Configuring the adapters in a failover environment - IBM ServeRAID-3H and ServeRAID-3L Adapters


Configuring the adapters in a failover environment

Notes:

  1.  For complete information on using the ServeRAID Configuration Program, refer to the IBM ServeRAID-3H and ServeRAID-3L Ultra2 SCSI Adapters Installation and User's Guide .
  2.  Do not connect the cable between the ServeRAID adapters and the expansion enclosure at this time.


To configure the adapters, do the following:
  1.  Insert the IBM ServeRAID Configuration CD (or the configuration CD that came with your server) into  the CD-ROM drive, then turn on the server.

      A screen similar to the following appears.

     
     Figure 1. Configuration Mode Screen

  2.  Click on the Custom Configuration radio button.
  3.  Click on the Next button.

      - Important - The ServeRAID 3 adapter should be initialized only one time, when the adapter is first installed.  Initializing the adapter removes all configuration information from NVRAM.
     This information includes the SCSI IDs, the cluster and the cluster partner name, and the array information. This  point is especially important if the Windows NT system startup drive is attached to the IBM  ServeRAID adapter.
     If the initialization occurs after the startup drive array has been created, the  array information will be removed and the server will not be able to startup into Windows NT.

  4.  Using the right mouse button, click on the first ServeRAID adapter in the main tree that you are  configuring, a pop-up list appears.
  5.  Click on Initialize the Controller Configuration
  6.  When the initialization is complete, a message appears at the bottom of the screen saying that the  initialization was successful.
  7.  Using the right mouse button, click on the second ServeRAID adapter in the main tree that you are  configuring and a pop-up list appears.
  8.  Click on Initialize the Controller Configuration
  9.  When complete, a message appears at the bottom of the screen saying that the initialization was  successful.

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