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"Smart Array" is the name used by Hewlett-Packard's line of enterprise-grade RAID controllers.

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How to change the size for HP smart array without losing data

For a HA clustered setup (RHEL 5.8), my HP DL 380p G8 server consists of this: mirrored root disk(RAID 1): array A physicaldrive 1I:2:1 (port 1I:box 2:bay 1, SAS, 300 GB, OK) physicaldrive 1I:2:2 (port 1I:box 2:bay 2, SAS, 300 GB, OK) a hot spare…
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HP Dl360e Gen8 Not Detecting Hard Drives

I have a new HP Proliant DL360e G8 and it is not detecting the hard drives. We are using both non-hp, and official hp hard drives from an older server (DL120). Hard drives are 3.5" and they are not being detected by the raid controller (HP B320i). I…
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How to check HP Smart array status on ESXi 5

I've been reading How to run the HP Online ACU CLI for Linux in ESXi 4.x & trying to figure out a way to see the RAID status of the server without having to restart it. This is because, I've posted a question regarding RAID issue and got the disk…
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HP DL380 G7 using P410 controller with a SAS Expander card

A sever is fitted with a HP SAS Expander card and 10x disks (2x mirrored Arrays). The server is not detecting any logical volumes or physical disks. So is it ok to bypass the expander card and connect one of the backplanes directly to rule out…
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logical drives on HP Smart Array P800 not recognized after rebooting

We had a Smart Array P800 configuration working fine (RAID5). Physically, we have a disk enclosure (like this) connected with a Linux Server. Here is what happened: This server was accidentally rebooted. The hpacucli utility (command line) run on…
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Installing XenServer 6.2 on Proliant DL160G6 freezes during "Installing from base pack"

I'm trying a new install of XenServer 6.2 on an HP Proliant DL160G6 with a HP P410 raid card configured as RAID 5 over 4 drives, with a 256M BBWC. The install starts off properly, but when it gets to about 56% completion of "Installing from Base…
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Cannot install Windows 2012 R2 on HP Blades

I have several HP ProLiant BL460c G1 blade servers where I am trying to install Windows 2012 R2. I was able to get it installed on one but can't get it installed on the rest. They all fail with the following error: "Setup cannot continue due to a…
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What "PAL Shim AllocRequest returning NULL" meens?

On a HP DL380e Gen8 with Dynamics Smart Array and SAS RAID installed I try to install Centos, after load the RAID Driver from HP Support Site I can access the RAID and do the installation. The installation works fine and my new Centos Boot on the…
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HP ProLiant DL380 G6 server error code: 347 of array controller

I have got a brand new hp ProLiant DL380 G6 server with embedded smart array P410i controller, I got 146 GB SAS drives and wanted to change them with 300 GB SAS drives before installation. Now, we replace the drives and begin the configuration with…
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How to identify faulty drive on a HP DL160 G6 - P410 Smart Array

I have a HP DL160 G6 Server with 4 HP SAS drive, firmware have been updated to the latest on the HD and the Smart Array... The issue im having is that one of the disk have a steady amber light turned on while the activity led keeps flashing when…
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Duplicate drive reported on MSA50

I am not sure why but whenever I install a drive in bay 1 or bay 2 of my MSA50, ACU reports that two drives are present in the bay: This does not happen to any other bay but bays 1 and 2. The disc enclosure is connected to a SmartArray P812…
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Storage for HP server (sbs2011)

I currently have HP ML350 G6 with 2x300 GB raid disks. Server main purpose is: - Exchange server - Office network (25 users) - File storage Now one problem is that one department has a need of archiving files (lets say it is an active archive which…
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BBWC Parts for Proliant DL380 G5 / HP Smart Array P400

I have a Proliant DL380 G5 server with HP Smart Array P400 controller, the performance of the disk I/O is bad lately and I found out that during my research that I can improve it by enabling the write cache memory on the HP Smart Array P400…
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HP DL380p Gen8 and PCIe SSD?

I have a doubt about using 3rd party PCIe SSD or SSD generally with HP DL380p Gen8. Do someone have tested it by any chance with 3rd party PCIe SSD and/or SSD's and/or normal HDD's ? or by any chance if tested with OCZ 240GB PCI Express RevoDrive 3…
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Smartarray hpacucli command not showing individual drive status

Having a problem with the HPACUCLI cmd on linux, at boot a hp p600 card is reporting an error, but I'm unable to determine which drive it is. Instead of listing the separate drive status, I get one drive status repeated for the array Smart Array…
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