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[. . . ] Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide Part Number 266328-001 March 2002 (First Edition) © 2002 Compaq Information Technologies Group, L. P. Compaq, the Compaq logo, Compaq Insight Manager, ProLiant, ROMPaq, SmartStart, and SoftPaq are trademarks of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L. P. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U. S. All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. [. . . ] Select Accept Changes and then press the Enter key. Press the Esc key to begin the array expansion. You can see the progress of the expansion at any time by pressing the F3 key and then scrolling to the progress bar near the bottom of the screen. Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide 7-33 Configuring an Array Migrating RAID Level or Stripe Size Performance may be degraded slightly during migration, depending on the Expand (or Rebuild) Priority setting. To minimize any effect, migrate during periods of low server use. NOTE: The migration process takes about 15 minutes per gigabyte. The controller is not able to expand or migrate any other logical drive during this time. Instead, further requests for expansion or migration will be queued. 1. Although migration is unlikely to cause data loss, observing this precaution provides extra security. Verify that the array accelerator batteries (if present) are fully charged. In the Logical Configuration View panel, select the logical drive that you want to migrate, and then press the Enter key. Select Drive Settings and then press the Enter key. Change the RAID level or stripe size shown on this screen. Press the Esc key to accept the changes and begin migration. You can check the progress of the migration at any time by pressing the F3 key and then scrolling to the progress bar near the bottom of the screen. 7-34 Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide 8 Installing the Device Drivers The drivers for the Smart Array 5i Plus Controller are located on the Smart Array Controller Support Software CD and on the SmartStart and Support Software CD. Updates are posted to the Compaq website, www. compaq. com. Using the Smart Array Controller Support Software CD Instructions for installing the drivers from the Smart Array controller Support Software CD are given in the leaflet provided with the CD. Note that the exact procedure depends on whether the server is new, or already contains the operating system and user data. Using the SmartStart and Support Software CD If you are setting up a new server, the Smart Array Controller drivers are installed and configured at the same time that you install the operating system. Refer to the documentation provided with the CD for the operating system installation instructions. If you are adding the controller to an existing system, you must create Compaq Support Paq diskettes (CSPs) for the operating system that you use. These diskettes contain the operating system software, drivers, and support documentation. Compaq Smart Array 5i Plus Controller and Battery Backed Write Cache Enabler User Guide 8-1 Installing the Device Drivers To create CSPs: 1. Insert the SmartStart and Support Software CD into the CD-ROM drive tray of a server with a bootable CD-ROM drive. The server does not need to be the one in which you are going to install the controller. On the Compaq System Utilities screen, select Create Support Software. On the Diskette Builder screen, select Create Support Software From CD Only. [. . . ] The controller constructs the missing data from the duplicate or parity data that is on the remaining drives in the array. ORCA (Option ROM Configuration for Arrays) utility A ROM-based configuration utility for users who have simple configuration requirements. POST (Power-On Self-Test) A series of diagnostic tests that run automatically each time the server is started or reset. RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) A form of fault tolerance. [. . . ]