IBM 8840 manual Select Stripe Size, Select Create new RAID-1

Note: You must have at least two hard disk drives installed in the server to configure a RAID level-0 array.

1.From the SCSISelect Utility main menu, select Configure/View HostRAID Settings.

2.From the list of ready drives, type C to create an array.

3.Select RAID-0when asked to select the RAID type.

4.From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into the array.

5.Select Stripe Size.

6.Select Yes if the array is bootable.

7.Select Yes to create the array.

8.Press Esc to exit the utility.

9.Restart the server.

Using the SCSI HostRAID feature to perform a RAID level-1 configuration

The instructions in this section describe how to access the SCSI HostRAID feature from the SCSISelect Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-1 configuration. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in the server, use the configuration method described in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change SCSI settings for attached devices.

See the documentation on the ServeRAID-7e (Adaptec HostRAID) Support CD for additional information about how to use the SCSI HostRAID feature.

Configuring the controller

Complete the following steps to use the SCSI HostRAID feature to configure a

RAID level-1 array:

Note: You must have at least two hard disk drives installed in the server to configure a RAID level-1 array.

1.From the SCSISelect Utility main menu, select Configure/View HostRAID Settings.

2.From the list of ready drives, type C to create an array.

3.Select RAID-1when asked to select the RAID type.

4.From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into the array.

5.Select Create new RAID-1.

6.Type an identifier for the array.

7.Select Yes if the array is bootable.

8.Select Yes to create the array.

9.Press Esc to exit the utility.

10.Restart the server.

Using the SCSI HostRAID feature to perform a RAID level-10 configuration

The instructions in this section describe how to access the SCSI HostRAID feature from the SCSISelect Utility program and perform an initial RAID level-10 configuration. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in the server, use the

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