Contents
Product overview ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Synergy SAS Storage features ................................................................................................................................ 5
Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
Front panel components ................................................................................................................................ 7
Side panel...................................................................................................................................................... 8
Device bay numbering ................................................................................................................................... 9
Hot-plug drive LED definitions ....................................................................................................................... 9
VRM............................................................................................................................................................. 10
Features ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
P542D controller components ..................................................................................................................... 11
Planning .................................................................................................................................................. 13
Wiring diagram ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
Server profile .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Server profile mobility .................................................................................................................................. 17
Logical JBOD drive selection....................................................................................................................... 17
Deployment ............................................................................................................................................. 18
Installing drives ............................................................................................................................................ 20
Configuration .......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Firmware bundle .......................................................................................................................................... 22
Logical interconnect groups......................................................................................................................... 23
Enclosure group .......................................................................................................................................... 26
Logical enclosure......................................................................................................................................... 29
Check alerts................................................................................................................................................. 30
Server profiles ............................................................................................................................................. 34
Inventory ................................................................................................................................................................. 40
Interconnect ................................................................................................................................................. 40
Drive enclosure............................................................................................................................................ 40
Operations .............................................................................................................................................. 42
Status event notifications ....................................................................................................................................... 42
Firmware ................................................................................................................................................................ 44
Updating the firmware ................................................................................................................................. 44
Expanding local storage ......................................................................................................................................... 44
Manually managed ...................................................................................................................................... 45
HBA ............................................................................................................................................................. 45
RAID ............................................................................................................................................................ 45
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