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

HP PCI-X 2-port 4X Fabric (HPC) Adapter Installation
Install HP Fabric Clustering System Software
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Figure 1-1 Inserting the Host Channel Adapter
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.
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 AB286C HCA Software on software.hp.com
The drivers, utilities and manpages for the AB286C 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 “AB286C”
• 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 AB286C 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 AB286C 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:
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