Compaq 3200 - Manual

Compaq 3200

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Notice
  • Page 3 – iii; Contents; About This Guide; Features; Chapter 2; Guidelines for Making Changes to Current Installation
  • Page 4 – iv; Chapter 3; Updating the Firmware; Chapter 4; Running the System Configuration Utility; Chapter 5; Running the Array Configuration Utility
  • Page 5 – Chapter 6; Installing the Operating System Drivers
  • Page 6 – Appendix A; Regulatory Compliance Notices
  • Page 7 – vii; Appendix B; Electrostatic Discharge; Appendix C; Specifications; Appendix D; Things You Should Know; Appendix E; Understanding Drive Arrays
  • Page 8 – viii; Appendix F; Replacing the Array Accelerator; Appendix G; Upgrading from the SMART-2 and SMART SCSI Array Controllers; Appendix H; Recovering from Drive Failure
  • Page 9 – ix; Appendix I; POST Error Messages; Appendix J; Questions and Answers
  • Page 10 – xi; Text Conventions; Keys
  • Page 11 – Symbols in Text; NOTE; Symbols on Equipment
  • Page 12 – xiii; Getting Help; Compaq Website
  • Page 13 – Chapter 1; Overview of Features; New Features
  • Page 14 – Other Features
  • Page 15 – Smart Array 3200 Controller and Daughterboards
  • Page 16 – Using the Array Accelerator
  • Page 17 – Wide-Ultra2 SCSI Technology; Wide-Ultra2 SCSI Benefits; Wide-Ultra2 SCSI Compatibility
  • Page 18 – The Array Configuration Utility; Working with Drive Arrays
  • Page 19 – Using Fault Tolerance; Expanding or Extending Capacity
  • Page 20 – Drive Movement
  • Page 22 – Supported Compaq Hard Drives
  • Page 23 – Determining the Maximum Storage
  • Page 24 – Review. Refer to “Adding Storage Capacity” in Appendix E for
  • Page 25 – Change fault tolerance. Proceed to Chapter 5, “Running the Array; Changing the Stripe Size of an Array; Review. Refer to “User Selectable Stripe-Size” in Appendix E for
  • Page 26 – Moving Drives
  • Page 27 – Moving Arrays
  • Page 31 – Missing.” Press F2 to fail the missing drives.
  • Page 32 – ROMPaq Diskettes
  • Page 33 – Materials Needed
  • Page 34 – Running Systems ROMPaq; before
  • Page 35 – Enter at the Welcome screen.
  • Page 36 – Running Options ROMPaq; from the list of programmable devices. Press Enter.
  • Page 37 – Enter to go to step 9.; Enter to reprogram the Smart Array 3200 Controller ROM or Esc
  • Page 39 – System Configuration Utility
  • Page 40 – System Configuration Diskettes; Creating Diskettes
  • Page 42 – Configuring the Controller; Controller Order
  • Page 43 – Online Recovery Server Status
  • Page 44 – Configuration Steps; Enter to select the parameter to edit.
  • Page 45 – Write Caching
  • Page 46 – not
  • Page 47 – Before You Begin; Accessing Online
  • Page 48 – SmartStart and Support Software CD; Configuration Wizards
  • Page 49 – Configuration Procedures; Create a New Array; Procedure—Creating a New Array
  • Page 50 – Step 1: Choose a controller for the array.
  • Page 56 – Capacity Expansion; Procedure—Expanding Array Capacity
  • Page 57 – Example—Expanding Array Capacity
  • Page 58 – Click the Done button twice to return to the main screen.
  • Page 59 – Capacity Extension; Procedure—Extending Array Capacity
  • Page 60 – Example—Extending Array Capacity
  • Page 61 – Online Migration
  • Page 63 – Array Configuration Utility Screens; Compaq Array Configuration Utility Screen
  • Page 64 – Menu Bar; Controller Selection Box
  • Page 66 – More Information Button; Controller Buttons
  • Page 67 – Array Buttons
  • Page 68 – Controller Settings Screen
  • Page 69 – Create Drive Array Screen
  • Page 70 – Create Logical Drive Screen
  • Page 71 – Logical Drive Extension
  • Page 72 – Stripe Size Fault Tolerance; Existing Configurations
  • Page 73 – Error and Warning Messages
  • Page 75 – Custom Configuration
  • Page 76 – Drive Rebuild
  • Page 77 – Accelerator Ratio
  • Page 78 – Failed Drives or Interim Recovery Mode
  • Page 79 – Handling Disk Drive Failures
  • Page 80 – Optimizing Array Controller Performance
  • Page 81 – Using CPQDAOPT on NetWare Servers
  • Page 84 – Installation Requirements; Latest Drivers
  • Page 85 – Creating Novell SSD Diskettes
  • Page 86 – Additional Information
  • Page 93 – no longer valid
  • Page 94 – Use the Insert key to resynchronize this partition. You must
  • Page 98 – Creating the Windows NT SSD Diskettes
  • Page 100 – Installation Procedures
  • Page 103 – Enter and continue installation of Windows NT.
  • Page 105 – and; Do not; and
  • Page 108 – Creating the EFS Diskettes
  • Page 109 – Accessing the Information
  • Page 112 – IBM OS/2 WARP Server Family
  • Page 113 – Creating SSD Diskettes
  • Page 115 – Installing the Driver
  • Page 116 – Controller Ordering
  • Page 117 – Partitioning
  • Page 119 – Command Line Switches
  • Page 120 – Controller Index Configuration Order
  • Page 121 – must
  • Page 124 – Class A Equipment
  • Page 125 – Class B Equipment
  • Page 126 – Modifications
  • Page 127 – Mouse Compliance Statement
  • Page 128 – Japanese Notice
  • Page 129 – Laser Safety Warnings; Compliance with CDRH Regulations
  • Page 130 – Laser Information
  • Page 131 – Battery Replacement Notice
  • Page 132 – Preventing Electrostatic Damage
  • Page 133 – Grounding Methods
  • Page 134 – Smart Array 3200 Controller Specifications
  • Page 135 – 8-Pin Wide SCSI Connector Pin Assignments
  • Page 138 – Smart Array 3200 Controller; Option Kit Contents
  • Page 139 – SCSI Termination
  • Page 140 – SCSI Cabling
  • Page 141 – SCSI Cable Connectors
  • Page 142 – Migrating to/from Other Controllers
  • Page 143 – What is a Drive Array?
  • Page 145 – Drive Arrays
  • Page 146 – Logical Drives
  • Page 147 – Drive Array Benefits; Data Protection
  • Page 148 – RAID Level Characteristics
  • Page 152 – Online Spare
  • Page 153 – Performance Enhancement; Distributing Data and Data Striping
  • Page 155 – User Selectable Stripe-Size; Stripe Sizes
  • Page 156 – Array Accelerator; Performance
  • Page 158 – Batteries
  • Page 159 – Concurrent I/O Request Servicing
  • Page 160 – Bus Master Data Transfers; Adding Storage Capacity
  • Page 163 – Online Capacity Expansion or Extension; Disk Drive Upgrades
  • Page 164 – Other Fault-Management Features
  • Page 165 – Auto-Reliability Monitoring
  • Page 166 – Interim Data Recovery
  • Page 167 – Hot Pluggable Drives
  • Page 169 – Controller Duplexing
  • Page 170 – Software-Based Drive Mirroring
  • Page 172 – Removing the Array Accelerator
  • Page 173 – Installing the Array Accelerator
  • Page 174 – NOT
  • Page 175 – SMART Controller has a 100-pin external connector on the
  • Page 176 – Smart Array 3200 Controller has two Very High Density
  • Page 177 – SMART Controller
  • Page 181 – Recognizing a Drive Failure
  • Page 182 – Fault Tolerance and Drive Failure
  • Page 183 – Spare Drives; Replacing a Failed Drive
  • Page 184 – Automatic Data Recovery
  • Page 185 – Automatic Data Recovery Failure
  • Page 186 – Compromised Fault Tolerance
  • Page 199 – Q. How many Smart Array 3200 Controllers can I install in my system,
  • Page 200 – Q. I have several hard drives in my server and in the Compaq ProLiant
  • Page 201 – Q. I do not have any hard drives in my server, but I am connecting it to a
  • Page 202 – Q. What must I do if I do not understand the POST error message
  • Page 203 – Index
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Smart Array 3200 Controller

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January 1999)

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