IBM 849130u User Guide - Page 56
Using, SAS/SATA, Configuration, Utility, program, HostRAID
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10. Restart the server. Viewing the configuration: To view information about the Serial ATA 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 Configuration 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. 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 42. 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 SAS RAID configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are available on the ServeRAID-8e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD did not come with the server, you can download it from http://www.ibm.com/support/. Enabling the SAS 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 43. To enable the SAS HostRAID feature, 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 SerialSelect Utility; then, select Controller Configuration. 4. Select RAID Support. 5. Select Enabled. 6. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save the changes. 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 RAID adapter in the server, use the method that is described in the instructions that come with the adapter to view or change SAS settings for attached devices. For additional information about how to use the SAS/SATA HostRAID feature, see the documentation on the ServeRAID-8e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. Configuring the controller: To use the SAS HostRAID feature to configure a RAID level-1 array on the server, complete the following steps: 44 IBM xSeries 306m Types 8849 and 8491: User's Guide