Configuring an HBA-LSI-9311-8i storage controller

	NOTE: The BIOS screens might vary by the BIOS version. The screenshots in this chapter are for illustration only.

 

About the HBA-LSI-9311-8i storage controller

The HBA-LSI-9311-8i storage controller supports 12-Gbps data channels. For storage controller details, access http://www.h3c.com/en/home/qr/default.htm?id=66.

Features

RAID levels

Table 1 shows the minimum number of drives required by each RAID level and the maximum number of failed drives supported by each RAID level. For more information about RAID levels, see "Appendix B  RAID arrays and fault tolerance."

Table 1 RAID levels and the numbers of drives for each RAID level

RAID level	Min. drives required	Max. failed drives
RAID 0	2	0
RAID 1	2	1
RAID 1E	3	(n-1)/2, where n is the number of drives in the RAID 1E array.
RAID 10	4	n, where n is the number of RAID 1 arrays in the RAID 10 array.

 

	NOTE: Take an HBA-LSI-9311-8i storage controller as an example. The valid range for the number of member drives in RAID 1E array for this storage controller are odd numbers between 3 and 9, that is, 3, 5, 7, and 9.

 

Hot spare drives

You can configure hot spare drives to improve data security. A hot spare drive is a standby drive that does not store any data. When a drive in a redundant RAID fails, a spare drive automatically replaces the failed drive and rebuilds the data of the failed drive.

For information about types of hot spare drives, see hot spare drives in "Storage controller features."

Restrictions and guidelines for RAID configuration

As a best practice, install drives that do not contain RAID information.

To avoid degraded RAID performance or RAID creation failures, make sure all drives in the RAID are the same type (HDDs or SSDs) and have the same connector type (SAS or SATA).

For efficient use of storage, use drives that have the same capacity to build a RAID. If the drives have different capacities, the lowest capacity is used across all drives in the RAID.

Configuring RAID arrays in UEFI mode

This section describes how to configure RAID arrays through a storage controller in UEFI mode. For more information about how to enter the BIOS and set the boot mode to UEFI, see the BIOS user guide for the server.

RAID arrays configuration tasks at a glance

To configure RAID arrays in UEFI mode, perform the following tasks:

·     Accessing the controller configuration screen

·     Creating RAID 0

·     Creating RAID 1

·     Creating RAID 1E

·     Creating RAID 10

·     (Optional.) Configuring hot spare drives

·     (Optional.) Deleting a RAID array

·     (Optional.) Clearing RAID array information on the drive

·     (Optional.) View basic controller properties

·     (Optional.) Changing controller properties

·     (Optional.) Viewing drive properties

·     (Optional.) Locating drives

Accessing the controller configuration screen

1.     Access the BIOS. Press Delete, Esc, or F2 as prompted during server POST to open the BIOS setup screen as shown in Figure 1. For some servers, the Front Page screen opens, and you must select Device Management before proceeding to the next step.

For how to navigate screens and modify settings, see the operation instructions at the lower right corner.

Figure 1 BIOS setup screen

 

2.     Access the LSI SAS3 MPT Controller SAS3008 submenu. Select Advanced > LSI SAS3 MPT Controller SAS3008, and press Enter.

Figure 2 Advanced screen

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 3, select LSI SAS3 MPT Controller Version 18.00.00.00, and press Enter.

Figure 3 Selecting the LSI SAS3 MPT controller

 

The controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 4 opens.

Figure 4 Controller configuration screen

 

Creating RAID 0

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 5, select Controller Management and press Enter.

Figure 5 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 6, select Create Configuration and press Enter.

Figure 6 Selecting Create Configuration

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 7, select Select RAID level and then RAID 0, and then press Enter.

Figure 7 Setting the RAID level

 

4.     On the screen as shown in Figure 8, select Select Physical Disks, and then press Enter.

Figure 8 Selecting Select Physical Disks

 

5.     On the screen as shown in Figure 9, select the target drives. ([Enabled] following a drive means that the drive has been selected.) Then, select Apply Changes and press Enter.

Figure 9 Selecting the target drives

 

6.     On the screen as shown in Figure 10, select Confirm, select Yes, and press Enter.

Figure 10 Confirming the configuration

 

7.     On the screen as shown in Figure 11, select OK to return to the storage controller configuration screen.

Figure 11 Completing RAID array configuration

 

8.     Select Virtual Disk Management and press Enter as shown in Figure 12.

Figure 12 Storage controller configuration screen

 

9.     On the screen as shown in Figure 13, select Manage Virtual Disk Properties and press Enter.

Figure 13 Virtual Drive Management screen

 

10.     On the screen as shown in Figure 14, select View Associated Drives and press Enter. You can view the detailed information about the RAID array, including name, level, and drive information.

Figure 14 Selecting View Associated Drives

 

Creating RAID 1

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 15, select Controller Management and press Enter.

Figure 15 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 16, select Create Configuration and press Enter.

Figure 16 Selecting Create Configuration

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 17, select Select RAID level and then RAID 1, and then press Enter.

Figure 17 Setting the RAID level

 

4.     On the screen as shown in Figure 18, select Select Physical Disks, and then press Enter.

Figure 18 Selecting Select Physical Disks

 

5.     On the screen as shown in Figure 9, select the target drives. ([Enabled] following a drive means that the drive has been selected.) Then, select Apply Changes and press Enter.

Figure 19 Selecting the target drives

 

6.     On the screen as shown in Figure 20, select Confirm, select Yes, and press Enter.

Figure 20 Confirming the configuration

 

7.     On the screen as shown in Figure 21, select OK to return to the storage controller configuration screen.

Figure 21 Completing RAID array configuration

 

8.     Select Virtual Disk Management and press Enter as shown in Figure 22.

Figure 22 Storage controller configuration screen

 

9.     On the screen as shown in Figure 23, select Manage Virtual Disk Properties and press Enter.

Figure 23 Virtual Drive Management screen

 

10.     On the screen as shown in Figure 24, select View Associated Drives and press Enter. You can view the detailed information about the RAID array, including name, level, and drive information.

Figure 24 Selecting View Associated Drives

 

Creating RAID 1E

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 25, select Controller Management, and press Enter.

Figure 25 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 26, select Create Configuration and press Enter.

Figure 26 Selecting Create Configuration

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 27, select Select RAID level and then RAID 1E, and then press Enter.

Figure 27 Setting the RAID level

 

4.     On the screen as shown in Figure 28, select Select Physical Disks and press Enter.

Figure 28 Selecting Select Physical Disks

 

5.     On the screen as shown in Figure 29, select the target drives. ([Enabled] following a drive means that the drive has been selected.) Then, select Apply Changes and press Enter.

Figure 29 Selecting the target drives

 

6.     On the screen as shown in Figure 30, select Confirm, select Yes, and press Enter.

Figure 30 Confirming the configuration

 

7.     On the screen as shown in Figure 31, select OK to return to the storage controller configuration screen.

Figure 31 Completing RAID array configuration

 

8.     Select Virtual Disk Management and press Enter as shown in Figure 32.

Figure 32 Storage controller configuration screen

 

9.     On the screen as shown in Figure 33, select Manage Virtual Disk Properties and press Enter.

Figure 33 Virtual Drive Management screen

 

10.     On the screen as shown in Figure 34, select View Associated Drives and press Enter. You can view the detailed information about the RAID array, including name, level, and drive information.

Figure 34 Selecting View Associated Drives

 

Creating RAID 10

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 35, select Controller Management and press Enter.

Figure 35 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 36, selecting Create Configuration and press Enter.

Figure 36 Selecting Create Configuration

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 37, select Select RAID Level and then RAID 10, and then press Enter.

Figure 37 Setting the RAID level

 

4.     On the screen as shown in Figure 38, select Select Physical Disks and press Enter.

Figure 38 Selecting Select Physical Disks

 

5.     On the screen as shown in Figure 39, select the target drives. ([Enabled] following a drive means that the drive has been selected.) Then, select Apply Changes and press Enter.

Figure 39 Selecting the target drives

 

6.     On the screen as shown in Figure 40, select Confirm, select Yes, and press Enter.

Figure 40 Confirming the configuration

 

7.     On the screen as shown in Figure 41, select OK to return to the storage controller configuration screen.

Figure 41 Completing RAID array configuration

 

8.     Select Virtual Disk Management and press Enter as shown in Figure 42.

Figure 42 Storage controller configuration screen

 

9.     On the screen as shown in Figure 43, select Manage Virtual Disk Properties and press Enter.

Figure 43 Virtual Drive Management screen

 

10.     On the screen as shown in Figure 44, select View Associated Drives and press Enter. You can view the detailed information about the RAID array, including name, level, and drive information.

Figure 44 Selecting View Associated Drives

 

Configuring hot spare drives

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 45, select Virtual Disk Management and press Enter.

Figure 45 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     Select Manage Virtual Disk Properties and press Enter.

Figure 46 Selecting Manage Virtual Disk Properties

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 47, select Manage Global Hotspare Disks and press Enter.

Figure 47 Selecting Manage Global Hotspare Disks

 

4.     On the screen as shown in Figure 48, select the target drives. ([Enabled] following a drive means that the drive has been selected.) Then, select Assign Global Hotspare Disk and press Enter.

Figure 48 Selecting the target drives

 

Deleting a RAID array

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 49, select Virtual Disk Management and press Enter.

Figure 49 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     Select Select Virtual Disk Properties and press Enter.

Figure 50 Selecting Select Virtual Disk Properties

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 51, select Delete Virtual Disk and press Enter.

Figure 51 Selecting Delete Virtual Disk

 

4.     On the screen as shown in Figure 52, select Confirm and press Enter. On the dialog box that opens, select Enabled and press Enter. Then, select Yes and press Enter.

Figure 52 Confirming the deletion

 

When the operation is complete, the screen as shown in Figure 53 opens.

Figure 53 Completing the operation

 

Clearing RAID array information on the drive

This task allows you to clear remaining RAID array information on the drive for reconfiguring RAID array on the drive.

To clear RAID array information on the drive:

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 54, select Controller Management and press Enter.

Figure 54 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 55, select Manage Foreign Configuration and press Enter.

Figure 55 Selecting Manage Foreign Configuration

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 56, select Clear All Foreign Configuration and press Enter.

Figure 56 Selecting Clear Foreign Configuration

 

4.     On the screen as shown in Figure 57, select Confirm and press Enter. On the dialog box that opens, select Enabled and press Enter. Then, select Yes and press Enter.

Figure 57 Confirming the operation

 

View basic controller properties

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 58, select Controller Management and press Enter.

Figure 58 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 59, select View Controller Properties and press Enter.

Figure 59 Selecting View Controller Properties

 

3.     View the controller properties on the screen as shown in Figure 60.

Table 2 describes the properties of the controller.

Figure 60 Viewing controller properties

 

Table 2 Properties of the storage controller

Parameter	Description
Chip Revision	Version of the chip.
Host interface	Host interface type.
Persistent NVData Version	Current NVData version.

 

Changing controller properties

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 61, select Controller Management and press Enter.

Figure 61 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 62, select Change Controller Properties and press Enter.

Figure 62 Selecting Change Controller Properties

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 63, change the controller settings as needed, select Apply Changes, and press Enter.

Figure 63 Changing advanced controller settings

 

Figure 64 Parameter description

Parameter	Description
Rebuild Rate	Percentage of I/O resources occupied by RAID rebuild when a new hard drive is installed or a failed hard disk is replaced with a hot spare disk.

 

Viewing drive properties

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 65, select Physical Disk Management and press Enter.

Figure 65 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 66, select View Physical Disk Properties and press Enter.

Figure 66 Selecting View Physical Disk Properties

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 67, select Select Physical Disk. On the pop-up window that opens, select the physical drive you want to view and press Enter.

Figure 67 Selecting a physical drive

 

4.     View properties of the physical drive on the screen as shown in Figure 68.

You can select View More Physical Disk Properties for more information.

Figure 68 Viewing drive properties

 

Locating drives

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 69, select Physical Disk Management and press Enter.

Figure 69 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 70, select Select Physical Disk Operations, and press Enter.

Figure 70 Selecting physical disk operations

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 71, select Select Physical Disk. On the pop-up window that opens, select the physical drive you want to locate and press Enter.

Figure 71 Selecting a physical drive

 

4.     Select Start Locate/Blink and press Enter.

5.     On the server, identify the physical drive of which the Fault/UID LED is steady blue.

Configuring RAID arrays in legacy mode

This section describes how to configure RAID arrays through a storage controller in legacy mode. For more information about how to enter the BIOS and set the boot mode to legacy, see the BIOS user guide for the server.

RAID array configuration tasks at a glance

To configure RAID arrays in legacy mode, perform the following tasks:

·     Accessing the controller configuration screen

·     Configuring a RAID array

·     (Optional.) Configuring hot spare drives

·     (Optional.) Deleting a RAID array

·     (Optional.) Running consistency check

·     (Optional.) Viewing drive properties

·     (Optional.) Locating drives

·     (Optional.) Clearing RAID information or verifying drives

·     (Optional.) Setting advanced controller properties

·     (Optional.) Configuring boot options

Accessing the controller configuration screen

1.     During server POST, press Ctrl+C on the screen as shown in Figure 72 to open the controller configuration screen.

Figure 72 Legacy BIOS setup screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 73, press Enter.

Figure 73 Main screen

 

The controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 74 opens.

Figure 74 Controller configuration screen

 

Table 3 Parameter description

Parameter	Description
Adapter	Storage controller name.
MPT Firmware Revision	MPT firmware version.
Boot Order	Boot order for multiple storage controllers. If only one storage controller exists, the field displays 0.
Boot Support	Support for storage controller management. Options include: ·     Enabled BIOS & OS—RAID array management is supported for both the BIOS and the OS. ·     Enabled BIOS Only—RAID array management is supported for the BIOS only. ·     Enabled OS Only—RAID array management is supported for the OS only. ·     Disabled—RAID array management is not supported for either the BIOS or the OS.

 

Configuring a RAID array

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 75, select RAID Properties and press Enter.

Figure 75 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 76, select a target RAID level and press Enter.

Figure 76 Logical Device Configuration screen

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 77, navigate to a drive, and then press the space bar to select the drive. [Yes] indicates that the drive has been selected for the RAID array. Then, press C.

Figure 77 Selecting the target drives

 

4.     On the screen as shown in Figure 78, select Save changes then exit this menu and press Enter.

Figure 78 Save the controller configuration

 

Configuring hot spare drives

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 79, select RAID Properties and press Enter.

Figure 79 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 80, select Manage Volume and press Enter. For more information about the parameters, see Table 4.

Figure 80 Selecting Manage Volume

 

Table 4 RAID parameters

Parameter	Description
Volume	RAID serial number.
Identifier	RAID identifier.
Type	RAID level.
Status	Current RAID status.
Task	Current RAID task. No background task is in progress for the RAID if this field displays None.
Manage Volume	You can select this item and press Enter to manage the RAID.
Alt+N	If two RAID arrays exist, you can press Alt+N to switch the RAID array for information displaying.

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 81, select Manage Hot Spares and press Enter.

Figure 81 Selecting Manage Hot Spares

 

4.     On the screen as shown in Figure 82, navigate to a drive, and then press the space bar to select the drive. [Yes] indicates that the drive has been selected. Then, press C.

Figure 82 Selecting the target drives

 

5.     On the screen as shown in Figure 83, select Save changes then exit this menu and press Enter.

Figure 83 Saving the controller configuration

 

Deleting a RAID array

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 84, select RAID Properties and press Enter.

Figure 84 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Table 5, select Manage Volume and press Enter.

Table 5 Selecting Manage Volume

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 85, select Delete Volume, press Enter, and then press Y to delete the array.

Figure 85 Deleting the target array

 

Running consistency check

This feature enables you to check the consistency and validity of data redundancy for RAID 1, 10, and 1E.

To run consistency check:

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 86, select RAID Properties and press Enter.

Figure 86 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 87, select Manage Volume and press Enter.

Figure 87 Selecting Manage Volume

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Table 6, select Consistency Check, press Enter, and then press Y.

Table 6 Selecting Consistency Check

 

Viewing drive properties

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 88, select SAS Topology and press Enter.

Figure 88 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 89, select the physical drive you want to view and press Alt+D. For more information about the parameters, see Table 7.

Figure 89 Selecting a physical drive

 

Table 7 SAS Topology parameters

Parameter	Description
Device Info	Device information.
RAID VOL	Number of RAID arrays for the controller. A maximum of 2 RAID arrays are supported. The storage controller supports multiple RAID modes. This field varies by RAID level and might display value such as RAID1 VOL or RAID10 VOL.
Alt+D	Displays the details if you select a drive that is highlighted on the screen.
Alt+M	Displays more keyboard shortcuts on the SAS Topology screen.

 

3.     View properties of the drive on the screen as shown in Figure 90.

Figure 90 Drive properties

 

Locating drives

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 91, select SAS Topology and press Enter.

Figure 91 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 92, select the physical drive you want to locate and press Enter to turn on the drive LED on the drive backplane.

Figure 92 Selecting a physical drive

 

Clearing RAID information or verifying drives

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 93, select SAS Topology and press Enter.

Figure 93 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 94, select the physical drive you want to locate and press Alt+D.

Figure 94 Selecting a physical drive

 

3.     On the screen as shown in Figure 95, select Verify or Format as needed, and then press Enter.

Figure 95 Verifying or formatting the physical drive

 

Setting advanced controller properties

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 96, select Advanced Adapter Properties and press Enter.

Figure 96 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 97, select Advanced Device Properties and press Enter.

Figure 97 Selecting Advanced Device Properties

 

3.     Change the advanced properties of the controller on the screen as shown in Figure 98.

Figure 98 Advanced controller properties screen

 

4.     Keep pressing Esc till you enter the screen as shown in Figure 99. Select Save changes then exit this menu and press Enter to save the controller configuration.

The change takes effect at next startup.

Figure 99 Saving the controller configuration

 

Configuring boot options

1.     On the storage controller configuration screen as shown in Figure 100, select SAS Topology and then press Enter.

Figure 100 Storage controller configuration screen

 

2.     On the screen as shown in Figure 101, select the target drive and then press Alt+B to specify the drive as the boot device in legacy mode.

Figure 101 Configuring the boot device

 

3.     To display more keyboard shortcuts on the SAS Topology screen, press Alt+M. For more information about keyboard shortcuts, see Table 8.

Figure 102 Displaying more keyboard shortcuts

 

Table 8 Keyboard shortcut parameters

Parameter	Description
Alt+A	Configure or cancel a selected device as the secondary boot option. The key changes to Boot in Device Info if the operation succeeds.
Alt+B	Configure or cancel a selected device as the first boot option. The key changes to Alt in Device Info if the operation succeeds.
Enter	·     If you select a drive adapter or RAID, press Enter to display collapsed items. ·     If you select a drive, press Enter to turn on the Fault/UID LED.

 

4.     To cancel a specified boot device, select the drive and then press Alt+B.

5.     Press Esc until you enter the screen as shown in Figure 103, select Save changes then exit this menu and then press Enter to save the configuration.

The boot option configuration takes effect at next startup.

Figure 103 Saving storage controller configuration

 

Downloading and installing SAS3IRCU

This section introduces the download and installation steps of the OS command line tool. You can use the OS command line tool to manage storage controllers during normal server operation without restarting the server.

Downloading SAS3IRCU

1.     Access https://www.h3c.com/en/Support/Resource_Center/EN/Severs/Catalog/Optional_Parts/Storage_Controller/?tbox=Software.

2.     Download the installation package and release notes for the corresponding storage controller firmware as instructed.

3.     Decompress the installation package to obtain the SAS3IRCU tool package for different operating systems.

Installing SAS3IRCU

See the release notes to install SAS3IRCU for the corresponding operating system.

Commonly-used commands in SAS3IRCU

This section describes the usage and examples of commonly used commands in SAS3IRCU. You can use the OS command line tool to manage storage controllers during normal server operation without restarting the server.

 

NOTE: Commands related to the specified path in this tool do not support spaces and special characters.

 

Viewing all controllers

Perform this task to view all controllers.

Syntax

sas3ircu list

Examples

# View all controllers.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu list

Avago Technologies SAS3 IR Configuration Utility.

Version 17.00.00.00 (2018.04.02)

Copyright (c) 2009-2018 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved.

         Adapter      Vendor  Device                       SubSys  SubSys

 Index    Type          ID      ID    Pci Address          Ven ID  Dev ID

 -----  ------------  ------  ------  -----------------    ------  ------

   0     SAS3008       1000h   97h    00h:a1h:00h:00h      1000h   3090h

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

Viewing detailed controller information

View controller information, including the storage controller name, firmware version, drive slot, capacity, vendor, serial number, interface type, and interface rate.

Syntax

sas3ircu controller_id display

Parameters

controller_id: Specifies the ID of the storage controller.

Examples

# View storage controller information, including the storage controller name, firmware version, and slot number.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 display

Avago Technologies SAS3 IR Configuration Utility.

Version 17.00.00.00 (2018.04.02)

Copyright (c) 2009-2018 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved.

 

Read configuration has been initiated for controller 0

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Controller information

------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Controller type                         : SAS3008

  BIOS version                            : 8.37.01.01

  Firmware version                        : 16.00.10.00

  Channel description                     : 1 Serial Attached SCSI

  Initiator ID                            : 0

  Maximum physical devices                : 255

  Concurrent commands supported           : 4096

  Slot                                    : 7

  Segment                                 : 0

  Bus                                     : 161

  Device                                  : 0

  Function                                : 0

  RAID Support                            : Yes

------------------------------------------------------------------------

IR Volume information

------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Physical device information

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Initiator at ID #0

 

# View detailed drive information.

Device is a Hard disk

  Enclosure #                             : 2

  Slot #                                  : 0

  SAS Address                             : 578aa82-c-b6d2-0000

  State                                   : Ready (RDY)

  Size (in MB)/(in sectors)               : 11444223/23437770751

  Manufacturer                            : ATA

  Model Number                            : ST12000NM001G-2M

  Firmware Revision                       : SN03

  Serial No                               : ZLW028VH

  Unit Serial No(VPD)                     : ZLW028VH

  GUID                                    : 5000c500c4283e28

  Protocol                                : SATA

  Drive Type                              : SATA_HDD

Upgrading the storage controller firmware

Perform this task to upgrade the firmware of a storage controller.

Syntax

To obtain storage controller IDs: sas3flash –listall

To upgrade the storage controller firmware: sas3flash.efi -c controller_id -o -f x.bin

To upgrade the Legacy BIOS driver: sas3flash -o -b y.rom

To upgrade the UEFI BIOS driver: sas3flash -o -b z.rom

Parameters

x.bin: Specifies the name of the storage controller firmware.

controller_id: Specifies the ID of the storage controller.

y.rom: Specifies the name of the Legacy BIOS driver file.

z.rom: Specifies the name of the UEFI BIOS driver file.

Usage guidelines

·     When upgrading the storage controller firmware, you must also upgrade the corresponding Legacy BIOS driver or UEFI BIOS driver.

·     When upgrading the firmware of a single storage controller, the -c controller_id option is not required.

Examples

# View controller IDs.

[root@localhost home]# ./sas3flash -listall

Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility

Version 16.00.00.00 (2017.05.02)

Copyright 2008-2017 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved.

 

        Adapter Selected is a Avago SAS: SAS3008(C0)

 

Num   Ctlr            FW Ver        NVDATA        x86-BIOS         PCI Addr

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

0  SAS3008(C0)  15.00.00.00    0e.00.00.08    08.35.04.00     00:af:00:00

 

        Finished Processing Commands Successfully.

        Exiting SAS3Flash.

# Upgrade the storage controller firmware.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3flash -o -f 9311_P1616_OOB_20210529.bin

Avago Technologies SAS3 Flash Utility

Version 17.00.00.00 (2018.04.02)

Copyright 2008-2018 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved.

        Advanced Mode Set

        Adapter Selected is a Avago SAS: SAS3008(C0)

        Executing Operation: Flash Firmware Image

                Firmware Image has a Valid Checksum.

                Firmware Version 16.00.16.00

                Firmware Image compatible with Controller.

                Valid NVDATA Image found.

                NVDATA Major Version 0e.01

                Checking for a compatible NVData image...

                NVDATA Device ID and Chip Revision match verified.

                NVDATA Versions Compatible.

                Valid Initialization Image verified.

                Valid BootLoader Image verified.

                Beginning Firmware Download...

                Firmware Download Successful.

                Verifying Download...

                Firmware Flash Successful.

                Resetting Adapter...

                Adapter Successfully Reset.

                NVDATA Version 0e.01.00.0c

        Finished Processing Commands Successfully.

        Exiting SAS3Flash.

Locating physical drives

Perform this task to turn on or turn off the UID LEDs for physical drives.

Syntax

ssas3ircu controller_id locate enclosure_id:slot_id operation

Parameters

controller_id: Specifies the ID of the storage controller.

enclosure_id: Specifies the enclosure ID.

slot_id: Specifies the ID of the drive slot.

operation: Specifies the action to take. Options include:

·     on: Turn on the drive UID LED.

·     off: Turn off the drive UID LED.

Examples

# Turn on the drive UID LED.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 locate 2:3 on

Avago Technologies SAS3 IR Configuration Utility.

Version 17.00.00.00 (2018.04.02)

Copyright (c) 2009-2018 Avago Technologies. All rights reserved.

 

SAS3IRCU: LOCATE command completed successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Command LOCATE Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

 

# Turn off the drive UID LED.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 locate 2:3 off

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SAS3IRCU: LOCATE command completed successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Command LOCATE Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

Creating and deleting RAID arrays

Perform this task to create and delete RAID arrays.

Syntax

sas3ircu controller_id create RAIDlevel capacity enclosure_id:slot_id name noprompt

sas3ircu controller_id delete noprompt

Parameters

controller_id: Specifies the ID of the storage controller.

level: Specifies the RAID level.

capacity: Specifies the capacity of the RAI array.

enclosure_id: Specifies the enclosure ID.

slot_id: Specifies the ID of the drive slot.

name: Specifies the name of the RAID array.

Examples

# Create an RAID array.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 create RAID1 MAX 2:0 2:1 Test01 noprompt

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Please wait, may take up to a minute...

SAS3IRCU: Volume created successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Command CREATE Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

 

# Delete RAID arrays.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 delete noprompt

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Please wait, may take up to a minute...

SAS3IRCU: Volume deleted successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Command DELETE Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

Deleting a specific RAID array

Perform this task to delete a specific RAID array.

Syntax

sas3ircu controller_id deletevolume volume_id noprompt

Parameters

controller_id: Specifies the ID of the storage controller.

volume_id: Specifies the RAID array ID.

Examples

# Delete the RAID array with ID 286.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 deletevolume 286 noprompt

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Please wait, may take up to a minute...

SAS3IRCU: Volume deleted successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Command DELETEVOLUME Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

Creating and deleting a hot spare drive

Perform this task to create and delete a hot spare drive.

Syntax

sas3ircu controller_id hotspare enclosure_id:slot_id

sas3ircu controller_id hotspare delete enclosure_id:slot_id

Parameters

controller_id: Specifies the ID of the storage controller.

enclosure_id: Specifies the enclosure ID.

slot_id: Specifies the ID of the drive slot.

Examples

# Create a hot spare drive.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 hotspare 2:3

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WARNING: Proceeding with this operation may cause data loss or data

         corruption. Are you sure you want to proceed (YES/NO)? yes

 

WARNING: This is your last chance to abort this operation. Do you wish

         to abort (YES/NO)? no

Please wait, may take up to a minute...

SAS3IRCU: Hot Spare disk created successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Command HOTSPARE Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

 

# Delete a hot spare drive.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 hotspare delete 2:3

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WARNING: Proceeding with this operation may cause data loss or data

         corruption. Are you sure you want to proceed (YES/NO)? yes

 

WARNING: This is your last chance to abort this operation. Do you wish

         to abort (YES/NO)? no

SAS3IRCU: Hot Spare disk deleted successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Command HOTSPARE Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

Viewing virtual drive status

Perform this task to view virtual drive status.

Syntax

sas3ircu controller_id status

Parameters

controller_id: Specifies the ID of the storage controller.

Examples

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 status

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Background command progress status for controller 0...

IR Volume 1

  Volume ID                               : 286

  Current operation                       : Background Init

  Volume status                           : Enabled

  Volume state                            : Optimal

  Volume wwid                             : 0138e0c228461f5c

  Physical disk I/Os                      : Not quiesced

  Volume size (in sectors)                : 15626952704

  Number of remaining sectors             : 14596466944

  Percentage complete                     : 6.59%

SAS3IRCU: Command STATUS Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

Activating an RAID array

Perform this task to activate an RAID array.

Syntax

sas3ircu controller_id activate volume_id

Parameters

controller_id: Specifies the ID of the storage controller.

volume_id: Specifies the RAID array ID.

Examples

# Activate the RAID array with ID 322.

[root@localhost ~]:~# ./sas3ircu 0 activate 322

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SAS3IRCU: ACTIVATE Volume 322 Passed!

SAS3IRCU: Command ACTIVATE Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

Collecting and clearing RAID array event logs

Perform this task to collect and clear RAID array event logs.

Syntax

sas3ircu controller_id logir upload name

sas3ircu controller_id logir clear

Parameters

controller_id: Specifies the ID of the storage controller.

logfilename: Specifies the log file name.

Examples

# Collect RAID array event logs and save them to a local file named FW.log.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 logir upload FW.log

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SAS3IRCU: LogIR command successful.

SAS3IRCU: Command LOGIR Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

 

# Clear RAID array event logs.

[root@localhost ~]# ./sas3ircu 0 logir clear

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WARNING: Proceeding with this operation will erase all log information

         stored in the controller. Are you sure you want to proceed (YES/NO)? yes

SAS3IRCU: LogIR command successful.

SAS3IRCU: Command LOGIR Completed Successfully.

SAS3IRCU: Utility Completed Successfully.

Troubleshooting

For detailed information about collecting storage controller fault information, diagnosing and locating faults, and troubleshooting servers, see H3C Servers Troubleshooting Guide.

Compatibility

For information about storage controller and server compatibility, access http://www.h3c.com/en/home/qr/default.htm?id=66.

Downloading and installing drivers

Access the H3C official website to download the storage controller drivers. For more information about installing drivers, see the release notes for the driver program.