Table Of Contents - HP 273914-B21 - Smart Array 6404/256 RAID Controller User Manual

Contents
Hardware features ........................................................................................................................ 5
Board components .................................................................................................................................... 5
Expansion module components ................................................................................................................... 6
Controller specifications and attributes ......................................................................................................... 6
Overview of the installation procedure ............................................................................................ 8
Quick installation procedure (Windows or Linux)........................................................................................... 8
Installing the controller hardware .................................................................................................. 10
Before beginning the installation ............................................................................................................... 10
Preparing the server................................................................................................................................. 10
Installing the controller board.................................................................................................................... 10
Connecting storage devices ...................................................................................................................... 11
Connecting internal storage ............................................................................................................ 11
Connecting external storage ........................................................................................................... 12
SCSI cable part numbers ................................................................................................................ 12
Updating the firmware ................................................................................................................ 13
Methods for updating the firmware (Windows® or Linux®) .......................................................................... 13
Configuring an array .................................................................................................................. 14
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 14
Comparing the utilities ............................................................................................................................. 14
Using ORCA........................................................................................................................................... 15
Using ACU ............................................................................................................................................. 16
Installing device drivers and Management Agents .......................................................................... 17
Systems using Microsoft Windows ............................................................................................................. 17
Installing device drivers .................................................................................................................. 17
Installing Management Agents ........................................................................................................ 17
Systems using Linux®............................................................................................................................... 17
Installing Management Agents ........................................................................................................ 18
Upgrading or replacing controller options ..................................................................................... 19
Replacing a battery ................................................................................................................................. 19
Replacing the expansion module ............................................................................................................... 20
Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives ..................................................................................... 22
Identifying the status of a hard drive .......................................................................................................... 22
Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations ...................................................................................... 22
Recognizing hard drive failure .................................................................................................................. 23
Effects of a hard drive failure .......................................................................................................... 23
Compromised fault tolerance .......................................................................................................... 24
Recovering from compromised fault tolerance.................................................................................... 24
Replacing hard drives .............................................................................................................................. 24
Factors to consider before replacing hard drives................................................................................ 25
Automatic data recovery (rebuild) .................................................................................................... 25
Upgrading hard drive capacity ....................................................................................................... 26
Moving drives and arrays ........................................................................................................................ 27
Adding drives ......................................................................................................................................... 28
Diagnosing array problems.......................................................................................................... 30
Controller board runtime LEDs................................................................................................................... 30
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