HP LC2000r HP NetRAID 1M/2M Installation & Configuration - Page 69

Step H. Save Configuration and Initialize

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Chapter 5 Installation and Configuration A Writing Configuration message appears briefly, indicating that the configuration information is being written to the adapter's NVRAM. This is not a binary file that can be loaded to restore the configuration. HP NetRAID Assistant asks if you want to initialize your logical drives now. Logical drives must be initialized before they can be used. If you have other adapters to configure, you may wish to do that first and then initialize all the logical drives. 2. Click the Cancel button to defer initialization of the logical drives until later, or click OK to initialize logical drives now. Step H. Save Configuration and Initialize In this step, you will do the following: • Save the configuration to a binary file. • Print a copy of the configuration. • If you have more than one adapter, configure any other adapters. • Initialize the logical drives if you have not done so already. Save to Binary File To save the configuration to a binary file: 1. Choose Save from the Configuration menu. The Save Configuration dialog box appears. 2. Type the file name and directories to be used to save the configuration. The file type should be *.cfg. 3. Click an "X" in the Read Only box if you want to make the saved file read-only. 4. Click Save to save the configuration to the designated file. NOTE Be sure to save your adapter configuration to a file. This information is essential when replacing a failed adapter. 61

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Chapter 5
Installation and Configuration
61
A Writing Configuration message appears briefly, indicating that the
configuration information is being written to the adapter’s NVRAM. This
is
not
a binary file that can be loaded to restore the configuration.
HP NetRAID Assistant asks if you want to initialize your logical drives
now. Logical drives must be initialized before they can be used. If you
have other adapters to configure, you may wish to do that first and then
initialize all the logical drives.
2.
Click the
Cancel
button to defer initialization of the logical drives until
later, or click
OK
to initialize logical drives now.
Step H. Save Configuration and Initialize
In this step, you will do the following:
Save the configuration to a binary file.
Print a copy of the configuration.
If you have more than one adapter, configure any other adapters.
Initialize the logical drives if you have not done so already.
Save to Binary File
To save the configuration to a binary file:
1.
Choose
Save
from the Configuration menu. The Save Configuration
dialog box appears.
2.
Type the file name and directories to be used to save the configuration.
The file type should be
*.cfg
.
3.
Click an "X" in the Read Only box if you want to make the saved file
read-only.
4.
Click
Save
to save the configuration to the designated file.
NOTE
Be sure to save your adapter configuration to a file. This
information is essential when replacing a failed adapter.