HP MSA 1040/2040 VDS and VSS Hardware Providers Installation Guide (765305-001, March 2014)

HP MSA 1040/2040 VDS and VSS Hardware Providers Installation Guide 7
Downloading the providers and the CAPI Proxy
1. Navigate to http://www.hp.com/support/msa2040 or http://www.hp.com/support/msa1040.
2. Click the link to download Drivers, Software & Firmware.
3. Select your storage system. If you have more than one model of MSA 1040 or MSA 2040 storage, you
only need to select one to download the hardware providers and CAPI Proxy that apply to all MSA
1040 and MSA 2040 models.
4. Choose a Driver language from the dropdown menu and click Go.
5. Choose your Microsoft Windows Server operating system.
The CAPI Proxy, VDS and VSS providers are displayed.
6. Download the CAPI Proxy and any hardware providers you plan to install.
Installing the MSA 1040/2040 CAPI Proxy
The HP MSA 1040/2040 CAPI Proxy is a prerequisite for VDS and VSS providers. Install it before
installing the providers.
1. Double-click the downloaded CAPI Proxy file to launch the installation.
2. Press the Install button.
3. Follow the onscreen prompts to install the software.
On 32-bit operating systems, the program is installed in:
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\HardwareProviders\MSA2040\CAPI
On 64-bit operating systems, the program is installed in:
C:\Program Files(x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HardwareProviders\MSA2040\CAPI
If a previous version of the HP MSA 1040/2040 CAPI Proxy or HP MSA 2040 CAPI Proxy is already
installed, a message tells you that the software is installed but not up to date.
4. Press Install to continue with the installation process or press Close to exit setup.
NOTE: Overwriting an existing HP MSA 2040 or HP MSA 1040/2040 CAPI Proxy will not overwrite
previously installed CAPI proxies used with hardware providers for earlier storage systems.