"Smart Array" is the name used by Hewlett-Packard's line of enterprise-grade RAID controllers.
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HP Smart Array p410i rebuild percentage not correctly working
I have a HP Poliant with a p410i and when I rebuild my raid 5 with a quick remove and insert to test the rebuild percentage goes up to 10% and then jumps to 92%. I continues up to 100% and the Array configuration utility still says rebuilding for a…
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HP P410i as online spare
Is it possible to have dual P410i SAS controllers and use one for a online spare? I am fairly new to HP servers and I will be setting up a new G7 for production use.
I have been reading about HP's S.M.A.R.T. but have not seen the option to make a…
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Resize a rebuild CPQ hardware RAID
I have a HP/Compaq DL360 with two 73gig HDs and a Smart Array 6i in a mirror, and CentOS 5.5.I'm low on space, so I alternately swapped in two 300 gig units and let the RAID card rebuild them. Now I have two 300's that the HP Linux CLI utility sees,…
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Smart Array E200 - merging logical drives
Server has Smart Array E200 RAID controller with 8x 146GB SAS 10k drives:
I have two logical drives. First set is RAID5 with 3 drives and second set RAID5 with 5 drives.
Is there a way to merge these two sets into one? I don't mind loosing data on…
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RAID Configuration
Is it possible with the HP Smart Array P410i to create 4 arrays from 6 disks in the following way:
2 of them in a RAID 10
4 of them used as single disks
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147GB vs. 146GB HP Drives
I'm kind of scratching my head here.
One of our clients has a DL180 with 4 x 146GB SAS drives, they show up in ACU as 147GB drives. We ordered spares from HP, and they show as 146GB in ACU and therefore it will not rebuild! I'm a little…
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Multiple RAID arrays on HP Smart Array E200i controller
We currently have a HP ML350 G5 server with 3 disks in a RAID-5 array. Is it possible to add more disks, and have them setup in a seperate RAID array on the E200i controller. I.e. not just adding disks to the current array, but adding a whole new…
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HP DL380 RAID5 Mistake
I had drives fail in both logical drives on a server. When I replaced failed 146GB drive in Raid 5 array with four (4) 146GB drives. On reboot the Smart Array controller asked if I wanted to accept data loss. Guess mistake to choose yes.
Can't…
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HP SmartArray: how to extend a fully populated RAID1+0
I have a bunch of machines with HPE Smart Array P408i-a controllers and fully populated drive bays, and I was wondering if there is a way to extend the arrays without dissolving them and reinstalling everything.
There is a single RAID1+0 from 4x2…
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HP ML350 Replacing a Drive Marked as Predicted to Fail
We have an ML350P Gen8 server with an HP Smart Array P420i.
Three 300GB drives are combined in RAID5. Of these, one drive is showing a flashing amber light (predictive failure).
The cache for the P420i has been disabled because the backup power…
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HP ProLiant DL380 G7 (P410i) compatible drives
I have recently been looking to do an upgrade on my server recently by upgrading to using SSDs (2.5 inch). I have done a lot of late night googling and have found that many drives have an issue with the RAID card in the machine where the fans will…
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DL380p Gen8 E5-2640v2 p420i smart array controller dead
HP DL380p Gen8 E5-2640v2 US Svr/S-Buy
Product ID: 653200-B21
Hey there I've got the dreaded but not uncommon:
Slot 0 HP Smart Array P420i Controller nitializing…
1783-Slot 0 Drive Array Controller Failure!
[Self-test failure (cmd=0h, err=00h,…
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HP proliant cache module failure
In our windows server environment, we often get the alert for HP servers that storage cache module has failed. What exactly is the function of cache module?
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Remove logicaldrive in Smart Array P420i
i've a DL380p with Smart Array P420i. On this server we have some logicaldrives:
root@server:~# hpacucli ctrl all show config
Smart Array P420i in Slot 0 (Embedded) (sn: XXXXXXX)
array A (Solid State SATA, Unused Space: 0 MB)
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HP Smart Array Controller Not Showing in BIOS
I am currently setting up a HP DL380p Gen8 and I am trying to use a Smart Array P822 controller with it.
However, this controller is not showing up in the BIOS so it doesn't detect in windows. The server has a built-in P420i that does show up and…
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