IBM x3400 - System - 7975 User Manual

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v Restore a SAS or SATA hard disk drive to the factory-default settings, erasing alldata from the diskv View the RAID configuration and associated devicesv Monitor the operation of the RAID controllersTo perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program.However, to configure the integrated RAID controller or the installed ServeRAIDcontroller and perform an initial RAID configuration on the server, you must runServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, as described in the instructions in thissection. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in the server, use the methodthat is described in the instructions that come with the adapter to view or changesettings for attached devices.See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD foradditional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAIDManager to configure the RAID controller. Additional information about ServeRAIDManager is also available from the Help menu. For information about a specificobject in the ServeRAID Manager tree, select the object and click Actions → Hintsand tips.Configuring the controllerBy running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, you can configure thecontroller before you install the operating system. The information in this sectionassumes that you are running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode.To run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, turn on the server; then, insertthe IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD or DVD drive. If ServeRAID Managerdetects an unconfigured controller and ready drives, the Configuration wizard starts.In the Configuration wizard, you can select express configuration or customconfiguration. Express configuration automatically configures the controller bygrouping the first two physical drives in the ServeRAID Manager tree into an arrayand creating a RAID level-1 logical drive. If you select custom configuration, youcan select the two physical drives that you want to group into an array and create ahot-spare drive.Using express configuration: To use express configuration, complete thefollowing steps:1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.2. From the toolbar, click Create.3. Click Express configuration.4. Click Next.5. In the “Configuration summary” window, review the information. To change theconfiguration, click Modify arrays or Modify logical drives.Note: Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives. Beforeyou save the configuration, make sure that the size of the logical drive isappropriate for your operating system.6. Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the newconfiguration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in thephysical drives.7. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD or DVD drive.8. Restart the server.Chapter 3. Configuring the server 89