Cisco Systems OL-7371-02 manual Using the Cisco-Provided Array-Configuration Utility

Chapter 4 Installing the Operating System

Configuring the RAID Arrays

To configure the arrays, you group the physical disks into logical disks and assign a RAID type to each logical disk. The procedure you use to configure the arrays depends on whether the Cisco Unity server was purchased from Cisco:

Server	Use the Cisco-provided array-configuration utility. See the “Using the Cisco-Provided
purchased	Array-Configuration Utility” section on page 4-2.
from Cisco	Note We recommend that you use the Cisco-provided array-configuration utility that
	appears on the Cisco Unity Platform and RAID Configuration Disc even if you
	install the operating system by using the manufacturer’s guided system-setup
	utility and a retail Windows disc. The array-configuration utility automatically
	configures the arrays as recommended for each server and can save a substantial
	amount of time over manually configuring the arrays by using the
	array-configuration utility available on the manufacturer disc.
Server	Use the array-configuration utility available on the manufacturer disc that is shipped
not purchased	with the Cisco Unity server. See the “Using the Manufacturer-Provided
from Cisco	Array-Configuration Utility” section on page 4-3.

Using the Cisco-Provided Array-Configuration Utility

A Cisco Unity server purchased from Cisco ships with Platform Configuration discs that contain a utility for automatically configuring the arrays. Do one of the following two procedures, depending on the platform: Hewlett-Packard or IBM.

Hewlett-Packard: To Configure the RAID Arrays by Using the Cisco-Provided Utility

Step 1 Start the Cisco Unity server, and insert Cisco Unity Platform and RAID Configuration Disc (HP) CD 1 in the CD-ROM drive.

Step 2 When the main menu appears, press <F1>.

Step 3 Follow the on-screen prompts. When the utility has completed, the main menu reappears.

Caution Do not press any keys while the BIOS screen is displayed. If you interrupt the utility, you will have to start over.

IBM: To Configure the RAID Arrays by Using the Cisco-Provided Utility

Step 1 Start the Cisco Unity server, and insert the Cisco Unity RAID Configuration Disc (IBM) in the CD-ROM drive.

Step 2 Select the server type. The options may combine the following information:

•Server model.

•Number of physical disks installed in the server.

•Size, in gigabytes, of the largest physical disks.

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