PCI Token Ring Administrator's Guide

Token Ring Resources
Manual Installation and Configuration
Chapter 364
Manual Installation and Configuration
For Non-PCI Systems
HP recommends that you install your Token Ring software using
swinstall and configure it using SAM.
Follow the steps below to manually install and configure your Token
Ring product. Refer to detailed instructions in the Installing and
Administering LAN/9000 Software manual for additional information.
The section for manually configuring a PCI system follows this one.
1. Complete all the prerequisites in “Step 1: Checking Token Ring
Installation Prerequisites” in Chapter 1.
2. Install the Token Ring software using swinstall and regenerate the
kernel (refer to “Step 3: Loading Token Ring Software” in Chapter 1).
Follow the detailed instructions in Chapter 3, “Manually Configuring
LAN/9000” in the Installing and Administering LAN/9000 Software
manual if you need to manually create a new kernel. You may need
some of the following Token Ring-specific information when you
follow those steps.
• Model 712 driver keyword: token3
• HP 9000 EISA driver keyword: token
• Series 800 HP-PB driver keyword: token2
3. Install the hardware. Refer to instructions in “Step 2: Installing
Token Ring Hardware” in Chapter 1.
4. Verify the Token Ring device files. To do so, refer to instructions in
the next section, “Token Ring Device Files (obsolete)”.
• Model 712 device major number: 160
• HP 9000 EISA device major number: 102
• Series 800 HP-PB device major number: 103
5. Edit the Token Ring configuration files: /etc/rc.config.d/netconf and
/etc/rc.config.d/hptokenconf.