AD299A/AD355A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Installation Guide

Fibre Channel Adapter Installation for HP-UX

Prerequisites

Chapter 1

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:

— 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 with

all adapters)

• Verify that you have the following cabling items:

— Fiber optic cable terminated with a duplex LC connector.

— Cable map (optional)