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Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
About this book . . . . . . . . . . .xi
Conventions and terminology . . . . . . . .xi
Related information . . . . . . . . . . . .xi
How to send your comments . . . . . . . . xiv
Chapter 1. Getting started . . . . . . .1
Introducing IBM Director . . . . . . . . . .1
Using IBM Director Console . . . . . . . . .2
The IBM Director Console interface . . . . . .2
IBM Director Console toolbar . . . . . . . .3
Panes in IBM Director Console . . . . . . .4
Working with tables . . . . . . . . . . .5
Starting tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Operating systems supported by ServeRAID
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Chapter 2. Installing ServeRAID
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
Windows server . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
Linux server . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
Windows console . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
Linux console . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
managed Windows system . . . . . . . . .16
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
managed Linux system . . . . . . . . . .17
Installing the ServeRAID Manager extension on a
managed NetWare system . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 3. Using ServeRAID Manager 21
Introducing the ServeRAID Manager . . . . . .21
What’s new in the ServeRAID TM Manager . .21
About ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . .21
Using the ServeRAID Manager interface . . . .30
Finding information on the World Wide Web . .31
IBM ServeRAID publications . . . . . . .31
Understanding RAID technology . . . . . . .32
Understanding stripe-unit size . . . . . . .32
Understanding RAID level-0 . . . . . . . .33
Understanding RAID level-1 . . . . . . . .35
Understanding RAID level-1 Enhanced . . . .36
Understanding RAID level-5 . . . . . . . .38
Understanding RAID level-5 Enhanced . . . .39
Understanding RAID level-5EE . . . . . . .41
Understanding RAID level-6 . . . . . . . .43
Understanding RAID level-x0 . . . . . . .45
Understanding RAID volumes . . . . . . .47
Selecting a RAID level and tuning performance 48
Selecting the RAID level by array capacity . . .50
Software and hardware support of RAID levels 52
RAID levels that can use a hot-spare or standby
hot-spare drive . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Selecting the RAID level in the migration wizard 54
Starting the ServeRAID Manager task . . . . .54
Logging in to the ServeRAID Manager . . . . .55
Logging out of the ServeRAID Manager . . . . .56
Using the ServeRAID Manager from the command
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using the ServeRAID Manager with screen-reading
software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Using the ServeRAID Manager in bootable-CD
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Accessing the ServeRAID Manager using the
keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Verifying that the ServeRAID Manager agent is
running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
ServeRAID Manager and LED flash states . . . .60
Chapter 4. Managing ServeRAID
devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Configuring ServeRAID controllers and enclosures
in the Configuration wizard . . . . . . . . .63
Configuring an enclosure: the basic steps . . .63
Configuring ServeRAID SCSI controllers
(ServeRAID series 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7K) . . . . .63
Configuring ServeRAID SAS, SATA, and
HostRAID controllers (ServeRAID-7t,
ServeRAID-8i, HostRAID) . . . . . . . .68
Selecting controllers to update . . . . . . .75
Configuring ServeRAID enclosures . . . . .75
Configuring NetWare user authentication . . .82
Copying the configuration from drives . . . .83
Restore the configuration to the factory-default
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Saving a printable configuration and event logs 84
Working with systems in the ServeRAID
Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
Modifying logical drives using the
Configuration wizard . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tuning your system for optimal performance 188
Managing storage devices . . . . . . . . 197
Adding a remote system . . . . . . . . . 204
Viewing the ServeRAID Manager event log . . . 205
Using the ServeRAID Manager agent . . . . . 206
Starting the ServeRAID Manager agent . . . . 206
Viewing the ServeRAID Manager event log . . 207
Configuring the ServeRAID Manager agent . . 208
Configuring the ServeRAID Manager agent >
general settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Using the ServeRAID Manager agent . . . . 210
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