NEC Express 5800 Series User Manual

Contents
Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 5
Array and controller configuration ................................................................................................................. 5
Smart Storage Administrator .............................................................................................................................. 5
Accessing SSA ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Array configuration guidelines ............................................................................................................................ 9
SSA graphical user interface .............................................................................................................. 10
Using the SSA GUI ........................................................................................................................................ 10
Icon and key stroke legend ............................................................................................................................... 10
Navigating the GUI............................................................................................................................................. 11
Configuration tasks ...................................................................................................................................... 16
Performing a Configuration task....................................................................................................................... 17
Creating an array ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Configuring a controller ..................................................................................................................................... 18
Enabling or disabling SSD Smart Path ............................................................................................................. 19
Rapid Parity Initialization .................................................................................................................................. 19
Changing the Spare Activation Mode ............................................................................................................... 20
Changing the Spare Management mode ......................................................................................................... 21
Disabling Over Provisioning Optimization ........................................................................................................ 23
Setting Auto RAID 0 ........................................................................................................................................... 25
Modifying Parallel Surface Scan ....................................................................................................................... 27
Configuring controller cache ............................................................................................................................. 29
SmartCache ....................................................................................................................................................... 30
Working with mirrored arrays ........................................................................................................................... 31
Heal array .......................................................................................................................................................... 33
Change array drive type .................................................................................................................................... 33
Encryption Manager .......................................................................................................................................... 34
Managing modes ............................................................................................................................................... 34
Power modes ..................................................................................................................................................... 34
Viewing controller status ................................................................................................................................... 35
Options for erasing drives ................................................................................................................................. 36
Erasing a drive ................................................................................................................................................... 36
Managing FLS .................................................................................................................................................... 36
Diagnostic tasks ........................................................................................................................................... 36
Performing a Diagnostics task.......................................................................................................................... 37
SSA CLI ................................................................................................................................................ 39
Using the SSA CLI ......................................................................................................................................... 39
Opening the CLI in Console mode .................................................................................................................... 39
Opening the CLI in Command mode ................................................................................................................ 40
CLI syntax ........................................................................................................................................................... 40
Typical procedures ............................................................................................................................................ 45
Encryption commands ...................................................................................................................................... 60
SSA Scripting ....................................................................................................................................... 61
Using SSA scripting....................................................................................................................................... 61
Capturing a configuration ................................................................................................................................. 61
Using an Input script ......................................................................................................................................... 61
Creating an SSA Scripting script file ................................................................................................................. 61
Script file options .............................................................................................................................................. 64
Basic scripting scenarios .................................................................................................................................. 78
Advanced commands ........................................................................................................................................ 81

NEC Express 5800 Series Specifications

General

Brand	NEC
Model	Express 5800 Series
Category	Server
Language	English