1HP-UX Installation

This chapter contains the following sections that describe how to install the A7011A or A7012A PCI-X 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet adapters on an HP-UX system:

•“Hardware and Software Installation Procedure”

•“Network Card Configuration Worksheet”

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1.Click on “browse by topic”.

2.Click on “networking and communications”.

3.Click on the 1000Base-T and 1000Base-SX (Gigabit Ethernet) product category.

Hardware and Software Installation Procedure

These instructions apply to the A7011A (1000Base-SX--fiber-based) and A7012A (1000Base-T--copper-based) PCI-X gigabit Ethernet cards on HP-UX 11i v 1.0. The Base-T cards operate at 10 or 100 Mbit/s in either full- or half-duplex modes and at 1000 Mbit/s only in full-duplex mode. The 1000Base-SX cards operate only at 1000 Mbit/s and in full-duplex mode. Ensure that you set both your switch and gigabit Ethernet card to autonegotiation or set both to the same speed and duplex mode. The LAN card driver for HP-UX 11i v 1.0 is on the December 2003 application CD; for HP-UX 11i v 2.0, the driver is on the March 2004 application CD. Note: you will not need to perform the following hardware and software installation steps if your Gigabit Ethernet card was factory installed (product option 0D1) or its LAN port is “built-in” or “core” LAN.

These PCI-X gigabit Ethernet cards can be added to your system or replaced without the need to shut down or reboot the system--a process called online addition and replacement (OL*). For instructions on how to perform online addition and replacement (OL*), see Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals for HP9000 Computers. The following instructions assume you are not performing online addition and replacement.

Step 1: Access the system card bay

•If the system is running, (and you are not using online addition and replacement), shut it down by executing: shutdown -h. Respond “y” to the continue to shutdown prompt.

•Wait for the system to shut down completely, and then power off the system by pressing the system off button. Ensure that the system is grounded.

•Open the system to gain access to the PCI backplane.

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