Table Of Contents - HP Smart Array P800 User Manual

Contents
Hardware features ........................................................................................................................ 5
Main components on the board .................................................................................................................. 5
Controller specifications ............................................................................................................................. 5
Overview of the installation procedure ............................................................................................ 7
Quick installation procedure (Windows or Linux)........................................................................................... 7
Installing the controller hardware .................................................................................................... 9
Before beginning the installation ................................................................................................................. 9
Preparing the server................................................................................................................................... 9
Installing the controller board...................................................................................................................... 9
Connecting storage devices ...................................................................................................................... 10
Connecting internal storage ............................................................................................................ 10
Connecting external storage ........................................................................................................... 10
SAS cable part numbers ................................................................................................................. 11
Updating the firmware ................................................................................................................ 12
Methods for updating the firmware (Windows® or Linux®) .......................................................................... 12
Configuring an array .................................................................................................................. 13
Utilities available for configuring an array .................................................................................................. 13
Comparing the utilities ............................................................................................................................. 13
Using ORCA........................................................................................................................................... 14
Using ACU ............................................................................................................................................. 15
Installing device drivers and Management Agents .......................................................................... 16
Systems using Microsoft® Windows®........................................................................................................ 16
Installing device drivers .................................................................................................................. 16
Installing the Event Notification Service ............................................................................................ 16
Installing Management Agents ........................................................................................................ 16
Systems using Linux®............................................................................................................................... 16
Installing Management Agents ........................................................................................................ 17
Upgrading or replacing controller options ..................................................................................... 18
Replacing or adding a battery .................................................................................................................. 18
Replacing the cache module or controller ................................................................................................... 22
Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives ..................................................................................... 26
Identifying the status of a hard drive .......................................................................................................... 26
Recognizing hard drive failure .................................................................................................................. 27
Effects of a hard drive failure .......................................................................................................... 28
Compromised fault tolerance .......................................................................................................... 28
Recovering from compromised fault tolerance.................................................................................... 28
Replacing hard drives .............................................................................................................................. 29
Factors to consider before replacing hard drives................................................................................ 29
Automatic data recovery (rebuild) .................................................................................................... 29
Upgrading hard drive capacity ....................................................................................................... 31
Moving drives and arrays ........................................................................................................................ 32
Adding drives ......................................................................................................................................... 32
Diagnosing array problems.......................................................................................................... 34
Controller board runtime LEDs................................................................................................................... 34
Battery pack LEDs.................................................................................................................................... 35
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