HP manual Installing HyperFabric Adapters

Installing HyperFabric

Installing HyperFabric Adapters

CAUTION

IMPORTANT

Installing HyperFabric Adapters

This section contains information about installing HyperFabric adapters in HP 9000 systems. Online Addition and Replacement (OLAR) information is provided in the “Online Addition and Replacement—HP-UX 11i Only” section on page 62.

HyperFabric adapters contain electronic components that can easily be damaged by small amounts of electricity. To avoid damage, follow these guidelines:

•Store adapters in their antistatic plastic bags until installation.

•Work in a static-free area, if possible.

•Handle adapters by the edges only. Do not touch electronic components or electrical traces.

•Use the disposable grounding wrist strap provided with each adapter. Follow the instructions included with the grounding strap.

•Use a suitable ground—any exposed metal surface on the computer chassis.

Although the A6092A (copper) adapter is supported on HP 9000 Superdome systems, we recommend that only fibre adapters be installed in Superdome systems. The reason is that the A4892A copper HF1 cable is not flexible enough to use in the cable management system in the Superdome chassis—to use the copper cable in a Superdome, it would likely be necessary to remove some parts of the Superdome cabinet.

WARNING

User Note: HyperFabric adapter installation in V-Class systems must be done by a Hewlett-Packard Customer Engineer qualified in installing and servicing the HP V-Class system and trained to recognize the hazards involved. The I/O board is installed in an area of the V-Class where hazardous energy levels might be produced. Any attempt by non-HP personnel to install a HyperFabric adapter in a V-Class system might result in a void of warranty.

Customer Engineer Note: Refer to the V-Class system’s documentation to identify various areas of the V-Class card cage. The PCI HyperFabric adapters are installed in one of the V-Class’s Exemplar I/O boards. Only one HyperFabric adapter per V-Class SAGA/EPIC is supported.

For specific instructions see system specific documentation on “installing networking adapters” for each type of HP 9000 system that HyperFabric adapters will be installed into.

When the HyperFabric adapters have been installed, go to “Installing the Software” on page 60.

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