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Using 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. Using the ServeRAID configuration programs A ServeRAID controller enables you to configure multiple physical hard disk drives to operate as logical drives in a disk array. The controller comes with a CD containing the ServeRAID Manager program and the ServeRAID Mini-Configuration program, which you can use to configure the ServeRAID controller. For information about these programs, see the documentation that comes with the ServeRAID controller and the User's Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD. If your server comes with an operating system installed, such as Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, see the software documentation that comes with the server for configuration information. Using the PXE boot agent utility program The Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot agent utility program is part of the BIOS code. You can use it to specify the startup order of devices and enable or disable operating-system wake-up support. Note: The server does not support changing the network boot protocol or specifying the startup order of devices through the PXE boot agent utility program. Complete the following steps to start the PXE boot agent utility program: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the Initializing Intel (R) Boot Agent Version X.X.XX PXE 2.0 Build XXX (WfM 2.0) prompt appears, press Ctrl+S. You have 2 seconds (by default) to press Ctrl+S after the prompt appears. If the prompt does not appear, use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to enable the Ethernet PXE/DHCP option. 3. Use the arrow keys and press Enter to select a choice from the menu. 4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press Enter. Using the Scalable Partition Web Interface The Scalable Partition Web Interface is an extension of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine Web Interface, and it is used to create, delete, control, and view scalable partitions. The Scalable Partition Web Interface is in the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine integrated service processor. The scalable partition defines a multi-node configuration, which interconnects two, four, or eight servers, for up to 32-way operation.The multi-node configuration provides the function to individually power-on and power-off each node. The multi-node configuration uses a single, contiguous memory space and provides access to all associated adapters. Each multi-node configuration can have one or more scalable partitions. Chapter 4. Configuring the server 51

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Using
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.
Using
the
ServeRAID
configuration
programs
A
ServeRAID
controller
enables
you
to
configure
multiple
physical
hard
disk
drives
to
operate
as
logical
drives
in
a
disk
array.
The
controller
comes
with
a
CD
containing
the
ServeRAID
Manager
program
and
the
ServeRAID
Mini-Configuration
program,
which
you
can
use
to
configure
the
ServeRAID
controller.
For
information
about
these
programs,
see
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
ServeRAID
controller
and
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD.
If
your
server
comes
with
an
operating
system
installed,
such
as
Microsoft
Windows
2000
Datacenter
Server,
see
the
software
documentation
that
comes
with
the
server
for
configuration
information.
Using
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program
The
Preboot
Execution
Environment
(PXE)
boot
agent
utility
program
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code.
You
can
use
it
to
specify
the
startup
order
of
devices
and
enable
or
disable
operating-system
wake-up
support.
Note:
The
server
does
not
support
changing
the
network
boot
protocol
or
specifying
the
startup
order
of
devices
through
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
start
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
Initializing
Intel
(R)
Boot
Agent
Version
X.X.XX
PXE
2.0
Build
XXX
(WfM
2.0)
prompt
appears,
press
Ctrl+S.
You
have
2
seconds
(by
default)
to
press
Ctrl+S
after
the
prompt
appears.
If
the
prompt
does
not
appear,
use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
enable
the
Ethernet
PXE/DHCP
option.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
and
press
Enter
to
select
a
choice
from
the
menu.
4.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items;
then,
press
Enter.
Using
the
Scalable
Partition
Web
Interface
The
Scalable
Partition
Web
Interface
is
an
extension
of
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
Web
Interface,
and
it
is
used
to
create,
delete,
control,
and
view
scalable
partitions.
The
Scalable
Partition
Web
Interface
is
in
the
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
SlimLine
integrated
service
processor.
The
scalable
partition
defines
a
multi-node
configuration,
which
interconnects
two,
four,
or
eight
servers,
for
up
to
32-way
operation.The
multi-node
configuration
provides
the
function
to
individually
power-on
and
power-off
each
node.
The
multi-node
configuration
uses
a
single,
contiguous
memory
space
and
provides
access
to
all
associated
adapters.
Each
multi-node
configuration
can
have
one
or
more
scalable
partitions.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
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