Multi-initiator and high availability ........................55
Possible HA configurations ..............................56
Controller functions ................................58
Controller function attributes .............................60
Viewing HA controller attributes ............................60
HA cabling considerations ..............................61
HA performance..................................61
HA access optimization ...............................62
HA access characteristics within List SAS Disk Array Configuration ................65
Configuration and serviceability considerations for HA RAID configurations .............65
Installing high availability ..............................66
Installing an HA single-system RAID configuration .....................66
Installing an HA two-system RAID configuration......................70
Functions requiring special attention in an HA two-system RAID configuration ...........73
Installing an HA two-system JBOD configuration ......................74
SAS RAID controller maintenance ........................77
Updating the SAS RAID controller microcode ........................78
Changing pdisks to hdisks ..............................78
Maintaining the rechargeable battery on the 57B7, 57CF, 574E, and 572F/575C SAS adapters ........78
Displaying rechargeable battery information .......................79
Error state ...................................80
Forcing a rechargeable battery error ..........................81
Replacing a battery pack ...............................81
Replacing a 572B nonconcurrent maintainable battery pack ..................82
Replacing a 572F/575C card set concurrent maintainable battery pack ...............84
Replacing a 574E concurrent maintainable battery pack....................85
Replacing a 57B7 concurrent maintainable battery pack....................86
Replacing a 57CF cache battery pack ..........................88
Removing and replacing a cache battery pack .......................88
Separating the 572F/575C card set and moving the cache directory card ...............91
Replacing the cache directory card............................95
Replacing pdisks .................................97
Replacing an SSD module on the PCIe RAID and SSD SAS adapter ................98
Viewing SAS fabric path information ..........................100
Example: Using SAS fabric path information ........................102
Problem determination and recovery ......................107
SAS resource locations ...............................107
Showing physical resource attributes ..........................110
Disk array problem identification ............................111
Service request numbers ...............................112
Controller maintenance analysis procedures ........................118
Examining the hardware error log ..........................118
MAP 3100 ..................................118
MAP3110 ..................................119
MAP3111..................................121
MAP3112..................................122
MAP3113..................................124
MAP 3120 ..................................125
MAP 3121 ..................................128
MAP 3130 ..................................128
MAP 3131 ..................................130
MAP 3132 ..................................134
MAP 3133 ..................................135
MAP 3134 ..................................136
MAP 3135 ..................................139
MAP 3140 ..................................140
MAP 3141 ..................................140
MAP 3142 ..................................142
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