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6 HP NetRAID Series Software Overview In this chapter you will complete the next five steps in the installation: • In Step I, you choose whether you want to use I2O or non-I2O HP NetRAID drivers • In Step J, you use the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM to prepare the diskettes needed to install the NOS, HP NetRAID drivers, and the HP NetRAID NOS-specific utilities • In Step K, you install the network operating system (NOS) if necessary and the appropriate HP NetRAID drivers • In Step L, you install the NOS-specific configuration utility you need to manage your HP NetRAID system • In Step M, you run optional configuration utilities Step I. Decide Which HP NetRAID Drivers You Need Before you begin to install your software, you must decide which set of drivers you need. • If you have an HP NetRAID adapter, you must install non-I2O drivers. • If you have an HP NetRAID-1 adapter, you must install non-I2O drivers. • If you have an HP NetRAID-3Si adapter, you have a choice. The HP NetRAID-3Si adapter supports non-I2O drivers on all operating systems and supports I2O drivers on some operating systems. The data created using I2O drivers is fully compatible with data created using non-I2O drivers. This chapter contains complete instructions on installing non-I2O drivers. If you are installing non-I2O drivers, see Step J next in this chapter. 69

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6
HP NetRAID Series Software
Overview
In this chapter you will complete the next five steps in the installation:
In Step I, you choose whether you want to use I
2
O or non-I
2
O
HP NetRAID drivers
In Step J, you use the
HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM
to prepare the
diskettes needed to install the NOS, HP NetRAID drivers, and the
HP NetRAID NOS-specific utilities
In Step K, you install the network operating system (NOS) if necessary
and the appropriate HP NetRAID drivers
In Step L, you install the NOS-specific configuration utility you need to
manage your HP NetRAID system
In Step M, you run optional configuration utilities
Step I.
Decide Which HP NetRAID Drivers You
Need
Before you begin to install your software, you must decide which set of drivers
you need.
If you have an HP NetRAID adapter, you must install non-I
2
O drivers.
If you have an HP NetRAID-1 adapter, you must install non-I
2
O drivers.
If you have an HP NetRAID-3Si adapter, you have a choice. The HP
NetRAID-3Si adapter supports non-I
2
O drivers on all operating systems
and supports I
2
O drivers on some operating systems.
The data created using I
2
O drivers is fully compatible with data created using
non-I
2
O drivers.
This chapter contains complete instructions on installing non-I
2
O drivers. If you
are installing non-I
2
O drivers, see Step J next in this chapter.