HP PCIe Workload Accelerators for ProLiant Servers Installation Manual
HP PCIe Workload Accelerator HHHL SSD Installation Guide
HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Half-Height,
Half-Length NAND Flash SSD
Abstract
his document describes how to install an HP PCIe Workload Accelerator half-height, half-length (HHHL) PCIe NAND Flash SSD
into a host system
HP Part Number: 727351-001
Published: February 2013
Edition: 1
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Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................4
HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Overview....................................................................................4
System Recommendations.....................................................................................................6
Hardware Recommendations.................................................................................................6
Supported Operating Systems and Software............................................................................6
Software Requirements.........................................................................................................7
2 Components Provided by HP........................................................................8
Hardware................................................................................................................................8
Software..................................................................................................................................8
3 Installing the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Hardware...................................9
4 Installing the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Software...................................11
Prerequisites...........................................................................................................................11
Installing the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Support Pack......................................................11
Installing the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Support Pack on a Windows System......................11
Updating the Device Driver (New or Existing Installation)....................................................12
Installing the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Support Pack on a Linux System............................12
Installing the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Driver for RHEL 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, and 5.8..............12
Installing the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Driver for RHEL 6.1 and 6.2.............................13
Installing the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Driver for SLES 11...........................................13
Installing the HPWAM Software on a Linux System........................................................14
Updating the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Firmware Unified Binary Image (UBI).........................14
5 Verifying the Installation............................................................................15
6 Troubleshooting........................................................................................16
7 LED Codes..............................................................................................19
8 References...............................................................................................20
Contents 3
1 Introduction
This document describes how to install an HP PCIe Workload Accelerator half-height, half-length
(HHHL) PCIe NAND Flash SSD into a host system and complete the required steps to get the drive
into a functional state. Additional documentation is referenced as needed.
This document provides:
• An overview of the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator HHHL form factor SSD
• A description of the software and hardware provided by HP
• System recommendations
• Device installation
• Support pack installation
• Installation verification steps
• Troubleshooting steps
• A description of LED codes
HP PCIe Workload Accelerator Overview
The HP PCIe Workload Accelerator solid state drive (SSD) is a PCI Express® (PCIe) Gen
2-compatible drive that conforms to the PCIe Card Electromechanical (CEM) specification version
2.0, section 6.1 (low profile add-in card size). This is also called the half-height, half-length (HHHL)
form factor. The HP PCIe Workload Accelerator HHHL drive is available in two capacities: 350GB
and 700GB. Both options have the same HHHL form factor and support a x8 link width and PCIe
Gen 2-compatible motherboard slot.
The HP PCIe Workload Accelerator HHHL card is shown in the following figures:
4 Introduction
Figure 1 HP PCIe Workload Accelerator HHHL card (Component side)
Figure 2 HP PCIe Workload Accelerator HHHL card (Solder Side)
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A total of 64 NAND placements are on the drive. The 350GB drive has four NAND die per
package and the 700GB drive has eight NAND die per package. NAND are placed on both the
component and solder sides of the drive along with the component and solder sides of two daughter
boards as shown in Figure 1 (page 5) and Figure 2 (page 5).
Figure 1 (page 5) shows the drive’s LEDs. The state of these LEDs, such as color and blinking
pattern, convey important information about the drive’s status and behavior. For a description of
the LED codes, see “LED Codes” (page 19).
System Recommendations
To help achieve optimal performance for the HP PCIe Workload Accelerator, review the system
recommendations listed below. Italics indicate a hardware requirement.
Hardware Recommendations
The following table lists system hardware platform recommendations for using the HP PCIe Workload
Accelerator, except where specifically noted.
Table 1
RequirementsDescriptionCategory
Type, BIOSSystem
• “Performance” optimized legacy or
UEFI BIOS.
CPU type, cores, and cache sizeProcessor
System RAMMemory
TypeChipset
Type, speed, and link widthSlots
• Enterprise server class systems with
Intel® Tylersburg, Sandy Bridge, or
later class chipset motherboards are
recommended.
• “Performance” optimized legacy or
UEFI BIOS.
• 64-bit processors are required.
• Single, dual, or higher number of
processors can be used.
• Intel® Xeon™ (Nehalem-EP) or better
processor with four or more
cores/processor.
• 12MB local cache is recommended.
• Processors with clock speeds greater
than 3GHz are recommended for
best performance.
A minimum of 6GB DRAM is
recommended.
An Intel 5520 or later generation
chipset is recommended.
• A PCIe, Gen 2 speed, x8 link width
slot is required
• A PCIe Gen 1 slot can be used, but
drive performance will be impacted.
Power requirements
Slot power consumption and external
supply
Supported Operating Systems and Software
• Microsoft Windows® Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x86-64)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Hyper-V (x86-64)
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• Slots must be at least 25W
compatible PCIe.
• No external power connection is
required for the P320h drive.
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (x86-64) SP128
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V (x64)
• Microsoft Windows 7 (x64)
• Microsoft Windows 8 (x64)
• Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL) version 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8 (SP 128), 6.1, or 6.2 (x86-64)
• SUSE™ Linux Enterprise (SLES) version 11 SP1 or SP2 (x86-64)
Software Requirements
• The HP PCIe Workload Accelerator drive is compatible with both Windows and Linux
64-bit-compatible operating systems only.
• If your 64-bit operating system is not on our list, it may be possible to install and use the HP
PCIe Workload Accelerator software, but HP does not guarantee compatibility.
• Java™ Runtime Environment (JRE) version 1.6 or later (64-bit version). Before using the
RealSSD™ Manager (RSSDM) GUI, you must download and install JRE from www.java.com.
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