Starting Configuration Utility - NEC Express5800 140Rd-4 User Manual

Windows server 2003 x64 editions
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capacity and the same rotational speed as those of the other hard disk drives.
The following 5 types of hard disk status are displayed by MegaRAID Configuration Utility. Each status is explained
below:
[READY] Not yet configured.
[ONLIN] The disk is turned on and ready for normal operation. Configured into a pack.
[HOTSP] The disk is on and in hot spare disk status.
[FAIL]
Judged to be faulty by the controller. Cannot be used.
[REBLD] Being rebuilt.

Starting Configuration Utility

MegaRAID Configuration Utility is stored in the BIOS of RAID controller on I/O board and started during POST activation.
Starting MegaRAID Configuration Utility
Check that the following is displayed when you turn the power on your server:
The manufacturer logo,
The " Press <F2> to enter Setup, <F4> Service Partition, <F12> Network" message,
then press Esc, the POST screen is displayed.
Check that the following is displayed in the POST screen, then press Enter.
NOTE:
When Ctrl + H is blinking onscreen, do not press Ctrl + H. If you press these keys,
WebBIOS starts after POST is completed. When WebBIOS is started, click [Control-M] at the
upper right of the screen to start MegaRAID Configuration Utility.
MegaRAID Configuration Utility: TOP menu (Management Menu) screen
NOTE:
In some cases, the following display appears in the POST screen after replacing the I/O
board. This indicates that both the disk array controller and hard disk have configuration
information, and they do not match. (Shown below is a sample display.)

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