Document Outline

• HP Smart Array 5300 Controller User Guide
• Notice
• Contents
• About This Guide
  • Audience Assumptions
  • Important Safety Information
  • Symbols on Equipment
  • Rack Stability
  • Symbols in Text
  • Related Documents
  • Getting Help
    • Technical Support
    • HP Website
    • Authorized Reseller
  • Reader’s Comments
• Chapter 1: Board Components and Features
  • Overview of Controller Features
  • Overview of Array Accelerator Features
    • Batteries
  • PCI System Interface
  • SCSI Support
  • Fault Management Features
• Chapter 2: Installation Overview
  • Procedure for a New, Autoconfigurable System
  • Procedure for a New, Non-autoconfigurable System
    • ProLiant Servers
    • Intel IPF Servers
  • Procedure for a Preconfigured System
• Chapter 3: Installing the Hardware
  • Preparing the Server
  • Installing the Smart Array Controller
  • Connecting the Cables
    • Internal Cabling for HP Servers
    • External Cabling for HP Servers
    • SCSI Cable Part Numbers
• Chapter 4: Updating the Firmware
  • ProLiant Servers
    • Using the SmartStart CD
    • Using the Support Software CD
    • Using the Smart Components with a CD
  • IPF Servers
• Chapter 5: Configuring the Server
  • ProLiant Servers
    • Using RBSU
    • Using SCU
  • IPF Servers
• Chapter 6: Configuring an Array
  • Using ACU
  • Using ORCA
• Chapter 7: Installing the Device Drivers and Management Agents
  • ProLiant Servers
    • Device Drivers
    • Management Agents
  • IPF Servers
    • Operating System
    • Device Drivers
    • Management Agents
• Chapter 8: Upgrading and Replacing Options
  • Array Accelerator
  • Battery Pack
  • Two- to Four-Channel Adapter Board
  • Enabling RAID ADG
    • Using the Software Key
    • Using the Enabler Module
• Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance Notices
  • Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers
  • Federal Communications Commission Notice
    • Class A Equipment
    • Class B Equipment
    • Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC Logo, United States Only
    • Modifications
    • Cables
  • Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien)
    • Class A Equipment
    • Class B Equipment
  • Mouse Compliance Statement
  • European Union Notice
  • Japanese Notice
  • BSMI Notice
  • Battery Replacement Notice
• Appendix B: Electrostatic Discharge
• Appendix C: Controller Specifications
• Appendix D: Drive Arrays and Fault Tolerance
  • What Is a Drive Array?
  • Fault-Tolerance Methods
    • RAID 0—No Fault Tolerance
      • Advantages
      • Disadvantages
    • RAID 1+0—Drive Mirroring
      • Advantages
      • Disadvantages
    • RAID 5—Distributed Data Guarding
      • Advantages
      • Disadvantages
    • RAID ADG—Advanced Data Guarding
      • Advantages
      • Disadvantage
    • Comparing Hardware-Based RAID Methods
    • Other Fault-Tolerance Options
• Appendix E: Hard Drive Installation and Replacement
  • General Information About Hard Drive Failure
    • Recognizing Drive Failure
    • Compromised Fault Tolerance
      • Procedure to Attempt Recovery
    • Automatic Data Recovery
      • Failure of Automatic Data Recovery
  • General Aspects of Drive Replacement
    • Drive Failure During Rebuild
      • Minimizing Fatal System Errors During Rebuild
  • Moving Drives and Arrays
    • Upgrading Hard Drive Capacity
    • Expanding and Extending Capacity
• Appendix F: Probability of Logical Drive Failure
• Appendix G: Diagnosing Array Problems
• Index