Viewing the array configuration, Configuring simple-swap sata raid, Enabling the serial ata (sata) controller – Lenovo ThinkServer TD100x User Manual

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Viewing

the

array

configuration

To

view

information

about

the

RAID

array,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Start

the

RAID

Configuration

Utility

program.

2.

From

the

RAID

Configuration

Utility

window,

select

Manage

Arrays.

3.

Select

an

array

and

press

Enter.

4.

To

exit

from

the

program,

press

Esc.

Configuring

simple-swap

SATA

RAID

Use

the

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

program

to

configure

and

manage

simple-swap

SATA

redundant

array

of

independent

disks

(RAID)

on

simple-swap

SATA

models

with

no

ServeRAID

adapter

installed.

This

utility

is

part

of

the

BIOS

code.

The

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

program

adds

RAID

functionality

to

the

integrated

SATA

controller.

The

integrated

Serial

ATA

(SATA)

controller

comes

disabled

by

default.

You

must

enable

it

and

install

the

device

drivers

before

you

can

use

it.

The

device

drivers,

documentation,

and

other

information

are

available

on

the

IBM

ServeRAID-8kl

(Adaptec

HostRAID)

Support

CD.

Enabling

the

Serial

ATA

(SATA)

controller

To

enable

the

SATA

RAID

controller,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Turn

on

the

server.

2.

When

the

prompt

Press

F1

for

Configuration/Setup

appears,

press

F1.

If

you

have

set

an

administrator

password,

you

are

prompted

to

type

the

password.

3.

Select

Devices

and

I/O

Ports

-->

Advanced

Chipset

Control.

4.

Select

SATA

Controller

Mode

Option.

Change

the

value

to

Enhanced.

5.

Scroll

down

and

select

SATA

RAID

Enable.

6.

Select

Enabled.

7.

Press

Esc;

then,

select

Yes

to

save

the

changes.

Using

the

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

program

Note:

Adaptec

RAID

(also

known

as

HostRAID)

is

not

supported

on

the

SCO

6.0

and

UnixWare

7.14

operating

systems.

Use

the

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

program

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

For

additional

information

about

using

the

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

program,

see

the

documentation

on

the

IBM

ServeRAID-8kl

(Adaptec

HostRAID)

Support

CD

that

comes

with

the

server.

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

menu

choices:

The

following

choices

are

on

the

Adaptec

RAID

Configuration

Utility

menu:

v

Array

Configuration

Utility

Select

this

choice

to

create,

manage,

or

delete

arrays,

add

or

delete

a

hot-spare

drive,

or

initialize

drives.

v

SerialSelect

Utility

Select

this

choice

to

configure

the

controller

interface

definitions

or

to

configure

the

physical

transfer

and

SATA

address

of

the

selected

drive.

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ThinkServer

TD100

and

TD100x

Types

4203,

4204,

4205,

4206,

6398,

6399,

6419,

and

6429:

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Guide

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