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This utility captures the current state of the device. When a performance or stability problem occurs with the device, run the fio-bugreportutility and contact HP support (http://www.hp.com/support) for assistance in troubleshooting.

fio-bugreportruns several information-gathering utilities and combines the resulting data into a text file. The results are saved in the utils directory (default installation path is C:\Program Files\HP IO Accelerator\Utils\) in a .cab file that indicates the date and time the utility was run.

NOTE: If the utility recommends that you contact Fusion-io support, disregard that message and contact HP support (http://www.hp.com/support) instead.

Syntax fio-bugreportSample output

C:\Users\<username>"\Program Files\HP IO Accelerator\Utils\fio-bugreport.exe" Generating bug report. Please wait, this may take a while...

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Gathering all Windows Event Logs...DONE Gathering Fusion-io Windows Event Logs...DONE Gathering System Information...DONE

Running fio	utilities...	DONE
Compressing	to CAB file...	DONE

Bug report has successfully been created: fio-bugreport-20100222_192621.cab.

Please e-mail this file to HP support

For example, a bug report file named fiobugreport-20090921.192621.cabindicates the following:

•Date (20090921)

•Time (192621, or 19:26:21)

fio-config

Description

Sets and gets configuration parameters for device operation. For a list of parameters, see "fio-config options (on page 44)."

Syntax

fio-config <device> [options]

where <device> is the name given to the IO Accelerator during the installation process. The syntax is /dev/fctx, where x indicates the PCIe bus number where you installed the IO Accelerator. For example, the name /dev/fct4 refers to the IO Accelerator device installed in PCIe Bus 4 in your Windows® operating system. Use the IO Accelerator Management Tool or fio-statusto view this bus number.

Options

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Contents HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 Windows User Guide Page Contents Maintenance Resources About this guide Contents summaryOverview IntroductionProduct naming IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836A Performance attributesSupported firmware revisions Required operating environmentSupported hardware Page Introduction Uninstalling a previously-installed driver Installation overviewWindows 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 Defragmentation Silent install optionOutdated 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 Windows Installer logging options Using installation logsMsiexec /i C\MyPackage\Example.msi /L*V C\log\example.log Creating an uninstall log Creating an installation 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 tasksUnmanaged shutdown issues Enabling PCIe power overrideEnabling Autoattach Enabling the override parameter Fio-config /dev/fct2 -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMIT Fio-config /dev/fctx -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMITUtilities reference UtilitiesFio-attach Fio-beacon device options Fio-beaconFio-bugreport Fio-attach device optionsFio-config device options Fio-configCompressing 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-trim-config options Options Fio-update-iodriveFio-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 TrimEnabling Trim Starting and stopping 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 configurationVerifying page file operation Virtual Memory performanceDir 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 errorsResources Subscription serviceFor 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 Warranty information Safety and regulatory complianceRegulatory information Numa Acronyms and abbreviationsSMI-S Documentation feedback Index Using the IO Accelerator as a swap