HP Smart Array Controller Driver for Solaris 10 User Guide
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1. ASENOTES CPQary3 Text file containing the release notes for the distribution Q POary3 144 5 1 44MB floppy diskette image for the driver DU floppy W CPQary3 iso CD ROM ISO image for the driver DU CD ROM CPQary3 pkg olaris package for the driver directory format o DU DU format directory image of the driver tools fdwrite exe A tool that can be used to copy the DU floppy image to a diskette using Microsoft Windows 10 HP Smart Array Controller Driver User Guide Creating the DU Diskette The procedure below is used to create the Driver Update diskette A DU diskette is necessary to use the driver at OS installation time eg to install Solaris to disk volumes attached to a Smart Array controller or to apply the driver to a net install image using the HP PXE Installation Utility 1 If necessary unpack the distribution as described above under Unpacking the Distribution 2 To create a Solaris 10 installation DU floppy for the driver under Solaris or other similar operating system use dd 1 to copy the floppy image to a diskette WARNING All existing data on the target floppy diskette will be destroyed pwd var tmp CPQary3 x yy solaris10 1386 dd if CPQary3 144 of path to media To create a Solaris 10 installation DU floppy for the driver under Microsoft Windows the fdwrite exe tool which is included in the distribution can be used WARNING All existing data on the target2. DU Diskette or Creating the DU CD ROM 2 Bootthe Solaris Installation to the following or similar menu Solaris Interactive default Custom JumpStart Solaris Interactive Text Desktop session Solaris Interactive Text Console session Apply driver updates Single user shell O01 WN EF Enter the number of your choice 3 Select Apply driver updates option 5 in the menu above 12 HP Smart Array Controller Driver User Guide 4 Atthe following prompt Insert media and enter media type Floppy f CD DVD c or End e do one of the following a Insert the DU floppy and choose f b Insert the DU CD ROM and choose c or c Ifusing virtual media disconnect the Solaris installation media if neces sary connect the cPQary3 iso ISO image file included in the distribu tion and choose c Solaris will extract the driver and the following or similar messages will in dicate success extracting software on cd installing driver update in the miniroot 5 Following driver application Solaris will return to the following prompt Insert media and enter media type Floppy f CD DVD c or End e Choose e Solaris will prompt for re insertion of the Solaris media complete this step and proceed with the installation f using virtual media disconnect the driver DU ISO image and reconnect the Solaris installation media before continuing Solaris 10 3 05 With Solar
3. HP Smart Array Controller Driver for Solaris 10 User Guide January 2007 Third Edition Copyright 2007 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Confidential computer software Valid license from HP required for possession use or copying Consistent with FAR 12 211 and 12 212 Commercial Computer Software Computer Software Documentation and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U S Government under vendor s standard commercial license The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other countries Sun and Solaris are registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc January 2007 Third Edition Contents 3 Contents Introduction 5 Package Format and Contents sssesessesesessssssse e eee 5 Package Format 2 226 ebat teelestuilelioiidiebeddtas d er lea ge erba 5 Package Contents eie anar hl Lise Vee bance e Wie chen e de dee Wiens 5 Functionality 5 232 9 9 5 Uu E De dedecus bh e sia oe Mele aban 6 Package Installation and Configuration 7 System Requirements oe ccc eerte Rank ex ee a d
4. Maintenance Package Removal WARNING After removing the driver all disk volumes attached to the server s Smart Array controllers will be inaccessible To remove the CPQary3 driver use the following procedure 1 Make sure that a current backup of the server is available especially that of data that resides on disk volumes attached to Smart Array controllers 2 Verify that the package is currently installed on the system pkginfo CPQary3 system CPQary3 Third Generation Array Controllers The above message is displayed if the CPQary3 package is installed An error message is displayed if the package is not installed 3 Remove the package using pkgrm 1M you may need to be root to use pkgrm su pkgrm CPQary3 WARNING If the boot controller is a Smart Array controller the CPQary3 package possibly a different version must be re installed prior to rebooting or shutting down the system Failing to do so will result in the system being unable to boot 4 Inorder to complete the removal of the driver the system must be rebooted touch reconfigure init 6 22 HP Smart Array Controller Driver User Guide Package Upgrade To upgrade the CPQary3 package 1 Uninstall the current package as described above in Package Removal but do not reboot the system yet 2 Add the new package following the steps outlined above in Installing the Driver on an Existing Installation
5. ch reconfigure init 6 Installing the Driver Into a GRUB based Miniroot This section applies to Solaris 10 1 06 and beyond Package Installation and Configuration 15 Because the Smart Array driver is not currently shipped on Solaris media the driver is not present in the Solaris install miniroot or in the Solaris failsafe mini root The following procedure can be used to install the Smart Array driver into a Solaris GRUB based miniroot This can be useful for PXE boot based or other non interactive installations as well as for failsafe mode based recovery NOTE In earlier versions of the driver it was necessary to remove and then restore the bootenv rc symlink With version 1 70 of the driver and beyond this is no longer necessary as indicated in steps 4 and 6 below 1 If necessary unpack the distribution as described above under Unpacking the Distribution 2 Preserve a backup copy of the miniroot that is to be modified 3 Unpack the miniroot that is to be modified into a temporary directory su boot solaris bin root archive unpack x86 miniroot var tmp mr 4 Tf installing a version of the driver prior to 1 70 convert bootenv rc from a symlink to a regular file cd var tmp mr boot solaris ls 1 bootenv rc bootenv rc gt tmp root boot solaris bootenv rc rm bootenv rc cp tmp root boot solaris bootenv rc 5 Install the Smart Array driver into the miniroot cd CPQary3 x yy s
6. ckage CPQary3 add nfs jumpstart pkg e Ina JumpStart finish script first NFS mount the directory with the pack age then run pkgadd and specify the install root using R The install root is usually mounted at a during installation See the Sun documentation for a much more complete example 18 HP Smart Array Controller Driver User Guide Loading the Driver in Failsafe Mode Solaris 10 1 06 and beyond has a failsafe mode boot option In failsafe mode GRUB loads a failsafe miniroot from which Solaris is booted Because the Smart Array driver does not currently ship on Solaris media the driver is not present in the failsafe miniroot In certain situations it may be necessary to boot a failsafe miniroot or install miniroot eg from CD that does not have the Smart Array driver in order to repair an installation on Smart Array attached disks The procedure below can be used to load the Smart Array driver at run time after booting an unmodified failsafe or install miniroot This installation of the driver does not persist across reboots see Installing the Driver Into a GRUB based Miniroot above to affect a persistent installation 1 If necessary create a Driver Update DU diskette or CD ROM using the pro cedures described in Creating the DU Diskette or Creating the DU CD ROM above 2 Boot the failsafe miniroot or an installation CD If booting an installation CD select Single user shell from the initial installation me
7. doe ea PRISE a RR E rrr RI PR 7 Hardware Requirements eese dero op re Er ehh RE eR e RE EE FCU e eei n 7 Software Req ir MmentSssisssiainenneni r arani rosa e eee eene 8 Package Pr paration seite a a e E Ere ers 8 Unpacking the Distribution 0 cece eee HH een 8 Creating the DU Diskette seal ket err tees eile date Red 10 Creating the DU CD ROM sssseIII I memet 10 Package Installation eret a Ee pen ae Boe QE rie t died da 11 Applying the DU During OS Installation eI 11 Installing the Driver on an Existing Installation eese 14 Installing the Driver Into a GRUB based Miniroot esee 14 Installing the Driver Using JumpsStart cess 16 Loading the Driver in Failsafe Mode ee 18 Configuration 2 2 9 9 e bote dp tede ede qupueded e cedrus pte e Fade Uds 18 Useful References oec rete eq t eae o aa i dee tesaaa e Eoo bead evi da 19 Package Maintenance 21 Package Removal 3 5 ridere per rete to epus TL intel ddd Vie EXE DUST iere 21 Package Upgrade oo ete Haeret a Vos tenute E RU beoe EQ Ud 22 Introduction 5 Introduction This document provides details on applying the HP Third Generation Array Con trollers Driver package to a Solaris 10 system during operating system installation time or to an existing Solaris 10 installation This revision of this document applies to driver version 1 60 and beyond Package Format and Conten
8. floppy diskette will be destroyed a Open a command prompt window Start Run cmd b Copy the floppy image to diskette C gt cd NCPQary3 x yy solaris10 1386 C gt tools fdwrite CPQary3 144 a Creating the DU CD ROM With Solaris 10 1 06 and beyond driver updates may be supplied using CD ROMs instead of floppy diskettes Use of such a CD may be required if the target system does not have a legacy floppy drive For convenience a CD ROM ISO image of the driver update is included in the distribution Package Installation and Configuration 11 1 If necessary unpack the distribution as described above under Unpacking the Distribution 2 Using appropriate CD writing software and equipment create a CD using the CPQary3 iso ISO image that is included in the distribution Package Installation Applying the DU During OS Installation One of following sets of procedures should be followed in order to apply the CPQary3 DU during installation of Solaris 10 The DU must be supplied dur ing OS installation if the OS is being installed on disk volumes attached to a Smart Array controller Solaris 10 1 06 and Beyond With Solaris 10 1 06 and beyond the DU may be supplied on a floppy diskette using a egacy floppy drive a CD ROM USB or other or via HP iLO virtual media using the CD ROM ISO image 1 If necessary create a Driver Update DU diskette or CD ROM using the pro cedures described above in Creating the
9. is 10 3 05 the driver must be supplied using the DU floppy with a legacy floppy drive 1 If necessary create a Driver Update DU diskette using the procedure de scribed in Creating the DU Diskette above 10 Package Installation and Configuration 13 Begin the installation by booting Solaris with a Configuration Assistant Diskette or with a Solaris 10 Software CD 1 of 4 When prompted press the ESC key to enter the Device Configuration Assistant At the Configuration Assistant screen choose the F4 option F4 Add Driver When the Install Supplemental Drivers screen is displayed remove the Config uration Assistant diskette if used and insert the CPQary3 DU diskette into the floppy drive Select F2 Continue and Solaris will load the Smart Array controller driver from the diskette into memory Add any additional drivers using the DU diskettes provided by the vendors Once all of the required drivers have been added remove the DU diskette and if it was used to boot the system re insert the Configuration Assistant diskette Select FA Done The Identified Device Drivers screen is displayed Select F2 Continue to proceed with the installation of the Solaris 10 Operating System Near the end of the installation the installation process will prompt again for the CPQary3 DU diskette Remove the Configuration Assistant diskette from the floppy drive if used and re insert the CPQary3 DU diskette Press ENTER
10. ld be substituted with the appropriate version when executing the listed com mands Unpacking the Distribution The Smart Array driver is distributed as a gzip compressed tar file which must be unpacked before use The instructions below can be used on Solaris and other similar operating systems for which the tar and gzip tools are available NOTE You must agree to the terms of the enclosed license in order to install and use the CPQary3 package and its components 1 Download the CPQary3 distribution compressed tar file to a temporary lo cal directory such as var tmp The name of the tar file has the form CPQary3 x yy solaris10 i386 tar gz 2 Uncompress and un tar the compressed tar file to extract the CPQary3 package cd var tmp gunzip CPQary3 x yy solaris10 i386 tar gz tar xvf CPQary3 x yy solaris10 i386 tar 3 Review the license and release notes included in the distribution Package Installation and Configuration 9 cd CPQary3 x yy solaris10 1i386 more LICENSE CPQary3 more RELEASENOTES CPQary3 You must agree to the terms of the license in order to install and use the CPQary3 package and its components The distribution contains the following components README CPQary3 Text file containing brief documentation for the distribution LICENSE CPQary3 Text file containing the end user license which governs use of the distribution and its contents RELE
11. nu 3 Once at the shell prompt initiate DU installation install du and follow the prompts to install the driver using the DU diskette or CD ROM 4 After driver installation have Solaris search for OS installations if necessary install recovery Configuration Please refer to the cpgary3 7D man page for complete configuration requirements In particular if more than 14 logical volumes are configured or if a tape drive is connected on any Smart Array Controller appropriate changes must be made to the Package Installation and Configuration 19 system configuration for proper operation Details of such configuration changes are described in the cpqary3 7D man page Useful References For more information please consult the following sources e Release Notes The release notes for the CPQary3 package are supplied in the distribution tar file as RELEASENOTES CPQary3 These notes contain informa tion such as the revision history new features added obsolete features removed and a list of known issues e man l Page The cpqary3 7D man page is provided with the CPQary3 pack age It provides detailed information about the Smart Array Controller driver e Sun Documentation Solaris 10 Installation Guide Basic Installations See the section titled x86 Performing an Installation or Upgrade With the Solaris Installation Program Available at http docs sun com Package Maintenance 21 Package
12. olaris10 1386 DU sol 210 i86pc Tools install sh i R var tmp mr Installation of CPQary3 was successful 16 HP Smart Array Controller Driver User Guide 6 T7 If installing a version of the driver prior to 1 70 restore bootenv rc to a sym link cd var tmp mr boot solaris cp bootenv rc tmp root boot solaris bootenv rc rm bootenv rc ln s tmp root boot solaris bootenv rc bootenv rc Se db db od Re pack the modified miniroot and clean up cd rm Rf var tmp mr exit 4n 3b db ob ou Installing the Driver Using JumpStart Successful network deployment of Solaris on ProLiants requires 1 the Smart Array driver to be loaded at installation time and 2 the driver to be installed in the target root disk so that it is available when the newly installed system is rebooted The first requirement can be satisfied by installing the driver into the miniroot as described above The second requirement is usually accomplished using the existing capabilities of JumpStart This section provides a brief introduction to those features of JumpStart that can be used to deliver the driver package to the target system during network based installation The following Sun documentation should also be consulted The Solaris 10 Installation Guide Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations guide specifically the Using Custom JumpStart sec tion The Solaris 10 6 06 version of this guide is available at http doc
13. ontroller A list of controllers and other storage hardware supported by the driver is available in the RELEASENOTES CPQary3 file included in the distribution e To install Solaris by supplying the driver on a floppy diskette the following are required A spare 3 5 1 44MB floppy diskette An existing system that can be used to create the CPQary3 DU diskette The target server must have a legacy 3 5 1 44MB floppy drive e To install Solaris by supplying the driver on a CD ROM Solaris 10 1 06 and beyond the following are required Blank CD media An existing system that can be used to create the CPQary3 DU CD The target server must have a CD ROM drive e To install Solaris by supplying the driver via HP iLO virtual media Solaris 10 1 06 and beyond a supported iLO client with access to the target server s iLO port is required e To apply the DU diskette to a PXE server using the HP PXE Installation Utility Solaris 10 3 05 only the PXE server must have a 3 5 1 44MB floppy drive 8 HP Smart Array Controller Driver User Guide Note that during a network based installation the DU and thus a floppy drive or CD ROM drive is not needed if the DU has previously been applied to the net install image on the install server Software Requirements e Solaris 10 operating system for x86 platforms Package Preparation NOTE In the procedures that follow x yy is the version number of the package It shou
14. s sun com app docs doc 819 5778 The following chap ters subsections of this guide are particularly useful Chapter 7 Using Optional Custom JumpStart Features Creating Fin ish Scripts Adding Packages or Patches With a Finish Script boot solaris bin root archive pack x86 miniroot var tmp mr Package Installation and Configuration 17 Chapter 11 Custom JumpStart Reference Profile Keywords and Val LE ues Consider the following procedure 1 If necessary unpack the driver distribution as described above un der Unpacking the Distribution The CPQary3 package is included in the distribution tarball in a Solaris package directory format under CPQary x yy solaris10 i1386 CPQary3 pkg cd CPQary3 x yy solaris10 1386 pkginfo d CPQary3 pkg system CPQary3 Third Generation Array Controllers 2 Copy the CPQary3 package to a directory on a network file server perhaps the JumpStart server or the install image server Make this directory available to clients via NFS For example mkdir jumpstart pkg cp R CPQary3 pkg CPQary3 jumpstart pkg 3 Configure JumpStart to install the CPQary3 package during installation This can be accomplished in one of several ways two of which are briefly described here do one of the following e Add a package directive to the JumpStart profile specifying the NFS mount path to the directory containing the cPQary3 directory For exam ple pa
15. to continue and the Solaris installation process will install the CPQary3 package to the new system Messages similar to the following are displayed during a successful driver installation Installing package CPQary3 Third Generation Array Controllers 1386 VERSION 1 6 0 REV 2006 05 18 01 06 Copyright 2006 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P All Rights Reserved Installation of lt CPQary3 gt was successful 14 HP Smart Array Controller Driver User Guide 11 Remove the DU diskette from the floppy drive and follow the on screen in structions to complete the Solaris installation Installing the Driver on an Existing Installation The following procedure should be followed to install the Smart Array Controller driver on to an existing Solaris 10 system to use the disk volumes configured on Smart Array controllers 1 If necessary unpack the distribution as described above under Unpacking the Distribution 2 The CPQary3 distribution includes an install script that should be used to install the driver package Execute the install script to install the driver you will need to be root pwd var tmp CPQary3 x yy solaris10 1386 su DU sol 210 i86pc Tools install sh i Installation of CPQary3 was successful A message similar to the above is displayed following a successful installation 3 The system must be rebooted in order to configure the driver and identify the attached disk volumes tou
16. ts Package Format The CPQary3 package is distributed in a compressed tar file which can be extracted using the gunzip 1 and tar 1 utilities on a system running Solaris 10 or using a variety of other operating systems and or tools Multiple images of the CPQary3 package are provided for convenience and all images supply the same driver The tar file contains the package in the following forms e 3 5 1 44MB floppy disk image e CD ROM ISO image e Solaris package image e DU style directory image Package Contents The CPQary3 package contains e HP Third Generation Smart Array Controller Driver cpgary3 7D for Solaris 10 for x86 platforms e Supporting documentation 6 HP Smart Array Controller Driver User Guide Functionality cpqary3 7D is a bootable device driver for Solaris 10 enabling the HP Smart Array family of disk controllers to be used with Solaris The CPQary3 Driver Update DU diskette can be supplied to Solaris at installation time allowing Solaris to be installed onto disk volumes attached to and configured by a Smart Array controller Package Installation and Configuration 7 Package Installation and Configuration System Requirements This section describes the requirements of the system to which the CPQary3 pack age will be applied Hardware Requirements e The server that will use the driver must be a supported HP ProLiant server and must have a supported embedded or add on HP Smart Array c
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