HP D2220sb User manual

HP D2220sb Storage Blade

User Guide

Abstract

This document is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers and storage systems. HP assumes you are qualified in the

servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.

Part Number: 714238-001

February 2013

Edition: 1

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express

warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall

not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

Microsoft® is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

Contents 3

Contents

Component identification ............................................................................................................... 5

Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 5

Front panel LEDs ....................................................................................................................................... 6

Drive drawer open alarm ................................................................................................................. 7

Drive LED definitions .................................................................................................................................. 7

Operations ................................................................................................................................... 8

Power up the storage blade ........................................................................................................................ 8

Power down the storage blade .................................................................................................................... 8

Remove the D2220sb ................................................................................................................................ 8

Remove the access panel.......................................................................................................................... 10

Install the access panel............................................................................................................................. 10

Setup ......................................................................................................................................... 12

Kit contents ............................................................................................................................................. 12

Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 12

Half-height device bay numbering ............................................................................................................. 12

Installation guidelines ............................................................................................................................... 12

Additional guidelines for installation with a half-height partner server blade .......................................... 13

Additional guidelines for installation with a full-height partner server blade ........................................... 13

Installing a storage blade ......................................................................................................................... 13

Drives .................................................................................................................................................... 17

Drive guidelines ............................................................................................................................ 17

Installing a drive ............................................................................................................................ 17

Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 20

Server mode ........................................................................................................................................... 20

HP product QuickSpecs ............................................................................................................................ 20

HP iLO Management Engine ..................................................................................................................... 20

HP iLO ......................................................................................................................................... 20

Intelligent Provisioning .................................................................................................................... 22

HP Insight Remote Support software ................................................................................................. 24

Scripting Toolkit ............................................................................................................................ 24

HP Service Pack for ProLiant ..................................................................................................................... 24

HP Smart Update Manager ............................................................................................................. 25

HP ROM-Based Setup Utility ..................................................................................................................... 25

Using RBSU .................................................................................................................................. 26

Auto-configuration process .............................................................................................................. 26

Boot options ................................................................................................................................. 27

Configuring AMP modes ................................................................................................................ 27

Re-entering the server serial number and product ID ........................................................................... 27

Utilities and features ................................................................................................................................ 28

Array Configuration Utility .............................................................................................................. 28

Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ............................................................................................. 29

ROMPaq utility .............................................................................................................................. 29

Automatic Server Recovery ............................................................................................................. 29

USB support .................................................................................................................................. 29

Contents 4

Redundant ROM support ................................................................................................................ 30

Keeping the system current ....................................................................................................................... 30

Drivers ......................................................................................................................................... 30

Software and firmware ................................................................................................................... 31

Version control .............................................................................................................................. 31

HP operating systems and virtualization software support for ProLiant servers ........................................ 31

Change control and proactive notification ........................................................................................ 31

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 32

If the storage blade does not power up ...................................................................................................... 32

Diagnostic questions ................................................................................................................................ 32

Is the storage blade operating properly? .......................................................................................... 32

Recognizing drive failure .......................................................................................................................... 33

Effects of a drive failure .................................................................................................................. 33

Compromised fault tolerance .......................................................................................................... 33

Recovering from compromised fault tolerance .................................................................................... 34

Factors to consider before replacing drives ................................................................................................. 34

Automatic data recovery (rebuild) .............................................................................................................. 35

Time required for a rebuild ............................................................................................................. 35

Failure of another drive during rebuild ............................................................................................. 36

Regulatory information ................................................................................................................ 37

Safety and regulatory compliance ............................................................................................................. 37

Turkey RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................... 37

Ukraine RoHS material content declaration ................................................................................................. 37

Warranty information .............................................................................................................................. 37

Electrostatic discharge ................................................................................................................. 38

Preventing electrostatic discharge .............................................................................................................. 38

Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge .................................................................................. 38

Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 39

Environmental specifications ..................................................................................................................... 39

Storage blade specifications ..................................................................................................................... 39

Support and other resources ........................................................................................................ 40

Before you contact HP .............................................................................................................................. 40

HP contact information ............................................................................................................................. 40

Customer Self Repair ............................................................................................................................... 40

Acronyms and abbreviations ........................................................................................................ 48

Documentation feedback ............................................................................................................. 49

Index ......................................................................................................................................... 50

Component identification 5

Component identification

Front panel components

Item Description

1

Product information tag

2

Hot-plug drive drawer release button

3

Hot-plug drive drawer handle

4

Storage blade release latch

5

Storage blade release button*

* Removing the storage blade from the enclosure removes power from the drives.

Component identification 6

Front panel LEDs

Item Description Status

1

UID LED Blue = Identified

Off = Not identified

2

Drawer open LED Off = Drawer is closed, or thermal

shutdown has occurred.

Flashing amber (1 per 5 seconds)* =

Drawer is open.

Flashing amber (2 per second)* = Drives

have reached near-critical temperatures.

3

Drive fault LED Off = Normal operation

Solid amber = Drive failed

Flashing amber = Predictive failure

4

Drive activity LED Solid green = Drive installed

Flashing green = Drive activity

established

Flashing green (slow) = Drive rebuilding

5

Health status LED

bar**

Green = Normal operation

Flashing amber = No partner blade, or

not yet recognized

Solid amber = Degraded condition

Flashing red = System critical

Red = Drive over-temperature triggered

shutdown

*The drawer open LED flashes when the drive drawer open alarm (on page 7) is activated.

** The health status LED bar flashes amber when the storage blade establishes a connection with the enclosure, either

immediately after installation or when the storage blade is removed and reinstalled. If the LED continues to flash for more

than 2 minutes, there is a fault. Make sure the partner server blade is powered down before the storage blade is installed.

Component identification 7

Drive drawer open alarm

Slow beep (every 5 seconds)—The drive drawer is open, and drives are not fully protected by system air

flow.

Fast beep (every 0.5 seconds)—Close the drive drawer immediately to avoid drive damage or data loss and

storage blade shutdown.

The Health status LED bar turns green when drives return to normal operating temperature.

Drive LED definitions

Item LED Status Definition

1

Locate Solid blue The drive is being identified by a host application.

Flashing blue The drive carrier firmware is being updated or requires an update.

2

Activity ring Rotating green Drive activity

Off

No drive activity

3

Do not remove Solid white Do not remove the drive. Removing the drive causes one or more of

the logical drives to fail.

Off Removing the drive does not cause a logical drive to fail.

4

Drive status Solid green The drive is a member of one or more logical drives.

Flashing green The drive is rebuilding or performing a RAID migration, stripe size

migration, capacity expansion, or logical drive extension, or is

erasing.

Flashing

amber/green

The drive is a member of one or more logical drives and predicts

the drive will fail.

Flashing amber The drive is not configured and predicts the drive will fail.

Solid amber The drive has failed.

Off The drive is not configured by a RAID controller.

Operations 8

Operations

Important Safety Information

Before installing this product, read the Important Safety Information document provided.

Power up the storage blade

Observe the following guidelines before powering up the D2220sb:

• Be sure that a drive is installed in the first drive bay. The partner server blade identifies and configures

any installed drives during power up. For more information, see "Drives (on page 17)."

• Be sure that drives or drive blanks are installed in the second and third drive bays. To prevent improper

cooling and thermal damage, the first three drive bays must be populated.

• Be sure that the partner server blade is powered down.

• Be sure that the D2220sb is installed as shown in the installation guidelines (on page 12).

To power up the D2220sb:

1. Install the D2220sb. The system health LED flashes amber.

2. Power up the partner server blade. See the server blade documentation.

3. Observe the D2220sb system health LED. When the D2220sb is recognized, the system health LED

illuminates solid green.

The D2220sb can now be viewed in Onboard Administrator.

Power down the storage blade

In systems that use the D2220sb as external data storage, be sure that the partner server blade is the first unit

to be powered down and the last to be powered back up. Taking this precaution ensures that the system and

the OS are shut down in an orderly manner.

IMPORTANT: If installing a hot-plug device, it is not necessary to power down the D2220sb.

To power down the D2220sb, power down the partner server blade. See the server blade documentation.

Remove the D2220sb

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the

internal system components to cool before touching them.

CAUTION:

To prevent damage to electrical components, properly ground the D2220sb before

beginning any installation procedure. Improper grounding can cause ESD.

Operations 9

To remove the component:

1. Identify the proper D2220sb.

2. Power down the partner server blade.

3. If the partner server blade is a full-height server blade, do one of the following:

o Remove the blank installed above the D2220sb.

o Remove the half-height device installed above the D2220sb.

For information about removing a half-height device, see the half-height device user guide.

4. Remove the D2220sb:

o Partnered with a half-height server blade

Operations 10

o

Partnered with a full-height server blade

5. Place the D2220sb on a flat, level work surface.

Remove the access panel

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the

internal system components to cool before touching them.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to electrical components, properly ground the server blade

before beginning any installation procedure. Improper grounding can cause ESD.

CAUTION: Do not operate the D2220sb with the access panel open or removed. Operating the

D2220sb in this manner results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal

damage.

To remove the component:

1. Power down the partner server blade.

2. Remove the D2220sb (on page 8).

3. Press the access panel release button.

4. Slide the access panel toward the rear of the D2220sb.

5. Remove the access panel.

Install the access panel

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the

internal system components to cool before touching them.

CAUTION: To prevent damage to electrical components, properly ground the server blade

before beginning any installation procedure. Improper grounding can cause ESD.

Operations 11

CAUTION: Do not operate the D2220sb with the access panel open or removed. Operating the

D2220sb in this manner results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal

damage.

To install the component:

1. Place the access panel on top of the D2220sb. Allow the panel to extend past the rear of the D2220sb

approximately 0.8 cm (0.2 in).

2. Slide the access panel toward the front of the D2220sb. The access panel locks into position.

Setup 12

Setup

Kit contents

When unpacking the HP D2220sb Storage Blade, locate the following items:

• HP D2220sb Storage Blade

• Half-height blade shelf

• Documentation kit

Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure

Before performing any procedures specific to the D2220sb, install an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure.

The most current documentation for HP BladeSystem components is available at the HP Business Support

Center website (http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport).

Documentation is also available in the following locations:

• Documentation CD that ships with the enclosure

• HP technical support website (http://www.hp.com/support)

Half-height device bay numbering

Installation guidelines

When installing the D2220sb, observe the following guidelines:

Setup 13

• Install drives in the D2220sb before installing the D2220sb in the enclosure.

• Be sure that the partner server blade is powered down before installing the D2220sb.

Onboard Administrator is used to configure the enclosure and the D2220sb. To function with the D2220sb,

Onboard Administrator version 3.60 or later is required.

Additional guidelines for installation with a half-height partner

server blade

When installing the D2220sb with a half-height server blade, observe the following additional guidelines:

• Install the D2220sb in any device bay.

• If the D2220sb is installed in an odd-numbered bay, install the partner server blade in the adjacent

even-numbered bay to the right.

• If the D2220sb is installed in an even-numbered bay, install the partner server blade in the adjacent

odd-numbered bay to the left.

Additional guidelines for installation with a full-height partner

server blade

When installing the D2220sb with a full-height server blade, observe the following additional guidelines:

• Remove the device bay shelf.

CAUTION: Failure to install the divider in a quadrant when installing half-height blades can

result in damage to the connectors on the server blades.

• Install the half-height blade shelf on the D2220sb.

• Install the D2220sb in any device bay on the lower row of the enclosure (9 through 16).

If installing two D2220sb storage blades with one full-height partner server blade, install the second

D2220sb in the bay directly above the first one. The top D2220sb does not require a half-height blade

shelf.

If installing two D2220sb storage blades with one partner server blade in an HP BladeSystem c3000

Enclosure, use the mini divider instead of the half-height blade shelf. For more information, see the HP

BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Quick Setup Instructions.

• If the D2220sb is installed in an odd-numbered bay, install the partner server blade in the adjacent

even-numbered bay to the right.

• If the D2220sb is installed in an even-numbered bay, install the partner server blade in the adjacent

odd-numbered bay to the left.

• When installing the D2220sb with a full-height server blade, a half-height server blade can be installed

in the empty bay above the D2220sb. This server blade cannot be partnered with the D2220sb.

Installing a storage blade

CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the D2220sb or

the enclosure unless the first drive bay is populated with a drive, and drive bays 2 and 3 and all

Setup 14

device bays are populated with either a component or a blank.

CAUTION: Thermal regulation is maintained only when the drive drawer is closed. The drive

drawer open alarm is triggered under the following conditions:

• A slow beep and flash (1 every 5 seconds) indicate that the drive drawer is open. The drives

are not fully protected by system air flow.

• A fast beep and flash (2 per second)—To avoid drive damage or data loss and storage blade

shutdown, close the drive drawer immediately.

When the drives reach critical temperatures, the system shuts down.

1. Install the drives ("Installing a drive" on page 17).

2. Remove the enclosure connector cover.

3. Do one of the following:

o To install the D2220sb with a half-height server blade, proceed with the next step.

CAUTION: Failure to install the divider in a quadrant when installing half-height blades can

result in damage to the connectors on the server blades.

Setup 15

o

To install the D2220sb with a full-height server blade, install the half-height blade shelf.

If installing two D2220sb storage blades with one full-height partner server blade, install the second

D2220sb in the bay directly above the first one. The second D2220sb does not require a half-height

blade shelf.

If installing two D2220sb storage blades with one partner server blade in an HP BladeSystem

c3000 enclosure, use the mini divider instead of the half-height blade shelf. For more information,

see the HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure Quick Setup Instructions.

4. Prepare the storage blade for installation.

5. Install the storage blade:

Setup 16

o

Partnered with a half-height server blade

o Partnered with a full-height server blade

Setup 17

o

Partnered with a full-height server blade and an additional D2220sb

6. Install a server blade. See the documentation that ships with the server blade.

7. Configure the D2220sb.

Drives

The D2220sb supports up to 12 SAS or SATA drives. Always populate drive bays starting with the lowest

drive bay number.

Drive guidelines

When adding drives to the D2220sb, observe the following general guidelines:

• The D2220sb supports standard small form factor hot plug carriers only.

• The system automatically sets all device numbers.

• If only one drive is used, install it in drive bay 1.

• Drives must be hot-plug, SFF types.

• Drives should be the same capacity to provide the greatest storage space efficiency when drives are

grouped together into the same drive array.

Installing a drive

This procedure describes first-time installation only.

To install the component:

CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the D2220sb or

the enclosure unless all enclosure device bays and the first three storage drive bays are populated

with either a component or a blank.

Setup 18

CAUTION: Thermal regulation is maintained only when the drive drawer is closed. The drive

drawer open alarm is triggered under the following conditions:

•

A slow beep and flash (1 every 5 seconds) indicate that the drive drawer is open. The drives

are not fully protected by system air flow.

• A fast beep and flash (2 per second)—To avoid drive damage or data loss and storage blade

shutdown, close the drive drawer immediately.

When the drives reach critical temperatures, the system shuts down.

1. Open the drive drawer.

IMPORTANT:

The drive drawer is not fully extended until the rail lock is engaged. To engage the

rail lock, extend the drive drawer approximately 2.54 cm (1 inch) past the initial resistance.

2. Remove the drive blanks as needed.

CAUTION: To prevent improper cooling and thermal damage, do not operate the D2220sb or

the enclosure unless all enclosure device bays and the first three storage drive bays are populated

with either a component or a blank.

Setup 19

3.

Install the drives ("Installing a drive" on page 17).

4. Close the drive drawer.

5. Install the D2220sb in the enclosure.

6. Power up the partner server blade. See the server blade documentation.

7. Determine the status of the drive from the drive LED definitions (on page 7).

8. Configure the D2220sb.

Software and configuration utilities 20

Software and configuration utilities

Server mode

The software and configuration utilities presented in this section operate in online mode, offline mode, or in

both modes.

Software or configuration utility Server mode

HP iLO (on page 20)

Online and Offline

Active Health System (on page 21)

Online and Offline

Integrated Management Log (on page 22)

Online and Offline

Intelligent Provisioning (on page 22)

Offline

HP Insight Diagnostics (on page 23)

Online and Offline

HP Insight Remote Support software (on page 24)

Online

HP Insight Online

Online

Erase Utility (on page 23)

Offline

Scripting Toolkit (on page 24)

Online

HP Service Pack for ProLiant (on page 24)

Online and Offline

HP Smart Update Manager (on page 25)

Online and Offline

HP ROM-Based Setup Utility (on page 25)

Offline

Array Configuration Utility (on page 28)

Online and Offline

Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (on page 29)

Offline

ROMPaq utility (on page 29)

Offline

HP product QuickSpecs

For more information about product features, specifications, options, configurations, and compatibility, see

the product QuickSpecs on the HP Product Bulletin website (http://www.hp.com/go/productbulletin).

HP iLO Management Engine

The HP iLO Management Engine is a set of embedded management features supporting the complete

lifecycle of the server blade, from initial deployment through ongoing management.

HP iLO

The HP iLO subsystem is a standard component of selected HP ProLiant servers that simplifies initial server

blade setup, server health monitoring, power and thermal optimization, and remote server administration.

The HP iLO subsystem includes an intelligent microprocessor, secure memory, and a dedicated network

interface. This design makes HP iLO independent of the host server and its operating system.

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