IBM System x3250 M4 Installation & User Manual

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4. Select Please refresh this page on the first visit and press Enter.5. Select LSI controller_driver_name Driver and press Enter, wherecontroller_driver_name is the name of the SAS/SATA controller driver. For theSAS/SATA controller driver name, see the documentation that comes with yourcontroller.6. To perform storage-management tasks, follow the procedures in thedocumentation that comes with the SAS/SATA controller.When you have finished changing settings, press Esc to exit from the program;select Save to save the settings that you have changed.Formatting a hard disk driveLow-level formatting removes all data from the hard disk. If there is data on the diskthat you want to save, back up the hard disk before you perform this procedure.Note: Before you format a hard disk, make sure that the disk is not part of amirrored pair.To format a drive, complete the following steps:1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drive that youwant to format and press Enter.2. Select SAS Topology and press Enter.3. Select Direct Attach Devices and press Enter.4. To highlight the drive that you want to format, use the Up Arrow and DownArrow keys. To scroll left and right, use the Left Arrow and Right Arrow keys orthe End key. Press Alt+D.5. To start the low-level formatting operation, select Format and press Enter.Creating a RAID array of hard disk drivesTo create a RAID array of hard disk drives, complete the following steps:1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drives that youwant to mirror.2. Select RAID Properties.3. Select the type of array that you want to create.4. Use the arrow keys to highlight the first drive in the pair; then, press the Minus(-) or Plus (+) key to change the mirror value to Primary.5. Continue to select the next drive using the Minus (-) or Plus (+) key until youhave selected all the drives for your array.6. Press C to create the disk array.7. Select Apply changes and exit menu to create the array.Creating a software RAID array of hard disk drivesTo create a software RAID array of hard disk drives, complete the following steps:1. Turn on the server.Note: Approximately 1 to 3 minutes after the server is connected to ac power,the power-control button becomes active after the power-on LEDflashes slowly.2. When the prompt is displayed, press F1. If you have set anadministrator password, you are prompted to type the password.68 IBM System x3250 M4 Type 2583: Installation and User’s Guide