HP LH4r HP NetServer FCArray Assistant - Installation and User Guide - Page 29

HP's FCArray RAID configuration utility. Facilitates

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Chapter 3 Startup and Navigation Enables only monitoring functions to "Users." • Define Server Groups: Sets up server groups and individual server names or IP addresses within each group. • Select Current Server Group (Ctrl+G): Displays the current contents of the server selection box located in the FCArray Assistant window. Functions in the same way as directly selecting the server selection box. • Select Current Controller (Ctrl+C): Displays the current contents of the controller selection box located in the FCArray Assistant window. Functions in the same way as directly selecting the controller selection box. • RAID Assistant: HP's FCArray RAID configuration utility. Facilitates configuration tasks using one-step "automatic" configuration, a configuration "wizard" assistant, or a manual (advanced-level) configuration option allowing more control over configuration parameters. • Initialize Logical Drives: Offers the ability to run a full initialization of logical drives at a time of your choice, NOT just immediately following a new configuration. If it's inconvenient to follow a configuration immediately with a logical drive initialization, you can decline the initialization and use this menu item to start the process at a later time. • Display Controller Information: Displays key information about the currently selected controller. The Controller Information window is read only. • Controller Options: Sets various parameters for the selected disk array controller. Unlike Controller Information, user definable controller parameters are modified in Controller Options. • Intelligent BBU (Only enabled if the selected FCArray Controller has an Intelligent Battery Backup Unit installed): Displays a dialog box from which you can do the following: ◊ Monitor the power remaining in the Intelligent BBU. ◊ Request reconditioning of the Intelligent BBU. ◊ Set a low power alarm to indicate when the Intelligent BBU needs recharging or replacement. 23

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Chapter 3
Startup and Navigation
23
Enables only monitoring functions to "Users."
Define Server Groups
: Sets up server groups and individual server names
or IP addresses within each group.
Select Current Server Group
(Ctrl+G): Displays the current contents of
the server selection box located in the FCArray Assistant window.
Functions in the same way as directly selecting the server selection box.
Select Current Controller
(Ctrl+C): Displays the current contents of the
controller selection box located in the FCArray Assistant window.
Functions in the same way as directly selecting the controller selection
box.
RAID Assistant
: HP’s FCArray RAID configuration utility. Facilitates
configuration tasks using one-step "automatic" configuration, a
configuration "wizard" assistant, or a manual (advanced-level)
configuration option allowing more control over configuration parameters.
Initialize Logical Drives
: Offers the ability to run a full initialization of
logical drives at a time of your choice, NOT just immediately following a
new configuration.
If it’s inconvenient to follow a configuration immediately with a logical
drive initialization, you can decline the initialization and use this menu
item to start the process at a later time.
Display Controller Information
: Displays key information about the
currently selected controller. The Controller Information window is read
only.
Controller Options
: Sets various parameters for the selected disk array
controller. Unlike Controller Information, user definable controller
parameters are modified in Controller Options.
Intelligent BBU
(Only enabled if the selected FCArray Controller has an
Intelligent Battery Backup Unit installed): Displays a dialog box from
which you can do the following:
Monitor the power remaining in the Intelligent BBU.
Request reconditioning of the Intelligent BBU.
Set a low power alarm to indicate when the Intelligent BBU needs
recharging or replacement.