HP 166207-B21 Advanced Data Guarding Option Software Reference Guide - Page 18

NetWare, Migrating the Logical Drive

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System Setup 9. Click the Assign Spare to Array button in the lower middle part of the screen. 10. Continue the migration when expansion has finished. Migrating the Logical Drive 1. In ACU, click Migrate in the Logical Drive box in the lower right corner of the main ACU screen. 2. Select RAID ADG on the Migrate RAID/Stripe Size screen that is displayed. 3. Change the stripe size, if required. The default setting is 16 Kbytes for RAID ADG, suitable for most common uses. The "Optimizing the Stripe Size" section discusses the stripe sizes that are most useful for various applications. 4. Click Done. 5. Select Save Configuration from the Controller menu. 6. Select Exit from the Controller menu. NetWare 1. Visit the Novell website and check that the latest support pack or operating system patch is installed on the system. 2. Visit the Compaq website and check that you have the latest drivers for the controller that is installed in the system. 3. Add at least one extra hard drive to the system if you are migrating from RAID 5, or three extra hard drives if you are migrating from RAID 0. The capacity of each added drive should be no less than that of the smallest hard drive currently used in the logical volume. 4. Open the CPQONLIN utility. 5. Expand the array if you are migrating from RAID 5 or RAID 0. 6. When array expansion has finished, select the logical drive that you want to migrate to RAID ADG and press the Enter key. 7. Select Drive Settings on the Logical Drive menu. 8. Select RAID ADG from the list. 2-6 Compaq Advanced Data Guarding Option Software Reference Guide

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System Setup
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Compaq Advanced Data Guarding Option Software Reference Guide
9.
Click the
Assign Spare to Array
button in the lower middle part of the screen.
10.
Continue the migration when expansion has finished.
Migrating the Logical Drive
1.
In ACU, click
Migrate
in the
Logical Drive
box in the lower right corner of the
main ACU screen.
2.
Select
RAID ADG
on the
Migrate RAID/Stripe Size
screen that is displayed.
3.
Change the stripe size, if required. The default setting is 16 Kbytes for
RAID ADG, suitable for most common uses. The “Optimizing the Stripe Size”
section discusses the stripe sizes that are most useful for various applications.
4.
Click
Done.
5.
Select
Save Configuration
from the
Controller
menu.
6.
Select
Exit
from the
Controller
menu.
NetWare
1.
Visit the Novell website and check that the latest support pack or operating
system patch is installed on the system.
2.
Visit the Compaq website and check that you have the latest drivers for the
controller that is installed in the system.
3.
Add at least one extra hard drive to the system if you are migrating from RAID 5,
or three extra hard drives if you are migrating from RAID 0. The capacity of each
added drive should be no less than that of the smallest hard drive currently used
in the logical volume.
4.
Open the CPQONLIN utility.
5.
Expand the array if you are migrating from RAID 5 or RAID 0.
6.
When array expansion has finished, select the logical drive that you want to
migrate to RAID ADG and press the
Enter
key.
7.
Select
Drive Settings
on the
Logical Drive
menu.
8.
Select
RAID ADG
from the list.