HP Fabric Clustering System PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (HPC/DB) Adapter Installation Guide HP-UX Integrity Server Networking HP Part Number: AB286-90004 Published: February 2007 Edition: HP-UX11i v3
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Table of Contents 1 HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (HPC/DB) Adapter Installation.........................................7 HP Fabric Clustering System Installation Prerequisites.........................................................................7 Install HP Fabric Clustering System Adapters.......................................................................................9 Installing the AB286C Host Channel Adapter .................................................................................
List of Figures 1-1 Inserting the Host Channel Adapter.............................................................................................
1 HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (HPC/DB) Adapter Installation This document gives installation information for the HP Fabric Clustering System Host Channel Adapter (HCA) for InfiniBand™, AB286C PCI-X 133Mhz adapter with 2 (two) 4X copper interfaces. NOTE: The AB286C card is NOT supported on PA systems. The AB286C product is for use in high-performance technical computing clusters.
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• • Confirm that the /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, /sbin, and /opt/rdma/bin directories are in your PATH by logging in as root and using the echo $PATH command. Confirm that the HP-UX operating system is the correct version, for example, HP-UX 11i v3 or HP-UX 11i v2. Use the uname -a command to determine the HP-UX version of your system. For more information about the required operating system versions, see HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric Adapter Release Notes.
Figure 1-1 Inserting the Host Channel Adapter Install HP Fabric Clustering System Software This section describes the steps necessary to install HP Fabric Clustering System software. The same software version must be installed on each instance of the HP-UX operating system in the fabric. 1. 2. Log on to the system as root. Insert the software media into the appropriate drive. If the software is being loaded from a CD-ROM, go to step 3; otherwise, go to step 4.
• • • 3. Fill out the free product registration form and click on “next” Look for “Download Software” and click on the depot that corresponds to your HP-UX operating system version to download the drivers, utilities, and manpages for the AB286C adapter. In the “Documents” column next to the “Download Software” column, click on “Installation Instructions” to download instructions for using the Software Distributor tool to install the drivers, utilities, and manpages for the AB286C adapter.
Declaration of Conformity 12 HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (HPC/DB) Adapter Installation
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