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Installing the HP EISA FDDI/9000 Adapter

Checking FDDI Installation Prerequisites

Checking FDDI Installation

Prerequisites

Prior to loading the EISA FDDI product onto your system, check that you

have met the following hardware and software prerequisites:

1. Check that the /usr/bin, /usr/sbin and /sbin directories are in

your PATH using the command: echo $PATH.

2. The operating system has been upgraded to the required version.

Refer to the product release notes.

To obtain this information, use the uname -a command.

3. You have a ﬁber cable terminated with a Media Interface Connector

(MIC) to connect your FDDI adapter to your concentrator. See

Appendix B, “Fiber Cabling,” for more information.

4. You have an IP address, subnet mask (if the adapter will be on a

subnetwork), and host name alias for your new FDDI adapter.

5. You have super-user privileges.

NOTE Prior to the installation of HP EISA FDDI/9000, FDDI ﬁber optic cabling

must be installed by a non-HP third party cabling vendor, and all

networking appliances must be correctly attached and conﬁgured

including concentrators.