IBM x3500 - System - 7977 Installation Manual

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v Disk UtilitiesSelect this choice to format a disk or verify the disk media. Select a device fromthe list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before you make aselection.Using ServeRAID ManagerUse ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Manager Application CD,to perform the following tasks:v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) arrayv Erase all data from a hard disk drive and return the disk to the factory-defaultsettingsv View the RAID configuration and associated devicesv Monitor the operation of the RAID controllerTo perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program.However, to configure the RAID controller and perform an initial RAID configurationon the server, you must run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, asdescribed in the instructions in this section.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 RAID controllerBy running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, you can configure the RAIDcontroller 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 CD into the CD-RW/DVD drive. If ServeRAID Manager detects an unconfiguredcontroller 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 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. Click Express configuration.3. Click Next.4. In the “Configuration summary” window, review the information. To change theconfiguration, click Modify arrays.5. 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.6. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD-RW/DVD drive.56 IBM System x3500 Type 7977: Installation Guide