HP ProLiant DL380 G5 Data Protection Storage Server Administration Guide (434184-001, September 2006)

External storage drives
The two MSA30 storage enclosures for the DL 380 G5 8 TB Data Protection Storage Server are configured
for hardware RA ID fault tolerance using the HP Smart Array 6402 RAID Controller. The HDDs are
hot-pluggable and hot-swappable. The logical drives are con figured as RAID 5 volumes, and partitioned
with four RAID 5 logical par titions. A total of four RAID 5 b ackup data partitions, plus one internal, are
available for the D PM software. Table 9 shows add itional configuration information for the MS A30s.
Table9DL380G58TBtwo–MSA30configurations
Logical
drive
RAID level
Size/allocation
Purpose
Array A
1
RAID 5
2 TB across the array. Backup
data
2
RAID 5
Remaining space across the
array.
Backup
data
Array B
1
RAID 5
2 TB across the array. Backup
data
2
RAID 5
Remaining
space across the
array.
Backup
data
For each array, a hot spare is availab le.
Defaultbootsequence
The BIOS
supportsthefollowingdefaultbootsequence:
1. DVD-ROM
2. HDD
3. PXE (net
work boot)
Under normal circumstances, the Data Protection Storage Servers bo ot up from the OS log ical drive.
• If the system experiences a drive failure, the drive d isplays an amber disk failure LED.
• If a sin
gledrivefailureoccurs,itistransparenttotheOS.
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Storage server specifications and image configurations