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Using, Configuration/Setup, Utility, program, configuration, programs - raid configuration

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f. Start the operating system installation. You will need your copy of the operating-system CD. Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program The Configuration/Setup Utility program is part of the BIOS code. You can use it to: v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings v Change the startup drive sequence v Configure serial-port assignments v Enable USB keyboard and mouse support v Resolve configuration conflicts v Set the date and time v Set passwords and security settings To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If an administrator password has been set, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. See the User's Guide on the IBM System x3400 Documentation CD for more detailed information about the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Using the RAID configuration programs Note: RAID options and HostRAID are not supported on the SCO 6.0 and UnixWare 7.14 operating systems. Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program, Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program, and ServeRAID Manager to configure and manage redundant array of independent disks (RAID). Be sure to use these programs as described in this document. The ServeRAID 8k-l SAS Controller that comes installed in some models (hot-swap SAS and hot-swap SATA models) enables you to configure multiple physical SAS or SATA hard disk drives to operate as logical drives in a disk array. The server comes with a CD containing the ServeRAID Manager program, which you can use to configure the ServeRAID 8k-l SAS Controller. 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. Use these programs to perform the following tasks: v Perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive v View or change IDs for attached devices v Set protocol parameters on hard disk drives v Monitor operation of the RAID controller v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array v View or change the RAID configuration and associated devices 46 System x3400 Types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976: Installation Guide

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f.
Start
the
operating
system
installation.
You
will
need
your
copy
of
the
operating-system
CD.
Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
The
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code.
You
can
use
it
to:
v
Change
interrupt
request
(IRQ)
settings
v
Change
the
startup
drive
sequence
v
Configure
serial-port
assignments
v
Enable
USB
keyboard
and
mouse
support
v
Resolve
configuration
conflicts
v
Set
the
date
and
time
v
Set
passwords
and
security
settings
To
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears,
press
F1.
If
an
administrator
password
has
been
set,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
access
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
See
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x3400
Documentation
CD
for
more
detailed
information
about
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Using
the
RAID
configuration
programs
Note:
RAID
options
and
HostRAID
are
not
supported
on
the
SCO
6.0
and
UnixWare
7.14
operating
systems.
Use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program,
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
program,
and
ServeRAID
Manager
to
configure
and
manage
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID).
Be
sure
to
use
these
programs
as
described
in
this
document.
The
ServeRAID
8k-l
SAS
Controller
that
comes
installed
in
some
models
(hot-swap
SAS
and
hot-swap
SATA
models)
enables
you
to
configure
multiple
physical
SAS
or
SATA
hard
disk
drives
to
operate
as
logical
drives
in
a
disk
array.
The
server
comes
with
a
CD
containing
the
ServeRAID
Manager
program,
which
you
can
use
to
configure
the
ServeRAID
8k-l
SAS
Controller.
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.
Use
these
programs
to
perform
the
following
tasks:
v
Perform
a
low-level
format
on
a
hard
disk
drive
v
View
or
change
IDs
for
attached
devices
v
Set
protocol
parameters
on
hard
disk
drives
v
Monitor
operation
of
the
RAID
controller
v
Configure
a
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
array
v
View
or
change
the
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
46
System
x3400
Types
7973,
7974,
7975,
and
7976:
Installation
Guide