HP UX 11i v2 Networking Software manual Install HP Fabric Clustering System Software

Install HP Fabric Clustering System Software

This section describes the steps necessary to install HP Fabric Clustering System software. The same software version must be installed on each instance of the HP-UX operating system in the fabric.

1.Log on to the system as root.

2.Insert the software media into the appropriate drive. If the software is being loaded from a CD-ROM, go to step 3; otherwise, go to step 4. The software can also be located at http://www.software.hp.com.

Locating the HCA Software on software.hp.com (AH304A, 410533-B21, AD313A, AB286A/C) The drivers, utilities and manpages for the software are on the HP-UX application release CD. They are also available at the HP Software Depot. To locate the software at the HP Software Depot:

•Go to http://www.software.hp.com

•Search for “448262-B21”, “AH304A”, “410533-B21”, “AD313A” , or “AB286C”

•Click on “receive for free”

•Fill out the free product registration form and click on “next”

•Look for “Download Software” and click on the depot that corresponds to your HP-UX operating system version to download the drivers, utilities, and manpages for your adapter.

•In the “Documents” column next to the “Download Software” column, click on “Installation Instructions” to download instructions for using the Software Distributor tool to install the drivers, utilities, and manpages for the adapter.

3.Mount the CD-ROM drive by using the following command at the command prompt: $ mount device_name

where device_name is the name assigned to the CD-ROM drive.

4.Run the swinstall program using the following command: $ /usr/sbin/swinstall

This opens the Software Selection window.

5.Change the Source Host Name, if necessary, and then enter the mount point of the drive in the Source Depot Path field. Select the OK button to return to the Software Selection window.

6.The Software Selection window now contains a list of available software to install.

7.Highlight the HP Fabric for InfiniBand software, and choose Mark for Install from the Actions menu; this chooses the highlighted software.

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