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Using the Reset to Factory Defaults option in Express Tools

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Chapter 6 Capacity Expansion III. Disable Virtual Sizing The only other requirement for online capacity expansion of your logical drive is that Virtual Sizing is disabled. This is the factory default setting. • If Virtual Sizing is Disabled (the factory default setting), no other preparation is necessary. • If Virtual Sizing is Enabled, disable Virtual Sizing in HP NetRAID Express Tools, as described below. To Disable Virtual Sizing NOTE Clearing a previous configuration does not reset the Virtual Sizing setting for a logical drive. Using the Reset to Factory Defaults option in Express Tools disables Virtual Sizing for all logical drives. To enable Virtual Sizing for a logical drive, manually change the setting. 1. Restart the host HP NetServer, and watch for the message: Option: Experienced users may press for HP NetRAID Express Tools now. Firmware Initializing 2. When the message is displayed, press . When the system stops scanning, HP NetRAID Express Tools starts and displays the Tools Management menu. 3. If you have installed one or more HP NetRAID Series adapters, do the following to select the integrated HP NetRAID controller or HP NetRAID Series adapter controlling the logical drive you want to prepare for expansion: a. Choose Adapter from the Tools Management menu. b. Choose the adapter controlling the logical drive. 4. Choose Objects from the Tools Management menu. 5. Choose Logical Drive from the Objects menu. 6. From the Logical Drives menu, choose the logical drive you want to prepare for expansion. 119

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Chapter 6
Capacity Expansion
119
III. Disable Virtual Sizing
The only other requirement for online capacity expansion of your logical drive is
that Virtual Sizing is disabled. This is the factory default setting.
•
If Virtual Sizing is Disabled
(the factory default setting), no other
preparation is necessary.
•
If Virtual Sizing is Enabled
, disable Virtual Sizing in HP NetRAID
Express Tools, as described below.
To Disable Virtual Sizing
NOTE
Clearing a previous configuration does not reset the Virtual
Sizing setting for a logical drive.
Using the Reset to Factory Defaults option in Express Tools
disables Virtual Sizing for all logical drives.
To enable Virtual Sizing for a logical drive, manually change
the setting.
1.
Restart the host HP NetServer, and watch for the message:
Option: Experienced users may press <Ctrl> <M> for
HP NetRAID Express Tools now.
Firmware Initializing
2.
When the message is displayed, press <
Ctrl
> <
M
>. When the system stops
scanning, HP NetRAID Express Tools starts and displays the Tools
Management menu.
3.
If you have installed one or more HP NetRAID Series adapters, do the
following to select the integrated HP NetRAID controller or HP NetRAID
Series adapter controlling the logical drive you want to prepare for
expansion:
a.
Choose
Adapter
from the Tools Management menu.
b.
Choose the adapter controlling the logical drive.
4.
Choose
Objects
from the Tools Management menu.
5.
Choose
Logical Drive
from the Objects menu.
6.
From the Logical Drives menu, choose the logical drive you want to
prepare for expansion.