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Smart Array 6404 Controller OpenVMS Installation Smart Array 6404 OpenVMS Software Installation Smart Array 6404 OpenVMS Software Installation Installing the Smart Array Controller to a System Running OpenVMS Step 1. Install the controller according to the instructions in the section titled Install Smart Array 6400 Controller. Step 2. Make sure your Smart Array firmware is Version 2.58 or later. Refer to the http://www.hp.com website to download Version 2.58 firmware. From the HP website, choose Software and Driver Downloads. Once on this page, enter the product number of your smart array controller, and choose Download Driver and Software (firmware). Step 3. Web based utilities are provided for monitoring and configuring the smart array controller and the attached storage running with OpenVMS. The monitoring function is made available as part of the HP Insight Management Agents kit for OpenVMS Version 3.3. After you have installed the controller, you need to install HP Insight Management Agents for OpenVMS V3.3. Software documentation and downloads can be obtained from the following website: http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/mgmt_agents/ Step 4. Online controller array configuration and maintenance functions are provided using the SA6400A Array Configuration Utility for Smart Array Controllers (ACU-XE) Version 6.4. The ACU-XE utility is installed separately from the HP Insight Management Kit, but requires the facilities provided by the Management kit. You can download the HP Array Configuration Utility for Integrity Servers Version 6.4 from the following website: http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/mgmt_agents/. The Smart Array Configuration Utility is fully compatible with HP Insight Management Agents for OpenVMS Version 3.3. Installing the Smart Array Controller as a Boot Device Use the following steps to install the smart array controller prior to installing the operating system. When using an HP Smart array controller as your boot controller, use the Option Rom Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) utility to configure your logical boot drive. The ORCA utility can only be accessed when the system is booting. Refer to the Section below titled Using Orca for instructions on how to use this ROM-based utility. Step 1. Power down the system. Step 2. Install the controller according to the instructions in the section titled Install Smart Array 6400 Controller. Step 3. Power up the system. Step 4. During initialization verify that your firmware is at 2.58. If you need firmware Version 2.58, refer to the http://www.hp.com website to download Version 2.58 firmware, and choose Software and Driver Downloads. Enter the product number for your smart array controller and choose Download Driver and Software (firmware). Step 5. Start the Orca program. See the Section (below) titled Using Orca. Step 6. Exit out of Orca after configuring drives. The system will continue to initialize other devices in the system. 22 Chapter 2

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Smart Array 6404 Controller OpenVMS Installation
Smart Array 6404 OpenVMS Software Installation
Chapter 2
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Smart Array 6404 OpenVMS Software Installation
Installing the Smart Array Controller to a System Running OpenVMS
Step 1.
Install the controller according to the instructions in the section titled Install Smart Array 6400
Controller.
Step 2.
Make sure your Smart Array firmware is Version 2.58 or later. Refer to the http://www.hp.com
website to download Version 2.58 firmware.
From the HP website, choose Software and Driver
Downloads. Once on this page, enter the product number of your smart array controller, and choose
Download Driver and Software (firmware).
Step 3.
Web based utilities are provided for monitoring and configuring the smart array controller and the
attached storage running with OpenVMS. The monitoring function is made available as part of the
HP Insight Management Agents kit for OpenVMS Version 3.3. After you have installed the
controller, you need to install HP Insight Management Agents for OpenVMS V3.3. Software
documentation and downloads can be obtained from the following website:
Step 4.
Online controller array configuration and maintenance functions are provided using the SA6400A
Array Configuration Utility for Smart Array Controllers (ACU-XE) Version 6.4. The ACU-XE
utility is installed separately from the HP Insight Management Kit, but requires the facilities
provided by the Management kit. You can download the HP Array Configuration Utility for
Integrity Servers Version 6.4 from the following website:
.
The Smart Array Configuration Utility is fully compatible with HP Insight Management Agents for
OpenVMS Version 3.3.
Installing the Smart Array Controller as a Boot Device
Use the following steps to install the smart array controller prior to installing the operating system.
When using an HP Smart array controller as your boot controller, use the Option Rom Configuration for
Arrays (ORCA) utility to configure your logical boot drive. The ORCA utility can only be accessed when the
system is booting. Refer to the Section below titled Using Orca for instructions on how to use this ROM-based
utility.
Step 1.
Power down the system.
Step 2.
Install the controller according to the instructions in the section titled Install Smart Array 6400
Controller.
Step 3.
Power up the system.
Step 4.
During initialization verify that your firmware is at 2.58. If you need firmware Version 2.58, refer
to the
website to download Version 2.58 firmware, and choose Software and
Driver Downloads. Enter the product number for your smart array controller and choose Download
Driver and Software (firmware).
Step 5.
Start the Orca program.
See the Section (below) titled Using Orca.
Step 6.
Exit out of Orca after configuring drives. The system will continue to initialize other devices in the
system.