IBM 59P5712 manual Contents

Appendix D. Warranty information

Appendix C. Getting help and technical assistance

Installing the IBM FAStT Host Adapter

Chapter 2. Installing the adapter

Fibre Channel adapter features

Chapter 1. Hardware overview

Notices used in this book

How this book is organized

Contents

Safety Information

About this book

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Part I. Hardware installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

What is Fibre Channel?

Preinstallation procedures

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Chapter 3.	Troubleshooting	9
Hardware problems		9
System configuration problems		9
Fibre Channel problems		9
Part II. Software installation		11
Chapter 4.	Software overview	13
Chapter 5.	Installing the Windows NT and Windows 2000 device drivers	15
Installing Windows NT and Windows 2000		16
Adding the Windows NT driver		16
Adding the Windows 2000 driver		17
Updating the Windows NT device driver		17
Updating the Windows 2000 device driver		18
Chapter 6.	Installing the Novell NetWare device driver	19
NetWare device driver files and parameters		19
Installing the NetWare 5.1 device driver		19
Part III. Appendices		21
Appendix A. Fast!UTIL		23
Fast!UTIL options		23
Appendix B. Adapter operating environment and specifications		31

Before you call

Warranty period

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