Hp Ultra 160 RAID Install and Recovery Guide

HP Ultra 160 RAID Install

and Recovery Guide

HP Visualize Personal Workstations

Printed in USA January 2001

Manufacturing Part Number: A1289-90006

Edition E0101

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Important Safety Instructions

Please read the following safety information first.

WARNING For your safety, never remove the Personal Workstation’s cover

without first removing the power cord from the power outlet,
and any connection to a telecommunications network. Always
replace the cover on the Personal Workstation before switching
it on again.

CAUTION Static electricity can damage electronic components. You should use an

electrostatic bracelet if you have one. You should turn all equipment
OFF. Do not let your clothes touch the accessory. To equalize the static
electricity, rest the accessory bag on top of the Personal Workstation
while you are removing the accessory from the bag. You should handle
the accessory as little as possible and with care.

Problems, Questions and Suggestions

You can get the latest HP Visualize Personal Workstation software and
hardware support information at:

http://www.hp.com/workstations/support/

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Contents

1. Installing HP Ultra 160 RAID
and Migrating Your File System

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Installation and Migration Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

2. Recovering Your HP Ultra 160 RAID System

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Recovery Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Regulatory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

A. Using HP Diagnostic Tools

How to Use HP DiagTools for Ultra 160 RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

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Contents

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1 Installing HP Ultra 160 RAID

and Migrating Your File System

This chapter provides an overview of the HP Ultra 160 RAID disk
management solution for Windows NT systems and step-by-step

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Installing HP Ultra 160 RAID and Migrating Your File System

Introduction

instructions for installing it and migrating your file system onto two
SCSI hard disk drives. This premier storage management solution
consists of:

•an LSI Logic Symbios SYM21040 PCI-to-Ultra 160 SCSI Dual
Channel Host Adapter board,

•a CD-ROM containing the Nextreme RAID software and

•a special HP Diagnostic CD-ROM (see Appendix A for
instructions on how to use the Diagnostic Tools).

A set of LSI Logic User’s Guide documentation for both hardware and
software is available on the Nextreme CD-ROM. On this CD is a folder
named DOC that contains PDF files for the Nextreme User’s Guide (file
name: Nextreme.pdf) and the SYM21040 User’s Guide (file name:
21040usersguide.pdf). There is also a folder named ACROBAT that
contains the Acrobat® Reader to enable you to read the PDF files.

NOTE This document assumes that you are familiar with SCSI protocol,

storage management, Windows NT file systems and related accessory
devices. Those who will benefit from this document are: engineers, IT
professionals, system administrators and more experienced users of
Windows NT on HP Visualize Personal Workstations.

Introduction

The HP Ultra 160 RAID solution providesan Ultra 160SCSI interface to
PCI computer systems that allows you to use two hard disk drives for
multi-disk striping and mirroring. For optimal performance, the two
drives must be identical in storage capacity.

The solution includes: an LSI Logic SYM21040 Host Adapter board that
replaces your current Adaptec 29160 SCSI Controller board plus special
software that facilitates the migration of your data and applications to
multiple hard disks.

The Nextreme RAID software that accompanies the LSI Logic Host

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Installation and Migration Process

Adapter board:

•allows RAID level 0 and 1 configurations,

•includes the Veritas® Array Manager software,

•provides a SCSI RAID BIOS and

•provides a DOS SCSI RAID Configuration Utility.

NOTE You will need a blank, formatted 3.5 floppy disk to complete the

installation and recovery process.

Installation and Migration Process

The following instructions assume that your system is in an installed
state from the Factory Pre-Load or from a Recovery CD and you have
installed TCP/IP. If you have not already configured TCP/IP for NT 4.0,
you can install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter and configure it to any IP
address. This virtual adapter and the IP address will not be seen by your
network. HP recommends that you do not select DHCP when configuring
the virtual adapter. Windows 2000 includes TCP/IP installed.

NOTE Before you proceed with the installation process, please check the

http://www.hp.com/visualize/support website for BIOS and
other system updates.

Step 1. Back up your data and software before attempting the Installation

Process.

Step 2. Create a device driver diskette. Turn the machine on and allow it to

boot from the hard disk. Log-in with Administrator privileges. Insert the
Nextreme CD-ROM and allow it to Auto-Run.

a. The Nextreme Introduction screen will appear. In the Contents

area, choose: Diskette Creation.After reading and agreeing to the

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