HP Smart Array P800 User Manual

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Contents
Hardware features........................................................................................................................ 5
Main components on the board .................................................................................................................. 5
Controller specifications ............................................................................................................................. 5
Overview of the installation procedure ............................................................................................ 7
Quick installation procedure (Windows or Linux)........................................................................................... 7
Installing the controller hardware.................................................................................................... 9
Before beginning the installation ................................................................................................................. 9
Preparing the server................................................................................................................................... 9
Installing the controller board...................................................................................................................... 9
Connecting storage devices...................................................................................................................... 10
Connecting internal storage ............................................................................................................ 10
Connecting external storage ........................................................................................................... 10
SAS cable part numbers................................................................................................................. 11
Updating the firmware ................................................................................................................ 12
Methods for updating the firmware (Windows® or Linux®) ..........................................................................12
Configuring an array .................................................................................................................. 13
Utilities available for configuring an array.................................................................................................. 13
Comparing the utilities ............................................................................................................................. 13
Using ORCA........................................................................................................................................... 14
Using ACU............................................................................................................................................. 15
Installing device drivers and Management Agents .......................................................................... 16
Systems using Microsoft® Windows®........................................................................................................ 16
Installing device drivers .................................................................................................................. 16
Installing the Event Notification Service ............................................................................................ 16
Installing Management Agents ........................................................................................................ 16
Systems using Linux®............................................................................................................................... 16
Installing Management Agents ........................................................................................................ 17
Upgrading or replacing controller options ..................................................................................... 18
Replacing or adding a battery .................................................................................................................. 18
Replacing the cache module or controller ................................................................................................... 22
Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives..................................................................................... 26
Identifying the status of a hard drive .......................................................................................................... 26
Recognizing hard drive failure .................................................................................................................. 27
Effects of a hard drive failure .......................................................................................................... 28
Compromised fault tolerance .......................................................................................................... 28
Recovering from compromised fault tolerance.................................................................................... 28
Replacing hard drives.............................................................................................................................. 29
Factors to consider before replacing hard drives................................................................................29
Automatic data recovery (rebuild).................................................................................................... 29
Upgrading hard drive capacity ....................................................................................................... 31
Moving drives and arrays ........................................................................................................................ 32
Adding drives......................................................................................................................................... 32
Diagnosing array problems.......................................................................................................... 34
Controller board runtime LEDs................................................................................................................... 34
Battery pack LEDs.................................................................................................................................... 35

HP Smart Array P800 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	Smart Array P800
Category	Controller
Language	English