Lenovo ThinkServer TS430 0387, User Manual

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After entering the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility program, you can see the Management Menu on
the screen. The Management Menu contains the following menu items:
• Configure
This menu contains items to help you create a RAID array, view the current RAID configuration, add a new
array, delete an existing array, or select a boot virtual drive.
• Initialize
This menu helps you initialize virtual drive(s).
Note: Initializing a virtual drive erases all data on the virtual drive. Back up any data you want to keep and
ensure the operating system is not installed on the virtual drive before the initialization.
• Objects
This menu helps you configure parameters for the RAID adapter or controller, the virtual drive(s), and the
physical drive(s).
• Rebuild
This menu helps you rebuild a physical drive in an array in the event of a physical drive failure. You can
choose to rebuild the data on the failing drive if the drive is still operational. If the drive is not operational,
it must be replaced and the data on the failing drive must be rebuilt on a new drive to restore the system
to fault tolerance. If hot-spare drives are available, the failing drive might be rebuilt automatically without
any user intervention.
• Check Consistency
This menu helps you do consistency check for the virtual drive(s). The consistency check verifies the
correctness of the data on virtual drive(s) that use RAID 1, 5, and 10.
The following table shows the various menus and items in the LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility
program. On each menu, press the Enter key to show selectable options and select a desired option by
using up and down arrow keys or type desired values from the keyboard directly.
Menu item Submenu item Comments
Easy Configuration Create physical arrays. An array will
automatically become a virtual drive.
New Configuration Clear the existing configuration and
start a new configuration.
View/Add Configuration View the existing configuration or add a
new configuration.
Clear Configuration Clear the existing configuration.
Configure
Select Boot Drive Select a boot virtual drive.
Initialize Varies by configuration. Initialize virtual drives.
Adapter Set adapter related parameters, such
as rebuild rate, consistency check rate,
auto-rebuild, and so on.
Virtual Drive Set virtual drive parameters.
Objects
Physical Drive Set physical drive parameters, such as
creating a hot-spare drive for the virtual
drive, making a failing drive as online,
changing a drive state, and viewing the
specifications of a physical drive.
Rebuild Varies by configuration. Rebuild physical drive(s).
Check Consistency Varies by configuration. Check consistency of virtual drive(s).
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