HP Dynamic Smart Array RAID Controller
Part Number: 678154-001
User Guide
Abstract
This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the
servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
June 2012
Edition: 1
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Contents
Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Features ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Enabling and configuring the controller ........................................................................................... 6
Enabling the controller ............................................................................................................................... 6
Setting the boot order ................................................................................................................................ 6
Installing the HP Smart Array SAS License Key .............................................................................................. 7
Configuring an array ................................................................................................................................. 7
Setting the controller read cache ................................................................................................................. 7
Upgrading to 512 MB FBWC ..................................................................................................................... 7
FBWC module LEDs (B120i, B320i) ................................................................................................... 8
Installing the FBWC module and capacitor pack ................................................................................. 8
Installing device drivers and Management Agents .......................................................................... 11
Installing device drivers ............................................................................................................................ 11
Windows operating systems ........................................................................................................... 11
Linux operating systems .................................................................................................................. 14
VMware ESX operating systems ....................................................................................................... 16
Installing Management Agents .................................................................................................................. 18
Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives ..................................................................................... 19
Drive LEDs .............................................................................................................................................. 19
Recognizing hard drive failure .................................................................................................................. 19
Effects of a hard drive failure .......................................................................................................... 20
Compromised fault tolerance .......................................................................................................... 21
Recovering from compromised fault tolerance .................................................................................... 21
Replacing hard drives .............................................................................................................................. 21
Guidelines .................................................................................................................................... 22
Data recovery (rebuild) ............................................................................................................................ 22
Time required for a rebuild ............................................................................................................. 22
Abnormal termination of a rebuild ................................................................................................... 23
Moving hard drives and arrays ................................................................................................................. 24
Adding drives ......................................................................................................................................... 25
Migrating hard drives to an optional Smart Array controller .......................................................................... 25
Migrating hard drives to an optional Smart Array controller—Microsoft Windows ................................. 26
Migrating hard drives to an optional Smart Array controller—Linux ...................................................... 27
Migrating drives to an optional host bus adapter ............................................................................... 29
Upgrading or migrating from a host bus adapter to a B320i controller ................................................. 29
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 30
Array Configuration Utility ........................................................................................................................ 30
HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 30
Intelligent Provisioning ............................................................................................................................. 31
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 31
Flashing firmware .................................................................................................................................... 32
Smart Components for ROM Flash ................................................................................................... 32
Support and other resources ........................................................................................................ 33
Contents 3
Support and training information ............................................................................................................... 33
Electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................. 34
Preventing electrostatic discharge .............................................................................................................. 34
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge .................................................................................. 34
Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 35
Index ......................................................................................................................................... 36
Contents 4
Overview
Features
Supported feature B120i controller B320i controller
Drive support
Hot-plug SATA drives
and SATA SSD
Hot-plug SAS drives
and SAS SSD
Direct Connect drives
Physical drives
Logical drives
Smart Carrier LED
support
Online spares
Cache module support
Optional 512 MB
FBWC module
RAID support
RAID 0, 1, and 1+0
RAID 5
Firmware and utility
support
SATA drive firmware
flash
SAS drive firmware
flash
ACU
HP SIM
Intelligent Provisioning
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The HP Dynamic Smart Array B320i RAID controller supports SAS drives when the HP Smart Array SAS License Key is
installed. For more information, see "Installing the HP Smart Array SAS License Key (on page 7)."
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For more information on Smart Carrier LED support, see "Drive LEDs (on page 19)."
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The 512 MB FBWC module is not supported on HP ProLiant ML310e, DL320e, and SL140s Gen8 Servers.
4
HP Dynamic Smart Array RAID controllers support RAID 5 when an optional 512 MB FBWC module is installed. For
more information, see "Upgrading to 512 MB FBWC (on page 7)."
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For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility, see
the QuickSpecs on the HP website
(http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/ProductBulletin.html). At the website, choose the
geographic region, and then locate the product by name or product category.
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