Owner's Manual

Using DSDP on Systems Running Configuration Manager 2012 22
Using the Array Builder
Using Array Builder, you can define arrays/disk sets with all available RAID
settings, logical drives/virtual disks of varying sizes or use all available space,
and assign hot spares to individual arrays or assign global hot spares to the
controller.
How Array Builder Works
When you run the task sequence on a target server, the array configuration
utility detects the existing controller(s) on the server as well as the disks
attached to each controller. The custom action then tries to match the
physical configuration(s) the utility detected to the logical configurations you
defined in the configuration rules. These array configuration rules are defined
using a graphical, logical layout that allows you to visualize how your array
controllers are configured. Rules are processed in the order displayed in the
Array Builder tree, so you know exactly which rules have priority.
You can define rules to match configurations based on detected slot number
that the controller is in (or just the embedded controller, if any), how many
disks are attached to the controller, or simply apply a blanket configuration to
any controller the Array Builder finds. You can also apply configuration rules
based on task sequence variables detected on the server. This allows you to
define different configurations to different servers even if the detected
hardware is identical.
Controllers
Controller elements contain variable condition elements. Controllers are one
of several configuration types:
• The embedded controller
• A controller in slot "X"
• Any controller with "X" disks
• Any controller with "X" disks or more
• All remaining controllers
When launching Array Builder from a <Create configuration file> selection
in the deployment action, a default embedded controller is created.
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