IBM 88632SU User Manual - Page 85

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- power Turn the server on and off remotely. - reboot Force the server to restart. - sel get Display the BMC system event log. - sol Configure the SOL function. - sysinfo Display system information that is related to the server and the globally unique identifier (GUID). Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program Use the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program to configure SAS devices. Starting the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program To start the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt > appears, press Ctrl+A. 3. To select a choice from the menu, use the arrow keys. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items, and press Enter. SerialSelect Utility menu choices The following choices are on the SerialSelect Utility menu: v SAS Controller Configuration Select this choice to view or change SAS controller settings. To reset the controller to its default settings, press F6 and follow the instructions on the screen. v PHY Configuration Select this choice to view or change PHY configuration settings. To reset the controller to its default settings, press F6 and follow the instructions on the screen. Disk Utilities Select this choice to format, verify, or locate SAS devices. Select a device from the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before making a selection. Using ServeRAID Manager Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to: v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array v Restore a SCSI hard disk drive to the factory-default settings, erasing all data from the disk v View the RAID configuration and associated devices v Monitor the operation of the RAID controllers Chapter 3. Configuring the server 73

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power
Turn
the
server
on
and
off
remotely.
reboot
Force
the
server
to
restart.
sel
get
Display
the
BMC
system
event
log.
sol
Configure
the
SOL
function.
sysinfo
Display
system
information
that
is
related
to
the
server
and
the
globally
unique
identifier
(GUID).
Using
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
Use
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
SAS
devices.
Starting
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
To
start
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
<<<
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
Adaptec
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility!
>>>
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
3.
To
select
a
choice
from
the
menu,
use
the
arrow
keys.
4.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items,
and
press
Enter.
SerialSelect
Utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
SerialSelect
Utility
menu:
v
SAS
Controller
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
SAS
controller
settings.
To
reset
the
controller
to
its
default
settings,
press
F6
and
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
v
PHY
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
PHY
configuration
settings.
To
reset
the
controller
to
its
default
settings,
press
F6
and
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Disk
Utilities
Select
this
choice
to
format,
verify,
or
locate
SAS
devices.
Select
a
device
from
the
list
and
read
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully
before
making
a
selection.
Using
ServeRAID
Manager
Use
ServeRAID
Manager,
which
is
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD,
to:
v
Configure
a
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
array
v
Restore
a
SCSI
hard
disk
drive
to
the
factory-default
settings,
erasing
all
data
from
the
disk
v
View
the
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
v
Monitor
the
operation
of
the
RAID
controllers
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
73