AD300A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Installation Guide, May 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 PCIe slot available.

Step 2. Install the card

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

• Secure the card and reassemble the system.

Figure 2-1 AD300A Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter