4.
Remove the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe bulkhead filler. Save it to use for if you later decide to remove
the adapter and leave the slot empty.
5.
Insert the adapter into the slot, and press it firmly into place. The contacts on the adapter edge
should be fully seated in the system board connector.
6.
Close the MRL.
a.
Rotate the MRL downward 90 degrees.
b.
Push the edge of the MRL down until it clicks into place on the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card
bulkhead.
7.
Close the gate latch to secure the end of the card.
Procedure 16 Connecting the Controller to Other Devices
•
Connect the Adapter to the SAS backplane. See
Table 82 (page 264)
for a listing of Cable kit
part numbers.
Completing the Adapter Installation on HP-UX
Procedure 17 Downloading Software for the Smart Array Series Controllers
The drivers, utilities and manpages for the Smart Array series controllers are located at the HP
Software Depot.
1.
Go to
http://www.software.hp.com
2.
Search for “Smart Array”
3.
Click
Receive for Free
.
4.
Select the HP-UX version that your system runs, then complete the required registration
information and click Next.
5.
Click the depot that corresponds with the OS you are running to download the drivers, utilities,
and manpages for the Smart Array Controllers.
6.
In the
Documents
column next to the
Download Software
column, click
Installation Instructions
to download instructions for using the Software Distributor tool to install the drivers, utilities,
and manpages.
Installing Software for Smart Array Series Controllers
The drivers, utilities, and manpages for the Smart Array Series Controllers contained in the RAID-01
bundle downloaded depot can be installed using Software Distributor (SD). SD is a tool for installing
software on HP-UX host systems. SD can also be used to remove software from HP-UX systems. The
RAID-01 bundle is composed of several files that will be copied to the appropriate directories on
the host system. View these files in the /opt/raidsa/bin directory. The instructions for using SD to
install or remove the drivers, utilities, and manpages for the Smart Array series controllers can be
viewed at the HP Software Depot.
Procedure 18 Verifying the Installation
After the system reboots, verify that the installation was successful.
1.
Enter the
swlist
command:
swlist
When running HP-UX 11i v2 the generated output will look like this:
RAID-01 B.11.23.0612 RAID SA; Supptd HW=A7143A/A9890A/A9891A
2.
Enter the
ioscan -kfnd ciss
command:
ioscan -kfnd ciss
If the Smart Array Controller software is installed correctly, the generated output looks similar
to this:
# ioscan -kfnd ciss
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
==========================================================================
ext_bus 5 0/6/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0 ciss CLAIMED INTERFACE PCIe SAS SmartArray P400 RAID
Controller
/dev/ciss5
If the software is not installed correctly, reinstall it using
swinstall
.
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