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Using, SCSISelect, Utility, program, HostRAID

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See the documentation on the 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

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See
the
documentation
on
the
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.
Select
RAID-1
when
asked
to
select
the
RAID
level.
7.
(optional),
Type
an
identifier
for
the
array.
8.
Select
Quick
Int
when
asked
for
the
array
build
method.
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
window,
select
Manage
Arrays
.
3.
Select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
4.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
program.
Using
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
(for
SCSI
HostRAID)
Use
the
SCSISelect
Utility
to
add
RAID
levels
0
and
1
functionality
to
the
SCSI
controller
(SCSI
models
only).
This
utility
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code
in
your
server.
The
SCSI
RAID
feature
comes
disabled
by
default.
You
must
enable
the
SCSI
RAID
feature
and
install
the
device
drivers
before
you
can
use
it.
SCSI
RAID
configuration
utilities,
device
drivers,
and
information
are
available
on
the
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
If
this
CD
did
not
come
with
your
server,
you
can
download
the
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD
from
the
IBM
Web
site
at
Enabling
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
Complete
the
following
steps
to
enable
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature:
1.
Turn
on
the
server
and
watch
the
monitor
screen.
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.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
21