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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: http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Fibre%20Channel

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

DVD)

— Fibre Channel host bus adapter with an optical port protector attached (not included

with all adapters)

• 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) lists the bundle and product name for each adapter.

Table 2-1 Fibre Channel Adapter Bundle and Product Names

DriverSoftware NameSoftware BundleOS VersionAdapter

fclpFC-FCLPFibrChanl-0211i v2 and 11i v3AD299A

fclpFC-FCLPFibrChanl-0211i v2 and 11i v3AD355A

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