Using
the
SAS/SATA
Utility
program
(for
SAS/SATA
HostRAID)
Use
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
to
add
RAID
level-0
and
level-1
functionality
to
the
SAS/SATA
controller
(hot-swap
models
only).
This
utility
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code.
Note:
To
add
RAID
functionality
to
the
integrated
SATA
controller
(simple-swap
models),
see
“Using
the
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
programs
(for
Serial
ATA
RAID)”
on
page
41.
The
integrated
SAS/SATA
RAID
feature
comes
disabled
by
default.
You
must
enable
it
and
install
the
device
drivers
before
you
can
use
it.
The
RAID
configuration
utilities,
device
drivers,
and
information
are
available
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
If
this
CD
did
not
come
with
the
server,
you
can
download
it
from
http://www.ibm.com/support/.
Enabling
the
SAS/SATA
HostRAID
feature
Important:
A
configuration
conflict
(error
code
1801)
might
occur
if
SATA
RAID
and
SAS/SATA
RAID
are
both
enabled.
If
you
are
enabling
the
SAS
HostRAID
feature,
make
sure
that
the
SATA
RAID
Enable
option
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
is
disabled
(for
more
information,
see
“Enabling
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature”
on
page
42).
To
enable
the
SAS/SATA
HostRAID
feature,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
Select
SerialSelect
Utility
;
then,
select
Controller
Configuration
.
4.
Select
RAID
Support
.
5.
Select
Enabled
.
6.
Press
Esc;
then,
select
Yes
to
save
the
changes.
Using
the
SAS/SATA
HostRAID
feature
The
instructions
in
this
section
describe
how
to
access
the
SAS/SATA
HostRAID
feature
(hot-swap
models
only)
from
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
level-1
configuration.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter
in
the
server,
use
the
method
that
is
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
the
adapter
to
view
or
change
settings
for
attached
devices.
For
additional
information
about
how
to
use
the
HostRAID
feature,
see
the
documentation
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
Configuring
the
controller:
To
use
the
SAS/SATA
HostRAID
feature
to
configure
a
RAID
level-1
array,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
message
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
3.
Select
Array
Configuration
Utility
.
4.
Select
Create
Array
.
5.
From
the
list
of
ready
drives,
select
the
two
drives
that
you
want
to
group
into
the
array.
6.
When
you
are
prompted
to
select
the
RAID
type,
select
RAID-1
.
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