Hp Smart Array 6i Controller and 128MB BBWC Manual de usuario

HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide December 2003 (First Edition) Part Number 347914-001 HP CONFIDENTIAL File Name: 347914-1.doc Last Saved On

10 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide HP CONFIDENTIAL File Name: 347914-1.doc Last Saved On: 1/26/04 9:31 AM Creation of multiple logical dr

Configuring an Array 11 Using ACU For detailed information about using ACU, refer to the HP Array Configuration Utility User Guide. This documen

12 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide While the prompt is displayed, press the F8 key to start ORCA. The ORCA main menu is displayed, allowing

Configuring an Array 13 4. Press the F8 key to confirm the settings and save the new configuration. After several seconds, the Configuration Saved

15 Installing the Device Drivers In This Section Installing the Device Drivers...

17 Installing the Management Agents In This Section Installing Management Agents...

19 Using the Battery-Backed Write Cache Option In This Section Recovering Data from the Battery-Backed Write Cache...

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20 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide 4. Remove the BBWC module (cache module and battery pack) from the failed server. 5. Either: − Insert t

Using the Battery-Backed Write Cache Option 21 For more information about battery replacement or proper disposal, contact an authorized reseller o

23 Replacing, Moving, or Adding Hard Drives In This Section Identifying the Status of a Hard Drive...

24 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drive LED Combinations Activity LED (1) Online LED (2) Fault LED (3) Interpretati

Replacing, Moving, or Adding Hard Drives 25 Recognizing Hard Drive Failure In a ProLiant system, a steadily glowing Fault LED indicates that that

26 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide • RAID 1+0 configurations can tolerate multiple drive failures as long as no failed drives are mirrored

Replacing, Moving, or Adding Hard Drives 27 3. Replace any failed drives. 4. After you have replaced the failed drives, fault tolerance may agai

28 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide • If you set the SCSI ID jumpers manually: − Check the ID value of the removed drive to be sure that it

Replacing, Moving, or Adding Hard Drives 29 − In RAID ADG configurations, any two drives in the array can be replaced simultaneously. − In RAID

3 HP CONFIDENTIAL File Name: 347914-1.doc Last Saved On: 1/26/04 9:31 AM Moving Drives and Arrays...

30 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide • The number of drives in the array (for RAID 5 and RAID ADG) Allow approximately 15 minutes per gigabyt

Replacing, Moving, or Adding Hard Drives 31 CAUTION: Because it can take up to 15 minutes per gigabyte to rebuild the data in the new configura

32 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide • The controller is not reading from or writing to any of the spare drives in the array. • The controll

Replacing, Moving, or Adding Hard Drives 33 c. Open ACU and navigate to the controller that contained the RAID ADG volume. ACU displays the missi

34 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide The expansion process is illustrated in the following figure, in which the original array (containing dat

35 Diagnosing Array Problems In This Section Diagnostic Tools...

37 Probability of Logical Drive Failure In This Section Factors Involved in Logical Drive Failure...

38 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide At any given RAID level, the probability of logical drive failure increases as the number of physical dri

39 Drive Arrays and Fault-Tolerance Methods In This Section Drive Arrays ...

4 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide Diagnosing Array Problems 35 Diagnostic Tools ...

40 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide With an array controller installed in the system, the capacity of several physical drives can be combined

Drive Arrays and Fault-Tolerance Methods 41 For data in the logical drive to be readable, the data block sequence must be the same in every stripe.

42 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide For any configuration except RAID 0, further protection against data loss can be achieved by assigning a

Drive Arrays and Fault-Tolerance Methods 43 RAID 0—No Fault Tolerance A RAID 0 configuration provides data striping, but there is no protection aga

44 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide When the array has more than two physical drives, drives are mirrored in pairs. In each mirrored pair,

Drive Arrays and Fault-Tolerance Methods 45 NOTE: When there are only two physical drives in the array, this fault-tolerance method is often refer

46 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide This configuration is useful when cost, performance, and data availability are equally important. Advanta

Drive Arrays and Fault-Tolerance Methods 47 HP CONFIDENTIAL File Name: 347914-1.doc Last Saved On: 1/26/04 9:31 AM Write performance High Medi

48 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide Item RAID 0 RAID 1+0 RAID 5 RAID ADG Relative cost Low High Medium Medium *NOTE: Values for usa

Drive Arrays and Fault-Tolerance Methods 49 Neither of these alternative fault-tolerance methods supports online spares or automatic data recovery,

5 Overview of the Server Setup Procedure In This Section Setting Up An Autoconfigurable Server...

51 Electrostatic Discharge In This Section Preventing Electrostatic Discharge...

52 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide Grounding Methods to Prevent Electrostatic Discharge Several methods are used for grounding. Use one or m

53 Acronyms and Abbreviations ACR Array Configuration Replicator ACU Array Configuration Utility ADU Array Diagnostics Utility ESD electrostat

54 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide RAID redundant array of inexpensive (or independent) disks RBSU ROM-Based Setup Utility SA Smart Array

55 HP CONFIDENTIAL File Name: 347914-1.doc Last Saved On: 1/26/04 9:31 AM replacing hard drives 23, 27 ROM, updating 7 Index A adding driv

HP CONFIDENTIAL File Name: 347914-1.doc Last Saved On: 1/26/04 9:31 AM 56 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide S Server Diagnostics utility

6 HP Smart Array 6i Controller User Guide 4. Create and format additional logical drives if desired ("Configuring an Array" on page 9). T

7 Updating the Firmware In This Section Methods for Updating the Firmware ...

9 Configuring an Array In This Section Introduction .......................