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10/26/2010
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Updated with additional information on servers that support first and second generation controllers
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10/18/2010
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Original document release
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The HP Smart Array B110i SATA RAID Controller, the first SATA Smart Array Controller available from HP, has different features and functionality than other Smart Array Controllers. The Details section of this Notice provides information on the differences and lists additional resources available for customers with this controller in their computing environment.
DETAILS
The HP Smart Array B110i SATA RAID Controller is the first SATA Smart Array JBOD controller available from HP. It is embedded in the ProLiant servers listed below.
The HP Smart Array B110i SATA RAID Controller supports SATA drives only. For the most efficient use of drive space, all drives within an array should have approximately the same capacity. Each configuration utility treats every physical drive in an array as if it has the same capacity as the smallest drive in the array. Any excess capacity of a particular drive cannot be used in the array. Therefore, the capacity is unavailable for data storage. The more physical drives that are in an array, the greater the probability that the array will experience a drive failure during any given period. To reduce the risk of data loss that might occur when a drive fails, configure all logical drives in an array with a suitable fault-tolerance (RAID) method. This controller supports RAID 0, 1, and 1+0, and a maximum of 2 logical drives.
Features of the HP Smart Array B110i SATA RAID Controller:
- First SATA Software Smart Array controller
- Uses the ICH10R controller in Intel servers
- Supports up to 4, 1.5G or 3G SATA drives
- Supports enabling Drive Write Cache (DWC)
- Drives can be migrated to Smart Array controller
- Dynamic Sector repair: automatically rewrite defective logical blocks
- Drive pre-failure notification (S.M.A.R.T.)
- Auto-Reliability Monitoring (ARM)
- HDD Flashing (offline drive flashing)
- Asynchronous Event Notification
- Licensable Hot Plug Support
- Rebuild initiated when needed
- Rebuild will skip zones that have not been accessed by the host
- Rebuild progress will be saved in the RIS
- Online spare
- Multiple array per drive
Utilities Supported by the B110i:
- Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
- ACU Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA)
- SmartStart and Easy Set-up CD
Differences between the SATA Smart Array Controller and other Smart Array Controllers:
- The B110i doesn't have its own processor- it feeds off of the server processor
- Monitor and Performance Tracking is not supported
- No LED Blink support
- No Controller Write Cache
- Drive LED illumination only on systems with backplane support for drive LEDs
Drive LED Behavior:
Activity/Online LED: Green
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Flicker ON with drive activity
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Drive is currently performing drive activity
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Fault/Identification LED: Bicolor Amber/Blue
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Off
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Drive is not failed AND drive is not being selected (UID)
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Solid Blue
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Drive is not failed AND drive is being selected (UID)
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Solid Amber
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Drive is failed
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Differentiating between the generations of the Smart Array B110i SATA RAID Controller:
First generation of B100i SATA Raid:
- Software RAID solution that uses the ICH10R controller
- Supports up to 4 1.5G or 3G SATA drives
- RAID 0, 1, 1+0
- Supports a maximum of 2 logical drives
- Requires HP delivered operating system drivers
- Assisted install support using SmartStart 8.20 or later
- ACU, ACU CLI and option ROM for configuring Logical drives
- Supports enabling Drive Write Cache
- Drives can be migrated to a Smart Array controller
Second generation of B100i SATA Raid:
All of the above features, plus the following:
- Hot Plug drive support (with license key)
- 6-drive support
- Solid State Drive (SSD) Support
- SATA HDD firmware flashing capability (offline only)
- Platform and ODD support for ProLiant ML110 and ProLiant DL120 G6 servers
- Support for ProLiant DL165 G7 /SL165z G7 servers
- CTO support (Tanz Advance Pack License info drop-in-box)
- Supports both AMD and Intel platforms
The first generation controller is supported on:
- ProLiant ML110 G6 server
- ProLiant SL160z G6
- ProLiant SL170z G6
- ProLiant SL2x170z G6
- ProLiant BL280c G6
- ProLiant BL490c G7
The second generation controller is supported on:
- ProLiant DL120 G6
- ProLiant DL160 G6
- ProLiant DL160se G6
- ProLiant SL170h G6
- ProLiant DL165/SL165z G7
- ProLiant DL180 G6
- ProLiant DL320 G6
- ProLiant ML330 G6
Additional Information and Resources:
The HP Smart Array B110i SATA RAID Controller is not enabled by default and must be enabled in RBSU. For more information on RBSU, see the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide on the Documentation CD.
The HP Smart Array B110i SATA RAID Conrollers User Guide: https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c01706551
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