HP HPE MR Gen11 User manual

HPE MR Gen11 Controller User GuideHPE MR Gen11 Controller User Guide
Part Number: 30-07388CA7-001
Published: December 2022
Edition: 1

HPE MR Gen11 Controller User GuideHPE MR Gen11 Controller User Guide
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This document includes feature, installation, and configuration information about HPE MR Gen11 controller and is for the person who
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Part Number: 30-07388CA7-001
Published: December 2022
Edition: 1
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Table of contentsTable of contents
HPE MR Gen11 Controller
200 series
400 series
Features
Controller supported features
Operating environments
RAID technologies
Transformation
Drive technology
Security
Reliability
Performance
RAID technologies
Selecting the right RAID type for your IT infrastructure
Selecting RAID for fault tolerance
Selecting RAID for write performance
Selecting RAID for usable capacity
Selecting RAID for the storage solution
Mixed mode (RAID and JBOD)
Striping
RAID 0
Mirroring
RAID 1 and RAID 1+0 (RAID 10)
Read load balancing
Parity
RAID 5
RAID 50
RAID 6
RAID 60
Parity groups
Initialize
Fast initialization
Full initialization
No initialization
Regenerative writes
Backed-out writes
Full-stripe writes
Spare drives
Dedicated spare
Global spare
Drive rebuild
Foreign configuration import

Transformation
Array transformations
Expand array
Replace drive
Logical drive transformations
Transportable controller
Expand volume
Migrate RAID level
Drive technology
Hot-plug drive LED
Consistency check
Dynamic sector repair
Online drive firmware update
Predictive drive failure
Patrol read
Security
Drive erase
Simple
Normal
Thorough
Sanitize
Sanitize overwrite (hard drive)
Sanitize block erase (SSD)
Sanitize crypto erase
Self-encrypting drive
Security Protocol and Data Model
Reliability
Cache Error Checking and Correction
Thermal monitoring
Performance
Manage SAS storage link speed
Manage PCIe storage interface
I/O performance mode
Cache
Read cache policy
Write cache policy
I/O policy
Drive caching
Strip size selection
Installation
Installing in a configured server
Installing in an unconfigured server
Installing the OS with the controller driver
Connecting storage devices

Connecting internal storage
Cable part numbers
Configuration
Array and controller configuration
HPE MR Storage Administrator
StorCLI
UEFI System Utilities
Using UEFI System Utilities
Configuration in UEFI System Utilities
Viewing controller information and performing common actions
Configuration management
Creating a logical drive
Selecting drives to include in a logical drive
Creating a profile-based logical drive
Importing secured foreign drive
Viewing array properties
Viewing global spare drives
Making a JBOD
Making an unconfigured good drive
Clearing a configuration
Controller management
Managing the controller
Advanced controller management
Clearing controller events
Saving controller events
Saving a serial log
Enabling drive security
Disabling drive security
Changing drive security settings
Changing drive security key management mode
Managing link speed
Managing advanced software options
Scheduling a consistency check
Setting factory defaults
Configuring advanced controller properties
Configuring cache and memory settings
Configuring patrol read settings
Configuring spare settings
Configuring Task Rates
Logical drive management
Viewing and configuring properties of a logical drive
Deleting a logical drive
Initializing a logical drive
Locating a physical drive associated with a logical drive

Erasing a logical drive
Drive management
Viewing drive properties
Locating a drive
Initializing a drive
Placing a drive offline
Erasing a drive
Making a JBOD
Making an unconfigured good drive
Making a bootable drive
Assigning a global spare drive
Unassigning a global spare drive
Sanitizing an unconfigured good drive
Redfish
Maintenance
Updating software and firmware
Error reporting
Diagnostic tools
Troubleshooting resources
Models
Modular controller (-o)
HPE MR216i-o Gen11 SPDM Storage Controller ports and connectors
HPE MR408i-o Gen11 SPDM Storage Controller ports and connectors
HPE MR416i-o Gen11 SPDM Storage Controller ports and connectors
Standup PCIe Plug-In Controller (-p)
HPE MR216i-p Gen11 SPDM Storage Controller ports and connectors
HPE MR416i-p Gen11 SPDM Storage Controller ports and connectors
Additional hardware and options
Energy pack options
HPE smart storage battery
HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor
Storage reference
Memory and storage capacity conventions
RAID conventions
Websites
Support and other resources
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support
Accessing updates
Remote support
Customer self repair
Warranty information
Regulatory information
Documentation feedback

HPE MR Gen11 ControllerHPE MR Gen11 Controller
The HPE MR Gen11 Controller is a family of tri-mode controllers ideal for maximizing performance while supporting advanced RAID levels. This controller
operates in mixed mode, which combines RAID and JBOD operations simultaneously.
This controller provides:
Up to 16 lanes across 2 x8 internal SlimSAS (SFF-8654) ports
16 Gbs NVMe, 12 Gbs SAS, 6 Gbs SATA
Mixed mode RAID and JBOD functionality simultaneously
UEFI boot mode
Support for Self-Encrypting Drive (SED)
8 lane PCIe Gen4 host interface
Security Protocol and Data Model (SPDM) authentication
Management tools:
HPE MR Storage Administrator
IMPORTANT:IMPORTANT:
This controller is managed through the HPE MR Storage Administrator. It cannot be managed using Smart Storage Administrator,
Intelligent Provisioning, or HPE OneView. MR controllers can be monitored by HPE OneView.
HPE StorCLI
UEFI Storage Configuration Utility
Redfish RESTful API
Figure 1. Figure 1. HPEHPE Gen11 Storage Controller naming framework Gen11 Storage Controller naming framework
SubtopicsSubtopics
200 series200 series
400 series400 series
200 series200 series
The following controllers are supported.
HPE MR216i-o Gen11 16 Internal Lanes/No Cache SPDM OCP Storage Controller
HPE MR216i-p Gen11 16 Internal Lanes/No Cache SPDM PCI Plug-in Storage Controller
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These controllers are ideal for all virtualized environments where HBA / Pass-through mode is applicable offering high-bandwidth and up to 3M IOPs (I/O per
Second) of 4KiB random read performance.
RAID levels — 0, 1, 10
Supported serversSupported servers HPE MR216i-o Gen11 SPDM StorageHPE MR216i-o Gen11 SPDM Storage
ControllerController
HPE MR216i-p Gen11 SPDM Storage ControllerHPE MR216i-p Gen11 SPDM Storage Controller
ProLiant DL320 Gen11
ProLiant DL325 Gen11
ProLiant DL345 Gen11
ProLiant DL360 Gen11
ProLiant DL365 Gen11
ProLiant DL380 Gen11
ProLiant DL385 Gen11
ProLiant DL20 Gen11
ProLiant ML350 Gen11
Apollo 4200 Gen11
400 series400 series
The following controllers are supported.
HPE MR408i-o Gen11 8 Internal Lanes/4GB Cache SPDM OCP Storage Controller
HPE MR416i-o Gen11 16 Internal Lanes/8GB Cache SPDM OCP Storage Controller
HPE MR416i-p Gen11 16 Internal Lanes/8GB Cache SPDM PCI Plug-in Storage Controller
These controllers are ideal for all data center environments where RAID is applicable offering reduced rebuild times, high-bandwidth, and up to 4.86 GBs of RAID
5 sequential write performance.
RAID levels—0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50, 60
8G x72 flash-backed write cache for MR416 and 4G x72 flash-backed write cache for MR408 controllers
Supported serversSupported servers HPE MR408i-o Gen11 SPDMHPE MR408i-o Gen11 SPDM
Storage ControllerStorage Controller
HPE MR416i-o Gen11 SPDM StorageHPE MR416i-o Gen11 SPDM Storage
ControllerController
HPE MR416i-p Gen11 SPDMHPE MR416i-p Gen11 SPDM
Storage ControllerStorage Controller
ProLiant DL325 Gen11
ProLiant DL345 Gen11
ProLiant DL360 Gen11
ProLiant DL365 Gen11
ProLiant DL380 Gen11
ProLiant DL385 Gen11
ProLiant DL20 Gen11
ProLiant ML350 Gen11
FeaturesFeatures
SubtopicsSubtopics
Controller supported featuresController supported features
RAID technologiesRAID technologies
TransformationTransformation
Drive technologyDrive technology
SecuritySecurity
ReliabilityReliability
PerformancePerformance
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Controller supported featuresController supported features
This section lists the features supported by this controller. For additional information about the features, see HPE MR Storage Administrator User GuideHPE MR Storage Administrator User Guide .
SubtopicsSubtopics
Operating environmentsOperating environments
RAID technologiesRAID technologies
TransformationTransformation
Drive technologyDrive technology
SecuritySecurity
ReliabilityReliability
PerformancePerformance
Operating environmentsOperating environments
OperatingOperating
systemsystem
200 series200 series 400 series400 series
Windows
Linux
VMware
UEFI Boot mode
RAID technologiesRAID technologies
The following RAID technologies are supported:
FeatureFeature 200 series200 series 400 series400 series
RAID levels 0, 1, 10 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Max logical drives 240 240
Max logical drives per array 64 64
Max physical drives 240 240
Mixed mode (RAID and JBOD)
Read load balancing
Parity groups
Initialize
Regenerative writes
Backed out writes
Full-stripe writes
Dedicated spare
Global spare
Drive rebuild
Foreign configuration import
TransformationTransformation
The following transformation features are supported:
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FeatureFeature 200 series200 series 400 series400 series
Expand Array
Replace drive
Transportable controller
Expand volume
Migrate RAID level
Migrate Stripe — —
Drive technologyDrive technology
The following drive technology features are supported:
FeatureFeature 200 series200 series 400 series400 series
Hot-plug drive LED
Consistency check
Dynamic sector repair
Online drive firmware update
Predictive drive failure
Patrol read
SecuritySecurity
The following security feature is supported:
FeatureFeature 200 series200 series 400 series400 series
Drive erase
Sanitize
Self-encrypting drive
Security Protocol and Data Model
ReliabilityReliability
The following reliability features are supported:
FeatureFeature 200 series200 series 400 series400 series
Recovery ROM — —
Cache Error Checking and Correction
Thermal monitoring
PerformancePerformance
The following performance features are supported:
FeatureFeature 200 series200 series 400 series400 series
Manage SAS storage link speed
Manage PCIe storage interface
I/O performance mode
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