How to configure Smart Array 6402 / 6404
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HP Smart Array 6402/128 Controller (A9890A) / HP Smart Array 6404/256 Controller (A9891A)
Configuration of Smart Array Raid cards requires the usage of two commands that come in the correponding driver software bundle, saconfig and sautil. How to use this commands is well documented in their corresponding manpages.
| saconfig | http://docs.hp.com/en/J6369-90051/ch03s02.html |
| sautil | http://docs.hp.com/en/J6369-90051/ch04s04.html |
Example
Configure a JBOD with 7 drives using an Smart Array 6404. The intended setup is 6 disks in Raid 1+0 with one spare drive. The selected strip size is 256 Kb.
1. Check the current Smart Array configuration:
# saconfig /dev/ciss6 ******************** SmartArray RAID Controller /dev/ciss6 ******************** Auto-Fail Missing Disks at Boot = disabled Cache Configuration Status = cache NOT configured Cache Ratio = N/A ---------- PHYSICAL DRIVES ---------- Location Ch ID Size Status External 1 0 300.0 GB UNASSIGNED External 1 1 300.0 GB UNASSIGNED External 1 2 300.0 GB UNASSIGNED External 1 3 300.0 GB UNASSIGNED External 1 4 300.0 GB UNASSIGNED External 1 5 300.0 GB UNASSIGNED External 1 8 300.0 GB UNASSIGNED
2. Use the "saconfig" command to setup raid volume.
# saconfig /dev/ciss6 -R 1+0 -S 256 -p 1:0 -p 1:1 -p 1:2 -p 1:3 -p 1:4 -p 1:5 -s 1:8
-R: Raid mode
-S: Strip size
-p: Physical volumes that belong the logical volume
-s: Spare physical volume for the logical volume
3. Verify the current Smart Array configuration.
# saconfig /dev/ciss6 ******************** SmartArray RAID Controller /dev/ciss6 ******************** Auto-Fail Missing Disks at Boot = enabled Cache Configuration Status = cache enabled Cache Ratio = 50% Read / 50% Write ---------- PHYSICAL DRIVES ---------- Location Ch ID Size Status External 1 0 300.0 GB OK External 1 1 300.0 GB OK External 1 2 300.0 GB OK External 1 3 300.0 GB OK External 1 4 300.0 GB OK External 1 5 300.0 GB OK External 1 8 300.0 GB SPARE ---------- LOGICAL DRIVE 0 ---------- Device File = c6t0d0 RAID Level = 1+0 Size = 858293 MB Stripe Size = 256 KB Status = OK Participating Physical Drive(s): Ch ID 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 Participating Spare Drive(s): Ch ID 1 8
4. Generate a detailed configuration report using "sautil" command.
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**** S A U T I L S u p p o r t U t i l i t y ****
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**** for the HP SmartArray RAID Controller Family ****
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**** version A.02.12 ****
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**** (C) Copyright 2003-2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. ****
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---- DRIVER INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------------
Driver State........................ READY
---- CONTROLLER INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------
Controller Product Number........... A9891A
Controller Product Name............. HP PCI-X SmartArray 6404 (Ch A1, A2)
Hardware Path....................... 1/0/1/1/0/4/0
Serial Number....................... P5782AA9STH0Z0
Device File......................... /dev/ciss6
Hardware Revision................... 'B'
Boot Block Revision................. 5.76
Firmware Revision (running)......... 2.74
Firmware Revision (in ROM).......... 2.74
Firmware Revision (inactive)........ 2.74
# of Logical Drives................. 1
# of Physical Disks Configured...... 7
# of Physical Disks Detected........ 7
Logical Drive Rebuild Priority...... 118 (high)
Array Capacity Expansion Priority... 64 (medium)
Auto-Fail Missing Disks at Boot..... enabled
SCSI Transfer Detection Mode........ Auto Detect
---- ARRAY ACCELERATOR (CACHE) INFORMATION -----------------------------------
Array Accelerator Board Present?.... yes
Cache Configuration Status.......... cache enabled
Cache Ratio......................... 50% Read / 50% Write
Total Cache Size (MB)............... 128
Read Cache........................ 064
Write Cache....................... 064
Transfer Buffer................... 000
Battery Pack Count.................. 2
Battery Status (pack #1)............ ok
Battery Status (pack #2)............ ok
---- LOGICAL DRIVE SUMMARY ---------------------------------------------------
# RAID Size Status
0 1+0 858293 MB OK
---- SCSI DEVICE SUMMARY -----------------------------------------------------
Location Ch ID Type Capacity Status
external 1 0 DISK 300.0 GB OK
external 1 1 DISK 300.0 GB OK
external 1 2 DISK 300.0 GB OK
external 1 3 DISK 300.0 GB OK
external 1 4 DISK 300.0 GB OK
external 1 5 DISK 300.0 GB OK
external 1 7 PROCESSOR
external 1 8 DISK 300.0 GB SPARE
---- SCSI BUS SUMMARY --------------------------------------------------------
External Internal
Ch LVD_Mode Connector Connector
1 YES YES -
2 YES - -
---- LOGICAL DRIVE 0 ---------------------------------------------------------
Logical Drive Device File........... c6t0d0
Fault Tolerance Mode................ RAID 1+0 (Disk Mirroring)
Logical Drive Size.................. 858293 MB
Logical Drive Status................ OK
# of Participating Physical Disks... 6
Participating Physical Disk(s)...... Ch:ID
1: 0
1: 1
1: 2
1: 3
1: 4
1: 5
Participating Spare Disk(s)......... Ch:ID
1: 8
Stripe Size......................... 256 KB
Logical Drive Cache Status.......... cache enabled
Configuration Signature............. 0xA027B7E7
Media Exchange Detected?............ no
---- SCSI DEVICE 1:0 [DISK] --------------------------------------------------
Connector Location............................... external
Channel Number................................... 1
SCSI ID.......................................... 0
Device Type...................................... DISK
Disk Capacity.................................... 300.0 GB
Device Status.................................... OK
Device Vendor ID................................. COMPAQ
Device Product ID................................ BD3008A4C6
Device Serial Number............................. 3KR365WH000097175QRV
Device Firmware Version.......................... HPB4
SCSI Transfer Rate (actual)...................... Ultra-320
Reserved Area (cfg/status info).................. 557.1 KB (0.6 MB)
Block Size (bytes/sector)........................ 512 bytes
M&P Data Stamped?................................ yes
Last Failure Reason.............................. none
Physical Disk Flags:
Disk present and operational................... yes
Non-disk device detected....................... no
Wide SCSI transfer enabled..................... yes
Synchronous (Fast/Ultra) transfer enabled...... yes
Narrow disk tray detected...................... no
Wide transfer failed, reverted to narrow....... no
Ultra SCSI transfer enabled.................... yes
Ultra-2 SCSI transfer enabled.................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. supported........................... yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in factory M&P data)........ no
S.M.A.R.T. enabled............................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in powerup M&P data)........ no
Attached to external channel................... yes
Configured in a logical drive.................. yes
Configured as a spare disk..................... no
Disk write cache enabled at spin up............ no
Running in DT clocking mode.................... yes
Supports DT clocking mode only................. no
Supports DT and ST clocking modes.............. yes
Running in U320 mode........................... yes
Packetized SCSI supported...................... yes
Supports redundant controller operation........ yes
Disk write cache enabled in current page....... no
Disk write cache disabled in default page...... yes
QAS capable (U320 only)........................ yes
Currently running QAS (U320 only).............. yes
---- SCSI DEVICE 1:1 [DISK] --------------------------------------------------
Connector Location............................... external
Channel Number................................... 1
SCSI ID.......................................... 1
Device Type...................................... DISK
Disk Capacity.................................... 300.0 GB
Device Status.................................... OK
Device Vendor ID................................. COMPAQ
Device Product ID................................ BD3008A4C6
Device Serial Number............................. 3KR2ZJGW00009709RYBG
Device Firmware Version.......................... HPB4
SCSI Transfer Rate (actual)...................... Ultra-320
Reserved Area (cfg/status info).................. 557.1 KB (0.6 MB)
Block Size (bytes/sector)........................ 512 bytes
M&P Data Stamped?................................ yes
Last Failure Reason.............................. none
Physical Disk Flags:
Disk present and operational................... yes
Non-disk device detected....................... no
Wide SCSI transfer enabled..................... yes
Synchronous (Fast/Ultra) transfer enabled...... yes
Narrow disk tray detected...................... no
Wide transfer failed, reverted to narrow....... no
Ultra SCSI transfer enabled.................... yes
Ultra-2 SCSI transfer enabled.................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. supported........................... yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in factory M&P data)........ no
S.M.A.R.T. enabled............................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in powerup M&P data)........ no
Attached to external channel................... yes
Configured in a logical drive.................. yes
Configured as a spare disk..................... no
Disk write cache enabled at spin up............ no
Running in DT clocking mode.................... yes
Supports DT clocking mode only................. no
Supports DT and ST clocking modes.............. yes
Running in U320 mode........................... yes
Packetized SCSI supported...................... yes
Supports redundant controller operation........ yes
Disk write cache enabled in current page....... no
Disk write cache disabled in default page...... yes
QAS capable (U320 only)........................ yes
Currently running QAS (U320 only).............. yes
---- SCSI DEVICE 1:2 [DISK] --------------------------------------------------
Connector Location............................... external
Channel Number................................... 1
SCSI ID.......................................... 2
Device Type...................................... DISK
Disk Capacity.................................... 300.0 GB
Device Status.................................... OK
Device Vendor ID................................. COMPAQ
Device Product ID................................ BD3008A4C6
Device Serial Number............................. 3KR2ZV4K00009712Q19B
Device Firmware Version.......................... HPB4
SCSI Transfer Rate (actual)...................... Ultra-320
Reserved Area (cfg/status info).................. 557.1 KB (0.6 MB)
Block Size (bytes/sector)........................ 512 bytes
M&P Data Stamped?................................ yes
Last Failure Reason.............................. none
Physical Disk Flags:
Disk present and operational................... yes
Non-disk device detected....................... no
Wide SCSI transfer enabled..................... yes
Synchronous (Fast/Ultra) transfer enabled...... yes
Narrow disk tray detected...................... no
Wide transfer failed, reverted to narrow....... no
Ultra SCSI transfer enabled.................... yes
Ultra-2 SCSI transfer enabled.................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. supported........................... yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in factory M&P data)........ no
S.M.A.R.T. enabled............................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in powerup M&P data)........ no
Attached to external channel................... yes
Configured in a logical drive.................. yes
Configured as a spare disk..................... no
Disk write cache enabled at spin up............ no
Running in DT clocking mode.................... yes
Supports DT clocking mode only................. no
Supports DT and ST clocking modes.............. yes
Running in U320 mode........................... yes
Packetized SCSI supported...................... yes
Supports redundant controller operation........ yes
Disk write cache enabled in current page....... no
Disk write cache disabled in default page...... yes
QAS capable (U320 only)........................ yes
Currently running QAS (U320 only).............. yes
---- SCSI DEVICE 1:3 [DISK] --------------------------------------------------
Connector Location............................... external
Channel Number................................... 1
SCSI ID.......................................... 3
Device Type...................................... DISK
Disk Capacity.................................... 300.0 GB
Device Status.................................... OK
Device Vendor ID................................. COMPAQ
Device Product ID................................ BD3008A4C6
Device Serial Number............................. 3KR2YBAY00009711YYBZ
Device Firmware Version.......................... HPB4
SCSI Transfer Rate (actual)...................... Ultra-320
Reserved Area (cfg/status info).................. 557.1 KB (0.6 MB)
Block Size (bytes/sector)........................ 512 bytes
M&P Data Stamped?................................ yes
Last Failure Reason.............................. none
Physical Disk Flags:
Disk present and operational................... yes
Non-disk device detected....................... no
Wide SCSI transfer enabled..................... yes
Synchronous (Fast/Ultra) transfer enabled...... yes
Narrow disk tray detected...................... no
Wide transfer failed, reverted to narrow....... no
Ultra SCSI transfer enabled.................... yes
Ultra-2 SCSI transfer enabled.................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. supported........................... yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in factory M&P data)........ no
S.M.A.R.T. enabled............................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in powerup M&P data)........ no
Attached to external channel................... yes
Configured in a logical drive.................. yes
Configured as a spare disk..................... no
Disk write cache enabled at spin up............ no
Running in DT clocking mode.................... yes
Supports DT clocking mode only................. no
Supports DT and ST clocking modes.............. yes
Running in U320 mode........................... yes
Packetized SCSI supported...................... yes
Supports redundant controller operation........ yes
Disk write cache enabled in current page....... no
Disk write cache disabled in default page...... yes
QAS capable (U320 only)........................ yes
Currently running QAS (U320 only).............. yes
---- SCSI DEVICE 1:4 [DISK] --------------------------------------------------
Connector Location............................... external
Channel Number................................... 1
SCSI ID.......................................... 4
Device Type...................................... DISK
Disk Capacity.................................... 300.0 GB
Device Status.................................... OK
Device Vendor ID................................. COMPAQ
Device Product ID................................ BD30089BBA
Device Serial Number............................. DA01P680595M0633
Device Firmware Version.......................... HPB1
SCSI Transfer Rate (actual)...................... Ultra-320
Reserved Area (cfg/status info).................. 557.1 KB (0.6 MB)
Block Size (bytes/sector)........................ 512 bytes
M&P Data Stamped?................................ yes
Last Failure Reason.............................. none
Physical Disk Flags:
Disk present and operational................... yes
Non-disk device detected....................... no
Wide SCSI transfer enabled..................... yes
Synchronous (Fast/Ultra) transfer enabled...... yes
Narrow disk tray detected...................... no
Wide transfer failed, reverted to narrow....... no
Ultra SCSI transfer enabled.................... yes
Ultra-2 SCSI transfer enabled.................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. supported........................... yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in factory M&P data)........ no
S.M.A.R.T. enabled............................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in powerup M&P data)........ no
Attached to external channel................... yes
Configured in a logical drive.................. yes
Configured as a spare disk..................... no
Disk write cache enabled at spin up............ no
Running in DT clocking mode.................... yes
Supports DT clocking mode only................. no
Supports DT and ST clocking modes.............. yes
Running in U320 mode........................... yes
Packetized SCSI supported...................... yes
Supports redundant controller operation........ yes
Disk write cache enabled in current page....... no
Disk write cache disabled in default page...... yes
QAS capable (U320 only)........................ yes
Currently running QAS (U320 only).............. yes
---- SCSI DEVICE 1:5 [DISK] --------------------------------------------------
Connector Location............................... external
Channel Number................................... 1
SCSI ID.......................................... 5
Device Type...................................... DISK
Disk Capacity.................................... 300.0 GB
Device Status.................................... OK
Device Vendor ID................................. COMPAQ
Device Product ID................................ BD3008A4C6
Device Serial Number............................. 3KR2ZQPQ00009712PYZ6
Device Firmware Version.......................... HPB4
SCSI Transfer Rate (actual)...................... Ultra-320
Reserved Area (cfg/status info).................. 557.1 KB (0.6 MB)
Block Size (bytes/sector)........................ 512 bytes
M&P Data Stamped?................................ yes
Last Failure Reason.............................. none
Physical Disk Flags:
Disk present and operational................... yes
Non-disk device detected....................... no
Wide SCSI transfer enabled..................... yes
Synchronous (Fast/Ultra) transfer enabled...... yes
Narrow disk tray detected...................... no
Wide transfer failed, reverted to narrow....... no
Ultra SCSI transfer enabled.................... yes
Ultra-2 SCSI transfer enabled.................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. supported........................... yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in factory M&P data)........ no
S.M.A.R.T. enabled............................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in powerup M&P data)........ no
Attached to external channel................... yes
Configured in a logical drive.................. yes
Configured as a spare disk..................... no
Disk write cache enabled at spin up............ no
Running in DT clocking mode.................... yes
Supports DT clocking mode only................. no
Supports DT and ST clocking modes.............. yes
Running in U320 mode........................... yes
Packetized SCSI supported...................... yes
Supports redundant controller operation........ yes
Disk write cache enabled in current page....... no
Disk write cache disabled in default page...... yes
QAS capable (U320 only)........................ yes
Currently running QAS (U320 only).............. yes
---- SCSI DEVICE 1:7 [PROCESSOR] ---------------------------------------------
Connector Location............................... external
Channel Number................................... 1
SCSI ID.......................................... 7
Device Type...................................... PROCESSOR
Device Vendor ID................................. COMPAQ
Device Product ID................................ PROLIANT 4L7E*DT
SCSI Transfer Rate (maximum)..................... Ultra-320
---- SCSI DEVICE 1:8 [DISK] --------------------------------------------------
Connector Location............................... external
Channel Number................................... 1
SCSI ID.......................................... 8
Device Type...................................... DISK
Disk Capacity.................................... 300.0 GB
Device Status.................................... SPARE
Device Vendor ID................................. COMPAQ
Device Product ID................................ BD3008A4C6
Device Serial Number............................. 3KR3524L00009717VAXP
Device Firmware Version.......................... HPB4
SCSI Transfer Rate (actual)...................... Ultra-320
Reserved Area (cfg/status info).................. 557.1 KB (0.6 MB)
Block Size (bytes/sector)........................ 512 bytes
M&P Data Stamped?................................ yes
Last Failure Reason.............................. none
Physical Disk Flags:
Disk present and operational................... yes
Non-disk device detected....................... no
Wide SCSI transfer enabled..................... yes
Synchronous (Fast/Ultra) transfer enabled...... yes
Narrow disk tray detected...................... no
Wide transfer failed, reverted to narrow....... no
Ultra SCSI transfer enabled.................... yes
Ultra-2 SCSI transfer enabled.................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. supported........................... yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in factory M&P data)........ no
S.M.A.R.T. enabled............................. yes
S.M.A.R.T. errors (in powerup M&P data)........ no
Attached to external channel................... yes
Configured in a logical drive.................. yes
Configured as a spare disk..................... yes
Disk write cache enabled at spin up............ no
Running in DT clocking mode.................... yes
Supports DT clocking mode only................. no
Supports DT and ST clocking modes.............. yes
Running in U320 mode........................... yes
Packetized SCSI supported...................... yes
Supports redundant controller operation........ yes
Disk write cache enabled in current page....... no
Disk write cache disabled in default page...... yes
QAS capable (U320 only)........................ yes
Currently running QAS (U320 only).............. yes
---- DIAGRAM OF EXTERNAL CONNECTORS ON BRACKET -------------------------------
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**** End of SAUTIL Output ****
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5. LVM volume group configuration follown basic HP-UX layout procedure.
- ioscan -fnC disk
- ioscan -m dsf
- diskinfo /dev/rdisk/disk7
- mkdir /dev/<vgname>
- mknod /dev/<vgname>/group c 64 0x##0000
- pvcreate /dev/rdisk/disk# or pvcreate /dev/rdsk/c#t#d#
- vgcreate -s <PE size> -e 65535 /dev/<vgname> <physical volume path>
- vgdisplay /dev/<vgname>
Reference
- HP Smart Array 6400 Series Controller Support Guide: HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3
- HP A9891A Smart Array 6404 Controller Installation Guide: HP-UX, Open VMS
Download drivers and software:
- Tolentino, Edgar. Research in Motion. WFM Case ID: 3600533943. Special thanks for the permissions to use the information on this case on the elaboration of the example and provied the required outputs.
