AB379A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Installation Guide, February 2007

Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for OpenVMS

Installing Driver Software

Chapter 2

• Verify that you have the following cabling items:

— Fiber optic cable terminated with a duplex LC connector. Cable must be 50 or 62.5 micron

multimode cable.

— Cable map (optional)

Installing Driver Software

The driver for the AB379A Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter is included in the installation of OpenVMS

Version 8.3 and later OpenVMS releases. To check for the latest software patches, search for OpenVMS at:

http://www.itrc.hp.com.

Installing Adapter Hardware

The Online Addition and Replacement feature is not supported in OpenVMS. See Installing the Fibre

Channel Adapter Offline for hardware installation instructions.

IMPORTANT Superdome systems are not intended to be maintained by customers. HP recommends that

Superdome systems only be opened by a qualified HP service engineer. Failure to observe this

recommendation can invalidate any support agreement or warranty to which you may be

entitled.

Installing the Fibre Channel Adapter Offline

CAUTION Observe all ESD safety precautions before attempting this procedure. Failure to follow ESD

safety precautions could result in damage to equipment.

NOTE The optical port protector is used only to protect the adapter port when it is not in use. Do not

use the protector as a diagnostic tool.

NOTE See the system documentation for information about how to safely shut down your system and

obtain access to expansion slots.