AB378B Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Installation Guide, December 2006

Chapter 1
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1 Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for
HP-UX
This chapter contains installation prerequisites, guidelines, and procedures for the AB378B host bus adapter.
This chapter addresses the following topics:
“Prerequisites” on page 5
“Important Patches and Updates” on page 6
“Installing Driver Software” on page 6
“Installing Adapter Hardware” on page 7
“Attaching the Adapter to Other Fibre Channel Devices” on page 9
“Verifying the Fibre Channel Adapter Installation” on page 10
“LED Interpretation” on page 11
“Obtaining Card Information after Installation” on page 11
“Verifying Connectivity” on page 13
“Interpreting Hardware Paths” on page 13
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installation.
If this card was factory installed in your server, see “Verifying the Fibre Channel Adapter Installation” on
page 10.
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1. Within the “Internet & Networking” category select “I/O Cards and Networking Software”
2. Select “Fibre Channel”
3. Click on the Fibre Channel documentation product.
Prerequisites
Before installing the adapter, follow these steps:
Step 1. Verify compliance with supported configurations using the HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
Support Matrix at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Fibre%20Channel
Step 2. Determine if the adapter is a Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) using the HP Fibre Channel Host
Bus Adapter Support Matrix. If the adapter is not a CRU, contact your HP representative for
installation assistance.
Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) must be installed or replaced by qualified Hewlett-Packard service
representatives only. CRUs can be installed or replaced by customers or qualified Hewlett-Packard
service representatives.
Step 3. Check the following conditions:
• To verify that the /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, and /sbin directories are in the PATH, enter the
following command:
echo $PATH
• Verify that you have the following items:
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