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HP NetRAID-1M and NetRAID-2M Installation and Configuration Guide HP Part Number 5971-0808 Printed in December 2000
HP NetRAID-1M and NetRAID-2M Installation and Configuration Guide HP Part Number 5971-0808 Printed in December 2000
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... Battery-backed Cache 4 SCSI Termination and Firmware 5 New Features of HP NetRAID-1M and 2M Adapters 5 Physical Disk Roaming and Data Migration 6 Fault-Tolerance and Management Features 7 Changing Capacity and RAID Levels 7 About This Guide 8 Other Information Sources 8 Tools You May Need 9 2 RAID Overview 11 RAID Overview 11 Physical Drives 11 Arrays...11 Hot Spares 12...
... Battery-backed Cache 4 SCSI Termination and Firmware 5 New Features of HP NetRAID-1M and 2M Adapters 5 Physical Disk Roaming and Data Migration 6 Fault-Tolerance and Management Features 7 Changing Capacity and RAID Levels 7 About This Guide 8 Other Information Sources 8 Tools You May Need 9 2 RAID Overview 11 RAID Overview 11 Physical Drives 11 Arrays...11 Hot Spares 12...
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...56 Preview Configuration 59 Step H. Save Configuration and Initialize 61 Save to Launch HP NetRAID Assistant ..... 46 Boot HP Netserver Navigator CD-ROM 46 Boot Messages 46 Select Disk Array Controller Configuration 46 Step G. Install Cables 44 Connect Cables 44 Replace Cover 46 ...29 5 Installation and Configuration 39 Overview...39 Step C. Start HP Netserver Navigator to Binary File 61 Print Configuration 62 Configure Any Other Adapters 62 Initialize Logical Drives 62 Exit HP NetRAID Assistant 63 6 HP NetRAID Software 65 Overview...65 Step I. Install the Adapter 42 ...
...56 Preview Configuration 59 Step H. Save Configuration and Initialize 61 Save to Launch HP NetRAID Assistant ..... 46 Boot HP Netserver Navigator CD-ROM 46 Boot Messages 46 Select Disk Array Controller Configuration 46 Step G. Install Cables 44 Connect Cables 44 Replace Cover 46 ...29 5 Installation and Configuration 39 Overview...39 Step C. Start HP Netserver Navigator to Binary File 61 Print Configuration 62 Configure Any Other Adapters 62 Initialize Logical Drives 62 Exit HP NetRAID Assistant 63 6 HP NetRAID Software 65 Overview...65 Step I. Install the Adapter 42 ...
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..., If Necessary 77 7 Preparing for Windows 2000 95 8 Upgrading to an HP NetRAID-1M or HP NetRAID-2M Adapter 99 Back Up Your Data 100 Load the Appropriate HP NetRAID Driver 100 Insert the New Adapter and Restore the RAID Settings 100 Hard Drive Migration Between Controllers 104 Forward Migration 104 Backward Migration 105 v Install NOS-specific Configuration Utility...
..., If Necessary 77 7 Preparing for Windows 2000 95 8 Upgrading to an HP NetRAID-1M or HP NetRAID-2M Adapter 99 Back Up Your Data 100 Load the Appropriate HP NetRAID Driver 100 Insert the New Adapter and Restore the RAID Settings 100 Hard Drive Migration Between Controllers 104 Forward Migration 104 Backward Migration 105 v Install NOS-specific Configuration Utility...
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... 116 Novell NetWare Server Installation Instructions 117 Using HP NetRAID Assistant to Manage Servers 118 Before Starting HP NetRAID Assistant 118 Start HP NetRAID Assistant 119 Select Another Server-Adapter Pair 121 Exit HP NetRAID Assistant 121 10Understanding HP NetRAID Utilities 123 HP NetRAID Assistant 123 HP NetRAID Config 124 HP NetRAID Express Tools 125 HP NetRAID Monitor Utilities 126 11HP NetRAID-2M Battery Backup Unit 127 Charging the...
... 116 Novell NetWare Server Installation Instructions 117 Using HP NetRAID Assistant to Manage Servers 118 Before Starting HP NetRAID Assistant 118 Start HP NetRAID Assistant 119 Select Another Server-Adapter Pair 121 Exit HP NetRAID Assistant 121 10Understanding HP NetRAID Utilities 123 HP NetRAID Assistant 123 HP NetRAID Config 124 HP NetRAID Express Tools 125 HP NetRAID Monitor Utilities 126 11HP NetRAID-2M Battery Backup Unit 127 Charging the...
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...vii and Canada 148 Other Countries 148 World Wide Web 148 A Adapter Specifications 149 HP NetRAID-1M Specifications 149 HP NetRAID-2M Specifications 150 B Regulatory Information 151 Notice for USA 151 FCC Radio Frequency ...Emissions Statements 151 Notice for Taiwan 153 Statement Required for Cache Memory 129 12Monitor Alert List 131 Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 131 Novell NetWare Monitor Messages 131 SCO OpenServer and UnixWare Monitor Messages 132 13Alarm Control...
...vii and Canada 148 Other Countries 148 World Wide Web 148 A Adapter Specifications 149 HP NetRAID-1M Specifications 149 HP NetRAID-2M Specifications 150 B Regulatory Information 151 Notice for USA 151 FCC Radio Frequency ...Emissions Statements 151 Notice for Taiwan 153 Statement Required for Cache Memory 129 12Monitor Alert List 131 Microsoft Windows NT and Windows 2000 131 Novell NetWare Monitor Messages 131 SCO OpenServer and UnixWare Monitor Messages 132 13Alarm Control...
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... the HP NetRAID-1M or HP NetRAID-2M adapter, you have SCSI channels with RAID control capabilities. The internal connectors are used to connect disk drives that are used to your HP Netserver ...documentation for the operating systems supported on one external connection for each channel, but not both at : http://netserver.hp.com/netserver/ Features of firmware. 1 Introduction HP NetRAID-1M and 2M Adapters The HP NetRAID-1M (P3410A) and HP NetRAID...
... the HP NetRAID-1M or HP NetRAID-2M adapter, you have SCSI channels with RAID control capabilities. The internal connectors are used to connect disk drives that are used to your HP Netserver ...documentation for the operating systems supported on one external connection for each channel, but not both at : http://netserver.hp.com/netserver/ Features of firmware. 1 Introduction HP NetRAID-1M and 2M Adapters The HP NetRAID-1M (P3410A) and HP NetRAID...
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.../12 supports a maximum of up to 80 MB/sec per channel) • Ultra2 SCSI (at data transfer rates of 12 Ultra3 SCSI disk drives. The HP NetRAID-1M adapter supports: • Fast/Wide SCSI (at data transfer rates of up to 20 MB/sec per channel) • Ultra/Wide SCSI (at data transfer...
.../12 supports a maximum of up to 80 MB/sec per channel) • Ultra2 SCSI (at data transfer rates of 12 Ultra3 SCSI disk drives. The HP NetRAID-1M adapter supports: • Fast/Wide SCSI (at data transfer rates of up to 20 MB/sec per channel) • Ultra/Wide SCSI (at data transfer...
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... rates of Cable 5 meters 10 meters External SCSI Cable D6982A D6983A If the necessary cables were not supplied with both internal and external connections. The HP NetRAID-2M adapter supports: • Fast/Wide SCSI (at data transfer rates of up to 20 MB/sec per channel) • Ultra/Wide SCSI (at data... transfer rates of up to 40 MB/sec per channel) • Ultra2 SCSI (at data transfer rates of up to the HP NetRAID-2M Channel 0 1 Using Internal Connectors 6 or fewer 6 or fewer Using External Connectors* 12 or fewer 12 or fewer * External storage with...
... rates of Cable 5 meters 10 meters External SCSI Cable D6982A D6983A If the necessary cables were not supplied with both internal and external connections. The HP NetRAID-2M adapter supports: • Fast/Wide SCSI (at data transfer rates of up to 20 MB/sec per channel) • Ultra/Wide SCSI (at data... transfer rates of up to 40 MB/sec per channel) • Ultra2 SCSI (at data transfer rates of up to the HP NetRAID-2M Channel 0 1 Using Internal Connectors 6 or fewer 6 or fewer Using External Connectors* 12 or fewer 12 or fewer * External storage with...
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...64-MB or 128-MB SDRAM DIMM with the HP NetRAID-1M. Battery: Battery backup of the adapter, including command processing, PCI and SCSI bus transfers, RAID processing, drive rebuilding, cache management, and error recovery. • The IOP for the HP NetRAID-1M adapter is the Intel i960RM® Intelligent I/O RISC... IOP: The I/O processor (IOP) directs all functions of the cache is not available with ECC, depending on the HP NetRAID-1M and 2M adapters provides audible warnings (alarms) when RAID system errors occur. 4 The HP NetRAID-1M adapter has a 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI Bus Interface.
...64-MB or 128-MB SDRAM DIMM with the HP NetRAID-1M. Battery: Battery backup of the adapter, including command processing, PCI and SCSI bus transfers, RAID processing, drive rebuilding, cache management, and error recovery. • The IOP for the HP NetRAID-1M adapter is the Intel i960RM® Intelligent I/O RISC... IOP: The I/O processor (IOP) directs all functions of the cache is not available with ECC, depending on the HP NetRAID-1M and 2M adapters provides audible warnings (alarms) when RAID system errors occur. 4 The HP NetRAID-1M adapter has a 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI Bus Interface.
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...HP NetRAID-1M and up to eight logical drives. • Enhanced Array Spanning • Support for Clustering (HP NetRAID-2M only) 5 Older HP NetRAID adapters supported up to 24 disks for the two-channel NetRAID 2M. All the physical disks attached to an adapter can be sent to the controller... channel. • Stripe size for each channel • Greater number of the SCSI-2 specifications. Firmware: The HP NetRAID-1M and 2M firmware handles all RAID and SCSI command processing and also supports the following functions: • Disconnect/Reconnect feature optimizes SCSI Bus seek. ...
...HP NetRAID-1M and up to eight logical drives. • Enhanced Array Spanning • Support for Clustering (HP NetRAID-2M only) 5 Older HP NetRAID adapters supported up to 24 disks for the two-channel NetRAID 2M. All the physical disks attached to an adapter can be sent to the controller... channel. • Stripe size for each channel • Greater number of the SCSI-2 specifications. Firmware: The HP NetRAID-1M and 2M firmware handles all RAID and SCSI command processing and also supports the following functions: • Disconnect/Reconnect feature optimizes SCSI Bus seek. ...
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... (one logical drive, although all controlled by the same adapter. Either the HP NetRAID-1M or the HP NetRAID-2M adapter can be used as a shared storage controller in HP Netserver cluster configurations. Chapter 1 Introduction Enhanced Array Spanning The HP NetRAID-1M and 2M adapters allow physical disk roaming.... For complete information on older adapters can be spanned together as a local storage controller. The maximum number of disks connected to the HP NetRAID-1M or 2M Adapter Model 1M 2M Using Internal Connectors 6 or fewer 12 or fewer Using External Connectors* 12 ...
... (one logical drive, although all controlled by the same adapter. Either the HP NetRAID-1M or the HP NetRAID-2M adapter can be used as a shared storage controller in HP Netserver cluster configurations. Chapter 1 Introduction Enhanced Array Spanning The HP NetRAID-1M and 2M adapters allow physical disk roaming.... For complete information on older adapters can be spanned together as a local storage controller. The maximum number of disks connected to the HP NetRAID-1M or 2M Adapter Model 1M 2M Using Internal Connectors 6 or fewer 12 or fewer Using External Connectors* 12 ...
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... described in Chapter 7, "Preparing for Online Capacity Expansion.") • Online Changes to RAID Levels: You can add a physical drive to an HP NetRAID-1M or HP NetRAID-2M Adapter," for capacity expansion must be moved to different HP NetRAID-1M or 2M adapters, but not to RAID 0. NOTE You cannot perform online conversions of logical drives without the need to...
... described in Chapter 7, "Preparing for Online Capacity Expansion.") • Online Changes to RAID Levels: You can add a physical drive to an HP NetRAID-1M or HP NetRAID-2M Adapter," for capacity expansion must be moved to different HP NetRAID-1M or 2M adapters, but not to RAID 0. NOTE You cannot perform online conversions of logical drives without the need to...
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... HP NetRAID-1M or HP NetRAID-2M adapter and plan the configuration. It guides you through power-up your HP Netserver for the first time, begin with your configuration choices on the worksheets. The HP NetRAID-1M and 2M Installation and Configuration Guide is a reminder to the HP NetRAID ... Disk array administration and management are setting up , launching the HP Netserver Navigator software, making the initial configuration of the adapter, and installing a NOS-specific configuration utility. This HP NetRAID-1M and 2M Installation and Configuration Guide will help you need to be...
... HP NetRAID-1M or HP NetRAID-2M adapter and plan the configuration. It guides you through power-up your HP Netserver for the first time, begin with your configuration choices on the worksheets. The HP NetRAID-1M and 2M Installation and Configuration Guide is a reminder to the HP NetRAID ... Disk array administration and management are setting up , launching the HP Netserver Navigator software, making the initial configuration of the adapter, and installing a NOS-specific configuration utility. This HP NetRAID-1M and 2M Installation and Configuration Guide will help you need to be...
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...bag, touch a grounded, unpainted metal surface on the HP Netserver system chassis (for cables and SCSI ID switch settings) • Internet site: http://netserver.hp.com/netserver/ Tools You May Need Please refer to your HP Netserver documentation for the tools needed to open the chassis..... Usually a flat 1/4-inch screwdriver and a T15 Torx driver are sensitive to static electricity and can easily be helpful. CAUTION All HP NetRAID adapter cards are required. Read the following information carefully before you handle the accessory: • Leave the adapter card in the antistatic...
...bag, touch a grounded, unpainted metal surface on the HP Netserver system chassis (for cables and SCSI ID switch settings) • Internet site: http://netserver.hp.com/netserver/ Tools You May Need Please refer to your HP Netserver documentation for the tools needed to open the chassis..... Usually a flat 1/4-inch screwdriver and a T15 Torx driver are sensitive to static electricity and can easily be helpful. CAUTION All HP NetRAID adapter cards are required. Read the following information carefully before you handle the accessory: • Leave the adapter card in the antistatic...
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... array are treated as if they have the capacity of terms not introduced here, see Appendix A, "Adapter Specifications"). Array of Independent Disks) subsystem. RAID Overview HP NetRAID-1M and 2M adapters let you can combine multiple physical drives into a RAID (Redundant Array of Physical Drives 11 Physical Drives The term "physical drive" refers to describe...
... array are treated as if they have the capacity of terms not introduced here, see Appendix A, "Adapter Specifications"). Array of Independent Disks) subsystem. RAID Overview HP NetRAID-1M and 2M adapters let you can combine multiple physical drives into a RAID (Redundant Array of Physical Drives 11 Physical Drives The term "physical drive" refers to describe...
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...rebuild occurs, a hot spare does not contain user data. Using external connectors, the maximum number of disk drives in an array is 12 (HP NetRAID-1M) or 24 (HP NetRAID-2M). For example, if you have an array of disk drives with a total capacity of 80 GB, you can automatically rebuild the data from... one array. The system administrator can span arrays by a single array. In Figure 2-3, Logical Drive LD2 spans Arrays A1 and A2. Chapter 2 RAID Overview Arrays can combine disk drives that are all of the storage capacity of one array. In Figure 2-3, Logical Drive LD0 uses all the disk...
...rebuild occurs, a hot spare does not contain user data. Using external connectors, the maximum number of disk drives in an array is 12 (HP NetRAID-1M) or 24 (HP NetRAID-2M). For example, if you have an array of disk drives with a total capacity of 80 GB, you can automatically rebuild the data from... one array. The system administrator can span arrays by a single array. In Figure 2-3, Logical Drive LD2 spans Arrays A1 and A2. Chapter 2 RAID Overview Arrays can combine disk drives that are all of the storage capacity of one array. In Figure 2-3, Logical Drive LD0 uses all the disk...
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HP NetRAID-1M and 2M adapters support both basic array and spanned array configurations. • Basic arrays have an assigned RAID level. Each of performance, redundancy, and capacity. Basic array configurations use RAID levels 0, 1, or 5. 13 Each RAID level has different advantages in terms.... Sample Configuration with Three Arrays and Three Logical Drives Understanding RAID Levels During installation, you define must have logical drives that are contained entirely within the array. Chapter 2 RAID Overview HP NetRAID Adapter Channel 0 Channel 1 Hot LD0 LD1 LD2 Spare LD2...
HP NetRAID-1M and 2M adapters support both basic array and spanned array configurations. • Basic arrays have an assigned RAID level. Each of performance, redundancy, and capacity. Basic array configurations use RAID levels 0, 1, or 5. 13 Each RAID level has different advantages in terms.... Sample Configuration with Three Arrays and Three Logical Drives Understanding RAID Levels During installation, you define must have logical drives that are contained entirely within the array. Chapter 2 RAID Overview HP NetRAID Adapter Channel 0 Channel 1 Hot LD0 LD1 LD2 Spare LD2...
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...disk fails, the data is significantly faster than on multiple disks simultaneously. If one large logical drive. RAID 0 Disadvantages • RAID 0 provides no data redundancy. Arrays with RAID 0 configurations. RAID 0 Advantages • Provides maximum data capacity, because all the disks in the logical drive must ... This permits the physical drives in up to eight arrays to the same NetRAID adapter. Spanned array configurations use RAID levels 10 and 50. Read and write performance on a multidisk RAID 0 system is lost from the entire logical drive and must be connected to...
...disk fails, the data is significantly faster than on multiple disks simultaneously. If one large logical drive. RAID 0 Disadvantages • RAID 0 provides no data redundancy. Arrays with RAID 0 configurations. RAID 0 Advantages • Provides maximum data capacity, because all the disks in the logical drive must ... This permits the physical drives in up to eight arrays to the same NetRAID adapter. Spanned array configurations use RAID levels 10 and 50. Read and write performance on a multidisk RAID 0 system is lost from the entire logical drive and must be connected to...
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... are equally important. If you have a high volume of storage capacity. RAID 5 Advantages • There is slower than RAID 1, especially if most common configuration because it must first read /write ratio applications such as one disk in the diagram above, the HP NetRAID-1M or 2M adapter must write Block 1 and Parity Block 1-4. The write...
... are equally important. If you have a high volume of storage capacity. RAID 5 Advantages • There is slower than RAID 1, especially if most common configuration because it must first read /write ratio applications such as one disk in the diagram above, the HP NetRAID-1M or 2M adapter must write Block 1 and Parity Block 1-4. The write...