IBM 59P5712 manual Installing the adapter

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8.Secure the adapter in place.

9.Connect one end of the fiber-optic cable from the device to the J1 connector on the adapter.

10.Carefully install and secure the server cover.

11.Connect the power cables.

12.Turn on all external Fibre Channel devices; then, turn on the server. The following information displays:

QLogic Corporation

QLA2xxx PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version X.XX

Copyright (C) QLogic Corporation 1998 All rights reserved. www.qlc.com

Press <Alt+Q> for Fast!UTIL

BIOS for Adapter X is disabled.

ROM BIOS not installed.

To display the Fibre Channel devices, press Alt+Q; then, use the utility program. See Appendix A, “Fast!UTIL” on page 23 for detailed utility information.

See “Part II. Software installation” on page 11 for detailed instructions on how to install the device drivers.

If the information displayed is not correct and you have checked the adapter configuration, see Chapter 3, “Troubleshooting” on page 9 for troubleshooting information.

Chapter 2. Installing the adapter 7

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Contents Installation and Users Guide Page IBM Fourth Edition June Contents Edition Notice Trademarks Safety Information To Connect To Disconnect Safety Information Viii FAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide How this book is organized About this bookFAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Part I. Hardware installation FAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Fibre Channel adapter features What is Fibre Channel?Hardware overview FAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Handling static-sensitive devices Installing the adapterPreinstallation procedures What you need for the installationAdapter layouts Installing the IBM FAStT Host AdapterInstalling the adapter FAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Fibre Channel problems TroubleshootingHardware problems System configuration problemsFAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Part II. Software installation FAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Software overview FAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Installing the Windows NT and Windows 2000 device drivers Adding the Windows NT driver Installing Windows NT and WindowsUpdating the Windows NT device driver Adding the Windows 2000 driverUpdating the Windows 2000 device driver Installing the NetWare 5.1 device driver Installing the Novell NetWare device driverNetWare device driver files and parameters Load QL22 Getting help and information from the World Wide Web Part III. AppendicesFAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Fast!UTIL options Configuration settingsHost adapter settings Appendix A. Fast!UTILAdvanced adapter settings Selectable boot settingsAdapter hard ID settings Restore default settingsAdvanced adapter settings Extended firmware settings Extended firmware settings Fibre Channel disk utility Scan Fibre Channel devicesSelect host adapter FAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Appendix B. Adapter operating environment and specifications 2 of 2. Adapter specifications Appendix C. Getting help and technical assistance Using the documentationBefore you call Getting help and information from the World Wide Web Software service and support Hardware service and supportWarranty period Appendix D. Warranty informationProblem determination Checking software Warranty service and supportPurchasing additional services International Warranty ServicePart 1 General Terms IBM Statement of Limited WarrantyWarranty Service Limitation of Liability Part 2 Country-unique TermsNorth America Hong Kong and Macau Following Terms Apply to ALL Emea Countries Following Terms Apply to the Country Specified Egypt South AFRICA, NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA, Lesotho and Swaziland Edition Notice Appendix E. NoticesTrademarks European Union EMC Directive conformance statement Industry Canada Class a emission compliance statementTaiwan electrical emission statement FAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Index FAStT Host Adapter Installation and Users Guide Page IBM