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configuration. If you install a RAID adapter in the computer, use the configuration method described in the instructions that come with the adapter to view or change settings for the attached devices. See the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-8e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD, for additional information about using the Array Configuration Utility program to create, configure, and manage arrays. If the CD did not come with the computer, you can download the IBM ServeRAID-8e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD from http://www.ibm.com/support/. Configuring the controller: To use the Array Configuration Utility program to configure a RAID level-1 array, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the computer and watch the monitor screen. 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 asked to select the RAID level, select RAID-1. 7. (Optional) Type an identifier for the array. 8. When asked for the array build method, select Quick Int. 9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration, and select Done to exit. 10. Restart the computer. Viewing the configuration: To view information about the SAS controller, complete the following steps: 1. Start the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility. 2. From the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility window, select Manage Arrays. 3. Select an array and press Enter. 4. Press Esc to exit the program. Using ServeRAID Manager Note: RAID is not supported on SCO 6.0 and UnixWare 7.14 operating systems. Use the ServeRAID Manager program to: v Configure arrays v View the RAID configuration and associated devices v Monitor operation of RAID controllers To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program. To configure the SCSI controller and perform an initial RAID configuration on the computer, you must run ServeRAID Manager in a Startable-CD mode, as explained in the following section. If you install a RAID adapter in the computer, use the configuration method described in the instructions that come with the adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices. See the ServeRAID documentation in the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, or additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID Chapter 3. Configuring the computer 21

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configuration.
If
you
install
a
RAID
adapter
in
the
computer,
use
the
configuration
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
adapter
to
view
or
change
settings
for
the
attached
devices.
See
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-8e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD,
for
additional
information
about
using
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
create,
configure,
and
manage
arrays.
If
the
CD
did
not
come
with
the
computer,
you
can
download
the
IBM
ServeRAID-8e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD
from
Configuring
the
controller:
To
use
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
a
RAID
level-1
array,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
computer
and
watch
the
monitor
screen.
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
asked
to
select
the
RAID
level,
select
RAID-1
.
7.
(Optional)
Type
an
identifier
for
the
array.
8.
When
asked
for
the
array
build
method,
select
Quick
Int
.
9.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
complete
the
configuration,
and
select
Done
to
exit.
10.
Restart
the
computer.
Viewing
the
configuration:
To
view
information
about
the
SAS
controller,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Start
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility.
2.
From
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
window,
select
Manage
Arrays
.
3.
Select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
4.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
program.
Using
ServeRAID
Manager
Note:
RAID
is
not
supported
on
SCO
6.0
and
UnixWare
7.14
operating
systems.
Use
the
ServeRAID
Manager
program
to:
v
Configure
arrays
v
View
the
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
v
Monitor
operation
of
RAID
controllers
To
perform
some
tasks,
you
can
run
ServeRAID
Manager
as
an
installed
program.
To
configure
the
SCSI
controller
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
configuration
on
the
computer,
you
must
run
ServeRAID
Manager
in
a
Startable-CD
mode,
as
explained
in
the
following
section.
If
you
install
a
RAID
adapter
in
the
computer,
use
the
configuration
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
See
the
ServeRAID
documentation
in
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD,
or
additional
information
about
RAID
technology
and
instructions
for
using
ServeRAID
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
computer
21