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Enabling, Serial, HostRAID, feature, Using

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Enabling the Serial ATA HostRAID feature Important: A configuration conflict (error code 1801) might occur if SATA RAID and SAS/SATA RAID are both enabled. If you are enabling the Serial ATA HostRAID feature, make sure that the RAID Support option in the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program is disabled (for more information, see "Enabling the SAS HostRAID feature" on page 44. To enable the SATA RAID feature, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If you have set an administrator password, you are prompted to type the password. 3. Select Devices and I/O Ports --> Advanced Chipset Control --> Serial ATA. 4. Select SATA Controller Mode Option. Change the value to Enhanced. 5. Scroll down and select SATA RAID Enable. 6. Select Enabled. 7. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save your changes. Using the Serial ATA HostRAID feature The instructions in this section are for using the Array Configuration Utility program to access and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration. If you install a RAID adapter, use the method described in the instructions that come with the adapter to view or change settings for the attached devices. For additional information about using the Array Configuration Utility program to create, configure, and manage arrays, see the documentation on the ServeRAID-8e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. Configuring the controller: To use the Array Configuration Utility program to configure a level-1 RAID for the server, complete the following steps. 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility appears, press Ctrl+A. Note: If the prompt > does not appear, start the Configuration/Setup Utility (see "Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 36), select Devices and I/O Ports --> Advanced Chipset Control --> Serial ATA and make sure that the Serial ATA options are set to the following values: Native Mode Operation: SATA Controller Mode Option: SATA RAID Auto Enhanced Enabled 3. Select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 4. Select Create Array. 5. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into the array. 6. When you are prompted to select the RAID level, select RAID-1. 7. (Optional) Type an identifier for the array. 8. When you are prompted for the array build method, select Quick Int. 9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration, and select Done to exit. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 43

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Enabling
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature
Important:
A
configuration
conflict
(error
code
1801)
might
occur
if
SATA
RAID
and
SAS/SATA
RAID
are
both
enabled.
If
you
are
enabling
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature,
make
sure
that
the
RAID
Support
option
in
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
is
disabled
(for
more
information,
see
“Enabling
the
SAS
HostRAID
feature”
on
page
44.
To
enable
the
SATA
RAID
feature,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears,
press
F1.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
Select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
-->
Advanced
Chipset
Control
-->
Serial
ATA
.
4.
Select
SATA
Controller
Mode
Option
.
Change
the
value
to
Enhanced
.
5.
Scroll
down
and
select
SATA
RAID
Enable
.
6.
Select
Enabled
.
7.
Press
Esc;
then,
select
Yes
to
save
your
changes.
Using
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature
The
instructions
in
this
section
are
for
using
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
access
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
level-1
configuration.
If
you
install
a
RAID
adapter,
use
the
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
adapter
to
view
or
change
settings
for
the
attached
devices.
For
additional
information
about
using
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
create,
configure,
and
manage
arrays,
see
the
documentation
on
the
ServeRAID-8e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
Configuring
the
controller:
To
use
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
a
level-1
RAID
for
the
server,
complete
the
following
steps.
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
Note:
If
the
prompt
<<<
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility!
>>>
does
not
appear,
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
(see
“Starting
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
36),
select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
-->
Advanced
Chipset
Control
-->
Serial
ATA
and
make
sure
that
the
Serial
ATA
options
are
set
to
the
following
values:
Native
Mode
Operation:
Auto
SATA
Controller
Mode
Option:
Enhanced
SATA
RAID
Enabled
3.
Select
Array
Configuration
Utility
(ACU)
.
4.
Select
Create
Array
.
5.
From
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
the
array.
6.
When
you
are
prompted
to
select
the
RAID
level,
select
RAID-1
.
7.
(Optional)
Type
an
identifier
for
the
array.
8.
When
you
are
prompted
for
the
array
build
method,
select
Quick
Int
.
9.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
complete
the
configuration,
and
select
Done
to
exit.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
43