HP I Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI Host Adapter A6829A manual

Installing the A6829A Adapter

Installing the A6829A Adapter

NOTEAs stated earlier, although the A6829A is supported on only 64-bit HP-UX 11.0 and 11i, you can install the adapter in either a 32-bit or 64-bit PCI slot. Also, we recommend using a PCI4X slot, to get maximum performance. However, you can install the adapter in a PCI2X, PCI1X, or shared PCI slot, if necessary.

When you have finished installing the A6829A, go to the next section (“Connecting External SCSI Peripherals” on page 21).

	Online Addition and Replacement—HP-UX 11i Only
	Online Addition and Replacement (OLAR) is the ability of a PCI
	host bus adapter to be replaced in or added to an HP-UX system
	designed to support this feature, without the need for completely
	shutting down and then rebooting the system or adversely affecting
	other system components. The system hardware uses the per-slot power
	control combined with OS support to enable this feature.
	Check the latest SCSI support matrix that contains information on the
	HP-UX systems that support OLAR of the A6829A adapter. The support
	matrix is available at http://docs.hp.com under the Networking and
	Communications section.
IMPORTANT	Certain “classes” of hardware are not intended for access by users. At
	this time, this includes superdome systems. HP recommends that these
	systems be opened by only a qualified HP engineer. Failure to observe
	this requirement can invalidate any support agreement or warranty to
	which the owner might otherwise be entitled.

You can add or replace an OLAR-compatible adapter in either of these ways:

•Using the SAM utility.

•Issuing command-line commands, through rad, that refer to the c8xx OLAR script (/usr/sbin/olard.d/c8xx).

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