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HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 Windows User Guide

Abstract

This document describes software requirements for all relevant HP IO Accelerators using Microsoft Windows operating systems. This document is intended for system administrators who plan to install and use HP IO Accelerators with a Microsoft Windows operating system. It is helpful to have previous experience with HP IO Accelerators and a Microsoft Windows operating system. This user guide is intended for IO Accelerator software release 3.2.3 or later.

Part Number: 647099-003

February 2013

Edition: 3

Contents

HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 Windows User Guide Page Contents Page Page About this guide Contents summary Introduction Overview Product naming Performance attributes Required operating environment Supported firmware revisions Supported hardware Page Page Windows Server environments Installation overview Uninstalling a previously-installeddriver Installing software on a Windows operating system Using the Setup Wizard Page Page Page Page Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to Upgrading procedure Manual installation on Windows Server Manually installing on Windows Server Manually installing on Windows Server 2008 and Upgrading the device firmware using Windows Viewing the firmware version Performing the upgrade Upgrading driver software using Windows Upgrading driver software using Windows in a non-RAIDconfiguration Upgrading driver software using Windows in a RAID configuration Defragmentation Silent install option Outdated firmware check Enabling PCIe power IO Accelerator naming Adding a file system, formatting, and performing multi-diskconfiguration Creating a RAID configuration Using the IO Accelerator as swap with Windows operating system Setting up SNMP for Windows operating systems SNMP details for Windows operating systems Using test mode registry values SNMP MIB fields supporting Windows Server Page Using installation logs Windows Installer logging options Creating an installation log Creating an uninstall log Creating a patch install log Automated logging with the Windows Installer Logging Policy Troubleshooting event log messages Page Maintenance Maintenance tools Common maintenance tasks Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver package Disabling AutoAttach Enabling PCIe power override Enabling the override parameter Page Utilities Utilities reference fio-attach fio-beacon fio-bugreport fio-config fio-configoptions fio-detach fio-format fio-pci-check fio-status Page Page fio-sure-erase fio-trim-config fio-update-iodrive Page Monitoring IO Accelerator health NAND flash and component failure Health metrics Health monitoring techniques Flashback substitution events Software RAID and health monitoring Page Trim support Introduction to Trim Trim platforms Using Trim Starting and stopping Trim Enabling Trim Controlling Trim aggressiveness Trim configurations Using Windows page files with the IO Accelerator Introduction to Windows page files Configuring IO Accelerator paging support RAM consumption Non-pagedmemory pool Enabling and disabling paging support Windows page file management Setting up page files System drive paging file configuration Guaranteeing minimum committable memory Verifying page file operation Virtual Memory performance Performance and tuning Introduction to performance and tuning Disabling DVFS Limiting APCI C-states Setting NUMA affinity Setting the interrupt handler affinity NUMA configuration Introduction to NUMA architecture FIO_AFFINITY parameter Advanced configuration example Checking the log for errors Resources Subscription service For more information Support and other resources Before you contact HP HP contact information Customer Self Repair Réparation par le client (CSR) Riparazione da parte del cliente Reparaciones del propio cliente Reparo feito pelo cliente Page Page Page Regulatory information Safety and regulatory compliance Warranty information Acronyms and abbreviations Page Documentation feedback Index