Hp Emulex Hba Installation, Configuration, Upgrade And Uninstallation; Locating And Downloading The Windows Smart Component Driver From The Website; Installation And Configuration; Step 1 Installation And Configuration Rules And Assumptions - HP Integrity BL890c - i2 Server Software Manual

2 HP Emulex HBA installation, configuration,
upgrade and uninstallation
This chapter describes Installation, configuration, upgrade and uninstallation procedures for HP
supported Emulex HBA drivers and failover management software using single and dual channel HP
Emulex HBAs with ProLiant (x86 and x86_64) and Integrity (IA64) Windows systems.
IMPORTANT:
For important troubleshooting information, see Chapter 3, Troubleshooting.
Locating and downloading the Windows Smart Component
driver from the website
To locate and download the driver kit from the website
networking/index.html
1. Select host bus adapters from the website
ture/hba.html
2. Select your server type.
3. Using the HP model number as your guide, select your HBA.
4. In the Support section, select the HBAs software and driver link.
5. Select Download drivers and software.
6. Select the HBA.
7. Select the operating system.
8. Select and download the Windows driver kit to your server.

Installation and configuration

Perform the following steps to install and configure the HBAs and their corresponding components on
Windows systems.
• Step 1 Installation and configuration rules and assumptions
• Step 2 Installation and configuration prerequisites
• Step 3 Installing the HP Emulex driver Smart Component kit
• Step 4 Configure HBA driver
• Step 5 Installing HBA management software
Step 1 Installation and configuration rules and assumptions
Before you begin the installation of the software, the following rules and assumptions must be met.
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