AB379A and AB379B HBA Installation Guide
Table Of Contents
- AB379A and AB379B PCI-X 2.0 dual-port 4Gb FC adapters for Itanium Linux and Windows installation guide
- HP StorageWorks
- About this guide.
- Intended audience
- Related documentation
- Document conventions and symbols
- HP technical support
- Helpful web sites
- Subscriptionservice
- 1 HBA features
- Performance specifications
- Environmental specifications
- Physical specifications
- 2 Installing the HBAs
- Installation prerequisites
- Installation procedure
- 3 Installing and configuring the Linux driver
- Prerequisites
- Installing the driver kit
- Using the RPM
- Installing the fibreutils RPM
- Changing driver parameters
- Proc file system support
- Configuring the HBAs
- Starting the Configuration protocol
- Using the Driver Configuration menu
- Troubleshooting Linux
- 4 Installing the Windows drivers.
- Prerequisites
- Installing drivers using the Smart Components
- Troubleshooting Windows
- Using the Event Viewer
- A Regulatory compliance and safety
- Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, US only
- Laser device
- Laser safety warning
- Certification and classification informati
- Laser product label.
- International notices and statements
- Canadian notice (avis Canadien)
- European Union notice
- BSMI (Taiwan)
- Japanese notice
- Korean notice
- Electrostatic discharge
- Grounding methods
- Index.

Contents
Aboutthisguide .......................... 7
Intendedaudience...................................... 7
Relateddocumentation.................................... 7
Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 7
HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 8
Helpfulwebsites .................................... 8
Subscriptionservice ................................... 9
1HBAfeatures.......................... 11
Performance specifications ................................. 11
Environmental specifications................................. 11
Physical specifications ................................... 12
2 Installing the HBAs ....................... 13
Installationprerequisites .................................. 13
Installationprocedure ................................... 13
LEDindicators....................................... 14
3 Installing and configuringtheLinuxdriver.............. 15
Prerequisites ....................................... 15
Installingthedriverkit ................................... 15
UsingtheRPM ...................................... 16
Installing the fibreutilsRPM ................................. 16
Changingdriverparameters............................... 16
Proc fi lesystemsupport................................... 16
ConfiguringtheHBAs ................................... 17
Starting the Configurationprotocol.............................. 17
Using the Driver Configurationmenu ............................. 17
TroubleshootingLinux.................................... 19
4InstallingtheWindowsdrivers................... 21
Prerequisites ....................................... 21
InstallingdriversusingtheSmartComponent.......................... 21
TroubleshootingWindows.................................. 22
UsingtheEventViewer................................. 22
ARegulatorycomplianceandsafety................. 23
DeclarationofconformityforproductsmarkedwiththeFCClogo,UnitedStatesonly......... 23
Laserdevice ....................................... 23
Lasersafetywarning.................................... 23
Certification and classificationinformation........................... 23
Laserproductlabel..................................... 24
Internationalnoticesandstatements ............................. 24
Canadiannotice(avisCanadien) ............................ 24
EuropeanUnionnotice................................. 24
BSMI(Taiwan)..................................... 25
Japanesenotice.................................... 25
Koreannotice..................................... 25
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