IBM xSeries 235 - Manual (Page 38)

4. If operating-system installation instructions are available for your server model,
OS installation is in the list in the upper-left corner of the Web page. Click OS
installation and select the instructions for your operating system.
Using ServeRAID Manager
You can use the ServeRAID Manager program, provided on the IBM ServeRAID
Support CD, to:
v Configure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID)
v Restore a SCSI hard disk to factory-default settings, erasing all data
v View your RAID configuration and associated devices
v Monitor operation of your RAID controllers
The ServeRAID Manager program operates in two ways:
v Startable-CD mode
v As an installed software program
See the ServeRAID documentation on the IBM ServeRAID Support CD for
additional information about RAID technology and instructions for using ServeRAID
Manager. The Installation Guide for your server also contains instructions for using
ServeRAID Manager to configure your integrated SCSI controller with RAID
capabilities.
Notes:
1. The integrated SCSI controller with RAID capabilities in your server supports
only RAID level-1. Installing an optional ServeRAID-5i controller provides
additional RAID levels.
2. If you install a different type of RAID adapter in your server, use the
configuration method supplied with the RAID adapter to view or change SCSI
settings for attached devices.
Before you install your operating system, you must configure the controller that is
attached to the hard disk drives. You must use the configuration program on the
IBM ServeRAID Support CD to configure the integrated SCSI controller with RAID
capabilities or to configure an optional IBM ServeRAID controller.
Notes:
1. You cannot use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to configure the
optional controllers.
2. To update the firmware and BIOS for an optional ServeRAID controller, you
must use the IBM ServeRAID Support CD that comes with the ServeRAID
option.
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