HP c-Class Solaris manual Contents

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Contents

About this guide	5
Contents summary	5
Introduction	6
Overview	6
Product naming	6
Performance attributes	7
Required operating environment	8
Supported firmware revisions	8
Supported hardware	8
Software installation	11
Installation overview	11
Installing the software and utilities	11
Loading the IO Accelerator VSL facility (driver)	12
Upgrading the firmware	12
Enabling PCIe power	13
Using the device as a swap	13
Configuring a ZFS pool	13
Maintenance	14
Maintenance tools	14
Command-line utilities	14
Enabling PCIe power override	14
Enabling the override parameter	15
Uninstalling IO Accelerator VSL and utilities	16
Disabling auto attach	16
Unmanaged shutdown issues	16
Disabling the IO Accelerator VSL	17
Enabling the IO Accelerator VSL	17
Monitoring and managing devices	18
Introduction to monitoring and managing devices	18
Management tools	18
Example conditions to monitor	19
Device LED indicators	20
Performance and tuning	21
Introduction to performance and tuning	21
Disabling DVFS	21
Limiting APCI C-states	21
Utilities	22
Utilities reference	22
fio-attach	22
fio-beacon	23
fio-bugreport	23
fio-detach	24
fio-format	25
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Contents HP IO Accelerator 3.2.3 Solaris User Guide Page Contents Upgrading devices About this guide Contents summaryIntroduction OverviewProduct naming IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836A Performance attributesSupported firmware revisions Required operating environmentIntroduction Introduction Software installation Installation overviewInstalling the software and utilities Dev/rdsk/c*d0p0 Loading the IO Accelerator VSL facility driverUpgrading the firmware $ pfexec remdrv iomemory-vslEnabling PCIe power Using the device as a swapConfiguring a ZFS pool Enabling PCIe power override MaintenanceMaintenance tools Command-line utilitiesEnabling the override parameter Disabling auto attach Uninstalling IO Accelerator VSL and utilitiesUnmanaged shutdown issues Options iomemory-vsl externalpoweroverride=valueDisabling the IO Accelerator VSL Enabling the IO Accelerator VSL$ pfexec remdrv iomemo Monitoring and managing devices Introduction to monitoring and managing devicesManagement tools Example conditions to monitor Device LED indicators Limiting Apci C-states Performance and tuningIntroduction to performance and tuning Disabling DvfsFio-attach device options UtilitiesUtilities reference Fio-attachTmp/fio-bugreport-20100121.173256-sdv9ko.tar.bz2 Fio-beaconFio-bugreport Fio-beacon device optionsFio-detach Fio-format Fio-detach device optionsFio-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 Monitoring IO Accelerator health Nand flash and component failureHealth metrics Health monitoring techniques Using module parameters ZFS pools and health monitoringEsxcfg-module --server server-name iomemory-vsl -g Upgrade procedure Upgrading devicesUpgrading devices for IO Accelerator VSL 2.x.x to $ modprobe iomemory-vsl Upgrading devices Subscription service ResourcesFor more information Customer Self Repair Support and other resourcesBefore you contact HP HP contact informationRéparation 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