HP 600 manual Configuration and utilities, Configuration tools, Array Configuration Utility

Configuration and utilities

Configuration tools

Array Configuration Utility

NOTE: ACU does not support mixing SAS and SATA drives in the same logical volume.

ACU is a browser-based utility with the following features:

•Runs as a local application or remote service

•Supports online array capacity expansion, logical drive extension, assignment of online spares, and RAID or stripe size migration

•Provides different operating modes, enabling faster configuration or greater control over the configuration options

•Remains available any time that the server is on

•Displays on-screen tips for individual steps of a configuration procedure

For optimum performance, the minimum display settings are 800 × 600 resolution and 256 colors. Servers running Microsoft® operating systems require Internet Explorer 5.5 (with Service Pack 1) or later. For Linux servers, refer to the README.TXT file for additional browser and support information.

For more information, refer to the Configuring Arrays on HP Smart Array Controllers Reference Guide on the Documentation CD or the HP website (http://www.hp.com).

Option ROM Configuration for Arrays

Before installing an operating system, you can use the ORCA utility to create the first logical drive, assign RAID levels, and establish online spare configurations.

The utility also provides support for the following functions:

•Reconfiguring one or more logical drives

•Viewing the current logical drive configuration

•Deleting a logical drive configuration

•Setting the controller to be the boot controller

If you do not use the utility, ORCA will default to the standard configuration.

For more information regarding array controller configuration, refer to the controller user guide.

For more information regarding the default configurations that ORCA uses, refer to the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide on the Documentation CD.

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