Table B-5 SAS cable part numbers (continued)

Approximate cable length

Type of cable

Option kit part number

6 m (20 ft.)

Mini SAS 4x to mini SAS 4x

432239-B21

 

 

 

 

Mini SAS 4x to standard SAS 4x

419537-B21

Completing the Adapter Installation

Procedure B-28 Updating the Firmware

To update the firmware on the server, controller, or hard drives, use Smart Components. These components are available on the Firmware Maintenance CD. A more recent version of a particular server or controller component might be available on the support page of the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support).

1.Find the most recent version of the component that you require. Components for controller firmware updates are available in offline and online formats

2.Follow the instructions for installing the component on the server. These instructions are given with the CD and are provided on the same Web page as the component.

3.Follow the additional instructions that describe how to use the component to flash the ROM. These instructions are provided with each component.

Installing device drivers and Management Agents

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.

2.Reboot the server.

3.Follow the standard procedure for installing Linux. As Linux is installed, it recognizes the controller and automatically loads the correct driver.

4.

In a system that already has Linux installed:

1.Power down the system.

2.Follow the standard controller installation procedure.

3.Power up the system. As Linux boots, it recognizes the controller.

4.Enter one of the following commands as appropriate to ensure that the driver is loaded correctly:

Red Hat

#mkinitrd

-f

/boot/efi/efi/redhat/initrd-$(uname

 

-r).img $(uname -r)

Novell (SLES)

#mkinitrd

-k

/boot/vmlinux -i/boot/initrd

5.For Novell, enter the following command to confirm that the driver is active:

#lsmod grep cciss

If the driver is active, the system responds by displaying cciss.

Installing Management Agents The most recent versions of the agents are available on the support page of the HP website (http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers). For installation instructions, refer to the downloadable file HP Insight Management Agents for Linux on Integrity Servers 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).

Processor Upgrades

The HP Integrity rx2660, rx3600, rx6600 servers, and BL860c server blade support upgrades from Intel® Itanium® Montecito to Intel® Itanium® Montvale processors.

Processor Upgrades 279