HP (Hewlett-Packard) 469988-009 manual

HP Smar t Ar r a y C on tr olle rs f or HP P r oL i ant Se r v er s Us er Gui de Abstract This document includes feature, inst allation, and configur ation informat ion about HP Smart Ar ray Controller s and is for the p er son who installs, administers, and troubleshoots ser vers and storage systems. HP assu mes you are qualified in the servici ng[...]

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Contents 3 Con tents Component identification ............................................................................................................... 6 Controller components ............................................................................................................................... 6 P212 compo nents .....................[...]

Contents 4 P700m, P711 m, P712m, a nd P721m spec ifications .......................................................................... 35 P800, P812, and P822 sp ecificatio ns .............................................................................................. 35 Battery pack service life ..................................................[...]

Contents 5 Moving drives and array s ........................................................................................................................ 86 Adding dr ives ......................................................................................................................................... 87 Electrostatic discharge .........[...]

Component ident ification 6 C ompo nent i dentif i cati on C ontroller components For cabling config uration and troub leshooting purposes, connector names are silk - screened on the controller. For connector and other component locations, see the appropriate contro ller - speci fic section. P 212 components Item Description 1 Port 1E (Mini - SA S [...]

Component ident ification 7 P 222 components For LED locat ions and sta tus, see " P222 LEDs (on page 19 )." Item Description 1 Port 1E (Mini - SAS 4x connecto r) 2 Port 2I (Min i - SAS 4x conne ctor) 3 Cache module (also known as array accelerator) 4 Capacitor pack cable connector P 400 components (model with front connectors) Item Descr[...]

Compon ent ident ification 8 Item Description 3 Cache module conn ectors 4 Runtime LEDs. See " Controller board runtim e LEDs (on page 16 )." 5 Cache module ( also known as a rray accelerator), s howing the connecto r for the cable t o an optional battery pack t hat upgrades the cache to BBW C P 400 components (model with back connectors)[...]

Component ident ification 9 P 410 components Item Description 1 Cache module (also known as array accelerator) 2 Runtime LEDs. See " Controller board runtim e LEDs (on page 16 )." 3 (On rear of cac he) Connector f or the cable to a n optional cache battery that upgrades the cache to BBWC (Not shown) In place of the BBWC option, t he contr[...]

Component ident ification 10 Item Description FBWC module and capacitor pack. P 420 components For LED locat ions and sta tus, see " P420 LEDs (on page 19 )." Item Description 1 Cache module (also known as array accelerator) 2 Capacitor pack cable connector 3 Port 2I (Min i - SAS 4x conne ctor) 4 Port 1I (Min i - SAS 4x conne ctor)[...]

Component ident ification 11 P 421 components For LED locat ions and sta tus, see " P421 LEDs (on page 20 )." Item Description 1 Port 1E (Mini - SA S 4x connect or) 2 Port 2E (Mini - SAS 4x connecto r) 3 Cache module (also known as array accelerator) 4 Capacitor pack cable connector E 500 components Item Description 1 Port 1E (Mini - SA S[...]

Component ident ification 12 Item Description 3 Cache module ( also known as a rray accelerator), s howing the connecto r for the cable t o an optional battery pack t hat upgrades the cache to BBW C P 700m components Item Description 1 Runtime LEDs. See " Controller board runtim e LEDs (on page 16 )." 2 Connector (not used on HP ProLia nt[...]

Component ident ification 13 P 711m components Item Description 1 Mezzanine connector 2 Runtime LED. See " C ontroller board run time LEDs (on page 16 )." 3 Cache module P 712m components Item Description 1 Mezzanine connector 2 Runtime LED. See " Cont roller board runtime LEDs (on page 16 )." 3 SAS/SATA connector 4 SAS/SATA con[...]

Component ident ification 14 Item Description 5 Cache module (not avail able on all models) P 721m components For LED locat ions and sta tus, see " P721m L EDs (on page 23 )." Item Description 1 Cache module (also known as array accelerator) 2 Capacitor pack cable connector P 800 components[...]

Component ident ification 15 Item Description 1 Ports 1E and 2 E (Mini - SAS 4x connectors) 2 Heartbeat LED (flashes gree n when operating normally and amber if the board has f ailed) 3 Activity LED for exte rnal ports 4 Port 3I (Min i - SAS 4x conne ctor) 5 Port 4I (Min i - SAS 4x conne ctor) 6 Cache module (also known as array accelerator) 7 (Opt[...]

Component ident ification 16 P 822 components Item Description 1 Ports 1E, 2E, 3E, and 4E (Min i - SAS 4x connectors) 2 Port 5I (Min i - SAS 4x conne ctor) 3 Port 6I (Mini - SA S 4x connecto r) 4 Cache module 5 Capacitor pack connector for c ache module C ontroller board runtime L EDs Immediately after you power up the se rver, the controller runti[...]

Component ident ification 17 P 212, P410, and P411 LEDs LED ID Color N ame Comments 1 Amber DS9: System Error The con troller ASIC has locked up an d cannot process any commands. 2 Green DS8: Idle Task This LED, together with the Gas Pedal LED (next item), indicates the amount of controller CPU activity. For mo re information, s ee the following ta[...]

Comp onent ident ification 18 E 500 and P400 LEDs LED ID Color N ame Comments 1 Amber CR14: Controlle r Lockup The controller ASIC has locked up and cannot process any commands. 2 Amber CR13: Drive Failu re To determine which dri ve has failed, check the Fault LED of each physica l drive connected t o the controller. 3 Green CR3: Activity Port 2E o[...]

Component ident ification 19 P 222 LEDs Item Color Name Interpretation 1 Green Heartbeat W hen the controller is in good hea lth, this LED flashes at 1 Hz. During power up , this LED is solid for up to 2 second s. 2 Red Fault When an error occurs, this LED is on. Durin g power up, this LED is solid for up to 2 seconds. 3 Amber Debug On = Controller[...]

Component ident ification 20 Item Color Name Interpretation Off = Controlle r is in an idle o r runtime state. Flashing 5 Hz = Con troller and cache are perfor ming a backup. 2 Red Fault When an error occurs, this LED is on. Durin g power up, this LED is solid for up to 2 seconds. 3 Green Heartbeat W hen the controller is in good hea lth, this LED [...]

Component ident ification 21 P 700m LEDs LED ID Color N ame Comments 1 Amber CR10: Thermal Al ert This LED is not used. 2 Amber CR9: System Error The contr oller ASIC has loc ked up and cannot process any commands. 3 Amber CR1: Diagnostics Error One of the server diagnostics uti lities has detected a controller error. 4 Amber CR2: Drive Failu re To[...]

Component ident ification 22 P 711m LED Name: Controller h eartbeat LED (CR6) Status: Flashes every 2 s econds = The controller is functionin g properly. P 712m LED Name: Contr oller heartbeat LE D (CR6) Status: Flashes every 2 s econds = The controller is functionin g properly.[...]

Component ident ification 23 P 721m LEDs Color Name Interpre tation Green Heartbeat W hen the controller is in good hea lth, this LED flashes at 1 Hz. During power up , this LED is solid for up to 2 second s. Amber Fault When an error occurs, this LED is on. During powe r up, this LE D is solid for up to 2 seconds. P 800 LEDs[...]

Component ident ification 24 LED ID Color N ame Comments 1 Green CR502 : Expander Hear tbeat This LED flashes every two seconds during normal operation. If the LED glows steadily, the expa nder cannot function due to an inte rnal problem. If the LED flashes twice per second, th e ex pander cannot function because the NVRAM is corr up t. 2 Amber CR5[...]

Component ident ification 25 P 812 LEDs Item Color Name Comments 1 Green CR76: I dle Task This LED, t ogether with the Gas Ped al LED (following item) , indicates the amount of contr oller CPU activity. F or more informa tion, see the following table. 2 Green CR75: Gas Ped al This LED, tog ether with the Id le Task LED (previous item), indicates th[...]

Component ident ification 26 P 822 LEDs Item Color Name Interpretation 1 Green Heartbeat W hen the controller is in good hea lth, this LED flashes at 1 Hz. During power up , this LED is solid f or up to 2 second s. 2 Red Fault When an error occurs, this LED is on. Durin g power up, th is LED is solid for up to 2 seconds. 3 Amber Debug On = Controll[...]

Component ident ification 27 1 Green LED 2 Amber LED Interpretation Off On A backup is in progress. Flashing (1 Hz) On A restore is in progress. Flashing (1 Hz) Off The capacitor pack is charging. On Off The capacitor pack has completed char ging. Flashing (2 Hz) Alternating with amber LED Flashing (2 Hz) Alternating with green LED One of the follo[...]

Component ident ification 28 1 - Amber 2 - Green 3 - G reen Interpretation Flashing 1 Hz On Off An overtemperature condition exists. Flashing 2 Hz Flashing 2 Hz Off The capacitor pac k is not attached. Flashing 2 Hz Flashing 2 Hz On The cap acitor has bee n charging for 10 minutes, but has not reache d sufficient cha rge to perform a full backup. O[...]

Component ident ification 29 LED3 pattern LED4 pat tern Interpretation Off Flashing (2 Hz) The system is p owered down, and the cache contains data that has not yet been written to the drives. Restore system po wer as soon as possible to prevent data loss. Data preservation time is ex tended any time that 3.3 V aux iliary power is av ailable, as i [...]

Specifications 30 S pec if i cati ons M emory and st orage capacity convent ions Memory capacities are specified using binary prefixes: • KiB = 2 10 bytes • MiB = 2 20 bytes • GiB = 2 30 bytes • TiB = 2 40 bytes Storage capa cities are specified using SI prefixes: • KB = 10 3 bytes • MB = 10 6 bytes • GB = 10 9 bytes • TB = 10 12 by[...]

Specifications 31 To access SAAP features, activate th e software with a register ed license key. SAAP 1.0 provides the fo llowing features: • RAID 6 (ADG) • RAID 60 • Advanced Capacity Expans ion • Mirror splittin g and recombining in offline mode • Drive Erase • Performance optimiz ation for video on demand • Dual domain SAAP 2.0 in[...]

Specifications 32 Controller Speed Supported product P222 6 Gb/s ProL iant Gen8 serve rs* P420 6 Gb/s ProL iant Gen8 serve rs* P421 6 Gb/s ProL iant Gen8 serve rs P212 6 Gb/s Pr oLiant G6/G 7 servers P410 6 Gb/s Pr oLiant G6/G 7 servers P411 6 Gb/s Pr oLiant G6/G 7 servers P711m 6 Gb/s ProLiant G6/G 7 server bla des P712m 6 Gb/s ProLiant G6/G 7 ser[...]

Specifications 33 Relative humidity (noncond ensing) Operating, 10% to 90% Storage, 5% to 90% Time required to recharge battery 1 F rom 15 minutes to 2 hours 40 minutes, d epending on the initia l battery charge level Duration o f battery backup 1 If the bat tery is fully charged and less than 3 years old, more than 2 days The battery pac k provide[...]

Specifications 34 Specification E500 P4 11 P421 RAID levels** RAID 0, 1, 1+0 , and 5 RAID 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 50, 6, and 60 RAID 0, 1, 1 (ADM), 1+ 0, 10 (ADM), 5, 50, 6, and 60 Battery kit op tion part number Battery p ack 383280 - B21; battery cable 417836 - B21 462969 - B21 — Cache module 40 - b it wide, 256 - MiB BBW C 40 - bit wide, 256 - Mi B BBWC[...]

Specifications 35 Specification P212 P 222 Maximum power req uired (approximate ) 12 W 14 W RAID levels RAID 0, 1, 1+0 , 5, 50, 6, and 60 RAID 0, 1, 1 (ADM), 1+0, 10 (AD M), 5, 50, 6, and 6 0 Battery kit op tion part number 462969 - B21 — Cache module 40 - b it wide, 256 - MiB BBW C 40 - bit wide, 512 - Mi B FBWC I/O connecti on to the system boa[...]

Specifications 36 Specification P800 P 812 P822 Dimensions, cm* 31.1 x 11 .1 x 1.2 31.1 x 11.1 x 1.2 16.8 x 11.1 x 1.8 Dimensions, in* 12. 3 x 4.4 x 0 .5 12.3 x 4. 4 x 0.5 6.6 x 4.4 x 0.7 Maximum number of physical drives 108 (internal + external) 108 (internal + external) 227 † (internal + external) Maximum power required (app roximate) 25 W 29 [...]

Installation and configuration 37 I nst allati on and conf i gur ati on P rocedures for controller s in a server To install a stand - up controller in a serve r, choose one of the following procedur es: • Installing a stand - u p controller in an unconfigured server (on page 37 ) • Installing a stand - u p controller in a previously configured [...]

Installation and configuration 38 I nstalling a stand - up controller in a previousl y configured server 1. Back up data on the system. 2. Close all applications. 3. Verify the server firmware is the l atest revisio n. If necess ary, update the server firm ware (" Updating firmware " on page 45 ). 4. Do one of the followin g: o If the new[...]

Installation and configurati on 39 WARNING: To reduce the risk of pe rsonal injury or damage to the equipment, con sult the safety information and user documentation provided with the server before attempting the installation. Some servers contain high energy, high circuits, moving parts (suc h as fa n blades), or an y combination of the se hazards[...]

Installation and configuration 40 o If the drive s are hot - plug capable, connect the inte rnal connector of the controller to the SAS connector on the hot - plug drive cage. o If the drives are not hot - plug capable, connect the internal connector of the controller to the non - hot - plug drives. 4. Close or in stall the access panel, a nd secur[...]

Installation and configuration 41 o For all other controll ers, install the cache module. If the cach e module is absent, these controller s do not function. 3. Install the cont roller in the server blade (" Installin g the mezzanine controller board " on page 42 ). For server blade - specific proced ures, see the server bla de user guide[...]

Installation and configuration 42 6. Remove the s erver blade from the encl osure. 7. Remove the s erver blade access panel. 8. Do one of the followin g: o For the HP Smart Arra y P712m Controller, install the opt ional cache module, if available. o For all other controll ers, install the cache module. If the cach e module is absent, these controll[...]

Installation and configuration 43 WARNING: To reduce the risk o f personal injury fro m hot surfa ces, allow th e drives and the internal system components to cool before touchi ng them. 2. Select an available mezz anine connector on the sys tem board. For more informa tion, see " Supported servers and ser ver blades (on page 31 )." 3. Re[...]

Installation and configuration 44 As soon as you see the ORCA prompt for the controller that you want to set as the boot c ontroller, continue with the next step. 4. Press the F8 key. The ORCA main m enu appears. If the co ntroller is configured with a logical d rive, one of the menu options is to set the controller as the boot controll er. 5. Sele[...]

Installation and configuration 45 For more informa tion about the feature s of these utiliti es and for instruction s for using the utilities, see the Configuring Arra ys on HP Smart Arr ay Controllers Reference Guide. This guide is available on the Documentation CD that is provided in the contro ller kit. Whichever utility you use, rememb er the f[...]

Installation and configuration 46 HP now distrib u tes drivers a nd other support software f or servers and server blades through Serv ice Pack for ProLiant, or SPP, which you can download from the HP w e bsite ( http ://www.hp.com/go/spp/d ownload ). Be sure to use the latest SPP version f or the server or serv er blade. If you installed an OS by [...]

Installation and configuration 47 • POST mess ages Smart Array contro llers produce diagnostic error me ssages (POST messag es) at reboot. Many POS T messages suggest corrective actions. For more inf ormation about POST messages, see the appropriate troubleshootin g gu ide for your prod uct.[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 48 Upgr ade and r eplaceme nt pr ocedur es R eplacing the battery on the P212, P410, and P411 models CAUTION: Do not use this controller wit h batteries desi gned for other controller models, or t he controller will m alfunction and you could lose data. If you use an unsuppor ted battery for thi s controller, a [...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 49 R eplacing the FBWC module on the P410 and P411 models CAUTION: The cache module connector doe s not use the industry - standard DDR3 mini - DIMM pinout. Do not use the controller with cache modu les designed for other controll er models, because the controller can malfunction and you can lose data. Also , do[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 50 9. If the cache module is connected to a capacitor pack, carefully disconnect the capacitor pack cable from the connector on the top of the cache mo dule. 10. If the previous cache modu le was connected to a capacito r pack, carefully connect the capacitor pack cable to the n ew cache mod ule. 11. Install the[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 51 7. Open the eject or latches on each side of the DIM M slot. Norma lly, the cache module is ejected fr om the DIMM slot. If the modul e is not ejected automatically, rem ove the cache module. 8. If the cache module is connected to a battery, disconnect the battery c able from the connector on the rear of the [...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 52 CAUTION: The cache module connector doe s not use the industry - standard DDR3 mini - DIMM pinout. Do not use the c ontroller with c ache modules d es igned for other cont roller models, because the controller can malfunction and you can lose data. Als o, do not transfer this cache module to an unsuppo rted c[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 53 10. If the cache module is connected to a capacitor pack, carefully disconnect the capacitor pack cable from the connector on the top of the cache mo dule. 11. If the previous cache modu le was connected to a capacito r pack, carefully connect the capacitor pack cable to the n ew cache mod ule. 12. Install th[...]

Upgrade and r eplacement procedures 54 2. Plug the battery cable (supplied in the battery pack kit) into the battery pack. 3. Install the new battery pack into the server. (The i nstallation site depends on the server. For further informati on, refer to the server - spec ific user guide.) 4. Plug the other end of the battery cable into the c onnect[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 55 WARNING: There is a risk of explo sion, fire, or personal injury if the battery pack is not properly handled. Refer to " B attery replacement notice (on page 93 )" before installing or remov ing any item that contains a battery pack. CAUTION: Do not replace a battery pack while the server is powered[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 56 o If the LED is not lit, disconnect the battery cable from the cache. 5. Remove the c ontroller from the serv er and place it on a firm, flat, n onconductive sur face. 6. Remove the existing cache from the controller by pulling at both ends of the cache module with equal force. 7. Install the new cach e on th[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 57 The method for replacing a battery depe nds on whether the battery case is mounted on the inner wall of the server chas sis by a hook - and - loop strip or located in a drive slot. To replace a b attery case m ounted on the inner wall of the server chassis: 1. Back up all data. 2. Close all application s. 3. [...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 58 9. Pull the right hand portion of the battery case away from the battery pack, and simultaneously r otate the battery pack out of the o pening. 10. Position the replacement battery pack in the opening in the battery case as s hown. The upper left edge of the battery pack is under the flanges on the pillars at[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 59 11. Pull the right - hand portion of the battery case away from the battery pack, and simultaneously rotate the battery pack into the opening. 12. Connect the battery cable to the battery pack and the cache. Route the battery cable so that the cache and battery pack can be removed together. (I f you need to r[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 60 4. Remove the capacitor pack: a. Lift the capacitor pack away from the bracket. b. Disconnect the capaci tor pack cable from the cache module . R eplacing a P711m cache modul e CAUTION: To preve nt damage to electric al components, properly gro und the server before beginning any insta llation, removal, or re[...]

Upgrade and replacement procedures 61 CAUTION: When connecting or disconnecting the capacitor pack cable, the connectors on the cache module and cable ar e susceptible to damage . Avoid excessive force and use caution to avoid damage to these connectors. 4. Remove the capacitor pack: a. Lift the capacitor pack away from the bracket. b. Disconnect t[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 62 5. Remove the origina l c ache module. CAUTION: The cache module connector doe s not use the industry - standard DDR3 mini - DIMM pinout. Do not use the c ontroller with c ache modules d es igned for other cont roller models, because the c ontro ller can malfunction and you can lose data. Als o, do not transf[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 63 7. Install the capacitor pack onto the bracket, leaving su ffic ient room to connec t the capacitor pack c able. CAUTION: When connecting or disconnecting the capacitor pack cable, the connectors on the cache module and cable ar e susceptible to damage . Avoid excessive force and use caution to avoid damage t[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 64 CAUTION: The cache module connector doe s not use the industry - standard DDR3 mini - DIMM pinout. Do not use the c ontroller with c ache modules d es igned for other cont roller models, because the controller can malfunction and you can lose data. Also , do not transfer this cache module to an unsuppo rted c[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 65 6. Open the eject or latches on each side of the DIM M slot. Norma ll y, the cach e module is ejected fr om the DIMM slot. If the mod u le is not ejected a utomatically, remove the cache mod ule. CAUTION: When connecting or disconnecting the capacitor pack cable, the connectors on the cache module and cable a[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 66 CAUTION: Electros tatic discharge can damage electronic co mponents. Be sure you are properly grounded before beg inning this proce dure. 1. Close all applications, and th en power down the server. Thi s procedure flushes all data from th e cache. 2. Observe th e BBWC Status L ED (" Battery pack LEDs &qu[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 67 6. While holding the battery assembly, tilt the clip until it is at abou t 30 degrees to the batteries, and then push the clip in line with the clip hinges unti l the clip detaches from the batteries . The rest of the procedure depends on whether you are replacing a battery or adding one. o If you are replaci[...]

Upgrade and repl acement procedures 68 9. Position the new battery and the remaining good battery as indicated, push the m together, and then slide them until they are aligned. The batter ies combine into one unit. 10. Install the battery clip. a. Position the clip so that the hinges on the clip are next to the appropriate hinge pillars on the batt[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 69 b. Position the batteries so that the pegs A on the underside of eac h battery are in the appr opriate holes B on the controll er board and pegs C are in slots D. c. Slide the batteries toward the bo ard bracket until they are firmly seated against the connectors on the cache module. 12. Secure the battery cl[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 70 b. Push the clip firmly at both ends (2) u ntil it clicks into place under the controller board. 13. Reinstall the controller in the server. After installing a battery pack, you might see a POST message during reboot indicating that th e array accelerator (cache) is tempo rarily disabled. This be havior is no[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 71 4. Pull the flanges on the battery clip outward (1), and then swivel the clip 180 degrees so that it rests on the batteries (2). 5. Swivel the latches on the DIMM connector outward (1). 6. Slide the battery as sembly and the cache modu le off the controller boar d (2). The procedure at this point depends on w[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 72 b. Position the batteries so that the pegs A on the underside of eac h battery are in the appropriate holes B on the controll er board, and pegs C are in slots D. c. Slide the batteri es toward the board bracket u ntil the connectors on the cache module ar e firmly seated in the DIMM connector. (When the cach[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 73 b. Push the clip firmly at both ends (2) u ntil it clicks into place under the controller board. 9. Reinstall the controller in the server. R eplacing a P812 cache module CAUTION: To preve nt damage to electric al components, properly gro und the server before beginning any insta llation, removal, or replacem[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 74 b. Rotate the clip 180 degrees so that it rests on top of the c apacitor pack. CAUTION: When connecting or disconnecting the capacitor pack cable, the connectors on the cache module and cable ar e susceptible to damage . Avoid excessive for ce and use caution to avoid damage to these connectors. 5. Remove the[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedures 75 6. Remove the origina l c ache module. CAUTION: The cache module connector doe s not use the industry - standard DDR3 mini - DIMM pinout. Do not use the c ontroller with c ache modules d es igned for other cont roller models, because the controller can malfunction and you can lose data. Also , do not transfer [...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 76 9. Lower the capacitor pack on to the controller, leaving sufficient room to connect the c apacitor pack cable. CAUTION: When connecting or disconnecting the capacitor pack cable, the connectors on the cache module and cable ar e susceptible to damage . Avoid excessive force and use caution to avoid damage to[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 77 a. Rotate the clip down over the cache module. b. Firmly press b oth ends of the clip until they click into pl ace beneath the controller board. 13. Install the cont roller in the server. After installi ng a capacitor pack, you might see a POST message during reboot indicatin g that the array accelerator (cac[...]

Upgrade and replacem ent procedu res 78 4. Remove the origina l c ache module. CAUTION: The cache module connector doe s not use the industry - standard DDR3 mini - DIMM pinout. Do not use the c ontroller with c ache modules d es igned for other cont roller models, because the c on troller c an malfunction and you can lose data. Also, do not transf[...]

Drive procedur es 79 Dr i v e pr o cedur e s I dentifying the st atus of a legacy d rive Legacy drives are s upported on ProLi ant G7, and earlier, s ervers and server bl ades. Identify a le gacy drive by its carrier, shown in the following ill u stration. When a drive is co nfigured as a part of an array an d connected to a powered - up controller[...]

Drive procedur es 80 Online/activity LED (green) Fault/UID LED (amber/blue) Interpretat ion Flashing regularly (1 Hz) Off Do not remove the drive. Rem oving a drive may terminate th e current operation and ca use data loss. The drive is rebuil ding, erasing, or it is part of a n array that is undergoing ca pacity expa nsion or stripe migra tion. Fl[...]

Drive procedur es 81 Item LED Status Definition Flashing amber/green The drive is a memb er of one or more logi cal drives and predi cts the drive will fa il. Flashing amber The drive is not configured and predicts th e drive will fail. Solid amber Th e drive has failed. Off The drive is not configured by a RAID controlle r. The blue Locate LED is [...]

Drive procedur es 82 • RAID 6 configuration s can tolerate two failed dr ives at a given time. • RAID 60 configurati ons can tolerate two failed drives in each p arity group. • RAID 1 (ADM) and RAID 10 (ADM) configurations can tolerate mult iple drive failures if no more than two drives, mirrored to one another, fail. C ompromised fault toler[...]

Drive procedur es 83 If you insert a hot - pluggable drive into a drive bay while the system power is on, a ll disk activity in the arr ay pauses for 1 or 2 s e conds while th e new drive is initializing. Wh en the drive is ready, da ta recovery to the replacement drive be gins automatically if the array is in a fau lt - tolerant configuration. If [...]

Drive procedur es 84 If another drive in th e array fails while fau lt tolerance is unavailable during rebuild, a fatal system error can occur, and all data on the array can be lost. Howeve r, failure of another drive does not always lead to a fatal system error i n the following excep tional cases: • Failure after acti vation of a spare drive ?[...]

Drive procedur es 85 A bnormal termination of a rebuil d If the activity LED on the replacement drive permanently ceases to be illuminated even while other drives in the array are active, the rebuil d process has terminated abnormally. The following table indicates the three possible causes of abn ormal termination of a rebuild. Observation Cause o[...]

Drive procedures 86 3. Restore data from backu p. U pgrading dr ive capacity You can increase the storage capacity on a syste m, even if there are no available drive bays , by swapping drives one at a time f or higher capacit y drives. This method is viable as long as a fau lt - tolerance meth od is running. CAUTION: Beca use data rebuild time rang[...]

Drive procedur es 87 Before you move an ar ray to another contr oller, you must meet the following con ditions: CAUTION: If the number of physical or logical drives exceed s the limit for the con troller model and firmware version, then the con troller may re cognize an unpredictable subset of the drives , possibly result ing in failed array s and [...]

Drive procedur es 88 The expansion pr ocess is illustrated in the following f igure, in which the original array (containing data) is shown with a dashed bor der, and the newly added dr ives (containing no data) are shown unshaded. T he array controller adds the new drives to the array and redis tributes the original logic al drives over the enlarg[...]

Electrostatic dis charge 89 E lectr os tati c disc har ge P reventing elect rostatic di scharge To prevent damaging the system, be aware of t he precautions yo u need to follow w hen setting up the sy stem or handling parts. A discharge of static electr icity from a finger or other conduct or may damage system boards or other stat ic - sensitive de[...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 90 R egulato r y com pliance n otic es F ederal Communica tions Commission n otice Part 15 of the Federal Com munications Commission (FCC) Rul es and Regulation s has established Radio Frequency (RF) emis sion limits to provide an interfer e nce - free radi o frequency spectr u m. Many el ectronic devices, includin g [...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 91 • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a c ircuit that is different from that to which the receiver is conne cted . • Consult the dealer or an expe rienced radio or televisio n technician for help. D eclaratio n of conformity for products marked w ith the FCC logo, United States only This device c omplies wi[...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 92 This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the C anadian Interference - Causing Equipment Regul ations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B r especte toutes les exi gences du Règlement sur le matérie l brouilleu r du Canada. E uropean Union regula tory notice Products bearing th e CE marking com [...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 93 C hinese notice Class A equipment J apanese notice K orean noti ce Class A equipment Class B equipment B attery replace ment notice This component uses a nickel metal hydride (NiM H) battery pack.[...]

Regulatory comp liance notices 94 WARNING: There is a ris k of explosion, fire, or personal injury if a battery pack is m ishandled. To reduce this risk: • Do not attempt to recharge the batteri es if they are disconnected from the controller. • Do not expose the battery pack to wate r, or to temperatures higher than 60°C (140°F). • Do not [...]

Acronyms and ab breviations 95 A c r on y ms and abbr e v i ati ons ACU Array Configuration Utility ADM Advanced Data Mir roring ADU Array Diagnostics U tility BBWC battery - backed write c ache CPQONLIN NetWare Online Array Configuration Utility FBWC flash - backed write cache IML Integrated Management Log OBDR One Button Disaster Recovery ORCA Op[...]

Acronyms and ab breviations 96 SMH System Management Ho mepage SPP HP Service Pack for ProL iant[...]

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Index 98 A ACU (Array Config u ration Utilit y) 44 adding drives 87 ADU (Array Diagnost ic Utility) 46 Array Configuration Utility (ACU) 44 Array Diagnostic Util ity (ADU) 46 array exp ansio n 87 automatic data rec overy (rebuild) 83 B batteries, replac ing 36, 48, 54, 56, 65 batteries, specific ations 32 battery pack LEDs 28 battery replacement no[...]

Index 99 features, E50 0 33 features, mo del specif ic 33 features, P2 12 34 features, P 222 34 features, P4 00 34 features, P4 10 34 features, P4 11 33 features, P4 20 34 features, P4 21 33 features, P7 00m 35 features, P7 11m 35 features, P7 12m 35 features, P7 21m 35 features, P8 00 35 features, P8 12 35 features, P8 22 35 features, sta ndard 32[...]

Index 100 Smart Array Advance d Pack (SAAP) 30 spares, battery pack , part number 33 spares, cable part nu mbers 40 stand - up controller, instal ling 37 static e lectricity 89 storage capacity convention 30 storage capacit y, increasing 86 storage dev ices, conne cting 40, 41 supported ser vers 31, 37 system maintenance tools 45 T Taiwan battery r[...]