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Installing the HP HSC FDDI/9000 Adapter

Checking FDDI Installation Prerequisites

Checking FDDI Installation

Prerequisites

Prior to loading the HSC 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 an SC connector to connect

your FDDI adapter to your concentrator.

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 HSC 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.