Installation Manual

1 HP-UX Installation
This chapter provides procedures to install the AH303A Host Bus Adapter. This chapter includes
the following topics:
“Installation Prerequisites”
“Downloading Software” (page 12)
“Installing Software” (page 13)
“Installing the Adapter Hardware Offline” (page 13)
“Completing the Adapter Installation” (page 14)
“Installing the Adapter Hardware Online” (page 14)
“Connecting the Adapter to Other Devices” (page 15)
“Updating System Firmware” (page 16)
“Updating Adapter Firmware” (page 16)
NOTE: If you received the AH303A Host Bus Adapter as a factory-integrated card (ordered
with product option 0D1), no installation is necessary.
Installation Overview
To install your AH303A Host Bus Adapter, follow these steps:
1. Confirm that all of the installation prerequisites are met. See “Installation Prerequisites.”
2. If you are installing the adapter online, use the swlist command to confirm that the
minimum supported SerialSCSI-00 operating system driver version is installed.
3. Install the adapter.
• To install the adapter offline, follow the steps in “Installing the Adapter Hardware
Offline” (page 13).
• To install the adapter online, follow the steps in “Installing the Adapter Hardware
Online” (page 14).
4. Configure the adapter.
For more information, see the AH303A PCIe SC44Ge SAS Host Bus Adapter for Integrity Servers
Support Guide at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html
5. Connect the external disk enclosures.
For a list of supported enclosures, see the SAS Host Bus Adapters Support Matrix at:
http://docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html
IMPORTANT: The internal port of the AH303A adapter is not supported in HP Integrity
servers.
Installation Prerequisites
Before installing the AH303A adapter, be sure the following hardware and software prerequisites
are met:
1. Confirm that the controller is supported with your server model and HP-UX version.
For information about the supported server models and HP-UX versions, see the SAS Host
Bus Adapters Support Matrix at:
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