PCI Token Ring Administrator's Guide

Installing Token Ring
Step 1: Checking Token Ring Installation Prerequisites
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Step 1: Checking Token Ring Installation
Prerequisites
Model 712, HP 9000 EISA, or Series 800 HP-PB
Systems
Please note that the EISA bus version of Token Ring has been obsoleted
as of July 1999. Installation information about this product is included
here for the sake of completeness.
1. Check that the /usr/bin, /usr/sbin and /sbin directories are in your
PATH using the command:
echo $PATH
2. Check that the operating system has been upgraded to 10.x or 11.x
software, as appropriate.
To obtain this information, execute the command:
uname -a
3. Verify that you have a lobe cable to connect your Token Ring card to
your Trunk Access Unit (TAU). (The cable and TAU do not come with
the HP Token Ring product.)
4. Model 712: Verify that the slot for the Model 712 card in the system
backplane is empty.
HP 9000 EISA: Verify that the system backplane contains an EISA
system interface. If you have a Series 715/33 or 720 model, be sure
that you ordered and installed the EISA system interface; for all
other HP 9000 EISA, the EISA system interface is preinstalled. The
EISA interface should also contain an available empty EISA slot for
the Token Ring card.
Series 800 HP-PB: Verify that the system backplane contains an
available empty HP-PB slot for the Token Ring card.
5. Verify that you have an IP/Internet address, alias, and subnet mask
(optional) for your new Token Ring card. After you have obtained this
information, fill out the Network Card Configuration Worksheet in
your Token Ring Quick Installation Guide.