AB379A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Installation Guide, February 2007

Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for OpenVMS

Installing Adapter Hardware

Chapter 2

Installing the Host Bus Adapter

Step 1. Access the system card bay

• If the system is running, enter this command to shut it down:

@SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN

Enter y when prompted to continue.

• Wait for the system to shut down completely, and then power off the system by pressing the

system off button.

• Ensure that the system is grounded.

• Open the system to gain access to the PCI backplane.

• Insert the card into the highest-performance PCI-X slot available.

Step 2. Install the card

• Slide the adapter edge-connector into the PCI-X slot until it is fully seated.

• Secure the card and reassemble the system.

Figure 2-1 AB379A Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter

The N_Port Port World Wide Name (WWN) is printed on the bulkhead.