Installing the controller offline
To install a Smart Array controller on a server running HP-UX, follow the procedures in the HP-UX
chapter of the installation guide for your controller. Installation guides are available on the HP
website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs.
Click the link for your HP-UX version. Installation guides are listed alphabetically in the “Setup and
install — general” section.
NOTE:
If you purchased the Smart Array P400 Controller as an option kit upgrade, follow the
installation instructions in the server-specific installation guide provided in the upgrade package.
Adding or replacing a Smart Array controller online
You can use Online Addition, Replacement, and Deletion (OL*) to replace some Smart Array
controllers online in HP-UX systems that support OL*, without powering off and rebooting the
system. (Some Smart Array controllers do not support this feature.) The server hardware uses per-slot
power control and HP-UX OL* utilities to enable online addition or replacement of Smart Array
Controller without adversely affecting other system components.
Table 17 Smart Array controller OL* support
Online Deletion (OLD)
Online Replacement (OLR)
Online Addition (OLA)
Controller
Because the Smart Array P400 is a core I/O controller, OL* is not supported.
Smart Array P400
Not supported.
Not supported.
Not supported.
Smart Array P411
N/A. OL* cannot be used with server blades.
Smart Array P700m, Smart
Array P711m
Supported.
Supported.
Not supported.
Smart Array P800
Not supported.
Not supported.
Not supported.
Smart Array P812
During a Smart Array Controller online replacement operation, the system performs a Critical
Resource Analysis (CRA), which checks all channels on the target controller for critical resources
that become temporarily unavailable when the controller is shut down. If critical resources will be
affected by the OL* procedure, you can replace the controller when the system is offline. See
“Installing the controller offline” (page 25)
.
IMPORTANT:
Other controllers (host bus adapters) and slots in the system can be dependent on
the controller that is targeted for replacement. For example, if the target controller has multiple
channels, suspending or deleting drivers for the target PCIe slot also suspends individual drivers
for the multiple hardware paths on the controller installed in that PCI slot.
To replace a Smart Array controller online:
1.
Confirm that you have the minimum
ciss
driver version to support OL* on your system.
See the HP Smart Array Controller Support Matrix at http://www.hp.com/go/
hpux-iocards-docs.
Click the link for your HP-UX version. Support Matrix documents are listed alphabetically in
the “General reference” section.
2.
Confirm that the controller is in a slot that supports OL*.
To determine the capabilities of the slots on your system, see the documentation for your server
at http://www.hp.com/go/Integrity_Servers-docs.
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