HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Configuration Manual page 4

Contents
Custom Configuration .............................................................................. 28
5 Configuration ............................................................................................. 39
Overview ..................................................................................................... 39
Step C. Verify Hardware Setup .................................................................... 39
Step D. Enable Integrated HP NetRAID Controller ....................................... 39
Step E. Boot HP NetServer Navigator to Launch HP NetRAID Assistant...... 41
Boot HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM................................................... 41
Boot Messages ........................................................................................ 41
Select Configure Disk Array ..................................................................... 41
Step F. Configure Arrays and Logical Drives................................................ 41
HP NetRAID Assistant ............................................................................. 42
Select Adapter to Configure ..................................................................... 44
Clear Configuration.................................................................................. 44
Check Rebuild Rate ................................................................................. 44
Assign Global Hot Spares ........................................................................ 45
Select Wizard .......................................................................................... 45
Define Physical Arrays and Dedicated Hot Spares ................................... 47
Define Logical Drives............................................................................... 49
Preview Configuration.............................................................................. 52
Step G. Save Configuration and Initialize..................................................... 55
Save to Binary File .................................................................................. 55
Print Configuration ................................................................................... 55
Initialize Logical Drives ............................................................................ 55
Exit HP NetRAID Assistant ...................................................................... 56
6 HP NetRAID Software................................................................................. 57
Overview ..................................................................................................... 57
Step H. Decide Which HP NetRAID Drivers You Need................................ 57
Step I. Use the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM to Prepare Disks ............ 58
Check Latest Versions ............................................................................. 58
Create Drivers Diskette and Instructions .................................................. 58
Make NOS-specific Configuration Utility Diskette..................................... 59
Print the Network Operating System Instructions...................................... 60
Step J. Install NOS and HP NetRAID Drivers ............................................... 60
Install Network Operating System (if necessary) ...................................... 60
Install HP NetRAID Series Driver ............................................................. 60
Step K. Install NOS-specific Configuration Utility ......................................... 61
Step L. Run HP NetRAID Express Tools (optional)....................................... 62
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