Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals

Contents

1. Getting Started

Peripheral Conﬁguration in its Simplest Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Using SAM to Conﬁgure Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Using HP-UX Commands to Conﬁgure Peripherals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Understanding I/O Convergence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Understanding Loadable Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

DLKM Module Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

New Module Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Advantages of DLKM Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Understanding Device Special File Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Sample Device Special File Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Decoding Device Special Files with lssf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Viewing the System Conﬁguration with ioscan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Terse Listing of ioscan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Full Listing of ioscan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Conﬁguring HP-UX for any Peripheral (A Summary). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

2. Managing PCI Cards with OLAR

How is the information in this chapter structured? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

PCI Card OLAR Overview and Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Important Terms and Concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Planning and Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

OLAR Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

IMPORTANT ADVANCED CONSIDERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

How to On-line Replace (OLR) a PCI Card using SAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

How to On-line Add (OLA) a PCI Card using SAM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Performing OLAR procedures from the command line . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48