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About this guide	6
Contents summary	6
Introduction	7
Overview	7
Product naming	7
Performance attributes	8
Required operating environment	9
Supported firmware revisions	9
Supported hardware	9
Windows Server environments	12
Installation overview	12
Uninstalling a previously-installed driver	12
Installing software on a Windows operating system	13
Using the Setup Wizard	14
Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to 3.x.x	19
Upgrading procedure	20
Manual installation on Windows Server	21
Manually installing on Windows Server 2003	22
Manually installing on Windows Server 2008 and 2012	23
Upgrading the device firmware using Windows	23
Viewing the firmware version	23
Performing the upgrade	23
Upgrading driver software using Windows	24
Upgrading driver software using Windows in a non-RAID configuration	24
Upgrading driver software using Windows in a RAID configuration	25
Defragmentation	26
Silent install option	26
Outdated firmware check	26
Enabling PCIe power	27
IO Accelerator naming	27
Adding a file system, formatting, and performing multi-disk configuration	28
Creating a RAID configuration	29
Using the IO Accelerator as swap with Windows operating system	29
Setting up SNMP for Windows operating systems	29
SNMP details for Windows operating systems	29
Using test mode registry values	30
SNMP MIB fields supporting Windows Server	31
Using installation logs	33
Windows Installer logging options	33
Creating an installation log	34
Creating an uninstall log	34
Creating a patch install log	34
Automated logging with the Windows Installer Logging Policy	35
Troubleshooting event log messages	35

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Contents HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 Windows User Guide Page Contents Maintenance Resources About this guide Contents summaryIntroduction OverviewProduct naming IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836A Performance attributesRequired operating environment Supported firmware revisionsSupported hardware Page Introduction Installation overview Uninstalling a previously-installed driverWindows Server environments 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 Silent install option DefragmentationOutdated firmware check 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 Using installation logs Windows Installer logging optionsMsiexec /i C\MyPackage\Example.msi /L*V C\log\example.log Creating an installation log Creating an uninstall logCreating a patch install 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 PCIe power override Unmanaged shutdown issuesEnabling Autoattach Enabling the override parameter Fio-config /dev/fct2 -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMIT Fio-config /dev/fctx -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMITUtilities Utilities referenceFio-attach Fio-beacon device options Fio-beaconFio-bugreport Fio-attach device optionsFio-config Fio-config device optionsCompressing 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 Fio-trim-config options OptionsFio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff 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 TrimStarting and stopping Trim Enabling TrimControlling Trim aggressiveness 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 configurationVirtual Memory performance Verifying page file operationDir c /ah 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 errorsSubscription service ResourcesFor more information 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 Safety and regulatory compliance Warranty informationRegulatory information Numa Acronyms and abbreviationsSMI-S Documentation feedback Index Using the IO Accelerator as a swap