HP P2000 G3 MSA Technical White Paper

Technical white paper | HP P2000 G3 MSA
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Vdisk initialization
During the creation of a Vdisk, the manage user has the option to create a Vdisk in online mode (default) or offline mode,
only after the manage user has the advanced user type. By default, the manage user has the standard user type.
If the “online initialization” option is enabled, you can use the Vdisk while it is initializing, but because the verify method is
used to initialize the Vdisk, initialization takes more time. Online initialization is fault tolerant.
If the “online initialization” option is unchecked (“offline initialization”), you must wait for initialization to complete before
using the Vdisk, but the initialization takes less time.
To assign the advanced user type to the manage user, log into the HP Storage Management Utility (SMU) and make sure the
P2000 G3 on the left frame is highlighted and then click the Configuration drop-down box. Then click Users → Modify User.
Click the radio button next to the manage user and type in the manage user password. From User Type, select “Advanced”
and then to save the change, click the Modify User button → then OK.

HP P2000 G3 MSA Specifications

General

Model	HP P2000 G3 MSA
Form Factor	2U
Drive Types	SAS, SATA
Controllers	Dual controllers
Host Interface	SAS, iSCSI, Fibre Channel
RAID Levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Management	Web-based, CLI
Cache Memory	2 GB per controller