HP (Hewlett-Packard) AARWECATE Manual De Usuario

4 Installing the Windows drivers

This chapter describes how to install the Windows Storport miniport driver, including the following topics:

Prerequisites

Perform the following tasks before you install the drivers:

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Prior to installing or updating drivers, obtain the QLogic host bus adapters for x86 and x64 Linux

and Windows, and x86 NetWare release notes, which are available from the HP web site:

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Obtain the HP Smart Component kit with the latest drivers from the HP web site:

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Be familiar with the operating system under which the HBA is to operate, and have access

to standard system documentation.

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Review any restrictions or mandatory hot ﬁxes that apply to your conﬁguration and operating

system.

Installing drivers using the Smart Component

To install HBA Windows drivers, obtain the latest Smart Component for your conﬁguration and copy it to

your Windows desktop. Double-click the Smart Component executable to begin the installation, and then

click Install. The installation completes automatically.

NOTE:

If you are performing a driver upgrade, HP recommends that, prior to launching the installation, you

verify that the current driver parameter values match those in described in the

QLogic host bus adapters

for x86 and x64 Linux and Windows, and x86 NetWare release notes

. If there are any discrepancies,

launch the Smart Component using the command prompt window.

To launch the Smart Component in the command prompt window:

Open a command prompt window. Enter Start > Run > cmd.

Use the cd command to set the current directory to the folder containing the Smart Component bug

ﬁxes for the Storport miniport driver.

Enter the following command:

cp00xxxx.exe

The xxxx is the numerical value in the Smart Component’s name. This command installs the new

driver and ensures that all registry parameters associated with the driver are using QLogic defaults or

HP-supported values.
For more information about Smart Component installation options, see the QLS***Readme.txt

ﬁle. To obtain a copy of this document, double-click the Smart Component executable, then click

Extract to place a copy of all Smart Component ﬁles in the folder you select.

FC1143 and FC1243 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 host bus adapters for Linux and Windows