6.Close the MRL.

a.Rotate the MRL downward 90 degrees.

b.Push the edge of the MRL down until it clicks into place on the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card bulkhead.

7.Close the gate latch to secure the end of the card.

Procedure B-12 Connecting the Controller to Other Devices

•Connect the Adapter to the SAS backplane. See Table B-3 (page 268) for a listing of Cable kit part numbers.

Completing the Adapter Installation on HP-UX

Procedure B-13 Downloading Software for the Smart Array Series Controllers

The drivers, utilities and manpages for the Smart Array series controllers are located at the HP Software Depot.

1.Go to http://www.software.hp.com

2.Search for “Smart Array”

3.Click Receive for Free.

4.Select the HP-UX version that your system runs, then complete the required registration information and click Next.

5.Click the depot that corresponds with the OS you are running to download the drivers, utilities, and manpages for the Smart Array Controllers.

6.In the Documents column next to the Download Software column, click Installation Instructions to download instructions for using the Software Distributor tool to install the drivers, utilities, and manpages.

Installing Software for Smart Array Series Controllers The drivers, utilities, and manpages for the Smart Array Series Controllers contained in the RAID-01 bundle downloaded depot can be installed using Software Distributor (SD). SD is a tool for installing software on HP-UX host systems. SD can also be used to remove software from HP-UX systems. The RAID-01 bundle is composed of several files that will be copied to the appropriate directories on the host system. View these files in the /opt/raidsa/bin directory. The instructions for using SD to install or remove the drivers, utilities, and manpages for the Smart Array series controllers can be viewed at the HP Software Depot.

Procedure B-14 Verifying the Installation

After the system reboots, verify that the installation was successful by following these steps:

1.Enter the swlist command: swlist

When running HP-UX 11i v2 the generated output will look like this:

RAID-01 B.11.23.0612 RAID SA; Supptd HW=A7143A/A9890A/A9891A

2.Enter the ioscan -kfnd ciss command: ioscan -kfnd ciss

If the Smart Array Controller software is installed correctly, the generated output looks similar to this:

# ioscan -kfnd ciss

Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description

==========================================================================

ext_bus 5 0/6/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0 ciss CLAIMED INTERFACE PCIe SAS SmartArray P400 RAID Controller

/dev/ciss5

If the software is not installed correctly, reinstall it using swinstall.

Procedure B-15 Updating the Firmware

Use the sautil command to confirm and update the firmware version currently installed on the Smart Array Controller. HP recommends that you install the latest firmware. You must log in as a superuser user to run the sautil command. Before running the sautil command to

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