Creating an array using the optional ServeRAID H1135 controller

Use these instructions to configure a RAID array on the Flex System x220 Compute Node using an optional ServeRAID H1135 controller.

To configure the optional ServeRAID H1135 controller, use the LSI SAS2 MPT Controller Configuration application to perform the following tasks:
  • Set the device boot order
  • Add or remove devices from the boot list
  • Manage the RAID configuration
Note: The hard disk drives in the RAID configuration must use the same type of interface and must have identical capacity and speed.

To start the application, complete the following steps.

  1. Start the compute node Setup utility. See Using the Setup utility for instructions.
  2. From the Setup utility main menu, select System Settings.

    The following illustration shows the Setup utility main menu.

    System Configuration and Boot Mgmt

  3. From the System Settings window, select Storage.

    The following illustration shows the System Settings window.

    System Settings

  4. From the Storage window, use the arrow keys to select the controller you want to configure; then, press Enter.

    The following illustration shows the Storage window.


    Storage

  5. After you select the controller that you want to configure, the Controller Configuration window is displayed.

    The following illustration is an example of the Controller Configuration window.

    Controller Configuration

  6. Press Enter to continue. The Configuration Options window is displayed.

    The following illustration shows the Configuration Options window with Controller Management selected.

    Configuration Options Controller Mgmt

    The following illustration shows the Configuration Options window with Physical Disk Management selected. Configuration Options Physical Disk Mgmt

  7. Select an option:
    1. Select Controller Management to view and manage controller properties, create volumes, import or delete foreign volumes and save or clear controller events.

      The following illustration shows the Controller Management window.

      Controller Management.

    2. Select Physical Disk Management to manage all disks.

      The following illustration shows the Physical Disk Management window.

      Physical Disk Management

    For additional information about this application, see the Human Interface Infrastructure Configuration Application User Guide.
See the following documents for more detailed information about using the ServeRAID configuration utilities:

  • SAS2 BIOS Configuration Utility Users Guide

    For information about the SAS2 BIOS configuration utility, see SAS2 BIOS Configuration Utility User’s Guide. This document contains information about using the SAS2 BIOS-based utility to configure the integrated RAID functions of the ServeRAID H1135 controller.

  • SAS2 Integrated RAID Configuration Utility Users Guide

    For information about the SAS2 Integrated RAID configuration utility, see SAS2 Integrated RAID Configuration Utility User’s Guide. This document contains information about using the SAS2 integrated RAID command-line utility to configure the integrated RAID functions of the ServeRAID H1135 controller.

Parent topic: Configuring a RAID array