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Select this choice to create, manage, or delete arrays, add or delete a hot-spare
drive, or initialize drives.
v SerialSelect Utility
Select this choice to configure the controller interface definitions or to configure
the physical transfer and SAS or SATA address of the selected drive.
v Disk Utilities
Select this choice to format a disk or verify the disk media. Select a device from
the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before making a
selection.
Starting RAID Configuration Utility program: To start the IBM ServeRAID
Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the message Press <CTRL><A> for IBM ServeRAID Configuration
Utility appears, press Ctrl+A. If you have set an administrative password, you
are prompted to type the password.
3. To select a choice from the menu, use the arrow keys to highlight it and press
Enter.
Creating a RAID array: To use the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility to
configure a RAID level-1 array, complete the following steps:
1. From the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program menu, select Array
Configuration Utility.
2. Select Create Array.
3. From the list of ready drives, select the two drives that you want to group into
the array.
4. When you are prompted to select the RAID type, select RAID 0 or RAID-1.
5. (Optional) Type an identifier for the array.
6. When you are prompted for the array build method, select Quick Init.
7. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration; then, select
Done to exit.
8. Restart the server.
Viewing the array configuration: To view information about the RAID array,
complete the following steps:
1. Start the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility program.
2. From the IBM ServeRAID Configuration Utility window, select Manage Arrays.
3. Select an array and press Enter.
4. To exit from the program, press Esc.
Configuring simple-swap SATA RAID
Use the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program to configure and manage
simple-swap SATA redundant array of independent disks (RAID) on simple-swap
SATA models with no ServeRAID adapter installed.
This utility is part of the BIOS code. The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
program adds RAID functionality to the integrated SATA controller. The integrated
Serial ATA (SATA) controller comes disabled by default. You must enable it and
install the device drivers before you can use it. The device drivers, documentation,
and other information are available on the IBM ServeRAID-8e (Adaptec HostRAID)
Support CD.
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