Smart Array P410 firmware update from 3.50 to 6.64?
I have been investigating a performance problem on a Windows SBS 2011 virtual server hosted on a Microsoft Windows Hyper-V 2012 R2 server host. The virtual machine and virtual hard drive files are...
View Articlep410i support SSD
HI everyone, did somebody test SSD intel pro 2500 or Samsung pro 850 on p410i, i want to know which speed i can get on RAID 10 or 50? Or what advice can you give for this controller in low price range,...
View ArticleSmart Array P410i warning "Dirty Cache Line Unable To Flush To Drives"
I get the output of:hpacucli.exe ctrl all show config detailemailed to me each day.It now includes this line in the Smart Array P410i in Slot 0 (Embedded) sectionCache Status Details: A cache error was...
View ArticleStacking guide for HP Storage D2700 Disk Enclosure AJ941A ?
People,Can anyone here please assist me with the guide to add additional enclosure to the existing HP Storage D2700 Disk Enclosure AJ941A stack in my HP DL 385 G7 server on P411 Storage Controller...
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HP Storage D2700 Disk Enclosure (AJ941A) stacking help ?
Hi People,On my existing HP DL 385 G7 Server I'm trying to add one more rack with one more HP Storage D2700 Disk Enclosure (AJ941A) which already has 4 connected with P411.See below: 4x Storage Works...
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Need help in attaching the 5th D2700 enclosure to existing DL 385 G7
Hi All,Can anyone please help me to identify what is this unused SAS/SCSI slot in the screenshot below:I'm trying to add the fifth D2700 enclosure but somehow I wonder if I should attach it to the...
View ArticleStorageWorks D2600 and D2700 configurator wizard ?
Hi All,Can anyone here please share some documentation or configurator for stacking StorageWorks D2600 and D2700 ?I am currently using Smart Array P411 as the SAS controller on my HP DL 385 G7 with the...
View ArticleHP Storage End of Sale/Life checking
Dear All,I'm looking for a way to check when a specific device would become end of sale or reach end of life.I want to check HPE Disk Enclosure D2600 end of life and show the report to customer.I'd be...
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The server storage configuration best practice for large LUN on Windows ?
Hi All,I've just installed HP Storage D2600 Disk Enclosure that is filled with 12x 3 TB disks, to be used as backup server.Mostly the file size will be very large greater than 1 GB up to 4-6 TB.The...
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RAID 6 (ADG) vs. RAID 60 or RAID50 comparison and use case scenario comparison ?
Hi All,I'm confused with configuring the new LUNs for my backup server purpose, so can anyone here pelase share some explanation as to when to use RAID 6 (ADG) vs. RAID 60 or RAID50 ? Smart Array P411...
View ArticleMigrate From RAID 6 ADG to RAID 5 without Data Lost on P420i
Hi, Today I have a technician who add a new disk on a raid 5 and he migrate the RAID 5 to RAID 6 ADG.He made a mistake because we need to ADD a disk to the existing RAID 5 to have more space...
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Missing Delete Logical Drive button ?
People,I'm trying to reconfigure the Strip Size / Full Stripe Size of an existing LUNs, but somehow I've found something that is confusing.In some of the Logical Drive I mark with the red, when you...
View ArticleBytes Per Physical Sector ?
Hi People,I have attached few D2600 and D2700 DAS to my HP DL 385 G7 using P411, but somehow all of the File System Info shows:command: fsutil fsinfo ntfsinfo D:Bytes Per Physical Sector <Not...
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Enabling the Write Cache on existing production Storage Controller ?
Hi People,I've noticed that in my Storage Controller settings in the Smart Storage Admin, the Cache is not enabled ?Controller Write Cache disabled ?If I just click on enabled is there any outage or...
View ArticleExtend Logical Drive
I used the HP Smart Storage Administrator to add my 3 new 8TB disks and extend the array. The logical drive shows that the space has been added, but in Disk Management the space is not allocated. When...
View Articlehp dynamic smart array b120i controller
Dear All, kindly help me out to find the hp dynamic smart array b120i controller for windows 7.driver requried for windows 7.kindly send me the link to downloads.
View ArticleConfiguring StorageWorks D2700
Hi Everyone,I purchased a used storage array to provide additional storage for an HP ProLiant DL980 equipped with a Smart Array P812 SAS controller. The array is an HP StorageWorks D2700 configured...
View ArticleBudget Conscious & Safe build out for 50 Users / 100TB
Currently I have three HP D2600 filled with 600GB SAS drives in raid 6 that is used for an imaging services bureau (18 million images / 18TB / accessed by 8 people). I’m in the process of adding a...
View ArticleP2000 G3 MSA Performance
Hello,I have a Hyper-V 2012 cluster which points at LUNs based on a P2000 G3 for the virtual servers. My users are complaining about speed issues and one thing that has been flagged is latency in the...
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