you can use the serveraid manager program, provided on the ibm serveraid support cd, to:

    1 configure a redundant array of independent disks (raid)

    2 restore a scsi hard disk to factory-default settings, erasing all data

    3 view your raid configuration and associated devices

    4 monitor operation of your raid controllers the serveraid manager program operates in two ways:

    5 startable-cd mode

    6 as an installed software program

    see the serveraid documentation on the ibm serveraid support cd for additional information about raid technology and instructions for using serveraid manager. the installation guide for your computer also contains instructions for using serveraid manager to configure your integrated scsi controller with raid capabilities.

    1. when setting up raid mirroring, you must set the hard disk drive containing the operating system as the primary drive. failure to do so will erase the operating system and applications that came pre-installed on your computer.

    2. installing an optional raid adapter in your computer will require that you reload the operating system and applications.

    1. the integrated scsi controller with raid capabilities in your computer supports only raid level 1.

    2. if you install a different type of raid adapter in your computer, use the configuration method supplied with the raid adapter to view or change scsi settings for attached devices.

    before you install your operating system, you must configure the controller that is attached to the hard disk drives. you must use the configuration program on the ibm serveraid support cd to configure the integrated scsi controller with raid capabilities or to configure an optional ibm serveraid controller.

    1. you cannot use the serverguide. setup and installation cd to configure the optional controllers.

    2. to update the firmware and bios for an optional serveraid controller, you must use the ibm serveraid support cd that comes with the serveraid option.