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In the Configuration wizard, you can select express configuration or custom configuration. Express configuration automatically configures the controller by grouping the first two physical drives in the ServeRAID Manager tree into an array and creating a RAID level-1 logical drive. If you select custom configuration, you can select the two physical drives that you want to group into an array and create a hot-spare drive. Using express configuration: 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 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 ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. 7. Restart the server. 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. 40 xSeries 365 Type 8861 and 8862: Installation Guide

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In
the
Configuration
wizard,
you
can
select
express
configuration
or
custom
configuration.
Express
configuration
automatically
configures
the
controller
by
grouping
the
first
two
physical
drives
in
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree
into
an
array
and
creating
a
RAID
level-1
logical
drive.
If
you
select
custom
configuration,
you
can
select
the
two
physical
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
an
array
and
create
a
hot-spare
drive.
Using
express
configuration:
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
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
ServeRAID
Manager
and
remove
the
CD
from
the
CD-ROM
drive.
7.
Restart
the
server.
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.
40
xSeries
365
Type
8861
and
8862:
Installation
Guide