IBM 86624RY Maintenance Manual - Page 86

Information mode, Add Logical Drive, Modify, Apply, Viewing the Device and Configuration Information

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8. If free space is available and you want to define another logical drive, click on the Add Logical Drive button in the Main Panel. 9. Repeat steps 6, 7, and 8 for each logical drive that you want to define; then, continue with step 10. 10. Select the Next button. 11. Review the information that appears on the Configuration Summary screen. Note To change the configuration, select a Modify icon button. 12. Select the Apply button to accept and save the configuration. 13. If you have not already done so, install the operating system. See the server documentation or the documentation provided with the operating system for more information. After you install the operating system, see "ServeRAID device drivers and utility programs (installation)" on page 130 (or the installation instructions provided with the server) for information about installing the ServeRAID device drivers and utility programs. Information mode: You can use the Information mode to view the configuration information for the server, ServeRAID controllers, arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, and physical drives that make up the ServeRAID subsystem. You also can use this mode to change some of the ServeRAID controller settings. Viewing the Device and Configuration Information To view the current settings: 1. Select the plus (+) box next to the object in the Main Tree to expand that portion of the tree. 2. Select the icon for the server, ServeRAID controller, array, logical drive, hot-spare drive, or physical drive to view its current settings. Detailed information about the selected device will appear in the Main Panel on the right. The following pages provide descriptions of the device information that might appear. System Information Panel When you select the server from the Main Tree, the following information appears in the Main Panel on the right: System Name shows the name you assigned to the server. 78 Netfinity Server HMM

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8.
If free space is available and you want to define
another logical drive, click on the
Add Logical Drive
button in the Main Panel.
9.
Repeat steps 6, 7, and 8 for each logical drive that
you want to define; then, continue with step 10.
10.
Select the
Next
button.
11.
Review the information that appears on the
Configuration Summary screen.
Note
To change the configuration, select a
Modify
icon button.
12.
Select the
Apply
button to accept and save the
configuration.
13.
If you have not already done so, install the operating
system.
See the server documentation or the
documentation provided with the operating system for
more information.
After you install the operating system, see “ServeRAID
device drivers and utility programs (installation)” on
page
130 (or the installation instructions provided with the
server) for information about installing the ServeRAID
device drivers and utility programs.
Information mode:
You can use the Information mode to view the
configuration information for the server, ServeRAID
controllers, arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, and
physical drives that make up the ServeRAID subsystem.
You also can use this mode to change some of the
ServeRAID controller settings.
Viewing the Device and Configuration Information
To view the current settings:
1.
Select the plus (
+
) box next to the object in the Main
Tree to expand that portion of the tree.
2.
Select the icon for the server, ServeRAID controller,
array, logical drive, hot-spare drive, or physical drive
to view its current settings.
Detailed information about the selected device will appear
in the Main Panel on the right.
The following pages
provide descriptions of the device information that might
appear.
System Information Panel
When you select the server from the Main Tree, the
following information appears in the Main Panel on the
right:
±
System Name
shows the name you assigned to the
server.
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