Using the hard drive on HP Proliant after installing VSPhere ESXi 5

I recently installed VSphere ESXi 5 on a HP Proliant server. I've migrated several virtual machines successfully on, with access via client vsphere. I'm trying to find out whether the server is in Raid 5. I called HP and they said that the only way to know is to insert the smart startup disk. I inserted, but I don't know how to access the disk. I know this is probably very simple, but I'm lost. Thanks for your help.

It depends on if you a raid controller enough disks and supported your server to take a RAID5 configuration.

Download the HP smart start ISO, ILO mount or burn a CD to boot off the coast so that you can launch the utility of configuration of matrices (ACU). It's really something that should have been done before the ESXi installation.

See the example below;

http://www.tricksguide.com/configure-RAID-array-ACU-HP-array-configuration-utility-ProLiant-server.html

See you soon,.

Jon

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