HP Smart Array Controllers on HP ProLiant Servers User Guide

Contents 4
P700m, P711m, P712m, and P721m specifications .......................................................................... 35
P800, P812, and P822 specifications .............................................................................................. 35
Battery pack service life ........................................................................................................................... 36
Installation and configuration ....................................................................................................... 37
Procedures for controllers in a server .......................................................................................................... 37
Installing a stand-up controller in an unconfigured server .................................................................... 37
Installing a stand-up controller in a previously configured server .......................................................... 38
Installing the controller board .......................................................................................................... 38
Connecting internal storage ............................................................................................................ 39
SAS cable part numbers ................................................................................................................. 40
Procedures for controllers in a server blade ................................................................................................. 40
Installing a mezzanine controller in an unconfigured server blade ........................................................ 40
Installing a mezzanine controller in a previously configured server blade .............................................. 41
Installing the mezzanine controller board .......................................................................................... 42
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 43
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 43
ROM-Based Setup Utility ................................................................................................................. 44
Array configuration tools .......................................................................................................................... 44
System maintenance tools ......................................................................................................................... 45
Updating firmware ........................................................................................................................ 45
Installing device drivers .................................................................................................................. 45
Installing Management Agents ........................................................................................................ 46
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 46
Upgrade and replacement procedures .......................................................................................... 48
Replacing the battery on the P212, P410, and P411 models ........................................................................ 48
Replacing the FBWC module on the P410 and P411 models ........................................................................ 49
Replacing the BBWC module on the P212, P410, and P411 models ............................................................. 50
Replacing the FBWC module on the P222, P420, P421, and P822 models .................................................... 51
Installing an E500 or P400 cache battery ................................................................................................... 53
Replacing an E500 or P400 cache battery ................................................................................................. 54
Replacing the E500 or P400 cache ........................................................................................................... 55
Replacing the P700m cache battery ........................................................................................................... 56
Removing a P711m capacitor pack ........................................................................................................... 59
Replacing a P711m cache module ............................................................................................................ 60
Replacing a P712m cache module ............................................................................................................ 63
Replacing the FBWC module on the P721m ............................................................................................... 64
Replacing a P800 cache battery ............................................................................................................... 65
Replacing the P800 cache module or controller ........................................................................................... 70
Replacing a P812 cache module ............................................................................................................... 73
Replacing a P822 cache module ............................................................................................................... 77
Drive procedures ........................................................................................................................ 79
Identifying the status of a legacy drive ....................................................................................................... 79
Identifying the status of an HP SmartDrive ................................................................................................... 80
Recognizing drive failure .......................................................................................................................... 81
Effects of a drive failure .................................................................................................................. 81
Compromised fault tolerance .......................................................................................................... 82
Recovering from compromised fault tolerance .................................................................................... 82
Replacing drives ..................................................................................................................................... 82
Before replacing drives .................................................................................................................. 83
Automatic data recovery (rebuild) .................................................................................................... 83
Upgrading drive capacity ............................................................................................................... 86