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HP Smart Array 641/642 Controller User Guide 4-1

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Writer: John Turner File Name: e-ch4 setting controller order

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Setting the Controller Order

After installing the controller hardware and updating the firmware:

• Configure the server by using either RBSU or SCU. A brief description of the

procedure is given in this chapter; the server user guide provides more details.

IMPORTANT: When using SCU to reconfigure a system that uses a Smart Array 641 or

642 Controller as the boot controller, use ORCA immediately afterwards to check that

the controller order is unchanged. Reset the controller order if necessary.

NOTE: Some newer ProLiant servers configure themselves automatically when they are

powered up for the first time. To determine whether this situation is true for a particular

server, refer to the server-specific setup and installation guide.

• Set the boot controller by using RBSU or the Option ROM Configuration for

Arrays (ORCA) utility, as described in this chapter.

• Create at least one logical drive, as described in Chapter 5.

NOTE: Some newer ProLiant servers automatically create a logical drive and configure a

RAID level when they are powered up for the first time. For this sequence of events to

occur, the server must have fewer than seven internal hard drives, and the boot drive

must not have been written to. To determine whether this situation applies to a particular

server, refer to the server-specific setup and installation guide.

Using RBSU

RBSU is a system configuration utility that is embedded in the system ROM, and is

customized for the server that it is installed on.