Installing the A4800A Adapter

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OLA/R Restrictions for the A4800A

The HBA has some restrictions in the OLA/R procedure. These restrictions are explained below.

The restrictions are necessary because the SCSI attributes of initiator

ID, and speed cannot be changed online for this HBA.

OLA of A4800-60001The HBA can be online added only if the SCSI attribute values of initiator ID and speed are usable in your configuration. These values will be set to the current PDC (Processor Dependent Code) values (if any) or default to the new HBA’s values (see Table 2-2).

 

 

Table 2-2

A4800-60001 - Default SCSI Attribute Values

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attribute

Default Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Initiator ID

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speed

Fast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If these attributes are not acceptable, you must reboot the system to

 

 

access the Boot Console Handler (BCH) prompt and then change the

 

 

values in the PDC.

 

 

 

 

OLR of A4800-60001the A4800-60001 can be Online Replaced without

 

 

special considerations. See the Configuring HP-UX Peripherals manual

 

 

for the steps that are necessary to OLR this HBA.

 

 

Install/Replace With System Powered Down

 

 

Check the manual supplied with the server to perform the following

 

 

installation:

 

 

Step

1.

Shut down the operating system.

 

Step

2.

Power off the system and disconnect the power cord and cables.

Step

3.

Access the back of the server cabinet following the instructions in the

 

 

server documentation. Refer to the server documentation for instructions

 

 

on disassembling the server and installing host bus adapters.

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