IBM 866011U - Netfinity 5500 - 8660, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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next array to RDY. Then, return to step 3 to create
the next array. If you have finished creating the
arrays, continue with step 6 on page 104.
6. When the initialization process completes, you have
completed the required steps for creating a
ServeRAID disk-array configuration.
7. Back up the disk-array configuration information to
diskette. See “Backing up the disk-array
configuration” on page 126 for instructions.
8. You are now ready to install the operating system.
Refer to the information provided in the ServerGuide
package.
Creating disk arrays manually:
You can use the
Create/Delete/Copy Log Drive menu to create the disk
arrays manually. You also can use this menu to define the
logical and hot-spare drives for the arrays. You must
define at least one logical drive for each array.
To create a disk array manually:
1. Start the ServeRAID Configuration program (see
“Starting the ServeRAID Configuration program” on
page 77).
2. Select Create/Delete/Copy Log Drive from the Main
Menu; then, press Enter.
A screen similar to the following appears.
Bay
Array
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Ch 2
INI
RDY
CDR
RDY
RDY
RDY
Select a choice using the Up Arrow ( ) and Down Arrow ( ) keys and press Enter.
Press Esc to return to previous menu.
Main Menu
IBM ServeRAID Adapter Disk Array Configuration Ver. X.XX
Adapter Number: 1 Bus Number: 0 Host ID = Null Config
Bay
Array
Ch 1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
INI
RDY
RDY
RDY
1. Help
2. Delete Disk Array
3. Create Disk Array
4. Define Logical Drive
5. Copy Logical Drive
6. Define/Undefine Hot-spare Drive
7. Delete Logical Drive
8. Exit
Create/Delete/Copy Log Drive
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3. Select Create Disk Array; then, press Enter.
4. Use the Up Arrow (
↑
) or Down Arrow (
↓
) key to
highlight each drive that you want to include in the
array; then, press Enter. The cursor is active in the
Array/Bay selection list. (You must press Enter to
select each drive. As you select each drive, the state
of that drive changes from ready (RDY) to online
(ONL).)
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