HP IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class User Manual
HP IO Accelerator Version 3.2.3 Windows
install and use HP IO Accelerators with a Microsoft Windows operating system. It is helpful to have
lerator software
Part Number: 647099-003
User Guide
Abstract
This document describes software requirements for all relevant HP IO Accelerators using Microsoft Windows operating systems. This document is
intended for system administrators who plan to
previous experience with HP IO Accelerators and a Microsoft Windows operating system. This user guide is intended for IO Acce
release 3.2.3 or later.
February 2013
Edition: 3
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Contents
About this guide ........................................................................................................................... 6
Contents summary ..................................................................................................................................... 6
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 7
Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 7
Product naming ......................................................................................................................................... 7
Performance attributes ................................................................................................................................ 8
Required operating environment .................................................................................................................. 9
Supported firmware revisions ............................................................................................................ 9
Supported hardware ........................................................................................................................ 9
Windows Server environments ..................................................................................................... 12
Installation overview ................................................................................................................................ 12
Uninstalling a previously-installed driver ..................................................................................................... 12
Installing software on a Windows operating system ..................................................................................... 13
Using the Setup Wizard ................................................................................................................. 14
Upgrading device firmware from VSL 1.x.x or 2.x.x to 3.x.x ......................................................................... 19
Upgrading procedure .................................................................................................................... 20
Manual installation on Windows Server ..................................................................................................... 21
Manually installing on Windows Server 2003 ................................................................................... 22
Manually installing on Windows Server 2008 and 2012 ................................................................... 23
Upgrading the device firmware using Windows .......................................................................................... 23
Viewing the firmware version .......................................................................................................... 23
Performing the upgrade .................................................................................................................. 23
Upgrading driver software using Windows ................................................................................................. 24
Upgrading driver software using Windows in a non-RAID configuration ............................................... 24
Upgrading driver software using Windows in a RAID configuration ..................................................... 25
Defragmentation ..................................................................................................................................... 26
Silent install option .................................................................................................................................. 26
Outdated firmware check ......................................................................................................................... 26
Enabling PCIe power ............................................................................................................................... 27
IO Accelerator naming ............................................................................................................................. 27
Adding a file system, formatting, and performing multi-disk configuration ....................................................... 28
Creating a RAID configuration .................................................................................................................. 29
Using the IO Accelerator as swap with Windows operating system ............................................................... 29
Setting up SNMP for Windows operating systems ....................................................................................... 29
SNMP details for Windows operating systems ................................................................................... 29
Using test mode registry values ........................................................................................................ 30
SNMP MIB fields supporting Windows Server ................................................................................... 31
Using installation logs .............................................................................................................................. 33
Windows Installer logging options ................................................................................................... 33
Creating an installation log ............................................................................................................. 34
Creating an uninstall log ................................................................................................................ 34
Creating a patch install log ............................................................................................................. 34
Automated logging with the Windows Installer Logging Policy ............................................................ 35
Troubleshooting event log messages ................................................................................................ 35
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