HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide FibrChanl-01 (fcd) Driver, September 2009

2 Fibre Channel Adapter Installation

Prerequisites

Before installing the adapter, follow these steps:

1. Verify compliance with supported configurations using the HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter

Support Matrix at: http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Fibre%20Channel

2. Determine if the adapter is a Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) using the HP Fibre Channel

Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix. If the adapter is not a CRU, contact your HP representative

for installation assistance.

Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) must be installed or replaced by qualified Hewlett-Packard

service representatives only. CRUs can be installed or replaced by customers or qualified

Hewlett-Packard service representatives.

3. Check the following conditions:

• To verify that the/usr/bin, /usr/sbin, and /sbin directories are in the PATH,

enter the following command:

echo $PATH

• Verify that you have the following items:

— Grounding wrist strap

— Fibre Channel driver software media (included with the OS or application CD)

— Fibre Channel host bus adapter with an optical port protector attached (not included

with all adapters)

• Verify that you have the following cabling items:

— Fiber optic cable terminated with a duplex LC connector.

— Cable map (optional)

Installing Driver Software

These instructions apply to software installation for the following configurations:

• 451871-B21 PCIe 2-port 8Gb QLogic Mezzanine Fibre Channel Adapter

• AH400A PCIe 1-port 8Gb Qlogic Fibre Channel Adapter

• AH401A PCIe 2-port 8Gb Qlogic Fibre Channel Adapter

• 403619-B21 PCIe 4Gb QLogic Mezzanine Fibre Channel Adapter

• AB378B PCI-X 2.0 Single Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

• AB379B PCI-X 2.0 Dual Channel 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

• AD193A PCI-X Combo 1-port 4Gb FC and 1-port 1000Base-T (copper) Adapter

• AD194A PCI-X Combo 2-port 4Gb FC and 2-port 1000Base-T (copper) Adapter

• AD300A PCIe 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

• AB378A PCI-X 2.0 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

• AB379A PCI-X 2.0 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

• A6826A PCI-X Dual Channel 2Gb Fibre Channel Adapter

• A9782A PCI-X Combo 1-port 2Gb Fibre Channel and 1-port 1000Base-T (copper) Adapter

• A9784A PCI-X Combo 1-port 2Gb Fibre Channel and 1-port 1000Base-SX (fiber) Adapter

• AB465A PCI-X Combo 2-port 2Gb Fibre Channel and 2-port 1000Base-T (copper) Adapter

Table 2-1 (page 12) lists the bundle and product name for each adapter.

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