Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 (English) User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 94

To install and use the MegaRAID Storage Manager program, refer to the following chapters in the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide on the documentation DVD that comes with your server: Note: Some information in these chapters might be intended for the advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID configurations and might not apply to the ThinkServer RAID 300 configurations. • "MegaRAID Storage Manager Overview and Installation" • "MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus" • "Monitoring System Events and Storage Devices" • "Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations" The MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide also is available on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals Configuring the advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID Before configuring RAID for your server, observe the following precautions: • Use hard disk drives that are of the same type (SATA or SAS) and have the same capacity within a single RAID array. • The total drive capacity of the primary RAID array might be limited to 2 TB. Some server models come with a RAID card to provide advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID functions. You also can purchase a supported RAID card from Lenovo and install it into the server. See "RAID card" on page 40. The RAID card provides the WebBIOS Configuration Utility program to help you configure RAID independently of the operating system. You also can install the MegaRAID Storage Manager program and the MegaCLI Configuration Utility program to help you manage the RAID array and RAID controller in an operating system environment. The installation packages for the MegaRAID Storage Manager program and the MegaCLI Configuration Utility program are on the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD. After you enter the operating system, insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive. The installation packages for the programs are located in the Utilities and Others folder in the root directory of the DVD. Note: The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD is designed for different types of servers and the Utilities and Others folder might contain additional installation packages that are not required to be installed on your server. For instructions on how to configure and manage the advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID, refer to the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide on the documentation DVD that comes with your server. This document also is available on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/UserManuals Configuring the Ethernet controllers The Ethernet controllers are integrated on the system board. They provide an interface for connecting to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps network and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the network. You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the Ethernet controllers. However, you must install a device driver to enable the operating system to recognize the controllers. 82 ThinkServer RD440 User Guide and Hardware Maintenance Manual