HP Smart Array (RAID) Host Bus Adapters Installation Manual download pdf (Page 10)

1. Go to the HP Software Depot website at:

http://software.hp.com.

2. Search for RAID-01.

3. Click Receive for Free.

4. If prompted, sign in with your HP Passport account credentials or create a new account.

5. In the Software Specifications section, select HP-UX 11.31.1005 Itanium (or later).

6. Complete all other required fields, then click Next.

7. Follow the prompts to download the driver bundle and installation instructions.

Installing software

The drivers, utilities, and manpages for the Smart Array Series Controllers are contained in the

RAID-01 bundle located in the downloaded depot. See “Downloading software” (page 9). Follow

the procedure in the Download/Installation Instructions to verify the download and install the

bundle.

Verifying the installation

After the system boots, verify that the installation was successful by following these steps:

1. Enter the swlist command:

# swlist

If the Smart Array Controller is installed correctly, the generated output includes an item similar

to the following:

RAID-01 B.11.31.1005 RAID SA; Supptd HW=A7143A/A9890A/A9891A

The version string that appears indicates the version of the RAID-01 bundle installed on your

server.

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. See “Installing software”

(page 10).

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