IBM Type 7977 manual Using ServeRAID Manager, Configuring the RAID controller

vDisk Utilities

Select this choice to format a disk or verify the disk media. Select a device from the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before you make a selection.

Using ServeRAID Manager

Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Manager Application CD, to perform the following tasks:

vConfigure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array

vErase all data from a hard disk drive and return the disk to the factory-default settings

vView the RAID configuration and associated devices

vMonitor the operation of the RAID controller

To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program. However, to configure the RAID controller and perform an initial RAID configuration on the server, you must run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, as described in the instructions in this section.

See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID Manager to configure the RAID controller. Additional information about ServeRAID Manager is also available from the Help menu. For information about a specific object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, select the object and click Actions --> Hints and tips.

Configuring the RAID controller

By running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, you can configure the RAID controller before you install the operating system. The information in this section assumes that you are running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode.

To run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, turn on the server; then, insert the CD into the CD-RW/DVD drive. If ServeRAID Manager detects an unconfigured controller and ready drives, the Configuration wizard starts.

In the Configuration wizard, you can select express configuration or custom configuration. Express configuration automatically configures the controller by grouping the first two physical drives in the ServeRAID Manager tree into an array and creating a RAID level-1 logical drive. If you select custom configuration, you can select the physical drives that you want to group into an array and create a hot-spare drive.

Using express configuration: To use express configuration, complete the following steps:

1.In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.

2.Click Express configuration.

3.Click Next.

4.In the “Configuration summary” window, review the information. To change the configuration, click Modify arrays.

5.Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the new configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives.

6.Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD-RW/DVD drive.

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