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I/O-module bay is assigned by the operating system. The controller provides a
dual-port 10Gb interface that connects to switch bays 7 and 9 in a BladeCenter H
chassis.
You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controller for the blade server
operating system. However, you must install a device driver to enable the blade
server operating system to address the Ethernet controller. For device drivers and
information about configuring the Ethernet controller, go to http://www.ibm.com/
supportportal/ .
Configuring a RAID array
Use this information to configure a RAID array.
Configuring a RAID array applies only to a blade server in which two or more
storage drives are installed.
Note: When configuring a RAID array, the storage drives must use the same type
of interface. For example, a RAID array can be configured with two SAS storage
drives, two SATA storage drives, or two SSD storage drives.
You can use two storage drives in the blade server to implement and manage
RAID level-0 (striping) or RAID level-1 (mirror) arrays in operating systems that
are listed on the ServerProven list at http://www.ibm.com/systems/info/
x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/ . For the blade server, you must configure
the RAID by using the LSI Configuration Utility program.
If an optional RAID expansion card is installed, you can use it to control all of the
storage drives that are installed in the blade server. See the documentation that
comes with the expansion card for information on how to configure the RAID
array.
Important: You must create the RAID array before you install the operating system
on the blade server.
You can use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program to configure the storage
drives and the SAS controller. To start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility, see
“Using the LSI Configuration Utility program.”
Using the LSI Configuration Utility program
Use these instructions to start the LSI Configuration Utility program.
You can use the LSI Configuration Utility program to perform the following tasks:
v Set the SAS device scan order
v
Set the SAS ID for the controller
v Manage the SAS RAID configuration
To start the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps:
Note: The LSI controller on your blade server is a UEFI compatible device and can
also be configured through the Setup utility for your blade server (see
“Configuring UEFI compatible devices” on page 55).
1. Turn on the blade server, and make sure that the blade server is the owner of
the keyboard, video, and mouse.
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