Compaq AA-RHGWC-TE manual Setting the KGPSA-BC or KGPSA-CA to Run on a Fabric

•64-Bit PCI-to-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter User Guide

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Static electricity can damage modules and electronic components. We recommend using a grounded antistatic wrist strap and a grounded work surface when handling modules.

1.If necessary, install the mounting bracket on the KGPSA-BC module. Place the mounting bracket tabs on the component side of the board. Insert the screws from the solder side of the board.

2.The KGPSA-BC should arrive with the gigabit link module (GLM) installed. If not, close the GLM ejector mechanism. Then, align the GLM alignment pins, alignment tabs, and connector pins with the holes, oval openings, and board socket. Press the GLM into place.

The KGPSA-CA does not use a GLM, it uses an embedded optical shortwave multimode Fibre Channel interface.

3.Install the KGPSA in an open 32- or 64-bit PCI slot.

4.Insert the optical cable SC connectors into the KGPSA-BC GLM or KGPSA-CA SC connectors. The SC connectors are keyed to prevent their being plugged in incorrectly. Do not use unnecessary force. Do not forget to remove the transparent plastic covering on the extremities of the optical cable.

5.Connect the fiber-optic cables to the shortwave Gigabit Interface Converter modules (GBICs) in the DSGGA, DSGGB, or DSGGC Fibre Channel switch (or one of the seven fixed shortwave optical transceivers in the DS-DSGGC-AA).

6.5.2.2Setting the KGPSA-BC or KGPSA-CA to Run on a Fabric

The KGPSA host bus adapter defaults to the fabric mode, and can be used in a fabric without taking any action. However, if you install a KGPSA that has been used in the loop mode on another system, you will need to reformat the KGPSA nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) and configure it to run on a Fibre Channel fabric configuration.

Use the wwidmgr utility to determine the mode of operation of the KGPSA host bus adapter, and to set the mode if it needs changing (for example from loop to fabric).

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You must set the console to diagnostic mode to use the wwidmgr utility for the following AlphaServer systems: AS1200, AS4x00,

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