PC Server 500 - Starting the RAID configuration

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PC Server 500 - Starting the RAID configuration

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Starting the RAID Configuration Program
To start the RAID configuration program.
1. Insert the IBM RAID controller diskette into the primary drive and power-on the server. If the server is already on, press Ctrl+ Alt+ Del. If you have more than one RAID adapter, you will get an adapter selection screen. Otherwise, the Main Menu appears.

RAID Program Keys

Key

Program Response

F1

Selects Help from any menu

Esc

Return to the previous screen or to the previous work area of a screen

Up(½) and Down(ƒ)Arrows

Highlights the item to be selected

Enter

Selects the highlighted item

Main Menu Selections

Note
Whenever you make changes to the disk-array configuration and select Exit , the Confirm pop-up window will appear. You must select Yes to save and activate the changes.

Selection

Program Response

Help

Provides additional information

View configuration:

Displays the existing disk array configuration

Create/delete array:

Selects the drives, defines a hot-spare drive for an array you want to create, or to deletes an existing array.

This selection also has choices for defining a logical drive and formatting a drive.

Initialize/synchronize
array:

Select this choice after creating an array to:
- Set the drive to a predetermined value.
- For proper operation of RAID levels 1 and 5.
Note: Any data existing on the drive is overwritten with zeros, and the corresponding parity information is initialized to the correct value.
- Initialize more than one logical drive at a time.
- Interrupt the initialization process at any time by pressing Esc.
- Restart the initialization process by pressing Enter
- End the process by pressing Esc again.

Synchronize logical drive

Recomputes and rewrites the parity data on the drive. You can select this choice to recompute parity data for RAID levels 1 and 5. This selection does not alter data on the drive. The synchronization process can be done on multiple
logical drives.

Rebuild device:

Rebuilds logical drives. The rebuild operation is supported only for RAID levels 1 and 5.

Advanced functions:

Changes the write policy (the way data is written to the drive), to saves your configuration information to a diskette, restores it from a diskette, or changes RAID parameters. This choice also allows you to do a low-level format.

Drive information:

Displays information about the SCSI devices (hard disk, CD-ROM, tape, and so on) connected to the RAID adapter.

Exit:

Leaves the Main Menu.

Search Keywords

Hint Category

Configuration, Hard Drives, Hardware Maintenance Information

Date Created

15-08-96

Last Updated

25-01-99

Revision Date

24-01-2000

Brand

IBM PC Server

Product Family

PC Server 500

Machine Type

8641

Model

ALL

TypeModel

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Key	Program Response
F1	Selects Help from any menu
Esc	Return to the previous screen or to the previous work area of a screen
Up(½) and Down(ƒ)Arrows	Highlights the item to be selected
Enter	Selects the highlighted item

Selection	Program Response
Help	Provides additional information
View configuration:	Displays the existing disk array configuration
Create/delete array:	Selects the drives, defines a hot-spare drive for an array you want to create, or to deletes an existing array. This selection also has choices for defining a logical drive and formatting a drive.
Initialize/synchronize array:	Select this choice after creating an array to: - Set the drive to a predetermined value. - For proper operation of RAID levels 1 and 5. Note: Any data existing on the drive is overwritten with zeros, and the corresponding parity information is initialized to the correct value. - Initialize more than one logical drive at a time. - Interrupt the initialization process at any time by pressing Esc. - Restart the initialization process by pressing Enter - End the process by pressing Esc again.
Synchronize logical drive	Recomputes and rewrites the parity data on the drive. You can select this choice to recompute parity data for RAID levels 1 and 5. This selection does not alter data on the drive. The synchronization process can be done on multiple logical drives.
Rebuild device:	Rebuilds logical drives. The rebuild operation is supported only for RAID levels 1 and 5.
Advanced functions:	Changes the write policy (the way data is written to the drive), to saves your configuration information to a diskette, restores it from a diskette, or changes RAID parameters. This choice also allows you to do a low-level format.
Drive information:	Displays information about the SCSI devices (hard disk, CD-ROM, tape, and so on) connected to the RAID adapter.
Exit:	Leaves the Main Menu.

	Search Keywords
	Hint Category	Configuration, Hard Drives, Hardware Maintenance Information
	Date Created	15-08-96
	Last Updated	25-01-99
	Revision Date	24-01-2000
	Brand	IBM PC Server
	Product Family	PC Server 500
	Machine Type	8641
	Model	ALL
	TypeModel
	Retain Tip (if applicable)
	Reverse Doclinks and Admin Purposes