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HP Smart Array P431 Controller User Manual

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Contents

Component identification ............................................................................................................... 5

Controller components ............................................................................................................................... 5

Controller LEDs ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Cache module LEDs ................................................................................................................................... 7

Specifications ............................................................................................................................... 9

Memory and storage capacity conventions ................................................................................................... 9

RAID conventions ...................................................................................................................................... 9

Controller features ................................................................................................................................... 10

Basic features................................................................................................................................ 10

HP SmartCache ............................................................................................................................. 10

HP SSD Smart Path ........................................................................................................................ 10

HP Secure Encryption ..................................................................................................................... 11

Supported servers .................................................................................................................................... 11

Controller specifications ........................................................................................................................... 11

Installation and configuration ....................................................................................................... 13

Procedures for controllers in a server .......................................................................................................... 13

Installing a stand-up controller in an unconfigured server .................................................................... 13

Installing a stand-up controller in a previously configured server .......................................................... 13

Installing the controller board .......................................................................................................... 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 ...................................................................................................................................... 19

Drive procedures ........................................................................................................................ 21

Identifying the status of a drive .................................................................................................................. 21

Identifying the status of a legacy drive .............................................................................................. 21

Identifying the status of an HP SmartDrive ......................................................................................... 22

Recognizing drive failure .......................................................................................................................... 23

Recognizing drive failure (legacy drives) .......................................................................................... 23

Recognizing drive failure (HP SmartDrive) ......................................................................................... 24

Effects of a hard drive failure on logical drives .................................................................................. 24

Compromised fault tolerance .......................................................................................................... 25

Recovering from compromised fault tolerance .................................................................................... 25

Replacing drives ..................................................................................................................................... 25

Before replacing drives .................................................................................................................. 26