IBM Type 7977 manual Using the ServeRAID configuration programs

–sysinfo

Display general system information that is related to the server and the baseboard management controller.

v Serial over LAN

Use the Serial over LAN capability to remotely perform control and management functions over a Serial over LAN (SOL) network. You can also use SOL to remotely view and change the server BIOS settings.

At a command prompt, type Telnet localhost 623 to access the SOL network. Type help at the smbridge> prompt for more information.

Use the following commands in an SOL session:

–connect

Connect to the LAN. Type connect -ipip_address -uusername -ppassword.

–identify

Control the system-locator LED on the front of the server.

–power

Turn the server on and off remotely.

–reboot

Force the server to restart.

–sel get

Display the system event/error log.

–sol

Configure the SOL function.

–sysinfo

Display system information that is related to the server and the globally unique identifier (GUID).

Using the ServeRAID configuration programs

The ServeRAID-8k SAS Controller enables you to configure multiple physical SAS hard disk drives to operate as logical drives in a disk array. The server comes with a CD that contains the ServeRAID Manager program, which you can use to configure the ServeRAID-8k, ServeRAID-8s, and the optional ServeRAID-10is SAS controllers. For information about these programs, see the User’s Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD. If your server comes with an operating system installed, such as Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, see the software documentation that comes with the server for configuration information.

Configuring hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA RAID

Use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program or ServeRAID Manager to configure and manage hot-swap SAS or hot-swap SATA redundant array of independent disks (RAID). Be sure to use these programs as described in this document.

vUse the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program to:

–Perform a low-level format on a hard disk drive

–View or change IDs for some attached devices

–Set protocol parameters on hard disk drives

vUse ServeRAID Manager to:

–Configure arrays

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