HPE ProLiant SL270s Gen8, User Manual

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Software and configuration utilities 81
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Advanced Capacity Expansion (SATA to SAS and SAS to SATA)
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Offline Split Mirror
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RAID 6 and RAID 60
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RAID 1 (ADM) and RAID 10 (ADM)
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HPE Drive Erase
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Video-On-Demand Advanced Controller Settings
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Provides different operating modes, enabling faster configuration or greater control over the
configuration options
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Remains available any time that the server is on
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Displays on-screen tips for individual steps of a configuration procedure
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Provides context-sensitive searchable help content
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Provides diagnostic and SmartSSD Wear Gauge functionality on the Diagnostics tab
ACU is now available as an embedded utility, starting with ProLiant Gen8 servers. To access ACU, use
one of the following methods:
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If an optional controller is not installed, press F10 during boot.
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If an optional controller is installed, when the system recognizes the controller during POST, press
F5 .
For optimum performance, the minimum display settings are 1024 × 768 resolution and 16-bit color.
Servers running Microsoft® operating systems require one of the following supported browsers:
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Internet Explorer 6.0 or later
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Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or later
For Linux servers, see the README.TXT file for additional browser and support information.
For more information about the storage controller and its features, select the relevant controller user
documentation on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website ( http://www.hpe.com/info/smartstorage/docs ).
To configure arrays, see the
HPE Smart Storage Administrator User Guide
on the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website ( http://www.hpe.com/info/smartstorage/docs ).
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:
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Reconfiguring one or more logical drives
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Viewing the current logical drive configuration
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Deleting a logical drive configuration
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Setting the controller to be the boot controller
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Selecting the boot volume
If you do not use the utility, ORCA will default to the standard configuration.
For more information regarding the default configurations that ORCA uses, see the
HPE ROM-Based
Setup Utility User Guide
on the Documentation CD or the HPE RBSU Information Library
( http://www.hpe.com/info/rbsu/docs ).