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C H A P T E R
HBA Software Installation
After you have completed the HBA hardware installation and powered on the system, follow
the instructions in this chapter to install any HBA utilities, firmware, and operating system (OS)
-specific drivers, in that order, that might be required by the HBA.
Note -
only be available at the web site if required by the HBA.
This chapter contains the following topics:
"Installing the Utility for BIOS and Firmware Updates and RAID
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Configuration" on page 47
"Installing Diagnostic Software" on page 48
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"Installing Drivers" on page 49
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Installing the Utility for BIOS and Firmware Updates and
RAID Configuration
The HBA can be configured for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60. Use the StorCLI RAID
configuration utility, a command-line interface (CLI) utility, to create RAID volumes for the
HBA. You can also use the StorCLI utility to update the BIOS and firmware for the HBA. The
utility provides support for the following functions:
Discover local and remote hosts, HBAs, targets, and LUNs
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Reset HBAs
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Set HBA driver parameters
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Update firmware
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Enable or disable the system BIOS
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Run diagnostic tests on HBAs
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Manage out-of-band HBAs
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Manage local and in-band remote HBAs
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Software listed in this chapter as being located at the Oracle designated web site will
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