HP BL860c Smart Array 6400 Series Controllers for Integrity Servers User Guide - Page 3

Contents Hardware features ...5 Board components ...5 Expansion module components ...6 Controller specifications and attributes ...6 Overview of the installation procedure 8 Quick installation procedure (Windows or Linux 8 Installing the controller hardware 10 Before beginning the installation ...10 Preparing the server...10 Installing the controller board...10 Connecting storage devices ...11 Connecting internal storage ...11 Connecting external storage ...12 SCSI cable part numbers ...12 Updating the firmware ...13 Methods for updating the firmware (Windows® or Linux 13 Configuring an array ...14 Introduction ...14 Comparing the utilities ...14 Using ORCA...15 Using ACU ...16 Installing device drivers and Management Agents 17 Systems using Microsoft Windows ...17 Installing device drivers ...17 Installing Management Agents ...17 Systems using Linux®...17 Installing Management Agents ...18 Upgrading or replacing controller options 19 Replacing a battery ...19 Replacing the expansion module ...20 Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives 22 Identifying the status of a hard drive ...22 Hot-plug SCSI hard drive LED combinations 22 Recognizing hard drive failure ...23 Effects of a hard drive failure ...23 Compromised fault tolerance ...24 Recovering from compromised fault tolerance 24 Replacing hard drives ...24 Factors to consider before replacing hard drives 25 Automatic data recovery (rebuild) ...25 Upgrading hard drive capacity ...26 Moving drives and arrays ...27 Adding drives ...28 Diagnosing array problems...30 Controller board runtime LEDs...30 Contents 3