HP E200 manual Overview of the installation procedure

Overview of the installation procedure

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Installing the controller in an unconfigured server	7
Installing the controller in a previously configured server	7

Installing the controller in an unconfigured server

New HP ProLiant server models self-configure when they are powered up for the first time. For more information about the autoconfiguration process, refer to the server-specific setup and installation guide or the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide. These guides are available on the server Documentation CD.

IMPORTANT: Do not power up the server until the hardware configuration is satisfactory, as described in the procedure given in this section.

To install the controller in an unconfigured server:

1.Install the controller hardware ("Installing the controller hardware" on page 9).

2.If necessary, install physical drives.

The number of drives in the server determines the RAID level that is autoconfigured when the server is powered up (next step). For details, refer to the server-specific setup and installation guide or the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility User Guide.

3.Power up the server. The autoconfiguration process runs.

4.Update the system firmware ("Methods for updating the firmware" on page 11).

5.Update the controller firmware ("Methods for updating the firmware" on page 11).

6.Install the operating system and device drivers ("Installing device drivers" on page 18). Instructions are provided with the CD that is supplied in the controller kit.

The server is now ready to use. If you want to create additional logical drives ("Configuring an array" on page 12), you may now do so.

Installing the controller in a previously configured server

1.Back up any data on the system.

2.Update the server firmware ("Methods for updating the firmware" on page 11).

3.If the new controller is to be the boot device, install the device drivers ("Installing device drivers" on page 18). Otherwise, continue with step 4.

4.Install the controller hardware ("Installing the controller hardware" on page 9).

5.Connect storage devices to the controller ("Connecting storage devices" on page 10).

6.Update the controller firmware ("Methods for updating the firmware" on page 11).

7.Set the controller order, using either ORCA ("Setting a controller as the boot controller" on page 17) or RBSU ("Setting the controller order" on page 17).

8.If the controller is not going to be the boot device, install the device drivers ("Installing device drivers" on page 18).

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