AB291A 12-Port 4X Fabric Copper Switch Installation Guide, April 2004

Installation Overview & Planning
Installing HP Fabric Clustering System
Chapter 1
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Attach to other Fabric devices:
1. Be sure you have attached a connector cable to the adapter. Push the connector in until you hear it click.
2. Attach the free end of the cable to a compatible fabric switch or adapter.
The following table lists the cables that you can use with HP Fabric.
Internet Protocol over InfiniBand (IPoIB)
In order to use the Internet Protocol over InfiniBand (IPoIB) the following patches need to be installed on
each server used for IPoIB in the HP Fabric clustering system:
Patches can be downloaded from http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/mainPage.do
• Install DLPI patch, PHNE_30242
• Install TOUR product bundle (A.02.00 Transport Optional Upgrade Release for B.11.23)
The TOUR product can be found on http://www.software.hp.com.
• Install SAM patch, PHCO_29666
• If you did not include the IPoIB product during the initial HP Fabric installation, it needs to be installed
at this time, see “Install the HP Fabric Software” on page 7
Enabling the IPoIB Interface
ifconfig Command
Description: This command enables or disables an IPoIB interface, configuring the link to the HP Fabric
clustering system.
Syntax: ifconfig lan9000
Example: # lan9000
Output Example:
lan9000: flags=843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>
inet 100.99.99.53 netmask fffff800 broadcast 100.99.103.255
hptem052 1010: ifconfig lan9000 inet6
lan9000: flags=4800841<UP,RUNNING,MULTICAST,PRIVATE,ONLINK>
inet6 fe80::202:c902:0:77d prefix 10
Table 1-1 Cable Products
AB346A 5 meter 4X Fabric Copper Cable
AB353A 7 meter 4X Fabric Copper Cable
AB347A 10 meter 4X Fabric Copper Cable