HP IO manual Defragmentation, Silent install option, Outdated firmware check

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Your Windows® operating system now detects the devices in the RAID configuration with the upgraded software.

Defragmentation

The IO Accelerator does not need to be defragmented. However, some Windows® versions automatically run defragmentation as a scheduled task. If necessary, turn off automatic defragmentation.

Silent install option

Uninstalling the previous version

If you have a version of the HP IO Accelerator previously installed, you must uninstall it first. You must manually reboot the computer after installing the new version with the silent install option. This step must be performed prior to using any HP IO Accelerator utilities or functionality.

If you are installing remotely or with scripts, you can use the silent install option (/quiet) when you run the installation program in the command-line interface.

In the command-line interface, navigate to the folder that contains the .exe installer file, and then run the following command:

<installname>.exe /quiet

Where <installname>.exe is the name of the installer file.

This option installs the HP IO Accelerator using the default settings and eliminates the need to click Next or select settings during installation.

Installing components

The default command-line installation installs the HP IO Accelerator (including the command-line utilities) and the firmware file. You can add additional components using the following command:

<installname>.exe /quiet ADDLOCAL=SNMP,SDK,SMIS

Remove any component (and leading or trailing comma) that you do not want to install.

Performing a silent uninstall

You can silently uninstall the HP IO Accelerator with this command:

<installname>.exe /uninstall /quiet

Outdated firmware check

Checking by using the command-line interface

1.Run fio-statusand examine the output:

o If any device is in minimal mode, then the firmware is outdated.

o If the firmware listed for any device is a lower number than the latest firmware version as noted in the release notes, then the firmware is old, but not outdated.

2.If the firmware is old or outdated, update it using the fio-update-iodriveutility.

Checking by using the optional GUI interface

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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