HP XP20000/XP24000 HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array Configuration Guide (T5278-96 - Page 45

On the Disk Partition Options screen, select, The Create a New Pool screen appears.

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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 partition, and then press Enter. 5. If the partition table has already been initialized, skip this step. If the partition table has not 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. The Disk Partition Options screen appears. 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 Step 4-Step 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.... The Create a new partition screen appears. 5. On the Create a new partition screen, select the desired device, select NSS in the Type box, and click OK. 6. Enter the partition size in bytes (B), kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), or gigabytes (GB), and then 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. 8. To mirror the partition, select Mirror and select one of the following options: • Create New Mirror. This option means you are making the partition capable of being part of a mirror group. You do not actually create the group until you add another mirrored partition to the partition you are creating. • Existing Mirror Group. (If you select this option, also select the ID of the mirrored partition.) This shows a list of existing mirror groups that are compatible in data area size. This option lets you add this new partition to one of the mirror groups in the list. 9. Select NSSPools on the Media tab, and select New.... The Create a New Pool screen appears. 10. On the Create a New Pool screen, enter the name for the new pool, and click Next. Configuring disk devices 45

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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 partition, and then press
Enter
.
5.
If the partition table has already been initialized, skip this step. If the partition table has not
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. The Disk Partition Options screen appears.
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
Step 4
–
Step 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...
.
The Create a new partition screen appears.
5.
On the Create a new partition screen, select the desired device, select
NSS
in the Type box,
and click
OK
.
6.
Enter the partition size in bytes (B), kilobytes (KB), megabytes (MB), or gigabytes (GB), and
then 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.
8.
To mirror the partition, select Mirror and select one of the following options:
•
Create New Mirror
. This option means you are making the partition capable of being
part of a mirror group. You do not actually create the group until you add another mirrored
partition to the partition you are creating.
•
Existing Mirror Group
. (If you select this option, also select the ID of the mirrored partition.)
This shows a list of existing mirror groups that are compatible in data area size. This
option lets you add this new partition to one of the mirror groups in the list.
9.
Select
NSSPools
on the Media tab, and select
New…
.
The Create a New Pool screen appears.
10. On the Create a New Pool screen, enter the name for the new pool, and click
Next
.
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