IBM Version 8.30 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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v Configuration wizard notes and attentions
v Understanding logical-drive synchronization
Confirming your integrated RAID controller subsystem
configuration
Use the configuration summary to review all the changes that the ServeRAID
Manager will apply to your configuration:
1. Review the information that is displayed in the Configuration Summary
window. To change the configuration, click
.
Notes:
a. Additional notes and attentions regarding the configuration appear
in the event viewer.
b. Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives.
Before you save the configuration, verify that the size of the logical
drive is appropriate for your operating system. For more detailed
information, see your operating-system documentation.
2.
Click Apply; then, click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new
configuration. The configuration is saved in the integrated RAID controller.
Note: If you clicked Automatically initialize new logical drives, the ServeRAID
Manager will initialize the logical drives automatically.
More information
v Configuration wizard notes and attentions
v Understanding logical-drive synchronization
Confirming your system configuration
Use the configuration summary to review all the changes that the ServeRAID
Manager will apply to your configuration:
1. Review the information that is displayed in the Configuration Summary
window. To change your Express configuration, click
; to
change your Custom configuration, click Back.
Note: Additional notes and attentions regarding the configuration appear in
the event viewer.
2. Click Apply; then, click Yes when asked if you want to apply the new
configuration. The configuration is saved in the ServeRAID controller and in
the physical drives.
Note: The ServeRAID Manager will initialize the logical drives automatically.
The initialization method depends on the RAID level and controller type.
3. After you configure your controller, you can change certain controller settings
to fine-tune your configuration for optimal performance.
Note: During Custom configuration, you can fine tune your configuration
using the Advanced settings in the Configuration wizard.
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