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Contents HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 Windows User Guide Page Contents Maintenance Resources Contents summary About this guideProduct naming IntroductionOverview Performance attributes IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836ASupported hardware Required operating environmentSupported firmware revisions Page Introduction Windows Server environments Installation overviewUninstalling a previously-installed driver Installing software on a Windows operating system Using the Setup Wizard Windows Server environments Windows Server environments Windows Server environments Windows Server environments Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to Upgrading procedure Fio-bugreportManual installation on Windows Server Fio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fffManually installing on Windows Server Performing the upgrade Upgrading the device firmware using WindowsManually installing on Windows Server 2008 Viewing the firmware versionUpgrading driver software using Windows Fio-detach /dev/fct0Windows Server environments Outdated firmware check Silent install optionDefragmentation Enabling PCIe power IO Accelerator namingWindows Server environments Fio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory 1072,4997,6710,10345 Creating a RAID configurationSetting up Snmp for Windows operating systems Snmp details for Windows operating systemsUsing test mode registry values Via garbage collectionSnmp MIB fields supporting Windows Server Snmp test registry entry DescriptionWindows Server environments Msiexec /i C\MyPackage\Example.msi /L*V C\log\example.log Using installation logsWindows Installer logging options Creating a patch install log Creating an installation logCreating an uninstall log Automated logging with the Windows Installer Logging Policy Troubleshooting event log messagesError ioDrivex Common maintenance tasks MaintenanceMaintenance tools Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver packageEnabling Autoattach Enabling PCIe power overrideUnmanaged shutdown issues Enabling the override parameter Fio-config /dev/fctx -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMIT Fio-config /dev/fct2 -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMITFio-attach UtilitiesUtilities reference Fio-attach device options Fio-beaconFio-bugreport Fio-beacon device optionsCompressing Fio-configFio-config device options Fio-config options FioexternalpoweroverrideFio-detach Fio-detach device optionsFio-format Fio-format device options deviceFio-pci-check options Options Fio-pci-checkFio-status Fio-status device optionsFfield Geometry and capacity information not available. appears Fio-sure-erase Fio-sure-erase options deviceFio-trim-config Fio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff options Fio-update-iodriveFio-trim-config options Options Format domainbusslot.func Health metrics Monitoring IO Accelerator healthNand flash and component failure Health monitoring techniquesFlashback substitution events Software RAID and health monitoringMonitoring IO Accelerator health Introduction to Trim Using TrimTrim support Trim platformsControlling Trim aggressiveness Starting and stopping TrimEnabling Trim Trim configurations Introduction to Windows page files Using Windows page files with the IO AcceleratorConfiguring IO Accelerator paging support RAM consumptionFio-config -g Fiopreallocatememory Fio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory 1234,17834Fio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory Non-paged memory poolSetting up page files Windows page file managementSystem drive paging file configuration Guaranteeing minimum committable memoryDir c /ah Virtual Memory performanceVerifying page file operation Disabling Dvfs Performance and tuningIntroduction to performance and tuning Limiting Apci C-statesSetting Numa affinity Setting the interrupt handler affinityIntroduction to Numa architecture Numa configurationFio-config -p Fioaffinity 4,n1,0xf5,n07,g19,g2,0xff0 Fioaffinity parameterAdvanced configuration example Checking the log for errors Fio-config -p Fioaffinity 5,g0,0xf6,0xfFor more information Subscription serviceResources HP contact information Support and other resourcesBefore you contact HP Customer Self RepairRéparation par le client CSR Riparazione da parte del cliente Reparaciones del propio cliente Reparo feito pelo cliente Support and other resources Support and other resources Support and other resources Regulatory information Safety and regulatory complianceWarranty information Acronyms and abbreviations NumaSMI-S Documentation feedback Index Using the IO Accelerator as a swap