grouping the first two physical drives in the ServeRAID Manager tree into an array and creating a RAID
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. The “Configuration summary” window opens.
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 drive.
7.Restart the server.
Using custom configuration: To use custom configuration, complete the following steps:
1.In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.
2.Click Custom configuration.
3.Click Next. The “Create arrays” window opens.
4.From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into the array.
5.Click the (Add selected drives) icon to add the drives to the array.
6.If you want to configure a
a.Click the Spares tab.
b.Select the physical drive that you want to designate as the
7.Click Next. The “Configuration summary” window opens.
8.Review the information in the “Configuration summary” window. To change the configuration, click Back.
9.Click Apply; then, click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new configuration. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physical drives.
10.Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the
11.Restart the server.
Viewing the configuration
You can use ServeRAID Manager to view information about RAID controllers and the RAID subsystem (such as arrays, logical drives,
