Utilities and features, Hp smart storage administrator, Rompaq utility – HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8 User Manual
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Utilities and features
HP Smart Storage Administrator
HP SSA is a configuration and management tool for HP Smart Array controllers. Starting with HP ProLiant
Gen8 servers, HP SSA replaces ACU with an enhanced GUI and additional configuration features.
HP SSA exists in three interface formats: the HP SSA GUI, the HP SSA CLI, and HP SSA Scripting. Although
all formats provide support for configuration tasks, some of the advanced tasks are available in only one
format.
Some HP SSA features include the following:
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Supports online array capacity expansion, logical drive extension, assignment of online spares, and
RAID or stripe size migration
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Suggests the optimal configuration for an unconfigured system
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Provides diagnostic and SmartSSD Wear Gauge functionality on the Diagnostics tab
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For supported controllers, provides access to additional features.
For more information about HP SSA, see the HP website
ROMPaq utility
The ROMPaq utility enables you to upgrade the system firmware (BIOS). To upgrade the firmware, insert a
ROMPaq USB Key into an available USB port and boot the system. In addition to ROMPaq, Online Flash
Components for Windows and Linux operating systems are available for updating the system firmware.
The ROMPaq utility checks the system and provides a choice (if more than one exists) of available firmware
revisions.
For more information, go to the HP website
and click on Drivers, Software
& Firmware. Then, enter your product name in the Find an HP product field and click Go.
Automatic Server Recovery
ASR is a feature that causes the system to restart when a catastrophic operating system error occurs, such as
a blue screen, ABEND (does not apply to HP ProLiant DL980 Servers), or panic. A system fail-safe timer, the
ASR timer, starts when the System Management driver, also known as the Health Driver, is loaded. When the
operating system is functioning properly, the system periodically resets the timer. However, when the
operating system fails, the timer expires and restarts the server.
ASR increases server availability by restarting the server within a specified time after a system hang. At the
same time, the HP SIM console notifies you by sending a message to a designated pager number that ASR
has restarted the system. You can disable ASR from the System Management Homepage or through RBSU.
USB support
HP provides standard USB 2.0 support, standard USB 3.0 support, and legacy USB support. Standard
support is provided by the OS through the appropriate USB device drivers.