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Specs
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FAQ
Error messages
Using Fault Tolerance
Symbols in Text
Dynamic-Sector Repairing
Array Configuration Utility
Accessing Online
Command Line Switches
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Smart Array 3200 Controller
Reference Guide
Second Edition (
January 1999)
Part Number
340862-002
Compaq Computer Corporation
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Contents
Smart Array 3200 Controller
Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide
Contents
Updating the Firmware
Installing the Operating System Drivers
Appendix a
Vii
Appendix D
Viii
Appendix F
Appendix
Text Conventions
About This Guide
Symbols on Equipment
Symbols in Text
Xii About This Guide
Compaq Website Telephone Numbers
Getting Help
Xiii
Overview of Features
Features
New Features
2Features
Other Features
Smart Array 3200 Controller and Daughterboards
About Smart Array 3200 Controller
4Features
Using the Array Accelerator
Wide-Ultra2 Scsi Benefits
Wide-Ultra2 Scsi Technology
Wide-Ultra2 Scsi Compatibility
6Features
Array Configuration Utility
Working with Drive Arrays
Expanding or Extending Capacity
Using Fault Tolerance
Scsi Device Support
Drive Movement
Operating System Drivers
Multiple Smart Array 3200 Controller Installations
Supported Compaq Hard Drives
2Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation
Determining the Maximum Storage
Expanding or Extending the Capacity of an Array
4Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation
Changing the Stripe Size of an Array
Changing the Fault Tolerance RAID Level of an Array
Moving Drives
6Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation
Moving Arrays
8Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation
Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide
Restoring an Array to Its Original Controller
10Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation
Failed arrays removed arrays on separate controllers
ROMPaq Diskettes
Updating the Firmware
Creating Diskettes
Materials Needed
2Updating the Firmware
Running Systems ROMPaq
Press Enter Review the information on the Caution screen
4Updating the Firmware
Running Options ROMPaq
6Updating the Firmware
Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide
System Configuration Utility
Running the System Configuration Utility
2Running the System Configuration Utility
System Configuration Diskettes
Materials Needed
Creating Diskettes
Running the System Configuration Utility
4Running the System Configuration Utility
Configuring the Controller
Controller Order
Online Recovery Server Status
6Running the System Configuration Utility
Configuration Steps
Write Caching
Running the Array Configuration Utility
2Running the Array Configuration Utility
Accessing Online
Starting the Array Configuration Utility
Before You Begin
4Running the Array Configuration Utility
Configuration Wizards
SmartStart and Support Software CD
Procedure-Creating a New Array
Configuration Procedures
Create a New Array
Example-Creating a New Array
Choose a controller for the array
6Running the Array Configuration Utility
Create Drive Array screen
Group physical drives of the same size into an array
Example Array a
8Running the Array Configuration Utility
Example Array Logical Configuration View with one Array
Create logical drives
10Running the Array Configuration Utility
Example array Configuration View screen with two arrays
12Running the Array Configuration Utility
Procedure-Expanding Array Capacity
Capacity Expansion
Example-Expanding Array Capacity
Array expansion example Configuration View screen
10. Expansion wizards Logical Drive screen
14Running the Array Configuration Utility
Capacity Extension
Procedure-Extending Array Capacity
Example-Extending Array Capacity
16Running the Array Configuration Utility
Online Migration
12. Migrate RAID/Stripe Size options menu
18Running the Array Configuration Utility
Compaq Array Configuration Utility Screen
Array Configuration Utility Screens
20Running the Array Configuration Utility
Compaq Array Configuration Utility Screen Contents
Menu Bar
Controller Selection Box
15. View Configuration list
Logical/Physical Configuration View Box
More Information Button
22Running the Array Configuration Utility
Drive View Box
Controller Buttons
Logical Drive Button
Array Buttons
24Running the Array Configuration Utility
Controller Settings Screen
21. Create Drive Array screen
Create Drive Array Screen
Create Logical Drive Screen
26Running the Array Configuration Utility
Logical Drive Extension
Existing Configurations
Stripe Size Fault Tolerance
28Running the Array Configuration Utility
Online RAID Level and Stripe-Size Migration
Error and Warning Messages
Auto-Configuration
NetWare Online Array Configuration Utility Cpqonlin
30Running the Array Configuration Utility
24. Logical Configuration View screen
Custom Configuration
32Running the Array Configuration Utility
Priority Settings
Drive Rebuild, Expand Priority, Accelerator Ratio
Drive Rebuild
Accelerator Ratio
Add or Configure Spare Drives
Expand an Array
34Running the Array Configuration Utility
Failed Drives or Interim Recovery Mode
Handling Disk Drive Failures
36Running the Array Configuration Utility
Using the Compaq Drive Array Optimization Utility Cpqdaopt
Optimizing Array Controller Performance
Using Cpqdaopt on NetWare Servers
38Running the Array Configuration Utility
Installing the Operating System Drivers
2Installing the Operating System Drivers
Installation Requirements
Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2,
Latest Drivers
Creating Novell SSD Diskettes
Additional Information
4Installing the Operating System Drivers
Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide
Updating the Compaq Insight Manager Agents
6Installing the Operating System Drivers
Handling Disk Drive Failures
Recovering a DOS Partition without Hardware Fault Tolerance
DOS Partitions and NetWare Fault Tolerance
8Installing the Operating System Drivers
Format C /s
10Installing the Operating System Drivers
Recovering Drives Configured for NetWare Fault Tolerance
Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide
12Installing the Operating System Drivers
Recovering Drives Configured for No Fault Tolerance
14Installing the Operating System Drivers
Microsoft Windows NT 3.51
Creating the Windows NT SSD Diskettes
16Installing the Operating System Drivers
Readme.bat
Compaq SSD for Windows NT Setup Program Installation Method
Installation Procedures
18Installing the Operating System Drivers
\scsi\array
20Installing the Operating System Drivers
Standard Windows NT Device Driver Installation Methods
\setup
Updating the Smart Array Controller Driver
22Installing the Operating System Drivers
Removing the Smart Array Controller Driver
24Installing the Operating System Drivers
SCO OpenServer
26Installing the Operating System Drivers
Getting the Driver Installation Information
Creating the EFS Diskettes
Servers Running Compaq SCO OpenServer
Accessing the Information
Servers Running Non-Compaq SCO OpenServer
SCO UnixWare 2.x
28Installing the Operating System Drivers
Materials Needed
IBM OS/2 Warp Server Family
30Installing the Operating System Drivers
Creating SSD Diskettes
32Installing the Operating System Drivers
Installing the Driver
Controller Ordering
34Installing the Operating System Drivers
Partitioning
36Installing the Operating System Drivers
Booting OS/2 from a Smart Array 3200 Controller
Example
Command Line Switches
38Installing the Operating System Drivers
Controller Index Configuration Order
BASEDEV=CPQARRAY.ADD /A2 /I
Banyan Vines 6.x, 7.x,
40Installing the Operating System Drivers
Creating the Peripheral Adapter Support Software Diskettes
Federal Communications Commission Notice
Regulatory Compliance Notices
Class a Equipment
2Regulatory Compliance Notices
Class B Equipment
Modifications
Canadian Notice Avis Canadien
Cables
European Union Notice
Mouse Compliance Statement
4Regulatory Compliance Notices
Japanese Notice Taiwanese Notice Laser Devices
Compliance with Cdrh Regulations
Laser Safety Warnings
Compliance with International Regulations
Laser Product Label
Laser Information
8Regulatory Compliance Notices
Battery Replacement Notice
Preventing Electrostatic Damage
Electrostatic Discharge
2Electrostatic Discharge
Grounding Methods
Table C-1 Smart Array 3200 Controller Specifications
Specifications
Table C-2 Pin Wide Scsi Connector Pin Assignments
Wide Scsi Connector Pin Assignments
2Specifications
Pin Wide Scsi Connector Pin Assignments
Things You Should Know
Smart Array 3200 Controller Option Kit Contents
Scsi IDs
Scsi Termination
4Things You Should Know
Scsi Cabling
Figure D-2. Identifying Scsi cable connectors
Scsi Cable Connectors
Table D-2 Migrating to/from Other Controllers
Migrating to/from Other Controllers
6Things You Should Know
Understanding Drive Arrays
What is a Drive Array?
Physical Drives
2Understanding Drive Arrays
Figure E-4. Two drive arrays with six physical drives
Drive Arrays
4Understanding Drive Arrays
Logical Drives
Drive Array Benefits
Fault-Tolerance RAID Options
Data Protection
6Understanding Drive Arrays
Table E-1 RAID Level Characteristics
Distributed Data Guarding RAID
8Understanding Drive Arrays
Data Guarding RAID
Drive Mirroring RAID
Online Spare
No Fault Tolerance RAID
10Understanding Drive Arrays
Distributing Data and Data Striping
Performance Enhancement
12Understanding Drive Arrays
Table E-2 Stripe Sizes
User Selectable Stripe-Size
Performance
Array Accelerator
14Understanding Drive Arrays
ECC Memory
Data Protection
16Understanding Drive Arrays
Batteries
Optimized Request Management
Concurrent I/O Request Servicing
Bus Master Data Transfers
Adding Storage Capacity
18Understanding Drive Arrays
Daz-9-14.EPS
20Understanding Drive Arrays
Online Capacity Expansion or Extension
Disk Drive Upgrades
22Understanding Drive Arrays
Other Fault-Management Features
Drive-Failure Alert Features
Dynamic-Sector Repairing
Auto-Reliability Monitoring
Drive-Parameter Tracking
Automatic Data Recovery
Interim Data Recovery
24Understanding Drive Arrays
Hot Pluggable Drives
26Understanding Drive Arrays
Figure E-12. Hot-plug drive replacement conditions
Controller Duplexing
28Understanding Drive Arrays
Software-Based Drive Mirroring
Replacing the Array Accelerator
2Replacing the Array Accelerator
Removing the Array Accelerator
Installing the Array Accelerator
Upgrading from the SMART-2 and Smart Scsi Array Controllers
2Upgrading from the SMART-2 and Smart Scsi Array Controllers
Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide
Smart Controller
SMARTArray 3200 with single connector
6Upgrading from the SMART-2 and Smart Scsi Array Controllers
Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide
Recognizing a Drive Failure
Recovering from Drive Failure
Non-Fault-Tolerant RAID 0 Logical Drive
Fault Tolerance and Drive Failure
2Recovering from Drive Failure
RAID 1 Mirroring Logical Drive
Spare Drives
Replacing a Failed Drive
4Recovering from Drive Failure
Automatic Data Recovery Failure
6Recovering from Drive Failure
Compromised Fault Tolerance
Post Error Messages
Post Error Messages
Post Error Messages
2POST Error Messages
Post Error Messages
Resume = F1 KEY
4POST Error Messages
Run Options ROMPaq Utility to attempt
Resume = F1 or F2 KEY
6POST Error Messages
Slot x Drive Array Scsi Port y Termination Problem Detected
8POST Error Messages
No drives detected
Code Meaning
10POST Error Messages
1793 1794
12POST Error Messages
Questions and Answers
Should Scsi IDs in my system be consecutive?
2Questions and Answers
What must I do with Systems ROMPaq?
4Questions and Answers
Advanced Server Support
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