https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/a9890a-smart-array-question/m-p/4090021#M30445 Shalom,<BR /><BR />Install the card, boot the machine, look for it on ioscan<BR /><BR />If the card shows up as claimed, you are ready to boot again and set up hardware raid.<BR /><BR />If not, you will need to pull drivers from it off a recent Core OS CD/DVD<BR /><BR />SEP Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:44:13 GMT Steven E. Protter 2007-10-22T13:44:13Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/a9890a-smart-array-question/m-p/4090020#M30444 Hi all,<BR />I would like to add a A9890A Smart Array 6402 on HP RX4640 in order to have redundant root disk since this system is running Linux SLES9 and mirroring is not available.<BR />My question is do I need to install the card before I installed the OS or after or it does not matter.<BR />thanks,<BR />A.K.<BR /> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:30:23 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/a9890a-smart-array-question/m-p/4090020#M30444 A.K. 2007-10-22T12:30:23Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/a9890a-smart-array-question/m-p/4090021#M30445 Shalom,<BR /><BR />Install the card, boot the machine, look for it on ioscan<BR /><BR />If the card shows up as claimed, you are ready to boot again and set up hardware raid.<BR /><BR />If not, you will need to pull drivers from it off a recent Core OS CD/DVD<BR /><BR />SEP Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:44:13 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/a9890a-smart-array-question/m-p/4090021#M30445 Steven E. Protter 2007-10-22T13:44:13Z