Installing device drivers and management agents, Installing device drivers, Windows operating systems – HP Dynamic Smart Array Controllers User Manual
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Installing device drivers and Management Agents
Installing device drivers
IMPORTANT:
If necessary, enable the controller before installing device drivers. For more
information, see "Enabling the controller (on page
)."
A device driver is required for the operating system to communicate with the disk drive controller. For more
information on supported operating systems, see the product page for the appropriate controller on the HP
website
The device drivers are provided with HP Service Pack for ProLiant (on page
). Use Intelligent Provisioning
) to install the controller drivers.
Driver updates are posted to the HP website
. When prompted for product
information, enter the appropriate server model name or controller model.
Windows operating systems
IMPORTANT:
The Windows media DVD is required for all installation options.
The device driver for the B120i and B320i controllers is not included with the off-the-shelf Microsoft Windows
operating system. Use one of the following methods to install the device drivers:
•
Assisted Installation—When using the assisted installation option in the Intelligent Provisioning software
("
" on page
), the driver is added automatically during installation.
•
Manual installation
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With Virtual Install Disk enabled—The VID is a special partition that contains critical drivers. When
VID is enabled, the driver is automatically added during installation. Windows automatically
recognizes this partition and loads the driver for the Dynamic Smart Array Controller to expose the
disk volumes for installation.
To enable VID in RBSU, select Advanced Options>Advanced System ROM Options>Virtual Install
Disk, and then select Enable.
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With VID disabled—When VID is disabled, you must install the driver manually from a USB drive
during the operating system installation.
For more information, see "Manually installing the device driver (on page
)."
Manually installing the device driver
1.
If VID is disabled, obtain the driver using SPP ("
" on page
) and extract
the file to a USB drive.