ServerNet/FX Adapter Configuration and Management Manual

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ServerNet/FX Adapter
Configuration and Management
Manual
Glossary Index Figures Tables
What’s New in This Manual vii
Manual Information vii
New and Changed Information vii
About This Manual ix
Overview ix
Who Should Use This Manual ix
How This Manual Is Organized ix
Where to Get More Information x
Notation Conventions x
1. Overview of the ServerNet/FX Adapter Subsystem
ServerNet/FX Adapter Subsystem Overview 1-2
Overview of a FOX Ring 1-2
Physical Layout of a FOX Ring 1-2
Logical Layout of a FOX Ring 1-3
ServerNet/FX Adapter Subsystem Management 1-4
Software and Hardware Components 1-4
ServerNet/FX Adapter Object Types and Names 1-6
Expand-Over-FOX Line-Handler Processes
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FOX Driver
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ServerNet/FX Adapters 1-9
2. Configuring the ServerNet/FX Adapter Subsystem
Planning for FOX Monitor Process Configuration 2-2
Both ServerNet/FX Adapters in an I/O Enclosure(s) 2-2
One ServerNet/FX Adapter in an I/O Enclosure, One ServerNet/FX Adapter in a
Processor Enclosure 2-2
Both ServerNet/FX Adapters in Separate Processor Enclosures 2-2
Both ServerNet/FX Adapters in the Same Processor Enclosure 2-3
Creating the FOX Monitor Process 2-3
Using the SCF ADD PROCESS Command 2-3
Example 2-5