AD300A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Installation Guide, May 2007

Chapter 1
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1 Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for
HP-UX
This chapter contains installation prerequisites, guidelines, and procedures for the AD300A host bus adapter.
This chapter addresses the following topics:
“Prerequisites” on page 6
“Important Patches and Updates” on page 7
“Installing Driver Software” on page 7
“Installing Adapter Hardware” on page 8
“Attaching the Adapter to Other Fibre Channel Devices” on page 11
“Verify the Fibre Channel Adapter Installation” on page 12
“LED Interpretation” on page 13
“Obtaining Card Information after Installation” on page 13
“Verifying Connectivity” on page 15
“Interpreting Hardware Paths” on page 16
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If you are installing an HP I/O card as an add-in device, please review this document before attempting
installation.
If this card was factory installed in your server, see “Verify the Fibre Channel Adapter Installation” on
page 12.
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1. Within the “Internet & Networking” category select “I/O Cards and Networking Software”
2. Select “Fibre Channel”
3. Click on the Fibre Channel documentation product.