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Contents
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 5
Controller components ............................................................................................................................... 5
Controller LEDs ......................................................................................................................................... 6
Cache module LEDs ................................................................................................................................... 6
Specifications ............................................................................................................................... 8
Memory and storage capacity conventions ................................................................................................... 8
RAID conventions ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Controller features ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Basic features.................................................................................................................................. 9
HP SmartCache ............................................................................................................................... 9
HP SSD Smart Path .......................................................................................................................... 9
HP Secure Encryption ....................................................................................................................... 9
Supported servers .................................................................................................................................... 10
Controller specifications ........................................................................................................................... 10
Installation and configuration ....................................................................................................... 12
Procedures for controllers in a server .......................................................................................................... 12
Installing a stand-up controller in an unconfigured server .................................................................... 12
Installing a stand-up controller in a previously configured server .......................................................... 12
Installing the controller board .......................................................................................................... 13
Connecting internal storage ............................................................................................................ 14
Cable part numbers ....................................................................................................................... 15
Configuration tools .................................................................................................................................. 16
HP Smart Storage Administrator ...................................................................................................... 16
Configuration utilities ..................................................................................................................... 16
Configuration procedures ......................................................................................................................... 17
Legacy mode boot options .............................................................................................................. 17
UEFI mode boot options ................................................................................................................. 18
Configuring an array ..................................................................................................................... 18
System maintenance tools ......................................................................................................................... 19
Updating firmware ........................................................................................................................ 19
Installing device drivers .................................................................................................................. 19
Managing servers with Insight Agents .............................................................................................. 19
Diagnostic tools ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Drive procedures ........................................................................................................................ 21
Identifying the status of an HP SmartDrive ................................................................................................... 21
Recognizing drive failure .......................................................................................................................... 22
Effects of a hard drive failure on logical drives .................................................................................. 22
Compromised fault tolerance .......................................................................................................... 23
Recovering from compromised fault tolerance .................................................................................... 23
Replacing drives ..................................................................................................................................... 23
Before replacing drives .................................................................................................................. 24
Automatic data recovery (rebuild) .................................................................................................... 24
Upgrading drive capacity ............................................................................................................... 26
Moving drives and arrays ........................................................................................................................ 27
