FC2143 and FC2243 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 Host Bus Adapters for Linux and Windows Installation Guide

2 Installin g the HBAs

This chapter describes how to install the FC 2143 and FC2243 HBAs.

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Prerequisites, page 13

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Recording reference numb ers, page 13

• Installing the H BA,page14

See your server documentation for additional installation instructions.

WARNING!

Disconnect thehost from the powersourcebeforeinstalling theHBA.Toreducethe risk of personal injury

from hot surfaces, allow the i nternal 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 Electrostatic discharge.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have:

• An optical multimode cable with an LC-style duplex connector

• An empty PCI-X slot

NOTE:

To ensure optimum I/O performance, insert the HBA into an empt y PCI-X slot running at 133 MHz.

Ensure that the PCI bus is not shared by another PCI card, which can decrease the PCI-X slot clock rate.

Recording reference numbers

Each HBA ships with a unique address identiﬁer that is stored in ﬂash memory. Fibre Channel industr y

standards issue two unique identiﬁers: worldwide port name ( W WPN) and worldwide node name

(WWNN), each of which is derived from the HBA’s IEEE address. Combined, the WWPN and W WNN

create theworldwide name (WWN), whichisan8-byteidentiﬁer that uniquely identiﬁes an HB A on a

Fibre Channel circuit. The W W N address and serial number are clearly marked on the HBA. Record

this information for future reference.

NOTE:

The WWN is a static identiﬁer that cannot be changed.

FC2143 and FC2243 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 host bus adapters for Linux and Windows installation guide