Note: Hard disk drives in an array can have different capacities, but the
ServeRAID-8k, ServeRAID-8s, and the optional ServeRAID-10is SAS controllers
treat them as if they all have the capacity of the smallest hard disk drive.
4. From the list of available drives, select the drives that you want to include in the
array and press Enter.
5. From the list of available RAID levels, select the one that you want to use.
6. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the configuration; then, select
Done to exit.
7. Restart the server.
Viewing the array configuration
To view information about the RAID array, complete the following steps:
1. Start the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program.
2. Select Array Configuration Utility.
3. From the Main menu, select Manage Arrays.
4. Select an array and press Enter.
5. To exit from the program, press Esc.
Using ServeRAID Manager
Use ServeRAID Manager, which is on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD, to:
v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array
v Restore a SAS hard disk drive to the factory-default settings, erasing all data
from the disk
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 installed ServeRAID 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 configuration method that is described
in the instructions that come with that adapter to view or change SAS settings for
attached devices.
See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for
additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID
Manager to configure the installed ServeRAID controller. 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
installed 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 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
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