HP NetRAID 1 Controller - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1
HP NetRAID and HP NetRAID-1 Adapter Features ............................................ 3
A. Hardware Features........................................................................................ 3
B. RAID Management Features......................................................................... 6
C. Monitor Feature ............................................................................................. 7
D. Check Consistency Feature .......................................................................... 7
E. Online Capacity Expansion Feature under Novell NetWare ......................... 8
F. Online Capacity Expansion Feature under Microsoft Windows-NT ............ 11
G. Alarm Feature ............................................................................................. 14
H. Power Fail Safeguard Feature .................................................................... 14
I. Autorebuild Feature ...................................................................................... 15
NOS Compatibility and Driver Installation....................................................... 17
Overview .......................................................................................................... 17
Network Operating System Compatibility ........................................................ 18
Operating System Drivers and Utilities ............................................................ 18
Installing Adapter Utilities................................................................................. 19
Windows NT: HP NetRAID Assistant................................................................ 21
Overview .......................................................................................................... 21
Starting HP NetRAID Assistant........................................................................ 21
A. HP NetRAID Assistant Menu Options ......................................................... 21
B. Toolbar Options........................................................................................... 26
C. Managing RAID With HP NetRAID Assistant.............................................. 27
NetWare, OS/2, SCO and Vines: HP NetRAID Config ..................................... 29
Overview .......................................................................................................... 29
A. HP NetRAID Config NOS Starting Commands ........................................... 29
B. HP NetRAID Config Management Menu Options ....................................... 30
C. Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives ........................................................ 33
D. Designating Drives as Hot Spares .............................................................. 39
E. Initializing Logical Drives ............................................................................. 39
F. Using Logical Drives in the Operating System ............................................ 40
G. Formatting Physical Drives ......................................................................... 40
H. Exiting HP NetRAID Config ......................................................................... 42
HP NetRAID Express Tools ............................................................................... 43
Overview .......................................................................................................... 43
A. Specifications .............................................................................................. 43
B. Starting HP NetRAID Express Tools ........................................................... 43
C. Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives ........................................................ 47
D. Formatting Physical Drives ......................................................................... 54
E. Exiting HP NetRAID Express Tools............................................................. 56
Troubleshooting................................................................................................. 57
Problem Solving............................................................................................... 57
Monitor Alert List .............................................................................................. 58