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Configuring, controller

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configuration on the server, you must run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, as described in the instructions in this section. For additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID Manager to configure the SAS and RAID controllers, see the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD. Additional information about 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 RAID controller By running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, you can configure the RAID 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 ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, turn on the server; then, insert the CD into the CD-RW/DVD drive. If ServeRAID Manager detects an unconfigured controller and ready drives, the Configuration wizard starts. 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 express configuration, complete the following steps: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller. 2. Click Express configuration. 3. Click Next. 4. In the "Configuration summary" window, review the information. To change the configuration, click Modify arrays. 5. Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the new configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives. 6. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD-RW/DVD drive. 7. Restart the server. Using custom configuration To use custom configuration, complete the following steps: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller. 2. Click Custom configuration. 3. Click Next. 4. In the "Create arrays" window, from the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into the array. 5. Click the (Add selected drives) icon to add the drives to the array. 6. If you want to configure a hot-spare drive, complete the following steps: a. Click the Spares tab. b. Select the physical drive that you want to designate as the hot-spare drive, and click the (Add selected drives) icon. 7. Click Next. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 97

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configuration
on
the
server,
you
must
run
ServeRAID
Manager
in
Startable
CD
mode,
as
described
in
the
instructions
in
this
section.
For
additional
information
about
RAID
technology
and
instructions
for
using
ServeRAID
Manager
to
configure
the
SAS
and
RAID
controllers,
see
the
ServeRAID
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD.
Additional
information
about
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
RAID
controller
By
running
ServeRAID
Manager
in
Startable
CD
mode,
you
can
configure
the
RAID
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
ServeRAID
Manager
in
Startable
CD
mode,
turn
on
the
server;
then,
insert
the
CD
into
the
CD-RW/DVD
drive.
If
ServeRAID
Manager
detects
an
unconfigured
controller
and
ready
drives,
the
Configuration
wizard
starts.
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
express
configuration,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
In
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
click
the
controller.
2.
Click
Express
configuration
.
3.
Click
Next.
4.
In
the
“Configuration
summary”
window,
review
the
information.
To
change
the
configuration,
click
Modify
arrays
.
5.
Click
Apply
;
when
you
are
asked
whether
you
want
to
apply
the
new
configuration,
click
Yes
.
The
configuration
is
saved
in
the
controller
and
in
the
physical
drives.
6.
Exit
from
ServeRAID
Manager
and
remove
the
CD
from
the
CD-RW/DVD
drive.
7.
Restart
the
server.
Using
custom
configuration
To
use
custom
configuration,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
In
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
click
the
controller.
2.
Click
Custom
configuration
.
3.
Click
Next
.
4.
In
the
“Create
arrays”
window,
from
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
the
array.
5.
Click
the
(Add
selected
drives)
icon
to
add
the
drives
to
the
array.
6.
If
you
want
to
configure
a
hot-spare
drive,
complete
the
following
steps:
a.
Click
the
Spares
tab.
b.
Select
the
physical
drive
that
you
want
to
designate
as
the
hot-spare
drive,
and
click
the
(Add
selected
drives)
icon.
7.
Click
Next
.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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