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7. (Optional) Type an identifier for the array.
8. When you are prompted for the array build method, select Quick Int.
9. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration; then,
select Done to exit.
10. Restart the server.
Viewing
the configuration: To view information about the SAS/SATA controller,
complete the following steps:
1. Start the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program.
2. From the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility window, select Manage Arrays.
3. Select an array and press Enter.
4. To exit from the program, press Esc.
Using ServeRAID Manager
Important: RAID options and HostRAID are not supported on the SCO 6.0 and
UnixWare 7.14 operating systems.
Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to perform
the following tasks:
v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array
v Erase all data from a hot-swap SAS hard disk drive and return the disk to the
factory-default settings
v View the RAID configuration and associated devices
v Monitor the operation of the RAID controllers
To
perform some tasks, you can run ServeRAID Manager as an installed program.
However, to configure the SAS/SATA controller and perform an initial RAID
configuration on the server, you must run ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD
mode, as described in the instructions in this section. If you install a different type of
RAID adapter in the server, use the method that is described in the instructions that
come with the adapter to view or change settings for attached devices.
For additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using
ServeRAID Manager, see the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID
Support CD. Additional information about 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 ServeRAID Manager in Startable CD mode, turn on the server; then, insert
the IBM ServeRAID Support CD into the CD drive. If ServeRAID Manager detects
an unconfigured controller and ready drives, the Configuration wizard starts.
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
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