HP Compaq Integrated Smart Array Controller - Manual (Page 3)

Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer: Cynthia Dresden Project: Compaq Integrated Smart Array Controller User Guide Comments:
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Contents
About This Guide
Text Conventions .................................................................................................. ix
Symbols in Text ..................................................................................................... x
Symbols on Equipment........................................................................................... x
Rack Stability........................................................................................................ xi
Server Warnings and Precautions........................................................................... xi
Getting Help......................................................................................................... xii
Compaq Technical Support ............................................................................ xii
Compaq Website .......................................................................................... xiii
Compaq Authorized Reseller ........................................................................ xiii
Chapter 1
Controller Features
Standard Features ................................................................................................ 1-1
Controller Interface....................................................................................... 1-2
Drive Array Technology ............................................................................... 1-3
Fault Tolerance............................................................................................. 1-4
Drive Movement........................................................................................... 1-4
Read-Cache Memory .................................................................................... 1-4
Expanding and Extending Capacity............................................................... 1-5
Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration .............................................. 1-5
Wide Ultra2 SCSI Technology...................................................................... 1-5
Wide Ultra2 SCSI Compatibility................................................................... 1-5
Wide-Ultra SCSI-3 Compatibility ................................................................. 1-6
Configuration Utilities ......................................................................................... 1-6
Option ROM Configuration for Arrays Features............................................ 1-7
Array Configuration Utility Features............................................................. 1-7
Installing the Integrated Smart Array Controller ................................................... 1-9