HPE Smart Storage Administrator CLI (ssacli)

🖥️ Environment

• Server: HPE DL380 Gen9
• OS: Fedora Linux 40 Server Edition
• Tool: ssacli

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🛠️ 1. Installation

💡 From HPE MCP Repository (Recommended):

wget https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/mcp/ssacli-*.rpm
sudo dnf install ./ssacli-*.rpm

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🔍 2. List Controllers

ssacli ctrl all show status

Sample Output:

Smart Array P840 in Slot 3
   Controller Status: OK
   Cache Status: OK
   Battery/Capacitor Status: OK

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📦 3. Show All Configuration (Arrays, Disks, RAID)

ssacli ctrl all show config

Detailed View (including RAID levels and drive layout):

ssacli ctrl all show config detail

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🔎 4. Show Physical Drives (All)

ssacli ctrl slot=3 pd all show

To show detailed info per disk:

ssacli ctrl slot=3 pd all show detail

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📁 5. Identify Unassigned Drives

ssacli ctrl slot=3 pd all show

Look for the section:

Unassigned
   physicaldrive 2I:2:2 (SATA HDD, 4 TB, OK)

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🧱 6. Create Logical Drives (RAID)

➕ RAID 0 with one drive:

ssacli ctrl slot=3 create type=ld drives=2I:2:2 raid=0

➕ RAID 1 (mirror) with two drives:

ssacli ctrl slot=3 create type=ld drives=1I:1:4,1I:1:5 raid=1

➕ RAID 5 with three or more drives:

ssacli ctrl slot=3 create type=ld drives=1I:1:1,1I:1:3,1I:1:6 raid=5

Optional Parameters:

• size=max
• stripsize=256
• ssdcaching=enable

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🧹 7. Delete Logical Drive

List logical drives:

ssacli ctrl slot=3 ld all show

Then delete a specific LD:

ssacli ctrl slot=3 ld 1 delete

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⚙️ 8. Modify Logical Drive Settings

Change read/write cache:

ssacli ctrl slot=3 ld 1 modify dwc=enable

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📊 9. Monitor Drive Health

Use show detail to inspect health:

ssacli ctrl slot=3 pd all show detail

Look for:

• Predictive Failure Count
• Current Temperature
• Drive status

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🧾 10. Export Configuration for Audit

ssacli ctrl all show config detail > /root/hpe-raid-config.txt

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🔄 11. Helpful Aliases

Add to .bashrc or .bash_aliases:

alias ssa="ssacli ctrl slot=3"

Then you can do:

ssa pd all show detail
ssa ld all show

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🧠 Notes & Tips

• ssacli talks to the Smart Array firmware directly. No reboot needed.
• Useful for headless servers (CLI-only).
• Combine with cron or Zabbix for automation and monitoring.
• Pair with ssaducli for diagnostics and SSD wear-level stats.