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Using, baseboard, management, controller, Installing, SMBridge, utility, program

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1. Turn on the server. 2. When the message Press for SAS/SATA Configuration Utility appears, press Ctrl+A. 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; then, select Done to exit. 10. Restart the server. Viewing the configuration: To view information about the SAS/SATA controller, complete the following steps: 1. Start the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program. 2. From the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility window, select Manage Arrays. 3. Select an array and press Enter. 4. To exit from the program, press Esc. Using the baseboard management controller The mini-baseboard management controller provides environmental monitoring for the server. If environmental conditions exceed thresholds or if system components fail, the baseboard management controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error in the mini-BMC system event log. Important: If the system-error LED on the front of the server is lit but there are no other error indications, clear the system event/error log. This log does not clear itself, and if it begins to fill up, the system-error LED will be lit. Also, after you complete a repair or correct an error, clear the system event/error log to turn off the system-error LED on the front of the server. The baseboard management controller also provides the command-line interface (IPMI Shell) remote server management capabilities through the OSA SMBridge management utility program. The command-line interface provides direct access to server management functions through the IPMI 1.5 protocol. Use the command-line interface to issue commands to control the server power, view system information, and identify the server. You can also save one or more commands as a text file and run the file as a script. Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program Complete the following steps to install the OSA SMBridge management utility program on a server running a Windows operating system: 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/ and download the utility program and create the OSA BMC Management Utility CD. 2. Insert the OSA BMC Management Utility CD into the drive. The InstallShield wizard starts, and a window similar to that shown in the following illustration opens. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 45

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1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
message
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
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;
then,
select
Done
to
exit.
10.
Restart
the
server.
Viewing
the
configuration:
To
view
information
about
the
SAS/SATA
controller,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Start
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program.
2.
From
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
window,
select
Manage
Arrays
.
3.
Select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
4.
To
exit
from
the
program,
press
Esc.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
The
mini-baseboard
management
controller
provides
environmental
monitoring
for
the
server.
If
environmental
conditions
exceed
thresholds
or
if
system
components
fail,
the
baseboard
management
controller
lights
LEDs
to
help
you
diagnose
the
problem
and
also
records
the
error
in
the
mini-BMC
system
event
log.
Important:
If
the
system-error
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server
is
lit
but
there
are
no
other
error
indications,
clear
the
system
event/error
log.
This
log
does
not
clear
itself,
and
if
it
begins
to
fill
up,
the
system-error
LED
will
be
lit.
Also,
after
you
complete
a
repair
or
correct
an
error,
clear
the
system
event/error
log
to
turn
off
the
system-error
LED
on
the
front
of
the
server.
The
baseboard
management
controller
also
provides
the
command-line
interface
(IPMI
Shell)
remote
server
management
capabilities
through
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program.
The
command-line
interface
provides
direct
access
to
server
management
functions
through
the
IPMI
1.5
protocol.
Use
the
command-line
interface
to
issue
commands
to
control
the
server
power,
view
system
information,
and
identify
the
server.
You
can
also
save
one
or
more
commands
as
a
text
file
and
run
the
file
as
a
script.
Installing
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program
Complete
the
following
steps
to
install
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program
on
a
server
running
a
Windows
operating
system:
1.
Go
to
and
download
the
utility
program
and
create
the
OSA
BMC
Management
Utility
CD.
2.
Insert
the
OSA
BMC
Management
Utility
CD
into
the
drive.
The
InstallShield
wizard
starts,
and
a
window
similar
to
that
shown
in
the
following
illustration
opens.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
45