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Windows Server environments

Installation overview

CAUTION: The firmware for all IO Accelerator devices in a system running HP IO Accelerator VSL 3.1.x or later must be upgraded to the latest version of the firmware.

CAUTION: If you have IO Accelerator devices configured for HP IO Accelerator VSL 2.x or earlier, you must upgrade the firmware before installing new devices in the system. For upgrade procedures, see "Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to 3.x.x (on page 19)."

1.If you are installing this version of HP IO Accelerator VSL on a system with IO Accelerator devices configured for VSL 2.x or earlier, follow the instructions in "Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to 3.x.x (on page 19)."

2.Install ("Installing software on a Windows operating system" on page 13) the latest version of the IO Accelerator driver.

3.If necessary, upgrade the firmware ("Upgrading the device firmware using Windows" on page 23) to the latest version.

4.Configure the devices by adding a file system ("Adding a file system, formatting, and performing multi-disk configuration" on page 28), creating a RAID configuration (on page 29), and so on.

Uninstalling a previously-installed driver

CAUTION: Upgrading an IO Accelerator from Version 1.2.x to Version 2.x is a one-way process. New firmware is required that is not compatible with 1.2.x systems. Be sure all data is backed up before continuing with the upgrade.

Before installing a new driver, uninstall the previous version.

1.Go to the Start menu.

2.Open the Control Panel.

3.Select Add or Remove Programs.

4.Select the package or program.

NOTE: Uninstall IO Manager and HP StorageWorks IO Accelerator software.

5.Select Remove.

6.Reboot the server, and then log in as a user with Administrative privileges.

If previous (downrev) drivers (such as driver files fiodrive.sys) exist on the system (typically located in C:\Windows\System32\drivers) after you have uninstalled the software, then upon reboot, Windows

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Contents

HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 Windows User Guide Page Contents Maintenance Resources Contents summary About this guide Introduction OverviewProduct naming Performance attributes IO Accelerator capacity 320GB 640GB Models AJ878B BK836A Required operating environment Supported firmware revisionsSupported hardware Page Introduction Installation overview Uninstalling a previously-installed driverWindows Server environments Installing software on a Windows operating system Using the Setup Wizard Windows Server environments Windows Server environments Windows Server environments Windows Server environments Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to Upgrading procedure Fio-bugreport Manual installation on Windows Server Fio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff Manually installing on Windows Server Upgrading the device firmware using Windows Manually installing on Windows Server 2008Performing the upgrade Viewing the firmware version Upgrading driver software using Windows Fio-detach /dev/fct0 Windows Server environments Silent install option DefragmentationOutdated firmware check Enabling PCIe power IO Accelerator naming Windows Server environments Creating a RAID configuration Setting up Snmp for Windows operating systemsFio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory 1072,4997,6710,10345 Snmp details for Windows operating systems Using test mode registry values Via garbage collection Snmp MIB fields supporting Windows Server Snmp test registry entry Description Windows Server environments Using installation logs Windows Installer logging optionsMsiexec /i C\MyPackage\Example.msi /L*V C\log\example.log Creating an installation log Creating an uninstall logCreating a patch install log Automated logging with the Windows Installer Logging Policy Troubleshooting event log messages Error ioDrivex Maintenance Maintenance toolsCommon maintenance tasks Uninstalling the IO Accelerator driver package Enabling PCIe power override Unmanaged shutdown issuesEnabling Autoattach Enabling the override parameter Fio-config /dev/fctx -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMIT Fio-config /dev/fct2 -p PCIeGLOBALSLOTPOWERLIMIT Utilities Utilities referenceFio-attach Fio-beacon Fio-bugreportFio-attach device options Fio-beacon device options Fio-config Fio-config device optionsCompressing Fio-config options Fioexternalpoweroverride Fio-detach Fio-detach device options Fio-format Fio-format device options device Fio-pci-check Fio-statusFio-pci-check options Options Fio-status device options Ffield Geometry and capacity information not available. appears Fio-sure-erase Fio-sure-erase options device Fio-trim-config Fio-update-iodrive Fio-trim-config options OptionsFio-update-iodrive iodriveversion.fff options Format domainbusslot.func Monitoring IO Accelerator health Nand flash and component failureHealth metrics Health monitoring techniques Flashback substitution events Software RAID and health monitoring Monitoring IO Accelerator health Using Trim Trim supportIntroduction to Trim Trim platforms Starting and stopping Trim Enabling TrimControlling Trim aggressiveness Trim configurations Using Windows page files with the IO Accelerator Configuring IO Accelerator paging supportIntroduction to Windows page files RAM consumption Fio-config -p Fiopreallocatememory 1234,17834 Fio-config -p FiopreallocatememoryFio-config -g Fiopreallocatememory Non-paged memory pool Setting up page files Windows page file management System drive paging file configuration Guaranteeing minimum committable memory Virtual Memory performance Verifying page file operationDir c /ah Performance and tuning Introduction to performance and tuningDisabling Dvfs Limiting Apci C-states Setting Numa affinity Setting the interrupt handler affinity Numa configuration Fio-config -p Fioaffinity 4,n1,0xf5,n07,g19,g2,0xff0Introduction to Numa architecture Fioaffinity parameter Advanced configuration example Checking the log for errors Fio-config -p Fioaffinity 5,g0,0xf6,0xf Subscription service ResourcesFor more information Support and other resources Before you contact HPHP contact information Customer Self Repair Réparation par le client CSR Riparazione da parte del cliente Reparaciones del propio cliente Reparo feito pelo cliente Support and other resources Support and other resources Support and other resources Safety and regulatory compliance Warranty informationRegulatory information Acronyms and abbreviations Numa SMI-S Documentation feedback Index Using the IO Accelerator as a swap