HP ProLiant DL380p Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference - Page 3

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Contents Overview of array configuration tools 5 Utilities available for configuring an array ...5 Comparison of the utilities ...5 Support for standard configuration tasks 6 Support for advanced configuration tasks 6 HP Smart Array Advanced Pack ...8 About SAAP ...8 Required hardware ...8 Option ROM Configuration for Arrays 10 About ORCA ...10 Using the ORCA menu-driven interface...10 Creating a logical drive with ORCA 11 Installing a license key with ORCA...12 Using the ORCA CLI ...13 HP Online Array Configuration Utility for NetWare 15 About CPQONLIN ...15 Summary of configuration procedure using CPQONLIN 15 Operating CPQONLIN in manual configuration mode 15 Menu options in CPQONLIN...16 Typical manual configuration procedures...17 Creating a new array and logical drive 18 Adding spare drives ...18 Setting the rebuild priority or expand priority 19 Setting the accelerator ratio...19 Expanding an array ...20 Migrating RAID level or stripe size ...20 HP Array Configuration Utility ...22 About ACU...22 Accessing ACU in the offline environment...22 Launching ACU with HP Intelligent Provisioning (Gen8 or later 22 Launching ACU during POST (Gen8 or later 23 Launching ACU from the SmartStart CD (G7 or earlier 23 Launching ACU from an ISO image (all generations 23 Accessing ACU in the online environment ...27 Launching ACU on a local server ...28 Launching ACU on a local server to configure a remote server 29 Launching ACU on a remote server to configure a local server 29 Using the ACU GUI ...30 Navigating the GUI ...31 Configuration tasks...40 Diagnostics tasks...46 Wizards...48 Using the ACU CLI ...51 Opening the CLI in Console mode ...52 Contents 3

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Contents 3
Contents
Overview of array configuration tools
.............................................................................................
5
Utilities available for configuring an array
......................................................................................................
5
Comparison of the utilities
.............................................................................................................................
5
Support for standard configuration tasks
...............................................................................................
6
Support for advanced configuration tasks
.............................................................................................
6
HP Smart Array Advanced Pack
.....................................................................................................
8
About SAAP
................................................................................................................................................
8
Required hardware
......................................................................................................................................
8
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays
..........................................................................................
10
About ORCA
.............................................................................................................................................
10
Using the ORCA menu-driven interface
.........................................................................................................
10
Creating a logical drive with ORCA
...................................................................................................
11
Installing a license key with ORCA
.....................................................................................................
12
Using the ORCA CLI
...................................................................................................................................
13
HP Online Array Configuration Utility for NetWare
........................................................................
15
About CPQONLIN
.....................................................................................................................................
15
Summary of configuration procedure using CPQONLIN
.................................................................................
15
Operating CPQONLIN in manual configuration mode
...................................................................................
15
Menu options in CPQONLIN
.............................................................................................................
16
Typical manual configuration procedures
......................................................................................................
17
Creating a new array and logical drive
..............................................................................................
18
Adding spare drives
.........................................................................................................................
18
Setting the rebuild priority or expand priority
......................................................................................
19
Setting the accelerator ratio
...............................................................................................................
19
Expanding an array
.........................................................................................................................
20
Migrating RAID level or stripe size
.....................................................................................................
20
HP Array Configuration Utility
......................................................................................................
22
About ACU
................................................................................................................................................
22
Accessing ACU in the offline environment
.....................................................................................................
22
Launching ACU with HP Intelligent Provisioning (Gen8 or later)
............................................................
22
Launching ACU during POST (Gen8 or later)
......................................................................................
23
Launching ACU from the SmartStart CD (G7 or earlier)
........................................................................
23
Launching ACU from an ISO image (all generations)
...........................................................................
23
Accessing ACU in the online environment
.....................................................................................................
27
Launching ACU on a local server
.......................................................................................................
28
Launching ACU on a local server to configure a remote server
..............................................................
29
Launching ACU on a remote server to configure a local server
..............................................................
29
Using the ACU GUI
....................................................................................................................................
30
Navigating the GUI
..........................................................................................................................
31
Configuration tasks
...........................................................................................................................
40
Diagnostics tasks
..............................................................................................................................
46
Wizards
..........................................................................................................................................
48
Using the ACU CLI
.....................................................................................................................................
51
Opening the CLI in Console mode
.....................................................................................................
52