Chapter 1. Hardware overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What is Fibre Channel? ................................. 3
Fibre Channel adapter features ............................. 3
Chapter 2. Installing the adapter .......................... 5
Preinstallation procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Handling static-sensitive devices .......................... 5
What you need for the installation ......................... 5
Adapter layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing the IBM FAStT Host Adapter ........................ 6
Chapter 3. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System configuration problems ............................. 9
Fibre Channel problems ................................. 9
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