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Using the SAS/SATA HostRAID feature The instructions in this section describe how to access the SAS/SATA HostRAID feature (hot-swap models only) from the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in the server, use the method that is described in the instructions that come with the adapter to view or change settings for attached devices. For additional information about how to use the HostRAID feature, see the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. Configuring the controller: To use the SAS/SATA HostRAID feature to configure a RAID level-1 array, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the message Press for SAS/SATA 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 type, 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; then, select Done to exit. 10. Restart the server. Viewing the configuration: To view information about the SAS/SATA controller, complete the following steps: 1. Start the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program. 2. From the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility window, select Manage Arrays. 3. Select an array and press Enter. 4. To exit from the program, press Esc. Using ServeRAID Manager Important: RAID options and HostRAID are not supported on the SCO 6.0 and UnixWare 7.14 operating systems. Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to perform the following tasks: v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array v Erase all data from a hot-swap SAS 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 controllers To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program. However, to configure the SAS/SATA 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 Chapter 3. Configuring the server 63

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Using
the
SAS/SATA
HostRAID
feature
The
instructions
in
this
section
describe
how
to
access
the
SAS/SATA
HostRAID
feature
(hot-swap
models
only)
from
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
level-1
configuration.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter
in
the
server,
use
the
method
that
is
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
adapter
to
view
or
change
settings
for
attached
devices.
For
additional
information
about
how
to
use
the
HostRAID
feature,
see
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
Configuring
the
controller:
To
use
the
SAS/SATA
HostRAID
feature
to
configure
a
RAID
level-1
array,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
message
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SAS/SATA
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
type,
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;
then,
select
Done
to
exit.
10.
Restart
the
server.
Viewing
the
configuration:
To
view
information
about
the
SAS/SATA
controller,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Start
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program.
2.
From
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
window,
select
Manage
Arrays
.
3.
Select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
4.
To
exit
from
the
program,
press
Esc.
Using
ServeRAID
Manager
Important:
RAID
options
and
HostRAID
are
not
supported
on
the
SCO
6.0
and
UnixWare
7.14
operating
systems.
Use
ServeRAID
Manager,
which
is
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD,
to
perform
the
following
tasks:
v
Configure
a
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
array
v
Erase
all
data
from
a
hot-swap
SAS
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
controllers
To
perform
some
tasks,
you
can
run
ServeRAID
Manager
as
an
installed
program.
However,
to
configure
the
SAS/SATA
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
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
63