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Setting, Remote, Supervisor, Adapter, SlimLine, Requirements

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Using custom configuration: Complete the following steps to use custom configuration: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller. 2. Click Custom configuration. 3. Click Next. The "Create arrays" window opens. 4. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into the array. 5. Click the icon on the toolbar to add the selected drives to the array. 6. 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 the icon on the toolbar to add the selected drives. 7. Click Next. The "Configuration summary" window opens. 8. Review the information in the "Configuration summary" window. To change the configuration, click Back. 9. 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. 10. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the DVD-ROM drive. 11. 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. Setting up the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine You use the optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine to obtain enhanced system management capabilities, above those of the embedded BMC. The Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine has a dedicated Ethernet connection at the rear of the server. This section describes how to set up, cable, and configure the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine so that you can manage the server remotely. In addition to the information in this section, see the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II User's Guide for information about how to configure and use the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine to manage the server remotely through the Web-based interface or the text-based interface. Note: The Web-based interface and text-based interface do not support double-byte character set (DBCS) languages. Requirements Make sure that the following Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine requirements are met: v The web interface Remote Disk function requires the client system to be running Microsoft Windows 2000 or later. The web interface Remote Control features require the Java™1.4 Plug-in or later. The following web browsers are supported: Chapter 2. Configuring the server 39

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Using
custom
configuration:
Complete
the
following
steps
to
use
custom
configuration:
1.
In
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
click
the
controller.
2.
Click
Custom
configuration
.
3.
Click
Next
.
The
“Create
arrays”
window
opens.
4.
From
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
the
array.
5.
Click
the
icon
on
the
toolbar
to
add
the
selected
drives
to
the
array.
6.
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
the
icon
on
the
toolbar
to
add
the
selected
drives.
7.
Click
Next
.
The
“Configuration
summary”
window
opens.
8.
Review
the
information
in
the
“Configuration
summary”
window.
To
change
the
configuration,
click
Back
.
9.
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.
10.
Exit
from
ServeRAID
Manager
and
remove
the
CD
from
the
DVD-ROM
drive.
11.
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
.
Setting
up
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
You
use
the
optional
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
to
obtain
enhanced
system
management
capabilities,
above
those
of
the
embedded
BMC.
The
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
has
a
dedicated
Ethernet
connection
at
the
rear
of
the
server.
This
section
describes
how
to
set
up,
cable,
and
configure
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
so
that
you
can
manage
the
server
remotely.
In
addition
to
the
information
in
this
section,
see
the
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
User’s
Guide
for
information
about
how
to
configure
and
use
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
to
manage
the
server
remotely
through
the
Web-based
interface
or
the
text-based
interface.
Note:
The
Web-based
interface
and
text-based
interface
do
not
support
double-byte
character
set
(DBCS)
languages.
Requirements
Make
sure
that
the
following
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
requirements
are
met:
v
The
web
interface
Remote
Disk
function
requires
the
client
system
to
be
running
Microsoft
Windows
2000
or
later.
The
web
interface
Remote
Control
features
require
the
Java
™
1.4
Plug-in
or
later.
The
following
web
browsers
are
supported:
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
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