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Contents
Introduction
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Overview of HP NetRAID Utilities
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HP NetRAID Assistant
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HP NetRAID Assistant Menus
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HP NetRAID Config
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HP NetRAID Config Menus
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HP NetRAID Express Tools
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HP NetRAID Express Tools Menus
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HP NetRAID Utility Comparison Chart
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HP NetRAID Drivers and Utilities
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HP NetRAID Assistant
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Overview
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HP NetRAID Assistant Main Window
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HP NetRAID Assistant Menu
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Configuration Menu
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Adapter Menu
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Physical Drive Menu
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Logical Drive Menu
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Progress Menu
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Help Menu
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Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives
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Select the Adapter to Configure
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Clear Configuration (if necessary)
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Check Rebuild Rate
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Assign Global Hot Spares
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Select Wizard
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Define Physical Arrays and Dedicated Hot Spares
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Assign Dedicated Hot Spares
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Define Logical Drives
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Preview Configuration
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Save Your Configuration and Initialize
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Managing RAID with HP NetRAID Assistant
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Rebuilding a Failed Physical Drive
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