PCI Token Ring Administrator's Guide

Installing Token Ring

Step 2: Installing Token Ring Hardware

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4. Attach the port of the Token Ring lobe cable to the card. Attach the

other end of the cable to the Trunk Access Unit (TAU). Refer to the

list below for valid cable types for each system.

5. Power up the system to complete the process. The Token Ring card

will run a self-test automatically. Any error messages will appear on

the terminal display or system console.

6. When the system is up and running, log in as root.

7. HP 9000 EISA only: Execute the dmesg command to verify the

status of the Token Ring card. The following message should appear:

“

TOKEN1 STATUS: Opening adapter. . . .opened successfully”

8. Execute ioscan -f to make sure the hardware path and driver are

listed. Refer to ﬂowchart 2A in Chapter 4, Troubleshooting Token

Ring,for examples of ioscan output. Refer to Appendix A, Token Ring

Interface Card Statistics, for information on how to interpret the

hardware path information.

9. Proceed to Chapter 2, Conﬁguring Token Ring, to conﬁgure the card.

You’ll also set the ring speed for the Model 712 using SAM.

PCI Systems

This section describes the installation procedure for a PCI Token Ring

board. The following system classes are customer-installable:

• A-Class

• B-Class

• C160 and higher

Table 1-2 Valid Cable Types

System Type Cable Type

Model 712 DB-9 or RJ45 with media ﬁlter

HP 9000 EISA RJ45 or DB-9

S800 HP-PB DB-9 or RJ45 with media ﬁlter