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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 drives). When you click an object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, information about that object appears in the right pane. To display a list of available actions for an object, click the object and click Actions. Using the mini baseboard management controller The mini baseboard management controller (mini-BMC) provides environmental monitoring for the server. If environmental conditions exceed thresholds or if system components fail, the mini-BMC lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error in the mini-BMC system-event log. For more information, see the description of Baseboard management controller (BMC) settings on page 53. Important: If the system-error LED on the front of the server is lit but there are no other error indications, clear the mini-BMC system-event log. This log does not clear itself, and if it begins to fill up, the system-error LED will be lit. Also, after you complete a repair or correct an error, clear the mini-BMC system-event log to turn off the system-error LED on the front of the server. Note: If an optional IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed, the mini-BMC is disabled, and the Remote Supervisor Adapter II handles the server monitoring activities. For additional information about the Remote Supervisor Adapter II, see the documentation that comes with this adapter. Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program The Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility is part of the BIOS code. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network startup option appears in the startup sequence. To enable the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports and press Enter. 2. Select Planar Ethernet and use the Right Arrow (→) key to set it to Enabled. 3. Select Save Settings and press Enter. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 65

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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
drives).
When
you
click
an
object
in
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
information
about
that
object
appears
in
the
right
pane.
To
display
a
list
of
available
actions
for
an
object,
click
the
object
and
click
Actions
.
Using
the
mini
baseboard
management
controller
The
mini
baseboard
management
controller
(mini-BMC)
provides
environmental
monitoring
for
the
server.
If
environmental
conditions
exceed
thresholds
or
if
system
components
fail,
the
mini-BMC
lights
LEDs
to
help
you
diagnose
the
problem
and
also
records
the
error
in
the
mini-BMC
system-event
log.
For
more
information,
see
the
description
of
Baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
settings
on
page
53.
Important:
If
the
system-error
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server
is
lit
but
there
are
no
other
error
indications,
clear
the
mini-BMC
system-event
log.
This
log
does
not
clear
itself,
and
if
it
begins
to
fill
up,
the
system-error
LED
will
be
lit.
Also,
after
you
complete
a
repair
or
correct
an
error,
clear
the
mini-BMC
system-event
log
to
turn
off
the
system-error
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
Note:
If
an
optional
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
is
installed,
the
mini-BMC
is
disabled,
and
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
handles
the
server
monitoring
activities.
For
additional
information
about
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II,
see
the
documentation
that
comes
with
this
adapter.
Enabling
the
Broadcom
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
program
The
Broadcom
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code.
You
can
use
it
to
configure
the
network
as
a
startable
device,
and
you
can
customize
where
the
network
startup
option
appears
in
the
startup
sequence.
To
enable
the
Broadcom
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu,
select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
Planar
Ethernet
and
use
the
Right
Arrow
(
→
)
key
to
set
it
to
Enabled
.
3.
Select
Save
Settings
and
press
Enter.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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