HP StorageWorks XP12000 HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array Configuration Guide: Nov - Page 17
NetWare 6.0, Modify disk partitions and Hot Fix, Enter, Create NetWare disk partition
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3. On the Available Disk Options screen, select Modify disk partitions and Hot Fix and press Enter. 4. The Available Disk Drives screen lists the devices by device number. Record the device numbers. On the Available Disk Drives screen, select the device to be partitioned and press Enter. 5. If the partition table has already been initialized, skip this step. If the partition table has not yet been initialized, the partition table message is displayed. Press Enter to confirm the message. When the "Initialize the partition table?" message appears, select Yes and press Enter to initialize the partition table. 6. On the Disk Partition Options screen, select Create NetWare disk partition, and press Enter. 7. You are now prompted to create the partition either automatically or manually. Select the desired option, and press Enter. If you select automatic partitioning, NetWare will create the disk partition and hot fix area using the available disk space (the hot fix area will be approximately two percent of the partition size). If you select manual partitioning, enter a partition size and hot fix area. 8. On the Disk Partition Information screen, verify (or enter) the partition size and hot fix data area size, and press F10 to save the changes. You are returned to the Disk Partition Options screen. 9. Select Create NetWare disk partition again, and press Enter. 10. When the "Create NetWare Partition?" message appears, click Yes and press Enter to create the specified disk partition on the selected device. 11. Press Esc until you are returned to the Available Devices screen. Repeat steps 4 through 10 to create the disk partition on each new OPEN-x and LUSE device. 12. When you are finished creating disk partitions, return to the Available Disk Options screen, click Return to previous menu and press Enter. NetWare 6.0 1. Start ConsoleOne on the Windows server. 2. Select and right click the targeted server, and then click Properties. 3. Select the Media tab, click Devices, and then initialize the new devices. 4. Click the Partitions option on the Media tab, select the desired device, and then select New... to open the Create a new partition screen. 5. On the Create a new partition screen, select the desired device, select NSS in the Type box, and click OK. 6. Enter the size of the partition in bytes (B), kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), or gigabytes (GB) and click OK. 7. To reserve space for the Hot Fix error correction feature, select Hot Fix and enter the amount of space or percentage you want to reserve. Mirrored partitions must be compatible in data area size. This means the new partition must be at least the same size or slightly larger than the other partitions in the group. The physical size (combined data and Hot Fix size) of the partition must be at least 100 KB larger, but no more than 120 MB larger than the data size of the existing partitions in the mirror group. XP Disk Array Configuration Guide for Novell NetWare 17
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