HP Smart Array E500 Controller Installation Overview

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Kit contents

All controller kits contain an installation overview poster

(this document), a Documentation CD, and a controller board.

Each controller kit also contains one of the following software

CD kits:

• SmartStart CD kit (contains device drivers, support software

and utilities, HP Insight Diagnostics, Management Agents,

and documentation for SmartStart and HP Systems Insight

Manager)

• Support Software CD kit (contains device drivers

and utilities)

Installing the controller in an

unconﬁ gured server

New HP ProLiant server models autoconﬁ gure when they

are powered up for the ﬁ rst time. For more information

about the autoconﬁ guration process, see the server-speciﬁ c

setup and installation guide or the HP ROM-Based Setup

Utility User Guide. These guides are available on the server

Documentation CD.

IMPORTANT: Do not power up the server until the

hardware conﬁ guration is satisfactory, as described in

the procedure given in this section.

To install the controller in an unconﬁ gured server:

1. Install the controller hardware.

2. Connect external storage devices to the controller.

3. If necessary, install physical drives.

The number of drives connected to the controller determines

the RAID level that is autoconﬁ gured when the server is

powered up. For details, see the server-speciﬁ c setup and

installation guide or the HP ROM-Based Setup Utility

User Guide.

4. Power up the external storage devices.

5. Power up the server. The autoconﬁ guration process runs.

6. Update the server ﬁ rmware.

7. Update the controller ﬁ rmware.

8. Install the operating system and device drivers. Instructions

are provided with the CD that is supplied in the

controller kit.

9. (Optional) Create additional logical drives.

The server is now ready to use.

HP Smart Array E500

Controller

Installation Overview

First Edition (January 2007)

Part Number 444371-001

Important Safety Information

Les "Viktig sikkerhetsinformasjon" på dokumentasjons-CDen før du installerer dette produktet.

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Prima dell'installazione, leggere sul CD le Informazioni importanti sulla sicurezza.

Tärkeisiin turvatietoihin" Documentation CD -levyllä ennen tuotteen asentamista.

Läs dokumentet Viktig säkerhetsinformation på dokumentations-cd:n innan du installerar denna produkt.

Summary of content (2 pages)

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HP Smart Array E500 Controller Installation Overview Kit contents All controller kits contain an installation overview poster (this document), a Documentation CD, and a controller board.
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Legal notices Installing the controller in a previously-conﬁgured server 1. Back up data on the system. 2. Update the server ﬁrmware. 3. If the new controller will be the boot device, install the device drivers. Otherwise, go directly to step 4. 4. Power down the server. 5. Power down peripheral devices. 6. Unplug the AC power cord from the server. 7. Disconnect peripheral devices. 8. Install the controller hardware. 9. Connect storage devices to the controller. 10.