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4. Make sure that two IDE hard disk drives are installed in the blade server (see the "Installing an IDE drive" on page 25 for instructions). Important: To avoid potential performance and reliability problems when configuring or replacing hard disk drives in a mirrored RAID configuration, make sure that the storage capacities and speeds of the hard disk drives are identical. 5. Create a diskette or CD containing the IDE RAID device drivers for your operating system. The latest IDE RAID device drivers for supported operating systems are available for download from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. 6. Complete the following steps to enable IDE RAID in BIOS using the Configuration/Setup Utility program: a. Turn on the blade server and watch the monitor screen. b. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. c. Select Devices and I/O Ports from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu; then, select IDE Configuration. d. Set the IDE RAID feature to Enabled (the default setting is Disabled). e. Select Save Settings from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. f. Exit the Configuration/Setup Utility program, making sure that you save the settings. The blade server restarts automatically. 7. Complete the following steps to configure IDE RAID in BIOS using the MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility program: a. When the message Press Ctrl+M to run MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility appears, press Ctrl+M. b. From the MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility program, select the automatic configuration option (F1 or F2) for the type of RAID array you are setting up. You can also manually configure the RAID array (F4) using the MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility program; however, your blade server supports only RAID level-0 (stripe) or RAID level-1 (mirror). Attempting to manually configure any other type of RAID array will cause an error. c. Select Initialize Array; then, press Enter. Using the Spacebar, select the logical drives that will be part of the RAID array. d. Press F10 to save the changes and exit the MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility program. The blade server restarts automatically. Status messages that are displayed during restart indicate status of the RAID array. 8. Install the operating system on your blade server, making sure that you install the correct IDE RAID device drivers (see Chapter 5, "Installing the operating system," on page 63 for instructions). The latest IDE RAID device drivers and NOS installation instructions for supported operating systems are available for download from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Note: Some operating systems allow device drivers to be installed only during a short period of time during operating-system setup; make sure you pay attention to all messages that are displayed. Use care when performing an unattended operating-system installation for IDE RAID. 9. Perform additional IDE RAID configuration that is required for your operating system or application, using the operating-system configuration tools and the MegaRAID IDEal Software RAID utility. See your operating-system documentation for information about using the operating-system tools for IDE hard disk drive RAID configuration. The latest version of the MegaRAID IDEal 60 BladeCenter HS40 Type 8839: Installation and User's Guide

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4.
Make
sure
that
two
IDE
hard
disk
drives
are
installed
in
the
blade
server
(see
the
“Installing
an
IDE
drive”
on
page
25
for
instructions).
Important:
To
avoid
potential
performance
and
reliability
problems
when
configuring
or
replacing
hard
disk
drives
in
a
mirrored
RAID
configuration,
make
sure
that
the
storage
capacities
and
speeds
of
the
hard
disk
drives
are
identical.
5.
Create
a
diskette
or
CD
containing
the
IDE
RAID
device
drivers
for
your
operating
system.
The
latest
IDE
RAID
device
drivers
for
supported
operating
systems
are
available
for
download
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
6.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
enable
IDE
RAID
in
BIOS
using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program:
a.
Turn
on
the
blade
server
and
watch
the
monitor
screen.
b.
When
the
message
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears,
press
F1.
c.
Select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu;
then,
select
IDE
Configuration
.
d.
Set
the
IDE
RAID
feature
to
Enabled
(the
default
setting
is
Disabled
).
e.
Select
Save
Settings
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
f.
Exit
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
making
sure
that
you
save
the
settings.
The
blade
server
restarts
automatically.
7.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
configure
IDE
RAID
in
BIOS
using
the
MegaRAID
IDE
Setup
Utility
program:
a.
When
the
message
Press
Ctrl+M
to
run
MegaRAID
IDE
Setup
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+M.
b.
From
the
MegaRAID
IDE
Setup
Utility
program,
select
the
automatic
configuration
option
(F1
or
F2)
for
the
type
of
RAID
array
you
are
setting
up.
You
can
also
manually
configure
the
RAID
array
(F4)
using
the
MegaRAID
IDE
Setup
Utility
program;
however,
your
blade
server
supports
only
RAID
level-0
(stripe)
or
RAID
level-1
(mirror).
Attempting
to
manually
configure
any
other
type
of
RAID
array
will
cause
an
error.
c.
Select
Initialize
Array
;
then,
press
Enter.
Using
the
Spacebar,
select
the
logical
drives
that
will
be
part
of
the
RAID
array.
d.
Press
F10
to
save
the
changes
and
exit
the
MegaRAID
IDE
Setup
Utility
program.
The
blade
server
restarts
automatically.
Status
messages
that
are
displayed
during
restart
indicate
status
of
the
RAID
array.
8.
Install
the
operating
system
on
your
blade
server,
making
sure
that
you
install
the
correct
IDE
RAID
device
drivers
(see
Chapter
5,
“Installing
the
operating
system,”
on
page
63
for
instructions).
The
latest
IDE
RAID
device
drivers
and
NOS
installation
instructions
for
supported
operating
systems
are
available
for
download
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
Note:
Some
operating
systems
allow
device
drivers
to
be
installed
only
during
a
short
period
of
time
during
operating-system
setup;
make
sure
you
pay
attention
to
all
messages
that
are
displayed.
Use
care
when
performing
an
unattended
operating-system
installation
for
IDE
RAID.
9.
Perform
additional
IDE
RAID
configuration
that
is
required
for
your
operating
system
or
application,
using
the
operating-system
configuration
tools
and
the
MegaRAID
IDEal
Software
RAID
utility.
See
your
operating-system
documentation
for
information
about
using
the
operating-system
tools
for
IDE
hard
disk
drive
RAID
configuration.
The
latest
version
of
the
MegaRAID
IDEal
60
BladeCenter
HS40
Type
8839:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide