HP Smart Array P800 Controller for Integrity Servers Installation Guide, December 2007

2 OpenVMS Installation
This chapter describes the installation process for the HP Smart Array P800 Controller on
OpenVMS servers. This chapter addresses the following topics:
“Installation Overview” (page 25)
“Installation Prerequisites” (page 25)
“Checking for the Latest Driver Software” (page 26)
“Installing Software” (page 26)
“Installing the Controller” (page 26)
“Connecting External Devices” (page 27)
“Verifying and Updating Controller Firmware Offline” (page 27)
“Verifying and Updating Enclosure Firmware Offline” (page 30)
“Verifying the Controller Installation” (page 33)
“Configuring a Smart Array Series Controller as a Boot Device ” (page 33)
Installation Overview
To install your Smart Array Series Controller, follow these steps:
1. Plan your disk configurations. For more information, see the RAID Technology Overview at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html
2. Check the installation prerequisites. See “Installation Prerequisites” (page 25)
3. Check for the latest driver software. See “Checking for the Latest Driver Software” (page 26)
and “Installing Software” (page 26).
4. Install the controller and connect any internal disks. See “Installing the Controller” (page 26)
5. Connect any external disks. See “Connecting External Devices” (page 10).
6. Verify the controller firmware version and upgrade the controller firmware if necessary.
See “Verifying and Updating Controller Firmware Offline” (page 27)
7. Verify the enclosure firmware version and upgrade the enclosure firmware if necessary. See
“Verifying and Updating Enclosure Firmware Offline” (page 14).
8. Verify the installation. See “Verifying the Controller Installation” (page 33).
9. Configure the controller for boot support, if necessary. See “Configuring a Smart Array
Series Controller as a Boot Device ” (page 33).
Installation Prerequisites
Before installing the Smart Array Series Controller, be sure the following hardware and software
prerequisites have been met:
1. Confirm that your server and OpenVMS operating system version are supported by the
Controller.
For information about the supported server models and OpenVMS versions, see the HP
Smart Array RAID Controllers Support Matrix at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html
2. Read the driver release notes for your OpenVMS version to check for any known problems,
required patches, or other information you need for installation.
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