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You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controller. However, you must install a device driver to enable the operating system to address the controller. For device drivers and information about configuring the Ethernet controller, see the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software CD that comes with the server. To find updated information about configuring the controller, complete the following steps. Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document. 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. 2. Under Product support, click System x 3. Under Popular links, click Publications lookup. 4. From the Product family menu, select System x3200 M2 and click Continue. LSI Configuration Utility program Use the LSI Configuration Utility program to configure and manage redundant array of independent disks (RAID) arrays. Be sure to use this program as described in this document. v Use the LSI Configuration Utility program to: - Perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive - Create an array of hard disk drives with or without a hot-spare drive - Set protocol parameters on hard disk drives The integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities supports RAID arrays. You can use the LSI Configuration Utility program to configure RAID 1 (IM), RAID 1E (IME), and RAID 0 (IS) for a single pair of attached devices. If you install a different type of RAID adapter, follow the instructions in the documentation that comes with the adapter to view or change settings for attached devices. In addition, you can download an LSI command-line configuration program from http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/. When you are using the LSI Configuration Utility program to configure and manage arrays, consider the following information: v The integrated SAS/SATA controller with RAID capabilities supports the following features: - Integrated Mirroring (IM) with hot-spare support (also known as RAID 1) Use this option to create an integrated array of two disks plus up to two optional hot spares. All data on the primary disk can be migrated. - Integrated Mirroring Enhanced (IME) with hot-spare support (also known as RAID 1E) Use this option to create an integrated mirror enhanced array of three to eight disks, including up to two optional hot spares. All data on the array disks will be deleted. - Integrated Striping (IS) (also known as RAID 0) Use this option to create an integrated striping array of two to eight disks. All data on the array disks will be deleted. v Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. The drives in an array can have different capacities, but the RAID controller treats them as if they all have the capacity of the smallest hard disk drive. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 69

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You
do
not
have
to
set
any
jumpers
or
configure
the
controller.
However,
you
must
install
a
device
driver
to
enable
the
operating
system
to
address
the
controller.
For
device
drivers
and
information
about
configuring
the
Ethernet
controller,
see
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Software
CD
that
comes
with
the
server.
To
find
updated
information
about
configuring
the
controller,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
IBM
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to
2.
Under
Product
support
,
click
System
x
3.
Under
Popular
links,
click
Publications
lookup.
4.
From
the
Product
family
menu,
select
System
x3200
M2
and
click
Continue
.
LSI
Configuration
Utility
program
Use
the
LSI
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
and
manage
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
arrays.
Be
sure
to
use
this
program
as
described
in
this
document.
v
Use
the
LSI
Configuration
Utility
program
to:
–
Perform
a
low-level
format
on
a
hard
disk
drive
–
Create
an
array
of
hard
disk
drives
with
or
without
a
hot-spare
drive
–
Set
protocol
parameters
on
hard
disk
drives
The
integrated
SAS/SATA
controller
with
RAID
capabilities
supports
RAID
arrays.
You
can
use
the
LSI
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
RAID
1
(IM),
RAID
1E
(IME),
and
RAID
0
(IS)
for
a
single
pair
of
attached
devices.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter,
follow
the
instructions
in
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
adapter
to
view
or
change
settings
for
attached
devices.
In
addition,
you
can
download
an
LSI
command-line
configuration
program
from
When
you
are
using
the
LSI
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
and
manage
arrays,
consider
the
following
information:
v
The
integrated
SAS/SATA
controller
with
RAID
capabilities
supports
the
following
features:
–
Integrated
Mirroring
(IM)
with
hot-spare
support
(also
known
as
RAID
1)
Use
this
option
to
create
an
integrated
array
of
two
disks
plus
up
to
two
optional
hot
spares.
All
data
on
the
primary
disk
can
be
migrated.
–
Integrated
Mirroring
Enhanced
(IME)
with
hot-spare
support
(also
known
as
RAID
1E)
Use
this
option
to
create
an
integrated
mirror
enhanced
array
of
three
to
eight
disks,
including
up
to
two
optional
hot
spares.
All
data
on
the
array
disks
will
be
deleted.
–
Integrated
Striping
(IS)
(also
known
as
RAID
0)
Use
this
option
to
create
an
integrated
striping
array
of
two
to
eight
disks.
All
data
on
the
array
disks
will
be
deleted.
v
Hard
disk
drive
capacities
affect
how
you
create
arrays.
The
drives
in
an
array
can
have
different
capacities,
but
the
RAID
controller
treats
them
as
if
they
all
have
the
capacity
of
the
smallest
hard
disk
drive.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
69