System administration/ProLiant/HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers

HPE ProLiant Smart Array Controllers: SSACLI examples

Show Controller information:

• ssacli ctrl all show config
• ssacli ctrl all show detail
• ssacli ctrl all show status

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

• 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 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

• Read about HPE Smart Array SR Gen10 User Guide: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=a00019059en_us and
• Read HPE Smart Array Configuration Guide: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-a00018944en_us and learn differences between HPE SSA UEFI System Utilities and HPE Smart Storage Administrator (SSA)
• Read StackOverflow questions about Smart Arrays: https://serverfault.com/questions/tagged/hp-smart-array?tab=Votes
• Understand output from: ssacli ctrl all show config

See also

• RAID
• mdadm and LVM
• Introduction to Computers/Disks
• iLO