topic Re: smart array configuration in Operating System - HP-UX

smart array configuration

kemo — Wed, 04 May 2011 08:14:44 GMT

Hello

how to start the raid management utility, "Option ROM Configuration for Arrays", of
HP smart array 6402/128MB in the start-up of hp rp3440 server.

Thanks

Re: smart array configuration

sangilak — Wed, 04 May 2011 08:26:22 GMT

Hi,

Does pressing F8 during POST get you there?

sangilak

Re: smart array configuration

kemo — Wed, 04 May 2011 08:38:15 GMT

hello sangilak

this is RP3440 server, PA-Risc. i don't see in the post any PRESS KEY at all.

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if anyone aware with the booting process of PARISC server please help.

thanks

Re: smart array configuration

sangilak — Wed, 04 May 2011 08:58:11 GMT

Hi,

I have a feeling that ORCA is not supported on PA-RISC systems...

"The Smart Array Controllers support Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) on HP Integrity servers. When a server is powered on, the Power-On Self Test (POST) runs, and array controllers in the system are initialized."

Source: http://www.dectrader.com/docs/set5/c02011534.pdf (page 22)

"For PA-RISC systems, use Ignite/UX and saconfig to create the logical drives. For Integrity systems, use the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) to create the logical drives."

Source: http://www.filibeto.org/unix/hp-ux/lib/hardware/systems/rp3410_3440/rp-to-rx-upgrade-AB359-90002.pdf (page 65)

Hope for you that somebody can prove me wrong ;-).

sangilak

Re: smart array configuration

Torsten. — Wed, 04 May 2011 09:20:27 GMT

This is complicated. No ORCA at all.

You need to use saconfig from HP-UX, either from running OS or from recovery shell.

Re: smart array configuration

Andrew Rutter — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:05:24 GMT

hi,

are you trying to set up the disks as boot disks in raid set? or just setting additional raid set up. If extra storage then use saconfig commands in hpux

if as boot device then yuo need to boot OS cd selecting recovery shell and load some files first at commandline and build readset on comandline also

see the doc attached I threw together some time ago for more info

Andy

Re: smart array configuration

Torsten. — Wed, 04 May 2011 11:13:12 GMT

Be aware, offline only works with 11.11 recovery shell - newer versions don't have the needed files available.

If you want to set up logical drives for data, you can do this online using saconfig.

Re: smart array configuration

kemo — Thu, 05 May 2011 04:24:27 GMT

thanks