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HP B-series Switch Accelerators ESXi/ESX User's Manual

1. Class blade mezzanine card provides a higher level of protection in the event of a catastrophic power loss for example a user accidentally pulls the wrong server blade out of the slot The Remote Power Cut Module ensures in flight writes are completed to NAND flash in these catastrophic scenarios Without the Remote Power Cut Module write performance is slower Writes are not acknowledged until the data is written to the NAND module thereby slowing performance When the Remote Power Cut Module is installed writes are acknowledged by the IO Accelerator controller to the driver The IO Accelerator controller then completes the write to the NAND module The IO Accelerators QK76 1A QK762A and QK763A for Gen 8 BladeSystem c Class have the power cut functionality embedded on the card They offer the protection without requiring the remote power cut module NOTE The Remote Power Cut Module is used only in the AJ878B and BK836A models Without the Remote Power Cut Module write performance is slower HP PCle IO Accelerator minimum requirements e An open PCI Express slot The accelerator requires a minimum of one half length half height slot with a x4 physical connector All four lanes must be connected for full performance HP PCle IO Accelerator Duo requires a minimum of a full height half length slot with an x8 physical connection If your system is using PCI 1 1 all x8 signaling lanes must be connected for full performance If your system is
2. a progress bar and percentage as it completes the format The IO Accelerator ships pre formatted so you only have to run the fio format command if you need to change the logical size of the device A CAUTION Use this utility with care since it deletes all user information on the IO Accelerator NOTE VMFS the default filesystem employed by ESX requires a 512 byte sector size Utilities 32 Syntax fio format options device where device is the name of the device node dev fctx where x indicates the card number O 1 2 and so on For example dev fct0 indicates the first IO Accelerator installed on the system Options NOTE ESX only supports 512 byte sector sizes for use in VMDKs Do not format your IO Accelerator device with any other sector size if you plan to use VMDKs If you are passing the device through to a VM using PCI pass through then the guest VM can use any sector size appropriate for the guest operating system In this case formatting is performed on the guest system Option Description b size B K gt Sets the block sector size in bytes or KiBytes base 2 The default is 512 bytes For example b 512B or b 4K Bin 512B is optional f Forces the format size bypassing normal checks and warnings This option might be needed in rare situations when the fio format command does not proceed properly The Are you sure prompt still appears unless you use the y option Ia Quiet mode Dis
3. by Hewlett Packard Company under license Contents IO PROC ROAD UR RD DARIN BANNER QN PN A 3 nce p 5 ME oua Werbe prar Mta Map d 6 EN EE 6 Product FIGIT PP a EP MR Nba d Md E iai m ipt Mum bm dn 6 Pie Orit eC ARR tino Noirs eae de eo On LN 7 Required operating Beledigen ooo ER DD ESNEESNEESE EESE EESE EESE NESS reen EeS tenet 7 Supported firmware revisions suisses 8 Supported hardware sise 8 Before you RR nono ie oM Med den 10 iano 12 OI IE II E I 12 Command line installation hs cipere nisse vU v n S Sa 12 ESX carina installato 12 ESXi commond line pas Es 12 EI CT Um 13 Downloading the VMware ESXi driver acacia 13 Transferring the VSL files to the ESX or ESXi server asian 14 Installing the VSL on ESXi S rs nn enr detis uidi aaae i bela otn Ni 15 Installing ihe VSL on ESXi 5 0 using Elicona 15 Installing the VSL on ESXi 5 0 using the command line ns snanneer enne erennerenneerenerrenneereneerenenn 15 Installing the VSL on ESX or ERNA aiii ara 15 Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4 x using VOL girano 16 Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4 x using the commandtine sss 16 Upgrading the firmware using ESX pl nee danois 16 Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1 x x or 2 X X to rincon rociar 17 En bling PCIE Wa nO 19 Configuring the device to support VM disk o ein 19 Modifying a VMware resource pool fo reserve memory iie iaia baie ieri 20 Using the IO Accelerator as swap with Rima 2
4. can transfer the files using one of several methods including e vSphere Client e VCLI vifs command e SCP using SSH You can copy the files to the host from your remote system or from an NFS share vCLI example To transfer files to the ESX or ESXi host using vCLI 1 On your remote machine be sure you have downloaded the appropriate files and record the file locations 2 Choose an available datastore with at least 200MB of available storage on the hypervisor that you will use to temporarily store the bundles 3 Create a directory in the datastore named bundles using the vifs remote command vifs Server lt servername gt mkdir datastore bundles The brackets and quotes are required Substitute your datastore name for the lt datastore gt variable L IMPORTANT When using the vCLI on a Windows operating system many of the commands are slightly different Most of the commands end with p1 Throughout this guide when you run the vCLI on a Windows operating system you must add p1 to the command For a Windows operating systems this command is vifs pl server lt servername gt mkdir datastore bundles 4 Use the following example command line to transfer each file individually to the bundles directory of the datastore vifs server lt servername gt put path on local machine filename lt datastore gt bundles lt filename gt Where filename is the full filename For
5. cliente CSR de modo a minimizar o tempo de reparo e permitir maior flexibilidade na substitui o de pe as com defeito Se durante o per odo de diagn stico a HP ou fornecedores parceiros de servico da HP concluir que o reparo pode ser efetuado pelo uso de uma peca CSR a peca de reposi o ser enviada diretamente ao cliente Existem duas categorias de pecas CSR Obrigat ria Pecas cujo reparo feito pelo cliente obrigat rio Se desejar que a HP substitua essas pecas ser o cobradas as despesas de transporte e m o de obra do servico Support and other resources 48 Opcional Pe as cujo reparo feito pelo cliente opcional Essas pe as tamb m s o projetadas para o reparo feito pelo cliente No entanto se desejar que a HP as substitua pode haver ou n o a cobran a de taxa adicional dependendo do tipo de servi o de garantia destinado ao produto OBSERVA O Algumas pe as da HP n o s o projetadas para o reparo feito pelo cliente A fim de cumprir a garantia do cliente a HP exige que um t cnico autorizado substitua a pe a Essas pe as est o identificadas com a marca No N o no cat logo de pe as ilustrado Conforme a disponibilidade e o local geogr fico as pe as CSR ser o enviadas no primeiro dia til ap s o pedido Onde as condi es geogr ficas permitirem a entrega no mesmo dia ou em quatro horas pode ser feita mediante uma taxa adicional Se precisar de aux lio entre em contato com o Centro de
6. e Connected IO Accelerator devices Block device information e Attach status e Product name e Product number e Serial number e PCle address and slot e Firmware version e Size of the device out of total capacity e Internal temperature average and maximum since driver load in degrees Celsius e Health status healthy nearing wearout write reduced or read only e Reserve capacity percentage e Warning capacity threshold percentage Data volume information If the d option is used the following data volume information is reported in addition to the basic information e Physical bytes written e Physical bytes read All information If the a option is used all information is printed which includes the following information in addition to basic and data volume information e Adapter information o Manufacturer number o Part number Utilities 35 o Date of manvfacture o Power loss protection status o PCle bus voltage average minimum maximum o PCle bus current average maximum o PCle bus power average maximum o PCle power limit threshold watts o PCle slot available power watts o PCle negotiated link information lanes and throughput e Block device information o Manufacturer code o Manufacturing date o Vendor and sub vendor information o Format status and sector information if device is attached o FPGA ID and Low level format GUID o PCle slot available power o PCle negotiated link info
7. example o iodrive lt version gt fff o cross vmware esx drivers block iomemory vsl version offline bundle z ip o iomemory vsl version offline bundle zip Software installation 14 Installing the VSL on ESXi 5 0 These instructions describe how to install the VSL on a single hypervisor However if you are familiar with the VUM plugin for the Virtual Center Server vCenter Server you can use that method to install the VSL on multiple hosts For more details on VUM see the vCenter Server documentation We IMPORTANT HP does not recommend performing an upgrade installation Instead uninstall the previous version of the VSL software before you install this version For more information on uninstalling the software see Common maintenance tasks on page 25 Before you install the VSL stop all Virtual Machines and put the ESX or ESXi host into maintenance mode using the vSphere client or the vCL You can choose to install the software using the vCLI or SSH Whether you use the SSH or vCLI you must first transfer the files to a datastore on the ESX or ESXi host Installing the VSL on ESXi 5 0 using vCLI 1 To install the bundle run the following command against your ESXi 5 0 system using the vCLI esxcli server lt servername gt software vib install d lt offline bundle gt Where lt offline bundle gt is the absolute path to the offline bundle on the hypervisor host For example if the offline bundle is in the
8. fio status utility shows the health percentage and drive state These items are referenced as Media Status in the following sample output Found 1 ioDrive in this system Fusion io driver version 2 2 3 build 240 Adapter ioDrive Fusion io ioDrive 160GB Product Number FS1 002 161 ES Media status Healthy Reserves 100 00 warn at 10 00 Data 99 12 Monitoring IO Accelerator health 39 Lifetime data volumes Physical bytes written 6 423 563 326 064 Physical bytes read 5 509 006 756 312 Flashback substitution events The IO Accelerator is equipped with Flashback substitution capability This capability allows for predictive NAND flash failures to occur and keep the IO Accelerator functioning by substituting out bad locations or even a whole NAND chip The output of the fio status a command will show if any flashback substitution events have occurred The following is an example of the output after entering the fio status a command The numbers represent the bank 0 3 and chip number that was substituted First flashback event No action to take as infant mortality condition on NAND chip was caught per design Second flashback event gt Run fio bugreport Return the card if under warranty when you see two or more flashback substitution events e Flashback active on bank a chip m and bank b chip n multi bank failure e Flashback active on bank a chip m and bank b chip m chip failure On the second
9. known as SSH ES IMPORTANT VMware suggests that TSM only be used for the purposes of troubleshooting and remediation VMware recommends using the vSphere Client or any other VMware Administration Automation Product to perform routine ESXi host configuration tasks that do not involve a troubleshooting scenario For more information on using TSM see the VMware Knowledge Base article http kb vmware com selfservice microsites search do language en_US amp cmd displayKC amp externalld 1003677 Disabling the driver By default the driver automatically loads when the operating system starts VMware ESX and ESXi do not allow a driver to be unloaded so you must disable driver auto load for diagnostic or troubleshooting purposes For ESXi you must run the commands in TSM 1 To disable driver auto load run the following command in TSM or COS esxcfg module d iomemory vsl 2 For ESX 4 x you must also run the following command esxcfg boot b 3 Reboot the system Disabling driver auto load prevents the IO Accelerator driver from loading so the device is not available to users However all other services and applications are still available Enabling the driver To enable the IO Accelerator driver after maintenance run the following commands and then restart the system For ESXi run the commands in Tech Support Mode 1 To enable the driver run the following command esxcfg module e iomemory vsl 2 For ESX 4 x you must also
10. percentage during a startup You can cancel this consistency check by pressing Esc during the first 15 seconds after the Fusion io Consistency Check message appears at the prompt However if you choose to cancel the check the IO Accelerators remains unavailable to users until the check is completed You can perform this check later using the IO Accelerator Management Tool Attach function Although data written to the IO Accelerator is not lost due to unmanaged shutdowns important data structures might not have been properly committed to the drive This consistency check repairs these data structures Maintenance 27 Performance and tuning Introduction to performance and tuning HP IO Accelerator devices provide high bandwidth and high IOPS and are specifically designed to achieve low latency As IO Accelerator devices improve in IOPS and low latency the device performance may be limited by operating system settings and BIOS configuration To take advantage of the revolutionary performance of IO Accelerator devices you might have to tune these settings While IO Accelerator devices generally perform well out of the box this section describes some of the common areas where tuning may help achieve optimal performance Disabling DVFS DVFS is a power management technique that adjusts the CPU voltage and frequency to reduce power consumption by the CPU These techniques help conserve power and reduce the heat generated by the CPU bu
11. previously used in a system that allowed for larger sector sizes such as Linux and 4KB sectors then you must perform a format using the fio format utility To prevent data loss follow formatting instructions carefully including disabling and re enabling auto attach Within the vSphere Client select the Configuration tab Under Hardware click Storage then click Add Storage in the top right corner The Add Storage wizard appears Use this wizard to configure the device For more information and an explanation of options including setting the VM file system block size consult your vSphere documentation The preferred type of virtual disk is eagerzeroedthick HP does not recommend thin provisioning because it degrades performance significantly You can now store VMs on IO Accelerator devices Modifying a VMware resource pool to reserve memory Under certain circumstances the ESX or ESXi operating system might temporarily require all or most of the RAM available on the system leaving no memory for the VSL For example a host running VMware View might need to rapidly provision multiple VDI images This requirement might happen so quickly that the host memory is temporarily exhausted If the VMs starve the VSL of RAM the IO Accelerator devices might go offline or stop processing requests To address this issue follow the procedure and guidelines for limiting memory consumed by the VMs HP recommends limiting RAM available to the VMs
12. significantly less than the amount used in version 1 2 x Average block size RAM usage for each 80 RAM usage for each 100 Minimum system RAM bytes GB IO Accelerator GB IO Accelerator requirement for 320 GB Megabytes Megabytes MezzlO Accelerator Average block size bytes For IO Accelerator use only Additional RAM is needed for system operating system and applications HP PCle IO Accelerator Duo requirements In addition to the IO Accelerator cooling and RAM requirements listed in the previous table the IO Accelerator Duo requires at least e APCle Genl x8 slot or a PCle Gen2 x4 slot e A minimum of a full height half length slot with a x8 physical connection For systems with PCI 1 1 all eight signaling lanes must be active for full IO Accelerator Duo performance For systems with PCle 2 0 only four signaling lanes must be active for full performance NOTE With driver version 3 1 0 and later the driver detects in the BIOS if the PCle slot supports a 75W power draw If the slot supports up to 75W the IO Accelerator device draws up to that amount of power However if an external power cable is used power is only supplied by that cable To verify whether a slot is supplying 75W view the system logs or use the fio pci check utility Before you begin Before installing the IO Accelerator driver be sure you have properly installed the IO Accelerator devices For more information see the hardware installation inst
13. versions firmware updates and other product resources For more information For additional information see the following HP websites e HP BladeSystem technical resources http www hp com go bladesystem documentation white papers and support documents e HP BladeSystem components http h18004 www hp com products blades components c class compmatrix html e HP support http www hp com support Resources 43 Support and other resources Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call HP Active Health System log Download and have available an Active Health System log for 3 days before the failure was detected For more information see the HP iLO 4 User Guide or HP Intelligent Provisioning User Guide on the HP website http www hp com go ilo docs Onboard Administrator SHOW ALL report for HP BladeSystem products only For more information on obtaining the Onboard Administrator SHOW ALL report see the HP website http h20000 www2 hp com bizsupport TechSupport Document jsp lang en amp cc us amp objeclD c 02843807 Technical support registration number if applicable Product serial number Product model name and number Product identification number Applicable error messages Add on boards or hardware Third party hardware or software Operating system type and revision level HP contact information For United States and worldwide contact information s
14. von Ihrem Servicepartner vor Ort Informationen ber das CSR Programm in Nordamerika finden Sie auf der HP Website unter http www hp com go selfrepair Reparaciones del propio cliente Los productos de HP incluyen muchos componentes que el propio usuario puede reemplazar Customer Self Repair CSR para minimizar el tiempo de reparaci n y ofrecer una mayor flexibilidad a la hora de realizar sustituciones de componentes defectuosos Si durante la fase de diagn stico HP o los proveedores o socios de servicio de HP identifica que una reparaci n puede llevarse a cabo mediante el uso de un componente CSR HP le enviar dicho componente directamente para que realice su sustituci n Los componentes CSR se clasifican en dos categor as e Obligatorio componentes para los que la reparaci n por parte del usuario es obligatoria Si solicita a HP que realice la sustituci n de estos componentes tendr que hacerse cargo de los gastos de desplazamiento y de mano de obra de dicho servicio e Opcional componentes para los que la reparaci n por parte del usuario es opcional Estos componentes tambi n est n dise ados para que puedan ser reparados por el usuario Sin embargo si precisa que HP realice su sustituci n puede o no conllevar costes adicionales dependiendo del tipo de servicio de garant a correspondiente al producto NOTA Algunos componentes no est n dise ados para que puedan ser reparados por el usuario Para que el usuario h
15. with your other household waste Instead it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment The separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment at the EN time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment For more information about where you can drop off your waste equipment for recycling please contact your local city office your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product Korean class A notice Ol JAE ASBADLS MAMIPSESS St POL etu BOA ES ASAE Ol BS FASADI Biet JIE 219 AAA ASSH AS SACS HUC Regulatory compliance notices 53 Acronyms and abbreviations CIM common information model COS console operating system DA direct attached DVFS dynamic voltage and frequency scaling IOPS input output operations per second LEM linear feet per minute NAND Not AND PCle peripheral component interconnect express SSH Secure Shell TSM technical support mode vCLI vSphere Command Line Interface VIB vSphere Installation Bundle Acronyms and abbreviations 54 VM Virtual Machine VMDK virtual machine disk format VMFS virtual machine file system VSL virtual storage layer VUM VMware Update Manager WBEM Web Bas
16. 1 o EEE 22 Malrfenanes folis n E O na 22 Management utilities for BO meteen ion ea tp d nutem ee la UHR 22 Command line utilities for Tech Support Mode 22 Enabling PCle power Verde stus cdot 23 Enabling the override parameter ctc dise OB RP PEE HM a E NE PM 24 Common maintenance tasks cei 25 Disabling the driver cessisse errore pRE FEE RERERR M HERR FERREA EM M RERE ER EEER ERU EKR EE RE PK EEEAEEERR A 25 Enable aaa rivisti 25 Disabling auto allachi AAA 26 Enabling avto OE s nekeer per RR EE EE REA ARRA retirent entiere niet 26 Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver package 26 Unmanaged shutdown issues MM 27 Paroman e RR A 28 Contents 3 Introduction to performance and nine ssl 28 REC RE RR OE AAA 28 Limiting ARCI Gstates UTEM 28 UO AMRITA 29 Ulisse 29 SSL BENNETT URN E RR 29 MERECE pla Em 30 ao ly AAA Ahead edenis et neben 30 M DOC EE o A benee 32 Iii 32 SUE c O a a 33 NE US MH 34 Ho Update odie in 36 Monitoring IO Accelerator health orar nea 39 NAND flash and component failure eee nnne nennen 39 la eli S a addons anton 39 Health monitoring Tek US alibi vani iaia ARR ai 39 Flashback substitution SVETI csse potere Siri Gels Quern exon ite tried tto fan 40 ROOT A 41 Using module params rca 41 III II AI AA 42 Working with IO Accelerators and VMDireeiPathlG aaa 42 Using products with multiple devises e RR PHI ERE ela Ea 42 Ubaldi 43 A or totte ertt tes ttt tter tESr eSEE t
17. 6 223733 sc07HE OS VMware ESX 4 1 0 Collecting esxupdate query done Collecting dc status v done Collecting dc status fk done Collecting fio status a done Collecting fio status fj done Collecting fio status fj P dev stdout done Collecting vmkload mod 1 done Collecting esxcfg module 1 done Collecting esxcfg scsidevs 1 done Collecting esxcfg scsidevs c done Collecting esxcfg scsidevs u done Collecting esxcfg scsidevs m done Collecting esxcfg scsidevs a done Collecting esxcfg info done Collecting vm support done Collecting system file s done Collecting vib env done Collecting lspci done Collecting lspci p done Collecting lspci vd done Collecting vmkchkdev L done Collecting df k done Collecting vdf done Collecting cim diagnostic sh done Building tar file Please attach the bugreport tar file var tmp fio bugreport 20111006 173256 sc07H d E tar gz tar gz to your support case including steps to reproduce the problem and upload or email to customer support Utilities 31 For example the filename for a bug report file named fio bugreport 20111006 173256 sc07HE tar gz indicates the following e Date 20111006 e Time 173256 or 17 32 56 e Misc information scO7HE tar gz fio detach Z CAUTION Before using this utility be sure that the IO Accelerator to be detached is not current
18. Accelerator for identification This utility is not applicable for the mezzanine format of the IO Accelerator which has no externally visible LEDs You must detach the IO Accelerator and then run the fio beacon command For more information see fio detach on page 32 Syntax fio beacon device options Where device is the name of the device node dev fctx where x indicates the card number O 1 2 and so on For example dev fct0 indicates the first IO Accelerator installed on the system Options Description BS Off Turns off the three LEDs On default Lights the three LEDs Prints the PCI bus ID of the device at device to standard output Usage and error information might be written to standard output rather than to standard error fio bugreport Description Prepares a detailed report of the device for use in troubleshooting issues This utility captures the current state of the device When a performance or stability problem occurs with the device run the fio bugreport utility and contact HP support http www hp com support for assistance in troubleshooting The output will indicate where the bugreport is saved Utilities 30 NOTE If the utility recommends that you contact Fusion io support disregard that message and contact HP support http www hp com support instea Syntax fio bugreport Sample output 4 fio bugreport VMkernel 4 1 0 Report output var tmp fio bugreport 2011100
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20. HP IO Accelerator version 3 1 VMware ESX and ESXi User Guide Abstract This document describes software requirements for all relevant HP IO Accelerators using VMware ESX or ESXi operating systems This document is intended for system administrators who plan to install and use HP IO Accelerators with a VMware ESX or ESXi operating system It is helpful to have previous experience with HP IO Accelerators and a VMware ESX or ESXi operating system This user guide is intended for IO Accelerator software release 3 1 1 or later Part Number 682240 001 May 2012 Edition 1 O Copyright 2012 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Confidential computer software Valid license from HP required for possession use or copying Consistent with FAR 12 211 and 12 212 Commercial Computer Software Computer Software Documentation and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U S Government under vendor s standard commercial license Microsoft and Windows are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used
21. Install the new VSL and related packages a Download the VSL offline bundle and firmware from the HP website http www hp com go support For more information see Downloading the driver Downloading the VMware ESXi driver on page 13 b Install the VSL and utilities Follow the instructions in Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4 x on page 15 or Installing the VSL on ESXi 5 0 on page 15 and then return to this procedure Be sure to follow the suggestion to copy over the firmware file to the ESX or ESXi host and make note of the firmware location Software installation 18 c Rebootthe system 4 Update the firmware on each device to the latest version using the 1o update iodrive TSM or COS command line utility A CAUTION Do not turn off the power during a firmware upgrade because this might cause device failure If a UPS is not in place consider adding one to the system before performing a firmware upgrade Sample syntax fio update iodrive iodrive version fff Where iodrive version fff isthe path to the firmware archive This command updates all of the devices to the selected firmware If you wish to update specific devices consult the utility reference for more options 5 Reboot the system If the fio status command is run a warning that the upgraded devices are missing a lebmap appears This warning is customary and the issue will be corrected in the next step Z CAUTION Running the fio f
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23. SNEP ES SSEE ESSEE P ESSEE EENES enere teense n nenene 43 For moreta mation pesia etie den eai a COR eme is td 43 Suppod and oiher A A 44 Before you contact HP aa 44 HP contact intormatioN i pasa RU a Ui Ur aa Do RM NA chen UR bn a Rd eoa a obe iR RR 44 C stomer Self Cre 44 a 52 Regulatory compliance identification numbers 52 European Union regulatory notice 0scs ssccsssecssacssssnseeesancobsnssnsnienenascnbenssasnnsdgeacanveaseasnettovanansscntensestenenanss 52 Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union 53 Korsan elass A ONCE AAC vibe ba Hi dad vi merui abend dendi Ss a dubi ada sur a Era ennemie 53 A sance 54 Ra 56 lancia 57 Contents 4 About this guide Contents summary Instructions on downloading and installing the approved driver and utilities Instructions on maintaining the IO Accelerator e Description of the following IO Accelerator models o HP IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c Class o HPPCle IO Accelerator o HPPCle IO Accelerator Duo A CAUTION Before upgrading to 3 x x software and firmware back up all data on the IO Accelerator The 3 1 1 software and firmware reformot the drive which causes data to be lost if not backed up The 3 1 1 software is not backward compatible with 1 2 x or 2 x software About this guide 5 Introduction Overview Designed around ioMemory a revolutionary storage architecture HP IO Accelerator is an
24. TB Product Number F01 001 2T41 CS 0001 FIO SN 1149D0969 External Power NOT connected PCIe Power limit threshold 24 75W Connected ioMemory modules fct2 SN 1149D0969 1121 fct3 SN 1149D0969 1111 In this example 1149D0969 is the adapter serial number If you have multiple IO Accelerator devices installed on your system use the fio beacon command to verify where each device is physically located o Inspect the adapter serial number labels on the IO Accelerator devices to determine the serial numbers However HP recommends confirming that each serial number is an adapter serial number by running the 1o status command The adapter serial number label resides on the back of all HP ioDrive Duo devices and HP ioDrive2 Duo devices On ioDrive Duos the serial number is located on the PCB component that is attached to the PCle connector 2 Set the module parameter using the esxcfg module command For example sxcfg modul server lt server name gt iomemory vsl s external power override lt value gt Where the lt value gt for this parameter is a comma separated list of adapter serial numbers For example Maintenance 24 1149D0969 1159E0972 24589 NOTE The remote option server is only required for the vCLI 3 Reboot the system to enable the parameter Common maintenance tasks In ESX these tasks require the COS In ESXi some of these maintenance tasks are only accessible through VMware TSM also
25. ables the display of the progress percentage indicator s size Sets the device capacity as a specific size in TB GB or MB or as a percentage of the BIKIMIGITI gt advertised capacity e T The number of terabytes TB to format e G The number of gigabytes GB to format e M The number of megabytes MB to format e The percentage such as 70 the percent sign must be included o lt size Over formats the device size to greater than the advertised capacity where the maximum B K M G T gt size equals the maximum physical capacity If a percentage is used it corresponds to the maximum physical capacity of the device Size is required for the o option For size indicator descriptions see the previously described s option E Enables fast rescan on unclean shutdowns at the cost of some capacity Auto answers yes to all queries from the application bypassing prompts You must re attach the driver to use the IO Accelerator For more information see fio attach on page 29 fio pci check The fio pci check utility is only supported on ESX If you run it on an ESXi host it will print the following message This utility is not supported on ESXi Description The fio pci check utility checks for errors on the PCI bus tree specifically for IO Accelerator devices This utility displays the current status of each IO Accelerator device It also prints the standard PCle error information and resets the state It is
26. advanced NAND flash storage device With performance comparable to DRAM and storage capacity on par with hard disks the IO Accelerator increases performance so that every server can contain internal storage that exceeds the I O performance of an enterprise SAN HP IO Accelerator is the first data accelerator designed specifically to improve the bandwidth for I O bound applications In addition to the hardware driver the IO Accelerator also includes a VSL This hybrid of the RAM virtualization subsystem and the disk I O subsystem combines the best features of both systems VSL functions as a disk to interface well with block based applications and software while also running like RAM underneath to maximize performance This feature produces the following benefits e Performance The VSL offers direct and parallel access to multiple CPU cores enabling near linear performance scaling consistent performance across different read write workloads and low latency with minimal interruptions and context switching e Extensibility The VSL enables flash optimized software development making each IO Accelerator module a flexible building block for creating a flash optimized data center Product naming HP IO Accelerator Generation 1 devices include e AJ876A e AJ877A e AJ878A e AJ878B e BK836A HP IO Accelerator Generation 2 devices include e QK761A e QK762A e QK763A Introduction 6 Performance attributes IO Accelerato
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28. bundles directory of a datastore with the name of datastorel the local path is vn s volumes datastorel bundles offline bundle This absolute path must begin with a forward slash or ESXi will return an error message 2 Reboot your ESXi system Installing the VSL on ESXi 5 0 using the command line 1 Navigate to the directory where you have transferred the offline bundle 2 To install the bundle run the following command against your ESXi 5 0 system esxcli software vib install d lt offline bundle gt Where lt offline bundle gt is the full name of the offline bundle that you downloaded The VSL and command line utilities are installed on the host Reboot your ESXi system Continue to Upgrading firmware Upgrading the firmware using ESX on page 16 Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4 x E IMPORTANT HP does not recommend performing an upgrade installation Instead uninstall the previous version of the VSL software before you install this version For more information on uninstalling the software see Common maintenance tasks on page 25 Before you install the VSL stop all Virtual Machines and put the ESX or ESXi host into maintenance mode using the vSphere client or the vCL You can choose to install the software using the vCLI or SSH Software installation 15 Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4 x using vCLI iy IMPORTANT Do not save the installation bundles to the ESX or ESXi 4 x host when using th
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30. command line utilities To load the driver and attach the IO Accelerator devices reboot the ESX or ESXi system If necessary upgrade the firmware to the latest version qn OG M Configure the device to support VM disks A CAUTION The IO Accelerator device is designed to be used as a data storage disk or caching device HP does not support the installation of an ESX or ESXi operating system and booting from the IO Accelerator device HP does not recommend labeling an IO Accelerator device as a VMware Block Device and installing the ESX or ESXi operating system on an IO Accelerator device If you do so the installation will fail when the system is rebooted Downloading the VMware ESXi driver Download the installation packages to a remote machine running the vCLI The driver is available as an offline bundle from the HP website http www hp com go support Navigate to the appropriate folder for your operating system Example file names o iomemory vsl lt version gt offline bundle zip e cross vmwar sx drivers block iomemory vsl version offline bundle zip The offline bundle might be in a zip file archive iomemory vsl version zip NOTE If the iso image is available it contains the same offline bundle that is available as a standalone download In most cases iso images are used to create CDs so the software can be installed as part of an ESX installation However the VSL cannot be installed as part of an ESX
31. d for your product NOTE Some HP parts are not designed for customer self repair In order to satisfy the customer warranty HP requires that an authorized service provider replace the part These parts are identified as No in the Illustrated Parts Catalog Based on availability and where geography permits CSR parts will be shipped for next business day delivery Same day or four hour delivery may be offered at an additional charge where geography permits If assistance is required you can call the HP Technical Support Center and a technician will help you over the telephone HP specifies in the materials shipped with a replacement CSR part whether a defective part must be returned to HP In cases where it is required to return the defective part to HP you must ship the defective part back to HP within a defined period of time normally five 5 business days The defective part must be returned with the associated documentation in the provided shipping material Failure to return the defective part may result in HP billing you for the replacement With a customer self repair HP will pay all shipping and part return costs and determine the courier carrier to be used For more information about HP s Customer Self Repair program contact your local service provider For the North American program refer to the HP website hitp www hp com go selfrepair R paration par le client CSR Les produits HP comportent de nombreuses pi ces CSR Custo
32. d volume b Runthe io bugreport command line utility and save the output This output captures the device information for each device in the system This device information will be useful in troubleshooting any upgrade issues For example fio bugreport 2 To uninstall the 2 3 1 HP IO Accelerator VSL software stop all of the virtual machines and put the host in maintenance mode Then follow the instructions for your platform a To uninstall the VSL from ESXi 5 0 using vCLI run the following command esxcli Server lt servername gt software vib remove n block iomemory vsl b To uninstall the VSL from ESXi 4 x using vCLI i To determine the bundle bulletin ID run the following command vihostupdat Server server name query Sample output iomemory vsl 2 2 0 7601742 2011 02 08710 37 05 iomemory vsl block driver for ESXi 4 1 X ii To remove the bulletin containing the driver and utilities run the following command vihostupdat server lt server name gt remov bulletin lt Bulletin ID gt c To uninstall the VSL from ESX 4 x i Enter the following command to determine the Bulletin ID of any previously installed versions esxupdate query Sample output Bulletin ID Installed iomemory vsl 3 0 6 360 2012 01 16T03 49 33 iomemory vsl block driver for ESX ESXi 4 X ii To remove installed versions run the following command esxupdate b Bulletin ID remov 3
33. dentification number 52 installation overview 7 10 12 13 installing VSL files 15 installing VSL files using the command line 15 16 installing VSL files using vCLI 15 16 introduction 6 K Korean notices 53 L limiting APCI C states 28 M maintenance 22 25 27 maintenance tools 22 management utilities 22 modifying VMware resource pool 20 module parameters 41 monitoring IO Accelerator health 39 N NAND flash and component failure 39 O operating environment 7 override parameter enabling 24 overview 6 Index 57 P PCle power override enabling 23 PCle power enabling 19 performance and tuning 28 performance and tuning introduction 28 performance attributes 7 phone numbers 44 product naming 6 R regulatory compliance identification numbers 52 regulatory compliance notices 52 53 required information 44 resources 43 44 S series number 52 support 44 supported firmware revisions 8 supported hardware 8 T technical support 44 telephone numbers 44 transferring VSL files 14 U uninstalling the driver 26 unmanaged shutdown issues 27 upgrading firmware 16 17 upgrading procedure 17 using module parameters 41 using products with multiple devices 42 using the IO Accelerator as a swap 21 utilities 29 utilities reference 29 V VM disks 19 VMDirectPathlO 12 42 VMDirectPathlO working with IO Accelerators 42 Index 58
34. e vCLI Store them on the remote system 1 On your remote system navigate to the directory that contains the downloaded files 2 To install the bundle run the following command against your ESXi or ESXi 4 x system using the vCLI vihostupdate server server name install bundle offline bundle zip The VSL and command line utilities are installed on the host 3 Reboot your ESX or ESXi system Installing the VSL on ESX or ESXi 4 x using the command line You can use the COS on ESX 4 x or the TSM or SSH on ESXi 4 x to install the software In both cases you must first transfer the files to the host 1 Navigate to the directory where you have transferred the offline bundle 2 To install the VSL using the offline bundle run the esxupdate command esxupdate bundle offline bundle zip Where o fline bundle is the full name of the offline bundle that you downloaded The VSL and command line utilities are installed on the host Reboot the host system Continue to Upgrading firmware Upgrading the firmware using ESX on page 16 Upgrading the firmware using ESX After the IO Accelerator driver is loaded ensure that the firmware is updated To verify the update run the fio status command line utility from a supported environment If the output shows that the device is running in minimal mode use the fio update iodrive utility in TSM or the fio update iodrive py remote script to upgrade the firmware If you prev
35. e CE marking comply with the following EU Directives e Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC e EMC Directive 2004 108 EC e Ecodesign Directive 2009 125 EC where applicable CE compliance of this product is valid if powered with the correct CE marked AC adapter provided by HP Compliance with these directives implies conformity to applicable harmonized European standards European Norms that are listed in the EU Declaration of Conformity issued by HP for this product or product family and available in English only either within the product documentation or at the following HP website http www hp eu certificates type the product number in the search field The compliance is indicated by one of the following conformity markings placed on the product For non telecommunications products and for EU harmonized telecommunications products such as Bluetooth within power class below 10mW CE For EU non harmonized telecommunications products If applicable a 4 digit notified body number is inserted between CE and CED Please refer to the regulatory label provided on the product The point of contact for regulatory matters is Hewlett Packard GmbH Dept MS HQ TRE Herrenberger Strasse 140 71034 Boeblingen GERMANY Regulatory compliance notices 52 Disposal of waste equipment by users in private households in the European Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of
36. ed Enterprise Management Acronyms and abbreviations 55 Documentation feedback HP is committed to providing documentation that meets your needs To help us improve the documentation send any errors suggestions or comments to Documentation Feedback mailto docsfeedback hp com Include the document title and part number version number or the URL when submitting your feedback Documentation feedback 56 Index A About this guide 5 authorized reseller 44 B before you begin 10 C command line installation 12 command line utilities 22 configuring the device to support VM disks 19 contents summary 5 CSR customer self repair 44 customer self repair CSR 44 D disabling auto attach 26 disabling DVFS 28 disabling the driver 25 documentation feedback 56 downloading the driver 13 enabling auto attach 26 Enabling PCle power 19 enabling PCle power override 23 enabling the driver 25 enabling the override parameter 24 ESX command line installation 12 ESXi command line installation 12 European Union notice 52 F fio attach utility 29 fio beacon utility 30 fio bugreport utility 30 fio detach utility 32 fio format utility 32 fio pci check utility 33 fio status utility 34 fio update iodrive utility 36 flashback substitution events 40 For more information 43 H health metrics 39 health monitoring techniques 39 HP Subscriber s Choice for Business 43 HP technical support 44 HP contacting 44 i
37. ee the Contact HP website http www hp com go assistance In the United States To contact HP by phone call 1 800 334 5144 For continuous quality improvement calls may be recorded or monitored If you have purchased a Care Pack service upgrade see the Support amp Drivers website http www8 hp com us en support drivers html If the problem cannot be resolved at the website call 1 800 633 3600 For more information about Care Packs see the HP website http pro ag sama houston hp com services cache 10950 0 0 225 121 html Customer Self Repair HP products are designed with many Customer Self Repair CSR parts to minimize repair time and allow for greater flexibility in performing defective parts replacement If during the diagnosis period HP or HP service Support and other resources 44 providers or service partners identifies that the repair can be accomplished by the use of a CSR part HP will ship that part directly to you for replacement There are two categories of CSR parts e Mandatory Parts for which customer self repair is mandatory If you request HP to replace these parts you will be charged for the travel and labor costs of this service e Optional Parts for which customer self repair is optional These parts are also designed for customer self repair If however you require that HP replace them for you there may or may not be additional charges depending on the type of warranty service designate
38. el propio cliente de HP p ngase en contacto con su proveedor de servicios local Si est interesado en el programa para Norteam rica visite la p gina web de HP siguiente http www hp com go selfrepair Customer Self Repair Veel onderdelen in HP producten zijn door de klant zelf te repareren waardoor de reparatieduur tot een minimum beperkt kan blijven en de flexibiliteit in het vervangen van defecte onderdelen groter is Deze onderdelen worden CSR onderdelen Customer Self Repair genoemd Als HP of een HP Service Partner bij de diagnose vaststelt dat de reparatie kan worden uitgevoerd met een CSR onderdeel verzendt HP dat onderdeel rechtstreeks naar u zodat u het defecte onderdeel daarmee kunt vervangen Er zijn twee categorie n CSR onderdelen Verplicht Onderdelen waarvoor reparatie door de klant verplicht is Als u HP verzoekt deze onderdelen voor u te vervangen worden u voor deze service reiskosten en arbeidsloon in rekening gebracht Optioneel Onderdelen waarvoor reparatie door de klant optioneel is Ook deze onderdelen zijn ontworpen voor reparatie door de klant Als u echter HP verzoekt deze onderdelen voor u te vervangen kunnen daarvoor extra kosten in rekening worden gebracht afhankelijk van het type garantieservice voor het product OPMERKING Sommige HP onderdelen zijn niet ontwikkeld voor reparatie door de klant In verband met de garantievoorwaarden moet het onderdeel door een geautoriseerde Service Partner worden ve
39. equal to Total Host RAM RAM equivalent to 0 5 of the total IO Accelerator device capacity For more information on this calculation see the following example scenario The easiest way to set this limit is by modifying the user pool The exact amount to limit is workload dependent and requires tuning for specific use cases To modify the user pool perform the following steps using the vSphere client 1 Click the Summary tab in the vSphere client to view the current memory usage and capacity The total IO Accelerator device datastore capacity is also visible Record the capacity 2 Navigate to the user Resource Allocation window a Select the host gt Configuration tab gt Software pane gt System Resource Allocation link gt Advanced link The System Resource Pools appear b Select the user node under the host tree The details for the user appear c Click the Edit settings link The user Resource Allocation window appears 3 Limit the memory allocated to the VMs a Under Memory Resources clear the Unlimited checkbox so you can set the limit for memory resource allocation b Setthe limit on VM memory consumption Example scenario Software installation 20 An ESXi host has the following e Memory capacity of 36 852 MB e Total IO Accelerator device datastore capacity of 320 GB or approximately 320 000 MB 320 000 MB device capacity 0 5 of device capacity approximately 1600 MB of RAM equivalent 36 852 MB total mem
40. flashback event include the output from running the fio bugreport command when you return the card Monitoring IO Accelerator health 40 Module parameters Using module parameters The following table describes the module parameters you can set using the esxcfg module command The remote option server is only required for the vCLI Sample command sxcfg module server server name iomemory vsl s lt parameter gt lt value gt You must reboot the ESX or ESXi system to enforce any parameter changes auto attach 1 Always attach the device on startup O Do not attach the device on startup external_power_override No devices selected Allows selected devices to draw full power from the PCle slot The value for this parameter is a comma separated list of adapter serial numbers force minimal mode 1 Force minimal mode on the device O Do not force minimal mode on the device parallel attach True 1 Enable parallel attach of multiple drivers O Disable parallel attach of multiple drives tintr hw wait O 0 255 Interval microseconds to wait between hardware interrupts Also known as interrupt coalescing 0 Off Use this parameter with care For more information see Enabling PCle power override on page 23 Except for the external power override parameter module parameters apply to all IO Accelerator devices in the system To query the current module parameters use the fol
41. hecks for errors on the PCI bus tree specifically for PCle IO Accelerator devices This utility is only supported on ESX fio status on page Displays information about the device 34 fio update iodrive Updates the IO Accelerator firmware on page 36 For more information on command line utilities see Utilities on page 29 Enabling PCle power override For PCle IO Accelerators if you have installed any dual IO Accelerator devices such as the HP ioDrive2 Duo then the device might require additional power than the minimum 25 W provided by PCle Gen2 slots to properly function Even if additional power is not required for your device all dual IO Accelerator devices that receive additional power might benefit with improved performance HP ioDrive2 Duo devices must have additional power to properly function For more information on which devices require additional power see the HP PCle IO Accelerator for ProLiant Servers Installation Guide Additional power can be provided in two ways External power cable This cable ships with all dual ioMemory devices For information on installing this cable see the HP PCle IO Accelerator for ProLiant Servers Installation Guide NOTE When a power cable is used all of the power is drawn from the cable and no power is drawn from the PCle slot Enabling full slot power draw Some PCle slots provide additional power often up to 75 W of power If your PCle slot is rated to prov
42. ice number Z CAUTION Do not turn off the power during a firmware upgrade because this might cause device failure If a UPS is not in place consider adding one to the system before performing a firmware upgrade Z CAUTION When running multiple upgrades in sequence such as going from driver version 1 2 1 to 1 2 4 to 2 2 2 you must reboot the system after each firmware upgrade step Otherwise the on drive format does not change and data loss occurs A CAUTION Do not use this utility to downgrade the IO Accelerator to an earlier version of the firmware Doing so might result in data loss If you need to downgrade your firmware contact HP customer support For more information see Technical support NOTE Ifyou receive an error message when updating the firmware instructing you to update the midprom information contact Customer Support For more information see Technical support NOTE Ifyou upgrade the firmware on an IO Accelerator when using PCI pass through you must cycle the power to apply the change Restarting the VM does not apply the change The default action without using the ad option is to upgrade all IO Accelerators with the firmware contained in the lt iodrive version fff file Confirm that all devices need the upgrade prior to running the update If in doubt use the p Pretend option to view the possible results of the update Syntax fio update iodrive options lt iodrive version fff gt where lt
43. ide at least 55 W then you can allow the device to draw full power from the PCle slot by setting a VSL module parameter For more information on enabling this override parameter see Enabling the override parameter A CAUTION If the PCle slot is not capable of providing the needed amount of power then enabling full power draw from the PCle slot might result in malfunction or even damage to server hardware The user is responsible for any damage to equipment due to improper use of the override parameter HP expressly disclaims any liability for damage arising from improper use of the override parameter To confirm the power limits and capabilities of each slot as well as the entire system contact the server manvfacturer For information about using the override parameter contact HP Customer Support NOTE The override parameter overrides the setting that prevents devices from drawing more than 25 W from the PCle slot The parameter is enabled by device using the device serial numbers Once the setting is overridden each device might draw up to the full 55 W needed for peak performance Before you enable the override parameter ensure that each PCle slot is rated to provide enough power for all slots devices and server accessories To determine the power slot limits consult the server documentation BIOS interface setup utility or use the fio pci check command Maintenance 23 Important considerations e Ifyou are installing more
44. installation Download the offline bundle unless you want to transfer the files to the ESX host using a CD Download the following support files as appropriate for your version Package Installation instructions iodrive version fff Upgrading the firmware fio remote util lt version gt noarc Installing Python WBEM h rpm packages optional The fio remote util lt version gt noarch rpm or deb package is available in the Linux download folders Download this package from the folder for your Linux distribution for the remote machine For example if you install these remote utilities on a Linux system running RHEL 5 go to that download folder to find this package Software installation 13 Transferring the VSL files to the ESX or ESXi server You must transfer the firmware file to the ESX or ESXi host Depending on your ESX or ESXi version and your preferred installation method you might also have to transfer the two bundle installation files to the host HP recommends transferring all the files at this point and then choosing the installation method later With any method that you select for transferring the files HP recommends saving the files to a datastore on the host The example paths to the bundles and firmware in this guide show them located in a bundles directory on a datastore vmfs volumes lt datastore gt bundles Where datastore is the name of the datastore where the files are saved Transfer methods You
45. iodrive version fff gt is the path and firmware archive file You must transfer the firmware archive file to the ESX host this must be a local path to the host before you run the update All three external LED indicators light up during the update process Updates the specified devices by ctx where x is the number of the device shown in fio status If this option is not specified all devices are updated Forces upgrade Used primarily to downgrade to an earlier firmware version f Lists firmware available in the archive TY Pretend Shows what updates are done The firmware is not modified Clears locks placed on a device Runs the update process without displaying the progress bar or percentage y Confirm all warning messages Utilities 37 A CAUTION Use the f option with care because it might damage your board Z CAUTION Use the d option with care because updating the wrong device might damage the device Utilities 38 Monitoring IO Accelerator health NAND flash and component failure The IO Accelerator is a highly faulttolerant storage subsystem that provides many levels of protection against component failure and the loss nature of solid state storage However as in all storage subsystems component failures might occur When a large enough number of data blocks is retired due to error the NAND flash media is considered worn out By properly selecting NAND flash media for the h
46. iously installed VSL 2 x or earlier on your IO Accelerator device you must upgrade the firmware by following the instructions in Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1 x x or 2 x x to 3 x x on page 17 When installing a new IO Accelerator device along with existing devices it is best to upgrade all of the devices to the latest available versions of the firmware and VSL The latest versions are available on the HP website http www hp com go support When using VMDirectPathlO if you upgrade the firmware on an IO Accelerator device you must cycle the power for the change take place Restarting the virtual machine won t apply the change Z CAUTION Do not attempt to downgrade the firmware on any IO Accelerator device Doing so might void your warranty E IMPORTANT Your IO Accelerator device might have a minimum firmware label affixed for example MIN FW XXXXXX This label indicates the minimum version of the firmware that is compatible with your device Software installation 16 NOTE When using PCI pass through if you upgrade the firmware on an IO Accelerator you must cycle the power for the change to take place Restarting the virtual machine does not apply the change Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1 x x or 2 x x to 3 x x Z CAUTION You cannot downgrade an HP IO Accelerator device firmware to an earlier version after you have upgraded the device A CAUTION Upgrading IO Accelerator devices that were previously configu
47. lowing command sxcfg modul Server lt server name gt iomemory vsl g Module parameters 41 VMDirectPathlO Working with IO Accelerators and VMDirectPathlO Each IO Accelerator device can either be used as a VMFS datastore in ESX or ESXi or it can be passed through directly to a VM In VMware documentation passing through to a VM this is referred to as VMDirectPathlO If you are passing the devices through you do not have to install the VSL on the ESX or ESXi system Instead install the software on the guest system Install the driver only if you plan to create a VMFS on the devices When using VMDirectPathlO if you upgrade the firmware on an IO Accelerator device you must cycle the power to have the change take place Restarting the VM will not apply the change Using products with multiple devices Some products such as the HP IO Accelerator ioDrive Duo contain multiple devices The VSL does not support splitting the modules between two functions or VMs The following scenarios are supported e Both IO Accelerator devices are used as a VMFS datastore in ESX or ESXi e Both IO Accelerator devices are passed through to the same VM using VMDirectPathlO VMDirectPathlO 42 Resources Subscription service HP recommends that you register your product at the Subscriber s Choice for Business website http www hp com support After registering you will receive e mail notification of product enhancements new driver
48. ly mounted or otherwise in use for example as a datastore The driver cannot determine whether the drive is in use at the time of detaching Detaching a drive while it is in use might cause errors data loss and corruption The io detach utility detaches the IO Accelerator from the operating system one device at a time By default the command displays a progress bar and percentage as it completes the process Syntax fio detach device options where device is the name of the device node dev ctx where x indicates the card number O 1 2 and so on For example dev fct0 indicates the first IO Accelerator installed on the system Options Immediate Causes a forced immediate detach does not save metadata This command will fail if the device is in use by the operating system Iq Quiet Disables the display of the progress bar and percentage With version 2 0 and later of the driver attempting to detach an IO Accelerator might fail with an error indicating that the device is busy This error typically might occur if the IO Accelerator is in use by VM or other process or some process has the device open fio format You must detach the IO Accelerator before running this command For more information see fio detach on page 32 Description The fio format command performs a low level format of the IO Accelerator This format is different from a format performed by the operating system The utility displays
49. mer Self Repair r paration par le client afin de minimiser les d lais de r paration et faciliter le remplacement des pi ces d fectueuses Si pendant la p riode de diagnostic HP ou ses partenaires ou mainteneurs agr s d termine que la r paration peut tre effectu e l aide d une pi ce CSR HP vous l envoie directement Il existe deux cat gories de pi ces CSR Obligatoire Pi ces pour lesquelles la r paration par le client est obligatoire Si vous demandez HP de remplacer ces pi ces les co ts de d placement et main d uvre du service vous seront factur s Facultatif Pi ces pour lesquelles la r paration par le client est facultative Ces pi ces sont galement con ues pour permettre au client d effectuer lui m me la r paration Toutefois si vous demandez HP de remplacer ces pi ces l intervention peut ou non vous tre factur e selon le type de garantie applicable votre produit REMARQUE Certaines pi ces HP ne sont pas con ues pour permettre au client d effectuer lui m me la r paration Pour que la garantie puisse s appliquer HP exige que le remplacement de la pi ce soit effectu par un Mainteneur Agr Ces pi ces sont identifi es par la mention Non dans le Catalogue illustr les pi ces CSR sont livr es le jour ouvr suivant dans la limite des stocks disponibles et selon votre situation g ographique Si votre situation g ographique le permet et que vous demandez une livraison le j
50. normal to see as many as five errors when fio pci check is initially run Subsequent runs should reveal only one or two errors during several hours of operation Syntax Utilities 33 fio pci check options Options Description d value 1 Disable the link O bring the link up HP does not recommend this parameter Scan every device in the system Print the device serial number This option is invalid when the VSL is loaded lr Force the link to retrain E Verbose Print extra data about the hardware fio status Description The io status command provides detailed information about the specified or all installed IO Accelerators This utility operates on dev ctx devices The fio status command must run with root privileges and requires that the driver be loaded If no driver is loaded a smaller set of status information is returned The fio status command provides alerts for certain error modes such as a minimal mode read only mode and write reduced mode describing what is causing the condition Syntax fio status device options where device is the name of the device node dev ctx where x indicates the card number 0 1 2 and so on For example dev fct0 indicates the first IO Accelerator installed on the system If device is not specified the fio status command displays information for all IO Accelerator devices in the system If the driver is not loaded this parameter is ign
51. ocessor has ACPI C states available you can typically limit or disable them in the BIOS interface sometimes referred to as a Setup Utility APCI C states might be part of the ACPI menu For details see your computer documentation Performance and tuning 28 Utilities Utilities reference These command line utilities are only accessible through VMware TSM also known as SSH on ESXi and the COS on ESX Ur IMPORTANT VMware suggests that TSM only be used for the purposes of troubleshooting and remediation VMware recommends using the vSphere Client or any other VMware Administration Automation Product to perform routine ESXi host configuration tasks that do not involve a troubleshooting scenario For more information on using TSM see the VMware Knowledge Base article http kb vmware com selfservice microsites search do language en_US amp cmd displayKC amp externalld 1003677 The VSL installation packages include various command line utilities installed by default to usr bin These utilities provide a number of useful ways to access test and manipulate your device fio attach Makes an IO Accelerator available to the operating System fio beacon Lights the IO Accelerator external LEDs fio bugreport Prepares a detailed report for use in troubleshooting problems fio detach Makes an IO Accelerator unavailable to the operating System Used to perform a low level format of an IO Accelerator Checks for errors on the PCI bus t
52. omemory vs1 3 0 6 360 2012 01 16T03 49 33 iomemory vsl block driver for ESX ESXi 4 X 2 Runthe following command to remove VSL using its Bulletin ID esxupdate b Bulletin ID remov To uninstall the IO Accelerator driver package and command line utilities run the following command rpm e fio util Uninstalling the software in ESXi 4 x To uninstall the VSL package follow this procedure using the vCLI from a remote system 1 To determine the bundle bulletin name run the following command Maintenance 26 vihostupdat server lt server name gt query Sample output Bulletin ID iomemory vsl 2 2 0 7601742 2011 02 08T10 37 05 Summary iomemory vsl block driver for ESXi 4 1 X 2 To remove the bulletin containing the driver and utilities run the following command vihostupdat server lt server name gt remov bulletin iomemory vsl 2 2 0 7601742 Uninstalling the software in ESXi 5 0 To uninstall the VSL package follow this procedure using the vCLI from a remote system To remove the VIB containing the driver and utilities run the following command esxcli Server lt servername gt software vib remove n block iomemory vsl Unmanaged shutdown issues Unmanaged shutdowns due to power loss or other circumstances force the IO Accelerator to perform a consistency check during the reboot This reboot might take several minutes or more to complete and is indicated by a progress
53. ommand line utilities are included in the installation packages These command line utilities are only accessible through the VMware TSM also known as SSH in ESXi or COS in ESX ES IMPORTANT VMware suggests that TSM only be used for the purposes of troubleshooting and remediation VMware recommends using the vSphere Client or any other VMware Administration Automation Product to perform routine ESXi host configuration tasks that do not involve a troubleshooting scenario For more information on using TSM see the VMware Knowledge Base article http kb vmware com selfservice microsites search do language en_US amp cmd displayKC amp externalld 1003677 The IO Accelerator installation packages include various command line utilities installed by default to the usr bin directory These Clls provide ways to access test and manipulate your device The following are the command line utilities available in TSM or COS Command line Purpose utility fio attach on page Makes an IO Accelerator available to the operating 29 system fio beacon on Lights the IO Accelerator external LEDs page 30 fio bugreport Prepares a detailed report for use in troubleshooting problems fio detach on page Temporarily makes the IO Accelerator unavailable to the 32 operating system Maintenance 22 Command line Purpose utility fioformat on page Used to perform a low level format of an IO Accelerator 32 fio pci check ESX C
54. or more information on VMware vCLI see the VMware website http www vmware com support developer vcli HP does not recommend using the vCLl on a virtual machine that is hosted on your ESXi system The IO Accelerator installation and configuration processes involve putting the ESXi host into maintenance mode and rebooting the host When installing the VSL you can choose to use the TSM also known as Shell or SSH when used remotely instead of the vCLI The TSM might be required for managing or troubleshooting your device with the command line utilities A CAUTION To avoid damage to the system VMware recommends using TSM only for the purposes of troubleshooting and remediation VMware recommends using the vCLI or any other VMware Administration Automation Product to perform routine ESXi host configuration tasks that do not involve troubleshooting For more information on using TSM see the VMware Knowledge Base article http kb vmware com selfservice microsites search do language en_US amp cmd displayKC amp externalld 1017910 Software installation 12 Installation overview Before installing the IO Accelerator driver make sure you have properly installed the IO Accelerator devices For more information see the HP IO Accelerator Hardware Installation Guide 1 If necessary uninstall previous versions of the VSL and utilities For instructions see Common maintenance tasks on page 25 Install the latest version of the VSL and
55. ored Options LION OOOO mc Reports all available information for each device Shows all errors and warnings for each device This option is for diagnosing issues and it hides other information such as format sizes Count Reports only the number of IO Accelerator devices installed Shows basic information set plus the total amount of data read and written lifetime data volumes This option is not necessary when the a option is used Format JSON Creates the output in JSON format Format XML Creates the output in XML format Shows unavailable fields Only valid with j or x Shows unavailable fields and details why the fields are unavailable Only valid with j or fx F field Prints the value for a single field see the 1 option for field names Requires that a device be specified Multiple F options can be specified Lists the fields that can be individually accessed with F Utilities 34 ES IMPORTANT Starting with version 3 0 0 and later the standard formatting of the fio status output changed The changing of the format affects any custom management tools that used the output of this utility Basic information If no options are used the fio status command reports the following basic information e Number and type of devices installed in the system e Driver version Adapter information e Adapter type e Product number e External power status e PCI power limit threshold if available
56. ormat command in the next step erases the entire device including user data After this format is started the device cannot be downgraded to the 2 x driver without voiding your warranty 6 Format each device using the fio format command For example fio format device You are prompted to confirm you want to erase all data on the device The format might take an extended period of time depending on the amount of wear on the device 7 Using the following command attach all IO Accelerator devices fio attach dev fct 8 Using the following command check the status of all devices fio status a Your IO Accelerator devices are now successfully upgraded for this version of the HP IO Accelerator You can now install any IO Accelerator Gen2 devices Enabling PCle power For PCle IO Accelerators if you have installed any dual IO Accelerator devices such as the HP ioDrive2 Duo then the device might require additional power than the minimum 25 W provided by PCle Gen2 slots to properly function For instructions on enabling the device to draw additional power from the PCle slots see Enabling PCle power override on page 23 Configuring the device to support VM disks Software installation 19 Z CAUTION ESX and ESXi require 512B sector sizes New IO Accelerator devices come pre formatted with 5 12B sector sizes from the factory If yours is a new device there is no need to format it However if your IO Accelerator device was
57. ors require firmware version 101971 6 or 101583 HP PCle IO Accelerators also support firmware version 101971 4 Supported hardware HP IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c Class Introduction 8 BladeSystem c Class IO Accelerators have two distinct designs for the respective server product lines The G1 through G7 IO Accelerator adapter is provided in a c Class Type 1 Mezzanine card form factor It can be installed in both Type 1 and Type 2 mezzanine slots within the c Class blade G1 through G7 servers enabling a total of two cards in a half height server blade and three cards in a full height server blade and up to 6 in a double high double wide server BL680c The Gen8 adapter is provided in a c Class Type B Mezzanine card form factor It can only be installed in Type B mezzanine slots within the Gen 8 or later servers enabling one IO Accelerator in a half height Gen8 server The Type mezz card and the Type B mezz card are distinguished by the mezzanine connector The type B card is slightly larger than a Type mezz card The amount of free RAM required by the driver depends on the size of the blocks used when writing to the drive The smaller the blocks the more RAM is required The table below lists the guidelines for each 80GB of storage For the latest information see the QuickSpecs sheet to the HP IO Accelerator for HP BladeSystem c Class at HP Customer Support http www hp com support The Remote Power Cut Module for the c
58. ory capacity 1600 MB free 35 252 MB of memory limited to the host The new value under Limit in Memory Resources is 35 252 MB Using the IO Accelerator as swap with ESX The IO Accelerator cannot be used as a swap device for the ESX or ESXi host However the IO Accelerator can be used as swap for virtual machines To use the IO Accelerator as swap for a virtual machine 1 Go to VMware vSphere Client gt Configuration gt Virtual Machine Swapfile Location 2 Indicate the appropriate Datastore location as the virtual machine swapfile location Software installation 21 Maintenance Maintenance tools The IO Accelerator includes both software utilities to maintain the device and external LED indicators to display the status You can also install SNMP as a monitoring option The following are the most common tasks for maintaining your IO Accelerator You can also use the IO Accelerator Management Tool application to perform firmware upgrades For more information see the HP IO Accelerator Management Tool User Guide Management utilities for ESXi Use COS Shell TSM command line utilities to manage the VSL These utilities are installed with the VSL software To use these utilities on ESXi the Shell TSM must be enabled For more information about these utilities see Command line utilities for TSM or COS Command line utilities for Tech Support Mode on page 22 Command line utilities for Tech Support Mode Several c
59. oso deve essere restituito con la documentazione associata nell imballo di spedizione fornito La mancata restituzione del componente pu comportare la fatturazione del ricambio da parte di HP Nel caso di riparazione da parte del cliente HP sostiene tutte le spese di spedizione e resa e sceglie il corriere vettore da utilizzare Per ulteriori informazioni sul programma CSR di HP contattare il centro di assistenza di zona Per il programma in Nord America fare riferimento al sito Web HP http www hp com go selfrepair Customer Self Repair HP Produkte enthalten viele CSR Teile Customer Self Repair um Reparaturzeiten zu minimieren und h here Flexibilit t beim Austausch defekter Bauteile zu erm glichen Wenn HP oder ein HP Servicepartner bei der Diagnose feststellt dass das Produkt mithilfe eines CSR Teils repariert werden kann sendet Ihnen HP dieses Bauteil zum Austausch direkt zu CSR Teile werden in zwei Kategorien unterteilt Zwingend Teile f r die das Customer Self Repair Verfahren zwingend vorgegeben ist Wenn Sie den Austausch dieser Teile von HP vornehmen lassen werden Ihnen die Anfahrt und Arbeitskosten f r diesen Service berechnet Optional Teile f r die das Customer Self Repair Verfahren optional ist Diese Teile sind auch f r Customer Self Repair ausgelegt Wenn Sie jedoch den Austausch dieser Teile von HP vornehmen lassen m chten k nnen bei diesem Service je nach den f r Ihr Produkt vorgesehenen Garantiebeding
60. osted application and proactively monitoring device age and health you can assure reliable performance over the intended product life Health metrics The IO Accelerator driver manages block retirement using pre determined retirement thresholds The fio status utility show a health indicator that starts at 100 and counts down to O As certain thresholds are crossed various actions are taken At the 10 healthy threshold a one time warning is issued For methods on capturing this alarm event see Health monitoring techniques on page 39 At 0 the device is considered unhealthy It enters write reduced mode which somewhat prolongs its lifespan so data can be safely migrated In this state the IO Accelerator behaves normally except for the reduced write performance At some point after the 0 threshold the device enters read only mode Any attempt to write to the IO Accelerator causes an error Some file systems might require special mount options to mount a read only block device beyond specifying that the mount should be read only Consider the read only mode as a final opportunity to migrate data off the device since device failure is more likely with continued use The IO Accelerator might enter failure mode In this case the device is offline and inaccessible Failure mode can be caused by an internal catastrophic failure improper firmware upgrade procedures or device wears out Health monitoring techniques Output from the
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62. r capacity 640GB Models AJ878B and BK836A MLC Multi Level Cell MLC Multi Level Cell Write IOPS 512 Byte 141 000 145 000 Mixed IOPS 75 25 r w Access Latency 512 Byte PCI Express x4 PCIExpress Gen x4 IO Accelerator capacity Models QK762A and QK763A MLC Multi Level Cell MLC Multi Level Cell Read Bandwidth 1MB Write Bandwidth 1MB Read IOPS Seg 512 Byte 443 000 443 000 Write IOPS Seq 512 Byte 530 000 530 000 Read IOPS Rand 512 Byte 141 000 143 000 Write IOPS Rand 512 Byte 475 000 475 000 Read Access Latency PCI Express Gen2 x4 PCI Express Gen2 x4 Performance achieved using multiprocessor enterprise server Enterprise data integrity e Field upgradeability e Green footprint 7 5W nominal per device NOTE MSI was disabled to obtain these statistics Required operating environment The HP IO Accelerator is supported for use in the following operating environments e VMware ESX 4 0 e VMware ESX 4 1 e VMware ESXi 4 1 Introduction 7 A CAUTION Version 3 1 1 of the driver software is not backward compatible When you install version 3 1 1 you cannot revert to any previous version E IMPORTANT All operating systems must be 64 bit architecture NOTE IO Accelerators cannot be used as hibernation devices The following scenarios are supported Using the lO Accelerator as a VMFS datastore within the hypervisor and then sharing that storage with guest operating sys
63. red for VSL 1 x x or 2 x x to work with VSL 3 x x requires a low level media format of the device No user data is maintained during the media format process Be sure to backup all data on your IO Accelerator device as instructed before upgrading the firmware Version 3 1 x of the HP IO Accelerator VSL supports new features including the latest generation of IO Accelerator architecture and improved Flashback protection These features require the latest version of the firmware Every IO Accelerator device in a system running 3 1 x or later must be upgraded to the latest version of the firmware For example if you have a system running 2 3 1 HP IO Accelerator VSL with IO Accelerator devices previously installed and you want to install new IO Accelerator Gen2 devices that require the latest version of the firmware then you will need to upgrade all of the existing devices to the latest firmware version Upgrade path Depending on the current version of your HP IO Accelerator device to preserve the internal structure of the device you might have to perform multiple upgrades The following path is the minimum upgrade poth that you must follow Upgrade the HP IO Accelerator VSL software on the system and upgrade the firmware to the compatible version in the following order 1 2 4 gt 1 2 7 gt 2 1 0 gt 2 2 3 gt 3 1 x For VSL upgrade information for the HP IO Accelerator see the HP IO Accelerator Release Notes on the HP website htto ww
64. ree specifically for PCle IO Accelerator devices This utility is only supported on ESX Displays information about the device fio update iodrive Updates the IO Accelerator firmware NOTE All utilities have h Help and v Version options fio pci check fio attach The io attach utility requires the IO Accelerator driver to be loaded with auto attach disabled For more information see Disabling auto attach on page 26 Description Attaches the IO Accelerator and makes it available to the operating system This creates a block device in dev io You can then add it to ESX as a storage area The command displays a progress bar and percentage as it operates Utilities 29 NOTE If multiple IO Accelerator devices are installed in a computer they attach in parallel Syntax fio attach device options Where device is the name of the device node dev fctx where x indicates the card number O 1 2 and so on For example dev fct0 indicates the first IO Accelerator installed on the system Options Option Description Attach only if clean Quiet disables the display of the progress bar and percentage In most cases the IO Accelerator driver automatically attaches the device on load If you need to detach the device run the fio detach command For more information see fio detach on page 32 fio beacon Description The io beacon utility turns on all three LEDs of the specified IO
65. rmation o Card temperature in degrees Centigrade o Internal voltage average and maximum o Auxiliary voltage average and maximum o Percentage of good blocks data and metadata o lifetime data volume statistics o RAM usage Error mode information If the IO Accelerator driver is in minimal mode read only mode or write reduced mode when the fio status command is run the following differences occur in the output e Attach status is Status unknown Driver is in MINIMAL MODE e The reason for the minimal mode state appears For example Firmware is out of date Update firmware e Geometry and capacity information not available appears e No media health information appears fio update iodrive Description Ur IMPORTANT The IO Accelerator devices must be detached before running the fio update iodrive command To detach the devices requires rebooting with auto attach disabled or using fio detach For details see fio detach on page 32 The io update iodrive utility updates the HP IO Accelerator firmware This utility scans the PCI Express bus for all HP IO Accelerators and updates them all sequentially Utilities 36 To ensure a clean firmware update you must detach the device from the system using the 1o detach utility For more information see fio detach on page 32 To update one or more specific drives rather than all drives e Make sure the lO Accelerator driver is loaded Usethe d option with the dev
66. ructions that came with your IO Accelerator After you install this version of the IO Accelerator driver you might have to upgrade the firmware to enable operation For more information see Upgrading firmware Upgrading the firmware using ESX on page 16 Introduction 10 IO Accelerators cannot be installed as part of an ESX or ESXi installation Introduction 11 Software installation VMDirectPathlO The VSL software is only required for ESX or ESXi if you plan to use the IO Accelerator device as a VMFS datastore If you are passing the devices through using VMDirectPathlO you do not need to install the VSL on your the ESX or ESXi system Instead install the VSL on the guest system For example pass the device through to a Windows VM and then install the Windows VSL on that VM For installation and user instructions see the HP IO Accelerator for Windows User Guide When passing through an IO Accelerator device you must be aware of certain constraints For more information see Working with IO Accelerators and VMDirectPathlO on page 42 Command line installation To install and manage the VSL driver you must use a CLI ESX command line installation ESX includes the COS The CLI is available on the host or through an SSH connection ESXi command line installation HP recommends installing VMware vCLI for your ESXi system Install a vCLI package on a physical machine running on a Linux or Windows operating system F
67. run the following command esxcfg boot b 3 Reboot the system If the driver is enabled then it appears in the modules listed when you run the following command esxcfg module query Maintenance 25 Disabling auto attach When the IO Accelerator driver is installed it is configured to automatically attach any devices when the driver is loaded When necessary disable the auto attach feature To disable auto attach using ESX 1 Tosetthe auto attach parameter to O run the following command sxcfg modul S auto attach 0 iomemory vsl 2 Restart the system To disable auto attach using ESXi 1 Tosetthe auto attach parameter to O run the following vCLI command vicfg module server lt server name gt iomemory vsl s auto attach 0 2 Restart the system Enabling auto attach To enable auto attach using ESX 1 Tosetthe auto attach parameter to 1 run the following command esxcfg modul s auto attach 1 iomemory vsl 2 Restart the system To enable auto attach using ESXi 1 Tosetthe auto attach parameter to 1 run the following vCLI command vicfg module server lt server name gt iomemory vsl s auto attach 1 2 Restart the system Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver package Uninstalling the software in ESX 4 x 1 To find the ioMemory VSL Bulletin ID run the following command esxupdate query Sample output See Bulletin ID Installed Summary i
68. rvangen Deze onderdelen worden in de geillustreerde onderdelencatalogus aangemerkt met Nee Afhankelijk van de leverbaarheid en de locatie worden CSR onderdelen verzonden voor levering op de eerstvolgende werkdag Levering op dezelfde dag of binnen vier uur kan tegen meerkosten worden aangeboden indien dit mogelijk is gezien de locatie Indien assistentie gewenst is belt u een HP Service Partner om via de telefoon technische ondersteuning te ontvangen HP vermeldt in de documentatie bij het vervangende CSR onderdeel of het defecte onderdeel aan HP moet worden geretourneerd Als het defecte onderdeel aan HP moet worden teruggezonden moet u het defecte onderdeel binnen een bepaalde periode gewoonlijk vijf 5 werkdagen retourneren aan HP Het defecte onderdeel moet met de bijbehorende documentatie worden geretourneerd in het meegeleverde verpakkingsmateriaal Als u het defecte onderdeel niet terugzendt kan HP u voor het vervangende onderdeel kosten in rekening brengen Bij reparatie door de klant betaalt HP alle verzendkosten voor het vervangende en geretourneerde onderdeel en kiest HP zelf welke koerier transportonderneming hiervoor wordt gebruikt Neem contact op met een Service Partner voor meer informatie over het Customer Self Repair programma van HP Informatie over Service Partners vindt u op de HP website http www hp com go selfrepair Reparo feito pelo cliente Os produtos da HP s o projetados com muitas pecas para reparo feito pelo
69. suporte t cnico da HP para que um t cnico o ajude por telefone A HP especifica nos materiais fornecidos com a pe a CSR de reposi o se a pe a com defeito deve ser devolvida HP Nos casos em que isso for necess rio preciso enviar a pe a com defeito HP dentro do per odo determinado normalmente cinco 5 dias teis A pe a com defeito deve ser enviada com a documenta o correspondente no material de transporte fornecido Caso n o o fa a a HP poder cobrar a reposi o Para as pe as de reparo feito pelo cliente a HP paga todas as despesas de transporte e de devolu o da pe a e determina a transportadora servico postal a ser utilizado Para obter mais informa es sobre o programa de reparo feito pelo cliente da HP entre em contato com o fornecedor de servi os local Para o programa norte americano visite o site da HP http www hp com go selfrepair Support and other resources 49 RE EI SEREN EA REA A GEL M MORISER ERAS DIDI HRR SAORA E CHE CSR ab du d BROER CREME ERIS AREA TED E HP HEHEH ERRTREE AB LA WS HPILLOMR R SERIE SERIE CUTE T2 amp ET CABRIEL FO 25 U NH U EF t0 PA BREBCEEMDADE A SEIT DUT LE REDEE ARMENIA FO BEG C AIC BEY SRBREKVAFRMESRCBRENET BFE RUEBOIEDMESC oMm COMA REBCHERTI SEIT DUT LE RESP MERA ENANA SRUEFON RIEMEN DRIE EXA BORA IU TIE ARARA ERELT CER RIIY CA ERI DI ETET ik HPRRO MOMMIs REACCBRACSHVECA SEO TREE HERES DI IIA HEX IX HPIESR RPGS k o SEHME
70. t they adversely affect performance while the CPU transitions between low power and high performance states These power savings techniques are known to have a negative impact on I O latency and maximum IOPS When tuning for maximum performance you might benefit from reducing or disabling DVSF completely even though this might increase power consumption DVFS if available should be configurable as part of your operating systems power management features as well as within your system BIOS interface Within the operating system and BIOS DVFS features are often found under the ACPI sections Consult your computer documentation for details Limiting APCI C states Newer processors have the ability to go into lower power modes when they are not fully utilized These idle states are known as ACPI C states The CO state is the normal full power operating state Higher C states C1 C2 C3 and so on are lower power states While ACPI C states save on power they are known to have a negative impact on I O latency and maximum IOPS With each higher C state typically more processor functions are limited to save power and it takes time to restore the processor to the CO state These power savings techniques are known to have a negative impact on I O latency and maximum IOPS When tuning for maximum performance you might benefit from limiting the C states or turning them off completely even though this might increase power consumption If your pr
71. tems Guest operating systems can be 32 bit or 64 bit architecture because they are not directly using the IO Accelerator e Using PCI pass through to enable a virtual machine to directly use the IO Accelerator Only supported operating systems can use the device NOTE PCI pass through is currently supported on Windows and Linux operating systems that are supported by HP For installation instructions and a list of supported operating systems see the HP IO Accelerator Windows User Guide or the HP IO Accelerator Linux User Guide NOTE If you are passing the devices through the system you do not have to install the IO Accelerator driver on an ESX or ESXi system Install the driver on the guest system Install the driver only if you plan to create a VMFS on the devices For more information see Working with IO Accelerators and VMDirectPathlO on page 42 NOTE For best results HP recommends running the latest Service Pack of a release Supported firmware revisions VMware ESX version IO Accelerator IO RR software VMware ESX 4 0 2 2 3 or 2 3 1 101583 60r 101971 6 T sn 101583 is 2 3 1 compatible with both software versions VMware ESXi 4 0 Not supported Not supported ESXi 4 0 is not supported VMware ESX 4 1 2 2 3 or 2 3 1 101583 6 or 101971 6 Version 101583 is compatible with both software versions VMware ESXi 4 1 2 3 1 101583 6 or 101971 6 HP recommends 101971 6 2 3 1 firmware NOTE HP StorageWorks IO Accelerat
72. than one dual IO Accelerator device and enabling the override parameter for each device be sure the motherboard is rated to provide 55W power to each slot used For example some motherboards safely provide up to 75W to any one slot but run into power constraints when multiple slots are used to provide that much power Installing multiple devices in this situation might result in server hardware damage Consult with the manufacturer to determine the total PCle slot power available e The override parameter persists in the system and enables full power draw on an enabled device even if the device is removed and then placed in a different slot within the same system If the device is placed in a slot that is not rated to provide 55W of power your server hardware could experience a power drag e The override parameter is a setting for the IO Accelerator VSL software by server and is not stored in the device When moved to a new server the device defaults to the 25 W power limit until an external power cable is added or the override parameter is enabled for that device in the new server To determine the total PCle slot power available for the new server consult the manvfacturer Enabling the override parameter 1 Use one of the following methods to determine the serial number of each device to be installed in a compatible slot o Enterthe fio status command Sample output fio status Adapter Dual Controller Adapter Fusion io ioDrive2 DUO 2 41
73. ungen zus tzliche Kosten anfallen Support and other resources 46 HINWEIS Einige Teile sind nicht f r Customer Self Repair ausgelegt Um den Garantieanspruch des Kunden zu erf llen muss das Teil von einem HP Servicepartner ersetzt werden Im illustrierten Teilekatalog sind diese Teile mit No bzw Nein gekennzeichnet CSRTeile werden abh ngig von der Verf gbarkeit und vom Lieferziel am folgenden Gesch ftstag geliefert F r bestimmte Standorte ist eine Lieferung am selben Tag oder innerhalb von vier Stunden gegen einen Aufpreis verf gbar Wenn Sie Hilfe ben tigen k nnen Sie das HP technische Support Center anrufen und sich von einem Mitarbeiter per Telefon helfen lassen Den Materialien die mit einem CSR Ersatzteil geliefert werden k nnen Sie entnehmen ob das defekte Teil an HP zur ckgeschickt werden muss Wenn es erforderlich ist das defekte Teil an HP zur ckzuschicken m ssen Sie dies innerhalb eines vorgegebenen Zeitraums tun in der Regel innerhalb von f nf 5 Gesch ftstagen Das defekte Teil muss mit der zugeh rigen Dokumentation in der Verpackung zur ckgeschickt werden die im Lieferumfang enthalten ist Wenn Sie das defekte Teil nicht zur ckschicken kann HP Ihnen das Ersatzteil in Rechnung stellen Im Falle von Customer Self Repair kommt HP f r alle Kosten f r die Lieferung und R cksendung avf und bestimmt den Kurier Frachtdienst Weitere Informationen ber das HP Customer Self Repair Programm erhalten Sie
74. using PCI 2 0 for full performance you only have to connect x4 signaling lanes NOTE For PCle IO Accelerators using PCle slots greater than x4 does not improve performance NOTE The power cut feature is built into PCle IO Accelerators therefore no Remote Power Cut Module is necessary e 300 LFM of airflow at no greater than 50 C To protect against thermal damage the IO Accelerator also monitors the junction temperature of its controller The temperature represents the internal temperature of the controller and it is reported in fio status report The IO Accelerator begins throttling write performance when the junction temperature reaches 78 C If the junction temperature continues to rise the IO Accelerator shuts down when the temperature reaches 85 C NOTE If you experience write performance throttling due to high temperatures see your computer documentation for details on increasing airflow including fan speeds Introduction 9 e Sufficient RAM to operate The amount of RAM that the driver requires to manage the NAND flash varies according to the block size you select when formatting the device filesystem format not low level format For a virtual machine using an IO Accelerator directly using PCI pass through consult the user guide for the installed operating system The following table lists the amount of RAM required per 100GB of storage space using various block sizes The amount of RAM used in driver version 3 0 is
75. uzione Vi sono due categorie di parti CSR Obbligatorie Parti che devono essere necessariamente riparate dal cliente Se il cliente ne affida la riparazione ad HP deve sostenere le spese di spedizione e di manodopera per il servizio Opzionali Parti la cui riparazione da parte del cliente facoltativa Si tratta comunque di componenti progettati per questo scopo Se tuttavia il cliente ne richiede la sostituzione ad HP potrebbe dover sostenere spese addizionali a seconda del tipo di garanzia previsto per il prodotto NOTA alcuni componenti HP non sono progettati per la riparazione da parte del cliente Per rispettare la garanzia HP richiede che queste parti siano sostituite da un centro di assistenza autorizzato Tali parti sono identificate da un No nel Catalogo illustrato dei componenti In base alla disponibilit e alla localit geografica le parti CSR vengono spedite con consegna entro il giorno lavorativo seguente La consegna nel giorno stesso o entro quattro ore offerta con un supplemento di costo solo in alcune zone In caso di necessit si pu richiedere l assistenza telefonica di un addetto del centro di supporto tecnico HP Nel materiale fornito con una parte di ricambio CSR HP specifica se il cliente deve restituire dei componenti Qualora sia richiesta la resa ad HP del componente difettoso lo si deve spedire ad HP entro un determinato periodo di tempo generalmente cinque 5 giorni lavorativi Il componente difett
76. w8 hp com us en support drivers html General upgrade instructions including the firmware update instructions are available in the HP IO Accelerator User Guide for each operating system Overformatting not supported The o overformat option is not supported in the 3 x x VSL software All upgraded HP IO Accelerator devices are formatted to the maximum advertised capacity regardless of whether the device was overformatted prior to the upgrade Upgrading procedure Be sure to follow the upgrade path and make sure that all previously installed IO Accelerator devices are updated with the appropriate 2 3 1 compatible firmware If you plan to use IO Accelerator Gen devices and IO Accelerator Gen2 devices in the same host perform this upgrade on all existing IO Accelerator Gen devices before installing the new IO Accelerator Gen2 devices 1 Prepare each existing IO Accelerator device for upgrade a Backup user data on each IO Accelerator device Software installation 17 A CAUTION Upgrading IO Accelerator devices that were previously configured for VSL 1 x x or 2 x x to work with VSL 3 x x requires a low level media format of the device No user data is maintained during the media format process Be sure to backup all data on your IO Accelerator device as instructed before upgrading the firmware Do not back up the data onto another IO Accelerator device on the same system The backup must be to a local disk or to an externally attache

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