IBM 88772ru User Guide - Page 79
Configuring, controller, Viewing, configuration, Using, ServeRAID, Manager
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Select this choice to configure the controller interface definitions or to configure the physical transfer and SAS address of the selected drive. v Disk Utilities Select this choice to format a disk or verify the disk media. Select a device from the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before making a selection. Configuring the controller To configure a RAID array on the server, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the message Press for IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility appears, press Ctrl+A. 3. Select Array Configuration Utility. 4. Select Create Array. 5. From the list of ready drives, select the drives that you want to group into the array. 6. From the list of RAID levels available, select the one you want to use, such as RAID-1. 7. (Optional) Type an identifier for the array. 8. When you are prompted for the array build method, select Quick Init. 9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration; then, select Done to exit. 10. Restart the server. Viewing the configuration To view information about the RAID array, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the message Press for IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility appears, press Ctrl+A. 3. Select Array Configuration Utility. 4. Select Manage Arrays. 5. Select an array and press Enter. 6. To exit from the program, press Esc. Using ServeRAID Manager Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to perform the following tasks: v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array v Erase all data from a SCSI hard disk drive and return the disk to the factory-default settings v View the RAID configuration and associated devices v Monitor the operation of the RAID controllers To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program. However, to configure the integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities and perform an initial RAID configuration on the server, you must run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, as described in the instructions in this section. If Chapter 3. Configuring the server 67