HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Driver HP-UX 11i v2 and 11i v3

Installing Adapter Hardware
The Online Addition and Replacement feature, OL* for the HP-UX 11i v3 release, enables PCI host
bus adapters to be added or replaced without shutting down and rebooting the system, and without
adversely affecting other system components. The system hardware uses slot-specific power control,
combined with HP-UX operating system support, to enable these features.
NOTE: HP-UX 11i v3 does NOT support Online Deletion (OLD) with fclp.
NOTE: HP-UX 11i v2 supports Online Addition (OLA) ONLY with fclp. It does NOT support Online
Replacement (OLR) or Online Deletion (OLD).
Confirm whether OL* is supported on the system in which you plan to install a Fibre Channel
adapter. See the HP-UX Fibre Channel (fcd, fclp) and FlexFabric FCoE (fcoc) Host Bus Adapter
Support Matrix at: http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs
IMPORTANT: Superdome systems are not intended to be maintained by customers. HP recommends
that Superdome systems only be opened by a qualified HP service engineer. Failure to observe
this recommendation can invalidate any support agreement or warranty to which you may be
entitled.
Installing the Fibre Channel Adapter
CAUTION: Observe all ESD safety precautions before attempting this procedure. Failure to follow
ESD safety precautions could result in damage to equipment.
NOTE: The optical port protector is used only to protect the adapter port when it is not in use.
Do not use the protector as a diagnostic tool.
Install OnlineDiag, which is available at: https://h20392.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/index.do
OnlineDiag is also available from the HP Support PLUS CD for HP/9000 systems or the IPF CD
for Itanium systems. Installation instructions are available at: http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/
diag/st/st_inst.htm
Install all driver software and dependent patches before you install the adapter. For more
information, see FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v3 Release
Notes and FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX 11i v2 Release Notes
available at: http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs .
NOTE: See the system documentation for information about how to safely shut down your system
and obtain access to expansion slots.
To install the Fibre Channel adapter, follow these steps:
NOTE: With HP-UX 11i v2, be sure to check that you are installing the card in a non-switched
slot. If you install the card in a switched slot, you will see the following error message:
fclp ifc_attach: HBA installed in unsupported slot
If you see this message, you must shut down the system, remove the card, and re-install it in a
non-switched PCIe slot. Refer to the server documentation for instructions on how to identify a
non-switched PCIe slot.
1. Install all driver software and dependent patches.
2. Shut down the system.
3. Insert the card into the highest-performance PCIe slot available.
4. Attach fiber cabling to the adapter. All Fibre Channel host bus adapters that use the fclp driver
use a cable terminated with an LC connector.
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