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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 5
Controller components ............................................................................................................................... 5
Controller LEDs ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Cache module LEDs ................................................................................................................................... 7
Specifications ............................................................................................................................... 9
Memory and storage capacity conventions ................................................................................................... 9
RAID conventions ...................................................................................................................................... 9
Controller features ................................................................................................................................... 10
Basic features................................................................................................................................ 10
HP SmartCache ............................................................................................................................. 10
HP SSD Smart Path ........................................................................................................................ 10
HP Secure Encryption ..................................................................................................................... 10
Supported servers .................................................................................................................................... 11
Controller specifications ........................................................................................................................... 11
Installation and configuration ....................................................................................................... 13
Procedures for controllers in a server .......................................................................................................... 13
Installing a stand-up controller in an unconfigured server .................................................................... 13
Installing a stand-up controller in a previously configured server .......................................................... 13
Installing the controller board .......................................................................................................... 14
Connecting internal storage ............................................................................................................ 15
Cable part numbers ....................................................................................................................... 16
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 17
HP Smart Storage Administrator ...................................................................................................... 17
Configuration utilities ..................................................................................................................... 17
Configuration procedures ......................................................................................................................... 18
Legacy mode boot options .............................................................................................................. 18
UEFI mode boot options ................................................................................................................. 19
Configuring an array ..................................................................................................................... 20
System maintenance tools ......................................................................................................................... 20
Updating firmware ........................................................................................................................ 20
Installing device drivers .................................................................................................................. 20
Managing servers with Insight Agents .............................................................................................. 21
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 21
Drive procedures ........................................................................................................................ 22
Identifying the status of an HP SmartDrive ................................................................................................... 22
Recognizing drive failure .......................................................................................................................... 23
Effects of a hard drive failure on logical drives .................................................................................. 23
Compromised fault tolerance .......................................................................................................... 24
Recovering from compromised fault tolerance .................................................................................... 24
Replacing drives ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Before replacing drives .................................................................................................................. 25
Automatic data recovery (rebuild) .................................................................................................... 25
Upgrading drive capacity ............................................................................................................... 27
Moving drives and arrays ........................................................................................................................ 28
