Manual installation on windows server 2008, Upgrading the device firmware using windows, Checking for outdated or old firmware – HP PCIe IO Accelerators for ProLiant Servers User Manual
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Manual installation on Windows Server 2008
The Windows Driver Wizard automatically detects the new IO Accelerator and begins to locate its driver
after you restart the system. First, Windows prompts you to locate the software driver.
1.
Click Browse next to the path field. A file dialog box appears.
2.
Select the folder that contains the IO Accelerator driver. The default is C:\Program Files\HP
StorageWorks IO Accelerator\Drivers.
3.
Click OK.
4.
Click Next. The correct driver installs the device software.
5.
When the driver installation completes, restart the computer.
6.
To continue installation, see "Discovering outdated or old firmware ("
" on page
)."
Upgrading the device firmware using Windows
CAUTION:
Upgrade the device firmware only if the System Event Log reports out-of-date
firmware, or if you are instructed to do so by HP Customer Support or the Release Notes
document.
Checking for outdated or old firmware
To discover outdated firmware:
1.
Launch the HP IO Accelerator Management Tool, and look for any devices that have a warning
symbol next to the device name.
2.
Click any device with a warning symbol to ensure that the alert is from outdated firmware.
3.
Select all devices requiring a firmware update, and use the IO Accelerator Management Tool. For
details, see "Performing the upgrade (on page
)."