Configuring raid, Easystartup overview, Setup and configuration – Lenovo RD210 User Manual

Page 144: Configuring, Raid, Easystartup, Overview, Setup, Configuration

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Configuring

RAID

The

RAID

configuration

feature

that

is

part

of

the

EasyStartup

program

enables

you

to

view

and

change

RAID

settings

for

supported

RAID

controllers.

Through

this

feature,

you

have

the

ability

to

select

one

RAID

level

for

each

installed

controller,

and

the

program

automatically

will

use

the

discs

currently

attached

to

the

controller

to

support

that

RAID

level.

This

method

satisfies

most

users'

needs.

If

you

have

a

need

to

assign

a

primary

and

secondary

RAID

on

the

same

controller

and

assign

some

of

your

discs

to

the

primary

RAID

and

some

to

the

secondary

RAID,

you

can

use

either

of

the

following

methods:

v

Manually

remove

the

drives

that

you

do

not

want

included

in

your

primary

array

before

you

configure

your

RAID

controller

through

the

EasyStartup

program.

This

method

enables

you

to

use

the

EasyStartup

program

to

configure

your

RAID

controller

and

install

the

operating

system.

After

the

operating

system

is

installed,

reinstall

the

drives

and

use

the

RAID

configuration

utility

provided

in

the

firmware

to

configure

the

secondary

RAID.

v

Configure

the

controller

using

the

RAID

configuration

utility

provided

in

the

firmware

before

you

use

the

EasyStartup

program.

For

details,

see

“Using

the

LSI

Configuration

Utility

program”

on

page

123.

After

your

RAID

controller

is

configured,

start

the

EasyStartup

program

and

install

your

operating

system.

EasyStartup

overview

The

EasyStartup

program

requires

a

supported

Lenovo

server

with

an

enabled,

startable

(bootable)

DVD

drive.

In

addition

to

the

EasyStartup

DVD,

you

also

must

have

the

operating-system

installation

CD

or

DVD

and

the

product

key

or

installation

number

for

the

operating

system

(if

provided).

The

EasyStartup

program

performs

the

following

tasks:

v

Detects

installed

hardware

devices

v

Guides

you

through

the

process

of

configuring

one

or

more

RAID

controllers

v

Guides

you

through

the

process

of

creating

a

response

file

for

the

unattended

installation

of

the

operating

system

v

Enables

you

to

create

scripts

or

commands

that

run

at

the

end

of

the

operating

system

installation

process

v

Facilitates

the

installation

of

the

ThinkServer

EasyManage

products

and

DVD-burning

software

(Windows

installation

only)

v

Prepares

the

hard

disk

for

installation

v

Prompts

you

to

insert

the

operating-system

installation

disc

v

Initiates

an

unattended

installation

of

the

operating

system

and

device

drivers

Setup

and

configuration

When

you

start

the

EasyStartup

DVD,

you

will

be

prompted

for

the

following:

v

Select

the

language

in

which

you

want

to

view

the

program.

v

Select

the

language

of

the

keyboard

you

will

be

using

with

the

program.

Note:

The

following

language

keyboards

are

supported:

English,

French,

German,

Spanish,

Japanese,

Korean,

Turkish,

Italian,

and

Dutch.

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Types

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3796,

3818,

and

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and

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