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2 Fibre Channel Adapter Installation
This chapter contains installation prerequisites, guidelines, and procedures for each host bus
adapter. This chapter addresses the following topics:
"Prerequisites" (page 13)
"Installing Driver Software" (page 13)
"Installing Adapter Hardware" (page 14)
"Attaching the Adapter to Other Fibre Channel Devices" (page 16)
"Verifying the Fibre Channel Adapter Installation" (page 16)
"Verifying Connectivity" (page 17)
"Interpreting Hardware Paths" (page 18)
Prerequisites
Before installing the adapter, follow these steps:
1.
Verify compliance with supported configurations using the HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
Support Matrix at:
2.
Determine if the adapter is a Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) using the HP Fibre Channel
Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix. If the adapter is not a CRU, contact your HP representative
for installation assistance.
Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) must be installed or replaced by qualified Hewlett-Packard
service representatives only. CRUs can be installed or replaced by customers or qualified
Hewlett-Packard service representatives.
3.
Check the following conditions:
•
To verify that the/usr/bin, /usr/sbin, and /sbin directories are in the PATH,
enter the following command:
echo $PATH
•
Verify that you have the following items:
— Grounding wrist strap
— Fibre Channel driver software media (included with the OS or application CD or
— Fibre Channel host bus adapter with an optical port protector attached (not included
•
Verify that you have the following cabling items:
— Fiber optic cable terminated with a duplex LC connector.
— Cable map (optional)
Installing Driver Software
These instructions apply to software installation for the following configurations:
•
AD299A Fibre Channel Adapter with HP-UX 11i v2 and 11i v3
•
AD355A Fibre Channel Adapter with HP-UX 11i v2 and 11i v3
Table 2-1 (page 13)
Table 2-1 Fibre Channel Adapter Bundle and Product Names
Adapter
AD299A
AD355A
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Fibre%20Channel
DVD)
with all adapters)
lists the bundle and product name for each adapter.
OS Version
Software Bundle
11i v2 and 11i v3
FibrChanl-02
11i v2 and 11i v3
FibrChanl-02
Software Name
FC-FCLP
FC-FCLP
Driver
fclp
fclp
Prerequisites
13
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