Setting the controller order, Configuring an array, System maintenance tools – HP Smart Array P731m Controller User Manual
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After POST completes, the system launches the HP SSA GUI, or if you are using Serial Console, the
system launches the HP SSA CLI.
5.
Select the appropriate menu option, and follow any subsequent on-screen instructions. If prompted to
save the settings, do so.
6.
(Optional) To configure or reconfigure an array on this controller, you can use HP SSA. For more
information, see the HP Smart Storage Administrator User Guide.
To configure an array at a later time or to use a different utility to configure the array, exit HP SSA, and
then restart the server for the new boot controller setting to take effect.
Setting the controller order
1.
Power up the server.
The server runs the POST sequence and briefly displays an RBSU prompt.
2.
At the prompt, press the F9 key. After POST completes, RBSU starts.
3.
Follow the on-screen instructions to set the boot order for the different controllers in the system.
4.
Save the settings.
5.
Exit from the utility.
For more information about using RBSU, see the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide or the server user
guide. These documents are both available on the Documentation CD supplied in the server kit.
Configuring an array
To configure an array on an HP Smart Array controller, use HP SSA. For more information, see the HP Smart
Storage Administrator User Guide.
Remember the following factors when you build an array:
•
All drives grouped in a logical drive must be of the same type (for example, either all SAS or all SATA
and either all hard drives or all solid state drives).
•
For the most efficient use of drive space, all drives within an array should have approximately the same
capacity. Each configuration utility treats every physical drive in an array as if it has the same capacity
as the smallest drive in the array. Any excess capacity of a particular drive cannot be used in the array
and so is unavailable for data storage.
•
The more physical drives that there are in an array, the greater the probability that the array will
experience a drive failure during any given period.
•
To guard against the data loss that occurs when a drive fails, configure all logical drives in an array with
a suitable fault-tolerance (RAID) method.
System maintenance tools
Updating firmware
Server and controller firmware should be updated before using the controller for the first time, unless any
installed software or components require an older version. For system software and firmware updates,
download the SPP from the HP website