Creating The Partitions - HP Open View Installation And Maintenance Manual

Creating the partitions

You can perform this procedure from the appliance or from your laptop if it is connected to the
same network as the appliance. To create partitions on the shared storage array:
1. On node 0, ensure the hp OV CASA Console window is open in administrative mode.
2. Click service viewer.
3. Select a service and click Stop.
4. Repeat step 3 for each service listed in step 2.
5. Close the Services window.
6. From the console window, press Alt+C to open a command prompt window.
7. Enter the following to display the c:\ prompt:
8. Enter the following to display the rpic folder:
9. Enter the following to display the utilities folder:
10. Enter the following to view the contents of the utilities folder:
11. Enter the following to format the partitions on the shared storage array:
12. Enter y at the prompt that displays.
Note:
Software" on page 123), enter n at the prompt that displays to ensure you do not overwrite existing
data on the partitions.
13. Switch the console window to node 1.
14. Repeat steps 1 through 12 on node 1.
15. Restart the software services on the appliance nodes. (See
Continuous Access Storage Appliance Installation and Maintenance Guide
The Services window opens. The services applicable to this procedure are:
Identification and Authorization Server
RPIC DPF
sv3000 Management Server (SMS)
Tomcat
VA Status Monitor (VSM)
WebServer
The status of the service changes to Inactive.
cd \
cd rpic
cd utilities
dir
pardisk -pro
This creates drives E:\ and F:\ (100 MB each), drives G:\, H:\, I:\, and J:\ (2 GB
each), and drive Q:\ (remaining space on the array). Each drive is formatted as FAT.
When performing this procedure as part of a reinstallation (see
on page 47 for instructions.)
Replacing and Configuring Appliance Components
"Reinstalling the Appliance
"Starting the software services"
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