HP-UX and Windows OS Installation Guide for HP PCIe 8Gb and 4Gb 2 Port Fibre Channel Emulex Mezzanine HBA

3 Installing the HP-UX Operating System Components
The following sections describe the installation instructions for HP-UX operating systems.
Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for HP-UX
This section contains installation prerequisites, guidelines, and procedures for the Emulex FC
HBA card.
The following topics are addressed:
• “Prerequisites” (page 15)
• “Important patches and updates” (page 15)
• “Installing driver software” (page 16)
• “Installing Online Diag” (page 17)
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. 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)
• 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-02 (fclp) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX Release Notes located
at:
http://docs.hp.com/ for the latest patch and dependency requirements.
Install all driver software and dependency patches before you install the adapter.
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