1. Power on the server. POST runs, and any array controllers that are in the server are initialized
one at a time. During each controller initialization process, POST halts for several seconds
while an ORCA prompt message displays.
2. At the ORCA prompt:
• If you are connected using a headless console, press the Esc+8 combination.
• Otherwise, press F8. The ORCA Main Menu displays, enabling you to create, view, or
delete a logical drive.
Figure 100 ORCA Main Menu
Creating a Logical Drive Using ORCA
To create a logical drive using ORCA, follow these steps:
1. Select Create Logical Drive. The screen displays a list of all available (unconfigured) physical
drives and the valid RAID options for the system.
2. Use the Arrow keys, Spacebar, and Tab to navigate around the screen and set up the logical
drive, including an online spare drive if one is required.
NOTE: You cannot use ORCA to configure one spare drive to be shared among several
arrays. Only ACU enables you to configure shared spare drives.
3. Press Enter to accept the settings.
4. Press F8 to confirm the settings and save the new configuration. After several seconds, the
Configuration Saved screen displays.
5. Press Enter to continue. You can now create another logical drive by repeating the previous
steps.
NOTE: Newly created logical drives are invisible to the operating system. To make the new
logical drives available for data storage, format them using the instructions given in the
operating system documentation.
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