HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA for HP Multifunction NICs User Guide

Installation 6
Installation
In this section
HP NCU software installation .................................................................................................................... 6
HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA Networking Pack license installation ................................................................. 6
HP NCU software installation
If you do not have HP NCU software installed on your server, use the included HP ProLiant Networking
Software CD to install the NCU for Windows operating systems.
1. Insert the CD and open the appropriate folder for your Windows operating system.
2. Double-click the cmponent.htm file.
3. Click the Network Teaming and Configuration link.
4. Install the component according to the directions.
HP updates networking software frequently to include new functionality and features. For the latest driver,
firmware, and documentation updates go to the HP website
(http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/networking/index.html
).
HP ProLiant Essentials RDMA Networking Pack
license installation
These installation instructions assume that the HP Network Configuration Utility (NCU), release 8.40 or
higher is installed on an HP ProLiant system running Microsoft Windows 2003 or Windows 2003 x64
SP1 or later. If you do not have HP NCU software installed on your server, see the HP NCU software
installation (on page 6) section.
The ProLiant Essentials Network License Manager dialog box allows you to manually install a single
license key or install multiple license keys from a license key file, and allows you to track network licenses
on your system.
To install a single license key:
1. Click the NCU tray icon. The NCU window appears.