Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
The ThinkServer EasyStartup program simplifies the process of configuring supported RAID and installing supported Windows and Linux operating systems and device drivers on your server. The user guide for the program can be accessed directly from the program interface.
The ThinkServer EasyStartup program has the following features for RAID configuration:
•For use with all supported RAID controllers
•Automatically detects hardware and lists all supported RAID configurations
•Configures one or more disk arrays per controller depending on the number of drives attached to the controller and the RAID level selected
•Supports
•Creates a RAID response file that can be used to configure RAID controllers on similarly configured Lenovo servers
See “Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program” on page 67 and view the user guide from the main interface of the program.
Some RAID management software also is provided on the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to help you manage RAID arrays and RAID controllers in an operating system environment. 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. 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 on your server.
Configuring the ThinkServer RAID 300
The ThinkServer RAID 300 (also known as onboard SAS software RAID) is integrated in the PCH on the system board. If you connect the
You can install and use the MegaRAID Storage Manager program to manage the RAID array and RAID controller in an operating system environment.
Before configuring RAID for your server, observe the following precautions:
•Use hard disk drives that are of the same type (SATA or SAS) and have the same capacity within a single RAID array.
•The total drive capacity of the primary RAID array might be limited to 2 TB.
RAID array status
When you turn on the server, the RAID controller ROM version, the RAID array status, and the list of the available hard disk drives will be displayed during the POST.
The RAID array status can be one of the following:
•Online
This is the normal status, which indicates that the RAID array is working correctly.
