Configuring the HP Smart Array (P222/P410/P420) RAID Controller

Reviewed on February 25, 2025

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

A Dedibox account logged into the console
A Dedibox dedicated server with an HP Smart Array P222, P410 or P420 RAID controller

Checking the RAID status

Log into your server using SSH.

Run the following command to display the RAID status:

ssacli ctrl all show config

This command will show you the current configuration of the RAID controller, including the logical and physical drives.

Example output:

Smart Array P410 in Slot 1                (sn: PACCRID111003N3)
array A (SATA, Unused Space: 0 MB)
    logicaldrive 1 (1.8 TB, RAID 1, OK)
    physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, SATA, 2 TB, OK)
    physicaldrive 1I:1:2 (port 1I:box 1:bay 2, SATA, 2 TB, OK)

Checking the SMART values of the disks

Run the following commands to display the SMART values of the disks:
```
smartctl -a -d cciss,0 /dev/sg0
smartctl -a -d cciss,1 /dev/sg0
```
Replace /dev/sg0 with the appropriate device name for your system. You can find the correct device name by running ls /dev/sg*.

Checking the battery state of an HP Smart Array RAID controller with cache and battery

Run the following command to check the battery state of an HP Smart Array P410 RAID controller:
```
ssacli ctrl all show config detail
```
Look for the Battery/Capacitor Status line in the output to determine the battery state. Example output:
```
Total Cache Size: 256 MB
Cache Backup Power Source: Batteries
Battery/Capacitor Count: 1
Battery/Capacitor Status: OK
```

Viewing controller information

Show controller info

Run the following command to show summarized information about the controller:

ssacli ctrl all show config

Example output:

Smart Array P420 in Slot 2                (sn: PDKRH0ARH4N3GJ)

  Internal Drive Cage at Port 1I, Box 1, OK

  Port Name: 1I
  Port Name: 2I
  Array A (SAS, Unused Space: 0  MB)
      logicaldrive 1 (2.73 TB, RAID 1, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, SAS HDD, 3 TB, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:2 (port 1I:box 1:bay 2, SAS HDD, 3 TB, OK)

  Array B (Solid State SATA, Unused Space: 3  MB)
      logicaldrive 2 (111.76 GB, RAID 1, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:3 (port 1I:box 1:bay 3, SATA SSD, 120 GB, OK)
      physicaldrive 1I:1:4 (port 1I:box 1:bay 4, SATA SSD, 120 GB, OK)
  SEP (Vendor ID PMCSIERA, Model SRCv8x6G) 380  (WWID: 5001438026863C7F)

Show controller details

Run the following command to show detailed information about the controller:

ssacli ctrl all show config detail

Example output:

Smart Array P410 in Slot 1
  Bus Interface: PCI
  Slot: 1
  Serial Number: PACCRID1229023H
  Cache Serial Number: PACCQID12470DCY
  Controller Status: OK
  Hardware Revision: C
  Firmware Version: 6.64-0
  Rebuild Priority: Medium
  Expand Priority: Medium
  Surface Scan Delay: 3 secs
  Surface Scan Mode: Idle
  Parallel Surface Scan Supported: No
  Queue Depth: Automatic
  Monitor and Performance Delay: 60  min
  Elevator Sort: Enabled
  Degraded Performance Optimization: Disabled
  Wait for Cache Room: Disabled
  Surface Analysis Inconsistency Notification: Disabled
  Post Prompt Timeout: 15 secs
  Cache Board Present: True
  Cache Status: OK
  Cache Ratio: 25% Read / 75% Write
  Drive Write Cache: Enabled
  Total Cache Size: 0.2
  Total Cache Memory Available: 0.1
  No-Battery Write Cache: Disabled
  Cache Backup Power Source: Batteries
  Battery/Capacitor Count: 1
  Battery/Capacitor Status: OK
  SATA NCQ Supported: True
  Number of Ports: 2 Internal only
  Encryption: Not Set
  Driver Name: hpsa
  Driver Version: 3.4.20
  Driver Supports SSD Smart Path: True
  PCI Address (Domain:Bus:Device.Function): 0000:04:00.0
  Port Max Phy Rate Limiting Supported: False
  Host Serial Number: CZ33067W8E
  Sanitize Erase Supported: False
  Primary Boot Volume: None
  Secondary Boot Volume: None

Viewing physical drives

Show physical drives

To view the status of all physical drives, you can use the following command:

slot=$(ssacli ctrl all show|grep Slot|awk -F 'Slot' '{print $2}'|awk '{print $1}')
hpssacli ctrl slot="$slot" pd all show status

Example output:

physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, 3 TB): OK
  physicaldrive 1I:1:2 (port 1I:box 1:bay 2, 3 TB): OK
  physicaldrive 1I:1:3 (port 1I:box 1:bay 3, 120 GB): OK
  physicaldrive 1I:1:4 (port 1I:box 1:bay 4, 120 GB): OK

Show physical drives details

To view detailed information about all physical drives, use the following command:

slot=$(ssacli ctrl all show|grep Slot|awk -F 'Slot' '{print $2}'|awk '{print $1}')
hpssacli ctrl slot="$slot" pd all show detail

Example output:

hpssacli ctrl slot="$slot" pd all show detail
Smart Array P410 in Slot 1
   Array A
      physicaldrive 1I:1:1
         Port: 1I
         Box: 1
         Bay: 1
         Status: OK
         Drive Type: Data Drive
         Interface Type: SATA
         Size: 2 TB
         Drive exposed to OS: False
         Logical/Physical Block Size: 512/4096
         Rotational Speed: 7200
         Firmware Revision: FP4B
         Serial Number: 61H7K9SQFJSA
         WWID: 3000000000000000
         Model: ATA     TOSHIBA MG04ACA2
         SATA NCQ Capable: True
         SATA NCQ Enabled: True
         Current Temperature (C): 26
         Maximum Temperature (C): 40
         PHY Count: 1
         PHY Transfer Rate: 3.0Gbps
         Sanitize Erase Supported: False
         Shingled Magnetic Recording Support: None
      physicaldrive 1I:1:2
         Port: 1I
         Box: 1
         Bay: 2
         Status: OK
         Drive Type: Data Drive
         Interface Type: SATA
         Size: 2 TB
         Drive exposed to OS: False
         Logical/Physical Block Size: 512/4096
         Rotational Speed: 7200
         Firmware Revision: FP3B
         Serial Number: 77VFK22RFJSA
         WWID: 3000000000000001
         Model: ATA     TOSHIBA MG04ACA2
         SATA NCQ Capable: True
         SATA NCQ Enabled: True
         Current Temperature (C): 26
         Maximum Temperature (C): 38
         PHY Count: 1
         PHY Transfer Rate: 3.0Gbps
         Sanitize Erase Supported: False
         Shingled Magnetic Recording Support: None

Viewing logical volumes

Show logical volume(s)

slot=$(ssacli ctrl all show |grep Slot | awk -F 'Slot' '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1}')
ssacli ctrl slot=$slot ld all show

Show logical volume(s) details

slot=$(ssacli ctrl all show |grep Slot | awk -F 'Slot' '{print $2}' | awk '{print $1}')
ssacli ctrl slot=$slot ld all show detail

Example output:

Smart Array P410 in Slot 1
   Array A
      Logical Drive: 1
         Size: 1.82 TB
         Fault Tolerance: 1
         Heads: 255
         Sectors Per Track: 63
         Cylinders: 65535
         Strip Size: 64 KB
         Full Stripe Size: 64 KB
         Status: OK
         Unrecoverable Media Errors: None
         Caching:  Enabled
         Unique Identifier: 600508B1001CF1E14A9E048C72FB2438
         Disk Name: /dev/sda
         Mount Points: None
         Logical Drive Label: 01C4F2D4PACCRID1229023HFBE4
         Mirror Group 1:
            physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, SATA HDD, 2 TB, OK)
         Mirror Group 2:
            physicaldrive 1I:1:2 (port 1I:box 1:bay 2, SATA HDD, 2 TB, OK)
         Drive Type: Data
         LD Acceleration Method: Controller Cache

Viewing LV, controller, cache, and battery status

hpssacli ctrl all show detail|grep -E 'Status|Cache Size'

Deleting a logical volume

To delete logical drive 1 in controller 1:

ssacli ctrl slot=1 ld 1 delete

Creating a logical volume

To add a RAID0 logical drive in controller 1, including disks 1 and 2:

ssacli ctrl slot=1 create type=ld drives=1I:1:1,1I:1:2 raid=0

Viewing rebuild priority

ssacli ctrl slot=$slot modify rp=?