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Sas host bus adapter, Sas physical drive, Sas host bus adapter sas physical drive – HP Insight Management Agents User Manual

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SAS Logical Drive

SAS Tape Drive

SAS Storage System

SAS Host Bus Adapter

Select a host bus adapter entry from the Mass Storage list to display the following information:

Model—Displays the HBA's model ID, used for identification purposes.

Status—Displays the current status of the HBA. The following values are valid:

OK—The host bus adapter is operating normally.

Failed—The host bus adapter has failed and is no longer operating.

Unknown—You may need to upgrade your driver software or Storage Agents or the
Storage Agents cannot determine the status of the host bus adapter.

Serial Number—Displays the serial number of the SAS HBA. This number can be used for
identification purposes.

BIOS Version—Displays the SAS HBA's BIOS version number. This information is not available
for all SAS HBAs.

Firmware Version—Displays the SAS HBA's BIOS firmware version number. This information
is not available for all SAS HBAs.

SAS Physical Drive

Select a SAS physical drive from the SAS host bus adapter submenu to display the following
information:

Model—Displays the model of the SAS physical drive.

Authentication Status—Displays the authentication status for the physical drive selected.

Authentication Passed—The physical drive has passed all authentication tests and has
been validated to be a genuine HP hard drive.

Authentication Failed—The physical drive could not be authenticated as a genuine HP
hard drive. The host bus adapter will no longer control the drive LEDs. Please replace the
hard drive with a genuine HP hard drive.

Unknown—The Storage Agents cannot determine the physical drive's authentication
status.

Status—Status shows the status of the physical drive selected.

OK—The physical drive is operating normally.

Predictive Failure—One of the physical drive thresholds has been exceeded.

Offline—The physical drive is offline and can no longer return data. No further status is
available.

Failed— The physical drive has failed and can no longer return data. The drive may need
to be replaced.

Missing-Was OK—Indicates a physical drive that was located in the system and had a
status of OK has been removed.

Missing-Was Failed—Indicates a physical drive that was located in the system and had
a status of failed has been removed.

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