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HP Array Controller HSG V8.7 Software User Manual

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General Description

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Failed

Less
than
50%
charged

Data loss: No

Cache policy: Both controllers
support write-through caching
only.

Failover: In transparent failover,
all units failover to controller B
and operate normally.

In multiple-bus failover with host-
assist, only those units that use
write-back caching, such as
RAIDsets and mirrorsets, failover
to controller B.

In single configurations, the
controller only provides write-
through caching to its units.

Data loss: No

Cache policy: Both controllers
support write-through caching only.

Failover: No

Failed

Failed

Data loss: No

Cache policy: Both controllers
support write-through caching
only.

Failover: No. RAIDsets and
mirrorsets become inoperative.
Other units that use write-back
caching operate with write-
through caching only.

Data loss: No

Cache policy: Both controllers
support write-through caching only.

Failover: No. RAIDsets and
mirrorsets become inoperative.
Other units that use write-back
caching operate with write-through
caching only.

Table 1-8 Cache Policies Resulting and ECB Status (Continued)

Cache Module Status

Cache Policy

Cache A

Cache B

Unmirrored Cache

Mirrored Cache