HP Smart Array P830 User Manual

Contents 3
Contents
Component identification ....................................................................................................................... 5
Controller components ............................................................................................................................................. 5
Controller LEDs ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
Cache module LEDs ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Specifications ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Memory and storage capacity conventions .............................................................................................................. 8
RAID conventions ..................................................................................................................................................... 8
Controller features .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Basic features ................................................................................................................................................ 8
HPE SmartCache .......................................................................................................................................... 9
HPE SSD Smart Path .................................................................................................................................... 9
HPE Secure Encryption ................................................................................................................................. 9
Supported servers .................................................................................................................................................. 10
Controller specifications ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Installation and configuration ............................................................................................................... 12
Procedures for controllers in a server .................................................................................................................... 12
Installing a controller in an unconfigured server .......................................................................................... 12
Installing a stand-up controller in a previously configured server ................................................................ 12
Installing the controller board ...................................................................................................................... 13
Connecting internal storage......................................................................................................................... 14
Cable part numbers ..................................................................................................................................... 14
Configuration tools ................................................................................................................................................. 15
HPE Smart Storage Administrator ............................................................................................................... 15
Configuration utilities ................................................................................................................................... 16
Configuration procedures ....................................................................................................................................... 16
Legacy mode boot options .......................................................................................................................... 16
UEFI Boot Mode boot options ..................................................................................................................... 17
Configuring an array .................................................................................................................................... 17
System maintenance tools ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Updating firmware ....................................................................................................................................... 18
Installing device drivers ............................................................................................................................... 18
Managing servers with Insight Agents ......................................................................................................... 18
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Drive procedures ................................................................................................................................. 20
Identifying the status of an HPE SmartDrive .......................................................................................................... 20
Recognizing drive failure ........................................................................................................................................ 20
Effects of a hard drive failure on logical drives ............................................................................................ 21
Compromised fault tolerance....................................................................................................................... 21
Recovering from compromised fault tolerance ............................................................................................ 22
Replacing drives ..................................................................................................................................................... 22
Before replacing drives ................................................................................................................................ 22
Automatic data recovery (rebuild)................................................................................................................ 23
Upgrading drive capacity ............................................................................................................................. 25
Moving drives and arrays ....................................................................................................................................... 25
Adding drives .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Warranty and regulatory information .................................................................................................... 28
Warranty information .............................................................................................................................................. 28
Regulatory information ........................................................................................................................................... 28
Safety and regulatory compliance ............................................................................................................... 28
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia marking ........................................................................................................... 28
Turkey RoHS material content declaration .................................................................................................. 29

HP Smart Array P830 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	Smart Array P830
Category	Controller
Language	English