HP c-Class Solaris manual HP IO Accelerator 3.2.3 Solaris User Guide

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HP IO Accelerator 3.2.3 Solaris

User Guide

Abstract

This document describes software requirements for all relevant HP IO Accelerators using Linux operating systems. This document is intended for system administrators who plan to install and use HP IO Accelerators with a Linux operating system. It is helpful to have previous experience with HP IO Accelerators and a Linux operating system. This user guide is intended for IO Accelerator software release 3.2.3 or later.

Part Number: 652148-001

March 2013

Edition: 1

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Contents HP IO Accelerator 3.2.3 Solaris User Guide Page Contents Upgrading devices About this guide Contents summaryOverview IntroductionProduct naming IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836A Performance attributesSupported firmware revisions Required operating environmentIntroduction Introduction Installation overview Software installationInstalling the software and utilities Upgrading the firmware Loading the IO Accelerator VSL facility driver$ pfexec remdrv iomemory-vsl Dev/rdsk/c*d0p0Using the device as a swap Enabling PCIe powerConfiguring a ZFS pool Maintenance tools MaintenanceCommand-line utilities Enabling PCIe power overrideEnabling the override parameter Unmanaged shutdown issues Uninstalling IO Accelerator VSL and utilitiesOptions iomemory-vsl externalpoweroverride=value Disabling auto attachEnabling the IO Accelerator VSL Disabling the IO Accelerator VSL$ pfexec remdrv iomemo Introduction to monitoring and managing devices Monitoring and managing devicesManagement tools Example conditions to monitor Device LED indicators Introduction to performance and tuning Performance and tuningDisabling Dvfs Limiting Apci C-statesUtilities reference UtilitiesFio-attach Fio-attach device optionsFio-bugreport Fio-beaconFio-beacon device options Tmp/fio-bugreport-20100121.173256-sdv9ko.tar.bz2Fio-detach Fio-detach device options Fio-formatFio-format options device Fio-status device options Fio-statusFfield Fio-sure-erase Fio-sure-erase options device Fio-update-iodrive Fio-update-iodrive options iodriveversion.fff Domainbusslot.func Nand flash and component failure Monitoring IO Accelerator healthHealth metrics Health monitoring techniques ZFS pools and health monitoring Using module parametersEsxcfg-module --server server-name iomemory-vsl -g Upgrading devices Upgrade procedureUpgrading devices for IO Accelerator VSL 2.x.x to $ modprobe iomemory-vsl Upgrading devices Resources Subscription serviceFor more information Before you contact HP Support and other resourcesHP contact information Customer Self RepairRéparation par le client CSR Riparazione da parte del cliente Reparaciones del propio cliente Reparo feito pelo cliente Support and other resources Support and other resources Support and other resources Acronyms and abbreviations Documentation feedback Index Index