Installing and Administering LAN/9000 Software

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Configuring LAN/9000 Using SAM
Step 1: Configuring the Network Interface Card
your LAN card.
If the software is correctly configured, SAM displays the Network
Interface Cards object list with the statusEnabled for your LANcard;
otherwise, SAM displays an error message.
8. Choose Exit from the “File” menu.
9. At the Networking and Communications window, choose Exit SAM
from the “File” menu.
NOTE If you have moved or removed any LAN cards from the system, HP
recommends that you verify the IP address of every card in the
backplane before leaving SAM.
10.IP accesses LAN devices through a single Data Link Provider
Interface (DLPI) device file /dev/dlpi. The /dev/dlpi file is created
automatically during installation. Verify that the /dev/dlpi file has
been created correctly by executing the HP-UX command:
ls -al /dev/dlpi
The output appears something like the following:
crw-rw-rw- 1 bin bin 72 0x000077 Dec 4 11:14
/dev/dlpi
The major number, shown in the fifth column, must be 72 (decimal)
and the minor number, shown in the sixth column, must be 77
(hexadecimal). If the major numbers or minor numbers are not
correct, delete the device file and recreate it with the correct numbers
using the mknod(1M) command. For example:
mknod /dev/dlpi c 72 0x77
Continue to the nextsection, “Step 2: Configuring NetworkConnectivity”
if you want to configure your system for network connectivity. Otherwise,
continue to “Step 3: Verifying the Installation”.