Configuring An Array - HPE Smart Array P240nr User Manual

For more information, see the UEFI System Utilities user guide for your product on the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/info/UEFI/docs).
To access mobile-ready online help for the UEFI System Utilities and UEFI Shell, scan the QR code at the
bottom of the screen. For on-screen help, press the F1 key.
Using UEFI System Utilities
To use the System Utilities, use the following keys.
Action
Access System Utilities
Navigate menus
Select items
Save selections
Access Help for a highlighted configuration
option*
*Scan the QR code on the screen to access online help for the UEFI System Utilities and UEFI Shell.
Default configuration settings are applied to the server at one of the following times:
•
Upon the first system power-up
•
After defaults have been restored
Default configuration settings are sufficient for typical server operations; however, you can modify
configuration settings as needed. The system prompts you for access to the UEFI System Utilities each
time the system is powered up.
Powering on and selecting boot options in UEFI Boot Mode
On servers operating in UEFI Boot Mode, the boot controller and boot order are set automatically.
Press the Power On/Standby button.
1.
During the initial boot:
2.
To modify the server configuration ROM default settings, press the F9 key in the ProLiant POST
o
screen to enter the UEFI System Utilities screen. By default, the System Utilities menus are in the
English language.
If you do not need to modify the server configuration and are ready to install the system software,
o
press the F10 key to access Intelligent Provisioning.
For more information on automatic configuration, see the UEFI documentation on the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/info/UEFI/docs).

Configuring an array

To configure an array on an Smart Array controller, use HPE SSA. For more information, see the HPE
Smart Storage Administrator User Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
(http://www.hpe.com/info/smartstorage-docs).
Remember the following factors when you build an array:
•
All drives grouped in a logical drive must be of the same type (for example, either all SAS or all SATA
and either all hard drives or all solid state drives).
•
For the most efficient use of drive space, all drives within an array should have approximately the
same capacity. Each configuration utility treats every physical drive in an array as if it has the same
capacity as the smallest drive in the array. Any excess capacity of a particular drive cannot be used
in the array and so is unavailable for data storage.
Key
F9 during server POST
Up and Down arrows
Enter
F10
F1
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