Specifications

PA-4C-E 1-Port High-Performance ESCON Channel Port Adapter Installation and Configuration

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Removing and Installing Port Adapters

Attaching the HP ESCON PA to the Channel

Caution We recommend that an authorized service representative or other qualified service person perform the

following procedure. To prevent hardware problems with your host processor, all the channel

connections must be tight. A loose connection can cause the host processor or its channel to halt. Every

cable must be tightly seated in its connector.

To attach the ESCON cable between the HP ESCON PA and the host channel:

Step 1 Use the shutdown interface command on the router to shut down the HP ESCON PA interface. This

action prevents excessive error messages from being sent to the router log output. In addition, we

recommend that you vary offline the host channel to which the HP ESCON PA will be attached.

Note For instructions on how to vary offline the host channel, refer to the documentation for your

mainframe operating system.

Step 2 Attach an ESCON cable between the HP ESCON PA and the host channel (Figure 8). Make certain the

ESCON cable plug “clicks” in place in the receptacle on the HP ESCON PA. Connection problems may

result if the plug does not click in place.

Step 3 Visually inspect the connection to make sure it is not loose.

Figure 8 Connecting an ESCON Cable to an HP ESCON PA

Step 4 Vary online the host channel. For instructions on how to vary the host channel online, refer to the

documentation for your mainframe operating system.

Step 5 Use the no shutdown interface configuration command to enable the HP ESCON PA interface.

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To an ESCON Director

(switch) or host CPU

SIGNAL

ONLINE

LOADED

PRESENT

HP ESCON PA