Lenovo ThinkServer RD120 User Guide - Page 102

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RAID Configuration Utility menu choices The following choices are on the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility menu: v Array Configuration Utility Select this choice to create, manage, or delete arrays, or to initialize drives. v Serial Select Utility Select this choice to configure the controller interface definitions or to configure the physical transfer and SAS address of the selected drive. v Disk Utilities Select this choice to format a disk or verify the disk media. Select a device from the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before making a selection. Configuring the controller To configure a RAID array on the server, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the message Press for IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility appears, press Ctrl+A. 3. Select Array Configuration Utility. 4. Select Create Array. 5. From the list of ready drives, select the drives that you want to group into the array. 6. From the list of RAID levels available, select the one you want to use, such as RAID-1. 7. (Optional) Type an identifier for the array. 8. When you are prompted for the array build method, select Quick Init. 9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration; then, select Done to exit. 10. Restart the server. Viewing the configuration To view information about the RAID array, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the message Press for IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility appears, press Ctrl+A. 3. Select Array Configuration Utility. 4. Select Manage Arrays. 5. Select an array and press Enter. 6. To exit from the program, press Esc. Using the baseboard management controller The baseboard management controller provides basic service-processor environmental monitoring functions for the server. If an environmental condition exceeds a threshold or if a system component fails, the baseboard management controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error in the BMC system event log. 88 ThinkServer RD120 Types 6444, 6445, 6446, and 6447: User Guide

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RAID
Configuration
Utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
menu:
v
Array
Configuration
Utility
Select
this
choice
to
create,
manage,
or
delete
arrays,
or
to
initialize
drives.
v
Serial
Select
Utility
Select
this
choice
to
configure
the
controller
interface
definitions
or
to
configure
the
physical
transfer
and
SAS
address
of
the
selected
drive.
v
Disk
Utilities
Select
this
choice
to
format
a
disk
or
verify
the
disk
media.
Select
a
device
from
the
list
and
read
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully
before
making
a
selection.
Configuring
the
controller
To
configure
a
RAID
array
on
the
server,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
message
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
3.
Select
Array
Configuration
Utility
.
4.
Select
Create
Array
.
5.
From
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
the
array.
6.
From
the
list
of
RAID
levels
available,
select
the
one
you
want
to
use,
such
as
RAID-1
.
7.
(Optional)
Type
an
identifier
for
the
array.
8.
When
you
are
prompted
for
the
array
build
method,
select
Quick
Init
.
9.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
complete
the
configuration;
then,
select
Done
to
exit.
10.
Restart
the
server.
Viewing
the
configuration
To
view
information
about
the
RAID
array,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
message
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
3.
Select
Array
Configuration
Utility
.
4.
Select
Manage
Arrays
.
5.
Select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
6.
To
exit
from
the
program,
press
Esc.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
The
baseboard
management
controller
provides
basic
service-processor
environmental
monitoring
functions
for
the
server.
If
an
environmental
condition
exceeds
a
threshold
or
if
a
system
component
fails,
the
baseboard
management
controller
lights
LEDs
to
help
you
diagnose
the
problem
and
also
records
the
error
in
the
BMC
system
event
log.
88
ThinkServer
RD120
Types
6444,
6445,
6446,
and
6447:
User
Guide