---
title: How to configure the HP Smart Array P420 RAID controller from the KVM
description: This page explains how to configure the HP Smart Array P420 RAID controller on a Scaleway Dedibox from the KVM
tags: dedibox hp smart array p420 raid kvm
dates:
  validation: 2025-08-28
  posted: 2021-07-16
---
import Requirements from '@macros/iam/requirements.mdx'

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The personalized RAID configuration allows you to create a RAID mode that cannot be created via the management console of Online.net (RAID10, for example).

<Requirements />

- A Dedibox account logged into the [console](https://console.online.net)
- A [Dedibox dedicated server](https://www.scaleway.com/en/dedibox/) with an HP Smart Array P420 RAID controller

1. Click **Server** > **Server list** to display the list of your servers. Click the identifier of the server you want to configure. The server information page displays.
2. Click **iLO** in the menu on the right and validate the terms. Then enter your connection's IP address and click **CREATE**. Your iDRAC session credentials display. Login to iDRAC using the credentials shown.
3. The iDRAC dashboard displays. Click **Launch** in the **Virtual Console Preview** section to launch the Java-based KVM-over-IP applet. Once the server's screen output is visible in the KVM applet, reboot the machine.
    <Message type="tip">
      Set your Java security settings to **low** to avoid connection problems.
    </Message>
4. Press **F8** during the boot process to enter the RAID configuration utility:
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5. Select the RAID controller from the drop-down menu. The current array configuration displays:
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6. Click **Delete** to delete the existing virtual disk. A pop-up displays. Click **OK** to confirm deletion of the logical drive:
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    <Message type="important">
      Deleting your logical drive will erase all data stored on it.
    </Message>
7. Create a new logical array once the previous one is deleted. To do so, click **Create Array**:
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8. Select the physical disks you want to use for the virtual device and confirm by clicking **OK**:
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9. Select the parameters for the array and click **Save** to write the changes to the disks:
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10. Click **Exit ACU** to quit the array configuration and reboot your server.