Starting The Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility Program; Adaptec Raid Configuration Utility Menu Choices; Creating A Raid Array - IBM x3500 - System - 7977 Installation Manual

v The optional ServeRAID-10is SAS controller that you can install in your server,
v Servers that come with twelve 2.5-inch hot-swap SAS drives also come with two
v The integrated ServeRAID-8k controller is disabled when BIOS detects an
v Hard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. The drives in an array
v To help ensure signal quality, do not use drives with different speeds and data
v You can set up a mirror after the operating system is installed on the primary
v To update the firmware and BIOS code for the ServeRAID-8k SAS Controller,
v If you install a different type of RAID controller, see the documentation that

Starting the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program

To start the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program, complete the following
steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt <<< Press <CTRL><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration
3. To select a choice from the menu, use the arrow keys to highlight it and press

Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility menu choices

The following choices are on the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility menu:
v Array Configuration Utility
v SerialSelect Utility
v Disk Utilities

Creating a RAID array

To create a RAID array, complete the following steps:
1. Start the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility program.
2. Select Array Configuration Utility.
3. From the Main menu, select Create Array.
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supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60.
ServeRAID SAS controllers; a ServeRAID-8k Controller in the ServeRAID
connector on the system board and a ServeRAID-8s controller in PCI Express
slot 2. The ServeRAID-8k controller supports the first eight hard disk drives, and
the ServeRAID-8s supports the four remaining hard disk drives.
optional ServeRAID-10is controller in the server.
can have different capacities, but the ServeRAID controllers treat them as if they
all have the capacity of the smallest hard disk drive.
rates in the array.
drive. You must make sure that the primary drive has the lower ID (for example,
0).
you must use the IBM ServeRAID Support CD that comes with the server.
comes with the controller for information about viewing and changing SAS
settings for attached devices.
Utility! >>> is displayed, press Ctrl+A.
Enter.
Select this choice to create, manage, or delete arrays or to initialize drives.
Select this choice to configure the controller interface definitions or to configure
the physical transfer and SAS address of the selected drive.
Select this choice to format a disk or verify the disk media. Select a device from
the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before you make a
selection.