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HP Smart Array E200 Controller
User Guide
December 2005 (First Edition)
Part Number 408556-001
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© Copyright 2005 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. December 2005 (First Edition) Part Number 408556-001 Audien
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Contents Hardware features ........................................................................................................................ 5 Board components .................................................................................................................................... 5 Controller specifications ............................................................................................................................. 5 Overview of the installation procedure
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Diagnosing array problems.......................................................................................................... 30 Controller board runtime LEDs................................................................................................................... 30 Battery pack LEDs.................................................................................................................................... 31 Diagnostic tools ..........................................
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Hardware features In this section Board components ................................................................................................................................... 5 Controller specifications............................................................................................................................ 5 Board components Item ID Description Runtime LEDs. To interpret the illumination pattern of these LEDs, 1 refer to "Controller board runtime LE
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Temperature range Operating, 10°C to 55°C (50°F to 131°F) Storage, -30°C to 60°C (-22°F to 140°F) Relative humidity Operating, 10% to 90%; storage, 5% to 90% (noncondensing) RAID levels supported RAID 0 and 1+0; also RAID 5 if the cache is upgraded ("Upgrading the cache" on page 20) Type of edge connector PCIe x8 (fits in slots that have a physical size of x8 or greater; operates at the speed rating of the slot, up to a maximum of x4) PCIe transfer rate Up to 1.0 GB/s full duplex Nu
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Overview of the installation procedure In this section Installing the controller in an unconfigured server......................................................................................... 7 Installing the controller in a previously configured server............................................................................... 7 Installing the controller in an unconfigured server New HP ProLiant server models self-configure when they are powered up for the first time. For more
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9. Update the Management Agents ("Installing Management Agents" on page 18) if new versions are available. The server is now ready to use. If you want to create additional logical drives, you may now do so. Overview of the installation procedure 8
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Installing the controller hardware In this section Before beginning the installation ................................................................................................................ 9 Preparing the server ................................................................................................................................. 9 Installing the controller board .............................................................................................................
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4. Slide the controller board along the slot alignment guide if applicable, and press the board firmly into the slot so that the contacts on the board edge are properly seated in the system board connector. 5. Secure the controller board in place with the retaining screw. If there is a guide latch on the rear of the board, close the latch. 6. Connect storage devices to the controller. (For details of the procedure, see "Connecting storage devices (on page 10).") IMPORTANT: Drives tha
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Updating the firmware In this section Methods for updating the firmware........................................................................................................... 11 Methods for updating the firmware To update the firmware on the server, controller, or hard drives, use Smart Components. These components are available on the Firmware Maintenance CD. A more recent version of a particular server or controller component might be available on the support page of the HP websi
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Configuring an array In this section Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Comparing the utilities ............................................................................................................................ 12 Using ORCA..........................................................................................................................................
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Supported features ACU CPQONLIN ORCA Uses a wizard to suggest the optimum configuration for + + -- an unconfigured controller Describes configuration errors + -- -- Supported procedures ACU CPQONLIN ORCA Creation and deletion of arrays and logical drives + + + Assignment of RAID level + + + Sharing of spare drives among several arrays + + -- Assignment of multiple spare drives per array + + -- Setting of stripe size + + -- Migration of RAID level or stripe size + + -- Configu
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NOTE: You cannot use ORCA to configure one spare drive to be shared among several arrays. Only ACU enables you to configure shared spare drives. 3. Press the Enter key to accept the settings. 4. Press the F8 key to confirm the settings and save the new configuration. After several seconds, the Configuration Saved screen appears. 5. Press the Enter key to continue. You can now create another logical drive by repeating the previous steps. NOTE: Newly created logical drives are inv
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3. Select the Controller Settings option below Controller Options. The Controller Settings screen appears. Drive rebuild Drive rebuild occurs after a physical drive fails and is replaced. Only logical drives that are configured with RAID 1+0 or RAID 5 can be rebuilt. Priority settings To set the drive rebuild priority: 1. Highlight the controller. 2. Select the controller settings: • If you choose low priority for drive rebuild, drive rebuilding occurs when I/O to the drive is in
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Migrating RAID level and stripe size online Using CPQONLIN, you can modify both the RAID level and stripe size of an existing logical drive while online. IMPORTANT: Be sure that the cache battery is connected and fully charged before beginning an array expansion, RAID level migration, or stripe size migration. To migrate a drive: 1. Select the drive setting option under the logical drive menu for the drive you intend to modify. 2. Select the new RAID level, stripe size, or both from
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Setting the boot controller and controller order In this section Setting a controller as the boot controller .................................................................................................. 17 Setting the controller order ...................................................................................................................... 17 Setting a controller as the boot controller The following procedure enables you only to set a controller as the boot controller.
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Installing device drivers and Management Agents In this section Installing device drivers........................................................................................................................... 18 Installing Management Agents................................................................................................................. 18 Installing device drivers The drivers for the controller are located on the Support Software CD or the SmartStart CD that is pro
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Upgrading or replacing controller options In this section Replacing a battery ................................................................................................................................ 19 Upgrading the cache.............................................................................................................................. 20 Replacing a battery WARNING: There is a risk of explosion, fire, or personal injury if the battery pack is not properly handled.
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4. Lift the battery off the cache board (2). 5. Mount the new battery on the cache board by reversing the procedure used in steps 3 and 4. 6. Reinstall the cache board and its battery on the controller by reversing the procedure used in step 2. IMPORTANT: If the cache is not properly connected, the controller will not boot. NOTE: After installing a battery pack, you might see a POST message during reboot indicating that the array accelerator (cache) is temporarily disabled. This
