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Array Configuration Utility, Option ROM Configuration for Arrays, System Options

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3. Select System Options. 4. Select Advanced Memory Protection. 5. Select Online Spare with Advanced ECC Support. 6. Press the Enter key. 7. Press the Esc key to exit the current menu, or press the F10 key to exit RBSU. For more information on online spare memory, refer to the white paper on the HP website (http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/technology/memoryprotection.html). Array Configuration Utility ACU is a browser-based utility with the following features: • Runs as a local application or remote service • Supports online array capacity expansion, logical drive extension, assignment of online spares, and RAID or stripe size migration • Suggests the optimum configuration for an unconfigured system • Provides different operating modes, enabling faster configuration or greater control over the configuration options • Remains available any time that the server is on • Displays on-screen tips for individual steps of a configuration procedure For optimum performance, the minimum display settings are 800 × 600 resolution and 256 colors. Servers running Microsoft® operating systems require Internet Explorer 5.5 (with Service Pack 1) or later. For Linux servers, refer to the README.TXT file for additional browser and support information. For more information, refer to the Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide on the Documentation CD or the HP website (http://www.hp.com). Option ROM Configuration for Arrays Before installing an operating system, you can use the ORCA utility to create the first logical drive, assign RAID levels, and establish online spare configurations. The utility also provides support for the following functions: • Reconfiguring one or more logical drives • Viewing the current logical drive configuration • Deleting a logical drive configuration • Setting the controller to be the boot controller If you do not use the utility, ORCA will default to the standard configuration. For more information regarding array controller configuration, refer to the controller user guide. For more information regarding the default configurations that ORCA uses, refer to the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide on the Documentation CD. Software and configuration utilities 52

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Software and configuration utilities
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3.
Select
System Options
.
4.
Select
Advanced Memory Protection
.
5.
Select
Online Spare with Advanced ECC Support
.
6.
Press the
Enter
key.
7.
Press the
Esc
key to exit the current menu, or press the
F10
key to exit RBSU.
For more information on online spare memory, refer to the white paper on the HP website
(
).
Array Configuration Utility
ACU is a browser-based utility with the following features:
•
Runs as a local application or remote service
•
Supports online array capacity expansion, logical drive extension, assignment of online spares, and
RAID or stripe size migration
•
Suggests the optimum configuration for an unconfigured system
•
Provides different operating modes, enabling faster configuration or greater control over the
configuration options
•
Remains available any time that the server is on
•
Displays on-screen tips for individual steps of a configuration procedure
For optimum performance, the minimum display settings are 800 × 600 resolution and 256 colors.
Servers running Microsoft® operating systems require Internet Explorer 5.5 (with Service Pack 1) or later.
For Linux servers, refer to the README.TXT file for additional browser and support information.
For more information, refer to the
Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide
on
the Documentation CD or the HP website (
).
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays
Before installing an operating system, you can use the ORCA utility to create the first logical drive, assign
RAID levels, and establish online spare configurations.
The utility also provides support for the following functions:
•
Reconfiguring one or more logical drives
•
Viewing the current logical drive configuration
•
Deleting a logical drive configuration
•
Setting the controller to be the boot controller
If you do not use the utility, ORCA will default to the standard configuration.
For more information regarding array controller configuration, refer to the controller user guide.
For more information regarding the default configurations that ORCA uses, refer to the
HP ROM-Based
Setup Utility User Guide
on the Documentation CD.