Uniwide UniServer 1522ES 008-00135B Manual
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008-00135B
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When you are creating an IM or IME volume, and a disk drive is set to Yes as part of the volume, the
LED on the disk drive is flashing. The LED is turned off when you have finished creating the volume.
LED on the disk drive is flashing. The LED is turned off when you have finished creating the volume.
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You can locate individual disk drives from the SAS Topology screen. To do this, move the cursor to the
name of the disk in the Device Identifier column and press Enter. The LED on the disk flashes until the
next key is pressed.
name of the disk in the Device Identifier column and press Enter. The LED on the disk flashes until the
next key is pressed.
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You can locate all the disk drives in a volume by selecting the volume on the RAID Properties screen.
The LEDs flash on all disk drives in the volume.
The LEDs flash on all disk drives in the volume.
Note
The LEDs on the disk drives will flash as described above if the firmware is correctly configured and
the drives or the disk enclosure supports disk location.
5.2.3.5.6 Selecting a Boot Disk
You can select a boot disk in the SAS Topology screen. This disk is then moved to scan ID 0 on the next
boot, and remains at this position. This makes it easier to set BIOS boot device options and to keep the
boot device constant during device additions and removals. There can be only one boot disk.
Follow these steps to select a boot disk:
①
In the SAS BIOS CU, select an adapter from the Adapter List.
②
Select the SAS Topology option.
The current topology is displayed. If the selection of a boot device is supported, the bottom of the
screen lists the Alt+B option. This is the key for toggling the boot device. If a device is currently
configured as the boot device, the Device Info column on the SAS Topology screen will show the word
“Boot.”
screen lists the Alt+B option. This is the key for toggling the boot device. If a device is currently
configured as the boot device, the Device Info column on the SAS Topology screen will show the word
“Boot.”
③
To select a boot disk, move the cursor to the disk and press Alt+B.
④
To remove the boot designator, move the cursor down to the current boot disk and press Alt+B. This
controller will no longer have a disk designated as boot.
controller will no longer have a disk designated as boot.
⑤
To change the boot disk, move the cursor to the new boot disk and press Alt+B. The boot designator
will move to this disk.
Note
The firmware must be configured correctly in order for the Alt+B feature to work.