AD193A/AD194A PCI-X 4 Gigabit Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet Combination Card Overview

Hardware and Software Installation Procedure

Step 6: Install the latest software.

B.11.23

The version must be B.11.11 for 11i v1 or B.11.23 for 11i v2.

• Check the Release Notes for IEther-00 and FibrChanl-01 to see if you need to install any appropriate patches for your

system. Release Notes are available on the Web at http://docs.hp.com under Networking and Communications.

Step 6: Install the latest software.

• Load the software media into the appropriate drive.

• Run the swinstall program to install the software using the command: swinstall.

• Change the host name after “Source Host Name,” if necessary.

• Click the Source Depot Path to identify the registered depot for the appropriate source depot path and activate the OK

button to return to the Software Selection Window.

• Highlight the 1000Base-T software IEther-00 (for cards such as AD193A/AD194A).

• Choose Mark for Install from the “Actions” menu to choose the product to be installed.

• Choose Install from the “Actions” menu to begin product installation and open the Install Analysis Window.

• Activate the OK button in the Install Analysis Window when the Status field displays a “Ready” message.

• Activate the YES button at the Confirmation Window to confirm that you want to install the software. swinstall loads

the fileset, runs the control scripts for the filesets, and builds the kernel. This should take about 3 to 5 minutes. When the

status field indicates Ready, click Done. A Note Window then opens. Click the OK button to reboot the system.

• If you are adding the fibre channel software bundle (FibrChanl-01) for 11i v1 or 11i v2, you can find the fibre channel

software bundle on the June 2006 (or later) OE quarterly distribution media.

Step 7: Configure the card using SAM

•Log in as root and verify that the card and its hardware path are displayed by entering: ioscan.

• Run the System Administration Manager by entering sam.

• Double-click Networking and Communications.

• Double-click Network Interface Cards.

• Highlight the AD193A/AD194A combination Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet card and choose Configure from the

“Actions” menu.

• Fill in the form according to the instructions using the “Network Configuration Worksheet” in this document.

• Click the OK button to activate the card and then select exit from the “File” menu until you exit SAM.

Step 8: Verify the fibre channel installation

• To verify that the fc driver appears for each installed card, enter:

ioscan -fk

The ioscan output might look like the following:

Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description

fc 4 1/0/8/1/0/4/0 fcd CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AD194-60001 PCI/PCI-X 2-port 4Gb

FC/2-port 1000B-T Combo Adapter (FC Port 1)