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Installing your operating system without ServerGuide If you have already configured the server hardware and you decide not to use the ServerGuide program to install your operating system, complete the following steps to download the latest operating-system installation instructions from the IBM Support Web page: 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. 2. Under Search technical support type, xSeries 346 and click Search. 3. Select the instructions for your operating system. Using the SCSISelect Utility program for Adaptec HostRAID configuration Use the SCSISelect Utility program to add RAID level-0, level-1, and level-10 functionality with the option of a hot-spare drive to the SCSI controller with integrated RAID. Installing a ServeRAID-7k enables the SCSI controller to provide additional RAID levels. This utility is part of the BIOS code in the server. The SCSI RAID feature comes disabled by default. You must enable it and install the device drivers before you can use it. SCSI RAID configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are available on the ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD did not come with your server, you can download it from http://www.ibm.com/support. Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature Complete the following steps to enable the SCSI HostRAID feature: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press for SCSISelect Utility appears, press Ctrl+A. If you have set an administrator password, you are prompted to type the password. 3. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings and press Enter. 4. Select Configure/View SCSI Controller Setting; then, select HostRAID. 5. Select Enabled. 6. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save the changes. Using the SCSI HostRAID feature to perform a RAID level-0 configuration The instructions in this section describe how to access the SCSI HostRAID feature from the SCSISelect Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-0 configuration. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in the server, use the configuration method described in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices. See the documentation on the ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD for additional information about how to use the SCSI HostRAID feature. Configuring the controller Complete the following steps to use the SCSI HostRAID feature to configure a RAID level-0 array: 20 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User's Guide

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Installing
your
operating
system
without
ServerGuide
If
you
have
already
configured
the
server
hardware
and
you
decide
not
to
use
the
ServerGuide
program
to
install
your
operating
system,
complete
the
following
steps
to
download
the
latest
operating-system
installation
instructions
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
page:
1.
Go
to
2.
Under
Search
technical
support
type,
xSeries
346
and
click
Search
.
3.
Select
the
instructions
for
your
operating
system.
Using
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
for
Adaptec
HostRAID
configuration
Use
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
to
add
RAID
level-0,
level-1,
and
level-10
functionality
with
the
option
of
a
hot-spare
drive
to
the
SCSI
controller
with
integrated
RAID.
Installing
a
ServeRAID-7k
enables
the
SCSI
controller
to
provide
additional
RAID
levels.
This
utility
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code
in
the
server.
The
SCSI
RAID
feature
comes
disabled
by
default.
You
must
enable
it
and
install
the
device
drivers
before
you
can
use
it.
SCSI
RAID
configuration
utilities,
device
drivers,
and
information
are
available
on
the
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
If
this
CD
did
not
come
with
your
server,
you
can
download
it
from
Enabling
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
Complete
the
following
steps
to
enable
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SCSISelect
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
channel
for
which
you
want
to
change
settings
and
press
Enter.
4.
Select
Configure/View
SCSI
Controller
Setting
;
then,
select
HostRAID
.
5.
Select
Enabled
.
6.
Press
Esc;
then,
select
Yes
to
save
the
changes.
Using
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
to
perform
a
RAID
level-0
configuration
The
instructions
in
this
section
describe
how
to
access
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
from
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
level-0
configuration.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter
in
the
server,
use
the
configuration
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
that
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
See
the
documentation
on
the
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD
for
additional
information
about
how
to
use
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature.
Configuring
the
controller
Complete
the
following
steps
to
use
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
to
configure
a
RAID
level-0
array:
20
IBM
xSeries
346
Type
8840:
User’s
Guide