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3. Click Next. 4. In the "Create arrays" window, from the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into the array. 5. Click the (Add selected drives) icon to add the drives to the array. 6. If you want to configure a hot-spare drive, complete the following steps: a. Click the Spares tab. b. Select the physical drive that you want to designate as the hot-spare drive, and click the icon to add the drive. 7. Click Next. 8. In the "Configuration summary" window, review the information. To change the configuration, click Back. 9. Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the new configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives. 10. Exit from ServeRAID Manager, and remove the CD from the CD or DVD drive. 11. Restart the server. Viewing the configuration You can use ServeRAID Manager to view information about RAID controllers and the RAID subsystem (such as arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, and physical drives). When you click an object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, information about that object appears in the right pane. To display a list of available actions for an object, click the object and click Actions. Using the baseboard management controller The baseboard management controller (BMC) provides environmental monitoring for the server. If environmental conditions exceed thresholds or if system components fail, the baseboard management controller lights LEDs to help you diagnose the problem and also records the error in the System Event/Error log. The baseboard management controller also provides the following remote server management capabilities through the OSA SMBridge management utility program: v Command-line interface (IPMI Shell) The command-line interface provides direct access to server management functions through the IPMI protocol. Use the command-line interface to issue commands to control the server power, view system information, and identify the server. You can also save one or more commands as a text file and run the file as a script. v Serial over LAN Establish a Serial over LAN (SOL) connection to manage servers from a remote location. You can remotely view and change the BIOS settings, restart the server, identify the server, and perform other management functions. Any standard Telnet client application can access the SOL connection. Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility program To enable and configure the server for SOL by using the OSA SMBridge management utility program, you must update and configure the BIOS code; update and configure the baseboard management controller (BMC) firmware; update and configure the Ethernet controller firmware; and enable the operating system for an SOL connection. 52 System x3400 Types 7973, 7974, 7975, and 7976: Installation Guide

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3.
Click
Next
.
4.
In
the
“Create
arrays”
window,
from
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
the
array.
5.
Click
the
(Add
selected
drives)
icon
to
add
the
drives
to
the
array.
6.
If
you
want
to
configure
a
hot-spare
drive,
complete
the
following
steps:
a.
Click
the
Spares
tab.
b.
Select
the
physical
drive
that
you
want
to
designate
as
the
hot-spare
drive,
and
click
the
icon
to
add
the
drive.
7.
Click
Next
.
8.
In
the
“Configuration
summary”
window,
review
the
information.
To
change
the
configuration,
click
Back
.
9.
Click
Apply
;
when
you
are
asked
whether
you
want
to
apply
the
new
configuration,
click
Yes
.
The
configuration
is
saved
in
the
controller
and
in
the
physical
drives.
10.
Exit
from
ServeRAID
Manager,
and
remove
the
CD
from
the
CD
or
DVD
drive.
11.
Restart
the
server.
Viewing
the
configuration
You
can
use
ServeRAID
Manager
to
view
information
about
RAID
controllers
and
the
RAID
subsystem
(such
as
arrays,
logical
drives,
hot-spare
drives,
and
physical
drives).
When
you
click
an
object
in
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
information
about
that
object
appears
in
the
right
pane.
To
display
a
list
of
available
actions
for
an
object,
click
the
object
and
click
Actions
.
Using
the
baseboard
management
controller
The
baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
provides
environmental
monitoring
for
the
server.
If
environmental
conditions
exceed
thresholds
or
if
system
components
fail,
the
baseboard
management
controller
lights
LEDs
to
help
you
diagnose
the
problem
and
also
records
the
error
in
the
System
Event/Error
log.
The
baseboard
management
controller
also
provides
the
following
remote
server
management
capabilities
through
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program:
v
Command-line
interface
(IPMI
Shell)
The
command-line
interface
provides
direct
access
to
server
management
functions
through
the
IPMI
protocol.
Use
the
command-line
interface
to
issue
commands
to
control
the
server
power,
view
system
information,
and
identify
the
server.
You
can
also
save
one
or
more
commands
as
a
text
file
and
run
the
file
as
a
script.
v
Serial
over
LAN
Establish
a
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL)
connection
to
manage
servers
from
a
remote
location.
You
can
remotely
view
and
change
the
BIOS
settings,
restart
the
server,
identify
the
server,
and
perform
other
management
functions.
Any
standard
Telnet
client
application
can
access
the
SOL
connection.
Enabling
and
configuring
SOL
using
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program
To
enable
and
configure
the
server
for
SOL
by
using
the
OSA
SMBridge
management
utility
program,
you
must
update
and
configure
the
BIOS
code;
update
and
configure
the
baseboard
management
controller
(BMC)
firmware;
update
and
configure
the
Ethernet
controller
firmware;
and
enable
the
operating
system
for
an
SOL
connection.
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System
x3400
Types
7973,
7974,
7975,
and
7976:
Installation
Guide