IBM 86481BU User Guide - Page 35

Using, ServeRAID, Manager, Configuring, controller

Get IBM 86481BU PDF manuals and user guides View all IBM 86481BU manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 35 highlights

5. Select Create new RAID-1. 6. Type an identifier for the array. 7. Select Yes to create the array. 8. Press Esc to exit the utility. 9. Restart the server. Viewing the configuration: You can use the SCSISelect Utility program to view information about the SCSI controller. From the list of available arrays, select an array and press Enter. Press Esc to exit the utility. Using ServeRAID Manager Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to: v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array v Restore a SCSI hard disk drive to the factory-default settings. erasing all data from the disk v View the RAID configuration and associated devices v Monitor operation of the RAID controllers To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program. However, to configure the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities and perform an initial RAID configuration on your server, you must run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, as described in the instructions in this section. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in your server, use the configuration method described in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices. See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD or additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID Manager. 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 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 server; then, insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the ServeRAID Manager program 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 Complete the following steps to use Express configuration: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller that you want to configure. 2. From the toolbar, click Create. Chapter 2. Configuring the server 23

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
5.
Select
Create
new
RAID-1
.
6.
Type
an
identifier
for
the
array.
7.
Select
Yes
to
create
the
array.
8.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
utility.
9.
Restart
the
server.
Viewing
the
configuration:
You
can
use
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
to
view
information
about
the
SCSI
controller.
From
the
list
of
available
arrays,
select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
utility.
Using
ServeRAID
Manager
Use
ServeRAID
Manager,
which
is
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD,
to:
v
Configure
a
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
array
v
Restore
a
SCSI
hard
disk
drive
to
the
factory-default
settings.
erasing
all
data
from
the
disk
v
View
the
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
v
Monitor
operation
of
the
RAID
controllers
To
perform
some
tasks,
you
can
run
ServeRAID
Manager
as
an
installed
program.
However,
to
configure
the
integrated
SCSI
controller
with
RAID
capabilities
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
configuration
on
your
server,
you
must
run
ServeRAID
Manager
in
Startable
CD
mode,
as
described
in
the
instructions
in
this
section.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter
in
your
server,
use
the
configuration
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
that
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
See
the
ServeRAID
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD
or
additional
information
about
RAID
technology
and
instructions
for
using
ServeRAID
Manager.
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
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
server;
then,
insert
the
CD
into
the
CD-ROM
drive.
If
the
ServeRAID
Manager
program
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
Complete
the
following
steps
to
use
Express
configuration:
1.
In
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
click
the
controller
that
you
want
to
configure.
2.
From
the
toolbar,
click
Create
.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
23