IBM 8835 - Eserver 325 - 1 GB RAM, User Manual

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The following sections provide instructions for starting the LSI Logic Configuration
Utility program and formatting a SCSI hard disk drive.
Starting the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program
Complete the following steps to start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt
<<< Press <CTRL><C> to start LSI Logic Configuration
Utility >>>
appears, press Ctrl+C. If you have set a supervisor password, you
are prompted to type the password.
3. Use the arrow keys to select a controller (channel) from the list of adapters;
then, press Enter.
4. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected
items; then, press Enter. If you select Device Properties or Mirroring
Properties , additional screens are displayed.
When you have finished changing settings, press Esc to exit from the program;
select
Save to save the settings that you have changed.
Formatting a SCSI hard disk drive
Low-level formatting removes all data from the hard disk. If there is data on the disk
that you want to save, back up the hard disk before performing this procedure.
Note: Before you format a SCSI hard disk, make sure that the disk is not part of a
mirrored pair. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the
drive that you want to format. Select
Mirroring Properties and make sure
that the mirroring value for the drive is None .
Complete the following steps to format a drive:
1. From the list of adapters, select the controller (channel) for the drive that you
want to format.
2. Select Device Properties .
3. Use the arrow keys (
↑
and
↓
) to highlight the drive that you want to format.
4. Use the arrow keys ( ← and → ) or the End key to scroll to the right.
5. Select Format ; then, press Enter to start the low-level formatting operation.
Using ServeRAID Manager
With a RAID adapter, you can use multiple physical SCSI hard disk drives as logical
drives, operating as a disk array. If you are using an IBM ServeRAID adapter, the
adapter comes with a CD containing the ServeRAID Manager program and the
ServeRAID mini-configuration program, which you can use to configure the
ServeRAID controller. For details about using these programs, see the
Installation
Guide that comes with your server and the documentation that comes with the
adapter.
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers
There are two Ethernet controllers on the system board. They provide an interface
for connecting to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps network and provide full-duplex
(FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on
the network. If the Ethernet ports in your server support auto-negotiation, the
controllers detect the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T)
and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the network and automatically
operate at that rate and mode.
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