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Configuring RAID arrays

Use the Setup utility to configure RAID.

Use the configuration utility programs to configure and manage redundant array of independent disks (RAID) arrays. Be sure to use this program as described in this document.

The following table lists the different server configurations and the applications that are available for configuring and managing RAID.
Table 1. Server configuration and applications for configuring and managing RAID arrays
Server configurationRAID array configuration (before operating system is installed)RAID array management (after operating system is installed)
ServeRAID-H1110 adapterLSI Utility (Setup utility, press Ctrl+C), ServerGuide, Human Interface Infrastructure (HII)MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM), SAS2IRCU (Command Line) Utility for Storage Management
ServeRAID-M1115 adapter, ServeRAID-M1100 adapterMegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility (press Ctrl+H to start), pre-boot CLI (press Ctrl+P to start), ServerGuide, HIIMegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM), MegaCLI (Command Line Interface), and Systems Director
ServeRAID-M5100, ServeRAID-M5110, ServeRAID-M5120 adaptersMegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility (press Ctrl+H to start), pre-boot CLI (press Ctrl+P to start), ServerGuide, HIIMegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM), MegaCLI, and Systems Director
ServeRAID-M5200HIIMegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM), MegaCLI, and Systems Director
Note
  1. For more information about Problem Determination and Service Guide for ServeRAID M controllers, see http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5085607.
  2. For more information about Configuration and Options Guide (COG), see http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SCOD-3ZVQ5W&brandind=5000019.
  3. For further details on creating a software RAID array of hard disk drives, please see the ServeRAID C105 documentation at http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5089068.
  4. When the ServeRAID adapter is removed, software RAID will not be supported. This system does not support downgrade software RAID function from hardware RAID configuration.