IBM 392, 387, 393, 391, 389, 388, 441, 390 manual Configuring the onboard SATA software RAID

Configuring the onboard SATA software RAID

The onboard SATA software RAID controller is integrated in the Intel C202 chip on the system board. If your server has SATA hard disk drives that are connected to the system board, you can use the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program to configure RAID independently of the operating system. Your server supports onboard SATA software RAID levels 0, 1, and 10. You can also activate RAID 5 by installing

a ThinkServer SATA Software RAID 5 activation key. See “Installing or removing the ThinkServer SATA Software RAID 5 Key” on page 102.

You can install and use the MegaRAID Storage Manager program to manage the RAID array and RAID controller in an operating system environment.

Starting the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program

This topic provides instructions on how to start the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program.

To start the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program, do the following:

1.Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 55.

2.On the Advanced menu, select SATA Configuration ➙ SATA Mode.

3.Select RAID Mode. Then, press F10 to save settings and exit the Setup Utility program.

4.When you see the message “Press Ctrl-M or Enter to run LSI Software RAID Setup Utility,” immediately press Ctrl+M or Enter to start the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program.

LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program interface

This topic provides information about the menus and items in the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program. Depending on the version of the program, some menu or item information might differ slightly from the information in this topic.

When working with the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program, you must use the keyboard. The keys used to perform various tasks are displayed on the bottom of each screen. Use up and down arrow keys to navigate between items. For most items, the corresponding help message is displayed on the bottom of the screen when the item is selected. If the item has submenus, you can display the submenus by pressing Enter.

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