HP ProLiant ML310 G3 Storage Server Administration Guide (WSS R2 version, March 2006)
and troubleshooting information and enter a product name/number. Under self-help resources, select
the manuals (guides, supplements, addendums, etc) link.
Configurable an
dpre-configured storage
Certain storag
e ser vers ship with storage configured only for the operating system. The ad ministrator must
configure data
storage for the storage server. Other storage servers ship with pre-configured storage for
data. Dependi
ng on the type of storage server purchased, add itional storage configuration is required.
Configuring ad
ditional storage involves creating arrays, logical disks, and volumes. Table 10 shows the
general task
areas to be performed as well as the utilities ne ede d to configure storage for an HP Smart
Array-based storage ser ver.
Table 10 Tasks and utilities needed for storage server configuration
Task Storage man
agement utility
Create disk arrays
HP Array Configuration Utility or Storage Manager
Create logical disks from the array space HP Array Configuration Utility or Stora ge Manager
Verify newl
ycreatedlogicaldisks
Windows Disk Management
Create a volume on the new logical disk Windows Disk Management
NOTE:
Thetypeofconfiguration may not apply to all supported storage components and serves only as an
example providing basic guidance.
• Create disk arrays—On storage servers with configurable storage, physical disks can be
arranged as RAID arrays for fault tolerance and enhanced performance, and then segmented into
logical disks of appropriate sizes for particular storage needs. These logical disks then become
the volumes that appear as drives on the storage server.
CAUTION:
For hardware RAID-based storage servers, the first controller has logical drives pre-configure d under
Array A. These logical drives are configur ed for the storage server operating system and should not
be altered in any manner.
The fault tolerance level depends on the amount of disks selected when the a rray was created.
A minimum of two disks is required for RAID 0+1 configuration, three disks for a RAID 5
configuration, and four disks for a R AID 5 ADG configuration.
• Create l
ogical disks from the array space— Select the desired fault tolerance, stripe size, and
size of
the logical disk.
• Verify newly created logical disk s— Verify that disks matching the n ewly created sizes are
displayed.
• Creat
e a volume on the new logical disk—Select a drive letter and enter a volume lab el, volume
size,
allocation unit size, and mount point (if desired).
NOTE:
Do not
tamper with the “DON’T ERASE” or local C: volume. These are reserved volumes and must
be maintained as they exist.
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