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Installation Quick Start Guide
Create a Bootable Host Drive
the covers are reinstalled should you reconnect the power cords and power up the computer
for the software installation and use.
1. Power off the computer, disconnect power cord(s) and remove the system cover
(consult the documentation that came with your computer system).
2. Install the IIR controller into an available PCI slot that is applicable for the product
(refer to the accompanying Hardware Guide for more details).
3. Connect one end of the SCSI cable to the internal (68 pin) or external (VHDCI) SCSI
connector of the IIR controller or the local host SCSI controller interface, depending
on the RAID product being used. Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI
drives or drive enclosure.
Note:
Ensure that the end of the SCSI bus is properly terminated. Consult the accompanying
Hardware Guide for SCSI bus termination details.
4. Replace the system cover and reconnect power cord(s).
2.3
Create a Bootable Host Drive
Storage Console (StorCon) is the software tool used for creating host drives as well as
administering the RAID subsystem. This section describes how to create a bootable host
drive in a RAID 1 mirrored array configuration via the expansion ROM (XROM)
StorCon. See
for an example of a RAID 5 disk array with hot fix drive
configuration.
Refer to the Software Guide for further details on StorCon and information about other
RAID levels.
2.3.1
Installing a RAID 1 Mirrored Array
1. Power on the computer.
2. Press <Crtl>+<g> when the IIR BIOS message appears to load XROM StorCon.
