Planning; Overview; Step A. Plan Your Hardware; Gather Information - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Installation And Configuration Manual

4 Planning

Overview

Before attempting to install and configure your disk array subsystem, you should
invest some time in planning the configuration that best suits your computing
environment. The options you choose depend on factors such as the host
operating system used and your requirements for data protection, performance,
and capacity.
This chapter guides you through the planning process.
Step A, Plan Your Hardware, is the first step.
Step B, Plan Arrays and Logical Drives, is the second step.
Worksheets are provided in Appendix C to help you record your choices. You
should make one copy of Worksheet A and Worksheet B for each HP NetRAID
Series adapter you plan to install.

Step A. Plan Your Hardware

In Step A, Plan Your Hardware, you will begin to fill out Worksheet A. But first,
you must gather information about your HP NetServer and your user
requirements.

Gather Information

You need to know the following information about your system and its use to
create the best HP NetRAID configuration:
Your host operating system and its block size
Any special needs that certain work groups or users have for security, data
protection, or performance that will vary from the requirements of other
groups or users
Redundancy requirements to protect data
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