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7. Exit from the ServeRAID Manager program and remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. 8. Restart the server. Using custom configuration Complete the following steps to use custom configuration: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller that you want to configure. 2. From the toolbar, click Create. 3. Click Custom configuration. 4. Click Next. The "Create arrays" window opens. 5. Click the appropriate tab in the right pane; then, from the list of ready drives, select the two drives you want to move to the array. 6. Click the icon to add the drives to the array. 7. Complete the following steps if you want to configure a hot-spare drive: a. Click the Spares tab. b. Select the physical drive you want to designate as the hot-spare drive; then, click the icon to add the drive. 8. Click Next. The "Configuration summary" window opens. 9. Review the information that is displayed in the "Configuration summary" window. To change the configuration, click Back. 10. Click Apply; then, click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new configuration. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives. 11. Exit from the ServeRAID Manager program, and remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. 12. Restart the server. Viewing the configuration You can use ServeRAID Manager to view information about RAID controllers and the RAID subsystem (such as arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, and physical drives). When you click an object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, information about that object appears in the right pane. To display a list of available actions for an object, click the object and click Actions. To display available actions for an item, click the item in the ServeRAID Manager tree and click Actions. 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. 54 xSeries 226 Type 8648: Installation Guide

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7.
Exit
from
the
ServeRAID
Manager
program
and
remove
the
CD
from
the
CD-ROM
drive.
8.
Restart
the
server.
Using
custom
configuration
Complete
the
following
steps
to
use
custom
configuration:
1.
In
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
click
the
controller
that
you
want
to
configure.
2.
From
the
toolbar,
click
Create
.
3.
Click
Custom
configuration
.
4.
Click
Next
.
The
“Create
arrays”
window
opens.
5.
Click
the
appropriate
tab
in
the
right
pane;
then,
from
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
you
want
to
move
to
the
array.
6.
Click
the
icon
to
add
the
drives
to
the
array.
7.
Complete
the
following
steps
if
you
want
to
configure
a
hot-spare
drive:
a.
Click
the
Spares
tab.
b.
Select
the
physical
drive
you
want
to
designate
as
the
hot-spare
drive;
then,
click
the
icon
to
add
the
drive.
8.
Click
Next
.
The
“Configuration
summary”
window
opens.
9.
Review
the
information
that
is
displayed
in
the
“Configuration
summary”
window.
To
change
the
configuration,
click
Back
.
10.
Click
Apply
;
then,
click
Yes
when
asked
if
you
want
to
apply
the
new
configuration.
The
configuration
is
saved
in
the
controller
and
in
the
physical
drives.
11.
Exit
from
the
ServeRAID
Manager
program,
and
remove
the
CD
from
the
CD-ROM
drive.
12.
Restart
the
server.
Viewing
the
configuration
You
can
use
ServeRAID
Manager
to
view
information
about
RAID
controllers
and
the
RAID
subsystem
(such
as
arrays,
logical
drives,
hot-spare
drives,
and
physical
drives).
When
you
click
an
object
in
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
information
about
that
object
appears
in
the
right
pane.
To
display
a
list
of
available
actions
for
an
object,
click
the
object
and
click
Actions
.
To
display
available
actions
for
an
item,
click
the
item
in
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree
and
click
Actions
.
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.
54
xSeries
226
Type
8648:
Installation
Guide