Completing the adapter installation on hp-ux – HP INTEGRITY RX3600 User Manual
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6.
Close the MRL.
a.
Rotate the MRL downward 90 degrees.
b.
Push the edge of the MRL down until it clicks into place on the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card
bulkhead.
7.
Close the gate latch to secure the end of the card.
Procedure B-12 Connecting the Controller to Other Devices
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Connect the Adapter to the SAS backplane. See
for a listing of Cable kit
part numbers.
Completing the Adapter Installation on HP-UX
Procedure B-13 Downloading Software for the Smart Array Series Controllers
The drivers, utilities and manpages for the Smart Array series controllers are located at the HP
Software Depot.
1.
Go to
2.
Search for “Smart Array”
3.
Click Receive for Free.
4.
Select the HP-UX version that your system runs, then complete the required registration
information and click Next.
5.
Click the depot that corresponds with the OS you are running to download the drivers,
utilities, and manpages for the Smart Array Controllers.
6.
In the Documents column next to the Download Software column, click Installation
Instructions
to download instructions for using the Software Distributor tool to install the
drivers, utilities, and manpages.
Installing Software for Smart Array Series Controllers
The drivers, utilities, and manpages for
the Smart Array Series Controllers contained in the RAID-01 bundle downloaded depot can be
installed using Software Distributor (SD). SD is a tool for installing software on HP-UX host
systems. SD can also be used to remove software from HP-UX systems. The RAID-01 bundle is
composed of several files that will be copied to the appropriate directories on the host system.
View these files in the /opt/raidsa/bin directory. The instructions for using SD to install or remove
the drivers, utilities, and manpages for the Smart Array series controllers can be viewed at the
HP Software Depot.
Procedure B-14 Verifying the Installation
After the system reboots, verify that the installation was successful by following these steps:
1.
Enter the swlist command:
swlist
When running HP-UX 11i v2 the generated output will look like this:
RAID-01 B.11.23.0612 RAID SA; Supptd HW=A7143A/A9890A/A9891A
2.
Enter the ioscan -kfnd ciss command:
ioscan -kfnd ciss
If the Smart Array Controller software is installed correctly, the generated output looks
similar to this:
# ioscan -kfnd ciss
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
==========================================================================
ext_bus 5 0/6/0/0/0/0/1/0/0/0 ciss CLAIMED INTERFACE PCIe SAS SmartArray P400 RAID
Controller
/dev/ciss5
If the software is not installed correctly, reinstall it using swinstall.
Procedure B-15 Updating the Firmware
Use the sautil command to confirm and update the firmware version currently installed on
the Smart Array Controller. HP recommends that you install the latest firmware. You must log
in as a superuser user to run the sautil command. Before running the sautil command to
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