Administrator's Guide

Installing HyperFabric
Installing HyperFabric Adapters
Chapter 348
Online Addition (OLA) Multiple cards can be added at the same time.
When adding a card online, the first issue to resolve is whether the new
card is compatible with the system. Each OLAR-capable PCI slot
provides a set amount of power. The replacement card cannot require
more power than there is available.
The card must also operate at the slot’s bus frequency. A PCI card must
run at any frequency lower than its maximum capability, but a card that
could operate at only 33 MHz would not work on a bus running at 66
MHz. rad provides information about the bus frequency and power
available at a slot, as well as other slot-related data.
If an HP 9000 system has one or more slots that support OLAR and OLA
will be used to install a HyperFabric adapter in one of those
slots—install the adapter in the HP 9000 system according to the
procedure described in the “Managing PCI Cards with OLAR” chapter of
the “Configuring HP-UX Peripherals” manual.
After adding a new HyperFabric adapter, SAM tries to locate the
HyperFabric software. If SAM cannot locate the HyperFabric software,
the new adapter cannot be used until the software is installed (software
installation requires a system reboot). If SAM locates the HyperFabric
software, SAM determines whether the new adapter is functional. If it is
not functional, SAM displays an error message.
If the new adapter is functional, SAM displays a message telling the user
to configure the adapter and start HyperFabric. If only one adapter is
being added, issue the clic_init -c command or use SAM to configure
the adapter, and then issue the clic_start command or use SAM to
start HyperFabric. If multiple adapters are being added, add all of the
adapters first, and then run clic_init -c and clic_start or use SAM.
See “Performing the Configuration” on page 78 and “Starting
HyperFabric” on page 109 for more information about configuring and
starting HyperFabric.
CAUTION Do not change any configuration information for an existing HyperFabric
adapter or switch while you are using clic_init -c to configure a new
adapter.
When you have completed the adapter installation, go to “Installing the
Software” on page 51.