HP Smart Array (RAID) Host Bus Adapters manual Installing device drivers and Management Agents

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Installing device drivers and Management

 

Agents

 

In this section

 

Systems using Microsoft® Windows®

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Systems using Linux®

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Systems using Microsoft® Windows®

 

You can use the Integrity Support Pack to automatically install the device drivers, Event Notification

 

Service, and Management Agents, or you can install these items manually.

 

The Integrity Support Pack is located on the Smart Setup media. To install the Integrity Support Pack, launch Express Setup from EBSU and follow the on-screen instructions.

Installing device drivers

The drivers for the controller are located on the Smart Setup media. Updates are posted to the support page of the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers).

Installation instructions are provided with the drivers.

Installing the Event Notification Service

The HP Smart Array SAS/SATA Event Notification Service provides event notification to the Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 64-bit system event log and the HP Integrated Management log.

The most recent version of the software component is available on the support page of the HP website

(http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers). Installation instructions are provided with the component.

Installing Management Agents

The Management Agents are available on the Smart Setup media. The most recent versions of the agents are available on the support page of the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers). Installation instructions are provided with the agents.

If the new agents do not function correctly, you might also need to update Systems Insight Manager. The latest version of Systems Insight Manager is available for download at the HP website (http://www.hp.com/servers/manage).

Systems using Linux®

The drivers for the controller are bundled into the supported Red Hat and Novell Linux distributions.

In a system that does not yet have Linux installed:

1.Follow the standard controller installation procedure.

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Contents October 2006 Second Edition Part Number Audience assumptions Contents Electrostatic discharge Hardware features Controller specificationsMain components on the board This sectionPage Overview of the installation procedure Quick installation procedure Windows or LinuxOverview of the installation procedure Before beginning the installation Preparing the server Installing the controller hardwareInstalling the controller board Connecting internal storage Connecting storage devicesConnecting external storage SAS cable part numbers To order additional cables, use the option kit part numberUpdating the firmware Methods for updating the firmware Windows or LinuxUtilities available for configuring an array Configuring an arrayComparing the utilities Using Orca Select Create Logical DriveUsing ACU Systems using Microsoft Windows Installing device drivers and Management AgentsSystems using Linux A system that already has Linux installed Replacing or adding a battery Upgrading or replacing controller optionsUpgrading or replacing controller options Upgrading or replacing controller options Upgrading or replacing controller options Replacing the cache module or controller Upgrading or replacing controller options Upgrading or replacing controller options Upgrading or replacing controller options Replacing, moving, or adding hard drives Identifying the status of a hard driveRecognizing hard drive failure Terminate the current operation and cause data lossRecovering from compromised fault tolerance Compromised fault toleranceEffects of a hard drive failure Replacing hard drives Automatic data recovery rebuildFactors to consider before replacing hard drives Case 1 An uncorrectable read error has occurred Time required for a rebuildUpgrading hard drive capacity Case 2 The replacement drive has failedCase 3 Another drive in the array has failed Moving drives and arrays Adding drivesReplacing, moving, or adding hard drives Diagnosing array problems Controller board runtime LEDsBattery pack LEDs Diagnostic tools Post messagesPreventing electrostatic discharge Electrostatic dischargeGrounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge Regulatory compliance notices Federal Communications Commission noticeModifications CablesEuropean Union regulatory notice Bsmi notice Japanese class a noticeKorean class a notice Battery replacement notice Taiwan battery recycling noticeAcronyms and abbreviations Smart Array Index Post error messages
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