HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide FibrChanl-02 (fclp) Driver, September 2009

2 Fibre Channel Adapter Installation
Prerequisites
Before installing the adapter, follow these steps:
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
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.
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 or
DVD)
— 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)
Installing Driver Software
These instructions apply to software installation for the following configurations:
• AH403A PCIe Dual Port 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapter
• AH402A PCIe Single Port 8Gb Fibre Channel Adapter
• 456972-B21 Dual Port PCIe Emulex 8 Gb Mezzanine Fibre Channel Adapter
• AD221A PCIe Combo 1-port 4Gb Fibre Channel and 1-port 1000Base-T (copper) Adapter
• AD222A PCIe Combo 2-port 4Gb Fibre Channel and 2-port 1000Base-T (copper) Adapter
• AD393A PCIe Combo 2-port 4Gb Fibre Channel and 2-port 1000Base-SX (fiber) Adapter
• 403621-B21 4Gb Emulex Mezzanine (with Virtual Connect) Fibre Channel Adapter
• AD299A Fibre Channel Adapter
• AD355A Fibre Channel Adapter
Table 2-1 (page 11) lists the bundle and product name for each adapter.
Table 2-1 Fibre Channel Adapter Bundle and Product Names
DriverSoftware NameSoftware BundleOS VersionAdapter
fclpFC-FCLPFibrChanl-0211i v3 onlyAH403A
fclpFC-FCLPFibrChanl-0211i v3 onlyAH402A
fclpFC-FCLPFibrChanl-0211i v3 only456972-B21
fclpFC-FCLPFibrChanl-0211i v3 only403621-B21
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