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Using the raid configuration utility program, Starting the raid configuration utility program, Using – Lenovo RD120 User Manual

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Attention:

In

a

dc

power

environment,

only

trained

service

personnel

other

than

Lenovo

service

technicians

are

authorized

to

connect

or

disconnect

power

to

the

dc

power

supply

and

to

install

and

remove

a

dc

power

supply.

See

the

documentation

that

comes

with

each

dc

power

supply.

7.

Turn

on

the

server.

You

can

now

start

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

and

either

delete

the

old

password

or

set

a

new

power-on

or

administrator

password.

8.

Save

the

configuration

and

turn

off

the

server;

then,

disconnect

all

power

cords

and

external

cables

again.

Attention:

In

a

dc

power

environment,

only

trained

service

personnel

other

than

Lenovo

service

technicians

are

authorized

to

connect

or

disconnect

power

to

the

dc

power

supply

and

to

install

and

remove

a

dc

power

supply.

See

the

documentation

that

comes

with

each

dc

power

supply.

9.

Remove

the

cover,

move

the

clear-CMOS

switch

back

to

the

Off

position,

and

reinstall

the

cover.

10.

Replace

the

server

in

the

rack

and

connect

the

external

cables

and

power

cords;

then,

turn

on

the

server.

Attention:

In

a

dc

power

environment,

only

trained

service

personnel

other

than

Lenovo

service

technicians

are

authorized

to

connect

or

disconnect

power

to

the

dc

power

supply

and

to

install

and

remove

a

dc

power

supply.

See

the

documentation

that

comes

with

each

dc

power

supply.

Using

the

RAID

Configuration

Utility

program

Use

the

RAID

Configuration

Utility

programs

to

perform

the

following

tasks:

v

Configure

a

redundant

array

of

independent

disks

(RAID)

array

v

View

or

change

the

RAID

configuration

and

associated

devices

When

you

are

using

the

RAID

Configuration

Utility

programs

to

configure

and

manage

arrays,

consider

the

following

information:

v

Hard

disk

drive

capacities

affect

how

you

create

arrays.

Drives

in

an

array

can

have

different

capacities,

but

the

RAID

controller

treats

them

as

if

they

all

have

the

capacity

of

the

smallest

hard

disk

drive.

v

To

help

ensure

signal

quality,

do

not

mix

drives

with

different

speeds

and

data

rates.

v

To

update

the

firmware

and

BIOS

code

for

an

optional

ServeRAID

SAS

controller,

you

must

use

the

IBM

ServeRAID

Support

CD

that

comes

with

the

ServeRAID

controller.

Starting

the

RAID

Configuration

Utility

program

To

start

the

IBM

ServeRAID

Configuration

Utility

program,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Turn

on

the

server.

2.

When

the

prompt

<<<

Press

for

IBM

ServeRAID

Configuration

Utility!

>>>

appears,

press

Ctrl+A.

If

you

have

set

an

administrator

password,

you

are

prompted

to

type

the

password.

3.

To

select

a

choice

from

the

menu

(see

“RAID

Configuration

Utility

menu

choices”

on

page

88),

use

the

arrow

keys.

4.

Use

the

arrow

keys

to

select

the

channel

for

which

you

want

to

change

settings.

5.

To

change

the

settings

of

the

selected

items,

follow

the

instructions

on

the

screen.

Chapter

3.

Configuring

the

server

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