HP Tc2110 Product Update
Product Update: HP Server tc2110
Updated information
· The HP Server tc2110 does not support HP NetRAID-1M under Linux.
· Use the LAN drivers provided on the Startup CD when installing the P3492A Network Adapter Card.
· Installing Intel drivers on Linux systems (details below)
· Installing HP NetRAID-1M drivers (details below)
· Installing HP NetRAID-1M Utilities (details below)
· HP NetRAID-1M Adapter Firmware and BIOS Update Procedure (details below)
· Expert users can refer to HP Server tc2110 Installation Highlights for Experts in Chapter 1 of the NOS Install Guide.
The most current information, including updated drivers, firmware and BIOS for the HP Server tc2110 and all HP
Servers, can be found on the HP web site at www.hp.com.
Installing Intel drivers on Linux systems.
NOTE: This document attempts to highlight steps needed to compile Intel NIC drivers. However, because there are so
many ways your system could be configured, additional and/or different steps may be needed. Please contact your Linux
distribution for additional help. The commands you should type on your system are shown as such. Press Enter after each
command.
Driver format
The drivers are usually distributed as source in an archive format. The typical format is the compressed archive obtained
by using the tar and the gzip commands. Because you are using the source of the driver, you will have to compile it to a
binary format before you can use it on your system. The compilation process expects the linux source code to be installed
on your system. You cannot compile the driver if the linux source code is not installed. The linux source code is usually
installed in /usr/src/linux. If you linux source code is not located in /usr/src/linux consider creating a symbolic link.
Driver filename
A typical filename for an archive looks like this: e100-1.6.13.tar.gz. In this case, it is the source for version 1.6.13 of the
e100.o driver. The driver’s filename often reflects the version of your driver.
Compiling
1. Copy the compressed tar file to a temporary location on your linux system (usually /tmp).
2. Extract the source code from its archive: tar xvfz e100-1.6.13.tar.gz (use appropriate filename). This action will
create a directory that contains the source. In this particular case, the directory created is e100-1.6.13
3. Go to the src directory inside: cd e100-1.6.13/src
4. Compile the driver: make
You will see the output of the make command on the screen as the driver is compiled. It is not rare to see warning
messages. This typically happens because some variables from the linux source directory /usr/src/linux are redefined in
the driver you are compiling.
HP Part Number 5990-3502, Doc # 5990-3502-1
Printed in March 2002
*5990-3502*
IF YOU DID NOT SEE ANY ERRORS, then the driver was successfully compiled. If there are any errors, the
compilation process will stop. If everything went well you should see an output similar to this:
**************************************************
** e100.o built for 2.4.4-64GB-SMP
** SMP - Enabled
** iANS hooks - Enabled
** PRO Diagnostics - Enabled
** Ethtool IOCTL - Enabled
**************************************************
The above is shown only as an example! Your kernel may be different than 2.4.4-64GB-SMP and if you do not have a
SMP capable system, SMP will not be enabled.
WARNING: Installing the new driver in Step 5 will overwrite the previous driver.
5. Install the new driver. The driver you just compiled is still in the temporary directory. Use make to install it to the
appropriate location: make install
make install will install the driver to /lib/modules/your_kernel_version/kernel/drivers/net. It is recommended to backup
any previous version of your driver.
6. Testing the new driver
If you had already loaded the old driver, unload it. To do so, you will have to first stop any interface using that driver:
· ifconfig eth0 down
· ifconfig eth1 down (etc...)
7. When all the interfaces are down, you can unload the driver: rmmod e100
8. Load the driver again, the new one should load: modprobe e100
9. Type dmesg | less and use the space bar to get to the bottom. You should see the driver version of the driver you
loaded last.
Troubleshooting
Depending on linux distributions, you may encounter some issues when attempting to compile a driver.
If the system cannot find modversions.h or version.h, try the following:
1. go to the linux source tree: cd /usr/src/linux
2. run make oldconfig (press enter if you are asked any question)
3. run make dep
4. Go back to the temporary directory and try to compile e100 again.
If the driver is not compile for the right kernel try the following:
1. go to the linux source tree: cd /usr/src/linux
2. Edit Makefile and specify the kernel version including extra version if necessary.
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Installing HP NetRAID-1M drivers on the HP Server tc2110
Windows 2000 Driver
NOTE: These driver installation instructions assume the following:
· Logical drives have already been created on the HP NetRAID-1M controller (the NetRAID Express Tools
configuration utility is accessed during system boot up by pressing <CTRL> <M>).
· You have already created the HP NetRAID-1M Windows 2000 driver diskette from the HP Server tc2110 Startup
CD
Option 1: Installing the HP NetRAID-1M driver while installing the operating system
1. Place the Windows 2000 CD in the CD-ROM drive. Power off and on to reboot the system. You will see a message
that reads "Setup is inspecting your hardware configuration.” Then the setup screen will be displayed.
2. Press <F6>.
3. In next screen which shows “Setup could not determine the type …”, Press <S> to select additional hardware.
4. When prompted to insert driver diskette, please insert NetRAID-1M driver’s diskette created with the HP Startup
CD. Press <Enter> to continue.
5. Select "Hewlett-Packard NetServer NetRAID-1M/2M RAID Controller" from the list provided on the display.
6. If you have no other drivers that you need to install, press <Enter> to continue with the installation. Otherwise, repeat
steps from 1. to add more devices.
7. Press <Enter> to continue at the "Windows 2000 Server Setup. Setup Notification…" screen and follow the
instructions provided on the screen.
Option 2: Installing the HP NetRAID-1M driver after the operating system has been installed (the HP
NetRAID-1M is not the boot controller)
1. Ensure that the HP NetRAID-1M controller is installed in your system, then reboot your system so that the system
can recognize the controller. When the system is rebooted and the controller recognized, Windows 2000
automatically launches the Found New Hardware wizard, which you use to install the Windows 2000 drivers for the
HP NetRAID-1M controller.
2. The Found New Hardware wizard displays a Files Needed dialog box, which prompts for the location on the A: drive
for the driver files for the HP NetRAID-1M controller. Insert the drivers diskette created with the HP Startup CDROM. When the driver finishes installing, click Finish to exit the Found New Hardware wizard.
3. At the message “Do you want to restart the computer now?”, remove the diskette from the floppy drive and click Yes
to reboot the system.
Windows NT Driver
Option 1: Installing the HP NetRAID-1M driver while installing the operating system
NOTE: These driver installation instructions assume the following:
· Logical drives have already been created on the HP NetRAID-1M controller (the NetRAID Express Tools
configuration utility is accessed during system boot up by pressing <CTRL> <M>).
· You have already created the HP NetRAID-1M Windows NT driver diskette from the HP Server tc2110 Startup CD
1. Reboot the system with the Windows NT CD-ROM in the drive.
2. Press the <F6> key as soon as the blue screen shows up after the system is booting from the CD-ROM. This will skip
the controller's auto-detection. Please note that you may have to press the <F6> key multiple times while booting
from the CD-ROM.
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