Overview Of The Installation Procedure; Quick Installation Procedure (Windows Or Linux) - HP 273914-B21 - Smart Array 6404/256 RAID Controller User Manual

Overview of the installation procedure

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Quick installation procedure (Windows or Linux)
Before installing the controller, refer to the support matrix on the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity) to confirm that the server and operating system
support the controller.
To install the controller:
Power down the server.
1.
Install the controller hardware
2.
If necessary, install additional physical drives.
3.
The number of drives in the server determines the RAID level that is autoconfigured when the server is
powered up (next step).
Power up the server.
4.
Update the controller firmware
5.
When the firmware update process is complete, the server reboots and runs through a POST
procedure. This POST procedure halts briefly during controller initialization and prompts you to open
ORCA.
Open ORCA
6.
If using a headless console, press the Esc+8 key combination.
Otherwise, press the F8 key.
Configure the logical boot drive, and then exit from ORCA.
7.
IMPORTANT: The expansion module on the SA6404 controller cannot be used as a boot device.
If the server is using Linux, controller installation is complete. When the server is next rebooted, the
operating system detects the controller hardware and automatically loads the required driver.
If the server is using either the Enterprise Edition or the Datacenter Edition of Microsoft® Windows®
Server 2003 with SP1, continue from step 2 of the following procedure.
If the server is using any other supported version of Microsoft® Windows®, continue from step 1 of the
following procedure.
Load the controller driver from EBSU on the Smart Setup media (select Load OEM Boot Drivers at
1.
the appropriate point in EBSU).
To confirm that the driver on the Smart Setup media is the most recent version, refer to the HP
Integrity servers support web site (http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers).
For more information about Smart Setup, refer to the HP Smart Setup Guide on the Smart Setup
media.
Run Express Setup.
2.
("Installing the controller
("Updating the
("Configuring an array" on page 14):
hardware" on page 10).
firmware" on page 13).
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