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Creating the Array File Systems

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Creating the Array File Systems Use the instructions below and Windows NT Disk Administrator to partition, assign drive letters, and format the shared logical drives. Reboot System A Reboot System A so that Windows NT can recognize the logical drives you just created in Defining RAID Arrays. The system boots and loads Windows NT on System A. CAUTION You must reboot System A to get accurate information about your shared disks, before you run Disk Administrator. Running Windows NT Disk Administrator To run Windows NT Disk Administrator: 1. From the Start menu, choose Programs|Administrative Tools|Disk Administrator. 2. When prompted, click OK, then Yes. Disk Administrator loads, scans the disks, and displays a list of the logical disks you identified when you initialized the arrays using HP NetRAID Assistant. An example display follows: NOTE Keep in mind, Disk Administrator lists disks in order, beginning with local (non-shared) disks first, followed by the shared disk arrays. Disk Administrator, Scanned Logical Disks 17

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Creating the Array File Systems
Use the instructions below and Windows NT Disk Administrator to partition, assign drive letters, and format the
shared logical drives.
Reboot System A
Reboot System A so that Windows NT can recognize the logical drives you just created in
Defining RAID
Arrays
.
The system boots and loads Windows NT on System A.
CAUTION
You
must
reboot System A to get accurate information about your shared disks,
before
you run Disk Administrator.
Running Windows NT Disk Administrator
To run Windows NT Disk Administrator:
1.
From the Start menu, choose
Programs|Administrative Tools|Disk Administrator
.
2.
When prompted, click
OK
, then
Yes
.
Disk Administrator loads, scans the disks, and displays a list of the logical disks you identified when you
initialized the arrays using HP NetRAID Assistant. An example display follows:
NOTE
Keep in mind, Disk Administrator lists disks in order, beginning with local (non-shared)
disks first, followed by the shared disk arrays.
Disk Administrator, Scanned Logical Disks