HP ProLiant BL660c Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference - Page 7

Procedure, ACU GUI, ACU Scripting, Set the preferred controller for a logical drive in systems

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Procedure Activate or delete license keys Configure multiple systems identically Configure a RAID 6 logical drive Configure a RAID 60 logical drive Copy the configuration of one system to multiple systems Disable a redundant controller Enable or disable a physical drive write cache HP Drive Erase (replace the content of a physical drive or logical drive with zeros or random 0 and 1) Identify devices by causing their LEDs to flash Move an array (copy all array data to a new array and then delete the old array) Optimize the controller performance for video Re-enable a failed logical drive Set the surface scan delay Set the preferred controller for a logical drive (in systems that support redundant controllers) Shrink an array (restripe the data on an array to occupy fewer physical drives, then remove the excess drives from the array) Split a RAID 1 array or recombine a split array (offline only) 1Scripting is the most efficient method for this task. 2The task is supported only from the Configuration screen. ACU GUI + +1 +/- +/- -1 +2 + +/- + +/-2 +/-2 + + +2 +/-2 +/- ACU CLI + +1 +/- +/- -1 + + +/- + +/- +/- + + + +/- - ACU Scripting - +/- +/- - + + +/- - Overview of array configuration tools 7

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Overview of array configuration tools
7
Procedure
ACU GUI
ACU CLI
ACU Scripting
Activate or delete license keys
+
+
+
Configure multiple systems identically
+
1
+
1
+
Configure a RAID 6 logical drive
+/–
+/–
+/–
Configure a RAID 60 logical drive
+/–
+/–
+/–
Copy the configuration of one system to multiple systems
–
1
–
1
+
Disable a redundant controller
+
2
+
–
Enable or disable a physical drive write cache
+
+
–
HP Drive Erase (replace the content of a physical drive or
logical drive with zeros or random 0 and 1)
+/–
+/–
–
Identify devices by causing their LEDs to flash
+
+
–
Move an array (copy all array data to a new array and then
delete the old array)
+/–
2
+/–
+/–
Optimize the controller performance for video
+/–
2
+/–
+/–
Re-enable a failed logical drive
+
+
–
Set the surface scan delay
+
+
+
Set the preferred controller for a logical drive (in systems that
support redundant controllers)
+
2
+
+
Shrink an array (restripe the data on an array to occupy fewer
physical drives, then remove the excess drives from the array)
+/–
2
+/–
+/–
Split a RAID 1 array or recombine a split array (offline only)
+/–
–
–
1
Scripting is the most efficient method for this task.
2
The task is supported only from the Configuration screen.