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Viewing
the
configuration:
You
can
use
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
to
view
information
about
the
SCSI
controller.
From
the
list
of
available
arrays,
select
an
array
and
press
Enter.
Press
Esc
to
exit
the
utility.
Using
ServeRAID
Manager
Use
the
ServeRAID
Manager
program
to:
v
Configure
arrays
v
View
your
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
v
Monitor
operation
of
your
RAID
controllers
To
perform
some
tasks,
you
can
run
ServeRAID
Manager
as
an
installed
program.
However,
to
configure
the
SCSI
controller
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
configuration
on
your
computer,
you
must
run
ServeRAID
Manager
in
a
Startable-CD
mode,
as
described
in
the
instructions
in
this
section.
If
you
install
a
RAID
adapter
in
your
computer,
use
the
configuration
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
See
the
ServeRAID
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD
or
additional
information
about
RAID
technology
and
instructions
for
using
ServeRAID
Manager
to
configure
your
SCSI
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
controller
before
you
install
your
operating
system.
The
information
in
this
section
assumes
that
you
are
running
ServeRAID
Manager
in
Startable
CD
mode.
To
run
the
ServeRAID
Manager
program
in
startable-CD
mode,
turn
on
the
computer;
then,
insert
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD
into
the
CD-ROM
drive.
If
the
ServeRAID
Manager
program
detects
an
unconfigured
controller
and
ready
drives,
the
program
automatically
starts
the
Configuration
wizard.
In
the
Configuration
wizard,
you
can
select
express
configuration
or
custom
configuration.
Express
configuration
automatically
configures
the
controller
by
grouping
the
first
two
physical
drives
in
the
ServeRAID
Manager
tree
into
an
array
and
creating
a
RAID
level-1
logical
drive.
If
you
select
custom
configuration,
you
can
select
the
two
physical
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
an
array
and
create
a
hot-spare
drive.
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.
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