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Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID, Updating the firmware, BootManager

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See "Lenovo ThinkServer Deployment Manager" on page 12 and view the help system from the main interface of the program. Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID Your storage product comes with a RAID adapter to provide advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID functions. Note: Depending on the operating system, the total drive capacity of the primary RAID might be limited to 2 TB. You can use the following programs or tools to configure the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID. • MegaRAID Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) configuration utility This utility enables you to configure RAID independently of the operating system. To display the HII configuration utility interface, start the storage product and press the F1 key as soon as you see the logo screen to enter the Setup Utility program. Then, select Boot Manager ➙ Adapters and UEFI Drivers. • MegaRAID Storage Manager program This program provides graphical user interface (GUI) for you to create and manage storage configurations in an operating system environment. • Storage Command Line Tool (StorCLI) This is a command-line management tool that is used to configure RAID in an operating system environment. To download the MegaRAID Storage Manager program and StorCLI, go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the instructions on the Web page. For more information about how to configure and manage the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID, refer to the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide on the documentation DVD that comes with your storage product. This document also is available on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/support Updating the firmware When you replace a device in the storage product, you might have to either update the storage product with the latest version of the firmware that is stored in memory on the device or reflash the BIOS, the TSM firmware, and the FRU/SDR. To update the firmware, do one of the following: • Go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the instructions on the Web page to check for the latest level of firmware, such as the BIOS updates and device drivers. • Use the Lenovo ThinkServer Deployment Manager program. See "Lenovo ThinkServer Deployment Manager" on page 12. 40 Lenovo Storage N3310 User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual

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See “Lenovo ThinkServer Deployment Manager” on page 12 and view the help system from the main
interface of the program.
ConfiguringtheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID
YourstorageproductcomeswithaRAIDadaptertoprovideadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAIDfunctions.
Note:
Dependingontheoperatingsystem,thetotaldrivecapacityoftheprimaryRAIDmightbelimitedto
2 TB.
YoucanusethefollowingprogramsortoolstoconfiguretheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID.
• MegaRAID Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) configuration utility
This utility enables you to configure RAID independently of the operating system. To display the HII
configurationutilityinterface,startthestorageproductandpresstheF1keyassoonasyouseethelogo
screentoentertheSetupUtilityprogram.Then,select
BootManager
➙
AdaptersandUEFIDrivers
.
• MegaRAID Storage Manager program
Thisprogramprovidesgraphicaluserinterface(GUI)foryoutocreateandmanagestorageconfigurations
in an operating system environment.
• Storage Command Line Tool (StorCLI)
This is a command-line management tool that is used to configure RAID in an operating system
environment.
TodownloadtheMegaRAIDStorageManagerprogramandStorCLI,gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/drivers
and follow the instructions on the Web page.
FormoreinformationabouthowtoconfigureandmanagetheadvancedSATAorSAShardwareRAID,refer
to the
MegaRAIDSASSoftwareUserGuide
on the documentation DVD that comes with your storage
product.ThisdocumentalsoisavailableontheLenovoWebsiteat:
Updating the firmware
When you replace a device in the storage product, you might have to either update the storage product
withthelatestversionofthefirmwarethatisstoredinmemoryonthedeviceorreflashtheBIOS,theTSM
firmware, and the FRU/SDR.
To update the firmware, do one of the following:
• Go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the instructions on the Web page to check for the latest
level of firmware, such as the BIOS updates and device drivers.
• Use the Lenovo ThinkServer Deployment Manager program. See “Lenovo ThinkServer Deployment
Manager” on page 12.
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