Compaq ProLiant 800 SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide - Page 47
Online Help, Configuration Procedures, Creating a New Array
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5-6 Running the Array Configuration Utility Online Help Press the F1 key or the click the Help button to activate context-sensitive help for each screen. A status bar at the bottom of the screen also provides immediate help messages describing the current selection. Configuration Procedures Creating a New Array If you are configuring a new array, the configuration wizard leads you through the process. If you want to bypass the wizard, use the following procedures to create your array. Creating a New Array-Procedure Creating a new array involves the following general steps: 1. Choose a controller for the array. 2. Group physical drives of the same size into an array. 3. Subdivide the array into one or more logical drives. The following example illustrates using the Array Configuration Utility to carry out these steps. Creating a New Array-Example For this example, make the following assumptions: s Four 1.05-GB drives and two 4.3-GB drives are connected to the SMART-2DH Array Controller. s There will be two arrays. Array A consists of three 1.05-GB drives with the fourth 1.05-GB drive used as a spare. Array B is the two 4.3GB drives. Writer: Pamela King Project: SMART-2DH Array Controller Reference Guide Comments: 295469-002 File Name: F-CH05.DOC Last Saved On: 2/27/98 11:38 AM COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED