HP Smart Array (RAID) Host Bus Adapters User Manual

HP Smart Array P800 Controller for Integrity Servers User Guide October 2006 (Second Edition) Part Number 432599-002

Installing the controller hardware 10 3. Remove the slot cover. Save the retaining screw, if one is present. 4. Slide the controller board along th

Installing the controller hardware 11 c. Release the tab. 3. Connect the other end of the cable to the SAS input connector of the external storage

Updating the firmware 12 Updating the firmware In this section Methods for updating the firmware (Windows® or Linux®)...

Configuring an array 13 Configuring an array In this section Utilities available for configuring an array...

Configuring an array 14 Supported procedures ACU ORCA Creation and deletion of arrays and logical drives + + Assignment of RAID level + +

Configuring an array 15 NOTE: Newly created logical drives are invisible to the operating system. To make the new logical drives available for da

Installing device drivers and Management Agents 16 Installing device drivers and Management Agents In this section Systems using Microsoft® Windows®

Installing device drivers and Management Agents 17 2. Reboot the server. 3. Follow the standard procedure for installing Linux. As Linux is install

Upgrading or replacing controller options 18 Upgrading or replacing controller options In this section Replacing or adding a battery ...

Upgrading or replacing controller options 19 6. While holding the battery assembly, tilt the clip until it is at about 30 degrees to the batteries,

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Upgrading or replacing controller options 20 9. Position the new battery and the remaining good battery as indicated, and then push them together an

Upgrading or replacing controller options 21 b. Position the batteries so that the pegs A on the underside of each battery are in the appropriate ho

Upgrading or replacing controller options 22 b. Push the clip firmly at both ends (2) until it clicks into place under the controller board. 13. R

Upgrading or replacing controller options 23 4. Pull the flanges on the battery clip outward (1), and then swivel the clip 180 degrees so that it re

Upgrading or replacing controller options 24 b. Position the batteries so that the pegs A on the underside of each battery are in the appropriate ho

Upgrading or replacing controller options 25 b. Push the clip firmly at both ends (2) until it clicks into place under the controller board. 9. Re

Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives 26 Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives In this section Identifying the status of a hard drive...

Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives 27 Online/activity LED (green) Fault/UID LED (amber/blue) Interpretation Flashing regularly (1 Hz) Amber, f

Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives 28 Effects of a hard drive failure When a hard drive fails, all logical drives that are in the same array a

Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives 29 Replacing hard drives The most common reason for replacing a hard drive is that it has failed. However,

Contents 3 Contents Hardware features...

Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives 30 drive) and write it to the replacement drive. This process is called automatic data recovery, or rebuild

Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives 31 1. Back up as much data as possible from the logical drive. CAUTION: Do not remove the drive that ha

Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives 32 3. Repeat the previous step for the other drives in the array, one at a time. When you have replaced al

Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives 33 physical drives in the array. During this procedure, the logical drives each keep the same fault-toleran

Diagnosing array problems 34 Diagnosing array problems In this section Controller board runtime LEDs...

Diagnosing array problems 35 LED ID Color LED name and interpretation 7 Green CR506: Command Outstanding LED. The controller is working on a comma

Diagnosing array problems 36 LED3 pattern LED4 pattern Interpretation — One blink every two seconds The system is powered down, and the cache

Electrostatic discharge 37 Electrostatic discharge In this section Preventing electrostatic discharge...

Regulatory compliance notices 38 Regulatory compliance notices In this section Federal Communications Commission notice ...

Regulatory compliance notices 39 European Union regulatory notice This product complies with the following EU Directives: • Low Voltage Directive 7

Contents 4 Diagnostic tools ...

Regulatory compliance notices 40 Korean class A notice Battery replacement notice This component uses a nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery pack.

Acronyms and abbreviations 41 Acronyms and abbreviations ACU Array Configuration Utility ADG Advanced Data Guarding (also known as RAID 6) ADU Arr

Acronyms and abbreviations 42 SA Smart Array

Index 43 A ACU (Array Configuration Utility) 13, 15 adding drives 32 Array Configuration Utility (ACU) 13 array controller installation overvie

Index 44 L LEDs, battery pack 35 LEDs, controller 34 LEDs, hard drive 26 logical drive capacity extension 32 logical drive, creating 13 log

Hardware features 5 Hardware features In this section Main components on the board ...

Hardware features 6 Dimensions (excluding bracket) 31.1 cm × 11.1 cm × 1.2 cm (12.3 in × 4.4 in × 0.5 in) Type of drives supported 3 Gb/s SAS or 1

Overview of the installation procedure 7 Overview of the installation procedure In this section Quick installation procedure (Windows or Linux) ...

Overview of the installation procedure 8 The latest firmware, drivers, utilities, software, and documentation for HP Integrity servers are available

Installing the controller hardware 9 Installing the controller hardware In this section Before beginning the installation .......