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Enabling, Serial, HostRAID, feature, Using

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information about using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs, see the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. If this CD did not come with your server, you can download it from http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. The integrated Serial ATA RAID feature (SATA HostRAID) comes disabled by default. You must enable it and install the device drivers before you can use it. The SATA RAID feature configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are available on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD. Enabling the Serial ATA HostRAID feature Complete the following steps to enable the SATA RAID feature: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If you have set a supervisor password, you are prompted to type the password. 3. Select Devices and I/O Ports. 4. Scroll down and select SATA RAID Enable. 5. Select Enabled. 6. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save the changes. Using the Serial ATA HostRAID feature The instructions in this section are for using the Array Configuration Utility program to access and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration. If you install a RAID adapter in the server, use the configuration method described in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change settings for the attached devices. See the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD for additional information about using the Array Configuration Utility program to create, configure, and manage arrays. Configuring the controller: Complete the following steps to use the Array Configuration Utility program to configure a RAID level-1 array on your server. 1. Turn on the server and watch the monitor screen. 2. When the message Press for Adaptec RAID 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 server. Viewing the configuration: Complete the following steps to view information about the Serial ATA controller: 1. Start the Array Configuration Utility. 2. From the Array Configuration Utility screen, select Manage Arrays. 3. Select an array and press Enter. Chapter 4. Configuring the server 51

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information
about
using
the
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
programs,
see
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
If
this
CD
did
not
come
with
your
server,
you
can
download
it
from
The
integrated
Serial
ATA
RAID
feature
(SATA
HostRAID)
comes
disabled
by
default.
You
must
enable
it
and
install
the
device
drivers
before
you
can
use
it.
The
SATA
RAID
feature
configuration
utilities,
device
drivers,
and
information
are
available
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
Enabling
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature
Complete
the
following
steps
to
enable
the
SATA
RAID
feature:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears,
press
F1.
If
you
have
set
a
supervisor
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
Select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
.
4.
Scroll
down
and
select
SATA
RAID
Enable
.
5.
Select
Enabled
.
6.
Press
Esc;
then,
select
Yes
to
save
the
changes.
Using
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature
The
instructions
in
this
section
are
for
using
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
access
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
level-1
configuration.
If
you
install
a
RAID
adapter
in
the
server,
use
the
configuration
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
that
adapter
to
view
or
change
settings
for
the
attached
devices.
See
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD
for
additional
information
about
using
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
create,
configure,
and
manage
arrays.
Configuring
the
controller:
Complete
the
following
steps
to
use
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
a
RAID
level-1
array
on
your
server.
1.
Turn
on
the
server
and
watch
the
monitor
screen.
2.
When
the
message
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
Adaptec
RAID
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
server.
Viewing
the
configuration:
Complete
the
following
steps
to
view
information
about
the
Serial
ATA
controller:
1.
Start
the
Array
Configuration
Utility.
2.
From
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
screen,
select
Manage
Arrays
.
3.
Select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
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