AH303A PCIe SC44Ge SAS Host Bus Adapter for Integrity Servers Installation Guide, March 2008

Updating System Firmware
The system firmware on HP Integrity systems is based on the Extensible Firmware Interface
(EFI) specifications. An EFI utility can be used offline to verify the system firmware version that
is installed on HP Integrity systems.
For a matrix of system firmware for I/O adapters with OpenVMS boot support, as well as the
minimum firmware requirements for OpenVMS V8.3-1H1, see the documents at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/hw.html
If the system firmware version installed on your system is lower than the minimum system
firmware version required for the AH303A adapter to operate properly on that system, you can
obtain the latest firmware updates from the Business Support Center:
http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport
To find firmware updates, search for the model number of your server, then follow the links to
download “Cross operating system (BIOS, Firmware, Diagnostics, etc.).” To install the update,
follow the instructions that are provided in the download package.
Verifying the Installation
To verify the AH303A adapter installation. follow these steps:
1. Boot OpenVMS and login to a privileged account.
2. Use the SAS Utility to confirm that the AH303A SAS ports have been configured. For example:
Example 2-1 Using SAS$UTIL to Confirm the AH303A SAS Ports
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:SAS$UTIL
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SAS> SHOW ADAPTER
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Adapter: _PKB0:
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Controller Type : SAS LSISAS1068E
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Firmware version : 1.23.33.0
SAS WWID : 500605B0-003522E0
Cache:
Not Available.
Battery:
Not Available.
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ID of the SAS adapterLaunching the SAS Utility
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Issuing the SHOW ADAPTER
command at the SAS prompt
Information about the AH303A
(LSISAS1068E)
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