Things You Should Know | Compaq 3200 specification

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Appendix D

Things You Should Know

This appendix covers general information for the following topics:

■Option Kit contents

■SCSI termination

■SCSI IDs

■SCSI cabling

■SCSI cable connectors

■Migrating to/from other controllers

Compaq Smart Array 3200 Controller Reference Guide

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Compaq 3200 manual Things You Should Know

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 Xii About This Guide Symbols in TextSymbols on Equipment Xiii Getting HelpCompaq Website Telephone Numbers New Features FeaturesOverview of Features 2Features Other Features Smart Array 3200 Controller and Daughterboards About Smart Array 3200 Controller 4Features Using the Array Accelerator Wide-Ultra2 Scsi Compatibility Wide-Ultra2 Scsi TechnologyWide-Ultra2 Scsi Benefits Working with Drive Arrays Array Configuration Utility6Features Expanding or Extending Capacity Using Fault Tolerance Operating System Drivers Drive MovementScsi Device Support 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 2Updating the Firmware Materials NeededCreating Diskettes 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 DiskettesMaterials Needed Creating Diskettes Running the System Configuration Utility Controller Order Configuring the Controller4Running the System Configuration Utility Online Recovery Server Status 6Running the System Configuration Utility Configuration Steps Write Caching Running the Array Configuration Utility 2Running the Array Configuration Utility Before You Begin Starting the Array Configuration UtilityAccessing Online SmartStart and Support Software CD Configuration Wizards4Running the Array Configuration Utility Procedure-Creating a New Array Configuration ProceduresCreate 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 Capacity Expansion Procedure-Expanding Array Capacity12Running the Array Configuration Utility 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 ContentsMenu Bar Controller Selection Box 15. View Configuration list Logical/Physical Configuration View Box More Information Button 22Running the Array Configuration UtilityDrive 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 28Running the Array Configuration Utility Stripe Size Fault ToleranceExisting Configurations Online RAID Level and Stripe-Size Migration Error and Warning Messages 30Running the Array Configuration Utility NetWare Online Array Configuration Utility CpqonlinAuto-Configuration 24. Logical Configuration View screen Custom Configuration 32Running the Array Configuration Utility Priority SettingsDrive Rebuild, Expand Priority, Accelerator Ratio Drive Rebuild Expand an Array Add or Configure Spare DrivesAccelerator Ratio 34Running the Array Configuration Utility Failed Drives or Interim Recovery Mode Handling Disk Drive Failures Optimizing Array Controller Performance Using the Compaq Drive Array Optimization Utility Cpqdaopt36Running the Array Configuration Utility Using Cpqdaopt on NetWare Servers 38Running the Array Configuration Utility Installing the Operating System Drivers 2Installing the Operating System Drivers Installation RequirementsNovell 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 8Installing the Operating System Drivers DOS Partitions and NetWare Fault ToleranceRecovering a DOS Partition without Hardware Fault Tolerance 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 18Installing the Operating System Drivers Installation ProceduresCompaq SSD for Windows NT Setup Program Installation Method \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 Creating the EFS Diskettes Getting the Driver Installation Information26Installing the Operating System Drivers Servers Running Non-Compaq SCO OpenServer Accessing the InformationServers Running 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 Class a Equipment Regulatory Compliance NoticesFederal Communications Commission Notice 2Regulatory Compliance Notices Class B Equipment Cables Canadian Notice Avis CanadienModifications 4Regulatory Compliance Notices Mouse Compliance StatementEuropean Union Notice Japanese Notice Taiwanese Notice Laser Devices Compliance with Cdrh Regulations Laser Safety WarningsCompliance 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 2Specifications Wide Scsi Connector Pin AssignmentsTable C-2 Pin Wide Scsi Connector Pin Assignments 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 6Things You Should Know Migrating to/from Other ControllersTable D-2 Migrating to/from Other Controllers 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 Data Protection Fault-Tolerance RAID OptionsDrive Array Benefits 6Understanding Drive Arrays Table E-1 RAID Level Characteristics Distributed Data Guarding RAID 8Understanding Drive Arrays Data Guarding RAID Drive Mirroring RAID 10Understanding Drive Arrays No Fault Tolerance RAIDOnline Spare Distributing Data and Data Striping Performance Enhancement 12Understanding Drive Arrays Table E-2 Stripe Sizes User Selectable Stripe-Size 14Understanding Drive Arrays Array AcceleratorPerformance ECC Memory Data Protection 16Understanding Drive Arrays Batteries Optimized Request Management Concurrent I/O Request Servicing 18Understanding Drive Arrays Adding Storage CapacityBus Master Data Transfers 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 RepairingAuto-Reliability Monitoring Drive-Parameter Tracking 24Understanding Drive Arrays Interim Data RecoveryAutomatic Data Recovery 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 Failure2Recovering 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 Index Index-2 Index-3 Index-4 Index-5 Index-6 Index-7 Index-8 Index-9