2 Fibre Channel Adapter Installation
This chapter contains installation prerequisites, guidelines, and procedures for each host bus adapter. This chapter addresses the following topics:
“Prerequisites” (page 13)
“Installing Driver Software” (page 13) “Installing Adapter Hardware” (page 14)
“Attaching the Adapter to Other Fibre Channel Devices” (page 16) “Verifying the Fibre Channel Adapter Installation” (page 16) “Verifying Connectivity” (page 17)
“Interpreting Hardware Paths” (page 18)
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
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:
•AD299A Fibre Channel Adapter with
•AD355A Fibre Channel Adapter with
Table
Table | Fibre Channel Adapter Bundle and Product Names |
| ||
Adapter | OS Version | Software Bundle | Software Name | Driver |
AD299A | 11i v2 and 11i v3 | fclp | ||
AD355A | 11i v2 and 11i v3 | fclp | ||
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