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Notification Driver for Ultra320 SCSI devices for Windows Server 2003

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Workaround To manually check for the IPMI driver open the Windows Device Manager by right-clicking My Computer, and selecting Manage > Device Manager. The IPMI is located under System Devices as the HP Baseboard Management Controller IPMI Device (HP Baseboard Management Controller Interface Device is an older name for this driver). If the driver is missing, install it from the HP Smart Setup CD. Drivers missing from Microsoft media Issue Servers Workaround If you installed the operating system from Microsoft media, you must also install device drivers for the HP Integrity server for all devices displaying a yellow exclamation mark (!) icon in the system device manager. These drivers are available on the HP Smart Setup CD. All Integrity To install a device driver from the HP Smart Setup CD: 1. Insert the HP Smart Setup CD in the server CD/DVD drive. 2. Read the End User License Agreement. If you agree to the terms of the license agreement, click Agree to continue. 3. Run the Windows Device Manager, and click View > Devices by Type to list the system devices. 4. Expand the Other devices entry. This displays a list of all devices whose drivers were not found during installation of the operating system. Some of these devices may have a specific name, while others appear as Unknown Device. Each item is indicated by a small yellow exclamation mark icon next to its name. 5. Right-click the first item, and select Update Driver from the context menu. 6. In the Hardware Update Wizard screen, select Install the software automatically and click Next. 7. If a warning dialog appears stating the driver is not digitally signed, ignore the message. This is not an issue. Click Next to continue. 8. When successful installation is indicated, click Finish. Driver roll back causes crash Issue Servers Workaround If SecurePath software is installed and you attempt to roll back from the Storport device driver to the SCSIport driver, the system crashes with a blue screen. All Integrity This is an operating system bug. See the Microsoft Knowledge Base article #903081, titled Storport Update at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=903081. prlntss.sys installation issue Issue Servers Workaround The U320 Event notification driver (prlntss.sys) does not install correctly after a Support Pack installation following an operating system installation using SP1 slipstream or Microsoft media. The problem only occurs with Integrity servers booting from a U320 controller (embedded or HBA) with the external port connected to an MSA30 after a fresh operating system installation. The problem does not occur if you install the operating system using Reinstall media, or if the U320 is not used as a boot controller. All Integrity Install the driver using the individual Smart Component only found on the Software tab on your HP Smart Setup CD. Click the HP StorageWorks Event Notification Driver for Ultra320 SCSI devices for Windows Server 2003 on Itanium-based Systems link. 20 Release 6.1 Overview

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Workaround
To manually check for the IPMI driver open the Windows Device Manager by
right-clicking
My Computer
, and selecting
Manage > Device Manager.
The
IPMI is located under System Devices as the HP Baseboard Management
Controller IPMI Device (HP Baseboard Management Controller Interface Device
is an older name for this driver). If the driver is missing, install it from the HP
Smart Setup CD.
Drivers missing from Microsoft media
Issue
If you installed the operating system from Microsoft media, you must also install
device drivers for the HP Integrity server for all devices displaying a yellow
exclamation mark (!) icon in the system device manager. These drivers are
available on the HP Smart Setup CD.
Servers
All Integrity
Workaround
To install a device driver from the HP Smart Setup CD:
1.
Insert the HP Smart Setup CD in the server CD/DVD drive.
2.
Read the End User License Agreement. If you agree to the terms of the
license agreement, click
Agree
to continue.
3.
Run the Windows Device Manager, and click
View > Devices by Type
to
list the system devices.
4.
Expand the
Other devices
entry. This displays a list of all devices whose
drivers were not found during installation of the operating system. Some
of these devices may have a specific name, while others appear as
Unknown
Device
. Each item is indicated by a small yellow exclamation mark icon
next to its name.
5.
Right-click the first item, and select
Update Driver
from the context menu.
6.
In the Hardware Update Wizard screen, select
Install the software
automatically
and click
Next
.
7.
If a warning dialog appears stating the driver is not digitally signed, ignore
the message. This is not an issue. Click
Next
to continue.
8.
When successful installation is indicated, click
Finish
.
Driver roll back causes crash
Issue
If SecurePath software is installed and you attempt to roll back from the Storport
device driver to the SCSIport driver, the system crashes with a blue screen.
Servers
All Integrity
Workaround
This is an operating system bug. See the Microsoft Knowledge Base article
#903081, titled
Storport Update
at
.
prlntss.sys installation issue
Issue
The U320 Event notification driver (
prlntss.sys
) does not install correctly
after a Support Pack installation following an operating system installation
using SP1 slipstream or Microsoft media. The problem only occurs with Integrity
servers booting from a U320 controller (embedded or HBA) with the external
port connected to an MSA30 after a fresh operating system installation. The
problem does not occur if you install the operating system using Reinstall media,
or if the U320 is not used as a boot controller.
Servers
All Integrity
Workaround
Install the driver using the individual Smart Component only found on the
Software tab on your HP Smart Setup CD. Click the
HP StorageWorks Event
Notification Driver for Ultra320 SCSI devices for Windows Server 2003 on
Itanium-based Systems
link.
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Release 6.1 Overview