Справочник Пользователя для IBM Type 7977
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
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
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