File Server Management; File Services Management; Storage Management Utilities; Array Management Utilities - HP StoreEasy 1000 Administrator's Manual

5 File server management

This chapter describes the tasks and utilities that play a role in file server management.

File services management

Information about the storage system in a SAN environment is provided in the SAN Design Reference
Guide, located on the HP web site at www.hp.com/go/SDGManuals.

Storage management utilities

The storage management utilities preinstalled on the storage system include the HP Array
Configuration Utility (ACU). Initially, you can use the Provision Storage tasks to configure storage.
For more information, see

Array management utilities

Storage devices for RAID arrays and LUNs are created and managed using the array management
utilities mentioned previously. For HP Smart Arrays use the ACU.
NOTE: The ACU is used to configure and manage array-based storage. Software RAID-based
storage systems use Microsoft Disk Manager to manage storage. You need administrator or root
privileges to run the ACU.

Array Configuration Utility

The HP ACU supports the Smart Array controllers and hard drives installed on the storage system.
To open the ACU from the storage system desktop:
NOTE: If this is the first time that the ACU is being run, you will be prompted to select the Execution
Mode for ACU. Selecting Local Application Mode allows you to run the ACU from a Remote
Desktop, remote console, or storage system web access mode. Remote service mode allows you
to access the ACU from a remote browser.
1. Click Start and then right-click anywhere. Select All apps→HP System Tools→HP Array
Configuration Utility.
2. If the Execution Mode for ACU is set to Remote Mode, log on to the HP System Management
Homepage. The default user name is administrator and the password is the Windows
Storage Server 2012 administrator password that is set by the storage system administrator.
To open the ACU in browser mode:
NOTE: Confirm that the ACU Execution Mode is set to remote service.
1. Open a browser and enter the server name or IP address of the destination server. For example,
http://servername:2301 or http://192.0.0.1:2301.
2. Log on to the HP System Management Homepage. The default user name is administrator
and the default password is hpinvent.
3. Click Array Configuration Utility on the left side of the window. The ACU opens and identifies
the controllers that are connected to the system.
Some ACU guidelines to consider:
Do not modify the single logical drive of the storage system; it is configured for the storage
system operating system.
Spanning more than 14 disks with a RAID 5 volume is not recommended.
Designate spares for RAID sets to provide greater protection against failures.
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"Provisioning storage" (page 38).