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3. On the "Downloads and drivers" page, in the Brand field, select, Servers. 4. In the Family field, select xSeries 226. 5. Click Continue. 6. In the View by document type field, select OS installation. 7. Select the instructions for your operating system. Using the Boot Menu program The Boot Menu program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility program that you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Complete the following steps to use the Boot Menu program: 1. Turn off the server. 2. Restart the server. 3. Press F12. 4. Select the startup device. The next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Using the Adaptec HostRAID configuration programs Use the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs and SCSISelect Utility (also referred to as IBM ServeRAID-7e) to add RAID level-0 and level-1 functionality to the integrated Serial ATA controller and the SCSI controller. Be sure to use these programs as described in this document. Use these programs to: v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array v View or change your RAID configuration and associated devices Consider the following information when using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs and SCSISelect Utility program to configure and manage arrays: v The SCSI controller with integrated SCSI RAID (in SCSI models) and the integrated Serial ATA controller with integrated SATA RAID (in SATA models) supports RAID level-0 and level-1 with the option of having a hot-spare drive. Installing an optional ServeRAID controller provides additional RAID levels. v Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. 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. v To help ensure signal quality, do not mix drives with different speeds and data rates. v To update the firmware and BIOS code for an optional ServeRAID adapter, you must use the IBM ServeRAID Support CD that comes with the ServeRAID option. v If you install a different type of RAID adapter in the server, use the configuration method described in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices. 20 xSeries 226 Type 8648: User's Guide

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3.
On
the
“Downloads
and
drivers”
page,
in
the
Brand
field,
select,
Servers
.
4.
In
the
Family
field,
select
xSeries
226
.
5.
Click
Continue
.
6.
In
the
View
by
document
type
field,
select
OS
installation
.
7.
Select
the
instructions
for
your
operating
system.
Using
the
Boot
Menu
program
The
Boot
Menu
program
is
a
built-in,
menu-driven
configuration
utility
program
that
you
can
use
to
temporarily
redefine
the
first
startup
device
without
changing
settings
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
use
the
Boot
Menu
program:
1.
Turn
off
the
server.
2.
Restart
the
server.
3.
Press
F12.
4.
Select
the
startup
device.
The
next
time
the
server
is
started,
it
returns
to
the
startup
sequence
that
is
set
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Using
the
Adaptec
HostRAID
configuration
programs
Use
the
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
programs
and
SCSISelect
Utility
(also
referred
to
as
IBM
ServeRAID-7e)
to
add
RAID
level-0
and
level-1
functionality
to
the
integrated
Serial
ATA
controller
and
the
SCSI
controller.
Be
sure
to
use
these
programs
as
described
in
this
document.
Use
these
programs
to:
v
Configure
a
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
array
v
View
or
change
your
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
Consider
the
following
information
when
using
the
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
programs
and
SCSISelect
Utility
program
to
configure
and
manage
arrays:
v
The
SCSI
controller
with
integrated
SCSI
RAID
(in
SCSI
models)
and
the
integrated
Serial
ATA
controller
with
integrated
SATA
RAID
(in
SATA
models)
supports
RAID
level-0
and
level-1
with
the
option
of
having
a
hot-spare
drive.
Installing
an
optional
ServeRAID
controller
provides
additional
RAID
levels.
v
Hard
disk
drive
capacities
affect
how
you
create
arrays.
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.
v
To
help
ensure
signal
quality,
do
not
mix
drives
with
different
speeds
and
data
rates.
v
To
update
the
firmware
and
BIOS
code
for
an
optional
ServeRAID
adapter,
you
must
use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD
that
comes
with
the
ServeRAID
option.
v
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter
in
the
server,
use
the
configuration
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
that
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
20
xSeries
226
Type
8648:
User’s
Guide