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Verifying the h
ost r ecognizes array devices
1. Log into the host as an administrator.
2. Right-click t
he My Com puter desktop icon, and click Manage.
3. Click Device Manager.
4. Click SCSI and RAID Controllers.
5. Click the hos
t bus adapter to open it, and verify all devices are displayed.
6. Click eac h device, click Properties, and then click Settings.
7. Record the device information on the worksheet in Appendix A.
Configure disk devices
Disk arrays are configuredusingthesameprocedureforconfiguring any new disk on the host. This
includes the following procedures:
• Writing signatures
• Creating and formatting disk partitions
•Verifyingfile system operations
Writing signatures
1. Right-click on the My Computer desktop icon and click Manage.
2. Click Disk M anag e ment.Amessagenotifies you that disks have been added.
3. Click OK to update the system configuration and start the Write Signature wizard, which allows
you to write signatures to the disks.
4. Fo
r each new disk, click OK to write a signature, or click No to prevent writing a signature.
5. Wh
en you have per formed this process for all new disks, the Disk Management m ain window
opens and displays the added disks.
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