IBM 206 User Manual

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Using
 
express
 
configuration
 
Complete
 
the
 
following
 
steps
 
to
 
use
 
Express
 
configuration:
 
1.
   
In
 
the
 
ServeRAID
 
Manager
 
tree,
 
click
 
the
 
controller
 
that
 
you
 
want
 
to
 
configure.
 
2.
   
From
 
the
 
toolbar,
 
click
 
Create.
 
3.
   
Click
 
Express
 
configuration.
 
4.
   
Click
 
Next.
 
The
 
“Configuration
 
summary”
 
window
 
opens.
 
5.
   
Review
 
the
 
information
 
that
 
is
 
displayed
 
in
 
the
 
“Configuration
 
summary”
 
window.
 
To
 
change
 
the
 
configuration,
 
click
 
Modify
 
arrays
 
or
 
Modify
 
logical
 
drives.
 
Note:
 
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.
 
6.
   
Click
 
Apply;
 
then,
 
click
 
Yes
 
when
 
asked
 
if
 
you
 
want
 
to
 
apply
 
the
 
new
 
configuration.
 
The
 
configuration
 
is
 
saved
 
in
 
the
 
controller
 
and
 
in
 
the
 
physical
 
drives.
 
7.
   
Exit
 
from
 
the
 
ServeRAID
 
Manager
 
program
 
and
 
remove
 
the
 
CD
 
from
 
the
 
CD-ROM
 
drive.
 
8.
   
Restart
 
the
 
server.
Using
 
custom
 
configuration
 
Complete
 
the
 
following
 
steps
 
to
 
use
 
custom
 
configuration:
  
1.
   
In
 
the
 
ServeRAID
 
Manager
 
tree,
 
click
 
the
 
controller
 
that
 
you
 
want
 
to
 
configure.
  
2.
   
From
 
the
 
toolbar,
 
click
 
Create.
  
3.
   
Click
 
Custom
 
configuration.
  
4.
   
Click
 
Next.
 
The
 
“Create
 
arrays”
 
window
 
opens.
  
5.
   
Click
 
the
 
appropriate
 
tab
 
in
 
the
 
right
 
pane;
 
then,
 
from
 
the
 
list
 
of
 
ready
 
drives,
 
select
 
the
 
two
 
drives
 
you
 
want
 
to
 
move
 
to
 
the
 
array.
  
6.
   
Click
 
the
 
icon
 
to
 
add
 
the
 
drives
 
to
 
the
 
array.
  
7.
   
Complete
 
the
 
following
 
steps
 
if
 
you
 
want
 
to
 
configure
 
a
 
hot-spare
 
drive:
 
a.
   
Click
 
the
 
Spares
 
tab.
 
b.
   
Select
 
the
 
physical
 
drive
 
you
 
want
 
to
 
designate
 
as
 
the
 
hot-spare
 
drive;
 
then,
 
click
 
the
 
icon
 
to
 
add
 
the
 
drive.
 
8.
   
Click
 
Next.
 
The
 
“Configuration
 
summary”
 
window
 
opens.
  
9.
   
Review
 
the
 
information
 
that
 
is
 
displayed
 
in
 
the
 
“Configuration
 
summary”
 
window.
 
To
 
change
 
the
 
configuration,
 
click
 
Back.
 
10.
   
Click
 
Apply;
 
then,
 
click
 
Yes
 
when
 
asked
 
if
 
you
 
want
 
to
 
apply
 
the
 
new
 
configuration.
 
The
 
configuration
 
is
 
saved
 
in
 
the
 
controller
 
and
 
in
 
the
 
physical
 
drives.
 
11.
   
Exit
 
from
 
the
 
ServeRAID
 
Manager
 
program,
 
and
 
remove
 
the
 
CD
 
from
 
the
 
CD-ROM
 
drive.
 
12.
   
Restart
 
the
 
server.
   
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