HP INTEGRITY RX3600 manual Orca Utility, Creating a Logical Drive Using Orca

ORCA Utility

To use ORCA, follow these steps:

1.Power on the server. POST runs, and any array controllers that are in the server are initialized one at a time. During each controller initialization process, POST halts for several seconds while an ORCA prompt message displays.

2.At the ORCA prompt:

•If you are connected using a headless console, press the Esc+8 combination.

•Otherwise, press F8. The ORCA Main Menu displays, enabling you to create, view, or delete a logical drive.

Figure C-11 ORCA Main Menu

Creating a Logical Drive Using ORCA

To create a logical drive using ORCA, follow these steps:

1.Select Create Logical Drive. The screen displays a list of all available (unconfigured) physical drives and the valid RAID options for the system.

2.Use the Arrow keys, Spacebar, and Tab to navigate around the screen and set up the logical drive, including an online spare drive if one is required.

NOTE: You cannot use ORCA to configure one spare drive to be shared among several arrays. Only ACU enables you to configure shared spare drives.

3.Press Enter to accept the settings.

4.Press F8 to confirm the settings and save the new configuration. After several seconds, the

Configuration Saved screen displays.

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