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Configuring the controller, Express configuration, Modify arrays, Apply

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Configuring the controller You can use the Configuration wizard to configure your controller. The Configuration wizard provides two configuration options: Express and Custom. Express configuration automatically configures your controller, and you can use Custom configuration to configure your controller manually. Note: If the integrated RAID controller has two channels, it will appear in the ServeRAID Manager tree as two controller objects. However, you can configure only one array and one RAID level-1 logical drive. Using Express configuration: Express configuration automatically configures your controller. It creates an array by grouping together the first two physical drives that appear in the ServeRAID Manager tree, and it creates a RAID level-1 logical drive. Complete the following steps to use Express configuration: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller. 2. Click Express configuration. 3. Click Next. The "Configuration summary" window opens. 4. Review the information that is displayed in the "Configuration summary" window. To change the configuration, click Modify arrays. Figure 2. "Configuration summary" window 5. Click Apply; then, click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new configuration. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives. 6. Exit from the ServeRAID Manager program and remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. 7. Restart the server. 34 IBM xSeries 335 Type 8676: Installation Guide

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Configuring the controller
You can use the Configuration wizard to configure your controller. The Configuration
wizard provides two configuration options: Express and Custom. Express
configuration automatically configures your controller, and you can use Custom
configuration to configure your controller manually.
Note:
If the integrated RAID controller has two channels, it will appear in the
ServeRAID Manager tree as two controller objects. However, you can
configure only one array and one RAID level-1 logical drive.
Using Express configuration:
Express configuration automatically configures
your controller. It creates an array by grouping together the first two physical drives
that appear in the ServeRAID Manager tree, and it creates a RAID level-1 logical
drive.
Complete the following steps to use Express configuration:
1.
In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.
2.
Click
Express configuration
.
3.
Click
Next
. The “Configuration summary” window opens.
4.
Review the information that is displayed in the “Configuration summary” window.
To change the configuration, click
Modify arrays
.
5.
Click
Apply
; then, click
Yes
when asked if you want to apply the new
configuration. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical
drives.
6.
Exit from the ServeRAID Manager program and remove the CD from the
CD-ROM drive.
7.
Restart the server.
Figure 2. “Configuration summary” window
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