Operation
When AUTO creates an IM volume, the first disk found is assigned as the primary disk drive. If the
controller is allowed to resync the disk drives, the data on the primary disk drive is available by
accessing the newly created volume. Reply Yes if you want to complete the creation.
HOTSPARE
The HOTSPARE command creates a hot spare disk drive. The hot spare drive is added to hot spare
pool 0.
Syntax
cfggen <controller #> HOTSPARE [DELETE] <Encl:Bay>
Parameters
<controller #> A SAS controller number between 0 and 255.
[DELETE] Specifies that the hot-spare is to be deleted (Omit the DELETE keyword to
specify hot-spare creation).
<Encl>:<Bay> Enclosure number and Bay number that identifying the disk drive that will
become the hot spare.
Operation
The number of disk drives in an IM array plus the hot spare disk cannot exceed three. You can
create only one hot spare disk. You must make sure the capacity of the hot spare disk is greater
than or equal to the capacity of the smallest disk in the logical drive. An easy way to verify this is
to use the DISPLAY command.
CAUTION: See “Rules for creating IM volumes and hot spare disks” (page 102).
Smart Array P400, P600 and P800 Controllers
The following information is provided to assist you in configuring the Smart Array P400, P600
and P800 controllers during installation.
Quick Installation Procedure
To install the controller, follow these steps:
1. Power off the server.
2. Install additional physical drives if necessary (see “Connecting External Storage” (page 105)).
The number of drives in the server determines the RAID level that is auto configured when the
server is powered on.
3. Power on the server.
4. Update the controller firmware (see “SAUPDATE Utility” (page 105)). When the firmware update
process is complete, the server reboots and runs through a POST procedure. This POST
procedure halts briefly during controller initialization and prompts you to open ORCA (Option
ROM Configuration for Arrays).
5. Open ORCA. See “Configuring the Array” (page 110).
• If using a headless console, press Esc+8.
• Otherwise, press F8.
6. Configure the logical boot drive, and exit from ORCA.
Depending on the OS, additional device drivers and management agents must be installed. See
the User guide for the specific HP Smart Array Controller on the HP website at http://www.hp.com/
go/integrity-iocards-docs under the specific HP Smart Array Controller product for installation
procedures.
104 Installing the System
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
