Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 - Page 88

ThefollowingtableshowsthevariousmenusanditemsintheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtility
program.Oneachmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionby
usingupanddownarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboarddirectly.
Table1.LSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogrammenuitems
Menuitem
SubmenuitemComments
EasyConfigurationCreatephysicalarrays.Anarraywill
automaticallybecomeavirtualdrive.
NewConfigurationCleartheexistingconfigurationand
startanewconfiguration.
View/AddConfiguration
Viewtheexistingconfigurationoradda
newconfiguration.
ClearConfigurationCleartheexistingconfiguration.
Configure
SelectBootDriveSelectabootvirtualdrive.
Initialize
Variesbyconfiguration.
Initializevirtualdrives.
Adapter
Setadapterrelatedparameters,such
asrebuildrate,consistencycheckrate,
auto-rebuild,andsoon.
VirtualDrive
Setvirtualdriveparameters.
Objects
PhysicalDrive
Setphysicaldriveparameters,suchas
creatingahot-sparedriveforthevirtual
drive,makingafailingdriveasonline,
changingadrivestate,andviewingthe
specificationsofaphysicaldrive.
Rebuild
Variesbyconfiguration.
Rebuildphysicaldrives.
CheckConsistency
Variesbyconfiguration.
Checkconsistencyofvirtualdrives.
Creating,adding,ordeletingaRAIDarray
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram.
Note:BeforeyoucreateaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,ensurethat
theservermeetstherequiredhardwareconfiguration.Forexample,theserverneedstohavetherequired
numberofharddiskdrivesinstalledandconnectedtothesystemboard.See“AboutRAID”onpage70
forinformationabouttherequirednumberofharddiskdrivesforeachRAIDlevel.Ifyouwanttocreatea
RAID5arrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,theserveralsoneedstohavea
ThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage119
.
Tocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram,dothe
following:
1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDConfigurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID
ConfigurationUtilityprogram”onpage73
.
2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,dooneofthefollowingdependingonyourneeds:
•IfyouwanttocreateaRAIDarray,selectEasyConfigurationandthenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
•IfyouwanttoaddasecondaryRAIDarray(ifsupportedbyyourserver),selectView/Add
Configurationandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewthecurrentconfigurationand
addanewRAIDarray.
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