4. Click Next. 5. In the "Configuration summary" window, review the information. To change the configuration, click Modify arrays or Modify logical drives. Note: Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives. Before you save the configuration, make sure that the size of the logical drive is appropriate for your operating system. 6. Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the new configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives. 7. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD drive. 8. Restart the server. Using custom configuration To use custom configuration, complete the following steps: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller. 2. From the toolbar, click Create. 3. Click Custom configuration. 4. Click Next. 5. Click the applicable tab in the right pane. In the "Create arrays" window, from the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to move into the array. 6. Click the icon to add the drives to the array. 7. If you want to configure a hot-spare drive, complete the following steps: a. Click the Spares tab. b. Select the physical drive that you want to designate as the hot-spare drive, and click the icon to add the drive. 8. Click Next. 9. In the "Configuration summary" window, review the information. To change the configuration, click Back. 10. Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the new configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives. 11. Exit from ServeRAID Manager, and remove the CD from the CD drive. 12. Restart the server. Viewing the configuration You can use ServeRAID Manager to view information about RAID controllers and the RAID subsystem (such as arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, and physical 46 xSeries 206m Types 8485 and 8490: Installation Guide

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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.
Using
express
configuration
To
use
express
configuration,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
In
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
click
the
controller.
2.
From
the
toolbar,
click
Create
.
3.
Click
Express
configuration
.
4.
Click
Next
.
5.
In
the
“Configuration
summary”
window,
review
the
information.
To
change
the
configuration,
click
Modify
arrays
or
Modify
logical
drives
.
Note:
Some
operating
systems
have
size
limitations
for
logical
drives.
Before
you
save
the
configuration,
make
sure
that
the
size
of
the
logical
drive
is
appropriate
for
your
operating
system.
6.
Click
Apply
;
when
you
are
asked
whether
you
want
to
apply
the
new
configuration,
click
Yes
.
The
configuration
is
saved
in
the
controller
and
in
the
physical
drives.
7.
Exit
from
ServeRAID
Manager
and
remove
the
CD
from
the
CD
drive.
8.
Restart
the
server.
Using
custom
configuration
To
use
custom
configuration,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
In
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
click
the
controller.
2.
From
the
toolbar,
click
Create
.
3.
Click
Custom
configuration
.
4.
Click
Next
.
5.
Click
the
applicable
tab
in
the
right
pane.
In
the
“Create
arrays”
window,
from
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
that
you
want
to
move
into
the
array.
6.
Click
the
icon
to
add
the
drives
to
the
array.
7.
If
you
want
to
configure
a
hot-spare
drive,
complete
the
following
steps:
a.
Click
the
Spares
tab.
b.
Select
the
physical
drive
that
you
want
to
designate
as
the
hot-spare
drive,
and
click
the
icon
to
add
the
drive.
8.
Click
Next
.
9.
In
the
“Configuration
summary”
window,
review
the
information.
To
change
the
configuration,
click
Back
.
10.
Click
Apply
;
when
you
are
asked
whether
you
want
to
apply
the
new
configuration,
click
Yes
.
The
configuration
is
saved
in
the
controller
and
in
the
physical
drives.
11.
Exit
from
ServeRAID
Manager,
and
remove
the
CD
from
the
CD
drive.
12.
Restart
the
server.
Viewing
the
configuration
You
can
use
ServeRAID
Manager
to
view
information
about
RAID
controllers
and
the
RAID
subsystem
(such
as
arrays,
logical
drives,
hot-spare
drives,
and
physical
46
xSeries
206m
Types
8485
and
8490:
Installation
Guide