IBM x3500 - System - 7977 User Manual

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RAID adapter in the server, use the configuration method that is described in theinstructions that come with that adapter to view or change SAS settings for attacheddevices.See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD foradditional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAIDManager to configure your SAS and RAID controllers. Additional information aboutServeRAID Manager is also available from the Help menu. For information about aspecific object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, select the object and click Actions→Hints and tips.Configuring the controllerBy running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, you can configure thecontroller before you install your 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 DVD-ROM 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 two physical drives that you want to group into an array and create ahot-spare drive.Using express configurationComplete the following steps to use express configuration:1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.2. Click Express configuration.3. Click Next. The “Configuration summary” window opens.4. Review the information in the “Configuration summary” window. To change theconfiguration, click Modify arrays.5. Click Apply; then, click Yes when asked if you want to apply the newconfiguration. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the physicaldrives.6. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the DVD-ROM drive.7. Restart the server.Using custom configurationComplete the following steps to use custom configuration:1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.2. Click Custom configuration.3. Click Next. The “Create arrays” window opens.4. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group intothe array.5. Click the icon on the toolbar to add the selected drives to the array.6. If you want to configure a hot-spare drive, complete the following steps:a. Click the Spares tab.b. Select the physical drive that you want to designate as the hot-spare drive,and the icon on the toolbar to add the selected drives.74 IBM System x3500 Type 7977: User’s Guide