Configuring a disk drive or solid-state drive for use in an Linux system or Linux logical partition

To configure a newly installed disk drive or solid-state drive (SSD) for your environment, complete the steps in this procedure.

Procedure

To configure the drive with the Linux® operating system, complete the following steps:
  1. Log in as root user.
  2. Type iprconfig on the command line of the Linux session and then press Enter. The IBM Power RAID Configuration Utility display is shown.
  3. Type 1 and press Enter to select Display hardware status. The newly-installed drive or drives is shown at the beginning of the list of drives and arrays.