HP 2000sa HP StorageWorks 2312sa and 2324sa Modular Smart Array user guide (48 - Page 19
MSA2000 3.5\, MSA70 2.5” 25-drive enclosure, Cache, Transportable CompactFlash
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MSA2000 3.5" 12-drive enclosure 1 23 45 0 0 12 6 1 Power supplies 2 Power switches 3 SAS In port (connects to a controller enclosure) 4 Service port (used by service personnel only) 5 SAS Out port (connects to another drive enclosure) 6 Optional I/O module MSA70 2.5" 25-drive enclosure The 2324sa G2 can also be attached to an MSA70 that is running firmware version 2.18 or later. For information about the MSA70, see the HP StorageWorks 70 Modular Smart Array Enclosure user guide located on the MSA2000 Software Support/Documentation CD shipped with your product or at http://hp.com/support/manuals. Cache To enable faster data access from disk storage, the following two types of caching are performed: • Posted-write caching. The controller writes user data in the cache memory on the module rather than directly to the drives. Later, when the storage system is either idle or aging - and continuing to receive new I/O data - the controller writes the data to the drive array. • Read-ahead caching. The controller detects sequential array access, reads ahead into the next sequence of data, and stores the data in the read-ahead cache. Then, if the next read access is for cached data, the controller immediately loads the data into the system memory, avoiding the latency of a disk access. Transportable CompactFlash During a power loss or array controller failure, data stored in cache are saved off to non-volatile memory (CompactFlash). These data are then written to disk after the issue is corrected. To protect against writing incomplete data to disk, the image stored on the CompactFlash is verified before committing to disk. In single-controller configurations, if the controller has failed or does not start, and the Cache Status LED is on or blinking, the CompactFlash will need to be transported to a replacement controller to recover data not flushed to disk. (See Controller failure in a single-controller configuration on page 56 for more information.) Controller Module CompactFlash HP StorageWorks 2000sa G2 Modular Smart Array User Guide 19
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