Installation And Configuration Overview - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Installation And Configuration Manual

3 Installation and Configuration
Overview
To install and configure your HP NetRAID Series adapter, you need to perform
the following steps. Steps A through N are described in Chapters 4 through 7 of
this guide.
Step A. Plan Hardware (Chapter 4 and
Worksheet A)
Step B. Plan Arrays and Logical Drives
(Chapter 4 and Worksheets A
and B)
Step C. Prepare the Adapter (Chapter 5)
Step D. Install the Adapter (Chapter 5)
Step E. Install Cables and Set SCSI ID
Switches (Chapter 5)
Step F. Boot HP NetServer Navigator to
Launch HP NetRAID Assistant
(Chapter 5)
Step G. Configure Arrays and Logical
Drives (Chapter 5)
If you are replacing an existing HP NetRAID Series adapter, with an HP
NetRAID-3Si adapter, follow the instructions in Chapter 8, "Upgrading to an HP
NetRAID-3Si Adapter."
Once you have installed and configured your new adapter, refer to Chapter 9,
"Managing Servers Over the Network," and the HP NetRAID Series User Guide
for information on managing your adapter from a remote location.
Chapter 10, "Understanding HP NetRAID Utilities," provides menu maps for the
three utilities that are available to manage your HP NetRAID system.
Step H. Save Configuration and
Initialize (Chapter 5))
Step I. Decide Which HP NetRAID
Driver You Need (Chapter 6)
Step J. Use HP NetServer Navigator
CD-ROM to Prepare Disks
(Chapter 6)
Step K. Install NOS and HP NetRAID
Driver (Chapter 6)
Step L. Install NOS-specific
Configuration Utility (Chapter 6)
Step M. Run Configuration Utilities
(Chapter 6)
Step N. (Optional) Prepare for Online
Capacity Expansion (Chapter 7)
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