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Using, SAS/SATA, Utility, program, HostRAID

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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.
Viewing
the
configuration:
To
view
information
about
the
SATA
controller,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Start
the
Array
Configuration
Utility.
2.
From
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
window,
select
Manage
Arrays
.
3.
Select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
4.
Press
Esc
to
exit
from
the
program.
Using
the
SAS/SATA
Utility
program
(for
SAS/SATA
HostRAID)
Use
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
to
add
RAID
level-0
and
level-1
functionality
to
the
SAS/SATA
controller
(hot-swap
models
only).
This
utility
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code.
Note:
To
add
RAID
functionality
to
the
integrated
SATA
controller
(simple-swap
models),
see
“Using
the
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
programs
(for
Serial
ATA
HostRAID)”
on
page
61.
The
integrated
SAS/SATA
RAID
feature
comes
disabled
by
default.
You
must
enable
it
and
install
the
device
drivers
before
you
can
use
it.
The
RAID
configuration
utilities,
device
drivers,
and
information
are
available
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
If
this
CD
did
not
come
with
the
server,
you
can
download
it
from
Enabling
the
SAS/SATA
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
SAS
HostRAID
feature,
make
sure
that
the
SATA
RAID
Enable
option
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
is
disabled
(for
more
information,
see
“Enabling
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature”
on
page
61).
To
enable
the
SAS/SATA
HostRAID
feature,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
Select
SerialSelect
Utility
;
then,
select
Controller
Configuration
.
4.
Select
RAID
Support
.
5.
Select
Enabled
.
6.
Press
Esc;
then,
select
Yes
to
save
the
changes.
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