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12.Select the Save Configuration option and confirm your intentions to create your RAID
array as seen in Figure 5-30.
Figure 5-30 Warning and confirmation of RAID array creation
13.Select the Confirm option to mark an X in the box and then select Yes. After you confirm
your array creation, you are presented with a Success message as seen in Figure 5-31.
Figure 5-31 Successful RAID array creation
14.Select OK, and press Esc to return to the main menu. Your array is now active.
There are additional utilities for configuring and managing your disks in the x3850 X6 and
x3950 X6 server. See 6.2, “IBM ServerGuide” on page 189 and 7.7, “MegaRAID Storage
Manager” on page 224 for additional information.
5.4 PCIe adapter placement advice
The x3850 X6 server supports up to 12 PCIe slots (including the dedicated ML2 slot) with up
to three I/O Books and one Storage Book installed in the 4-socket chassis. The x3950 X6
offers up to 24 PCIe slots (including two ML2 slots) with up to six I/O Books and two Storage
Books installed in the 8-socket chassis.
This section describes considerations to remember for determining how to use your PCIe
slots, depending on the type of I/O Books and adapters that you have installed.
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