Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals

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Contents
Analyzing Critical Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
OLAR Scripts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Dynamically Loadable Kernel Modules (DLKM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
How to On-Line Replace (OLR) a PCI card using rad . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
How to On-Line Add (OLA) a PCI Card using rad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
3. Configuring Interface Cards
Planning to Configure an Interface Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Maximum Configurations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Selecting Device Drivers for Your Interface Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Asynchronous Data Communication Configuration Guidelines. . . . . 69
Centronics (Parallel) Configuration Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
EISA Configuration Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Graphics Card Configuration Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Maintaining the Accuracy of Customized Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Networking Configuration Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
SCSI Configuration Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Configuring an Interface Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
For Further Information on Interface Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
4. Configuring Terminals and Modems
Planning to Configure a Terminal or Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Planning to Configure a Port for a Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Planning to Configure a non-HP Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Planning to Configure a Port for a Modem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Selecting Device Drivers for Terminals and Modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configuring HP-UX for an HP Terminal or for a Modem . . . . . . . . . . 107
Additionally Configuring HP-UX for a Terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Differences between Console and Terminal Configuration . . . . . . . 112