1. Hp Array Configuration Utility

The Offline HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA) provides an ISO image that can be mounted, burned to a CD/DVD, or flashed to a USB memory key or SD card by using the HP USB Key Utility for Windows. This deliverable will allow users to boot into an environment from which they can choose various configuration utilities (HP SSA, HPSSACLI, and HPSSASCRIPTING) prior to the Host OS loading. The HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA) helps you configure, manage, diagnose, and monitor HP ProLiant Smart Array Controllers and now other storage devices as well, such as host bus adapters (HBAs), HP Storage controllers, and future devices such as SCSI Express drives, and SAS switch devices. HP SSA replaces the existing HP Array Configuration Utility, or ACU, with an updated design and will deliver new features and functionality for various Smart Storage initiatives as they come online.

HP SSA will allow you to configure and manage your storage as before, but now with additional features, abilities, and supported devices. Existing ACU scripts should only need to make minimal changes such as calling the appropriate binary or executable in order to maintain compatibility. Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Support for:. Smart Array P840ar New Features:. Transformation support for H-series controllers.

Includes plaintext and rekey operations for Encryption. NVMe drive support for discovery and Wear Gauge information. New Solid State device view.

Ability to clear primary and/or secondary boot volumes. To ensure the integrity of your download, HPE recommends verifying your results with this SHA-256 Checksum value: fd12cce2e6238c5915b3478ad3af6e571c8ead78cc928f326288ac hpssaoffline-2.20-11.0-x86signed.zip Reboot Requirement: Reboot is not required after installation for updates to take effect and hardware stability to be maintained.

Installation: Download the Offline HP Smart Storage Administrator zip file and then burn/write the ISO image to the desired media (CD/DVD/USB Key/SD card) using the HP USB Key Utility for Windows Insert the media into the server and boot the server. Verify that your system can boot from the desired media. A menu with the three boot options (HP SSA, HPSSACLI, HPSSASCRIPTING) is shown. The user can manually select which utility to start; or if no selection is made, HP SSA is automatically started. This image is a bootable environment that immediately starts HP SSA to allow configuration of storage. This ISO image can also be mounted as a CD image through ILO2 or higher. It is highly recommended that your server have the latest BIOS firmware and latest ILO2 or higher firmware installed. This utility provides the following boot options:.

The web based HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA). The command line HP Smart Storage Administrator (HPSSACLI). The Scripting HP Smart Storage Administrator (HPSSASCRIPTING). End User License Agreements: Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version.

Important: HP SSA replaces the existing HP Array Configuration Utility, or ACU, with an updated design and will deliver new features and functionality for various Smart Storage initiatives as they come online. HP Smart Array Advanced Pack 1.0 and 2.0 features are now part of the baseline features of HP SSA, with the appropriate firmware. HP SSA will allow you to configure and manage your storage as before, but now with additional features, abilities, and supported devices. Existing ACU scripts should only need to make minimal changes such as calling the appropriate binary or executable in order to maintain compatibility. Notes: For support for HP SSA or Smart Array controllers, please visit.

HP SSA replaces the existing HP Array Configuration Utility, or ACU, with an updated design and will deliver new features and functionality for various Smart Storage initiatives as they come online. HP Smart Array Advanced Pack 1.0 and 2.0 features are now part of the baseline features of HP SSA, with the appropriate firmware. HP SSA will allow you to configure and manage your storage as before, but now with additional features, abilities, and supported devices.

Existing ACU scripts should only need to make minimal changes such as calling the appropriate binary or executable in order to maintain compatibility. Upgrade Requirement: Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience. It is recommended to update to this 3.30.13.0 version of HPE Smart Storage Administrator if you update your system BIOS using the 2018.06 version of SPP. Any array created with the BIOS configuration utility from the 2018.06 version of SPP will not be accessible with an older version of HPE Smart Storage Administrator. Added the ability to enable or disable Drive Write Cache for configured and unconfigured drives (5 Feb 2018). Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. New features:.

Support for Drive Sanitize on Smart Array Px2x and Smart Array Px3x controllers. Allows users to forcefully re-enable failed encrypted volumes when their encryption keys are permanently lost and all the failed drives have been replaced.

Hp Array Configuration Utility

Added logical drive numbers/physical drive locations to primary and secondary boot volume information (1 Oct 2015). Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Support for:. Smart Array P840ar New Features:. Transformation support for H-series controllers.

Includes plaintext and rekey operations for Encryption. NVMe drive support for discovery and Wear Gauge information. New Solid State device view.

Ability to clear primary and/or secondary boot volumes (30 Mar 2015). Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Support for:.

HP Smart Array P246br. HP Smart Array P741. HP Smart Array P841 New Features:. Parallel Surface Scan. Encryption Key Manager Authentication. Express Local Encryption. Volatile Encryption Keys.

Re-enable Cache Module. Available only for specific cases where cache is disabled due to battery interruption (9 Sep 2014). Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Support for the following devices:. Smart Array P244br. Smart Array P440.

Smart Array P440ar. Smart Array P441. Smart Array P840.

Dynamic Smart Array B140i. Smart HBA H240. Smart HBA H240ar. Smart HBA H241. Smart HBA H244br.

12G SAS Expander Support for the following new features:. Write-back cache write policy for HP SmartCache. HDD Flexible Latency Optimization (FLS). Power Mode Management.

HBA mode for latest generation Smart Array P-series controllers. RAID/Array mode for Smart HBA H-series controllers (18 Feb 2014).

Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Use this 1.50.4.0 (B) version of HP SSA Offline if support for the HP ProLiant Gen8 310e or HP ProLiant Gen8 320e is required. If these servers are not in your solution, 1.50.4.0 versions can be used.

Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. The Offline HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA) provides an ISO image that can be mounted, burned to a CD/DVD, or flashed to a USB memory key or SD card by using the HP USB Key Utility for Windows. This deliverable will allow users to boot into an environment from which they can choose various configuration utilities (HP SSA, HPSSACLI, and HPSSASCRIPTING) prior to the Host OS loading.

The HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA) helps you configure, manage, diagnose, and monitor HP ProLiant Smart Array Controllers and now other storage devices as well, such as host bus adapters (HBAs), HP Storage controllers, and future devices such as SCSI Express drives, and SAS switch devices. HP SSA replaces the existing HP Array Configuration Utility, or ACU, with an updated design and will deliver new features and functionality for various Smart Storage initiatives as they come online.

HP SSA will allow you to configure and manage your storage as before, but now with additional features, abilities, and supported devices. Existing ACU scripts should only need to make minimal changes such as calling the appropriate binary or executable in order to maintain compatibility.

Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Support for:.

Smart Array P840ar New Features:. Transformation support for H-series controllers. Includes plaintext and rekey operations for Encryption.

NVMe drive support for discovery and Wear Gauge information. New Solid State device view. Ability to clear primary and/or secondary boot volumes Installation Instructions. To ensure the integrity of your download, HPE recommends verifying your results with this SHA-256 Checksum value: fd12cce2e6238c5915b3478ad3af6e571c8ead78cc928f326288ac hpssaoffline-2.20-11.0-x86signed.zip Reboot Requirement: Reboot is not required after installation for updates to take effect and hardware stability to be maintained.

Installation: Download the Offline HP Smart Storage Administrator zip file and then burn/write the ISO image to the desired media (CD/DVD/USB Key/SD card) using the HP USB Key Utility for Windows Insert the media into the server and boot the server. Verify that your system can boot from the desired media. A menu with the three boot options (HP SSA, HPSSACLI, HPSSASCRIPTING) is shown. The user can manually select which utility to start; or if no selection is made, HP SSA is automatically started.

This image is a bootable environment that immediately starts HP SSA to allow configuration of storage. This ISO image can also be mounted as a CD image through ILO2 or higher. It is highly recommended that your server have the latest BIOS firmware and latest ILO2 or higher firmware installed. This utility provides the following boot options:. The web based HP Smart Storage Administrator (HP SSA). The command line HP Smart Storage Administrator (HPSSACLI).

The Scripting HP Smart Storage Administrator (HPSSASCRIPTING) Release Notes. End User License Agreements: Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Important: HP SSA replaces the existing HP Array Configuration Utility, or ACU, with an updated design and will deliver new features and functionality for various Smart Storage initiatives as they come online. HP Smart Array Advanced Pack 1.0 and 2.0 features are now part of the baseline features of HP SSA, with the appropriate firmware. HP SSA will allow you to configure and manage your storage as before, but now with additional features, abilities, and supported devices. Existing ACU scripts should only need to make minimal changes such as calling the appropriate binary or executable in order to maintain compatibility.

Notes: For support for HP SSA or Smart Array controllers, please visit. HP SSA replaces the existing HP Array Configuration Utility, or ACU, with an updated design and will deliver new features and functionality for various Smart Storage initiatives as they come online. HP Smart Array Advanced Pack 1.0 and 2.0 features are now part of the baseline features of HP SSA, with the appropriate firmware. HP SSA will allow you to configure and manage your storage as before, but now with additional features, abilities, and supported devices. Existing ACU scripts should only need to make minimal changes such as calling the appropriate binary or executable in order to maintain compatibility. Revision History.

Upgrade Requirement: Recommended - HPE recommends users update to this version at their earliest convenience. It is recommended to update to this 3.30.13.0 version of HPE Smart Storage Administrator if you update your system BIOS using the 2018.06 version of SPP. Any array created with the BIOS configuration utility from the 2018.06 version of SPP will not be accessible with an older version of HPE Smart Storage Administrator. Added the ability to enable or disable Drive Write Cache for configured and unconfigured drives Version:3.25.4.0 (5 Feb 2018). Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Support for:.

Smart Array H240nr. Smart Array P240nr. Smart Array P542D. Added Sanitize Erase for supporting controllers.

Added ability to enable erase and stop erase on multiple drives. Added support for the Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016 OS. Version:2.40.13.0 (1 Apr 2016).

Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. New features:. Support for Drive Sanitize on Smart Array Px2x and Smart Array Px3x controllers. Allows users to forcefully re-enable failed encrypted volumes when their encryption keys are permanently lost and all the failed drives have been replaced.

Added logical drive numbers/physical drive locations to primary and secondary boot volume information Version:2.30.6.0 (1 Oct 2015). Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Support for:. Smart Array P840ar New Features:. Transformation support for H-series controllers.

Includes plaintext and rekey operations for Encryption. NVMe drive support for discovery and Wear Gauge information. New Solid State device view. Ability to clear primary and/or secondary boot volumes Version:2.10.14.0 (30 Mar 2015). Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Support for:.

HP Smart Array P246br. HP Smart Array P741.

HP Smart Array P841 New Features:. Parallel Surface Scan. Encryption Key Manager Authentication. Express Local Encryption.

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Volatile Encryption Keys. Re-enable Cache Module. Available only for specific cases where cache is disabled due to battery interruption Version:2.0.23.0 (9 Sep 2014). Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Support for the following devices:. Smart Array P244br.

Smart Array P440. Smart Array P440ar. Smart Array P441. Smart Array P840. Dynamic Smart Array B140i. Smart HBA H240. Smart HBA H240ar.

Smart HBA H241. Smart HBA H244br.

12G SAS Expander Support for the following new features:. Write-back cache write policy for HP SmartCache. HDD Flexible Latency Optimization (FLS). Power Mode Management. HBA mode for latest generation Smart Array P-series controllers.

RAID/Array mode for Smart HBA H-series controllers Version:1.60.17.0 (18 Feb 2014). Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version. Use this 1.50.4.0 (B) version of HP SSA Offline if support for the HP ProLiant Gen8 310e or HP ProLiant Gen8 320e is required. If these servers are not in your solution, 1.50.4.0 versions can be used. Upgrade Requirement: Optional - Users should update to this version if their system is affected by one of the documented fixes or if there is a desire to utilize any of the enhanced functionality provided by this version.

I have an HP ProLiant DL180 G5 server with a Smart Array E200 RAID controller. The RAID controller is refusing to recognize inserted drives as an array. The story so far.

This server (our file server) needed an upgrade. It started with 8 x 250GB drives:. 2 in RAID1 for the OS. 5 in RAID5 for data. 1 as a hot spare. The plan was to replace the RAID5 array and hot spare with a RAID10 array composed of much larger disks.

The old drives would be untouched in case any recovery was needed. The following process was used:. Shut down server. Remove drives used in data array and hot spare, and label with their positions.

Boot up the server and acknowledge errors about failed drives. Insert new drives and create new RAID10 array. Format new array and restore data from tape backup. This procedure worked as expected. But some data was missed in the last backup, so I need to recover data from the drives in the original array. Here's what I've done:. Shut down server.

Remove drives used in new RAID10 array. Insert old drives according to position labels. Boot up the server At this point, I get the following error: 1785-Slot 0 Drive Array Not Configured Drive positions appear to have changed. Run Array Diagnostics Utility (ADU) if previous positions are unknown. Then turn system power OFF and move drives to their original positions. I had assumed that the RAID metadata stored on the disks would be sufficient to bring the old RAID array back online, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I can hardly believe that the drives would be rendered inaccessible as soon as they are removed from the original RAID controller. Is there anything I can do to access the data on the old drives? If not, which RAID controllers support this, so I know what to buy in the future? I have already contacted HP support, and they were unable to help. Their recommendation was to recreate the RAID array and restore the data, but that doesn't really help my situation.

The removed drives still have the RAID metadata on them. When you went to step #3 in the first drive replacement process; Boot up the server and acknowledge errors about failed drives, did you DELETE the removed array/logical drive or just mark it as failed? That's probably the source of the problem here. When you brought up the system with your old drives, you should have again deleted the new data logical drive either in the BIOS raid utility or with the Smartstart/DL180 Setup Array Configuration utility and let the controller detect the array/logical drive. Boot up with the new drives removed. Go into the BIOS or DL180 setup disk Array Config and delete the RAID 1+0 array. Then boot with your old drives and see if they're detected.

Get the data you need. Remove the old drives. Delete the array. Insert your new drives. Let the controller discover the new array. Restore your data. Keep this HP Smart Array controller users guide handy.

Oof, this one should have been obvious. The E200 controller was still expecting to see the drives from the RAID10 array. When I powered up without the data drives inserted, it gave a warning about failed drives instead of an error, then let me continue into the OS.

Once in the OS, I was able to access the Array Configuration Utility to 'delete' the RAID10 configuration. On the next reboot, the RAID5 array reappeared as expected.

I'm not sure if this question should be deleted, since I answered it myself so quickly. But I think it could be useful for other people using HP RAID controllers. If not, which RAID controllers support this, so I know what to buy in the future? I've had great experiences with 3ware controllers in situations like this.

I've pulled full arrays from 6000 series controllers and used them on 7000 series controllers. I've intentionally jumbled the drives in an array and it picked up the changes without issue. The 3ware (twcli) utility is much more user friendly than either the HP (hpacucli) or the LSI (MegaMgr/MegaCLI) utility.

(It should be noted that LSI bought 3ware last year. I hope they continue with the (almost) awesome 3ware utility.).