Sun Microsystems X6450 manual Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives

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Using the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives

You can use the disk utilities, another tool in the BIOS RAID Configuration utility, to low-level format or verify your disk drives. (New disk drives are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.)

Caution – Before you format a disk drive, back up all data. Formatting destroys all data on a disk drive.

This section contains the following subsections:

■“To Format or Verify a Disk Drive With the Disk Utilities” on page 56

■“To Locate Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities” on page 56

■“To Identify Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities” on page 57

▼To Format or Verify a Disk Drive With the Disk Utilities

1.Start the BIOS RAID Configuration utility.

See “To Start the BIOS RAID Configuration Utility” on page 48. The ARCU screen appears.

2.On the ARCU screen, select Disk Utilities.

3.Select the disk drive you want, then press Enter.

4.Select Format Disk or Verify Disk Media.

▼To Locate Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities

Note – This feature is available only with disk drives that have an activity LED.

You can use the Identify Drive feature to physically locate a disk drive by blinking the LED.

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Contents Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide Please Recycle Contents Installing and Configuring the Server Module GrubContents Index Using Unix Commands PrefaceShell Prompts Typographic ConventionsRelated Documentation Product Updates Documentation, Support, and TrainingThird-Party Web Sites Sun Welcomes Your Comments Introduction Terms and References Used in This BookInstallation Overview To Power On Main Power for All Server Components Routine Power On and Power OffTo Apply Standby Power Insert the server module into a powered chassisTo Shut Down Main Power 1Server Module Front PanelAbout Diskless Servers Compact Flash Drive Connecting to SAS Devices Solid State Disk Drive SSD1SAS Connection Summary Internal Connection to a Sun Blade 6000 Disk Module External Connecton to the 10 GbE Ethernet ConnectionsAbout the Boot Process 3shows the configurationBios and Bios Configuration Utilities BootloaderWindows Bootloader Grub2BIOS Configuration Utilities Enable the PCIe ExpressModule as a boot device To Configure Netboot or Compact Flash BootTo Configure the QLogic Fibre Channel in the Bios Save your changesRAID Configuration To Load an OS Over the Network NetbootTo Configure the Sun Blade RAID 5 Expansion Module To Configure the Sun Blade 0/1 RAID Expansion ModuleInstalling an Operating System Directing Console OutputSun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September Inserting the Server Module To Insert the Server ModuleLocate the desired slot in the chassis Remove the filler panel LED Behavior Rotate the ejectors down until they snap into placeAccessing and Configuring the Ilom To Display the Service Processor’s Ilom IP Address Displaying the Service Processor’s Ilom IP AddressConnecting to the Ilom Log in to the CMM Ilom CLI Type the commandType your user name and password To Connect to the Ilom Web GUIClick Log Type the password when prompted. The default is changemeTo Connect to the Ilom CLI To log on to the ILOM, type $ ssh root@ipaddressAccessing and Configuring the Elom To log out, typeDisplaying the Service Processor’s Elom IP Address To Display the Service Processor’s Elom IP AddressConnecting to the Elom To Connect to the Elom Web GUIType the user name and password Click LoginTo Connect to the Elom CLI To log out, type exit To Configure the Service Processor’s Network ConfigurationType the following commands Log in to the CMM IlomAccessing the System Console To Access the System Console DirectlyTo power on the system, type the command To Access the System Console Using the Ilom CLITo Access the System Console Using the Elom CLI To start the system console, typeTo Access the System Console Using the Ilom Web Type a valid user name and password. For example6Remote Control Screen Click the Launch Redirection tabTo Access the System Console Using the Elom Web Type the default user name and passwordSun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September 8Selections forBooting the Operating System Dongle Cable Connections 9Dongle Cable Connections1Dongle Cable Connectors Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Installation Guide September Installation Worksheet Table A-1Installation Worksheet Appendix a Installation Worksheet GMT P E N D I X B Introduction to the Bios RAID Configuration Utility Hot-Unplug and Plug Replacement or Reinsertion Conditions Hot-Unplug Removal ConditionsHot-Plug Addition Conditions Running the Bios RAID Configuration Utility To Start the Bios RAID Configuration UtilityUsing the ACU to Create and Manage Arrays To Navigate the Bios RAID Configuration UtilityTo Create a New Array With the ACU Start the Bios RAID Configuration utilityTo Start the ACU Select Create Arrays from the main ACU menuTo Initialize Disk Drives With the ACU To Make an Array Bootable With the ACUTo Manage Existing Arrays With the ACU Restart the computerTo Stop a Secure Erase in Progress With To Rescan Disk Drives With the ACUTo Perform a Secure Erase on Disk Drives With the ACU Select Rescan Drives from the main ACU menuTo Apply Changes and Exit a -SelectUtility Using the -Select Utility to Modify REM SettingsTo Start Using a -SelectUtility Press Esc until you are prompted to exitTo Modify General Settings With a -SelectUtility Some options might not be availableTo Modify SAS-Specific REM Settings With a Select Utility Table B-2SAS-Specific REM SettingsUsing the Disk Utilities to Manage Disk Drives To Format or Verify a Disk Drive With the Disk UtilitiesTo Locate Disk Drives With the Disk Utilities Initializing a RAID Array To Identify Disk Drives With the Disk UtilitiesSelect Disk Utilities Select Array Configuration Utility Figure B-1Adaptec RAID Controller Utility Arcu Initial ViewSelect drives to initialize When you have selected a drive, press EnterSelect Initialize Drives. a list of drives appears Type yesSelect Create Array from the main menu Select the drives to be included in the arrayAfter you make your selections, press Enter Make the following selectionsPress Enter or click Done to proceed Click Enter to proceed Figure B-7Write Cache WarningIndex ACUPage Index