HP NetRAID-2M Supplement for Intel Itanium Processor Family HP Servers Using 64-bit Microsoft Windows (HP S&C DVD v1.03)

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Introduction
This supplemental guide describes using the HP NetRAID-2M (product number P7749A)
dual channel, Ultra160 accessory with a 128 MB cache configuration with Intel
®
Itanium
™
Processor Family HP Servers using 64-bit Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2003. This
supplement is in addition to the information found in the HP NetRAID-1M and NetRAID-2M
Installation and Configuration Guide that ships with your HP NetRAID-2M product.
This document covers:
• System and NetRAID-2M requirements
• Available EFI utilities
• Installing 64-bit Microsoft Windows on a server with the HP NetRAID-2M
System and NetRAID-2M Requirements
Before installing and using the HP NetRAID-2M accessory in your Intel Itanium Processor
Family HP Server, refer to the table below for specific requirements:
Table 1: Intel Itanium Processor Family HP Server and HP NetRAID-2M Support Matrix
Server
model
Minimum
NetRAID-2M
card firmware
version
Maximum
NetRAID-2M
cards per
Server
Special RAID
cables
required?
64-bit
Windows
Server
support
Slotting preferences
rx5670 K.01.05 4 Yes * Yes PCI slot 4 when connecting
RAID to "internal" mass
storage. For "external" mass
storage, these boards can
be plugged in the following
slots:
1. One out of slots 6 & 7
2. One out of slots 8 & 9
3. Any/all of slots 10,11,12
rx2600 K.01.05 4 Yes ** Yes Any free PCI slot for
external mass storage. PCI
slot 4 when connecting
RAID to internal mass
storage.
Note: *The rx5670 requires HP cables p/n A9828-63002 and A9828-63001. These cables are included in both the HP
A7003A Internal NetRAID cables for rx5670 kit and the HP P7749A NetRAID-2M kit.
** The rx2600 requires either a single channel RAID cable (HP p/n A7231-63019), or a dual channel RAID cable (HP
p/n A7231-63007). These cables are included in both the HP A7071A Internal NetRAID cables for rx2600 kit and the
HP P7749A NetRAID 2M card kit.