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the card is routed to which I/O-module bay by performing the same test, using a controller on the I/O expansion card and a compatible switch module or pass-thru module in switch bay 3 or 4. Command-line interface and serial over LAN The IBM BladeCenter Management Module Command-Line Interface Eserver provides direct access to BladeCenter management functions as an alternative to using the management-module Web interface. Using the command-line interface, you can issue commands to control the power and configuration of the blade server and other components installed in the BladeCenter unit. The command-line interface also provides access to the text-console command prompt for your blade server through a serial over LAN (SOL) connection. See the IBM Eserver BladeCenter Management Module Command-Line Interface User's Guide and the IBM BladeCenter Serial Over LAN Setup Guide for information and Eserver instructions. Configuring an IDE RAID Note: Configuring an IDE RAID only applies to a blade server that has two IDE hard disk drives installed. You can configure an IDE redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array for your blade server. Two IDE hard disk drives in the blade server can be used to implement and manage RAID level-0 (stripe) and RAID level-1 (mirror) arrays under operating systems that are listed on the ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat/. For your blade server, you must configure IDE RAID in the following areas: v In BIOS, using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, and the MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility program, which is part of the firmware in your server v In your operating system, using the operating-system configuration tools and the MegaRAID IDEal Software RAID utility Important: You must create the RAID array before you install the operating system on your blade server. Creating an IDE RAID array configuration Complete the following steps to set up an IDE RAID array on your blade server. Attention: Information that is stored on the IDE hard disk drives will be affected when the drives become part of a RAID array. If the IDE hard disk drives contain any information that you want to keep, back them up to another storage device. 1. Obtain the IDE RAID documentation and device drivers for your operating system from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 2. Review your operating-system and MegaRAID IDE documentation for information about IDE hard disk drive RAID configuration. The latest version of the MegaRAID IDEal Software RAID Utility program and documentation are available for download from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 3. Make sure that the operating system that you plan to install supports IDE RAID. Operating systems that support IDE RAID on your server type are listed on the ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/pc/compat/. Chapter 4. Configuring your blade server 59

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the
card
is
routed
to
which
I/O-module
bay
by
performing
the
same
test,
using
a
controller
on
the
I/O
expansion
card
and
a
compatible
switch
module
or
pass-thru
module
in
switch
bay
3
or
4.
Command-line
interface
and
serial
over
LAN
The
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
Management
Module
Command-Line
Interface
provides
direct
access
to
BladeCenter
management
functions
as
an
alternative
to
using
the
management-module
Web
interface.
Using
the
command-line
interface,
you
can
issue
commands
to
control
the
power
and
configuration
of
the
blade
server
and
other
components
installed
in
the
BladeCenter
unit.
The
command-line
interface
also
provides
access
to
the
text-console
command
prompt
for
your
blade
server
through
a
serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
connection.
See
the
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
Management
Module
Command-Line
Interface
User’s
Guide
and
the
IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter
Serial
Over
LAN
Setup
Guide
for
information
and
instructions.
Configuring
an
IDE
RAID
Note:
Configuring
an
IDE
RAID
only
applies
to
a
blade
server
that
has
two
IDE
hard
disk
drives
installed.
You
can
configure
an
IDE
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
array
for
your
blade
server.
Two
IDE
hard
disk
drives
in
the
blade
server
can
be
used
to
implement
and
manage
RAID
level-0
(stripe)
and
RAID
level-1
(mirror)
arrays
under
operating
systems
that
are
listed
on
the
ServerProven
list
at
For
your
blade
server,
you
must
configure
IDE
RAID
in
the
following
areas:
v
In
BIOS,
using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
and
the
MegaRAID
IDE
Setup
Utility
program,
which
is
part
of
the
firmware
in
your
server
v
In
your
operating
system,
using
the
operating-system
configuration
tools
and
the
MegaRAID
IDEal
Software
RAID
utility
Important:
You
must
create
the
RAID
array
before
you
install
the
operating
system
on
your
blade
server.
Creating
an
IDE
RAID
array
configuration
Complete
the
following
steps
to
set
up
an
IDE
RAID
array
on
your
blade
server.
Attention:
Information
that
is
stored
on
the
IDE
hard
disk
drives
will
be
affected
when
the
drives
become
part
of
a
RAID
array.
If
the
IDE
hard
disk
drives
contain
any
information
that
you
want
to
keep,
back
them
up
to
another
storage
device.
1.
Obtain
the
IDE
RAID
documentation
and
device
drivers
for
your
operating
system
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
2.
Review
your
operating-system
and
MegaRAID
IDE
documentation
for
information
about
IDE
hard
disk
drive
RAID
configuration.
The
latest
version
of
the
MegaRAID
IDEal
Software
RAID
Utility
program
and
documentation
are
available
for
download
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
3.
Make
sure
that
the
operating
system
that
you
plan
to
install
supports
IDE
RAID.
Operating
systems
that
support
IDE
RAID
on
your
server
type
are
listed
on
the
ServerProven
list
at
Chapter
4.
Configuring
your
blade
server
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