System administration/ProLiant/HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers

HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers: SSACLI examples[1] edit

Show Controller information:

ssacli ctrl all show status
HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 in Slot 0 (Embedded)
   Controller Status: OK
   Cache Status: OK
   Battery/Capacitor Status: OK
  • Show logical disk status: ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld all show status
  • Rescan for new devices: ssacli rescan

Create new RAIDs

  • Create New RAID 0 Logical Drive: ssacli ctrl slot=0 create type=ld drives=1I:1:2 raid=0
  • Create New RAID 1 Logical Drive: ssacli ctrl slot=0 create type=ld drives=1I:1:1,1I:1:2 raid=1
  • Create New RAID 5 Logical Drive: ssacli ctrl slot=0 create type=ld drives=1I:1:1,1I:1:2,2I:1:6,2I:1:7,2I:1:8 raid=5
  • Turn on Blink Physical Disk LED: ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 modify led=on
  • Turn off Blink Physical Disk LED: ssacli ctrl slot=0 ld 2 modify led=off

Activities edit

  • Learn about different HPE Array Controllers (S-class, E-class, and P-class)
    • S100i storage controller
    • Learn about P-class controllers: P420i and P408i
    • HPE Smart Array P408i[2] with support for
      • RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, 10 ADM (Advanced Data Mirroring)
      • Encryption (optional license)
      • Internal: 8 SAS/SATA lanes across 2 x4 Mini-SAS ports
      • HPE SmartSSD Wear Gauge reports the amount of lifetime remaining on your SSDs
      • HPE Smart Array SRSmartCache (optional license)
      • Expand Array, Heal Array, Move Drives, Re-Mirror Array, Shrink Array, Spare Management and Split Mirrored Array
    • HPE P816i-a storage controller

See also edit

  1. https://wiki.phoenixlzx.com/page/ssacli/
  2. https://h20195.www2.hpe.com/v2/getdocument.aspx?docname=a00008200enw