Using the HP Storage Manager in bootable-CD mode

The HP Storage Manager program operates in two ways:

• bootable-CD mode
• As an installed software program.

When you run the HP Storage Manager program from the  HP Storage Manager Support CD, you are using bootable-CD mode. The bootable-CD mode allows you to configure your controller before you install your operating system. After you have configured the controller and installed the operating system, you also can use bootable-CD mode to fine-tune specific controller settings.

To run the HP Storage Manager program in bootable-CD mode, turn on the server; then, insert the  HP Storage Manager Support CD (or the CD that contains the HP Storage Manager program that came with your server) into the CD-ROM drive.

If the HP Storage Manager program detects unconfigured controllers and ready drives, the program automatically starts the Configuration wizard.

These are the actions that are available in bootable-CD mode only:

• Changing the rebuild rate
• Changing the stripe size
• Changing BIOS-compatibility mapping
• Changing the SCSI-transfer speed
• Enabling and disabling read-ahead cache mode
• Enabling and disabling unattended mode
• Changing the write-cache mode on a logical devices
• Configuring for clustering

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