HP Smart Array P700m Controller for Integrity Servers Installation Guide, Second Edition

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This chapter describes the installation process for the HP Smart Array P700m Controllers on
HP-UX servers.
Installation overview
To install your Smart Array Series Controller, follow these steps:
1. Plan your disk configurations. Supported RAID configurations are 0, 1, 1+0, 5, and ADG.
For more information, see the RAID Technology Overview.
2. Check the installation prerequisites. See “Installation prerequisites” (page 4).
3. Check for the latest driver software. See “Checking for the latest driver software” (page 5)
and “Installing software” (page 5).
4. Install the controller hardware. See “Hardware installation” (page 21).
5. Install an HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch Module in the blade enclosure.
NOTE: For more information on the association between the mezzanine bay and the
interconnect bays, see the HP BladeSystem Enclosure Setup and Installation Guide. Where you
install the mezzanine card will determine where you need to install the interconnect module.
6. Connect the SAS BL Switch module to a drive enclosure.
7. Verify the controller firmware version and upgrade the controller firmware if necessary.
See “Verifying and updating controller firmware offline” (page 5).
8. Verify the installation. See “Verifying the installation” (page 8)
9. Configure the controller for boot support, if necessary. See “Configuring a Smart Array
Series Controller as a boot device ” (page 13).
Installation prerequisites
Before installing the Smart Array Series Controller, be sure the following hardware and software
prerequisites are met:
1. Confirm that the controller is supported by your server and HP-UX operating system version.
Use the swlist command to determine the HP-UX version you are using. For example:
# swlist | grep OE
HPUX11i-OE-MC B.11.31.0903 HP-UX Mission Critical Operating
Environment
Table 1-1 lists the minimum HP-UX version requirements for each controller:
Table 1-1 Minimum Required HP-UX Version
Minimum Required VersionOperating System
B.11.23.0806HP-UX 11i v2
B.11.31.0903HP-UX 11i v3
2. Read the RAID-01 (ciss) HP Smart Array Controller Release Notes for your HP-UX version to
check for any known problems, required patches, or other information you need for
installation.
3. Make sure you have superuser (root) privileges.
4. Make sure the /usr/sbin, /sbin, and /usr/bin directories are in your PATH statement
by logging in as root and entering the following command:
#echo $PATH
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