Configuring the advanced sata or sas hardware raid – Lenovo ThinkServer RD530 User Manual
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Configuring RAID using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program
The ThinkServer EasyStartup program simplifies the process of configuring supported RAID and installing
supported Windows and Linux operating systems and device drivers on your server. The user guide for the
program can be accessed directly from the program interface.
The ThinkServer EasyStartup program has the following features for RAID configuration:
• For use with all supported RAID controllers
• Automatically detects hardware and lists all supported RAID configurations
• Configures one or more disk arrays per controller depending on the number of drives attached to the
controller and the RAID level selected
• Supports hot-spare drives
• Creates a RAID response file that can be used to configure RAID controllers on similarly configured
Lenovo servers
See “Using the ThinkServer EasyStartup program” on page 55 and view the user guide from the main
interface of the program.
Some RAID management software also is provided on the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to help you manage
RAID arrays and RAID controllers in an operating system environment. After you enter the operating system,
insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive. The installation packages for the programs
are located in the Utilities and Others folder in the root directory of the DVD. The ThinkServer EasyStartup
DVD is designed for different types of servers and the Utilities and Others folder might contain additional
installation packages that are not required to be installed on your server.
Configuring the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID
Before configuring RAID for your server, observe the following precautions:
• Use hard disk drives that are of the same type (SATA or SAS) and have the same capacity within a
single RAID array.
• Depending on the operating system, the total drive capacity of the primary RAID might be limited to 2 TB.
Your server comes with a RAID card to provide advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID functions. See
“RAID card” on page 27.
The RAID card provides the WebBIOS Configuration Utility program to help you configure RAID
independently of the operating system. You also can install the MegaRAID Storage Manager program and
the MegaCLI Configuration Utility program to help you manage the RAID array and RAID controller in an
operating system environment.
The installation packages for the MegaRAID Storage Manager program and the MegaCLI Configuration
Utility program are on the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD. After you enter the operating system, insert the
ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive. The installation packages for the programs are located in
the Utilities and Others folder in the root directory of the DVD.
Note: The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD is designed for different types of servers and the Utilities and Others
folder might contain additional installation packages that are not required to be installed on your server.
For instructions on how to configure and manage the advanced SATA or SAS hardware RAID, refer to
the MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide on the documentation DVD that comes with your server. This
document also is available on the Lenovo Web site at:
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