HP NetServer AA 4000 HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide v4.0 SP1 - Page 58

Create Partition Wizard, Mark Partition Active

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Step Action Notes 3 If a red circle with a minus sign appears Only Basic Disks are supported for CE superimposed on a disk icon, complete these steps: boot devices. a. Right click on the red circle, and select Write Signature. b. Click the check box for all disks that require a signature. c. Click OK. d. Verify that the red circle has cleared and that the word Basic appears under the disk icon(s). 4 Create and format the partition(s): • NTFS is the only supported file a. Right click on an unallocated space. b. Select Create Partition. system. • Due to limitations in some SCSI controllers, the maximum The Create Partition Wizard runs. supported size for the CE boot c. Follow the instructions on the screen, making sure that the CE boot partition does not exceed 4000 MB and that you select the NTFS file system (the default). Also be sure you select Primary Partition for the CE boot partition. partition is 4000 MB. • When formatting, assign a descriptive label to the partition. For example, for the CE boot partition, assign a label such as CE_Boot. 5 Right click on the CE boot partition, and select Mark Partition Active. You must complete this step for the CE boot partition to be a bootable partition. 6 See Figure 3-6 for an example of properly partitioned disks. 3-20 HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide

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HP Netserver AA Solution Installation Guide
3
If a red circle with a minus sign appears
superimposed on a disk icon, complete these steps:
a. Right click on the red circle, and select
Write
Signature
.
b. Click the check box for all disks that require a
signature.
c. Click
OK
.
d.
Verify that the red circle has cleared and that the
word
Basic
appears under the disk icon(s).
Only Basic Disks are supported for CE
boot devices.
4
Create and format the partition(s):
a. Right click on an unallocated space.
b. Select
Create
Partition
.
The
Create Partition Wizard
runs.
c. Follow the instructions on the screen, making
sure that the CE boot partition
does not
exceed
4000 MB and that you select the
NTFS
file
system (the default). Also be sure you select
Primary
Partition
for the CE boot partition.
°
NTFS is the only supported file
system.
°
Due to limitations in some SCSI
controllers, the maximum
supported size for the CE boot
partition is 4000 MB.
°
When formatting, assign a
descriptive label to the partition. For
example, for the CE boot partition,
assign a label such as
CE_Boot
.
5
Right click on the CE boot partition, and select
Mark Partition Active
.
You must complete this step for the CE
boot partition to be a bootable partition.
6
See
Figure 3-6
for an example of properly
partitioned disks.
Step
Action
Notes