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Starting up and operation
5.4 Configuring the server
This section contains information about configuring the server and installing the
operating system.
I Make sure that the power saving functions are disabled in the Power
menu of the BIOS Setup during operation.
5.4.1 Configuring the onboard SATA controller
A 6-port SATA controller is integrated on the system board. You can configure
the onboard SATA controller either before or during installation with the
ServerView Installation Manager. Using the ServerView Installation Manager is
recommended.
I The controller has its own configuration utility. For further information,
refer to the "Embedded MegaRAID Software User’s Guide" (on the
ServerView Suite DVD 2 under Industry Standard Servers - Expansion Cards
- Storage Adapters - LSI RAID / SCSI Controllers).
I Descriptions of operating systems not covered in the controller manual
are provided in the corresponding readme files on the driver CDs.
I To control SAS hard disk drives an additional SAS/SATA RAID controller
is necessary (see the following section).
5.4.2 Configuring the SAS/SATA RAID controller
The server has a SAS/SATA RAID controller with "Integrated Mirroring
Enhanced" functionality or "MegaRAID functionality". You can configure the
SAS/SATA RAID controller either before or during installation with the
ServerView Installation Manager. Using the ServerView Installation Manager is
recommended.
I The controller makes a separate utility available for IME configuration.
For further information, refer to the "Integrated RAID for SAS User’s
Guide" (on the ServerView Suite DVD 2 under Industry Standard Servers -
Expansion Cards - Storage Adapters - LSI RAID / SCSI Controllers).