Installing management agents, Systems using linux – HP Smart Array P600-Controller User Manual

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HP Smart Array P600 Controller for Integrity Servers User Guide

The most recent version of the software component is available on the support
page of the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers

). Installation

instructions are provided with the component.

Installing Management Agents

The Management Agents are available on the Smart Setup media. The most
recent versions of the agents are available on the support page of the HP website
(

http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers

). Installation instructions are

provided with the agents.

If the new agents do not function correctly, you might also need to update
Systems Insight Manager. The latest version of Systems Insight Manager is
available for download at the HP website (

http://www.hp.com/servers/manage

).

Systems using Linux®

The drivers for the controller are bundled into the supported Red Hat and Novell
Linux distributions.

In a system that does not yet have Linux installed:

1.

Follow the standard controller installation procedure.

2.

Reboot the server.

3.

Follow the standard procedure for installing Linux. As Linux is installed, it

recognizes the controller and automatically loads the correct driver.

In a system that already has Linux installed:

1.

Power down the system.

2.

Follow the standard controller installation procedure.

3.

Power up the system. As Linux boots, it recognizes the controller.

4.

Enter one of the following commands as appropriate to ensure that the driver

is loaded correctly:

Red Hat:

#mkinitrd -f /boot/efi/efi/redhat/initrd-

$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)

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