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Appendix A: Server management tools
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SAS Daughter Board Configuration Utility
This section explains how to create a RAID 1 volume when the SAS
daughter board is installed.
To initialize the SAS Daughter Board Configuration Utility:
1 Turn on the server and the monitor.
If the server is already turned on, close all open applications, then
restart the server.
2 During POST, press Ctrl-C on the SAS BIOS prompt.
To load the factory default setting:
1 On the SAS Daughter Board Configuration Utility, press Alt-N to
display Global Properties
.
2 Select Restore Defaults, then press Enter.
3 Press Esc, then select Save Changes then exit this menu.
4 Select SAS 1068E, then press Enter.
5 Select Advanced Adapter Properties, then press Enter.
6 Select Restore Defaults, then press Enter.
7 Press Esc twice, then select Save changes then exit this menu.
To create a RAID 1 volume with a hot spare disk:
1 On the SAS Daughter Board Configuration Utility, select SAS
1068E, then press Enter.
2 Select RAID Properties, then press Enter.
3 Select Create IM Volume, then press Enter.
4 Move the cursor to the RAID Disk
column.
5 Press the space bar and D to change the setting from No to Yes.
The Drive Status will be marked as Primary
.
6 Move the cursor to another disk.
7 Press the space bar to change the setting from No to Yes.
The Drive Status will be marked as Secondary
.
8 Move the cursor to the Hot Spr
column and select another disk.
9 Press the space bar to change the setting from No to Yes.
The Drive Status will be marked as Hot Spare
.