Formatting The Io Accelerator; Adding A File System, Formatting, And Performing Multi-Disk Configuration; Upgrading Firmware - HP AJ878A - StorageWorks 320 GB Hard Drive User Manual

Formatting the IO Accelerator

In some instances, you may need or want to perform a low-level format initialization of the IO
Accelerator. The following steps show how to detach it from the Operating System, format it, and
then reattach it to the Operating System.
1. Log on as an Administrator and open a command prompt window.
2. Use the HP StorageWorks IO Accelerator Management Tool to detach the drive.
3. Format the IO Accelerator using the IO Accelerator Management Tool.
4. Attach the IO Accelerator using the IO Accelerator Management Tool.
The IO Accelerator should now be available in Disk Manager. (See
Adding a file system, formatting, and performing multi-disk
configuration
If you want to use a standard file system (such as NTFS), you can now create and format partitions
using standard disk management utilities.
For example, to initialize the IO Accelerator:
1. From the Start Menu, choose Control Panel>Administrative Tools>Computer Management, and
then from the Storage branch of the tree, choose Disk Management.
2. Find the IO Accelerator in the list of storage devices, then right-click it and choose Initialize Disk.
3. After the device is initialized, you can add partitions or volumes (see the Disk Management
documentation for more details).
You can create dynamic volumes, which can be used in multi-disk RAID configurations (spanned,
striped, mirrored, or RAID 5). See the Disk Management documentation for more details.

Upgrading firmware

NOTE:
You should upgrade the firmware only if the driver load is unsuccessful because of an out-of-date
firmware or if instructed to do so by Hewlett-Packard Customer Support to solve a problem.
WARNING!
It is extremely important that the power not be turned off during a firmware upgrade, as this could
cause device failure. If one is not already in place, consider adding a UPS to the system prior to
performing a firmware upgrade.
1. Log on as an Administrator and open a command prompt window.
2. Detach the IO Accelerator using the HP IO Accelerator Management Tool.
If two IO Accelerator cards are installed, ensure both are detached by selecting both of them in
the HP IO Manager.
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Initializing the IO Accelerator.)