Owner's Manual

56 Using Dell Lifecycle Controller Integration (DLCI)
Defining Rules With the Array Builder
You can define rules to match configurations based on the following:
• Detected slot number that the controller is in or just the embedded
controller, if any.
• Number of disks that are attached to the controller.
• Apply a blanket configuration to any controller the
Array Builder finds.
You can also apply configuration rules based on the RAID profiles detected on
the server. This allows you to define different configurations to different
servers even if the detected hardware is identical.
Creating a RAID Profile using Array Builder
To create a RAID Profile:
1
Launch the Array Builder by clicking Create a RAID Profile in the RAID
Configuration screen in the System Viewer utility.
When you launch the Array Builder a default embedded controller is
created.
2 Enter the configuration rule name in the Configuration Rule Name field.
3 Select the error handling rule from the drop-down menu. You can choose
from:
•
Fail the task if any controller does not match a configuration rule -
Reports a failure if any of the detected controllers cannot be
configured by a rule.
•
Fail the task only if the first controller does not match a
configuration rule
- Reports a failure if the first controller detected
(usually the embedded controller) cannot be configured by a rule.
•
Fail the task only if none of the array controllers match a
configuration rule -
Reports a failure only if all of the controllers in
the system fail to match a rule; in other words, none of the controllers
are configured. This rule also fails if a controller does not have
sufficient disks to configure a RAID.
4 Add new controllers and define rules for them, or edit the default
controller and define the rules. For more information, see Controllers.
5 Add or edit variable conditions for the default controller or the controller
that you add. For more information, see Variable Conditions.
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