Configuring Array Controllers; Configuring The Disk Drives - HP Cluster Platform Introduction v2010 Installation Manual

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5.
Click Install to install the currently selected components. The HP Management Agents install
using the password you have set.

5.3 Configuring Array Controllers

If an array controller has been purchased with the server, run the online ACU to set up the
remaining physical drives for use.
IMPORTANT:
to interface with the array controller. For the page to display properly, the server IP address
must be included in the trusted sites list. Internet Explorer must be restarted after adding the IP
address to the trusted sites list for the settings to take effect.
1.
Click Start, and select All Programs HP System Tools HP Array Configuration Utility.
2.
Select whether you want to enable remote administration when prompted.
3.
Click OK.
4.
When prompted for the Web-Based Management password, enter the credentials for either
the local administrator account or a local user account in the following format: domain
name\login name.
5.
Configure the remaining physical drives into logical drives, and run Disk Administrator
to partition and format the additional drive space.
For more information about using the ACU, refer to the HP Online Help
h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/software-management/acumatrix/
index.html).

5.4 Configuring the Disk Drives

The primary logical drive, which contains the recovery partition and the operating system, is
the only drive on the server that is configured during the operating system installation. Additional
space that is not partitioned is also located on the primary drive. This non-partitioned space and
any additional disk drives on the server must be partitioned and formatted using Disk
Administrator before they can be available for use.
If an array controller has been purchased with the server, refer to
(page 54)
for procedures.
1.
Click Start, and select All Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management.
2.
Expand the Storage directory, and then select Disk Management. The disk and logical
drive information appears on the right side of the window.
3.
If the new logical drive created by the ACU does not appear on the bottom right side of the
Computer Management window as unallocated space, click Action, and then click Rescan
Disks.
4.
Right-click Disk 1 on the bottom right panel, which displays a small red circle on the disk
icon, and then select Initialize Disk.
5.
Select Disk 1, and then click OK on the Initialize Disk screen. The small red circle is now
gone, and the disk is identified as a Basic disk.
6.
Right-click the box containing the disk size amount, which is labeled Unallocated and then
select New Partition.
7.
Click Next at the New Partition Wizard screen.
8.
Select either Primary or Extended Partition, and then click Next at the Select Partition Type
screen.
9.
Click Next to use the maximum disk space, or enter the amount you want for the partition
size at the Specify Partition Size screen.
54
Post-Installation Tasks
Microsoft Internet Explorer is required to run the ACU. Internet Explorer is used
(http://
"Configuring Array Controllers"

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