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How configure HP12H to RAID 5

 
ashan
Advisor

How configure HP12H to RAID 5

Hi,

I need to set my 12H autoraid to RAID 5,How to
do it

Best Regards

Ashan
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Ian Dennison_1
Honored Contributor

Re: How configure HP12H to RAID 5

From the manual,...

Once a RAID Level has been selected, it cannot be changed dynamically. The RAID Level is only set when the LUN is created.

When binding a LUN, use the following command,..

amcfg -L : ..... -r

So you set the RAID Level at LUN Creation. Make sure you first have sufficient free disk for the 12H to build this RAID 5 config!

Share and Enjoy! Ian

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Ian Dennison_1
Honored Contributor

Re: How configure HP12H to RAID 5

Tobias Hartlieb
Trusted Contributor

Re: How configure HP12H to RAID 5

Hi,

the commands Ian sent (amcfg) are for FC60 disk arrays. Model 12H Autoraid uses 'arraycfg' Syntax.

Anyway, I think you can not set the Autoraid 12H to raid level 5. It is an Auto(!) raid, distributing the data automatically between Raid 5 and Raid 0/1, depending on free disk space and age of data. The Controllers ensure, that never less than 10% of data is in raid 0/1, because it has better performance.

Regards.

Tobias
Ian Dennison_1
Honored Contributor

Re: How configure HP12H to RAID 5

Ashan,

Tobias is dead right, my commands were from the FC60 manual that found its way into my AutoRaid Documentation Folder.

My apologies for leading you astray.

Share and Enjoy! Ian
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Eugeny Brychkov
Honored Contributor

Re: How configure HP12H to RAID 5

No way. AutoRAID manages data allocation and RAID level by its firmware depending on used/total space ratio. It is an AutoRAID feature. AutoRAID means that box selects RAID level by itself.
But newer VA disk arrays can be configured in RAID 0/1 mode or in AutoRAID mode.
12h can work in AutoRAID mode only
Eugeny
A. Clay Stephenson
Acclaimed Contributor

Re: How configure HP12H to RAID 5

It's very simple.

1) Turn off "Active Hot Spare".

2) Allocate all the available space as LUN's.

You will now instantly be 90% RAID5 / 10% RAID 1/0. This is the "dumb" way to configure an AutoRAID. You don't want RAID5; you want as much space as possible to be left in RAID 1/0 for performance.

If on the other hand, you want to maximize storage space (at the expense of performance) then follow the initial suggestions.
If it ain't broke, I can fix that.
A. Clay Stephenson
Acclaimed Contributor

Re: How configure HP12H to RAID 5

It's very simple.

1) Turn off "Active Hot Spare".

2) Allocate all the available space as LUN's.

You will now instantly be 90% RAID5 / 10% RAID 1/0. This is the "dumb" way to configure an AutoRAID. You don't want RAID5; you want as much space as possible to be left in RAID 1/0 for performance.

If on the other hand, you want to maximize storage space (at the expense of performance) then follow the initial suggestions.
If it ain't broke, I can fix that.
A. Clay Stephenson
Acclaimed Contributor

Re: How configure HP12H to RAID 5

It's very simple.

1) Turn off "Active Hot Spare".

2) Allocate all the available space as LUN's.

You will now instantly be 90% RAID5 / 10% RAID 1/0. This is the "dumb" way to configure an AutoRAID. You don't want RAID5; you want as much space as possible to be left in RAID 1/0 for performance.

If on the other hand, you want to maximize storage space (at the expense of performance) then follow the initial suggestions.
If it ain't broke, I can fix that.
ashan
Advisor

Re: How configure HP12H to RAID 5

Thanks to all, how have try to help in my AutoRAID configuration.

Regards

Ashan