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SCSIport miniport driver error. It can also cause network timeouts if remote computers are accessing data on drives that use the SCSIport driver on the Windows Server 2003 system. • If you are running Secure Path for Windows, you must upgrade to Secure Path 4.0c SP2 or later for Windows. STORport is not supported with earlier versions of Secure Path. Minimum Requirements for 2.x STORport Driver Driver installation with HP Smart Component requires a minimum of Windows Server 2003 SP2 or SP1 with update KB932755. Apply the Microsoft STORport update (KB932755) before installing or upgrading to this version of the STORport driver. For boot installations, Windows Server 2003 SP2 install image is required, followed by the KB update. HBAnyware Consider the following restrictions for HBAnyware: • You must manually uninstall any previous versions of HBAnyware before installing the drivers. • Before disabling or uninstalling an HBA using Device Manager, you must close HBAnyware. • In the presence of a failed path, HBAnyware may remove LUNs from the tree display. The display is corrected when the failed path is restored. • The installation of HBAnyware on IA64 is included in the driver smart component. There is no separate IA64 smart component for HBAnyware. • To install HBAnyware for Windows XP: 1. Download hbanyware_30a16_winxp.zip from the HP-website: ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software8/COL6923/co-48775-1/hbanyware_30a16_winxp.zip 2. Unzip the zip file and run setupapps.exe. • When upgrading the x86(W32) or x64 HBA STORport driver to 2.01a4, any existing HBAnyware installed on the server will uninstall during the driver installation. You must reinstall the latest version of HBAnyware to use the utility. FC2142SR and FC2242SR HBAs HP ProLiant DL380 (G4) servers must have Systems ROMPaq Firmware 4.05 P51-08/16/2005 or later to be compatible with the FC2142SR and FC2242SR. Failure to use this ROMPaq version can cause the HBAs to hang during the power-on self-test (POST). For detailed information, see the HP-website: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/4gbpciehba/index.html Issues Smart Component issues The following Smart Component issues may be observed during driver installation: • When using the Smart Component to install drivers, if the following message appears during reboot, ignore it and continue with the reboot procedure. No known issue has been observed in connection with the display of this message. 8

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SCSIport miniport driver error. It can also cause network timeouts if remote computers are accessing
data on drives that use the SCSIport driver on the Windows Server 2003 system.
If you are running Secure Path for Windows, you must upgrade to Secure Path 4.0c SP2 or later
for Windows. STORport is not supported with earlier versions of Secure Path.
Minimum Requirements for 2.x STORport Driver
Driver installation with HP Smart Component requires a minimum of Windows Server 2003 SP2 or
SP1 with update KB932755. Apply the Microsoft STORport update (KB932755) before installing or
upgrading to this version of the STORport driver. For boot installations, Windows Server 2003 SP2
install image is required, followed by the KB update.
HBAnyware
Consider the following restrictions for HBAnyware:
You must manually uninstall any previous versions of HBAnyware before installing the drivers.
Before disabling or uninstalling an HBA using Device Manager, you must close HBAnyware.
In the presence of a failed path, HBAnyware may remove LUNs from the tree display. The display
is corrected when the failed path is restored.
The installation of HBAnyware on IA64 is included in the driver smart component. There is no
separate IA64 smart component for HBAnyware.
To install HBAnyware for Windows XP:
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When upgrading the x86(W32) or x64 HBA STORport driver to 2.01a4, any existing HBAnyware
installed on the server will uninstall during the driver installation. You must reinstall the latest version
of HBAnyware to use the utility.
FC2142SR and FC2242SR HBAs
HP ProLiant DL380 (G4) servers must have Systems ROMPaq Firmware 4.05 P51-08/16/2005 or
later to be compatible with the FC2142SR and FC2242SR. Failure to use this ROMPaq version can
cause the HBAs to hang during the power-on self-test (POST). For detailed information, see the
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Issues
Smart Component issues
The following Smart Component issues may be observed during driver installation:
When using the Smart Component to install drivers, if the following message appears during reboot,
ignore it and continue with the reboot procedure. No known issue has been observed in connection
with the display of this message.
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