Using Serveraid Manager; Configuring The Controller - IBM IntelliStation M Pro User Manual
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10. Restart the computer.
Viewing the configuration: To view information about the SAS controller,
complete the following steps:
1. Start the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility.
2. From the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility window, select Manage Arrays.
3. Select an array and press Enter.
4. Press Esc to exit the program.
Using ServeRAID Manager
Note: RAID is not supported on SCO 6.0 and UnixWare 7.14 operating systems.
Use the ServeRAID Manager program to:
v Configure arrays
v View the RAID configuration and associated devices
v Monitor operation of RAID controllers
To perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program.
To configure the SCSI controller and perform an initial RAID configuration on the
computer, you must run ServeRAID Manager in a Startable-CD mode, as explained
in the following section. If you install a RAID adapter in the computer, use the
configuration method described in the instructions that come with the adapter to
view or change SCSI settings for attached devices.
See the ServeRAID documentation in the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, or
additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID
Manager to configure the SCSI controller. Additional information abut ServeRAID
Manager is also available from the Help menu. For information about a specific
object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, select the object and click Actions → Hints
and tips.
Configuring the controller
By running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, you can configure the
controller before you install the operating system. The information in this section
assumes that you are running ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode.
To run the ServeRAID Manager program in Startable-CD mode, turn on the
computer; then, insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD-ROM drive. If
the ServeRAID Manager program detects an unconfigured controller and ready
drives, the program automatically starts the Configuration wizard.
In the Configuration wizard, you can select express configuration or custom
configuration. Express configuration automatically configures the controller by
grouping the first two physical drives in the ServeRAID Manager tree into an array
and creating a RAID level-1 logical drive. If you select custom configuration, you
can select the two physical drives that you want to group into an array and create a
hot-spare drive.
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8. When asked for the array build method, select Quick Int.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration, and select
Done to exit.
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