HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for IBM AIX Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RV1HA-TE, March 2005)

Preparing the Host System
108 HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for IBM AIX Installation and Configuration Guide
Making a Physical Connection
To attach a host computer to the storage subsystem, install one or more host bus
adapters into the computer. A Fibre Channel (FC) cable goes from the host bus
adapter to an FC switch or hub.
Preparing to Install Host Bus Adapter
Before installing the host bus adapter, perform the following steps:
1. Perform a complete backup of the entire system.
2. Shut down the computer system or perform a hot addition of the adapter based
upon directions for that server.
Installing Host Bus Adapter
To make a physical connection, first install a host bus adapter.
Caution: Protect the host bus adapter board from electrostatic discharge by
wearing an ESD wrist strap. DO NOT remove the board from the antistatic
cover until you are ready to install it.
You need the following items to begin:
■ Host bus adapter board and the installation instructions included with the
adapter
■ The HP StorageWorks software installation kit
■ The computer hardware manual
■ Appropriate tools to service your computer
The host bus adapter board plugs into a standard PCI slot in the host computer.
Refer to the system manual for instructions on installing PCI devices.
If installing the RAID subsystem on an High Availability Cluster Multi-Processor
(HACMP) install a Fibre Quick Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA) into each
IBM host server in the cluster.