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7. Restart the server. Using custom configuration: To use custom configuration, complete the following steps: 1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller. 2. Click Custom configuration. 3. Click Next. 4. In the "Create arrays" window, from the list of ready drives, select the 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 (Add selected drives) icon. 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-RW/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 RAID configuration programs Use the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program and ServeRAID Manager to configure and manage redundant array of independent disks (RAID) arrays. Be sure to use these programs as described in this document. v Use the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program to: - Perform a low-level format on a SAS/SATA hard disk drive - View or change IDs for attached devices - Set protocol parameters on SAS/SATA hard disk drives v Use ServeRAID Manager to: - Configure arrays - View the RAID configuration and associated devices - Monitor operation of the RAID controllers Consider the following information when you use the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program and ServeRAID Manager to configure and manage arrays: v The ServeRAID-8k SAS controller that comes with some server models supports RAID levels 0, 1, 1e, 5, 6, and 10. Chapter 4. Configuring the server 57

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7.
Restart
the
server.
Using
custom
configuration:
To
use
custom
configuration,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
In
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree,
click
the
controller.
2.
Click
Custom
configuration
.
3.
Click
Next
.
4.
In
the
“Create
arrays”
window,
from
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
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
(Add
selected
drives)
icon.
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-RW/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
RAID
configuration
programs
Use
the
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
program
and
ServeRAID
Manager
to
configure
and
manage
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
arrays.
Be
sure
to
use
these
programs
as
described
in
this
document.
v
Use
the
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
program
to:
–
Perform
a
low-level
format
on
a
SAS/SATA
hard
disk
drive
–
View
or
change
IDs
for
attached
devices
–
Set
protocol
parameters
on
SAS/SATA
hard
disk
drives
v
Use
ServeRAID
Manager
to:
–
Configure
arrays
–
View
the
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
–
Monitor
operation
of
the
RAID
controllers
Consider
the
following
information
when
you
use
the
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
program
and
ServeRAID
Manager
to
configure
and
manage
arrays:
v
The
ServeRAID-8k
SAS
controller
that
comes
with
some
server
models
supports
RAID
levels
0,
1,
1e,
5,
6,
and
10.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
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