AH400A/AH401A - HP PCIe 8Gb 1 port, 2 port, and 4Gb Fibre Channel QLogic HBAs using Linux, Windows, and HP-UX OS's Installation Guide, October 2008

4 Installing HBAs for HP-UX operating systems
The following sections describe the HBA installation instructions for HP-UX operating systems
Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for HP-UX
This section contains installation prerequisites, guidelines, and procedures for the AH400A and
AH401A HBA cards.
The following topics are addressed:
• “Prerequisites” (page 17)
• “Important patches and updates” (page 17)
• “Installing driver software” (page 18)
• “Installing adapter online” (page 19)
• “Installing the adapter offline” (page 19)
• “Installing the host bus adapter” (page 20)
If you are installing an HP I/O card as an add-in device, please review this document before
attempting installation.
Prerequisites
Before installing the adapter, follow these steps:
1. Verify compliance with supported configurations using the HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
Support Matrix at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Fibre%20Channel.
2. Determine if the adapter is a Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) using the HP Fibre Channel
Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix. If the adapter is not a CRU, contact your HP representative
for installation assistance.
Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) must be installed or replaced by qualified Hewlett Packard
service representatives only. CRUs can be installed or replaced by customers or qualified
HP service representatives.
3. Check the following conditions:
• Verify that the /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, and /sbin directories are in the
PATH
by entering the following command:
echo $PATH
• Verify that you have the following items:
— Grounding wrist strap
— Fibre Channel driver software media (included with the OS or application CD)
— Fibre Channel host bus adapter with an optical port protector attached (not included
with all adapters)
• Verify that you have the following cable items:
— Fiber optic cable terminated with a duplex LC connector
— Cable map (optional)
Important patches and updates
Review the FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX Release Notes located
at:
Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for HP-UX 17