Contents
Component identification ....................................................................................................................... 5
Controller components ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Controller LEDs ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
Cache module LEDs ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 8
RAID conventions ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Controller features .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Basic features ................................................................................................................................................ 8
HPE SmartCache .......................................................................................................................................... 9
HPE SSD Smart Path .................................................................................................................................... 9
HPE Secure Encryption ................................................................................................................................. 9
Supported servers .................................................................................................................................................. 10
Controller specifications ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Connecting internal storage......................................................................................................................... 14
Cable part numbers ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Configuration tools ................................................................................................................................................. 15
Configuration utilities ................................................................................................................................... 16
Configuration procedures ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Legacy mode boot options .......................................................................................................................... 16
UEFI Boot Mode boot options ..................................................................................................................... 17
Configuring an array .................................................................................................................................... 17
System maintenance tools ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Updating firmware ....................................................................................................................................... 18
Installing device drivers ............................................................................................................................... 18
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Drive procedures ................................................................................................................................. 20
Recognizing drive failure ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Compromised fault tolerance....................................................................................................................... 21
Replacing drives ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Before replacing drives ................................................................................................................................ 22
Upgrading drive capacity ............................................................................................................................. 25
Moving drives and arrays ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Adding drives .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Warranty information .............................................................................................................................................. 28
Regulatory information ........................................................................................................................................... 28
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