HP Smart Storage Administrator User Manual
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Overview 7
To identify controller-specific feature support and SAAP requirements, see the controller user guide or the HP
website
For more information, see "About SAAP (on page
)."
Procedure
HP Smart Array
G6 and G7
controllers
HP Smart Array
Gen8 controllers
Activate or delete license keys
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Assign a RAID level to a logical drive
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Assign spare drives to an array
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Configure multiple systems identically
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1
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1
Configure a RAID 6 logical drive
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Configure a RAID 60 logical drive
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Configure RAID 1 (ADM) and RAID 10 (ADM)
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Copy the configuration of one system to multiple systems
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1
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1
Create multiple logical drives per array
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Create or delete arrays and logical drives
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Enable or disable a physical drive write cache
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Enable solid state drives to be used as caching devices, using HP
SmartCache
n/a
#
Enable optimized data path to solid state drives using HP SSA
Smart Path
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Expand an array
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Extend a logical drive
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Heal an array
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HP Drive Erase (replace the content of a physical drive with zeros
or random 0 and 1)
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Identify devices by causing their LEDs to flash
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Migrate the RAID level or stripe size
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Move an array (copy all array data to a new array and then delete
the old array)
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2
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Move and delete individual LUNs
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Optimize the controller performance for video
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2
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Re-enable a failed logical drive
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Set the boot controller
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Set the expand priority, migrate priority, and accelerator ratio
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Set the spare activation mode
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Set the stripe size
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Set the surface scan delay
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Set the preferred controller for a logical drive (in systems that
support redundant controllers)
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2
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Share a spare drive among several arrays
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Removing a drive from an array (restripe the data on an array to
occupy fewer physical drives, then remove the excess drives from
the array)
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2
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Specify the size of the logical drive
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Split a RAID 1 array or recombine a split array (offline only)
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