HP 381513-B21 HP Smart Array P800 Controller Installation Overview

HP 381513-B21 - Smart Array P800 Controller RAID Manual

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Kit contents
All controller kits contain an installation overview poster (this
document), a Documentation CD, and a controller board.
Each controller kit also contains one of the following software
CD kits:
SmartStart CD kit (contains device drivers, support software
and utilities, HP Insight Diagnostics, Management Agents,
and documentation for SmartStart and HP Systems
Insight Manager)
Support Software CD kit (contains device drivers
and utilities)
The SmartStart CD does not provide support for HP Integrity
servers. In this case, use the Smart Setup media instead.
Installing
the controller in an
uncon
gured HP ProLiant server
New HP ProLiant server models autocon
gure when they
are powered up for the
rst time. For more information
about the autocon
guration process, see the server-speci
c
setup and installation guide or the
HP ROM-Based Setup
Utility User Guide
. These guides are available on the server
Documentation CD.
IMPORTANT:
Do not power up the server until the
hardware con
guration is satisfactory, as described in
the procedure given in this section.
To install the controller in an uncon
gured server:
1.
Install the controller hardware.
2.
If necessary, install physical drives.
The
number of drives connected to the controller determines
the RAID level that is autocon
gured when the server is
powered up. For details, see the server-speci
c setup and
installation guide or the
HP ROM-Based Setup Utility
User Guide
.
3.
Power up the server. The autocon
guration process runs.
4.
Update the server
rmware.
5.
Update the controller
rmware.
6.
Install the operating system and device drivers. Instructions
are provided with the CD that is supplied in the
controller kit.
7.
(Optional) Create additional logical drives.
The server is now ready to use.
Installing the controller in a
con
gured HP ProLiant server
1.
Back up data on the system.
2.
Update the server
rmware.
3.
If the new controller will be the boot device, install the
device drivers. Otherwise, go directly to step 4.
4.
Power down the server.
HP Smart Array P800
Controller
Installation Overview
Second Edition (January 2007)
Part Number 432601-002
Les "Viktig sikkerhetsinformasjon" på dokumentasjons-CDen før du installerer dette produktet.
Læs dokumentet Vigtige sikkerhedsoplysninger på dokumentations-cd'en, før produktet installeres.
Prima dell'installazione, leggere sul CD le Informazioni importanti sulla sicurezza.
Tärkeisiin turvatietoihin" Documentation CD -levyllä ennen tuotteen asentamista.
Läs dokumentet Viktig säkerhetsinformation på dokumentations-cd:n innan du installerar denna produkt.
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