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HP Smart Array

HP Smart Array

HP Smart Array

HP Smart HBA Gen9

 

 

G6 and G7

Gen8 controllers

Gen9 controllers

controllers

 

 

controllers

 

(RAID mode)

(HBA Mode)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

logical drives per

 

 

 

 

 

array

 

 

 

 

 

Create or delete

+

+

+

Clear config only

 

arrays and logical

 

 

 

 

 

drives

 

 

 

 

 

Enable or disable a

+

+

+

–

 

physical drive write

 

 

 

 

 

cache

 

 

 

 

 

Enable solid state

n/a

#

#

–

 

drives to be used as

 

 

P-Series only

 

 

caching devices,

 

 

 

 

 

using HP

 

 

 

 

 

SmartCache

 

 

 

 

 

Enable optimized

+

+

+

–

 

data path to solid

 

 

 

 

 

state drives using HP

 

 

 

 

 

SSA Smart Path

 

 

 

 

 

Expand an array

+

+

P-Series only

–

 

Extend a logical

+

+

P-Series only

–

 

drive

 

 

 

 

 

Heal an array

–

+

P-Series only

–

 

HP Drive Erase

–

+

+

–

 

(replace the content

 

 

 

 

 

of a physical drive

 

 

 

 

 

with zeros or

 

 

 

 

 

random 0 and 1)

 

 

 

 

 

Identify devices by

+

+

+

–

 

causing their LEDs to

 

 

 

 

 

flash

 

 

 

 

 

Migrate the RAID

+

+

P-Series only

–

 

level or stripe size

 

 

 

 

 

Move an array

–2

+

P-Series only

–

 

(copy all array data

 

 

 

 

 

to a new array and

 

 

 

 

 

then delete the old

 

 

 

 

 

array)

 

 

 

 

 

Move and delete

–

+

P-series only for

–

 

individual LUNs

 

 

move

 

 

Optimize the

–2

+

+

–

 

controller

 

 

 

 

 

performance for

 

 

 

 

 

video

 

 

 

 

 

Re-enable a failed

+

+

+

–

 

logical drive

 

 

 

 

 

Set the boot

+

+

+

+

 

controller

 

 

 

 

 

Set the expand

+

+

P-Series only

–

 

priority, migrate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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