HP AB379A and AB379B PCI-X 2.0 Dual-Port 4Gb FC Adapters for Itanium Linux and Windows Installation Guide

2 Installing the HBAs
This chapter describes the procedure for installing the HP PCI-X 2.0 single-port and dual-port HBAs,
including:
•
Installation prerequisites, page 13
• Installation procedure, page 14
Refer to your host documentation for installing the HBA.
WARNING!
Disconnect the host from the power source before installing the HBA. 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" on page 25.
Installation prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure that you have:
• An optical multimode cable with an LC-style duplex connector
• An empty 64-bit PCI-X slot
• The following unique information that is located on the bottom of the HBA:
•Serialnumber
• WorldWide Port Name (WWPN) and Node Name (NN), each of which is derived from the
HBA’s IEEE address. Combined, the WWPN and NN create the WorldWide Name (WWN)
that uniquely identifies an HBA in the Fibre Channel environment.
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