Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 - Page 86

ThefollowingtableshowsthevariousmenusanditemsintheLSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtility
program.Oneachmenu,presstheEnterkeytoshowselectableoptionsandselectadesiredoptionby
usingupanddownarrowkeysortypedesiredvaluesfromthekeyboarddirectly.
Table1.LSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogrammenuitems
Menuitem
SubmenuitemComments
EasyCongurationCreatephysicalarrays.Anarraywill
automaticallybecomeavirtualdrive.
NewCongurationCleartheexistingcongurationand
startanewconguration.
View/AddConguration
Viewtheexistingcongurationoradda
newconguration.
ClearCongurationCleartheexistingconguration.
Congure
SelectBootDriveSelectabootvirtualdrive.
Initialize
Variesbyconguration.
Initializevirtualdrives.
Adapter
Setadapterrelatedparameters,such
asrebuildrate,consistencycheckrate,
auto-rebuild,andsoon.
VirtualDrive
Setvirtualdriveparameters.
Objects
PhysicalDrive
Setphysicaldriveparameters,suchas
creatingahot-sparedriveforthevirtual
drive,makingafailingdriveasonline,
changingadrivestate,andviewingthe
specicationsofaphysicaldrive.
Rebuild
Variesbyconguration.
Rebuildphysicaldrive(s).
CheckConsistency
Variesbyconguration.
Checkconsistencyofvirtualdrive(s).
Creating,adding,ordeletingaRAIDarray
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAID
CongurationUtilityprogram.
Note:BeforeyoucreateaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram,ensurethat
theservermeetstherequiredhardwareconguration.Forexample,theserverneedstohavetherequired
numberofharddiskdrivesinstalledandconnectedtothesystemboard.See“AboutRAID”onpage70
forinformationabouttherequirednumberofharddiskdrivesforeachRAIDlevel.Ifyouwanttocreatea
RAID5arrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram,theserveralsoneedstohavea
ThinkServerRAID300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID.See“InstallingorremovingtheThinkServerRAID
300UpgradeKeyforAdvancedRAID”onpage119
.
Tocreate,add,ordeleteaRAIDarrayusingtheLSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram,dothe
following:
1.StarttheLSISoftwareRAIDCongurationUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheLSISoftwareRAID
CongurationUtilityprogram”onpage73
.
2.Onthemaininterfaceoftheprogram,dooneofthefollowingdependingonyourneeds:
•IfyouwanttocreateaRAIDarray,selectEasyCongurationandthenfollowtheinstructionson
thescreen.
•IfyouwanttoaddasecondaryRAIDarray(ifsupportedbyyourserver),selectView/Add
Congurationandthenfollowtheinstructionsonthescreentoviewthecurrentcongurationand
addanewRAIDarray.
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