AH402A/AH403A HP PCIe 8Gb 1 port and 2 port Fibre Channel Emulex HBAs using Windows and HP-UX Installation Guide, Second Edition

2 Installing HBAs
This chapter describes the following topics for installing HBAs:
• Installation prerequisites
• Installing the HBA
See your server's documentation for additional information about installing HBAs.
WARNING! Disconnect the host from the power source before installing HBAs. To reduce the
risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the internal server or workstation components
to cool before touching.
CAUTION: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. Be sure you are
properly grounded before beginning this procedure, as described in Regulatory compliance and
safety.
Installation prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have the following items available:
• An optical multimode cable with an LC-style duplex connector
• A server with an empty PCIe bus slot that is based on and compatible with the PCIe bus
type of the HBA being installed.
NOTE: The HBAs do not allow normal data transmission on an optical link unless they
are connected to another similar or compatible laser product (that is, multimode to
multimode).
Recording reference numbers
Each HBA ships with a unique address identifier that is stored in flash memory. Fibre Channel
industry standards issue two unique identifiers: world wide port name (WWPN) and world
wide node name (WWNN), each of which is derived from the HBA's IEEE address. Combined,
the WWPN and WWNN create the world wide name (WWN), which is an 8-byte identifier that
uniquely identifies an HBA on an FC circuit.
The WWN address and serial number are clearly marked on the HBA. Record the addresses on
the lines below for future reference.
In addition, each HBA has a unique serial number that is located on the bottom of the HBA.
Check the HBA and record its serial number below so that you have the number in the unlikely
event that the NVRAM is corrupted.
NOTE: The WWN is a permanent identifier that cannot be changed.
WWN address: __________________________________________________
WWN serial number: _____________________________________________
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