RAID controllers
The following table lists the various utilities available to configure RAID controllers
before an operating system is installed.
Table 12. RAID utilities
RAID configuration
utility Description Location
Where to find more
information
EasyStartup RAID
configuration utility
v For use with all
factory-supported
RAID controllers
v Automatically
detects hardware
and lists all
supported RAID
configurations
v Configures one
disk array per
controller using all
drives currently
attached to the
controller
v Created a RAID
response file that
can be used to
configure RAID
controllers on
similarly configured
Lenovo servers.
EasyStartup DVD “Using the
ThinkServer
EasyStartup DVD” on
page 114
MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility
(WebBIOS)
For:
v ServeRAID-MR10i
controller
v
ServeRAID-MR10is
controller
v
ServeRAID-MR10m
controller
In system firmware.
To access:
v Use UEFI Setup
Utility.
v Press Ctrl + H at
the WebBIOS
prompt during
startup.
“Using the WebBIOS
utility” on page 112
LSI Logic MPT Setup
Utility
For:
v ServeRAID-BR10i
controller
v ServeRAID-BR10ie
controller
In system firmware.
To access:
v Use UEFI Setup
Utility.
v Press Ctrl + C at
the LSI prompt
during startup.
“Using the LSI
Configuration Utility
program”
Using the LSI Configuration Utility program
Use the LSI Configuration Utility program to configure and manage redundant array
of independent disks (RAID) arrays. Be sure to use this program as described in
this document.
v Use the LSI Configuration Utility program to:
– Perform
™
a low-level format on a hard disk drive
– Create an array of hard disk drives with or without a hot-spare drive
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