Installation and configuration of the HP NetRAID, NetRAID-1 and NetRAID 3Si Adapters

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6 HP NetRAID Series Software
Overview
In this chapter you will complete the next five steps in the installation:
• In Step I, you choose whether you want to use I
2
O or non-I
2
O
HP NetRAID drivers
• In Step J, you use the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM to prepare the
diskettes needed to install the NOS, HP NetRAID drivers, and the
HP NetRAID NOS-specific utilities
• In Step K, you install the network operating system (NOS) if necessary
and the appropriate HP NetRAID drivers
• In Step L, you install the NOS-specific configuration utility you need to
manage your HP NetRAID system
• In Step M, you run optional configuration utilities
Step I. Decide Which HP NetRAID Drivers You
Need
Before you begin to install your software, you must decide which set of drivers
you need.
• If you have an HP NetRAID adapter, you must install non-I
2
O drivers.
• If you have an HP NetRAID-1 adapter, you must install non-I
2
O drivers.
• If you have an HP NetRAID-3Si adapter, you have a choice. The HP
NetRAID-3Si adapter supports non-I
2
O drivers on all operating systems
and supports I
2
O drivers on some operating systems.
The data created using I
2
O drivers is fully compatible with data created using
non-I
2
O drivers.
This chapter contains complete instructions on installing non-I
2
O drivers. If you
are installing non-I
2
O drivers, see Step J next in this chapter.