HP SmartArray P400 Controller will be blasted with a shotgun shortly ...

[Stephen Keane]

I only have the one version od 11.31 :(

[Torsten.]

*if* I remember correctly the P400 was NOT supported in the initial release of 11.31.

I'm 99% sure about this.

[Torsten. · Accepted solution]

Now 100%!

http://docs.hp.com/en/SM_SA3/SA_Support_Matrix.htm

footnote 12

(P400) Supported on HP-UX B.11.31.0709 or later

[TTr]

Now you have to blast the 11.31 media with the shotgun...

[Torsten.]

Do not waste the card - send it to me ;-))

Maybe the install will work with a current ignite server and driver, but better to get fresh install media (march 2008).

[Stephen Keane]

So the solution appears to be to obtain a newer version of 11.31 Installation media.

So to be clear an older version of 11.23 (Sep 2006) WILL work with the HP Smart Array P400 controller. But a newer release (11.31) with a newer date (Feb 2007) WON'T work.

I can't help thinking that HP are trying to drive me mad be releasing O/S that don't support their own hardware! There is presumably some logic to this situation, but I will be busy with a shotgun shortly.

[Torsten.]

IIRC the initial release of 11.31 was not supporting PCIe devices for any reason - in this time the P400 was the only PCIe device for this server. Hmm, now there is no reason to still use the initial release, but many reasons to use the 0803 release.