AM312A Smart Array P812/1GB Controller for HP Integrity Servers Installation Guide

2 HP-UX installation
This chapter describes installing Smart Array P812/1GB Controllers on HP Integrity servers running
HP-UX.
Installation overview
WARNING! The HP AM312A Smart Array P812/1GB controller does not support SATA disks
in its initial release. SATA support will be added in a future firmware update.
For the latest information on recommended adapter firmware and supported peripherals, see the
HP Smart Array RAID Controllers Support Matrix at http://www.hp.com/go/smart-array-raid-docs.
NOTE: HP-UX Online Addition, Removal and Deletion (OL*) operations are not supported on
this controller; you must install it offline.
To install your Smart Array Series Controller, follow these steps:
1. Plan your disk configurations. For more information on supported RAID levels, see the HP
Smart Array SAS Controllers for Integrity Servers Support Guide at:
http://www.hp.com/go/smart-array-raid-docs
Click the link for your HP-UX version. Support guides are listed alphabetically in the “User
guide” section.
2. Update the system firmware on the server, if necessary. For more information, see the
documentation for your server.
3. Check the installation prerequisites. See “HP-UX installation prerequisites” (page 5).
4. Install the software. See “Downloading software” (page 6) and “Installing software” (page 6).
5. Back up all server data.
6. Power off the server.
7. Power off any peripheral devices.
8. Unplug the AC power cord from the server.
9. Disconnect any peripheral devices.
10. Install the controller hardware. See “Installing the controller hardware” (page 8).
11. Connect storage devices to the controller. See “Connecting external storage” (page 8).
12. Reconnect the peripheral devices and the AC power supply to the server..
13. Power on the peripheral devices and storage devices.
14. Power on the server.
15. Update the controller firmware, if necessary. See “Verifying and updating controller firmware
offline” (page 9).
16. Verify the enclosure firmware version and upgrade the enclosure firmware if necessary. See
“Verifying and updating enclosure firmware offline” (page 15).
17. Update the storage enclosure firmware, if necessary. See “Verifying and updating enclosure
firmware offline” (page 15).
18. (Optional) Set the Smart Array P812/1GB as the boot controller. See “Setting the Smart Array
P812/1GB as the boot controller” (page 25).
19. Configure an array. See “Creating a logical drive” (page 23).
20. Boot the server to HP-UX.
HP-UX installation prerequisites
Before installing the Smart Array Series Controller, be sure the following hardware and software
prerequisites are met:
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