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Configure RAID Using HP Array Configuration Utility

The document provides instructions for configuring RAID using the HP Array Configuration Utility (ACU) as follows: 1. Boot the server from the HP SmartStart CD to launch the ACU 2. Select options to access the ACU 3. Use the ACU to create an array from the available hard drives 4. Create a logical drive from the array and select the RAID level and settings

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Configure RAID Using HP Array Configuration Utility

The document provides instructions for configuring RAID using the HP Array Configuration Utility (ACU) as follows: 1. Boot the server from the HP SmartStart CD to launch the ACU 2. Select options to access the ACU 3. Use the ACU to create an array from the available hard drives 4. Create a logical drive from the array and select the RAID level and settings

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Configure RAID using HP Array configuration Utility (ACU):

1. Boot the server using HP SmartStart CD (this might take some time!)

2. Select language as English (US), keyboard layout as US English and click Next button

3.

Accept HP End User License Agreement by clicking Agree button.

4. Now you will be at the Main Page of HP SmartStart CD. Note: If there is no Logical Drive is present on your server, then the SmartStart CD home page will look the one provided below. Both Install and Run Saved Installation option will be unavailable as there is no Logical drives defined. You can create a logical drive using HP ACU now.

5. Click on Maintenance from the main page of HP SmartStart CD

6. Click on HP Array Configuration and Diagnostics from the Maintenance Option.

7. HP Array Configuration Utility (ACU) will open now. 8. Select the HP Smart Array Controller from the list.

Note: If there are multiple Storage controllers available, select the right controller from the list. Example of Array Controllers are HP Smart Array E200 Controller, HP Smart Array P400 Controller etc

9. Now the main HP Array Configuration window will open. 10. You could find the available Hard Drives in the list in the left pane of the window.

11. Click on Create Array 12. The Screen will like the one provided below. Note: In our case, we only have 1 Hard drive connected to the Server. Hence you will find only one hard drive listed.

13. Select the Hard Drives from the list and click OK. The Array will be created.

14. Now we need to create a logical drive. 15. Click on Create Logical Drive.

16. Select the RAID level (Fault Tolerance), also ensure that Array Accelerator is Enabled. 17. Click on Save button to create the logical drive. Note: As we have only one HDD, the only available RAID level is RAID 0, if we had 2 HDD, then we will get the RAID 1 option as well. If 3 HDDs are installed, then you will find RAID 5 listed in this window.

18. Success, now you have created RAID 0 logical drive.

19. Click on Exit ACU button to exit ACU.

In Windows you can launch ACU by Clicking Start > Programs ->HP System Tools > HP Array Configuration Utility. ACU also allows you to expand, extend and migrate RAID levels on your Server.

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