HP 6-Port User's Manual
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1. SE ERE EAR Appendix B Regulatory compliance notices 11 Japanese notice VCCI VCCI OLB B VCCI VCCD 4 Korean notices Class A Equipment Ae 717 273 J45A7 0 AJZIE AF7822 HAHH HSS E EJA SE APSA O AS FAHA HF SR Ho SH TUAE HAUS 798322 Wests H amp H cH Ni2. E gt jo a Class B Equipment Ba 717 7183 ol 212 7S Soe AAMAS S SB E 77 2 FHA YANE SE PEA ASSAF F Appendix B Regulatory compliance notices 12 Appendix C Using the RAID Configuration Utility The RAID Configuration Utility is loaded on the controller ROM The utility is used to create configure and manage arrays and make arrays bootable It is also used to initialize and rescan drives To run the utility press Ctrlt A when prompted by the following message during system startup Press lt Ctrl gt lt A gt for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility Creating arrays 1 Power down the computer and then restart it Ei NOTE After you install a 6 Port SATA RAID Controller in a system and power it up the BIOS could display a configuration that does not match the existing system configuration This is normal Continue to create an array as described in the following procedure When the appropriate prompt appears during POST press Ctrl A From the menu select Array Configuration Utility From the array configuration utility menu select Create Array Browse with the arrow keys to select a channel 0 ee Select a drive to be used in the new array and then press the Insert key To deselect a drive highlight the drive and then press the Delete key The utility displays the largest usable space available for the drive You can use available space from multiple drives for
3. simple volume single level array spanned volume spare stripe stripe size striped array task verify volume The ability of an array to maintain operability when one or more hardware failures occur RAID 1 array is an example of a redundant array In the event of a drive failure redundant arrays can be restored to normal operation by replacing the failed drive and rebuilding the array Process of updating the current screen to show all currently available resources Disk drive or portion of a disk drive used to create a logical device A disk can include RAID segments and available segments A RAID segment is part of a logical device it can be used by only one logical device at a time Available segments can be used to define a new logical device If the disk is not part of any logical device the entire disk is an available segment A successor to ATA that uses a serial instead of parallel interface A volume made up of disk space from a single disk It can consist of a single region on a disk or concatenated multiple regions of the same disk Array created from one or more partitions See also volume spanned volume RAID signature and RAID 1 on page 18 A simple volume that spans two or more drives See hotspare Contiguous set of data distributed across all the disks in an array A striped array distributes data evenly across all members in equal sized sections called stripes The amount of da
4. 3 In the Array Properties dialog box press the Delete key again Appendix C Using the RAID Configuration Utility 14 5 6 7 Press the Enter key The following message appears Warning Deleting will erase all the data from the array Do you still want to continue Yes No Select Yes to delete the array or No to return to the previous menu In the Array Properties dialog box select Delete again and then press the Enter key Press the Esc key to return to the previous menu Managing failover drive assignments To assign a hotspare to an array 1 Z From the main menu of the array configuration utility select Manage Arrays and then press the Enter key From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array to which you want to assign a hotspare and then press Ctrl S The Hotspare Management for Array dialog box is displayed which shows the drives that can be assigned as hotspares Select a drive and then press the Insert key to assign the drive as a hotspare The specified drive is displayed in the Assigned Hotspares drives list Press the Enter key to save the hotspare assignment If you have finished managing hotspares press Y for yes when prompted to return to the main menu To remove an assigned hotspare from an array Ws 2 3 4 a From the main menu of the array configuration utility select Manage Arrays and then press the Enter key From the List of Arrays dialog box select the arr
5. Total usable space available in megabytes or gigabytes Any path or bus used for the transfer of data between storage devices and a RAID controller See stripe Foreground initialization of a fault tolerant array A clear operation zeros all blocks of the array The array is not accessible until the clear task is complete Joining of physical or logical rives in sequential order The controller continuously performs a verification on a redundant array to confirm data integrity In the case of RAID 1 or RAID 10 arrays consistency checks assure that the data between like blocks match In the case of a RAID 5 array consistency checks assure that data in the stripe and the calculated parity for the stripe match See array See failed Glossary 21 degraded dirty data disk disk ID drive drive LED event event log event notification failed failed partition failover drive fault tolerant array foreign disk free space partition hard disk hard drive hot plug hot swap hotspare A redundant array for example a RAID 1 array in which one or more members have failed The data is intact but redundancy has been compromised Any further failure would cause the array to fail and result in data loss Data that has been written to a cache but which has not been flushed out to its final destination A nonremovable platter in a hard drive or removable media used in a CD drive floppy disk driv
6. Preventing electrostatic discharge To prevent damaging the system be aware of the precautions you must follow when setting up the system or handling parts A discharge of static electricity from a finger or other conductor may damage system boards or other static sensitive devices This type of damage may reduce the life expectancy of the device To prevent electrostatic damage e Avoid hand contact by transporting and storing products in static safe containers e Keep electrostatic sensitive parts in their containers until they arrive at static free workstations e Place parts on a grounded surface before removing them from their containers e Avoid touching pins leads or circuitry e Always be properly grounded when touching a static sensitive component or assembly Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge Several methods are used for grounding Use one or more of the following methods when handling or installing electrostatic sensitive parts e Use a wrist strap connected by a ground cord to a grounded workstation or computer chassis Wrist straps with a minimum of 1 megohm 10 percent resistance in the ground cords To provide proper ground wear the strap snug against the skin e Use heel straps toe straps or boot straps at standing workstations Wear the straps on both feet when standing on conductive floors or dissipating floor mats e Use conductive field service tools e Use a portable field service kit wit
7. Select Initialize Drives 5 Browse with the arrow keys to select a channel 6 Browse with the arrow keys to highlight a drive that you want to initialize and the press the Insert key 7 Repeat the previous step until all the drives to be initialized are selected 8 Press the Enter key 9 Regd the warning message confirm that you have selected the correct drives to initialize and then press the Y key to continue Appendix C Using the RAID Configuration Utility 15 Rescanning drives Restart the computer When the appropriate prompt appears press Ctrl A to access the RAID Configuration Utility From the RAID Configuration Utility menu select Array Configuration Utility aS Select Rescan Drives Appendix C Using the RAID Configuration Utility 16 Appendix D About RAID A Redundant Array of Independent Disk RAID provides better performance and reliability from combinations of drives than is possible with the same total storage space without RAID This Appendix describes the various RAID levels supported by the 6 Port SATA RAID controller The following table shows the number of drives needed and supported for the controller according to RAID level Table 2 Drive number limits for a given RAID level Array type Minimum drive number Maximum drive number RAID 0 2 6 RAID 1 2 2 RAID 5 3 6 RAID 10 4 6 RAID 50 6 6 Types of volumes and arrays Simple volume A simple volume consists of a single dr
8. Single Level Arrays View the Array Properties dialog box RAID 10 or 50 Dual Level Arrays Highlight the array member that you want to view then press the Enter key to display the second level Press the Enter key again to display the physical drives associated with the array NOTE Failed drives are displayed in a different text color 4 Press the Esc key to return to the previous menu Making an array bootable You can make an array bootable so that the system boots from the array instead of a stand alone single drive amp NOTE e The controller always uses the lowest numbered array as its bootable array If you delete Array 00 the next lowest numbered array becomes the bootable array e You cannot make a non 00 array bootable while the array is in a build verify or rebuild process 1 From the main menu of the array configuration utility select Manage Arrays and then press the Enter key 2 Select the array that you want to make bootable and then press Ctrl B This changes the number of the selected array to 00 making it the boot array for that controller 3 Restart the computer Deleting an array CAUTION When you delete an array you delete all the data on the array Before proceeding back up any data on the array 1 From the main menu of the array configuration utility select Manage Arrays and then press the Enter key 2 Select the array that you want to delete and the press the Delete key
9. Create Array and then press the Enter key Use the arrow keys to highlight one of the previously initialized drives and press the Insert key Repeat this step for each drive in the array The 6 Port SATA RAID Controller can support logical drives up to 2 TB capacity Press the Enter key Installation and configuration procedures 7 13 On the next screen respond as follows Table 2 1 Entries for array properties Property line displayed Entry or selection Array type Select the RAID level and the press the Enter key Array label Type a name and then press the Enter key Array size Press the Enter key and then press the Enter key again to use the default granularity of GB Stripe size Press the Enter key Read caching Press the Enter key Write caching Press the Enter key Create RAID Press the Enter key Done Press the Enter key A Creating Array window appears 14 Press the Enter key to continue with configuration of the array EA NOTE You can start using the array immediately However performance is reduced until the build process is complete 15 Pres the Ese key until the Exit Utility window appears 16 Highlight Yes and then press the Enter key The system restarts The server is now ready for the driver to be installed For details of the procedure see the website where the driver is located Installation and configuration procedures 8 Appendix A Electrostatic discharge
10. Parity Pan or Pbn used in the second level RAID 5 arrays provides efficient redundancy GD Figure 7 A RAID 50 array Appendix D About RAID 20 Glossary activity array array initialization automatic failover available space partition background consistency check bad partition bootable array build bus cache capacity channel chunk clear concatenation consistency check command container dead partition See task A logical disk created from available space and made up of one or more partitions on one or more physical disks Arrays are typically used to provide data redundancy or enhanced I O performance See also container volume spanned volume and RAID signature Also known as a container See initialize See failover drive Unused space on an initialized disk from which logical devices arrays are created When an array is deleted the space that is used is returned to the available space pool Consistency check performed as a background process See also consistency check command Partition that is in an unknown state Array configured as the boot device Background initialization of a redundant array The array is accessible throughout In a RAID 1 array the contents of the primary drive are copied to a secondary drive See also clear See channel Fast access memory on the controller that serves as intermediate storage for data that is read from or written to drives
11. array For optimum performance enable the cache unless e Your data is highly sensitive e Your application performs completely random reads unlikely ZA CAUTION If caching is enabled data could be lost or corrupted during a power failure Appendix C Using the RAID Configuration Utility 13 14 Select the method by which you want the array to be created Build Verify conducts a background initialization on the array The array is available immediately although performance is degraded Quick Init also enables the array to be available immediately without any ongoing background controller activity Clear conducts a foreground initialization on the array All blocks in the array are set to zero and the array is not accessible until the task is complete 15 Select Done The array build starts Managing arrays With the Manage Arrays option you can View array properties e Moke an array bootable e Delele an array e Manage failover drive assignments The procedures for performing each of these tasks are described in the following sections Viewing array properties To view the properties of an array 1 From the main menu of the array configuration utility select Manage Arrays and then press the Enter key 2 From the List of Arrays dialog box select the array that you want to view and then press the Enter key 3 To view the properties of the physical drives in the array amp RAID 0 1 or 5
12. in stripes across all drives Parity uses a capacity equivalent to one drive If a drive fails the contents of the failed drive can be rebuilt from the data and the parity on the remaining drives Using parity minimizes the amount of storage space used to provide redundancy Because only one drive is used to store parity a three drive array which is the worst case uses only one third of the total capacity for redundancy In larger arrays the fraction of storage space used to provide redundancy decreases proportionately In the following figure Pn represents the block of parity for the nth stripe of data Figure 5 A RAID 5 array The write performance of a RAID 5 array is limited by the need to generate parity for every write Read performance is good because the load is spread equally across all the drives Appendix D About RAID 18 RAID 10 This dual level RAID type is created by using two or more equal sized RAID 1 arrays to create a RAID 0 array Both read and write performance are improved because array striping occurs However the performance improvement requires that additional storage space be used because the arrays are mirrored Figure 6 A RAID 10 array Appendix D About RAID 19 RAID 50 This dual level RAID type is created by using two or more equal sized RAID 5 arrays to create a RAID 0 array The top level RAID 0 array shares the load among the second level RAID 5 arrays improving both read and write performance
13. to disk Volume comprised of space from one or more physical drives and presented to the operating system as if it were a single storage unit Process performed by the drive firmware that completely removes the file system from the disk See RAID 1 on page 18 Process of receiving displaying and logging system events Array with multiple operating systems or MS DOS partitions Array that can no longer be accessed An array feature that enables you to add new array members at any time without losing any data The state of an array when it is fully operational For redundant arrays the entire array is protected Contiguous area of physical drive that makes up some or all of an array When an array is created space is automatically converted into partitions Object that represents a component that cannot be configured by the controller management software for example a missing drive An array initialized using the Quick Init option is available immediately with no on going background controller activity All data written to an array that has been quick initialized is protected Redundant Array of Independent Disks alternative definition Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks The area on each disk reserved for use by the RAID controller Concatenates two or more arrays of the same type Background regeneration of redundant data on a RAID 1 array Glossary 23 redundant rescan segment serial ATA SATA
14. 6 Port SATA RAID Controller User Guide Part number 377602 003 Third edition May 2006 Legal notices Copyright 2004 2006 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 Audience assumptions This guide is for the person who installs administers and troubleshoots servers HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazards in products with hazardous energy levels Part number 377602 003 Third edition May 2006 Contents 1 Board components and features Controller specifications and attributes i 4 2 Installation and configuration procedures Overview of the installation Process i 5 Installing the controller and drives i 5 Preparing 1 5 Installing the controller board i 5 Assigning the boot controller NN 7 Greating a bootable arrays enerne i e ene e ner a te ann NE I rey NE a ch a enn er 7 Appendix A Electrostatic discharge Preventing electrostatic discharge i 9 Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge ii 9 Appendix B Regulatory complian
15. ay from which you want to remove the assigned hotspare and then press Ctrl S The Hotspare Management for Array dialog box is displayed which shows drives that can be assigned as hotspares and drives that are already assigned as hotspares From the Assigned Hotspares drives list select the drive to be removed and then press the Delete key The specified drive is displayed in the Select Hotspares drives list Press the Enter key to save the removed hotspare assignment If you have finished managing hotspares press Y for yes when prompted to return to the main menu Initializing drives If a correctly installed drive does not appear in the drive selection list for creating a new array or it appears grayed out you must initialize it before you can assign it to an array A CAUTION e During initialization all data is deleted from the drive Before proceeding back up any data on the drive e Ifthe drive is already used in an array initialization may make the array unusable e Do not initialize a drive that is part of a boot array The boot array is the lowest numbered array normally 00 in the List of Arrays dialog box To determine which drives are associated with a particular array see Viewing array properties on page 14 1 Restart the computer 2 When the appropriate prompt appears press Ctrl A to access the RAID Configuration Utility 3 From the RAID Configuration Utility menu select Array Configuration Utility 4
16. cations made to this device that are not expressly approved by Hewlett Packard Company may void the user s authority to operate the equipment Cables Connections to this device must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI EMI connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations Canadian notice Avis Canadien Class A Equipment This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada Class B Equipment This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada European Union regulatory notice CE This product complies with the following EU Directives e low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC e EMC Directive 89 336 EEC CE Xxxx O For a notified body number refer to the product regulatory label Compliance with these directives implies conformity to harmonized European standards European Norms which are listed on the EU Declaration of Conformity issued by Hewlett Packard for this product or product family BSMI notice iB we ARS Bed CRE Be A aR Fi
17. ce notices Federal Communications Commission notice i 10 PP 10 Class A equipment i 10 Class Bequipment Rk RR ER 10 Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo United States only 10 IMOGILIGGHOMS ce i202 oases cet oes cats NNR RES 1 615 11 Canadian notice Avis Canadien 11 European Union regulatory notice ii 1 BS MnO EE SN EI EE 11 lapanese noliGeaA EE EE EEE I I 12 Korean Noces ceran a SSN EE a a a n 12 Appendix C Using the RAID Configuration Utility Creating Arrays RC Re aei eA EEE E E E ar aA ESE a A AE E 13 IMGNGGING drove SC 14 Viewing array properties ieee 14 Making Ne IEoIHU 2 14 Deleting dandy oo PP 14 Managing failover drive assignments ue 15 Initializingsdrives s SS RR NN 15 Rescanning arves ae eRe ee ae ee aCe re E ne E oe eee ee eee ree neon rey 16 Appendix D About RAID Types of volumes and arrays i 17 SimpleVolDBESRLLNNN ET ii 17 Spanned Volume i 17 RAID O ess saseecccteict RR RA Rk 17 yl DR 18 DS 18 EEE 19 RA DS ON E RR 20 Glossary Index Contents 3 1 Board components and features Figure 1 1 6 Port SATA RAID Controller 1 Internal SATA port 0 3 Flash jumper 2 Internal SATA port 5 4 12C connector Controller specifications and attributes Table 1 1 Controller specifications and attributes Ambient temperature 0 C to 50 C for
18. ced airflow is recommended but not required Relative humidity 10 to 90 noncondensing Altitude Up to 3 000 meters Ripple and noise 50 mV peak to peak max DC voltage 5V 0 5V Maximum current 2 1 Aat5 VDC Form factor Full height half length PCI interface 64 bit 66 MHz compatible with 32 bit 33 MHz slots PCI compatibility PCI only On board cache 64 MB Number of drives allowed per port 1 Maximum size of logical drive 2 TB RAID levels supported O 1 5 10 50 For a complete list of the controller attributes see the HP website http www hp com Board components and features 4 2 Installation and configuration procedures Overview of the installation process k Install and configure the controller and hard drives For details see Installing the controller and drives on page 5 The maximum supported size of the logical drive on this controller is 2 TB Ei NOTE Select drives of equal capacity and performance Otherwise the array tends to be limited in capacity and performance to that of the smallest and slowest drive The rest of the procedure depends on whether the computer has an operating system installed e Ifthe computer already has an operating system installed go to step 4 e Otherwise continue with steps 2 and 3 Build a bootable array as described in Creating a bootable array on page 7 Install the controller driver and operating system The driver is available on the HP website ht
19. e or Zip drive See also disk ID drive and hard disk hard drive Unique disk identifier that consists of the channel number ID and LUN channel ID LUN for example 1 04 0 See also channel Device used for storing data May contain one or more removable or nonremovable writable or read only media See also hard disk hard drive Indicator light that illuminates during read or write operations Notification or alert from the system indicating that a change has occurred File used to maintain information about prior controller activities or errors Process for transmitting events State of a nonredundant array that has suffered a single drive failure or a redundant array that has suffered multiple drive failures A failed array is inaccessible and data is lost A partition that is no longer usable by an array because it is either logically bad and therefore no longer needed or physically damaged See hotspare Refers to an array that can continue to function atter a disk drive failure without loss of data See also redundant Disk that has previously been initialized on another SATA RAID controller The RAID signature on the disk allows the controller to identify whether or not the disk was initialized on the controller to which it is currently connected See available space partition Basic unit of nonvolatile nonremovable magnetic storage media See also drive To remove a component from a system and install a ne
20. h a folding static dissipating work mat If you do not have any of the suggested equipment for proper grounding have an authorized reseller install the part For more information on static electricity or assistance with product installation contact an authorized reseller Appendix A Electrostatic discharge 9 Appendix B Regulatory compliance notices Federal Communications Commission notice Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission FCC Rules and Regulations has established Radio Frequency RF emission limits to provide an interference free radio frequency spectrum Many electronic devices including computers generate RF energy incidental to their intended function and are therefore covered by these rules These rules place computers and related peripheral devices into two classes A and B depending upon their intended installation Class A devices are those that may reasonably be expected to be installed in a business or commercial environment Class B devices are those that may reasonably be expected to be installed in a residential environment for example personal computers The FCC requires devices in both classes to bear a label indicating the interference potential of the device as well as additional operating instructions for the user FCC rating label The FCC rating label on the device shows the classification A or B of the equipment Class B devices have an FCC logo or ID on the label Class A devices do not ha
21. he equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit that is different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo United States only This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation For questions regarding this product contact us by mail or telephone e Hewlett Packard Company P O Box 692000 Mail Stop 530113 Houston Texas 77269 2000 e 1 800 474 6836 For continuous quality improvement calls may be recorded or monitored Appendix B Regulatory compliance notices 10 For questions regarding this FCC declaration contact us by mail or telephone e Hewlett Packard Company P O Box 692000 Mail Stop 510101 Houston Texas 77269 2000 e 1 281 514 3333 To identify this product refer to the part series or model number found on the product Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifi
22. he server setup and installation guide These documents are both available on the HP website htp www hp com or on the Documentation CD supplied in the server kit Creating a bootable array NOTE tf you intend to install an operating system on a drive or array connected to the controller read this section Otherwise begin installing the driver as described on the website where the driver is located To create a bootable array 1 2 3 a a Install the controller and drives as described on page 5 Power up the computer Press Ctrl A to enter the RAID Configuration Utility The first screen shows all installed 6 Port SATA RAID controllers If more than one controller is displayed highlight the boot controller and then press the Enter key Press the Enter key to select the array configuration utility Use the arrow keys to highlight Initialize Drives and the press the Enter key Press the Insert key to highlight the drives you want to initialize and the press the Enter key Use the arrow keys to highlight a drive that is to be used for the array and then press the Insert key Repeat this step for each drive in the array The utility displays the selected drives Press the Enter key A red warning box appears This is normal Press the Y key and then press the Enter key The selected drives are initialized and then the array configuration utility main screen is displayed again Use the arrow keys to highlight
23. ive Spanned volume A spanned volume is created by joining or concatenating two or more drives The drives do not have to be of equal capacity and are connected end to end A spanned volume offers no redundancy and no performance advantage over a single drive RAID O A RAID 0 array is created by striping data across two or more drives This striping scheme creates no redundancy to protect the data However because the drives share load equally a RAID 0 array has the best read and write performance of any RAID type In the following figure the Dn labels DO D1 and so on denote consecutive blocks of data Figure 3 A RAID 0 array Appendix D About RAID 17 RAID 1 A RAID 1 array is created by copying or mirroring all data from one drive onto a second drive This mirroring provides redundancy ensuring that if one drive fails no data is lost However redundancy also means that only half the total capacity is available Figure 4 A RAID 1 array A RAID 1 array has no write performance advantage over a simple volume configuration but it has improved read performance because the drives share read load equally RAID 5 This RAID type requires at least three drives As in a RAID 0 array data is striped across the drives In addition parity is generated to protect the data in a RAID 5 array and stored separately from data The controller generates parity every time data is written to the array and the parity is distributed
24. pper backplane port d Attach the two connectors labeled PO and P1 to ports 4 and 5 of the controller e Position cables P2 and P3 in the cable bundle from the upper backplane port so that they are out of the way In this server model these two cables are inactive they are not connected to any drives in the drive bay Figure 2 2 10 Close the computer cabinet Installation and configuration procedures 6 Assigning the boot controller EA NOTE If the server will contain two or more bootable controllers read this section Otherwise omit this section The 6 Port SATA RAID controller supports bootable drives and arrays The default setting of the controller and system setup usually allows you to install and boot from either a hard drive connected to the motherboard or from a drive or array connected to the controller If you already have an operating system installed on a hard drive connected to the motherboard and you want to boot a second operating system from the controller l ee 0 2 Power up the server The server runs the POST sequence and briefly displays an RSBU prompt At the prompt press the F9 key to start RSBU Follow the on screen instructions to configure the server and set the boot controller order Save the configuration and exit from the utility Restart the server for the new settings to take effect For more information about using RSBU see the HP ROM Based Setup Utility User Guide or t
25. r attempt to bypass any interlocks that may be provided for the purpose of removing these hazardous conditions Open the system cabinet Select an available PCI slot Remove the cover from the selected PCI slot Install the controller in the PCI slot Secure the controller bracket to the chassis Attach one end of the 12C cable to the connector on the controller board 1 Installation and configuration procedures 5 7 Attach the other end of the I2C able to the connector on the internal drive cage backplane board 2 Figure 2 1 8 Install drives in the internal SATA drive bay of the server if necessary The 6 Port SATA RAID Controller can support logical drives of up to 2 TB capacity EA NOTE To determine the number of drives required for a particular RAID level see page 17 9 Use SATA cables provided with the server or available as a separate kit to connect the ports on the controller to the corresponding ports on the server backplane To determine the location of the backplane SATA connector in a particular server model see the server documentation In HP ProLiant ML350 Generation 4p servers use two 4x 1x SATA cables as follows a Attach the 4x connector of one cable to the lower backplane port lower four SATA drives in the cage b Attach the four 1x connectors labeled PO P3 at the other end of the cable bundle to ports 0 3 of the controller c Attach the 4x connector of the other cable to the u
26. ta in each section of a striped array See RAID signature and RAID 5 on page 18 An operation that occurs only on the RAID controller asynchronous to all other operations for example initializing a disk or verifying an array Some tasks can take an extended period of time particularly if the RAID controller is also performing intensive data I O while the task is running See consistency check command See simple volume and spanned volume Glossary 24 Index board components 4 boot controller assigning 7 bootable array creating 7 BSMI notice 11 C cables 1 1 Canadian notice 11 controller attributes 4 controller features 4 controller specifications 4 D declaration of conformity 10 driver installation of 8 drives number of for a given RAID level 17 electrostatic discharge 9 European Union regulatory notice 11 Federal Communications Commission FCC notice 10 flash jumper location of 4 G grounding methods 9 I2C cable connecting 6 I2C connector location of 4 Japanese notice 12 K Korean notices 12 RAID levels supported 17 regulatory compliance notices 10 S SATA cables connecting 6 static electricity 9 Index 25
27. the new array The maximum size of a logical drive on this controller is 2 TB EA NOTE Drives containing MS DOS partitions drives with no usable space or drives that are not initialized appear dimmed and cannot be used in a new array For information about initializing a drive see Initializing drives on page 15 7 Repeat the previous step until you have selected all the drives that are to be used in the array 8 Press the Enter key The Array Properties menu is displayed This menu displays the types of array that you can create according to the number of drives that you have assigned to the array For details of the possible array types see Appendix D About RAID on page 17 9 Select an array type and then press the Enter key 10 Type an optional label for the array and then press the Enter key The screen now displays the maximum possible size for the array based on the size of the partitions that you selected This value will be used as the array size by default unless you specify a different setting 11 Accept the default array size or type in the size that you want the array to be If you specify a smaller array size the remaining space can be used in other arrays 12 Select a stripe size The allowable stripe sizes are 16 32 and 64 KB the default The default stripe size provides the best overall performance in most network environments 13 Specify whether the read and write cache should be enabled for this
28. tp www hp com and instructions for installation are given with the driver Installation in the new server is complete Install the controller driver The driver is available on the HP website http www hp com and instructions for installation are given with the driver Installation in the preconfigured server is complete Installing the controller and drives Preparing the server 1 2 3 Back up all data on the server Close all applications Power down the server A CAUTION In systems that use external data storage be sure that the server is the first unit to be powered down and the last to be powered back up Taking this precaution ensures that the system does not erroneously mark the drives as failed when the server is powered up Nous Power down all peripheral devices that are connected to the server Touch the system chassis so that you are grounded Unplug the AC power cord from the outlet and then from the server Disconnect all peripheral devices from the server Installing the controller board A WARNING To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment consult the safety information and user documentation provided with the server before attempting the installation Many servers are capable of providing energy levels that are considered hazardous and are intended to be serviced only by qualified personnel who have been trained to deal with these hazards Do not remove enclosures o
29. ve an FCC logo or ID on the label After you determine the class of the device refer to the corresponding statement Class A equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at personal expense Class B equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning t
30. w component while the power is on and the system is running A hard drive that is present as an array member but which is not used in day to day data storage Instead it is reserved for use as an automatic replacement drive if any of the other drives in the array fail There are two types of hotspares Global hotspares protect every array that they have enough capacity to protect while dedicated hotspares protect only the array to which they are assigned Glossary 22 impacted initialize initialized array legacy disk logical device low level format mirrored array mirroring monitoring multipartition array offline array online capacity expansion optimal partition phantom object quick init RAID RAID signature RAID volume rebuild An impacted array is one which has been created but for some reason the initial build operation did not complete All member drives are present and operational and all data written to the array is protected To optimize the array run a Verify with Fix task Process of preparing a disk for use by the controller When a disk is initialized the controller records the RAID signature on the disk An array that is ready for data reads and writes Arrays can be initialized by build or clear Disk that contained a valid partition table when connected to the controller The controller manages the disk as a legacy disk array where there is a one to one logical to physical mapping of array
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