Software and configuration utilities 105
Utilities and features
HPE Smart Storage Administrator
The HPE SSA is a configuration and management tool for HPE Smart Array controllers. Starting with HPE
ProLiant Gen8 servers, HPE SSA replaces ACU with an enhanced GUI and additional configuration
features.
The HPE SSA exists in three interface formats: the HPE SSA GUI, the HPE SSA CLI, and HPE SSA
Scripting. Although all formats provide support for configuration tasks, some of the advanced tasks are
available in only one format.
Some HPE SSA features include the following:
• Supports online array capacity expansion, logical drive extension, assignment of online spares, and
RAID or stripe size migration
• Provides diagnostic and SmartSSD Wear Gauge functionality on the Diagnostics tab
• For supported controllers, provides access to additional features.
For more information about HPE SSA, see the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
(http://www.hpe.com/servers/ssa).
Automatic Server Recovery
ASR is a feature that causes the system to restart when a catastrophic operating system error occurs,
such as a blue screen, ABEND, or panic. A system fail-safe timer, the ASR timer, starts when the System
Management driver, also known as the Health Driver, is loaded. When the operating system is functioning
properly, the system periodically resets the timer. However, when the operating system fails, the timer
expires and restarts the server.
ASR increases server availability by restarting the server within a specified time after a system hang. You
can disable ASR from the System Management Homepage or through UEFI System Utilities.
USB support
Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides both standard USB 2.0 support and legacy USB 2.0 support.
Standard support is provided by the OS through the appropriate USB device drivers. Before the OS loads,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides support for USB devices through legacy USB support, which is
enabled by default in the system ROM.
Legacy USB support provides USB functionality in environments where USB support is not available
normally. Specifically, Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides legacy USB functionality for the following:
• POST (system boot)
• UEFI System Utilities
• Pre-boot UEFI shell
• DOS
• Operating environments which do not provide native USB support
External USB functionality
Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides external USB support to enable local connection of USB devices for
server administration, configuration, and diagnostic procedures.
For additional security, external USB functionality can be disabled through USB options in UEFI System
Utilities.
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