IBM 621858U Installation Guide - Page 34
Configuring, controller
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Manager to configure the SCSI controller. Additional information abut ServeRAID Manager is also available from the Help menu. For information about a specific object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, select the object and click Actions → Hints and tips. Configuring the controller By running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, you can configure the controller before you install the operating system. The information in this section assumes that you are running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode. To run the ServeRAID Manager program in Startable-CD mode, turn on the computer; then, insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the ServeRAID Manager program detects an unconfigured controller and ready drives, the program automatically starts the Configuration wizard. In the Configuration wizard, you can select express configuration or custom configuration. Express configuration automatically configures the controller by grouping the first two physical drives in the ServeRAID Manager tree into an array and creating a RAID level-1 logical drive. If you select custom configuration, you can select the two physical drives that you want to group into an array and create a hot-spare drive. Using express configuration To use the express configuration, complete the following steps: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller that you want to configure. 2. From the toolbar, click Create. 3. Click Express configuration. 4. Click Next. The "Configuration summary" window opens. 5. Review the information that is displayed in the "Configuration summary" window. To change the configuration, click Modify arrays or Modify logical drives. Note: Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives. Before you save the configuration, verify that the size of the logical drive is appropriate for the operating system. 6. Click Apply. Click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new configuration. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives. 7. Exit from the ServeRAID Manager program and remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. 8. Restart the computer. Using the custom configuration To use the custom configuration, complete the following steps: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller that you want to configure. 2. From the toolbar, click Create. 3. Click Custom configuration. 4. Click Next. The "Create arrays" window opens. 5. Click the applicable tab in the right pane, and from the list of ready drives, select the two drives you want to move to the array. 6. Click the icon to add the drives to the array. 7. If you want to configure a hot-spare, complete the following steps: a. Click the Spares tab. 22 IBM IntelliStation M Pro Type 6218: Installation Guide
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