For more information about RAID levels, see
Smart Array Controller User Guide
.
Disk Management
The Disk Management snap-in provides management of hard disks, volumes, or partitions. It can be used to
extend a dynamic volume only.
NOTE:
Disk Management cannot be used to extend basic disk partitions.
Following are the guidelines for extending a dynamic volume:
• Use the Disk Management utility.
• Extend a volume only if it does not have a file system or if it is formatted NTFS.
• You cannot extend volumes formatted using FAT or FAT32.
• You cannot extend striped volumes, mirrored volumes, or RAID 5 volumes.
For more information on Disk Management, see
Disk Management Online Help
.
System Recovery
Recovering HPE StoreEasy 1X60 Storage
The HPE StoreEasy 1X60 Storage is recovered using System Recovery DVD (if ordered). If you have not
ordered the System Recovery DVD, download the free System Recovery image from HPE Software Depot.
Save the downloaded image file in a USB flash drive or DVD to perform system recovery. For information on
creating a system recovery USB flash drive or DVD, see
Creating a USB flash drive with an image file
and
Creating a DVD with an image file
from HPE Software Depot.
NOTE:
Disconnect any external storage prior to booting the server to recover the image. Otherwise, the system might
hang as it is trying to enumerate the volumes in the external storage.
System Recovery DVD
The System Recovery DVD can be ordered optionally with HPE StoreEasy 1X60 Storage system.
Using the System Recovery DVD, you can install an image or recover from a catastrophic failure.
At any time, you may boot from the DVD and restore the server to the factory condition. This enables you to
recover the system if all other means to boot the server fail.
While the recovery process makes every attempt to preserve the existing data volumes, you must have a
backup of your data before recovering the system.
IMPORTANT:
All data on the original OS logical drive is erased during the recovery process.
During system recovery, you can replace the existing drives with drives of the same size or larger, but have to
be the same type of drive. HPE recommends that the replacement drives be the same size and type as the
original drives.
If you replace any disk drives and then perform a system recovery, you must ensure that the replacement
drives do not contain a logical drive partition. Reboot the server and select <F10> for intelligent provisioning
and then select the Smart Storage Administrator to review the current provisioning on the drives. Remove any
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