Table Of Contents - HPE Smart Array P240nr User Manual

Contents
Features .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Basic features ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
Controller features .................................................................................................................................................... 5
HPE SmartCache .......................................................................................................................................... 5
HPE SSD Smart Path .................................................................................................................................... 6
HPE Secure Encryption ................................................................................................................................. 6
HBA/RAID mode............................................................................................................................................ 6
Component identification .......................................................................................................................... 7
Smart Array P240nr and H240nr Smart HBA connectors ........................................................................................ 7
P542D controller components .................................................................................................................................. 7
Specifications ............................................................................................................................................ 8
Smart Array P240nr specifications ........................................................................................................................... 8
H240nr Smart HBA specifications ............................................................................................................................ 8
Smart Array P542D Controller specifications ........................................................................................................... 9
HPE Smart Storage Battery and cache specifications ............................................................................................. 9
Memory and storage capacity conventions .............................................................................................................. 9
Supported products ................................................................................................................................................ 10
Installation ............................................................................................................................................... 11
Installing the Smart Array P240nr and H240nr Smart HBA with HPE Synergy ...................................................... 11
Installing the Smart Array P542D with HPE Synergy ............................................................................................. 12
Smart Array P542D Controller installation guidelines.................................................................................. 12
Installing Smart Array P542D Controller...................................................................................................... 12
Installing Smart Array P542D with HPE Proliant servers ....................................................................................... 13
Smart Array P542D installation guidelines .................................................................................................. 13
Installing the HPE Smart Array P542D Controller module .......................................................................... 14
Completing the installation procedure .................................................................................................................... 16
Updating firmware ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Configuration .......................................................................................................................................... 17
Configuration tools ................................................................................................................................................. 17
HPE Smart Storage Administrator ............................................................................................................... 17
UEFI System Utilities ................................................................................................................................... 17
Configuring an array ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Drive procedures .................................................................................................................................... 20
Identifying the status of an HPE SmartDrive .......................................................................................................... 20
Recognizing drive failure ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Effects of a hard drive failure on logical drives ............................................................................................ 21
Compromised fault tolerance....................................................................................................................... 21
Recovering from compromised fault tolerance ............................................................................................ 22
Replacing drives ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Before replacing drives ................................................................................................................................ 22
Automatic data recovery (rebuild)................................................................................................................ 23
Upgrading drive capacity ............................................................................................................................. 25
Moving drives and arrays ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Adding drives .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Electrostatic discharge ............................................................................................................................ 28
Preventing electrostatic discharge ......................................................................................................................... 28
Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge .......................................................................................... 28
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