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Compaq ProLiant DL580 Server Setup and Installation Guide
Compaq Confidential – Need to Know Required
Writer:
Cynthia Dresden
Project:
Compaq ProLiant DL580 Server Setup and Installation Guide
Comments:
Part Number:
159213-003
File Name:
b-ch1 Server Features.doc
Last Saved On:
4/9/01 5:05 PM
Drive Fault Tolerance
Disk drive fault tolerance in Compaq servers is addressed in detail within the
Compaq
Server Online Reference Guide
on the Documentation CD.
Compaq ProLiant DL580 servers are configured with the Integrated Smart
Array Controller and support several Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
(RAID) types including:
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RAID 0—data striping
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RAID 1—mirroring
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RAID 0+1—data striping and mirroring
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RAID 5—distributed data guarding
IMPORTANT:
The Integrated Smart Array Controller supports management of internal
SCSI hard drives and external tape drives only.
Refer to the
Compaq Integrated Smart Array Controller User Guide
on your
Documentation CD for additional information.
Automatic Server Recovery-2 (ASR-2)
If you experience a critical system failure, Automatic Server Recovery-2
(ASR-2) allows you to restart the server and page a designated system
administrator. For more information, refer to the
Server Reference Guide
on
the Documentation CD or to the
Compaq Integrated Remote Console (IRC)
User Guide
.
Compaq System Configuration Utility
The Compaq System Configuration Utility performs a wide range of
configuration activities, including:
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Configuring I/O expansion boards automatically
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Resolving resource conflicts
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Port addresses
G
Interrupts (IRQs)
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Managing system and peripheral hardware installation
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Upgrading processors
