HP Smart Array 6400 Series Controllers Support Guide, September 2007

Document Organization
The HP Smart Array 6400 Series Controller Support Guide is divided into several chapters containing
information about RAID in general, the RAID levels supported by each Smart Array Controller
specifically, and installation, configuration, and troubleshooting details for the Smart Array
Controllers. There are also several appendixes containing supplemental information.
Chapter 1 Smart Array 6400 Series Controller OverviewThis chapter provides an overview
of Smart Array 6400 Series Controllers features and functionality.
Chapter 2 Installing Smart Array 6400 Series Controllers This chapter covers all aspects
of the Smart Array 6400 Series Controllers installation, including online
installation, hardware requirements, software requirements, firmware
requirements, and setting up logical drives as boot devices.
Chapter 3 Configuring Smart Array 6400 Series Controllers This chapter includes
information on planning RAID configurations and details on the use of the
saconfig command to configure logical drives on the Smart Array 6402
Controller.
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information of the different
troubleshooting tools available for the Smart Array Controllers including using
the sautil command for troubleshooting.
Appendix A Controller Specifications
Appendix B Physical Disk Installation and Replacement
Appendix C Logical Drive Failure Probability
Appendix D Electrostatic Discharge
Appendix E Frequently Asked Questions
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HP-UX Release Name and Release Identifier
Each HP-UX 11i release has an associated release name and release identifier. Theuname(1)
command with the -r option returns the release identifier. This table shows the releases available
for HP-UX 11i.
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