HP Array Configuration Utility CLI for Linux environments
The utilty also works with other HP-servers as well as other RAID-controllers.
All supported debian-type distros can be viewed here; https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/downloads/mcp/Debian/dists/.
Installation instructions
Download the shell script installer and chmod it to be executable, then install the repo.
The script also requires lsb_release to be available to determine the distro as stated on https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/faq.html.
# wget http://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/add_repo.sh
# chmod +x add_repo.sh
# apt install lsb-release
The interweb is unclear as to what keys to use for the signed repo, so I added all three from https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/keys.html.
# curl https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpPublicKey2048.pub | apt-key add -
# curl https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpPublicKey2048_key1.pub | apt-key add -
# curl https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/hpePublicKey2048_key1.pub | apt-key add -
Now, finally we can add the actual repo and start installing.
# ./add_repo.sh mcp
# apt update
When done, install the desired utilities.
A packages list can be found at https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/downloads/MCP/Debian/dists/buster/current/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.
# apt install amsd hponcfg ssa ssacli ssaducli storcli
For me, some of the daemons didn't start properly after the install.
I'll remove the related packages at a future date. For now, I only need ssacli.
For legacy reasons, I choose to make a symlink in /user/sbin using the old hpacucli command.
That way I don't have to rewrite any previous articles about the hpacucli utility; I have one with CentOS/RHEL focus at Using hpacucli with HP Proliant ML150 G6 and HP Smart Array 410i Controller.
And yes, we linux geeks are bit lazy. :-)
# ln -s /usr/sbin/ssacli /usr/sbin/hpacucli
For the rest of this guide the legacy commands should work straight on.
A pretty command guide
https://www.thegeekstuff.com/2014/07/hpacucli-examples/
Notable command examples
While rebuilding, to check the status
# hpacucli rescan
# hpacucli ctrl all show config
Smart Array P410 in Slot 4 (sn: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx )
array A (SATA, Unused Space: 0 MB)
logicaldrive 1 (3.6 TB, RAID 1+0, Recovering, 93% complete)
physicaldrive 1I:1:1 (port 1I:box 1:bay 1, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
physicaldrive 1I:1:2 (port 1I:box 1:bay 2, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
physicaldrive 1I:1:3 (port 1I:box 1:bay 3, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
physicaldrive 1I:1:4 (port 1I:box 1:bay 4, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
physicaldrive 2I:1:1 (port 2I:box 1:bay 1, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
physicaldrive 2I:1:2 (port 2I:box 1:bay 2, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
physicaldrive 2I:1:3 (port 2I:box 1:bay 3, SATA, 1 TB, OK)
physicaldrive 2I:1:4 (port 2I:box 1:bay 4, SATA, 1 TB, Rebuilding)
Run this to monitor the status as it changes.
# watch hpacucli ctrl all show config
View all logical drives
# hpacucli ctrl slot=4 ld all show
Smart Array P410 in Slot 4
array A
logicaldrive 1 (3.6 TB, RAID 1+0, Recovering, 93% complete)
View Detailed Logical Drive Status
# hpacucli ctrl slot=4 ld 1 show
Smart Array P410 in Slot 4
Array A
Logical Drive: 1
Size: 6.37 TB
Fault Tolerance: 5
Heads: 255
Sectors Per Track: 32
Cylinders: 65535
Strip Size: 64 KB
Full Stripe Size: 448 KB
Status: OK
Unrecoverable Media Errors: None
Caching: Enabled
Parity Initialization Status: Queued
Unique Identifier: 600508B100105239535A3649484A0800
Disk Name: /dev/sdb
Mount Points: None
Logical Drive Label: A04AB123PACCR9SZ6IHJB7CC
Drive Type: Data
LD Acceleration Method: Controller Cache
Do I have a Battery Backed Write Cache (BBWC) controller card?
Have a look here for steps to determine; https://www.remkoweijnen.nl/blog/2011/11/15/determining-if-battery-backed-write-cache-is-installed.
I recently purchased a battery backupped cache-module to enable RAID5, and thus had reason to look into the battery status information.
This is how it's done.
# hpacucli ctrl slot=4 show
Smart Array P410 in Slot 4
Bus Interface: PCI
Slot: 4
Serial Number: PACCR9SZ6IHJ
Cache Serial Number: PBCDF0CRH0B177
Controller Status: OK
Hardware Revision: C
Firmware Version: 3.00-0
Firmware Supports Online Firmware Activation: False
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: 1.0
Total Cache Memory Available: 0.9
No-Battery Write Cache: Disabled
Cache Backup Power Source: Capacitors
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): 0000:05:00.0
Port Max Phy Rate Limiting Supported: False
Sanitize Erase Supported: False
Primary Boot Volume: None
Secondary Boot Volume: None
Sources
https://blog.sleeplessbeastie.eu/2017/03/06/how-to-use-hp-command-line-array-configuration-utility/
https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/faq.html
https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/keys.html
https://www.remkoweijnen.nl/blog/2011/11/15/determining-if-battery-backed-write-cache-is-installed
https://www.thegeekstuff.com/2014/07/hpacucli-examples/
