Using the raid configuration programs, Using, Raid – Lenovo 6446 User Manual
Page 58: Configuration, Programs, Serveraid, Utility, Program
Note:
The
Ethernet
controller
for
Ethernet
connector
1
supports
Serial
over
LAN
(SOL).
You
do
not
have
to
set
any
jumpers
or
configure
the
controllers.
However,
you
must
install
a
device
driver
to
enable
the
operating
system
to
address
the
controllers.
For
device
drivers
and
information
about
configuring
the
Ethernet
controllers,
see
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
II
Gigabit
Ethernet
Software
CD
that
comes
with
the
server.
To
find
updated
information
about
configuring
the
controllers,
complete
the
following
steps.
Note:
Changes
are
made
periodically
to
the
Lenovo
Web
site.
The
actual
procedure
might
vary
slightly
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
1.
Go
to:
2.
Enter
your
product
number
(machine
type
and
model
number)
or
select
Servers
from
the
Select
your
product
list.
3.
Select
Servers
from
the
Brand
list.
4.
From
Family
list,
select
ThinkServer
RD120
,
and
click
Continue
.
Using
the
RAID
configuration
programs
Use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
and
ServeRAID
Manager
to
configure
and
manage
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
arrays.
Be
sure
to
use
these
programs
as
described
in
this
document.
v
Use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
to:
–
Perform
a
low-level
format
on
a
hard
disk
drive
–
View
or
change
IDs
for
attached
devices
–
Set
protocol
parameters
on
hard
disk
drives
v
Use
ServeRAID
Manager
to:
–
Configure
arrays
–
View
the
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
–
Monitor
operation
of
the
RAID
controller
Consider
the
following
information
when
using
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
and
ServeRAID
Manager
to
configure
and
manage
arrays:
v
The
ServeRAID-8k-l
SAS
controller
that
comes
with
the
server
supports
only
RAID
level-0,
level-1,
and
level-10.
You
can
replace
it
with
a
ServeRAID-8k
SAS
controller
that
supports
additional
RAID
levels.
v
Hard
disk
drive
capacities
affect
how
you
create
arrays.
The
drives
in
an
array
can
have
different
capacities,
but
the
ServeRAID
controller
treats
them
as
if
they
all
have
the
capacity
of
the
smallest
hard
disk
drive.
v
To
help
ensure
signal
quality,
do
not
mix
drives
with
different
speeds
and
data
rates.
v
To
update
the
firmware
and
BIOS
code
for
an
optional
ServeRAID
SAS
controller,
you
must
use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD
that
comes
with
the
ServeRAID
option.
Using
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
Use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
programs
to
perform
the
following
tasks:
v
Configure
a
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
array
v
View
or
change
the
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
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RD120
Types
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6446,
and
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