HPE 488348-B21 Getting Started Guide

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QuickSpecs

Overview

HP Smart Array P712m Controller

The HP Smart Array P712m mezzanine card is the preferred high value solution for 6Gb/s Shared SAS Storage for the HP ProLiant
BladeSystem servers. It is one of the highest performing controllers in the SAS portfolio and provides new levels of reliability for the
HP BladeSystem through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities. Supports up to 4 P2000 Smart
Arrays.

What's New

Support for HP MSA 2040 Storage

Models

HP Smart Array P712m/ZM 2-ports Int PCIe x8 SAS Controller
HP Smart Array P712m/256 6Gb 2-ports Int/2-ports Ext Mezzanine SAS Controller

NOTE:

In order to support SAS Hard Drives the server blade must have a P712m Controller installed in server

mezzanine slot 1 or mezzanine slot 2.

484299-B21
488348-B21

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QuickSpecs

Standard Features

The Smart Array
Advantage

Key Features

HP's innovative design and integration work within the Smart Array family of products creates customer
value that is unmatched in the industry. Use of Smart Array products across multiple applications results in
a much lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) than any other server storage RAID product. The HP Smart
Array family brings an unparalleled return on investment.

Data Compatibility

upgrades any time needs for higher performance, capacity, and availability increase.

Consistent Configuration and Management Tools

management and utility software. These tools minimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by reducing training
requirements and technical expertise necessary to install and maintain HP server storage.

Pre-Failure Warranty

drive is going to fail but allows replacement of failing drives prior to actual failure. For complete details,
consult the HP Support Center or refer to your HP Server documentation.

HP Smart Array P712m Controller

. Data Compatibility with all Serial Smart Array controllers allows simple and easy

. All Smart Array products utilize a standard set of

. Pre-Failure Warranty means Systems Insight Manager not only reports when a

Storage interface (SAS/SATA)

6 Gb/s SAS technology delivers up to 600 MB/s per physical link.
3 Gb/s SATA technology delivers up to 300 MB/s for directly attached SATA drives.
Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives. Deploy drive technology as needed to fit the computing
environment.
Support for SAS tape drives, SAS tape autoloaders and SAS tape libraries.

RAID controller features

256 MB cache
RAID 0, 1
RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50 on P2000 G3 SA (for shared storage)

NOTE:

RAID for Shared Storage is controlled by the controller of the array.

Recovery ROM protects against ROM corruption.
Smart Array PCIe mezzanine card that connects to a HP 6Gb/s SAS BL Switch through the c-Class
enclosure high-speed mid-plane supporting shared SAS storage.
Four (4) 6Gb/s SAS physical links distributed across 2 external 2x ports to supports up to 2 6Gb/s
SAS Switches
Two (2) 6Gb/s SAS physical links distributed across 2 internal 1x ports to support up to 2 6Gb/s SAS
HDDs
Software consistency among all Smart Array family products: Array Configuration Utility, Systems
Insight Manager, Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU) and SmartStart

Online Management
Features

Online array expansion (with cache)
Online logical drive extension (with cache)
Online RAID level migration (with cache)
Online strip size migration (with cache)
User selectable rebuild priority
User selectable RAID level and stripe size

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QuickSpecs

Standard Features

HP P2000 G3 Modular
Smart Array Systems

Online Management Features:

HP Storage Management Utility (SMU).

P2000 G3 Smart Array Systems - RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50:

In addition to the usual RAID levels, the P2000 G3 features several important additional levels. RAID 6 is
the highest level of RAID protection. It allocates two sets of parity data across drives and allows
simultaneous write operations. It can withstand two simultaneous drive failures without downtime or data
loss. RAID 10 is mirroring and striping without parity. It is the most popular of the multiple RAID levels,
allowing large arrays with high performance in most cases and superior fault tolerance. RAID 50 combines
the block striping and parity of RAID 5 with the straight block striping of RAID 0, yielding higher
performance than RAID 5 through the addition of RAID 0, particularly during writes.

HP Smart Array P712m Controller

Management access, out-of-band:

WEB GUI, CLI.
Interface Types:

USB, 10/100 Ethernet.
Protocols Supported:

SNMP, SMI-S, SSL, SSH, SMTP, FTP, HTTP, Telnet

Performance

Capacity

Availability

Fault Prevention

6Gb/s SAS (600MB/s bandwidth per physical link)
256 MB Cache available (256 MB cache enables use of the external ports)

Dependent upon attached arrays. See drive enclosure QuickSpecs for details.

Provides increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality:

Online RAID Level Migration (0,1)
Pre-Failure Warranty

NOTE:

This is not applicable for P2000.

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.

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Standard Features

Fault Tolerance RAID
Descriptions

Fault Recovery

Keeps data available and server running while a failed drive is being replaced; two fault tolerance
configurations are supported for the internal connections including:

NOTE:

and additional information regarding RAID levels:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13551_div/13551_div.html

Minimizes downtime, reconstructs data, and facilitates a quick recovery from drive failure:

HP Smart Array P712m Controller

RAID 0 (striping) provides no extra data protection. Data is striped across all drives in the array to
increase performance. RAID 0 requires a minimum of one drive.
RAID 1 (mirroring) protects against failure of one drive. Data is duplicated on a pair of drives. RAID 1
requires a minimum of two drives.

Please see the HP P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems QuickSpecs for Technical Specifications

Recovery ROM: This feature provides unique redundancy that protects from a ROM image
corruption. A new version of firmware can be flashed to the ROM while the controller maintains the
last known working version of firmware. If the firmware becomes corrupt, the controller will revert
back to the previous version of firmware and continue operating. This reduces the risk of flashing
firmware to the controller.
DRAM ECC corrects against single bit data and address corruption.

Ease of Use

Consistency and Upgradeability make the Smart Array family unique in the industry:

GUI based configuration, management and diagnostic software tools
Common data format between generations of products

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