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3 Installing the Windows drivers This chapter describes how to install the Windows SCSIPORT miniport driver and Storport miniport driver. • Prerequisites, page 17 • Installing the Windows drivers using the HP Smart Component kit, page 17 Prerequisites Before you install the Windows drivers: • Go to the HP web site http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/hba.html and obtain the HP Smart Component with the latest drivers and release notes. • Familiarize yourself with the operating system on which the HBA will operate, and ensure that you have access to standard system documentation. • Review any restrictions or mandatory hotfixes that apply to your configuration and operating system. Installing the Windows drivers using the HP Smart Component This section describes how to install the Windows SCSIPORT miniport driver and Storport miniport driver. NOTE: HP does not support Device Manager to update drivers. Using Device Manager can delete registry parameters and cause erratic behavior. 1. Obtain the latest Smart Component: a. Select the FC2143 or FC2243 HBA from the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters list on the SAN Infrastructure web page, as described in Prerequisites. The web page for your HBA appears. b. In the Support section, click Software and drivers. c. Select a language. d. Select a Windows operating system. e. In the Driver Storage Controllers - FC HBA section, click Download in the row for the SCSIPORT miniport driver or Storport miniport driver. f. Save the Smart Component (cp00xxxx.exe) to disk. FC2143 and FC2243 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 host bus adapters for Linux and Windows installation guide 17

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3
Installing
the
Windows
drivers
This
chapter
describes
how
to
install
the
Windows
SCSIPORT
miniport
driver
and
Storport
miniport
driver.
•
Prerequisites
,
page
17
•
Installing
the
Windows
drivers
using
the
HP
Smart
Component
kit
,
page
17
Prerequisites
Before
you
install
the
Windows
drivers:
•
Go
to
the
HP
web
site
and
obtain
the
HP
Smart
Component
with
the
latest
drivers
and
release
notes.
•
Familiarize
yourself
with
the
operating
system
on
which
the
HBA
will
operate,
and
ensure
that
you
have
access
to
standard
system
documentation.
•
Review
any
restrictions
or
mandatory
hot
fi
xes
that
apply
to
your
con
fi
guration
and
operating
system.
Installing
the
Windows
drivers
using
the
HP
Smart
Component
This
section
describes
how
to
install
the
Windows
SCSIPORT
miniport
driver
and
Storport
miniport
driver.
NOTE:
HP
does
not
support
Device
Manager
to
update
drivers.
Using
Device
Manager
can
delete
registry
parameters
and
cause
erratic
behavior.
1.
Obtain
the
latest
Smart
Component:
a.
Select
the
FC2143
or
FC2243
HBA
from
the
Fibre
Channel
Host
Bus
Adapters
list
on
the
SAN
Infrastructure
web
page,
as
described
in
Prerequisites
.
The
web
page
for
your
HBA
appears.
b.
In
the
Support
section,
click
Software
and
drivers
.
c.
Select
a
language.
d.
Select
a
Windows
operating
system.
e.
In
the
Driver
Storage
Controllers
- FC
HBA
section,
click
Download
in
the
row
for
the
SCSIPORT
miniport
driver
or
Storport
miniport
driver.
f.
Save
the
Smart
Component
(
cp00
xxxx
.exe
) to disk.
FC2143
and
FC2243
4Gb
PCI-X
2.0
host
bus
adapters
for
Linux
and
Windows
installation
guide
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