System Setup; Enabling Raid Adg - Compaq 166207-B21 - Smart Array 5302/32 RAID Controller Reference Manual

Enabling RAID ADG

Before you can configure an array with RAID ADG, you must enable the array
controller to use this feature. The most convenient method of doing this is to install a
software key on the server.
NOTE: Older versions of the Smart Array 5300 Controller can also be enabled for RAID ADG
by a hardware enabler module that plugs into the array controller board. Either method of
enabling this model of controller is valid.
To install the software key:
1. Review the list of features in the array controller user guide to confirm that the
array controller supports RAID ADG, and confirm that the array accelerator has
a capacity of at least 64 MB.
2. Close all applications and utilities on the server containing the array controller.
3. Insert the RAID ADG option software kit CD into the CD-ROM drive.
4. Reboot the server.
5. If necessary, upgrade the controller firmware to the version provided on the CD,
and then reboot the server. (This step is required, for example, if the controller is
a Smart Array 5300 with a current firmware version less than 2.72.)
NOTE: If the firmware on the controller is newer than that on the CD, the flash utility does
not replace it with the earlier firmware from the CD.
6. Select Array Configuration Utility XE from the CD menu.
Compaq Advanced Data Guarding Option Software Reference Guide

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