HP Fabric Clustering System PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (DB) Adapter Installation Guide, April 2006

HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (DB) Adapter Installation

Install HP Fabric Clustering System Software

Chapter 1

Install HP Fabric Clustering System Software

This section describes the steps necessary to install HP Fabric Clustering System software. The same

software version must be installed on each instance of the HP-UX operating system in the fabric. The AB345C

HCA can only be installed in supported Integrity servers.

Step 1. Log on to the system as root.

Step 2. Insert the software media into the appropriate drive. If the software is being loaded from a

CD-ROM, go to step 3; otherwise, go to step 4. The software can also be located at

http://www.software.hp.com.

Locating the AB345C HCA Software on software.hp.com

The drivers, utilities and manpages for the AB345C HCA are on the HP-UX application release CD.

They are also available at the HP Software Depot. To locate the software at the HP Software Depot:

•Go to http://www.software.hp.com

• Search for “AB345C”

• Click on “receive for free”

• Fill out the free product registration form and click on “next”

• Look for “Download Software” and click on the depot that corresponds to your HP-UX operating

system version to download the drivers, utilities, and manpages for the AB345C adapter.

• In the “Documents” column next to the “Download Software” column, click on “Installation

Instructions” to download instructions for using the Software Distributor tool to install the

drivers, utilities, and manpages for the AB345C adapter.

Step 3. Mount the CD-ROM drive by using the following command at the command prompt:

$ mount device_name

where device_name is the name assigned to the CD-ROM drive.

Step 4. Run the swinstall program using the following command:

$ /usr/sbin/swinstall

This opens the Software Selection window.

Step 5. Change the Source Host Name, if necessary, and then enter the mount point of the drive in the

Source Depot Path field. Select the

OK button to return to the Software Selection window.

Step 6. The Software Selection window now contains a list of available software to install.

Step 7. Highlight the HP Fabric for InfiniBand software:

IB4X-01 -> B.11.23.05 PCI-X Enterprise IB; Supptd HW=AB345A/C

Choose

Mark for Install from the Actions menu; this chooses the highlighted software.

You can also install the IPoIB software at this time as it is part of this same bundle to enable it to

be functional. It can also be installed later if you choose to not install it now.

Step 8. From the Actions menu, select the Install... menu, and then choose

Install. This begins product

installation and opens the Install Analysis window.