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Appendix: Install the hpahcisr driver for OS installation, Installing a Windows or Linux OS

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Appendix: Install the hpahcisr driver for OS installation Installing a Windows or Linux OS To take advantage of SATA RAID functionality on the node, you must install the hpahcisr driver. To obtain the driver and install it with the operating system, complete the following steps: 1. Enable SATA RAID functionality in RBSU ("Enabling SATA RAID functionality in RBSU" on page 72). 2. Create a drivers diskette for the OS to be installed on the node: o Creating a drivers diskette for Windows 2008 SP1 OS (on page 72) o Creating a drivers diskette for Linux OS (on page 73) 3. Install the operating system on the node: o Installing a Windows OS (on page 73) o Installing a Linux OS (on page 74) Enabling SATA RAID functionality in RBSU 1. Power up the node. If the node is already powered up, then exit all open applications and restart. 2. During POST, press the F9 key to launch RBSU. 3. In the Advanced Options menu screen, select SATA Controller Options. 4. Select Embedded SATA Configuration. 5. After reading the information in the window that is displayed, press any key to continue. 6. Select Enable SATA RAID support. 7. Press ESC to save and exit RBSU. Creating a drivers diskette for Windows 2008 SP1 OS 1. Mount the Smart Start DVD on any Windows 64-bit server and launch SmartStart. 2. Select the Software tab and then click the Create Driver Diskettes link. 3. In the Create Driver Diskettes window, select the Create Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2008 R2 driver USB key link to create the drivers diskette for the Windows 2008 R2 x64 OS. 4. When the HP USB Punchout Creation Utility launches, mount a USB device to the node and select that device from the drop down list. 5. Click Copy. 6. After the copy is complete, click Exit to close the utility. 7. View the contents of the USB device to verify that the driver was copied to the device. Appendix: Install the hpahcisr driver for OS installation 72

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Appendix: Install the hpahcisr driver for OS installation
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Appendix: Install the hpahcisr driver for OS
installation
Installing a Windows or Linux OS
To take advantage of SATA RAID functionality on the node, you must install the hpahcisr driver. To obtain the
driver and install it with the operating system, complete the following steps:
1.
Enable SATA RAID functionality in RBSU ("
Enabling SATA RAID functionality in RBSU
" on page
72
).
2.
Create a drivers diskette for the OS to be installed on the node:
o
Creating a drivers diskette for Windows 2008 SP1 OS (on page
72
)
o
Creating a drivers diskette for Linux OS (on page
73
)
3.
Install the operating system on the node:
o
Installing a Windows OS (on page
73
)
o
Installing a Linux OS (on page
74
)
Enabling SATA RAID functionality in RBSU
1.
Power up the node. If the node is already powered up, then exit all open applications and restart.
2.
During POST, press the
F9
key to launch RBSU.
3.
In the
Advanced Options
menu screen, select
SATA Controller Options
.
4.
Select
Embedded SATA Configuration
.
5.
After reading the information in the window that is displayed, press any key to continue.
6.
Select
Enable SATA RAID support
.
7.
Press
ESC
to save and exit RBSU.
Creating a drivers diskette for Windows 2008 SP1 OS
1.
Mount the Smart Start DVD on any Windows 64-bit server and launch SmartStart.
2.
Select the Software tab and then click the
Create Driver Diskettes
link.
3.
In the Create Driver Diskettes window, select the
Create Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2008 R2
driver USB key
link to create the drivers diskette for the Windows 2008 R2 x64 OS.
4.
When the HP USB Punchout Creation Utility launches, mount a USB device to the node and select that
device from the drop down list.
5.
Click
Copy
.
6.
After the copy is complete, click
Exit
to close the utility.
7.
View the contents of the USB device to verify that the driver was copied to the device.