HP Smart Storage Adstrator manual Procedure HP Smart Array

Procedure	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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