Intel SE7500WV2 manual Running the Promise FastBuild Utility, Direct Platform Control DPC Console

After selecting the bus, the following menu displays:

Table 9. Menu for each SCSI Channel

Host Adapter	Option
AIC-7899 at	Configure/View
Bus:Device:Channel	Host Adapter
01:06:A (or 01:06:B)	Settings
	SCSI Disk Utilities

Comment

Press <Enter> to view the Configuration Menu.

Press <Enter> to view the SCSI Disk Utilities Menu. This menu allows you to format hard disks and/or verify disk media.

When you are finished, press <Esc> and make your selection from the following menu:

Table 10. Exit Menu

Feature	Option
Exit Utility?	Yes
	No

Comment

When you finish configuring your SCSI devices, press <Esc>. Then select Yes and press <Enter>. When this message appears:

Please press any key to reboot.

Press any key, and the server reboots.

Running the Promise FastBuild Utility

This utility is only found on the SE7500WV2 ATA model only.

The Promise ATA-100 host adapter is configured using the FastBuild† configuration utility that allows you to configure/view the settings of the host adapter and set RAID configurations.

When to Run the Promise FastBuild Utility

Use the FastBuild utility to:

•Define a RAID array

•Delete a RAID array

•Restore a RAID array

Running the Promise FastBuild Utility

1. When this message appears on the video monitor:

<<<Press <Ctrl><F> to enter FastBuild (TM) Utility>>>

2. Press <Ctrl+F> to run the utility.

Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console

Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console is part of Intel Server Management. Direct Platform Control is a server management application that supports remote system management via LAN, or an RS-232 serial connection to the server serial 2 port over a modem or a direct serial cable. The Direct Platform Control Console provides the ability for remote management of Intel servers via modem or LAN with a capability to run DOS-based programs.

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