HP 6-Port SATA RAID manual

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Part number: 377602-003

Third edition: May 2006

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Contents Port Sata RAID Controller Page Contents 1Controller specifications and attributes Board components and featuresController specifications and attributes Installing the controller and drives Installation and configuration proceduresOverview of the installation process Installing the controller boardInstallation and configuration procedures Assigning the boot controller Creating a bootable arrayInstallation and configuration procedures Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge Appendix a Electrostatic dischargePreventing electrostatic discharge FCC rating label Appendix B Regulatory compliance noticesFederal Communications Commission notice Class a equipmentBsmi notice Canadian notice Avis CanadienEuropean Union regulatory notice ModificationsJapanese notice Korean notices Appendix C Using the RAID Configuration Utility Creating arraysViewing array properties Making an array bootableManaging arrays Deleting an arrayInitializing drives Managing failover drive assignmentsRescanning drives Spanned volume Types of volumes and arraysSimple volume Simple volume consists of a single driveRAID RAID 10 array RAID 50 array Glossary Array to fail and result in data loss Fault-tolerant arrayDegraded Example, 1040. See also channelLow-level format Records the RAID signature on the diskSystem as if it were a single storage unit Software for example, a missing driveSingle-level array VolumeOr concatenated, multiple regions of the same disk RAID 1 onIndex