AB379B Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Installation Guide, February 2007
Table Of Contents
- AB379B Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Installation Guide
- 1 Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for HP-UX
- Prerequisites
- Important Patches and Updates
- Installing Driver Software
- Installing Adapter Hardware
- Attaching the Adapter to Other Fibre Channel Devices
- Verifying the Fibre Channel Adapter Installation
- LED Interpretation
- Obtaining Card Information after Installation
- Verifying Connectivity
- Interpreting Legacy Hardware Paths (HP-UX 11i v1 and 11i v2)
- Interpreting Lunpath Hardware Paths (HP-UX 11i v3)
- Components of Lunpath Hardware Paths
- Fibre Channel
- 2 Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for OpenVMS
- Prerequisites
- Installing Driver Software
- Installing Adapter Hardware
- Attaching the Adapter to Other Fibre Channel Devices
- Verifying the Fibre Channel Adapter Installation
- Additional Configuration Information
- LED Interpretation
- A Technical Specifications and Regulatory Information
- AB379B Technical Specifications
- FCC Statement (For U.S.A.)
- Canada
- EMI (Australia and New Zealand)
- VCCI (Japan) (PCI Card Only)
- EMI Statement (European Community)
- Laser Safety Statements
- AB379B Declaration of Conformity
Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for HP-UXImportant Patches and UpdatesChapter 16• Verify that you have the following items:— Grounding wrist strap— Fibre Channel driver software media (included with the OS or application CD)— Fibre Channel host bus adapter with an optical port protector attached (not included withall adapters)• Verify that you have the following cabling items:— Fiber optic cable terminated with a duplex LC connector.— Cable map (optional)Important Patches and UpdatesReview the FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX Release Notes located atdocs.hp.com for the latest patch and dependency requirements.Install all driver software and dependency patches before you install the adapter.NOTE HP recommends that you sign-up for Subscriber’s Choice so you can automatically receiveemail notices for the latest firmware updates. Make sure you register all your products toreceive the appropriate firmware update notices.You can also go to the Business Support Center Web site at http://www.hp.com/go/bizsupport forthe latest HP-UX 11i firmware updates. The IT Resource Center (ITRC) Web site athttp://itrc.hp.com also provides a link to the Business Support Center.The system firmware files, installation instructions, and release notes with detailed firmwareversion information can be obtained by selecting "Download Drivers and Software" athttp://www.hp.com/bizsupport. This provides a searchable database for various products or youcan follow the "Server" link to select the latest firmware download for your specific serverproduct. Be sure to read the Release Notes for the firmware to ensure a successful update. Ingeneral, HP recommends that you update to the latest firmware available before installing orupdating to HP-UX 11i v3.For a matrix of minimum required system firmware for I/O adapters with HP-UX 11i v3 bootsupport, as well as the minimum system firmware requirements for HP-UX 11i v3, refer to thedocuments at http://docs.hp.com/en/hw.html#System%20FirmwareNOTE Patches are available from http://www.software.hp.comInstalling Driver SoftwareNOTE Use the following instructions if the driver is provided on a CD-ROM. If the driver software isdownloaded, follow the instructions provided with that file. The driver software, FibrChanl-01,may be downloaded from http://software.hp.com. The FibrChanl-01 bundle is also provided onthe Operating Environment media or Application Release media for HP-UX 11i v3 and HP-UX11i v2.
- A Technical Specifications and Regulatory Information
- Interpreting Lunpath Hardware Paths (HP-UX 11i v3)