Configuring raid controllers – Lenovo 6532 User Manual

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To use the Boot Manager program, do the following:

Step 1.

Turn off the server.

Step 2.

Restart the server.

Step 3.

When the prompt <F12> Select Boot Device is displayed, press F12. If a bootable USB mass
storage device is installed, a submenu item (USB Key/Disk) is displayed.

Step 4.

Use the Up arrow and Down arrow keys to select an item from the Boot Selection Menu and press
Enter. The server attempts to boot from the selected device.

The next time the server starts, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Setup Utility.

Configuring RAID controllers

The following table lists the various utilities available to configure RAID controllers before an operating
system is installed.

Table 24. RAID configuration utilities

RAID configuration utility

Description

Location

Where to find more
information

EasyStartup RAID
configuration utility

• For use with all

factory-supported
RAID controllers except
ServeRAID-BR10i

• Automatically detects

hardware and lists
all supported RAID
configurations

• Configures one or more

disk arrays per controller
depending on the number
of drives attached to the
controller and the RAID
level selected

• Supports hot-spare drives

• Creates a RAID response

file that can be used to
configure RAID controllers
on similarly configured
Lenovo servers.

EasyStartup DVD

“Using the EasyStartup
DVD” on page 207

MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility
(WebBIOS)

For:

• IBM ServeRAID-BR10il

SAS/SATA Controller

• IBM ServeRAID-MR10i

SAS/SATA Controller

• IBM ServeRAID-M1015

SAS/SATA controller

In system firmware. To
access:

• Use UEFI Setup Utility.

• Press Ctrl + H at the

WebBIOS prompt
during startup.

“Using the WebBIOS
utility” on page 205

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