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Use the baseboard management controller configuration utility program to view or change the baseboard management controller configuration settings. You can also use the utility program to save the configuration to a file for use on multiple servers. To download the program, go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/ xseries/index.html; then, copy the bmc_cfg.exe file to a configuration utility diskette on a USB-connected diskette drive. To start the baseboard management controller configuration utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Insert the configuration utility diskette into the USB diskette drive and restart the server. 2. From a command-line prompt, type bmc_cfg and press Enter. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. See the User's Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD for details. Using the RAID configuration programs Use the IBM ServeRAID 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 IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program to: - Perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive - View or change IDs for attached devices - Set protocol parameters on hard disk drives v Use ServeRAID Manager to: - Configure arrays - View the RAID configuration and associated devices - Monitor operation of the RAID controller Consider the following information when using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program and ServeRAID Manager to configure and manage arrays: v The ServeRAID-8k-l SAS controller that comes with the server supports only RAID level-0, level-1, and level-10. You can replace it with a ServeRAID-8k SAS controller that supports additional RAID levels. v Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. The drives in an array can have different capacities, but the ServeRAID controller treats them as if they all have the capacity of the smallest hard disk drive. v To help ensure signal quality, do not mix drives with different speeds and data rates. v To update the firmware and BIOS code for an optional ServeRAID controller, you must use the IBM ServeRAID Support CD that comes with the ServeRAID option. Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility programs to perform the following tasks: v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array v View or change the RAID configuration and associated devices Chapter 4. Configuring the server 31

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Use the baseboard management controller configuration utility program to view or
change the baseboard management controller configuration settings. You can also
use the utility program to save the configuration to a file for use on multiple servers.
To download the program, go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/support/
xseries/index.html; then, copy the bmc_cfg.exe file to a configuration utility diskette
on a USB-connected diskette drive.
To start the baseboard management controller configuration utility program,
complete the following steps:
1.
Insert the configuration utility diskette into the USB diskette drive and restart the
server.
2.
From a command-line prompt, type
bmc_cfg
and press Enter.
3.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
See the
User’s Guide
on the IBM
System x Documentation
CD for details.
Using the RAID configuration programs
Use the IBM ServeRAID 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 IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program to:
–
Perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive
–
View or change IDs for attached devices
–
Set protocol parameters on hard disk drives
v
Use ServeRAID Manager to:
–
Configure arrays
–
View the RAID configuration and associated devices
–
Monitor operation of the RAID controller
Consider the following information when using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration
Utility program and ServeRAID Manager to configure and manage arrays:
v
The ServeRAID-8k-l SAS controller that comes with the server supports only
RAID level-0, level-1, and level-10. You can replace it with a ServeRAID-8k SAS
controller that supports additional RAID levels.
v
Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. The drives in an array
can have different capacities, but the ServeRAID controller treats them as if they
all have the capacity of the smallest hard disk drive.
v
To help ensure signal quality, do not mix drives with different speeds and data
rates.
v
To update the firmware and BIOS code for an optional ServeRAID controller, you
must use the IBM
ServeRAID Support
CD that comes with the ServeRAID
option.
Using the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program
Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility programs to perform the following
tasks:
v
Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array
v
View or change the RAID configuration and associated devices
Chapter 4. Configuring the server
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