HP QW915A User Manual

QuickSpecs

HP D2220sb Storage Blade

Overview

Do you need a direct attached or shared storage solution within your BladeSystem enclosure?

Direct attached storage

The D2220sb Storage Blade delivers direct attached storage for c-Class Gen8 blade servers, with support for up to twelve hot plug small form factor (SFF) SAS or SATA Midline hard disk drives or SAS/SATA SSDs. The enclosure backplane provides a PCI Express connection to the adjacent c-Class server blade and enables high performance storage access without any additional cables. The D2220sb Storage Blade features an onboard Smart Array P420i controller with 2GB flash-backed write cache, for increased performance and data protection. Up to eight D2220sb storage devices can be supported off a single BladeSystem c7000 enclosure for up to 115.2 TB of capacity.

Two ways to create shared storage with the D2220sb

Use HP StoreVirtual VSA software to turn the D2220sb into an iSCSI SAN for use by all servers in the enclosure and any server on the network. HP StoreVirtual VSA software is installed in a virtual machine on a VMware ESX host server adjacent to the D2220sb. HP StoreVirtual VSA turns the D2220sb into a scalable and robust iSCSI SAN, featuring storage clustering for scalability, Network RAID for storage failover, thin provisioning, snapshots, remote replication, and cloning. Expand capacity within the same enclosure or to other BladeSystem enclosures by adding additional D2220sb Storage Blades and HP VSA licenses. A cost effective bundle of the D2220sb Storage Blade and a HP StoreVirtual VSA license makes purchasing convenient. If storage needs increase, add HP P4300 or P4500 systems externally and manage everything via a single pane of glass.

The HP StoreEasy 3830 Gateway Storage Blade is a flexible storage server solution for BladeSystem environments. Combine the StoreEasy 3830 with the D2220sb Storage Blade to enable file serving and iSCSI shared storage inside the BladeSystem enclosure.

UID LED

Drawer Open LED

Hot-plug drive drawer release button

Hot-plug drive drawer handle

Product information tag

Drive fault LED

Drive activity LED

Storage blade release latch

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Health status LED bar

What's New

Supports HP Smart Array P420i controller Supports PCIe Gen2 Supports HP Smart Drive Carriers Supports 2GB FBWC Supports Active Health System (AHS) Supports SAAP 2.0

NOTE :

SAAP 2.0 features are now included as part of the base features for HP Smart Array P420i controller

HP D2220sb Storage Blade

10.

Storage blade release button

* Removing the storage blade from the enclosure removes power from the hard drives.

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HP D2220sb Storage Blade

Key Features

Mix and Match of Hard Drive Types

Universal hot plug Hard Drive

Features of the D2220sb include:

SFF (SAS/SATA Midline/SAS SSD/SATA SSD) support - Delivering data transfer rates up to 6 Gb/s for SAS, SATA, SAS SSD, SATA SSD

Support for up to twelve (12) hot plug SFF SAS/SATA Midline/SAS SSD/SATA SSD disk drives in a half-height blade Internal Smart Array P420i with 2 GB flash-backed write cache Simple configuration and setup with HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA) Easy to maintain and troubleshoot with industry standard management tools including HP System Insight Manager Use with HP StoreVirtual VSA software to create a robust shared storage environment inside BladeSystem enclosures Protected by HP Services and a worldwide network of HP Authorized Channel Partners. Three-year parts limited global warranty. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply

D2220sb supports mixing of different drive types (SAS/SATA, SSD/HDD) in a single enclosure. However, please note also that an array can be created across only one drive type.

Form factor is for use across multiple HP ProLiant servers, disk enclosures and storage systems. With compatibility across many enterprise platforms, you are free to deploy and re-deploy these drives to quickly deliver increased storage capacity, migrate data between systems, and easily manage spare drives.

LED Indicators

Density

Fault Tolerance

Manageability

Front panel LEDs indicate drive activity and system health status.

The D2220sb fits into a half height bay on the BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 Enclosure.

NOTE:

c7000 requires 10 fans, storage blade is not supported with 8 fan configuration.

c3000 requires 6 fans, storage blade is not supported with 4 fan configuration.

Using the internal Smart Array P420i controller with 2 GB flash-backed write cache, the D2220sb can be configured for RAID levels 0, 1, 1 + 0, 5, and 6 (RAID ADG)

All Smart Array products utilize a standard set of management and utility software. These tools minimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by reducing training requirements and technical expertise necessary to install and maintain the HP server storage.

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HP D2220sb Storage Blade

Fault Prevention

D2220sb Blade server support matrix

Supported Servers

X86 server blades

BL460c Gen8

BL465c Gen8

BL660c Gen8

WS460c Gen8

The following features offer detection of possible failures before they occur, allowing preventive action to be taken:

S.M.A.R.T.: Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology first developed at HP detects possible hard disk failure before it occurs, allowing replacement of the component before failure occurs. Drive Parameter Tracking monitors drive operational parameters, predicting failure and notifying the administrator. Dynamic Sector Repairing continually performs background surface scans on the hard disk drives during inactive periods and automatically remaps bad sectors, ensuring data integrity. Smart Array Cache Tracking monitors integrity of controller cache, allowing pre-failure preventative maintenance. Environment Tracking for External Storage System: Monitors fan speed and cabinet temperature of ProLiant Storage System and newer HP storage enclosures.

Server: Full Height

or Half Height

Half

Full

Half

No of D2220sb

Storage blades

Supported

Pass Thru Card

Required

Mezz slot to support

1st Pass Thru Card

n/a n/a

Mezz slot to support

2nd Pass Thru Card

NOTE:

For BL465c Gen8 , SPLD/CPLD FW 0x40 or higher is required to support D2220sb.

Operating Systems

Windows Server: 2008 R2, 2012 Red Hat Enterprise: RHEL5, RHEL6 SLES (x86): SLES10, SLES11 VMware ESX: 4.1ESXi 5.0

NOTE:

For more information on HP's Certified and Supported ProLiant Servers for OS and Virtualization Software and latest listing of software drivers available for your server, please visit our Support Matrix at:

http://www.hp.com/go/supportos

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Software Suite

Systems Insight Manager

Powerful server and server options/storage manager tool Monitors over 1,200 system wide parameters Configuration/Diagnostic Utilities

HP Smart Storage Administrator

Powerful Web based configuration utility for all Smart Array controllers Provides a graphical view of HP drive array configurations Allows for management of multiple arrays over a secure internet connection from anywhere in the world Easy to use Wizards for configuration Runs offline for all supported Operating Systems and runs online for Windows and Linux. For online configuration of NetWare, use CPQONLIN

HP Option ROM Configuration for Arrays

A simple method for managing logical drives during system power up by pressing F8 during POST Allows the ability to create arrays, logical drives, and assign an online spare drive Allows the ability to view and delete logical drives Allows the ability to select the boot controller or advanced array configurations use HP SSA

HP Array Diagnostic Utility

(HP SSA)

(ORCA)

(ADU)

In depth diagnostic and reporting utility for all Smart Array controllers Runs offline for all supported Operating Systems, and runs online for Windows and Linux

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