Note: Some operating systems have size limitations for logical drives. Before
you save the configuration, make sure that the size of the logical drive is
appropriate for your operating system.
5. Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the new
configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the
physical drives.
6. Exit from ServeRAID Manager and remove the CD from the CD or DVD drive.
7. Restart the server.
Using
custom configuration: To use custom configuration, complete the
following steps:
1. In the ServeRAID Manager tree, click the controller.
2. Click Custom configuration.
3. Click Next.
4. In the “Create arrays” window, from the list of ready drives, select the two
drives that you want to move into the array.
5. Click the (Add selected drives) icon to add the drives to the array.
6. If you want to configure a hot-spare drive, complete the following steps:
a. Click the Spares tab.
b. Select the physical drive that you want to designate as the hot-spare drive,
and click the icon to add the drive.
7. Click Next.
8. In the “Configuration summary” window, review the information. To change the
configuration, click Back.
9. Click Apply; when you are asked whether you want to apply the new
configuration, click Yes. The configuration is saved in the controller and in the
physical drives.
10. Exit from ServeRAID Manager, and remove the CD from the CD or DVD drive.
11. Restart the server.
Viewing the configuration
You can use ServeRAID Manager to view information about RAID controllers and
the RAID subsystem (such as arrays, logical drives, hot-spare drives, and physical
drives). When you click an object in the ServeRAID Manager tree, information about
that object appears in the right pane. To display a list of available actions for an
object, click the object and click Actions.
Using the Boot Menu program
The Boot Menu program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration program that you
can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn off the server.
2. Restart the server.
3. Press F12.
4. Select the startup device.
The
next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
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