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Step H. Save Configuration and Initialize

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Chapter 5 Installation and 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. NOTE If you have an HP NetRAID-3Si adapter, initialization is very fast. If you have an HP NetRAID or HP NetRAID-1 adapter, initialization can take up to several hours for a large logical drive. 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. 66

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Chapter 5
Installation and Configuration
66
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.
NOTE
If you have an HP NetRAID-3Si adapter, initialization is very
fast. If you have an HP NetRAID or HP NetRAID-1 adapter,
initialization can take up to several hours for a large logical
drive.
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.