Lenovo x3650 M4 BD 5466 - Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet Controller; Configuring RAID Arrays

ConfiguringtheGigabitEthernetcontroller
UsethisinformationtoconfiguretheEthernetcontroller.
TheEthernetcontrollersareintegratedonthesystemboard.Theyprovideaninterfaceforconnecting
toa10Mbps,100Mbps,or1Gbpsnetworkandprovidefull-duplex(FDX)capability,whichenables
simultaneoustransmissionandreceptionofdataonthenetwork.IftheEthernetportsintheserversupport
auto-negotiation,thecontrollersdetectthedata-transferrate(10BASE-T,100BASE-TX,or1000BASE-T)and
duplexmode(full-duplexorhalf-duplex)ofthenetworkandautomaticallyoperateatthatrateandmode.
Youdonothavetosetanyjumpersorconfigurethecontrollers.However,youmustinstalladevicedriver
toenabletheoperatingsystemtoaddressthecontrollers.Fordevicedriversandinformationabout
configuringtheEthernetcontrollersortofindupdatedinformationaboutconfiguringthecontrollers,see
http://www.lenovo.com/support.
ConfiguringRAIDarrays
UsetheSetuputilitytoconfigureRAID.
Usetheconfigurationutilityprogramstoconfigureandmanageredundantarrayofindependentdisks(RAID)
arrays.Besuretousethisprogramasdescribedinthisdocument.
Thefollowingtableliststhedifferentserverconfigurationsandtheapplicationsthatareavailablefor
configuringandmanagingRAID.
Table11.ServerconfigurationandapplicationsforconfiguringandmanagingRAIDarrays
Serverconfiguration
RAIDarrayconfiguration(before
operatingsystemisinstalled)
RAIDarraymanagement(after
operatingsystemisinstalled)
ServeRAID-H1110adapterLSIUtility(Setuputility,pressCtrl+C),
ServerGuide,HumanInterface
Infrastructure(HII)
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM),
SAS2IRCU(CommandLine)Utilityfor
StorageManagement
ServeRAID-M1115adapter,
ServeRAID-M1100adapter
MegaRAIDBIOSConfigurationUtility
(pressCtrl+Htostart),pre-bootCLI
(pressCtrl+Ptostart),ServerGuide,
HII
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM),
MegaCLI(CommandLineInterface),
andSystemsDirector
ServeRAID-M5100,
ServeRAID-M5110,
ServeRAID-M5120adapters
MegaRAIDBIOSConfigurationUtility
(pressCtrl+Htostart),pre-bootCLI
(pressCtrl+Ptostart),ServerGuide,
HII
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM),
MegaCLI,andSystemsDirector
ServeRAID-M5200
HII
MegaRAIDStorageManager(MSM),
MegaCLI,andSystemsDirector
Notes:
1.FormoreinformationaboutProblemDeterminationandServiceGuideforServeRAIDMcontrollers,see
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5085607.
2.FormoreinformationaboutConfigurationandOptionsGuide(COG),see
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SCOD-3ZVQ5W&brandind=5000019.
3.ForfurtherdetailsoncreatingasoftwareRAIDarrayofharddiskdrives,pleaseseetheServeRAIDC105
documentationathttp://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5089068.
4.WhentheServeRAIDadapterisremoved,softwareRAIDwillnotbesupported.Thissystemdoesnot
supportdowngradesoftwareRAIDfunctionfromhardwareRAIDconfiguration.
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