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STORport miniport driver installation restrictions When upgrading to the STORport miniport driver from previous driver versions, consider the following: • The STORport miniport driver is supported only on Windows 2003 and later. • Before installing the Windows Server 2003 STORport miniport driver, you must install the latest Microsoft QFE to update the storport.sys driver. • On any given server, SCSIport and STORport miniport drivers from different vendors may be mixed across an HBA population. All HBAs from a single vendor must operate exclusively with either all SCSIport miniport drivers or all STORport miniport drivers. • If you are running Secure Path for Windows, you must upgrade to Secure Path 4.0c SP2 or later for Windows. STORport drivers are not supported with earlier versions of Secure Path. The latest STORport QFE must be installed before installing MultiPath software. STORport miniport driver installation restriction for WS208 ia64 If you are running Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems on a rx2660, rx3600, rx6600, rx7640, rx8640 or Superdome sx2000 with a AH400A or AH401A 8G Fibre Channel HBA, it is critical that you complete the following steps: • If you are using the AH400A/AH401A as a data controller, check the Engineering Date Code (EDC) on your controller before performing an installation on an Integrity server running Windows. The EDC is printed on part number label located on the back side of the controller. If the EDC is lower than version A-4832, run the ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility and then install Microsoft QFE 957018. If the EDC version is A-4832 or higher, you only need to install Microsoft QFE 957018. • How to run the ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility: 1. Go to ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/servers/software/WindowsIntegrity/ and download the ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility to a USB flash drive. 2. Install the controller and boot to the EFI Shell. 3. Run the set_msi_vect.nsh tool at the EFI shell. Select Option #1 ("Load preload table with 32 MSI-x vectors + ASPM fix") when prompted. • How to install Microsoft QFE 957018 1. After the flash is complete, boot to the operating system and install the update from Microsoft detailed in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 957018. NOTE: For more information, refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 957018 available at the website: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957018/en-us. This update can also be found on your HP Smart Update media, in OS Updates section on QFEs for WS2008 tab. • If you are using the AH400A/AH401A as a boot controller 1. Run the ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility before installing the OS to change the supported MSI-X vectors to 2 when installing to, and booting from, the AH400A/AH401A, 2. Install the Microsoft QFE 957018. • How to run the ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility 1. Go to ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/servers/software/WindowsIntegrity/ and download the ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility to a USB flash drive. 8

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STORport miniport driver installation restrictions
When upgrading to the STORport miniport driver from previous driver versions, consider the following:
•
The STORport miniport driver is supported only on Windows 2003 and later.
•
Before installing the Windows Server 2003 STORport miniport driver, you must install the latest
Microsoft QFE to update the
storport.sys
driver.
•
On any given server, SCSIport and STORport miniport drivers from different vendors may be mixed
across an HBA population. All HBAs from a single vendor must operate exclusively with either all
SCSIport miniport drivers or all STORport miniport drivers.
•
If you are running Secure Path for Windows, you must upgrade to Secure Path 4.0c SP2 or later
for Windows. STORport drivers are not supported with earlier versions of Secure Path. The latest
STORport QFE must be installed before installing MultiPath software.
STORport miniport driver installation restriction for WS208 ia64
If you are running Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems on a rx2660,
rx3600, rx6600, rx7640, rx8640 or Superdome sx2000 with a AH400A or AH401A 8G Fibre
Channel HBA, it is critical that you complete the following steps:
•
If you are using the AH400A/AH401A as a data controller, check the Engineering Date Code
(EDC) on your controller before performing an installation on an Integrity server running Windows.
The EDC is printed on part number label located on the back side of the controller. If the EDC is
lower than version A-4832, run the ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility and then install Microsoft
QFE 957018. If the EDC version is A-4832 or higher, you only need to install Microsoft QFE
957018.
•
How to run the ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility:
1.
Go to
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2.
Install the controller and boot to the EFI Shell.
3.
Run the
set_msi_vect.nsh
tool at the EFI shell. Select Option #1 (“Load preload table
with 32 MSI-x vectors + ASPM fix”) when prompted.
•
How to install Microsoft QFE 957018
1.
After the flash is complete, boot to the operating system and install the update from Mi-
crosoft detailed in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 957018.
NOTE:
For more information, refer to the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 957018 available
at the website:
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This update can also
be found on your HP Smart Update media, in
OS Updates
section on
QFEs for WS2008
tab.
•
If you are using the AH400A/AH401A as a boot controller
1.
Run the ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility before installing the OS to change the supported
MSI-X vectors to 2 when installing to, and booting from, the AH400A/AH401A,
2.
Install the Microsoft QFE 957018.
•
How to run the ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility
1.
Go to
and
download the
ASPM/MSI-X Vector Update Utility
to a USB flash drive.
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