HP Smart Array 6i Controller and 128MB BBWC User Manual

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HP CONFIDENTIAL

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Moving Drives and Arrays................................................................................................................. 31

Adding Drives.................................................................................................................................... 33

Contents

Overview of the Server Setup Procedure

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Setting Up An Autoconfigurable Server .............................................................................................. 5

Updating the Firmware

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Methods for Updating the Firmware.................................................................................................... 7

Configuring an Array

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Introduction.......................................................................................................................................... 9

Comparing the Utilities ...................................................................................................................... 10

Using ACU......................................................................................................................................... 11

Using ORCA...................................................................................................................................... 11

Configuration Procedure......................................................................................................... 12

Installing the Device Drivers

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Installing the Device Drivers ............................................................................................................. 15

Installing the Management Agents

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Installing Management Agents .......................................................................................................... 17

Using the Battery-Backed Write Cache Option

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Recovering Data from the Battery-Backed Write Cache ................................................................... 19

Replacing the Battery Pack ................................................................................................................ 20

Replacing, Moving, or Adding Hard Drives

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Identifying the Status of a Hard Drive ............................................................................................... 23

Hot-Plug SCSI Hard Drive LED Combinations ..................................................................... 24

Recognizing Hard Drive Failure ........................................................................................................ 25

Effects of a Hard Drive Failure............................................................................................... 25

Compromised Fault Tolerance................................................................................................ 26

Recovering from Compromised Fault Tolerance.................................................................... 26

Replacing Hard Drives....................................................................................................................... 27

Factors to Consider Before Replacing Hard Drives................................................................ 27

Automatic Data Recovery (Rebuild) ...................................................................................... 29

Upgrading Hard Drive Capacity ............................................................................................. 30

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