than or equal to the capacity of the smallest disk in the logical drive. An easy way to verify this is to use the DISPLAY command.

CAUTION: See “Rules for creating IM volumes and hot spare disks” (page 107).

Smart Array P400, P600 and P800 Controllers

The following information is provided to assist you in configuring the Smart Array P400, P600 and P800 controllers during installation.

Quick Installation Procedure

To install the controller, follow these steps:

1.Power off the server.

2.Install additional physical drives if necessary (see “Connecting External Storage” (page 109)). The number of drives in the server determines the RAID level that is auto configured when the server is powered on.

3.Power on the server.

4.Update the controller firmware (see “SAUPDATE Utility” (page 110)). When the firmware update process is complete, the server reboots and runs through a POST procedure. This POST procedure halts briefly during controller initialization and prompts you to open ORCA (Option ROM Configuration for Arrays).

5.Open ORCA. See “Configuring the Array” (page 115).

•If using a headless console, press Esc+8.

•Otherwise, press F8.

6.Configure the logical boot drive, and exit from ORCA.

Depending on the OS, additional device drivers and management agents must be installed. See the User guide for the specific HP Smart Array Controller at:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp under the specific HP Smart Array Controller product for installation procedures.

The latest firmware, drivers, utilities, software, and documentation for HP Integrity servers are available on the support page of the HP Web site at:

http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers

Connecting External Storage

IMPORTANT: Not all OSs support external drives.

To connect external storage, follow these steps:

1.Power off the server.

2.Connect an external SAS cable to the external port of the controller.

NOTE: You do not have to disconnect any internal drives on shared internal port 1I because the controller preferentially discovers devices attached to port 1E. However, drives on the shared internal port are unavailable until you disconnect the external storage device.

3.Tighten the lock screws on the cable connector.

4.Attach the other end of the cable to the SAS input connector of the external storage enclosure.

IMPORTANT: Drives that are to be used in the same array must be of the same type, either all SAS or all SATA. (Parallel SCSI drives cannot be used with this controller.)

5.Tighten the lock screws on the cable connector.

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