IBM 388, 387, 393, 391, 389, 441, 390, 392 manual Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID

Installing and using the MegaRAID Storage Manager program

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

The installation package for the MegaRAID Storage Manager program is on the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD. After you enter the operating system, insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive. The installation package for the MegaRAID Storage Manager program is located in the Utilities and Others folder in the root directory of the DVD.

To install and use the MegaRAID Storage Manager program, refer to the following chapters in the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide on the documentation DVD that comes with your server:

Note: Some information in these chapters might be intended for the advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID configurations and might not apply to the onboard SATA software configurations.

•“MegaRAID Storage Manager Overview and Installation”

•“MegaRAID Storage Manager Window and Menus”

•“Monitoring System Events and Storage Devices”

•“Maintaining and Managing Storage Configurations”

The MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide is also available on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID

Some server models come with a required RAID card to provide advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID functions to the server. You can also purchase the RAID card from Lenovo and install it into server models that support the RAID card to get advanced SATA/SAS hardware RAID functions. See “RAID card” on page 33 and “Installing or removing the RAID card” on page 98 for more information.

Note: For server models with more than four hard disk drives or models that use SAS hard disk drives, there must be a RAID card installed.

The RAID card provides the WebBIOS Configuration Utility program to help you configure RAID independently of the operating system. You can also install the MegaRAID Storage Manager program and the MegaCLI Configuration Utility program to help you manage the RAID array and RAID controller in an operating system environment. The supported RAID levels are RAID 0, 1, and 10. To activate RAID 5 and 50 levels, you need to install a RAID 5 key on the RAID card. See “Installing or removing the ThinkServer 9240-8i RAID 5 Upgrade Key” on page 100.

The installation packages for the MegaRAID Storage Manager program and the MegaCLI Configuration Utility program are on the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD. After you enter the operating system, insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive. The installation packages for the programs are located in the Utilities and Others folder in the root directory of the DVD.

Note: The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD is designed for different types of servers and the Utilities and Others folder might contain additional installation packages that are not required to be installed into your server.

For instructions on how to configure and manage the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID, refer to the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide on the documentation DVD that comes with your server. This document is also available on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides

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