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Configuring the serveraid bios, Prerequisites – Nortel Networks Application Server 53r 5300 00 User Manual

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Select Exit Setup and select Yes when prompted for
confirmation.

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Configuring the ServeRAID BIOS

Use this procedure to configure the ServeRAID BIOS.

Prerequisites

The ServeRAID BIOS has been reset to the factory default settings.

Procedure Steps

Step

Action

1

Reboot the server.

The server restarts and the following message displays:

Press CTRL-A for IBM ServeRAID Configuration
Utility

2

Press CTRL+A.

The IBM ServerRAID Configuration Utility screen appears.

3

Select SerialSelect Utility.

4

Select Controller Configuration.

5

Select Drives Write Cache.

6

Choose SATA Off, SAS Off.

7

Press Esc to return to the previous menu.

8

Select Yes to the Save Changes Made prompt.

9

Press Esc to return to the ServeRAID Configuration Utility
menu.

10

Select Array Configuration Utility.

11

Press C to create an array.

The Select drives to create Array window appears.

The Selected Drives list should be empty.

12

Highlight the first disk and press Ins.

The selected disk is added to the right window and the second
drive is now highlighted.

13

Press Ins to insert the second drive into the list.

The second drive is included in the Selected Drives list.

14

Press Enter.

Application Server 5300

Nortel AS 5300 Installation

NN42040-300

01.04

4 November 2008

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