HP NetRAID 1Si Controller - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1
1 Overview of HP NetRAID Utilities................................................................ 3
HP NetRAID Assistant ................................................................................... 4
HP NetRAID Assistant Menus.................................................................... 5
HP NetRAID Config ....................................................................................... 6
HP NetRAID Config Menus........................................................................ 7
HP NetRAID Express Tools ........................................................................... 8
HP NetRAID Express Tools Menus............................................................ 9
HP NetRAID Utility Comparison Chart.......................................................... 10
HP NetRAID Drivers and Utilities ................................................................. 13
2 HP NetRAID Assistant ............................................................................... 15
Overview ..................................................................................................... 15
A HP NetRAID Assistant Main Window ....................................................... 15
B HP NetRAID Assistant Menu ................................................................... 18
Configuration Menu ................................................................................. 19
Adapter Menu.......................................................................................... 20
Physical Drive Menu................................................................................ 21
Logical Drive Menu.................................................................................. 23
Progress Menu ........................................................................................ 25
Help Menu............................................................................................... 25
C Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives..................................................... 25
Select the Adapter to Configure ............................................................... 27
Clear Configuration (if necessary) ............................................................ 27
Check Rebuild Rate................................................................................. 27
Assign Global Hot Spares........................................................................ 28
Select Wizard .......................................................................................... 28
Define Physical Arrays and Dedicated Hot Spares ................................... 30
Assign Dedicated Hot Spares .................................................................. 31
Define Logical Drives............................................................................... 32
Preview Configuration.............................................................................. 35
Save Your Configuration and Initialize ..................................................... 37
D Managing RAID with HP NetRAID Assistant ............................................ 39
Rebuilding a Failed Physical Drive........................................................... 39