Installing The Embedded Sata Raid Driver; Required Hardware; Usb Diskette And Cd-Rom Drives - HP ProLiant MicroServer User Manual

In the Main menu screen, select LD View/LD Define Menu, and then press Ctrl+C. The system prompts
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you to select levels for RAID 0 and RAID 1.
Select a RAID level, and give the assignment to the hard disks.
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To provide the LD Name, press Ctrl+Y and save the setting.
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CAUTION:
process erases all data on the hard drives.
After the configuration is complete, to exit the utility, press Esc.
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Installing the embedded SATA RAID driver

AMD provides the SATA RAID feature through use of the Storage Manager. This feature enables RAID
functionality (RAID 0 or RAID 1) for the embedded SATA controller in the system.

Required hardware

Installing the Embedded SATA RAID driver requires a diskette drive or a CD-ROM drive.
In a Microsoft® Windows® OS environment, driver installation is supported only with a USB diskette drive,
HP MicroServer remote access card Virtual Floppy, or Virtual Floppy with the embedded SATA RAID
Windows® driver.
Some servers do not ship with these drives as standard hardware.
Diskette and CD-ROM drive options
To acquire a diskette drive option or CD-ROM drive option for a server, contact an HP authorized reseller.
For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller:
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In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518.
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In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868.
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In other locations, refer to the HP website (http://www.hp.com).
HP Integrated Virtual Floppy and CD-ROM drives
HP MicroServer remote access card provides diskette drive and CD-ROM drive functionality through the HP
MicroServer remote access card Virtual Floppy and CD-ROM features.

USB diskette and CD-ROM drives

For driver installation purposes, a USB diskette drive and USB CD-ROM drive are sufficient, unless otherwise
indicated in driver-specific documentation.
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installation from a USB drive key.
NOTE:
Back up any data stored on the hard drives before proceeding. The configuration
Do not use a USB drive key in place of the diskette drive. The OS does not support driver
HP recommends the use of HP standard USB disk drives.
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