Configuration Overview - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Configuration Manual

3 Configuration Overview

To configure your integrated HP NetRAID controller, you need to perform the
following steps. Steps A through M are described in Chapters 4 through 7 of this
guide.
Step A. Plan Your Hardware (Chapter 4
and Worksheet A)
Step B. Plan Arrays and Logical Drives
(Chapter 4 and Worksheets A
and B)
Step C. Verify Hardware Setup (Chapter
5)
Step D. Enable Integrated HP NetRAID
Controller (Chapter 5)
Step E. Boot HP NetServer Navigator to
Launch HP NetRAID Assistant
(Chapter 5)
Step F. Configure Arrays and Logical
Drives (Chapter 5)
Step G. Save Configuration and
Initialize (Chapter 5)
Once you have configured your HP NetRAID system, refer to Chapter 8,
"Managing Servers Over the Network," and the HP NetRAID Series User Guide
for information on managing your controller from a remote location.
If you have configured and are operating a one-channel HP NetRAID system, and
later you want to configure a second channel, follow the steps in Chapter 9,
"Configuring a Second Integrated HP NetRAID Channel."
Chapter 10, "Understanding HP NetRAID Utilities," provides menu maps for the
three utilities that are available to manage your HP NetRAID system.
Step H. Decide Which HP NetRAID
Driver You Need (Chapter 6)
Step I. Use HP NetServer Navigator
CD-ROM to Prepare Disks
(Chapter 6)
Step J. Install NOS and HP NetRAID
Drivers (Chapter 6)
Step K. Install NOS-specific
Configuration Utility (Chapter 6)
Step L. Run HP NetRAID Express Tools
(Chapter 6)
Step M. (Optional) Prepare for Online
Capacity Expansion (Chapter 7)
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