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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 Utility 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 Stripe Size. 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. Viewing the configuration You can use the SCSISelect Utility program to view information about the SCSI controller. From the list of available arrays, select an array and press Enter. Press Esc to exit the utility. 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 server returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program the next time the server starts or after the temporary settings expire. Configuring the Ethernet controllers The Ethernet controllers are integrated on the system board. They provide an interface for connecting to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps network and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the network. If the Ethernet ports in the server support auto-negotiation, the controllers detect the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 22 IBM xSeries 346 Type 8840: User's Guide

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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
Utility
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
Stripe
Size
.
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.
Viewing
the
configuration
You
can
use
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
to
view
information
about
the
SCSI
controller.
From
the
list
of
available
arrays,
select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
utility.
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
server
returns
to
the
startup
sequence
that
is
set
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
the
next
time
the
server
starts
or
after
the
temporary
settings
expire.
Configuring
the
Ethernet
controllers
The
Ethernet
controllers
are
integrated
on
the
system
board.
They
provide
an
interface
for
connecting
to
a
10-Mbps,
100-Mbps,
or
1-Gbps
network
and
provide
full-duplex
(FDX)
capability,
which
enables
simultaneous
transmission
and
reception
of
data
on
the
network.
If
the
Ethernet
ports
in
the
server
support
auto-negotiation,
the
controllers
detect
the
data-transfer
rate
(10BASE-T,
100BASE-TX,
or
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xSeries
346
Type
8840:
User’s
Guide