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Chapter 3. Configuring the Disk Array
The information in this chapter applies only to models that have an
IBM PC ServeRAID Adapter installed. This chapter provides
step-by-step procedures to perform the tasks necessary to configure,
add, change, or delete one or more disk arrays. In addition, this
chapter outlines procedures for some of the more common
disk-array configuration and maintenance tasks.
After you complete the instructions in this chapter, you must install
an operating system. Review the software and operating
system-considerations in Chapter 2, “Installing Software” on
page 21; then, follow the instructions in your operating
system-documentation.
This chapter contains:
Before You Begin
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Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Administration and Monitoring Utilities .............. 80
Monitoring the Adapter Status in a Local System ....... 81
Monitoring Adapter Status from a Remote System ...... 81
RAID Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Hard Disk Drive Capacities .................... 82
Additional Storage Capacity .................... 83
The ServeRAID Configuration Program Screens ........ 83
Starting the ServeRAID Configuration Program .......... 86
The ServeRAID Adapter Main Menu ............... 87
Viewing the ServeRAID Configuration ............... 90
Performing Common Tasks ...................... 91
Creating a Disk Array ........................ 91
Defining Logical Drives ....................... 93
Defining a Hot-Spare Drive .................... 98
Deleting a Disk Array ........................ 99
Deleting a Logical Drive ..................... 101
Redefining Space in an Array .................. 102
Drive Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Obtaining Drive Status ...................... 104
Defining the State of a Drive ................... 108
Results of a Hard Disk Drive Failure .............. 110
Logical and Hard Disk Drive Status Indications ....... 111
Replacing a Faulty Drive ..................... 112
Rebuilding a Logical Drive .................... 115
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