Installing Smart Array 6402 Controller Hardware (Offline); Installing Smart Array 6402 Controller Hardware (Online) - HP A9890A Installation Manual

Installing Smart Array 6402 Controller Hardware (Offline)

Step 1. Power off the system.
• If the system is running, shut it down.
• Wait for the system to shut down completely, and then power off the system.
• Power off any peripheral devices that are attached to the server.
• Unplug the AC power cord(s) from the outlet, and then from the server and peripheral devices.
Step 2. Access the system controller bay.
• Open the system to gain access to the PCI backplane.
Step 3. Install the controller.
• Insert the controller into the fastest-performance PCI slot available. For detailed information
about slots in entry-level Integrity servers, see the I/O Slot Matrix - Entry Level Integrity
Servers in the System Administration section of http://docs.hp.com/en/hw.html.
• Slide the controller edge-connector into the PCI slot until it is fully seated.
• Secure the controller.
Step 4. Reassemble the system.
Step 5. Power on the system.
• Power on any peripheral devices that are attached to the server.
• Power on the system.

Installing Smart Array 6402 Controller Hardware (Online)

If your system has one or more slots that support OL* or OLAR — and you want to use OL* or OLAR to
install the controller in one of those slots — follow these steps:
Step 1. Confirm that the latest version of the ciss driver (Smart Array Controller software) is installed on
your system. See the "Verifying the Installation" section in the HP Smart Array 6400 Series
Controller Support Guide.
Step 2. Install the Smart Array Controller in your HP-UX system according to the procedure described in
the latest edition of the Interface Card OL* Support Guide for 11i v2 or later, or Configuring
HP-UX for Peripherals for 11i v1. These documents can be viewed or downloaded at
http://docs.hp.com, or a hard copy can be ordered from HP.
TIP To improve performance, install the Smart Array Controller in a PCI-X 133 MHz slot or
available PCI 4X slot.
See the HP Smart Array Controller Support Matrix, located in the "Smart Array (RAID)"
NOTE
section of http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html, to find out if your server supports OL* or OLAR.
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