User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- NovaScale 4020 User's Guide
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 System Description
- 2 Board Set Description
- 3 Configuration Software and Utilities
- Utilities / Drivers on Resource CD
- Power-on Sequence and Power-on Self-Test (POST)
- Extensible Firmware Interface Boot Manager
- The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell
- BIOS Setup
- LSI Logic* SCSI Utility
- System Maintenance Utility
- EFI Platform Diagnostic Tests
- EFI Service Partition
- Console Redirection
- Terminal Mode
- Shutting Down the Server
- Servicing the System (basic knowledge)
- A Warning and Cautions
- B Working Inside the System
- C Hot-swapping System Components
- D Servicing the Electronics Bay
- Safety Warnings
42 NovaScale 4020 User’s Guide
LSI Logic* SCSI Utility
The LSI Logic* SCSI utility allows you to configure the SCSI capabilities of the server. It
allows creating a Mirror on the internal disks.
Please contact your Bull representative for more information on obtening this utility
Launching the LSI SCSI Utility
To launch the LSI SCSI utility from the Resource CD:
1. The utility will auto-run if the server is booted with the CD in the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
drive. Otherwise, choose Startup.nsh from the root of CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive.
2. After the CD menu is launched, select Utility at the top of the Main menu screen.
3. Select EFI config tool from the drop-down selections
4. Select PCI Device from the top of the next screen that is displayed.
To launch the LSI SCSI utility from the command line:
1. From the EFI Shell, run EFICnfg.efi to enter the LSI Logic SCSI Utility.
2. At the Main menu, select PCI Device at the top of the screen.
Creating a RAID1 (Mirror) on the internal disks
Activation
To activate the mirroring function on the NovaScale internal disks, proceed as described
hereunder.
CAUTION
When activating the mirroring, data on both disks will be lost.
1. Insert the NovaScale 4020 Resource CD, then boot the system
2. After the CD menu is launched, select Utility at the top of the Main menu screen
3. Select EFI config tool, then select PCI Device
4. From the PCI device drop-down menu, use the arrow keys to move to the line
On Board: Function1 LSI Logic Ultra320 SCSI Controller
then press Enter to select this option
5. Press Enter at the Configure prompt
6. Use the arrow keys to highlight 53C1030 Bus 3 Dev1 Fnc1,
then press Enter to select this adapter
7. Use the arrow keys to highlight RAID Properties, then press Enter
8. Use the arrow keys to select Disk 0, press the <+> key; this will activate the Help sceen
9. Press the <D> key; this will turn the Disk 0 to RAID=YES
10. Use the arrow keys to select Disk 1, press the <+> key; this will turn the Disk 1 to
RAID=YES
11. Press the Esc key, Use the arrow keys to select Save Changes then exit this
menu, then press Enter
12. A screen appears, showing Creating RAID. This operation lasts around one minute.
13. When RAID creation is completed, exit the EFI config tool.