Using Orca - HP 381513-B21 - Smart Array P800 Controller RAID User Manual

Supported procedures
Assignment of RAID level
Sharing of spare drives among several arrays
Assignment of multiple spare drives per array
Setting of stripe size
Migration of RAID level or stripe size
Configuration of controller settings
Expansion of an array
Creation of multiple logical drives per array

Using ORCA

Power up the server.
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POST runs, and any array controllers that are in the server are initialized one at a time. During each
controller initialization process, POST halts for several seconds while an ORCA prompt message
appears.
At the ORCA prompt, do one of the following:
2.
If you are connected using a headless console, press the Esc+8 key combination.
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In all other situations, press the F8 key.
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The ORCA main menu appears, enabling you to create, view, or delete a logical drive.
To create a logical drive using ORCA:
Select Create Logical Drive.
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