HP IO manual Contents

Contents

About this guide	6
Contents summary	6
Introduction	7
Overview	7
Product naming	7
Performance attributes	8
Required operating environment	9
Supported firmware revisions	9
Supported hardware	9
Windows Server environments	12
Installation overview	12
Uninstalling a previously-installed driver	12
Installing software on a Windows operating system	13
Using the Setup Wizard	14
Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to 3.x.x	19
Upgrading procedure	20
Manual installation on Windows Server	21
Manually installing on Windows Server 2003	22
Manually installing on Windows Server 2008 and 2012	23
Upgrading the device firmware using Windows	23
Viewing the firmware version	23
Performing the upgrade	23
Upgrading driver software using Windows	24
Upgrading driver software using Windows in a non-RAID configuration	24
Upgrading driver software using Windows in a RAID configuration	25
Defragmentation	26
Silent install option	26
Outdated firmware check	26
Enabling PCIe power	27
IO Accelerator naming	27
Adding a file system, formatting, and performing multi-disk configuration	28
Creating a RAID configuration	29
Using the IO Accelerator as swap with Windows operating system	29
Setting up SNMP for Windows operating systems	29
SNMP details for Windows operating systems	29
Using test mode registry values	30
SNMP MIB fields supporting Windows Server	31
Using installation logs	33
Windows Installer logging options	33
Creating an installation log	34
Creating an uninstall log	34
Creating a patch install log	34
Automated logging with the Windows Installer Logging Policy	35
Troubleshooting event log messages	35

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