HP Brocade Host Bus Adapters and Driver Installation Guide (AA-RWQ0D-TE, March 2012)

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Contents

1 Installing an HBA.......................................................................................5

HBA models.............................................................................................................................5

Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................5

Recording reference numbers.....................................................................................................5

Installing an HBA......................................................................................................................6

2 Upgrading BIOS........................................................................................7

3 HBAs on Windows servers...........................................................................8

Windows device driver..............................................................................................................8

Downloading the Windows Smart Component.........................................................................8

Installing the Windows device driver using the HP Smart Component..........................................8

HBA management software........................................................................................................8

Removing the device driver........................................................................................................9

Upgrading HBA drivers and software..........................................................................................9

4 HBAs on Linux servers...............................................................................10

Downloading the Linux Driver and Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) ..........................................10

Installing the Linux kit—BASI method.........................................................................................10

Installing the Linux kit—RPM method..........................................................................................11

Installing utilities and HCM Web Launch...............................................................................11

Starting Host Connectivity Manager Web Launch...................................................................12

Upgrading HCM, HBA driver package, or both..........................................................................12

Installing the operating system using a DD-kit.............................................................................12

Downloading the DD-kit......................................................................................................12

Using the DD-kit.................................................................................................................13

5 HBAs on VMware servers..........................................................................14

VMware support....................................................................................................................14

6 HBAs on Citrix XenServers.........................................................................15

Installing the driver.................................................................................................................15

Restrictions.............................................................................................................................15

7 Utilities....................................................................................................16

Fibreutils................................................................................................................................16

adapter_info.....................................................................................................................16

lssd..................................................................................................................................16

lssg..................................................................................................................................16

hp_rescan.........................................................................................................................17

HBA management software......................................................................................................17

8 Diagnostics..............................................................................................18

LED operation........................................................................................................................18

Using the Windows Event Viewer..............................................................................................18

Linux or Citrix driver events......................................................................................................18

VMware driver events..............................................................................................................18

9 Support and other resources......................................................................19

Contacting HP........................................................................................................................19

HP technical support..........................................................................................................19

Subscription service............................................................................................................19

Documentation feedback....................................................................................................19

Related information.................................................................................................................20

Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................21

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