HP Brocade Host Bus Adapters and Driver Installation Guide (AA-RWQ0D-TE, March 2012)
1. Unzip the downloaded file.
2. Use the following command to install the utilities:
#rpm –Uvh filename.rpm
NOTE: The utilities RPM installs BCU, agent, and Web Launch.
Starting Host Connectivity Manager Web Launch
1. Enable and start the hcmagentservice: chkconfig hcmagentservice on ;
service hcmagentservice start.
2. Browse to https://localhost:34568/index.html or https://<IP>:34568/index.html (for remote
access).
3. Log in twice as admin/password.
A jnlp file hcmwebstart downloads to the system.
NOTE: In order for hcmwebstart to run, jre6 must be installed.
4. Using javajaws, open hcmwebstart.
NOTE: The Javajaws file path is:
/usr/java/jre 6 folder/javajaws/javajaws
5. Enter HCM credentianls Administrator/password.
Upgrading HCM, HBA driver package, or both
You are not required to remove existing software prior to upgrading software. However, HP
recommends that you read the Brocade 8 Gbps & 4 Gbps Fibre Channel PCIe Host Bus Adapter
Release Notes for restrictions and other important information before you upgrade software. The
release notes are available at http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. Under storage, click Storage
Networking, and then under Host Bus Adapters, select your product.
You do not need to reboot the host system after upgrading the driver for Linux systems if you do
not boot from SAN. If you are having trouble unloading the current driver in memory, HP
recommends that you restart your server. Boot from SAN configurations require a reboot after a
driver upgrade.
To upgrade HCM or the driver, use the procedure in “Installing the Linux kit—BASI method” (page
10).
Installing the operating system using a DD-kit
Downloading the DD-kit
To download the DD-kit:
1. Browse to the HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters website:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/hba.html
2. Under your server type, select your HBA type.
3. In the Support section, click HP Support and Drivers or Software & Drivers.
4. Select your HBA.
5. Under Tasks, select Download drivers and software.
6. Select an HBA.
7. Select the operating system.
8. Select the Linux DD-kit, and then download it to your server.
12 HBAs on Linux servers