Contents |
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Hardware features | 5 |
Main components on the board | 5 |
Controller specifications | 5 |
Overview of the installation procedure | 7 |
Quick installation procedure (Windows or Linux) | 7 |
Installing the controller hardware | 9 |
Before beginning the installation | 9 |
Preparing the server | 9 |
Installing the controller board | 9 |
Connecting storage devices | 10 |
Connecting internal storage | 10 |
Connecting external storage | 10 |
SAS cable part numbers | 11 |
Updating the firmware | 12 |
Methods for updating the firmware (Windows® or Linux®) | 12 |
Configuring an array | 13 |
Utilities available for configuring an array | 13 |
Comparing the utilities | 13 |
Using ORCA | 14 |
Using ACU | 15 |
Installing device drivers and Management Agents | 16 |
Systems using Microsoft® Windows® | 16 |
Installing device drivers | 16 |
Installing the Event Notification Service | 16 |
Installing Management Agents | 16 |
Systems using Linux® | 16 |
Installing Management Agents | 17 |
Upgrading or replacing controller options | 18 |
Replacing or adding a battery | 18 |
Replacing the cache module or controller | 22 |
Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives | 26 |
Identifying the status of a hard drive | 26 |
Recognizing hard drive failure | 27 |
Effects of a hard drive failure | 28 |
Compromised fault tolerance | 28 |
Recovering from compromised fault tolerance | 28 |
Replacing hard drives | 29 |
Factors to consider before replacing hard drives | 29 |
Automatic data recovery (rebuild) | 29 |
Upgrading hard drive capacity | 31 |
Moving drives and arrays | 32 |
Adding drives | 32 |
Diagnosing array problems | 34 |
Controller board runtime LEDs | 34 |
Battery pack LEDs | 35 |
Contents | 3 |