topic Re: Disk config/setup before OS install in Operating System - HP-UX

Disk config/setup before OS install

jshortjr — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:44:00 GMT

I'm trying to install 11.31i on a new RX2800 i2 server. After getting it to boot to install the OS from the dvd, it says 0 disks and OGB of disk is avaliable. There are 2x 146 GB disks in the server so I assume there is some sort of disk setup steps that need to be done before I proceed with OS install. I'm really strugling to find the documentation on how to do so. Any pointers?

Thanks

Re: Disk config/setup before OS install

Torsten. — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:51:03 GMT

Boot the server and select "s" to start EFI shell.

Watch the console for a message like this:

Currently the controller is in HBA mode
HP Smart Array P411 Controller (version 5.06)
Tape Drive(s) Detected:

Do you see HBA or RAID mode?

If RAID mode, are logical drives shown?

Re: Disk config/setup before OS install

jshortjr — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:55:54 GMT

HP Smart Array P410i Controller (version 3.66) 0 Logical Drives

Currently the controller is in RAID mode

Re: Disk config/setup before OS install

Torsten. — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:58:07 GMT

OK, you need to create a logical drive now.
Access ORCA using drvcfg.
(I will search for a link, I wrote it several times here, maybe you can try to search too).

Re: Disk config/setup before OS install

Torsten. — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:59:32 GMT

http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay?javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.prp_ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c02292331-2%257CdocLocale%253D%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.tpst=ba847bafb2a2d782fcbb0710b053ce01&ac.admitted=1395323910348.876444892.492883150

Re: Disk config/setup before OS install

jshortjr — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:14:55 GMT

Wow, 15 minutes and I'm rocking and rolling vs 4 hours of unsuccessful searching yesterday and HP 404s on various PDF docs.

Thanks Torsten!