HP Integrity rx3600 Server User Service Guide

C Core I/O Card Utilities
This appendix provides information on core I/O cards that need additional configuration.
This appendix addresses the following topics:
• “Integrated RAID” (page 83)
• “HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA (SAS Controller)” (page 83)
• “MPTUTIL Utility” (page 83)
• “DRVCFG Utility” (page 85)
• “CFGGEN Utility” (page 93)
• “Smart Array P400, P600 and P800 Controllers” (page 95)
• “SAUPDATE Utility” (page 97)
• “EBSU Utility” (page 99)
• “ORCA Utility” (page 102)
• “ACU Utility” (page 103)
Integrated RAID
Use Integrated RAID (IR) where either storage capacity, redundancy, or both of a RAID configuration
are required. Two components of IR are:
• Integrated Mirror (IM)
• Global Hot Spare
Integrated Mirror
The advantage of an IM is there is always a mirrored copy of the data. An IM provides data
protection for the system boot volume to safeguard critical information such as the operating system
on servers and high performance workstations. An IM supports two simultaneous mirrored volumes,
making an array, providing fault-tolerant protection for critical data. Typically, one of these volumes
is the boot volume. If a disk in an IM fails, the hot swap capability enables the volume to be easily
restored by replacing the failed disk. The firmware then automatically re-mirrors to the replaced
disk.
Global Hot Spare
Each SAS controller can have one global hot spare disk available to automatically replace a failed
disk in the one or two IM volumes configured on the controller. The hot spare makes the IM array
more fault tolerant. Up to two IM volumes are supported per SAS controller plus the hot spare.
HP 8 Internal Port SAS HBA (SAS Controller)
The following information is provided to assist you in configuring the 8 Internal Port SAS HBA
controller during installation. For additional information refer to the HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host
Bus Adapter (SAS Controller) Users Guide in the I/O Cards and Networking Software collection
under SAS Host Bus Adapters at http://www.hp.com/go/integrity-iocards-docs.
MPTUTIL Utility
The MPTUTIL utility enables you to update the adapter flash memory with the EFI driver and HBA
firmware. New versions of these images are released periodically.
IMPORTANT: Do not store the files in this package on a SAS device. If you store these files on
a SAS device and the update fails, these files will not be accessible.
To update firmware, follow these steps:
Integrated RAID 261