Configuring RAID arrays - System x3530 M4

Use the configuration utility programs to configure and manage redundant array of independent disks (RAID) arrays.

Be sure to use this program as described in this document.

The following table lists the different server configurations and the applications that are available for configuring and managing RAID arrays.

Table 1. Server configuration and applications for configuring and managing RAID arrays
Server configuration	RAID array configuration (before operating system is installed)	RAID array management (after operating system is installed)
ServeRAID-H1110 adapter	LSI Utility (Setup utility, press Ctrl+C), ServerGuide, Human Interface Infrastructure (HII)	MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM), SAS2IRCU (Command Line) Utility for Storage Management
ServeRAID-M1115 adapter	MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility (press Ctrl+H to start), pre-boot CLI (press Ctrl+P to start), ServerGuide, HII	MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM), MegaCLI (Command Line Interface), and IBM Director
ServeRAID-M5110, ServeRAID-M5120 adapters	MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility (press Ctrl+H to start), pre-boot CLI (press Ctrl+P to start), ServerGuide, HII	MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM), MegaCLI, and IBM Director
ServeRAID-C105	HII	MegaRAID Storage Manager (MSM), MegaCLI, and IBM Director

Note:

For more information about Problem Determination and Service Guide for ServeRAID M controllers, see the IBM Problem Determination and Service Guide for ServeRAID M controllers website.
For more information about Configuration and Options Guide (COG), see the Configuration and Options Guide website.
For further details on creating a software RAID array of hard disk drives, please see the ServeRAID C105 documentation at the ServeRAID C105 documentation website.
When the ServeRAID adapter is removed, software RAID will not be supported. This system does not support downgrade software RAID function from hardware RAID configuration.