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Configuring the controller Complete the following steps to use the SCSI HostRAID feature to configure a RAID level-1 array: Note: You must have at least two hard disk drives installed in the server 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. Select RAID-1 when asked to select the RAID type. 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 if the array is bootable. 8. Select Yes to create the array. 9. Press Esc to exit the utility. 10. Restart the server. Using the SCSI HostRAID feature to perform a RAID level-10 configuration The instructions in this section describe how to access the SCSI HostRAID feature from the SCSISelect Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-10 configuration. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in the server, 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 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-10 array: Note: You must have at least four hard disk drives installed in the server to configure a RAID level-10 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. Select RAID-10 when asked to select the RAID type. 4. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into the array. 5. Select Create new RAID-10. 6. Type an identifier for the array. 7. Select Yes if the array is bootable. 8. Select Yes to create the array. 9. Press Esc to exit the utility. 10. Restart the server. 46 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: Installation Guide

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Configuring
the
controller
Complete
the
following
steps
to
use
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
to
configure
a
RAID
level-1
array:
Note:
You
must
have
at
least
two
hard
disk
drives
installed
in
the
server
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.
Select
RAID-1
when
asked
to
select
the
RAID
type.
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
if
the
array
is
bootable.
8.
Select
Yes
to
create
the
array.
9.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
utility.
10.
Restart
the
server.
Using
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
to
perform
a
RAID
level-10
configuration
The
instructions
in
this
section
describe
how
to
access
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
from
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
level-10
configuration.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter
in
the
server,
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
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-10
array:
Note:
You
must
have
at
least
four
hard
disk
drives
installed
in
the
server
to
configure
a
RAID
level-10
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.
Select
RAID-10
when
asked
to
select
the
RAID
type.
4.
From
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
the
array.
5.
Select
Create
new
RAID-10
.
6.
Type
an
identifier
for
the
array.
7.
Select
Yes
if
the
array
is
bootable.
8.
Select
Yes
to
create
the
array.
9.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
utility.
10.
Restart
the
server.
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IBM
xSeries
346
Type
8840:
Installation
Guide