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Option rom configuration for arrays, Array configuration utility, Array – HP ProLiant DL580 G3 Server User Manual

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HP ProLiant DL580 Generation 3 Server User Guide

Option ROM Configuration for Arrays

Before installing an operating system, you can use the ORCA utility to create the
first logical drive, assign RAID levels, and establish online spare configurations.

The utility also provides support for the following functions:

Reconfiguring one or more logical drives

Viewing the current logical drive configuration

Deleting a logical drive configuration

Setting the controller to be the boot controller

If you do not use the utility, ORCA will default to the standard configuration.

For more information regarding array controller configuration, refer to the
controller user guide.

For more information regarding the default configurations that ORCA uses, refer
to the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide on the Documentation CD.

Array Configuration Utility

ACU is a browser-based utility with the following features:

Runs as a local application or remote service

Supports online array capacity expansion, logical drive extension,

assignment of online spares, and RAID or stripe size migration

Suggests the optimum configuration for an unconfigured system

Provides different operating modes, enabling faster configuration or greater

control over the configuration options

Remains available any time that the server is on

Displays on-screen tips for individual steps of a configuration procedure