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Compaq Smart Array 221 User Manual

Compaq Smart Array 221 User Manual (162 pages)

Brand: Compaq | Category: Controller | Size: 0.8 MB

Table of Contents

Section 1

3
- Table of Contents
  3
- About this Guide
  9
  - Text Conventions
    9
  - Symbols in Text
    10
  - Symbols on Equipment
    10
  - Rack Stability
    11
  - Compaq Website
    12
  - Getting Help
    12
  - Http://Www.compaq.com
    12
  - Telephone Numbers
    12
- Chapter 1 Features
  
  13
  - Multiple Logical Drives
    13
    
    Smart Array 221 Controller
    14
    
    Drive Arrays
    15
    
    Fault Tolerance
    15
  - Overview of Features
    13
  - Distributed Data Guarding
    15
  - Drive Mirroring
    15
  - No Fault Tolerance (RAID 0)
    15
    
    Drive Movement
    16
    
    Read-Cache Memory
    16
    
    Wide Ultra2 SCSI and Wide-Ultra SCSI-3
    16
  - Array Configuration Utility Features
    17
- Chapter 2 Installation Preparation
  
  18
- Chapter 3 Updating the Firmware
  
  29
  - Rompaq Diskettes
    29
    
    Array 221 Controller
    30
    
    Creating Diskettes
    30
    
    Materials Needed
    30
  - Running System Rompaq
    31
  - Running Options Rompaq
    32
- Chapter 4 Hardware Installation and Cabling Information
  
  35
  - Tools Needed
    35
  - Preparing the Server
    35
  - Internal Cabling
    38
  - SCSI Cabling Information
    38
    
    SCSI Termination
    39
    
    SCSI Cable Connectors
    40
    
    SCSI Ids
    40
  - Completing the Installation
    41
  - External Cabling
    42
    
    External SCSI Connections
    42
    
    External Cables
    43
- Chapter 5 Running the System Configuration Utility
  
  45
- Chapter 6 Running the Array Configuration Utility
  
  50
  - Before You Begin
    51
  - Starting the Array Configuration Utility
    51
    
    Accessing Online
    51
    
    Smartstart and Support Software CD
    52
  - Configuration Wizards
    53
  - Online Help
    53
  - Running the Array Configuration Utility Continued
    53
  - Configuration Procedures
    54
    
    Creating a New Array
    54
  - Array Configuration Utility Screens
    61
    
    Main Configuration Screen
    61
  - Logical/Physical Configuration View
    63
    
    More Information Button
    64
    
    Controller Settings Screen
    66
    
    Create Array Screen
    67
    
    Create Logical Drive Screen
    67
  - Error and Warning Messages
    69
- Chapter 7 Installing the Operating System Drivers
  
  70
  - Ibm
    70
  - Materials Needed
    71
  - Novell Netware
    71
    
    Creating Novell SSD Diskettes
    71
    
    Additional Information
    72
    
    Installation Procedure
    72
    
    Compaq Online Array Configuration Utility for Netware (CPQONLIN)
    73
    
    Optimizing Array Controller Performance
    73
  - Microsoft Windows NT
    75
    
    Creating the NT SSD Diskettes
    75
    
    Installing the Driver
    75
    
    Additional Information
    76
    
    Installation Procedures
    77
  - SCO Openserver 5
    84
    
    Creating the EFS Diskettes
    84
    
    Getting the Driver and Installation Information
    84
    
    Accessing the Information
    85
  - SCO Unixware 2.1 or Later
    87
    
    Creating the EFS Diskettes
    87
    
    Getting the Driver and Installation Information
    87
    
    Accessing the Information
    88
    
    Creating a Support Software Diskette (SSD)
    89
    
    Installing the Driver
    89
    
    Additional Information
    90
    
    Installation Procedures
    91
    
    Controller Ordering
    92
    
    Partitioning
    93
    
    Command Line Switches
    94
    
    Limitations
    97
  - Banyan VINES 6.0 or Later
    98
    
    Additional Information
    98
    
    Creating the Peripheral Adapter Support Software Diskettes
    98
    
    Installing the Driver
    98
    
    Installation Procedures
    99
  - Updating the Compaq Insight Manager Agents
    99
- Appendix A Electrostatic Discharge
  
  100
  - Preventing Electrostatic Damage
    100
  - Grounding Methods
    101
- Appendix B Specifications
  
  102
- Appendix C Understanding Drive Arrays
  
  103
  - What Is a Drive Array
    103
    
    Attributes
    105
    
    Drive Arrays
    105
    
    Two Drive Arrays with Six Physical Drives
    105
    
    Logical Drives
    106
  - Drive Array Benefits
    107
    
    Data Protection
    107
  - Performance Enhancement
    112
    
    Distributing Data and Data Striping
    112
  - Data Striping
    112
    
    Concurrent I/O Request Servicing
    113
    
    Bus Master Data Transfers
    114
    
    Optimized Request Management
    114
  - Adding Storage Capacity
    115
    
    Disk Drive Capacity Upgrades
    116
  - Data Reliability
    117
    
    Auto Reliability Monitoring
    117
    
    Dynamic Sector Repairing
    117
    
    Drive Failure Alert Features
    118
    
    Drive Parameter Tracking
    118
    
    Interim Data Recovery
    118
    
    Automatic Data Recovery
    119
    
    Hot-Pluggable Drives
    120
    
    Controller Duplexing
    123
    
    Software-Based Drive Mirroring
    124
- Appendix D
  
  125
  - Upgrading from the SMART-2SL Array Controller
    125
- Appendix E Recovering from Drive Failure
  
  127
  - Recognizing a Drive Failure
    127
  - Fault Tolerance and Drive Failure
    128
    
    A Non-Fault-Tolerant (RAID 0) Logical Drive
    128
    
    A RAID 1 (Mirroring) Logical Drive
    128
    
    A RAID 5 (Distributed Data Guarding) Logical Drive
    129
    
    Spare Drives
    129
  - Replacing a Failed Drive
    130
    
    Automatic Data Recovery
    131
    
    Automatic Data Recovery Failure
    131
  - Compromised Fault Tolerance
    132
- Appendix Fpost Error Messages
  
  133
- Appendix G
  
  139
  - Questions and Answers about the Smart Array 221 Controller
    139
- Appendix H Regulatory Compliance Notices
  
  142
  - Federal Communications Commission Notice
    142
    
    Class a Equipment
    142
    
    Class B Equipment
    143
    
    Cables
    144
    
    Modifications
    144
  - Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien
    144
    
    Class a Equipment
    144
    
    Class B Equipment
    144
  - European Union Notice
    145
  - Mouse Compliance Statement
    145
  - Battery Replacement Notice
    146
  - Japanese Notice
    146
Section 2

155
- Pre-Failure Notification
  157
  - Description
    157
  - Replacing
    157
  - Type Supported
    157
    
    Non-Fault-Tolerant
    157
    
    Number Supported
    157
  - Array Configuration
    158
    
    Rom
    158
  - Updating
    158
- Logical Drives
  158
  - Creating
    158
  - Utility
    158
    
    Installing
    158
  - Considerations
    158
  - Description
    158
- Hard Drives
  159
- Hot-Plug Drives
  159
  - SCSI Ids, Assigning
    159
- Installation Procedures
  159
- Installing
  159
- SCSI Cable Connectors
  159
- Smart Array 221 Controller Adding Storage
  159
  - Components
    159
  - Smart Array 221 Controller
    159
- Interim Data Recovery
  160
  - RAID Levels Supported
    160
  - Optimizing
    160
    
    XOR Engine
    162
- Option Kit Contents
  160

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