IBM 387, 393, 391, 389, 388, 441, 390 Configure, Initialize, Objects, Rebuild, Check Consistency

After entering the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program, you can see the Management Menu on the screen. The Management Menu contains the following menu items:

•Configure

This menu contains items to help you create a RAID array, view the current RAID configuration, add a new array, delete an existing array, or select a boot virtual drive.

•Initialize

This menu helps you initialize virtual drive(s).

Note: Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the virtual drive. Back up any data you want to keep and ensure the operating system is not installed on the virtual drive before the initialization.

•Objects

This menu helps you configure parameters for the RAID adapter or controller, the virtual drive(s), and the physical drive(s).

•Rebuild

This menu helps you rebuild a physical drive in an array in the event of a physical drive failure. You can choose to rebuild the data on the failing drive if the drive is still operational. If the drive is not operational, it must be replaced and the data on the failing drive must be rebuilt on a new drive to restore the system to fault tolerance. If hot-spare drives are available, the failing drive might be rebuilt automatically without any user intervention.

•Check Consistency

This menu helps you do consistency check for the virtual drive(s). The consistency check verifies the correctness of the data on virtual drive(s) that use RAID 1, 5, and 10.

The following table shows the various menus and items in the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program. On each menu, press the Enter key to show selectable options and select a desired option by using up and down arrow keys or type desired values from the keyboard directly.

Menu item	Submenu item	Comments
Configure	Easy Configuration	Create physical arrays. An array will
		automatically become a virtual drive.
	New Configuration	Clear the existing configuration and
		start a new configuration.
	View/Add Configuration	View the existing configuration or add a
		new configuration.
	Clear Configuration	Clear the existing configuration.
	Select Boot Drive	Select a boot virtual drive.
Initialize	Varies by configuration.	Initialize virtual drives.
Objects	Adapter	Set adapter related parameters, such
		as rebuild rate, consistency check rate,
		auto-rebuild, and so on.
	Virtual Drive	Set virtual drive parameters.
	Physical Drive	Set physical drive parameters, such as
		creating a hot-spare drive for the virtual
		drive, making a failing drive as online,
		changing a drive state, and viewing the
		specifications of a physical drive.
Rebuild	Varies by configuration.	Rebuild physical drive(s).
Check Consistency	Varies by configuration.	Check consistency of virtual drive(s).

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