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Troubleshooting within HPE OneView

HPE OneView graphical user interface includes alert notifications and options for troubleshooting within HPE OneView. The UI
provides multiple views of HPE Synergy components, including colored icons to indicate resource status and potential problem
resolution in messages.

You can also use the Enclosure view and Map view to quickly see the status of all discovered HPE Synergy hardware.

HPE Synergy Troubleshooting Guide

The HPE Synergy Troubleshooting Guide is in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library (

www.hpe.com/info/

synergy-docs). It provides information for resolving common problems and courses of action for fault isolation and
identification, issue resolution, and maintenance for both HPE Synergy hardware and software components.

Error Message Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers and HPE Synergy

The Error Message Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers and HPE Synergy is in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information
Library (

www.hpe.com/info/synergy-docs). It provides information for resolving common problems associated with specific

error messages received for both HPE Synergy hardware and software components.

HPE OneView Help for HPE Synergy and HPE OneView API Reference

The HPE OneView Help for HPE Synergy and the HPE OneView API Reference are readily accessible, embedded online help
available within the HPE OneView user interface. These help files include “Learn more” links to common issues, as well as
procedures and examples to troubleshoot issues within HPE Synergy.

The help files are also available in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library (

www.hpe.com/info/synergy-docs).

HPE Synergy QuickSpecs

HPE Synergy has system specifications as well as individual product and component specifications. For complete specification
information, see the HPE Synergy and individual HPE Synergy product QuickSpecs on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website
(

www.hpe.com/info/qs).

HPE Synergy document overview (documentation map)

www.hpe.com/info/synergy-docs

Documentation and troubleshooting resources for HPE Synergy

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Summary of Contents for Smart Array P416ie-m SR Gen10 Controller

Page 1: ...bleshoots the HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module HPE Smart Array P542D RAID Controller and HPE Smart Array P416ie m SR Gen10 Controller for the HPE Synergy 12000 Frame Hewlett Packard Enterprise assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels ...

Page 2: ...able for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Confidential computer software Valid license from Hewlett Packard Enterprise required for possession use or copying Consistent with FAR 12 211 and 12 212 Commercial Computer Software Computer Software Documentation and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U S Government under vendor s standard commercial licens...

Page 3: ... 17 Synergy D3940 drive count and performance details 19 Synergy SAS storage solution planning guidelines 20 Server profile 21 Local storage configuration options 21 Server profile mobility 22 Logical JBOD drive selection 22 Deployment 23 Installing Synergy SAS storage solution components 23 HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module installation guidelines 23 Installing an HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connec...

Page 4: ...hout disturbing servers in a frame 58 Moving the storage module to a different bay 58 Replacing Synergy SAS storage solution components 59 Replacing HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module 59 Removing the HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module 59 Installing the replacement HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module 59 Verifying proper operation 59 Replacing HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module Enclosure 60...

Page 5: ...gy Firmware Update Overview 68 HPE OneView for Synergy Firmware and Driver Update Guide 68 HPE OneView Support Matrix for HPE Synergy 68 HPE Synergy Image Streamer Support Matrix 68 HPE Synergy Glossary 68 HPE Synergy troubleshooting resources 68 Troubleshooting within HPE OneView 69 HPE Synergy Troubleshooting Guide 69 Error Message Guide for HPE ProLiant Gen10 servers and HPE Synergy 69 HPE OneV...

Page 6: ... and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Java is a US trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group 6 ...

Page 7: ...gh the HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module Any number of drive bays in a storage module can be composed with any compute module for efficient use of available drives Synergy SAS storage can scale up to 200 SFF drives with five storage modules in a single HPE Synergy 12000 Frame Adding a second I O adapter and second SAS connection module provides a redundant path to dual ported SAS drives insid...

Page 8: ...ools including HPE System Insight Manager Optimized for use with HPE StoreVirtual VSA software to create a robust shared storage environment inside and across Synergy Frames HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module supports mixing of different drive types SAS SATA SSD HDD in a single enclosure IMPORTANT SATA and certain SAS drives are single ported Therefore there is no redundancy between the compute and ...

Page 9: ...release latch 3 Drive drawer handle release latch 4 Drive drawer handle 5 Product information tag Front panel and LED definitions The front panel and LED layout shown in the following illustration is an example Depending on your specific model the LEDs might be different Product overview 9 ...

Page 10: ...us in priority order Solid amber One or more drives failed Flashing amber One or more drives are predicted to fail Flashing green One or more drives are rebuilding or transforming Solid green One or more drives are members of a logical drive Off No drives are configured by a RAID controller 5 Drawer power Green Storage module is in use do not remove Off Storage module is not in use safe to remove ...

Page 11: ...ront Based on the following drive numbering begin populating bays 33 through 40 and continue to populate back to front finishing with bays 1 through 8 Drive blanks are not required or provided 2 hot pluggable I O adapter bays The first I O adapter must be installed in I O adapter bay 1 I O adapter blanks are not required or provided I O adapter health status is solid green or solid amber Product o...

Page 12: ...tatus LED Solid green The drive is a member of one or more logical drives Flashing green The drive is rebuilding or performing a RAID migration strip size migration capacity expansion or logical drive extension or is erasing Flashing amber green The drive is a member of one or more logical drives and predicts the drive will fail Flashing amber The drive is not configured and predicts the drive wil...

Page 13: ...D Controller Gen10 compute modules HPE Smart Array P416ie m SR Gen10 Controller HPE Smart Array P542D RAID Controller The following components are located in the HPE Smart Array P542D RAID Controller Features Storage interface SAS SATA 16 12Gb s SAS physical links distributed equally across 2x4 internal ports and 2x4 external ports 12Gb s SAS technology delivers up to 1 200 MB s theoretical bandwi...

Page 14: ...Capable of supporting legacy and UEFI boot operation RAID or HBA mode HPE SSD Smart Path Optional HPE Smart Array SR SmartCache Optional HPE Secure Encryption PCIe Gen3 x8 link If there is an unexpected power outage 2GB FBWC provides read ahead caching and write back caching with indefinite write cache data retention The following features require the controller to be manually managed RAID 50 and ...

Page 15: ... RAID levels 0 1 5 6 10 50 60 1 ADM and 10 ADM Mixed mode RAID and HBA pass through functionality simultaneously Data at rest encryption 12G SAS support UEFI and Legacy Boot modes Best RAID performance capabilities with large flash backed write cache Smart Array management tools For more information on the HPE Smart Array P416ie m Controller security features see the controller HPE Smart Array SR ...

Page 16: ...Item Description 1 Internal x4 Slim SAS port 4i 2 Fabric connector 3 Internal x4 Slim SAS port 3i 16 Product overview ...

Page 17: ...nd each storage module contains a pair of I O adapters This redundancy provides dual paths for each HPE Smart Array controller to be able to connect with any storage module in the frame regardless of where in the frame the storage module is configured However when there are configurations where there is either only a single connection module present or the connection modules and storage modules ar...

Page 18: ...configuration as long as the connection module is correctly placed in interconnect module 4 to align with the location of the storage module Front view HPE Synergy 12000 Frame device bays 18 Planning ...

Page 19: ... D3940 drive count and performance details The drive count and workload details in the following illustration are examples The drive ratios listed are not fixed ratios and are only examples of an even distribution of drives across available compute modules Planning 19 ...

Page 20: ...es per frame when installing dual HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Modules One SAS I O adapter is included with every D3940 Storage Module For redundancy and higher performance when using dual ported SAS drives a second I O adapter and connection module must be added Any compute module connecting to a HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module must have an HPE Smart Array Controller populated in fabric 1 whi...

Page 21: ... Server profile A server profile is a set of configuration settings and resources that are allocated to a compute module within the Synergy frame NOTE The maximum logical JBOD limit is 108 per Synergy frame This number includes external logical drives Local storage configuration options Creating a server profile requires the following information Controller mode Depending on your configuration the...

Page 22: ...es to sanitize regardless of resets and power cycles Server profile mobility A server profile can be moved to any compute module within the frame The logical drive or logical JBOD associated with that server profile will automatically move to the destination compute module The following table describes the differences in the controllers for managing the front drives Controller Drive location Serve...

Page 23: ...ed through HPE OneView For single domain Fabric one deployments the connection module must be installed in the following configurations If an HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module is installed in compute bays 1 6 the connection module must be installed in interconnect module bay 1 If an HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module is installed in compute bays 7 12 the connection module must be installed in interco...

Page 24: ...l it by pressing firmly on the module and the locking latch handle Verify that the frame has enough available power to power on the connection module Verify that the connection module is installed in interconnect bays 1 or 4 Check the connection module status in HPE OneView HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module installation guidelines Installation of the HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module into the frame ...

Page 25: ...uires one person Installation of the storage module into the frame with drives already installed requires two people Be sure that you have the required number of people to lift the storage module into the frame Procedure 1 Before installing the storage module press down the storage module release latch to open the storage module handle NOTE The storage module handle arrives packaged in the closed ...

Page 26: ...940 Storage Module and then close the release lever Installing drives The HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module supports up to 40 SFF drives IMPORTANT For proper cooling drives must be populated from back to front Bays 33 40 must be populated first and bays 1 8 must be populated last Drive blanks are not required for storage modules that are not fully populated 26 Deployment ...

Page 27: ...rawer release handle IMPORTANT The storage module must be closed within five minutes The drawer status LED blinks amber any time the drawer is open for longer than five minutes To clear this condition close the drawer for at least one minute to allow time for the drives to cool off 4 Install a replacement new drive IMPORTANT For the new drive to appear in HPE OneView the compute module must be pow...

Page 28: ...ide in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library http www hpe com info synergy docs Where you install the mezzanine card determines where to install the interconnect modules Installing Smart Array controller Procedure 1 Power down the compute module 2 Remove the compute module 3 Place the compute module on a flat level work surface 4 Remove the access panel 5 Locate the appropriate mezzan...

Page 29: ...nstall and route the HPE SAS Cable for the controller from the premium backplane to the mezzanine card in mezzanine 1 10 If you are installing an HPE Smart Array P542D Controller with a NVMe enabled backplane you must connect a SAS cable between the mezzanine card and the backplane Deployment 29 ...

Page 30: ... http www hpe com info synergy docs IMPORTANT Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you create regular backups preferably once a day and after you make hardware or software configuration changes in the managed environment Firmware bundle A firmware bundle also known as an SPP is a tested update package of firmware drivers and utilities Firmware bundles allow you to update firmware on managed ...

Page 31: ...nterconnects that represent the available networks based on internal networks uplink sets and interconnect settings for a set of physical interconnects in a single enclosure or set of enclosures You can have multiple logical interconnect groups per enclosure group Creating logical interconnect groups Procedure 1 From the HPE OneView main menu select the Logical Interconnect Groups option Deploymen...

Page 32: ...Select the HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Moduleas the Interconnect type When an HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module is selected the Enclosure count populates and the Interconnect bay set becomes 1 5 Click Select interconnects and then choose an interconnect option for each bay 32 Deployment ...

Page 33: ...Deployment 33 ...

Page 34: ...roup An enclosure group is a logical resource that defines a consistent configuration for an enclosure The network connectivity for an enclosure group is defined by the logical interconnect groups associated with the enclosure group Enclosure groups allow administrators to provision multiple logical enclosures in a consistent predictable manner 34 Deployment ...

Page 35: ...k Create enclosure group 3 Specify a unique Name for a new enclosure group 4 Select an Enclosure count 5 Choose how IPv4 addresses are managed 6 Select a Deployment network type option 7 Select the desired Logical Interconnect group options for each enclosure 8 Select a Power mode option Deployment 35 ...

Page 36: ...9 Click Create to create the enclosure group or click Create to create multiple enclosure groups 36 Deployment ...

Page 37: ...emplate If the intended configuration in the logical enclosure does not match the actual configuration on the enclosure the logical enclosure becomes inconsistent A logical enclosure is automatically created when a c7000 enclosure is added You must manually create a logical enclosure for HPE Synergy 12000 Frame enclosures Creating a logical enclosure Procedure 1 From the frame link module main men...

Page 38: ...splayed status Dashboard The charts on the Dashboard provide a visual representation of the general health and status of the appliance and managed resources in your data center From the Dashboard you can immediately see resources that need your attention For direct access to resources needing your attention click the resource name Each time you log in to the appliance the Dashboard is the first sc...

Page 39: ...a Status chart a dark gray chart slice indicates the number of resources that are not reporting information because they are either disabled or are not being managed by the appliance 3 To filter the view of a resource based on its status click the status icon Adding drive enclosure to the Dashboard By default the Drive Enclosures cannot be viewed from the Dashboard To view Drive Enclosure from the...

Page 40: ...2 Select the icon to the right of the Dashboard screen and then click Add 3 From the menu select Drive Enclosure 40 Deployment ...

Page 41: ...ck Add to include additional topics to the Dashboard Activity The Activity page provides detailed information for each alert generated through HPE OneView Checking alerts through the Activity page Procedure 1 From the HPE OneView main menu select Activity Deployment 41 ...

Page 42: ...nd consistently according to your best practices Store your best practice configuration in a server profile template and then use the server profile template to create and deploy server profiles Server profiles allow your experts to specify a server configuration before the server arrives quickly enabling your administrators to bring a new server under management when the server hardware is instal...

Page 43: ...ettings Firmware Connections SAN storage Boot settings BIOS settings Advanced 4 Under Local Storage select the icon next to the storage controller mode 5 Select one of the following a For Gen9 models see Creating Gen9 server profiles b For Gen10 models see Creating Gen10 server profiles Creating Gen9 server profiles Procedure 1 Select one of the following local storage modes Deployment 43 ...

Page 44: ...maximum logical JBOD limit is 108 per Synergy frame This number includes external logical drives a Supply the following data Name of the logical JBOD Number of physical drives Minimum drive size Maximum drive size Drive technology SAS HDD SATA HDD SAS SSD or SATA SSD b Click Create or Create to create the logical JBOD 3 If RAID is selected click Create logical drive NOTE The maximum logical JBOD l...

Page 45: ...r of physical drives Minimum drive size Maximum drive size Drive technology SAS HDD SATA HDD SAS SSD or SATA SSD b Click Create or Create to create the logical drive 4 Click Create or Create to create the profile and apply it to the selected server hardware Deployment 45 ...

Page 46: ...46 Deployment ...

Page 47: ...OD NOTE The maximum logical JBOD limit is 108 per Synergy frame This number includes external logical drives a Supply the following data Name of the logical JBOD Number of physical drives Select drives using one of the following options Drive type Size and technology Drive type SAS HDD SATA HDD SAS SSD or SATA SSD Select yes or no to Erase on delete For more information on the Erase on delete opti...

Page 48: ...drives Select drives using one of the following options Drive type Size and technology Drive type SAS HDD SATA HDD SAS SSD or SATA SSD Accelerator Select yes or no to Erase on delete For more information on the Erase on delete option see the Local storage configuration options b Click Create or Create to create the logical drive 4 Click Create or Create to create the profile and apply it to the se...

Page 49: ...Deployment 49 ...

Page 50: ...he data on nonpermanent volumes before deleting the profile NOTE Deleting a server profile with SAN volumes attached can fail if there are communication issues with the storage system In such cases retry deleting the profile or clean up the volumes and related objects from the storage system device manager and forcibly delete the profile Prerequisites Privileges Infrastructure administrator or Ser...

Page 51: ...ed to add the enclosure If you remove an enclosure from the domain the interconnects are also removed from the domain Viewing interconnects Select Interconnects from the HPE OneView main menu Drive enclosure Drive enclosures are modules that contain a set of drive bays The module is installed in an enclosure and provides composable storage to servers through configuration in server profiles or ser...

Page 52: ...52 Deployment ...

Page 53: ... view all activities filter the activities by several criteria to view only those activities you want to see or search for a specific activity You can assign alerts to the appropriate administrator for their timely resolution When issues are investigated and resolved you can clear them so they no longer require your attention You can annotate alert messages to keep a historical record of issues an...

Page 54: ... if desired 5 Enable Alert email 6 Click Add alert email filter add any desired alert filters and then click OK Receiving event notifications through HPE OneView RESTapi You can also use the REST API to receive status event notifications 54 Operations ...

Page 55: ...talled in a frame make sure that they are running the same firmware version If the connection modules are not on the same version an alert appears in HPE OneView To clear the alert follow the steps in the Updating the firmware section Updating the firmware HPE OneView supports flashing the SAS connection module and storage module from both the Logical Enclosure and Logical Interconnect page From t...

Page 56: ...storage can be expanded by adding new logical JBODs or logical drives depending on how the local storage is configured within the HPE OneView server profile You cannot edit an existing logical drive or logical JBOD You can add a new logical JBOD or logical drive to the server profile but the compute module must be powered off NOTE The maximum logical JBOD limit is 108 per Synergy frame This number...

Page 57: ... be offline and powered down before editing a server profile Reducing the number of frames in a logical enclosure without losing D3940 data HPE OneView supports the ability to grow the number of frames in the logical enclosure by using existing features documented within HPE OneView However in order to reduce the number of frames you must complete the following steps in order to delete an old logi...

Page 58: ...owing a Delete the SAS logical interconnect group b Edit the existing logical enclosure from the group 3 Remove the storage module Moving the storage module to a different bay Prerequisites Hewlett Packard Enterprise supports moving the HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module to a different bay within the Synergy frame Before moving the storage module all logical drives exposed to the Smart Array and loc...

Page 59: ...nt damage to electrical components take the appropriate anti static precautions before beginning any installation removal or replacement procedure Improper grounding can cause electrostatic discharge To install the replacement SAS connection module see Installing an HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module Verifying proper operation Check the following to verify that the module is working properly L...

Page 60: ...eginning any installation procedure Improper grounding can cause ESD Procedure 1 Power down the storage module 2 Identify the proper storage module Verify that the drawer power LED on the front of the storage module is off 3 Label the drive bay locations for each drive 4 Remove all the drives IMPORTANT The replacement storage module must not contain drives 5 Press the storage module handle release...

Page 61: ...Storage Module The drawer power LED will not illuminate green until a compute module containing one or more logical JBODs that are assigned to the storage module is powered on Verifying proper operation Check the following to verify that the module is working properly LEDs See Front panel and LED definitions and check for healthy LED patterns HPE OneView View system information status alerts devic...

Page 62: ...nt panel and LED definitions and check for healthy LED patterns HPE OneView View system information status alerts device information and confirm that the device status is Normal For more information on accessing and using HPE OneView see the online help in the product or the HPE OneView Help for HPE Synergy in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise information library http www hpe com info synergy docs 62...

Page 63: ...ssembly Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge Several methods are used for grounding Use one or more of the following methods when handling or installing electrostatic sensitive parts Use a wrist strap connected by a ground cord to a grounded workstation or computer chassis Wrist straps are flexible straps with a minimum of 1 megohm 10 percent resistance in the ground cords To provi...

Page 64: ... C per 304 8 m 1 8 F per 1000 ft to 3048 m 10 000 ft is applicable No direct sunlight allowed Upper operating limit is 3 048 m 10 000 ft or 70 Kpa 10 1 psia Upper nonoperating limit is 9 144 m 30 000 ft or 30 3 KPa 4 4 psia 2 Storage maximum humidity of 90 is based on a maximum temperature of 45 C 113 F Altitude maximum for storage corresponds to a pressure minimum of 70 KPa HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS C...

Page 65: ...for use only in Gen9 compute modules Feature Description Controller Board type Mezzanine form factor Dimensions cm 11 25cm x 12 42cm x 3 50cm Dimensions in 4 43in x 4 89in x 1 38in I O connection to the system board x8 PCIe Gen3 Maximum power required approximate 15 W Internal SAS connector life expectancy 250 connect disconnect cycles Backup power 96 W HPE Smart Storage Battery Drives Supported d...

Page 66: ...n x 1 38in I O connection to the system board x8 PCIe Gen3 Maximum power required approximate 15 W Internal SAS connector life expectancy 250 connect disconnect cycles Backup power 96 W HPE Smart Storage Battery Drives Supported drive types1 6 Gb s SATA 12 Gb s SAS Maximum number of logical drives 64 Maximum number of physical drives Up to 238 drives per controller RAID levels RAID 0 1 5 6 10 50 6...

Page 67: ...ink module management configuration and security HPE OneView User Guide and Help for HPE Synergy The HPE OneView User Guide and Help for HPE Synergy is in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library www hpe com info synergy docs It describes resource features planning tasks configuration quick start tasks navigational tools for the graphical user interface and more support and reference inf...

Page 68: ...ew for Synergy Firmware and Driver Update Guide is in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library www hpe com info synergy docs It provides information on how to update the firmware and recommended best practices to update firmware and drivers through HPE OneView HPE OneView Support Matrix for HPE Synergy The HPE OneView Support Matrix for HPE Synergy is in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise In...

Page 69: ...tt Packard Enterprise Information Library www hpe com info synergy docs It provides information for resolving common problems associated with specific error messages received for both HPE Synergy hardware and software components HPE OneView Help for HPE Synergy and HPE OneView API Reference The HPE OneView Help for HPE Synergy and the HPE OneView API Reference are readily accessible embedded onlin...

Page 70: ...ides HPE Synergy Software Release Information site Managing HPE OneView User Guide for HPE Synergy HPE Synergy Image Streamer Help HPE Synergy Image Streamer User Guide HPE Synergy Image Streamer API Reference HPE Synergy Image Streamer deployment workflow HPE Synergy Frame Link Module User Guide Monitoring HPE OneView User Guide for HPE Synergy HPE OneView Global Dashboard User Guide Maintaining ...

Page 71: ... host bus adapter JBOD just a bunch of drives NVMe non volatile memory express PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express REST representational state transfer SAS serial attached SCSI SATA serial ATA SFF small form factor SPP Service Pack for ProLiant SSD solid state device UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UID unit identification VRM Acronyms and abbreviations 71 ...

Page 72: ...voltage regulator module VSA virtual storage appliance 72 Acronyms and abbreviations ...

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