User's Guide

Installing HyperFabric
Installing HyperFabric Adapters
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IMPORTANT At this time, Superdome systems are not intended for access by users. HP recommends
that these systems only be opened by a qualified HP engineer. Failure to observe this
requirement can invalidate any support agreement or warranty to which the owner
might otherwise be entitled.
There are two methods to add or replace OLAR-compatible cards:
• Using the SAM or SMH
1
utility.
NOTE System Administration Manager (SAM) is deprecated in the 11i v3 release of
HP-UX. HP recommends that you use HP System Management Homepage (HP
SMH) in an HP-UX 11i v3 system. For OLAR operations, use the new pdweb utility,
integrated in SMH.
• Issuing command-line commands, through rad, that refer to the HyperFabric OLAR
script (/usr/sbin/olard.d/clicd).
HP recommends that pdweb be used for OLAR procedures, instead of the rad command.
This is primarily because pdweb prevents the user from doing things that might have
adverse effects. This is not true when the rad command is used.
For detailed information about using either of these two procedures, see Interface Card
OL* Support Guide.
Table 3-1 below explains some important OLAR-related terms.
1. The HP System Management Homepage is an enhanced version of System
Administration Manager (SAM) and is introduced for managing HP-UX.
Table 3-1 Important OLAR Terms
Term Meaning
OLAR All aspects of the OLAR feature
including Online Addition (OLA)
and Online Replacement (OLR).
Power Domain A grouping of 1 or more interface
card slots that are powered on or
off as a unit. (Note: Multi-slot
power domains are not currently
supported.)
target card / target card slot The interface card which will be
added or replaced using OLAR,
and the card slot in which it
resides.