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4. Press Esc to exit the program. Using the SCSISelect Utility program (for SCSI RAID) Use the SCSISelect Utility program to add RAID level-0 and level-1 functionality to the SCSI controller. This utility is part of the BIOS code in your server. The integrated SCSI RAID feature (SCSI HostRAID) comes disabled by default. You must enable it and install the device drivers before you can use it. The SCSI RAID configuration utilities, device drivers, and information are available 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/. Enabling the SCSI HostRAID feature Complete the following steps to enable the SCSI RAID feature: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the message Press for SCSISelect Utility appears, press Ctrl+A. If you have set a supervisor password, you are prompted to type the password. 3. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings, and press Enter. 4. Select Configure/View SCSI Controller Setting; then, select HostRAID. 5. Select Enabled. 6. Press Esc; then, select Yes to save the changes. Using the SCSI HostRAID feature The instructions in this section describe how to access the SCSI RAID feature from the SCSISelect Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration. If you install a different type of RAID adapter, use the configuration method described in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices. See the documentation on the IBM ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD for additional information about how to use the SCSI HostRAID feature. Configuring the controller: Complete the following steps to use the SCSI HostRAID feature to configure a RAID level-1 array: 1. From the SCSISelect main menu, select Configure/View HostRAID Settings. 2. From the list of ready drives, type C to create an array. 3. When asked to select the RAID type, select RAID-1. 4. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into the array. 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. 52 xSeries 226 Type 8648: Installation Guide

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4.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
program.
Using
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
(for
SCSI
RAID)
Use
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
to
add
RAID
level-0
and
level-1
functionality
to
the
SCSI
controller.
This
utility
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code
in
your
server.
The
integrated
SCSI
RAID
feature
(SCSI
HostRAID)
comes
disabled
by
default.
You
must
enable
it
and
install
the
device
drivers
before
you
can
use
it.
The
SCSI
RAID
configuration
utilities,
device
drivers,
and
information
are
available
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
If
this
CD
did
not
come
with
your
server,
you
can
download
it
from
Enabling
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
Complete
the
following
steps
to
enable
the
SCSI
RAID
feature:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
message
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SCSISelect
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
a
supervisor
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
channel
for
which
you
want
to
change
settings,
and
press
Enter.
4.
Select
Configure/View
SCSI
Controller
Setting
;
then,
select
HostRAID
.
5.
Select
Enabled
.
6.
Press
Esc;
then,
select
Yes
to
save
the
changes.
Using
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
The
instructions
in
this
section
describe
how
to
access
the
SCSI
RAID
feature
from
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
level-1
configuration.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter,
use
the
configuration
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
that
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
See
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD
for
additional
information
about
how
to
use
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature.
Configuring
the
controller:
Complete
the
following
steps
to
use
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
to
configure
a
RAID
level-1
array:
1.
From
the
SCSISelect
main
menu,
select
Configure/View
HostRAID
Settings
.
2.
From
the
list
of
ready
drives,
type
C
to
create
an
array.
3.
When
asked
to
select
the
RAID
type,
select
RAID-1
.
4.
From
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
the
array.
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.
52
xSeries
226
Type
8648:
Installation
Guide