HP IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class Solaris User Manual

HP IO Accelerator 3.2.3 Solaris User Guide Abstract This document describes software requirements for all relevant HP IO Accelerators using Linux op

Introduction 10 • Sufficient RAM to operate—The amount of RAM that the driver requires to manage the NAND flash varies according to the block size

Software installation 11 Software installation Installation overview Before continuing with the installation of this software, do the following: 1.

Software installation 12 Loading the IO Accelerator VSL facility (driver) The driver is installed and automatically loaded during the package instal

Software installation 13 IMPORTANT: The IO Accelerator device might have a minimum firmware label affixed (for example, "MIN FW: XXXXXX"

Maintenance 14 Maintenance Maintenance tools The IO Accelerator includes software utilities for maintaining the device. You can also install SNMP as

Maintenance 15 • Enabling full slot power draw—Some PCIe slots provide additional power (often up to 75 W of power). If your PCIe slot is rated to

Maintenance 16 External Power: NOT connected PCIe Power limit threshold: 24.75W Connected ioMemory modules: fct2: SN:1149D0969-1121 fct3: SN:1149D09

Maintenance 17 Although data written to the IO Accelerator device is not lost due to unmanaged shutdowns, important data structures might not have b

Monitoring and managing devices 18 Monitoring and managing devices Introduction to monitoring and managing devices HP provides many tools for managi

Monitoring and managing devices 19 Example conditions to monitor This section provides examples of conditions you can monitor. It is intended as an

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Monitoring and managing devices 20 Required actions If the temperature is at or approaching the YELLOW condition, you must increase the cooling for

Performance and tuning 21 Performance and tuning Introduction to performance and tuning HP IO Accelerator devices provide high bandwidth and high IO

Utilities 22 Utilities Utilities reference The IO Accelerator installation packages include various command line utilities, installed by default to

Utilities 23 Option Description -c Attach only if clean. -q Quiet: disables the display of the progress bar and percentage. fio-beacon Descripti

Utilities 24 Collecting fio-read-lebmap /dev/fct0 Collecting fio-read-lebmap -x /dev/stdout/dev/fct0 Collecting fio-read-lebmap -t /dev/fct0 Collect

Utilities 25 Syntax fio-detach <device> [options] where <device> is the name of the device node (/dev/fctx), where x indicates the boar

Utilities 26 Options Description -f Force the format size, bypassing normal checks and warnings. This option may be needed in rare situations when

Utilities 27 Options Description -u Show unavailable fields. Only valid with -fj or -fx. -U Show unavailable fields and details why. Only valid wit

Utilities 28 • Manufacturer number • Part number • Date of manufacture • Power loss protection status • PCIe bus voltage (average, minimum, max

Utilities 29 CAUTION: Do not use this utility if there are any IO Accelerator devices installed in the system that are not selected to be cleared

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Utilities 30 Clear support A Clear is the default state of running fio-sure-erase (with no options), and refers to the act of performing a full low-

Utilities 31 CAUTION: • During a firmware upgrade, it is critical to maintain steady power or risk failure of the IO Accelerator device. Connect

Utilities 32 Options Description -q Runs the update process without displaying the progress bar or percentage. -y Confirm all warning messages. -s

Monitoring IO Accelerator health 33 Monitoring IO Accelerator health NAND flash and component failure The IO Accelerator is a highly fault-tolerant

Monitoring IO Accelerator health 34 block device, beyond specifying that the mount must be read-only. For example, under Linux, ext3 requires that -

Monitoring IO Accelerator health 35 ZFS pools and health monitoring ZFS pools are typically configured to detect and mitigate the failure modes of t

Upgrading devices 36 Upgrading devices Upgrading devices for IO Accelerator VSL 2.x.x to 3.x.x This version of IO Accelerator VSL software supports

Upgrading devices 37 b. Run the fio-bugreport command-line utility and save the output. This output captures the device information for each device

Upgrading devices 38 10. Using the following command, check the status of all devices: fio-status -a Your IO Accelerator devices are now successfull

Resources 39 Resources Subscription service HP recommends that you register your product at the Subscriber’s Choice for Business website (http://www

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Support and other resources 40 Support and other resources Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call

Support and other resources 41 providers or service partners) identifies that the repair can be accomplished by the use of a CSR part, HP will ship

Support and other resources 42 Pour plus d'informations sur le programme CSR de HP, contactez votre Mainteneur Agrée local. Pour plus d'in

Support and other resources 43 HINWEIS: Einige Teile sind nicht für Customer Self Repair ausgelegt. Um den Garantieanspruch des Kunden zu erfüllen,

Support and other resources 44 sustituciones que lleve a cabo el cliente, HP se hará cargo de todos los gastos de envío y devolución de componentes

Support and other resources 45 Opcional – Peças cujo reparo feito pelo cliente é opcional. Essas peças também são projetadas para o reparo feito pel

Support and other resources 46

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Acronyms and abbreviations 48 Acronyms and abbreviations ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface DVFS dynamic voltage and frequency scaling

Documentation feedback 49 Documentation feedback HP is committed to providing documentation that meets your needs. To help us improve the documentat

About this guide 5 About this guide Contents summary • Instructions on downloading and installing the approved driver and utilities • Instructions

Index 50 A about this guide 5 authorized reseller 43, 44 C command-line utilities 15 configuring a ZFS pool 13 contents summary 5 CSR (cus

Index 51 R resources 42, 43 S software installation 11 support 43, 44 support and other resources 43 supported firmware revisions 8 suppor

Introduction 6 Introduction Overview Designed around ioMemory, a revolutionary storage architecture, HP IO Accelerator is an advanced NAND flash sto

Introduction 7 • QK762A: HP 785 GB IO MLC Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class • QK763A: HP 1.2 TB IO MLC Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class IM

Introduction 8 NOTE: MSI was disabled to obtain these statistics. Required operating environment The HP IO Accelerator with software 3.2.3 is

Introduction 9 BladeSystem c-Class IO Accelerators have two distinct designs for the respective server product lines. The G1 through G7 IO Accelerat