IBM 6623 User Manual
Viewing
the
configuration:
Complete
the
following
steps
to
view
information
about
the
Serial
ATA
controller:
1.
Start
the
Array
Configuration
Utility.
2.
From
the
Array
Configuration
Utility
screen,
select
Manage
Arrays.
3.
Select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
4.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
program.
Using
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
(for
SCSI
RAID)
Use
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
to
add
RAID
level-0
and
level-1
functionality
to
the
integrated
SCSI
controller.
This
utility
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code
in
your
computer.
The
integrated
SCSI
RAID
feature
(SCSI
HostRAID)
comes
disabled
by
default.
You
must
enable
it
and
install
the
device
drivers
before
you
can
use
it.
The
SCSI
RAID
configuration
utilities,
device
drivers,
and
information
are
available
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
If
this
CD
did
not
come
with
your
computer,
you
can
download
it
from
Enabling
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature:
Complete
the
following
steps
to
enable
the
SCSI
RAID
feature:
1.
Turn
on
the
computer.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SCSISelect
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
a
supervisor
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
channel
for
which
you
want
to
change
settings,
and
press
Enter.
4.
Select
Configure/View
SCSI
Controller
Setting;
then,
select
HostRAID.
5.
Select
Enabled.
6.
Press
Esc;
then,
select
Yes
to
save
the
changes.
Using
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature:
The
instructions
in
this
section
describe
how
to
access
the
SCSI
RAID
feature
from
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
level-1
configuration.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter
in
the
computer,
use
the
configuration
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
that
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
See
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD
for
additional
information
about
how
to
use
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature.
Configuring
the
controller:
Complete
the
following
steps
to
use
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
to
configure
a
RAID
level-1
array:
1.
From
the
SCSISelect
main
menu,
select
Configure/View
HostRAID
Settings.
2.
From
the
list
of
ready
drives,
type
C
to
create
an
array.
3.
When
asked
to
select
the
RAID
type,
select
RAID-1.
4.
From
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
the
array.
5.
Select
Create
new
RAID-1.
6.
Type
an
identifier
for
the
array.
7.
Select
Yes
to
create
the
array.
8.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
utility.
9.
Restart
the
computer.
Chapter
3.
Installing
software
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