Configuring The Array - HP AB464-9003F Service Manual

EBSU displays the firmware update screen for the selected device.
The version number in the first column (ROM Firmware Version) is the one currently
installed on your system.
The version number in the second column (ROM Version on Disk) is the one available
on your Smart Setup media.
Figure 47 EBSU Maintain Firmware Update Screen
9. Compare the two version numbers and perform one of the following options:
If the number in the first column is the same or higher than the number in the second
column, your installed firmware is current. You do not need to update the firmware for
this device! You can exit EBSU and quit this procedure.
If the number in the first column is less than the number in the second column, your
installed firmware is older than the version on your Smart Setup media. You must update
the firmware for this device! Proceed to Step 9 and continue from there.
NOTE:
same or higher than the version on the Smart Setup media.
10. Use the tab key to scroll down into the Device section and highlight the device name.
11. Press Enter to select the device (this puts an "X" inside the box on the left side of the device
name).
12. Use the tab key to move to the OK selection and press Enter.
The firmware update begins and proceeds automatically to completion.

Configuring the Array

Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides two utilities for manually configuring an array on a Smart
Array controller:
ORCA, a simple ROM-based configuration utility.
Array Configuration Utility (ACU), a versatile, browser-based utility that provides maximum
control over configuration parameters
NOTE: To copy a particular array configuration to several other servers on the same network,
use the Array Configuration Replicator (ACR) or the scripting capability of ACU. ACR is provided
in the SmartStart Scripting Toolkit, available on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website at: http://
www.hpe.com/servers/sstoolkit.
Whichever utility you use, the following limitations apply:
For the most efficient use of drive space, do not mix drives of different capacities within the
same array. The configuration utility treats all physical drives in an array as if they have the
The utility does not allow you to flash the firmware if the installed version is the
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