HP IO Upgrading the device firmware using Windows, Manually installing on Windows Server 2008

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Manually installing on Windows Server 2008 and 2012

The Windows Driver Wizard automatically detects the new IO Accelerator and begins to locate its driver after you restart the system. First, the OS prompts you to locate the software driver.

1.Click Browse next to the path field. A file dialog box appears.

2.Select the folder that contains the IO Accelerator driver. The default is C:\Program Files\HP StorageWorks IO Accelerator\Drivers.

3.Click OK.

4.Click Next. The correct driver installs the device software.

5.When the driver installation completes, restart the computer.

6.To continue installation, see "Upgrading the device firmware using Windows (on page 23)."

Upgrading the device firmware using Windows

CAUTION: Upgrade the device firmware only if the System Event Log reports out-of-date firmware, or if you are instructed to do so by HP Customer Support or the Release Notes document.

Viewing the firmware version

The firmware version can be found in the Windows® System Event Log. The version number is reported by the IO Accelerator Management Tool and the fio-statuscommand line utility. For more information, see the HP IO Accelerator Management Tool User Guide or "fio-status (on page 47)."

Performing the upgrade

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Contents HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 Windows User Guide Page Contents Maintenance Resources About this guide Contents summaryProduct naming IntroductionOverview IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836A Performance attributesSupported 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 Fio-bugreport Upgrading procedureFio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff Manual installation on Windows ServerManually installing on Windows Server Viewing the firmware version Upgrading the device firmware using WindowsManually installing on Windows Server 2008 Performing the upgradeFio-detach /dev/fct0 Upgrading driver software using WindowsWindows Server environments Outdated firmware check Silent install optionDefragmentation IO Accelerator naming Enabling PCIe powerWindows Server environments Snmp details for Windows operating systems Creating a RAID configurationSetting up Snmp for Windows operating systems Fio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory 1072,4997,6710,10345Via garbage collection Using test mode registry valuesSnmp test registry entry Description Snmp MIB fields supporting Windows ServerWindows 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 Troubleshooting event log messages Automated logging with the Windows Installer Logging PolicyError ioDrivex Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver package MaintenanceMaintenance tools Common maintenance tasksEnabling Autoattach Enabling PCIe power overrideUnmanaged shutdown issues Enabling the override parameter Fio-config /dev/fct2 -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMIT Fio-config /dev/fctx -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMITFio-attach UtilitiesUtilities reference Fio-beacon device options Fio-beaconFio-bugreport Fio-attach device optionsCompressing Fio-configFio-config device options Fioexternalpoweroverride Fio-config optionsFio-detach device options Fio-detachFio-format device options device Fio-formatFio-status device options Fio-pci-checkFio-status Fio-pci-check options OptionsFfield Geometry and capacity information not available. appears Fio-sure-erase options device Fio-sure-eraseFio-trim-config Fio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff options Fio-update-iodriveFio-trim-config options Options Format domainbusslot.func Health monitoring techniques Monitoring IO Accelerator healthNand flash and component failure Health metricsSoftware RAID and health monitoring Flashback substitution eventsMonitoring IO Accelerator health Trim platforms Using TrimTrim support Introduction to TrimControlling Trim aggressiveness Starting and stopping TrimEnabling Trim Trim configurations RAM consumption Using Windows page files with the IO AcceleratorConfiguring IO Accelerator paging support Introduction to Windows page filesNon-paged memory pool Fio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory 1234,17834Fio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory Fio-config -g FiopreallocatememoryWindows page file management Setting up page filesGuaranteeing minimum committable memory System drive paging file configurationDir c /ah Virtual Memory performanceVerifying page file operation Limiting Apci C-states Performance and tuningIntroduction to performance and tuning Disabling DvfsSetting the interrupt handler affinity Setting Numa affinityFioaffinity parameter Numa configurationFio-config -p Fioaffinity 4,n1,0xf5,n07,g19,g2,0xff0 Introduction to Numa architectureAdvanced configuration example Fio-config -p Fioaffinity 5,g0,0xf6,0xf Checking the log for errorsFor more information Subscription serviceResources Customer Self Repair Support and other resourcesBefore you contact HP HP contact informationRéparation 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 Numa Acronyms and abbreviationsSMI-S Documentation feedback Index Using the IO Accelerator as a swap