HP Smart Array 6400 Series Controllers for Integrity Servers User Guide

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Contents

Hardware features........................................................................................................................ 5

Board components .................................................................................................................................... 5

Expansion module components ................................................................................................................... 6

Controller specifications and attributes .........................................................................................................6

Overview of the installation procedure ............................................................................................ 8

Quick installation procedure (Windows or Linux)........................................................................................... 8

Installing the controller hardware.................................................................................................. 10

Before beginning the installation ............................................................................................................... 10

Preparing the server................................................................................................................................. 10

Installing the controller board.................................................................................................................... 10

Connecting storage devices...................................................................................................................... 11

Connecting internal storage ............................................................................................................ 11

Connecting external storage ........................................................................................................... 12

SCSI cable part numbers ................................................................................................................ 12

Updating the firmware ................................................................................................................ 13

Methods for updating the firmware (Windows® or Linux®) ..........................................................................13

Configuring an array .................................................................................................................. 14

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 14

Comparing the utilities ............................................................................................................................. 14

Using ORCA........................................................................................................................................... 15

Using ACU............................................................................................................................................. 16

Installing device drivers and Management Agents .......................................................................... 17

Systems using Microsoft Windows............................................................................................................. 17

Installing device drivers .................................................................................................................. 17

Installing Management Agents ........................................................................................................ 17

Systems using Linux®............................................................................................................................... 17

Installing Management Agents ........................................................................................................ 18

Upgrading or replacing controller options ..................................................................................... 19

Replacing a battery ................................................................................................................................. 19

Replacing the expansion module............................................................................................................... 20

Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives..................................................................................... 22

Identifying the status of a hard drive .......................................................................................................... 22

Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations ...................................................................................... 22

Recognizing hard drive failure.................................................................................................................. 23

Effects of a hard drive failure .......................................................................................................... 23

Compromised fault tolerance .......................................................................................................... 24

Recovering from compromised fault tolerance.................................................................................... 24

Replacing hard drives.............................................................................................................................. 24

Factors to consider before replacing hard drives................................................................................25

Automatic data recovery (rebuild).................................................................................................... 25

Upgrading hard drive capacity ....................................................................................................... 26

Moving drives and arrays ........................................................................................................................ 27

Adding drives......................................................................................................................................... 28

Diagnosing array problems.......................................................................................................... 30

Controller board runtime LEDs................................................................................................................... 30