IBM 86607SU Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 121

Viewing or changing the configuration, Viewing the disk-array configuration

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A screen similar to the following appears: IBM ServeRAID Adapter Disk Array Configuration Ver. X.XX Adapter Number: 1 Bus Number: 0 Host ID = BIOSNull Cfg Display/Change Adapter Parameter 1. Help 2. Display Adapter Status 3. Change Adapter Host/SCSI ID 4. Set BIOS Compatability Mapping 5. Set Channel -> Bank Mapping 6. Enable/Disable Hot Swap Rebuild 7. Exit Hot Swap Rebuild State Disabled 1. Enable Hot Swap Rebuild 2. Disable Hot Swap Rebuild Ch 1 Array Bay 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 INI 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ch 2 Array Bay 1 ONL A 2 RDY 3 RDY 4 RDY 5 RDY 6 RDY 7 CDR 8 INI 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Select a choice using the Up Arrow ( ) and Down Arrow ( ) keys and press Enter. Press Esc to return to previous menu. 5. Use the Up Arrow (↑) or Down Arrow (↓) key to highlight your selection - enable or disable; then, press Enter. 6. Press Esc to return to the Advanced Functions menu. 7. Back up the disk-array configuration information to diskette. See to "Backing up the disk-array configuration" on page 126 for more information. Viewing or changing the configuration: This section contains the following information and instructions for using the ServeRAID Configuration program to view or change the existing configuration. "Viewing the disk-array configuration" "Viewing the drive information" on page 114 "Viewing or changing the ServeRAID controller parameters" on page 115 "Changing device states" on page 116 "Changing the RAID parameters" on page 118 "Changing the write policy" on page 120 You also can use the Administration and Monitoring Utility program to view or change the existing configuration. (See "Using the Administration and Monitoring Utility Program" on page 26 for more information.) Viewing the disk-array configuration: To view the current configuration: 1. Start the ServeRAID Configuration program (see "Starting the ServeRAID Configuration program" on page 77). 2. Select View Configuration from the Main Menu; then, press Enter. The current disk-array configuration information appears on the screen. 3. To see the stripe order (the channel and bay numbers of the physical drives that make up the logical drives): a. Press Enter. The stripe order will appear in a separate window. b. Press any key to return to the View Configuration screen. Netfinity 5500 - Type 8660 113

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A screen similar to the following appears:
Bay
Array
Bay
Array
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Ch
1
Ch
2
INI
RDY
RDY
RDY
RDY
RDY
CDR
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ONL
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INI
Select a choice using the Up Arrow ( ) and Down Arrow ( ) keys and press Enter.
Press Esc to return to previous menu.
IBM ServeRAID Adapter Disk Array Configuration Ver. X.XX
Adapter Number: 1
Bus Number: 0
Host ID = BIOSNull Cfg
1. Help
2. Display Adapter Status
3. Change Adapter Host/SCSI ID
4. Set BIOS Compatability Mapping
5. Set Channel -> Bank Mapping
6. Enable/Disable Hot Swap Rebuild
7. Exit
1. Enable Hot Swap Rebuild
2. Disable Hot Swap Rebuild
Display/Change Adapter Parameter
Hot Swap Rebuild State
Disabled
5.
Use the Up Arrow (
) or Down Arrow (
) key to
highlight your selection - enable or disable; then,
press
Enter.
6.
Press
Esc
to return to the Advanced Functions menu.
7.
Back up the disk-array configuration information to
diskette.
See to “Backing up the disk-array
configuration” on page
126 for more information.
Viewing or changing the configuration:
This
section contains the following information and instructions
for using the ServeRAID Configuration program to view or
change the existing configuration.
±
“Viewing the disk-array configuration”
±
“Viewing the drive information” on page
114
±
“Viewing or changing the ServeRAID controller
parameters” on page
115
±
“Changing device states” on page
116
±
“Changing the RAID parameters” on page
118
±
“Changing the write policy” on page
120
You also can use the Administration and Monitoring Utility
program to view or change the existing configuration.
(See
“Using the Administration and Monitoring Utility Program”
on page
26 for more information.)
Viewing the disk-array configuration:
To view the
current configuration:
1.
Start the ServeRAID Configuration program (see
“Starting the ServeRAID Configuration program” on
page 77).
2.
Select
View Configuration
from the Main Menu;
then, press
Enter.
The current disk-array
configuration information appears on the screen.
3.
To see the stripe order (the channel and bay numbers
of the physical drives that make up the logical drives):
a.
Press
Enter.
The stripe order will appear in a
separate window.
b.
Press any key to return to the View
Configuration screen.
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