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A6795A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Installation Guide HP-UX Networking Edition 3 Manufacturing Part Number: A6795-90006 E0305 Printed in the US © Copyright 2004-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
A6795A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter Installation Guide HP-UX Networking Edition 3 Manufacturing Part Number: A6795-90006 E0305 Printed in the US © Copyright 2004-2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
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Contents 1. HP-UX Installation Supported Configurations 5 Superdome Installation 6 Installation Prerequisites 6 Patches 6 Installing Driver Software 7 Installing the Adapter Online 8 Installing the Adapter Offline 8 Attach Other Devices 11 Verifying Installation 12 Verifying Connectivity 12 Interpreting Hardware Paths 13 A. Regulatory Information FCC Statement (For U.S.A 17 Canada 17 EMI (Australia and New Zealand 17 VCCI (Japan) (PCI Card Only 18 EMI Statement (European Community 18 Laser Safety Statements 18 A6795A Declaration of Conformity 20 3
Contents 1. HP-UX Installation Supported Configurations 5 Superdome Installation 6 Installation Prerequisites 6 Patches 6 Installing Driver Software 7 Installing the Adapter Online 8 Installing the Adapter Offline 8 Attach Other Devices 11 Verifying Installation 12 Verifying Connectivity 12 Interpreting Hardware Paths 13 A. Regulatory Information FCC Statement (For U.S.A 17 Canada 17 EMI (Australia and New Zealand 17 VCCI (Japan) (PCI Card Only 18 EMI Statement (European Community 18 Laser Safety Statements 18 A6795A Declaration of Conformity 20 3
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... All product documentation, including a comprehensive Support Guide, Installation Guide, Release Notes, and Support Matrix are installing an HP I/O card as follows: a. select "Networking and Communications" d. If this document before attempting installation. Supported Confi...with comments or suggestions on the Fibre Channel product category. select "browse by topic. 2. 1 HP-UX Installation This chapter contains HP-UX installation information for the A6795A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter and contains the following sections: • "Supported Configurations"...
... All product documentation, including a comprehensive Support Guide, Installation Guide, Release Notes, and Support Matrix are installing an HP I/O card as follows: a. select "Networking and Communications" d. If this document before attempting installation. Supported Confi...with comments or suggestions on the Fibre Channel product category. select "browse by topic. 2. 1 HP-UX Installation This chapter contains HP-UX installation information for the A6795A Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter and contains the following sections: • "Supported Configurations"...
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... $PATH • Verify that Superdome systems only be downloaded from either http://www.software.hp.com or http://ITresourcecenter.hp.com. Failure to http://www.docs.hp.com b. Fibre Channel host bus adapter with an optical port protector attached (not included ...Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX Release Notes for access by topic" c. select "Fibre Channel" Install all adapters). • Verify the cabling requirements: - HP-UX Installation Superdome Installation Superdome Installation Superdome systems are available from http://software.hp.com. - go to observe this...
... $PATH • Verify that Superdome systems only be downloaded from either http://www.software.hp.com or http://ITresourcecenter.hp.com. Failure to http://www.docs.hp.com b. Fibre Channel host bus adapter with an optical port protector attached (not included ...Fibre Channel Mass Storage Driver for HP-UX Release Notes for access by topic" c. select "Fibre Channel" Install all adapters). • Verify the cabling requirements: - HP-UX Installation Superdome Installation Superdome Installation Superdome systems are available from http://software.hp.com. - go to observe this...
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HP-UX Installation Installing Driver Software Installing Driver Software NOTE Use the following instructions if the driver is provided on the Hardware Enablement CD. Enter the command: /... Actions menu. 8. The user interface disappears and the system reboots. 14. If the driver software is being installed. To load the driver from http://software.hp.com. In the Specify Source window, change the Source Host Name if necessary. Click the OK button again. The driver software, FibrChanl-00, may have...
HP-UX Installation Installing Driver Software Installing Driver Software NOTE Use the following instructions if the driver is provided on the Hardware Enablement CD. Enter the command: /... Actions menu. 8. The user interface disappears and the system reboots. 14. If the driver software is being installed. To load the driver from http://software.hp.com. In the Specify Source window, change the Source Host Name if necessary. Click the OK button again. The driver software, FibrChanl-00, may have...
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... A6795A adapter in damage to confirm if OLAR or OL* is supported. NOTE See the system documentation for access by a qualified HP engineer. See the HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix, at http://www.docs.hp.com NOTE rp54xx servers have slot restrictions for HP-UX 11i v2 and later HP-UX...
... A6795A adapter in damage to confirm if OLAR or OL* is supported. NOTE See the system documentation for access by a qualified HP engineer. See the HP Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Support Matrix, at http://www.docs.hp.com NOTE rp54xx servers have slot restrictions for HP-UX 11i v2 and later HP-UX...
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...10, 12 A3639C If 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 upgraded from A3639A or A3639B NOTE rp54xx servers have slot restrictions for OLAR. To install the A6795A Adapter offline (all systems except Superdome): 1. A N4000 Rev. The following table identifies these servers, use . CAUTION The optical port...documentation. PCI slots 1 through 12 for OLAR. The A6795A adapter uses a fiber optic cable terminated with an LC connector. B N4000 Rev. HP-UX Installation Installing the Adapter Offline In some systems, the A6795A adapter is limited to use the protector as a ...
...10, 12 A3639C If 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 upgraded from A3639A or A3639B NOTE rp54xx servers have slot restrictions for OLAR. To install the A6795A Adapter offline (all systems except Superdome): 1. A N4000 Rev. The following table identifies these servers, use . CAUTION The optical port...documentation. PCI slots 1 through 12 for OLAR. The A6795A adapter uses a fiber optic cable terminated with an LC connector. B N4000 Rev. HP-UX Installation Installing the Adapter Offline In some systems, the A6795A adapter is limited to use the protector as a ...
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HP-UX Installation Installing the Adapter Offline Figure 1-1 A6795A Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter 10 Chapter 1
HP-UX Installation Installing the Adapter Offline Figure 1-1 A6795A Dual Port Fibre Channel Adapter 10 Chapter 1
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Be sure you can use LC-LC or LC-SC cables for the A6795A. Be sure to the Fibre Channel host bus adapter. HP-UX Installation Attach Other Devices Attach Other Devices Attaching a Fibre Channel HBA to a compatible Fibre Channel device. 4. Push the connector in until you have attached a connector ...
Be sure you can use LC-LC or LC-SC cables for the A6795A. Be sure to the Fibre Channel host bus adapter. HP-UX Installation Attach Other Devices Attach Other Devices Attaching a Fibre Channel HBA to a compatible Fibre Channel device. 4. Push the connector in until you have attached a connector ...
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...and hardware is not recognizing the adapter. Verify that the S/W State of the slot in the ioscan output. HP-UX Installation Verifying Installation Verifying Installation 1. This path will be different for each installed adapter. If all Fibre Channel ...interfaces is installed. If the Fibre Channel device file has not been created, enter the following drivers appear for an installed Tachyon adapter (A6795A) does not display, verify that the following commands: ioscan -f insf -e 2. For details on interpreting hardware paths for assistance. Table 1-3 ...
...and hardware is not recognizing the adapter. Verify that the S/W State of the slot in the ioscan output. HP-UX Installation Verifying Installation Verifying Installation 1. This path will be different for each installed adapter. If all Fibre Channel ...interfaces is installed. If the Fibre Channel device file has not been created, enter the following drivers appear for an installed Tachyon adapter (A6795A) does not display, verify that the following commands: ioscan -f insf -e 2. For details on interpreting hardware paths for assistance. Table 1-3 ...
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...described below: Field Value Information Fibre Channel Topology of HBA Fabric Topologies such as UNCLAIMED, see the Troubleshooting and Maintenance chapter of the HP Fibre Channel Adapters Support Guide. Chapter 1 13 In the case of the Fibre Channel adapter through which the LUN is verifi...;ed if the ioscan output lists all mass storage devices attached to the adapter. HP-UX Installation Interpreting Hardware Paths 3. If any attached devices are not listed or appear as Public Loop and Direct Fabric Attach Private Loop ...
...described below: Field Value Information Fibre Channel Topology of HBA Fabric Topologies such as UNCLAIMED, see the Troubleshooting and Maintenance chapter of the HP Fibre Channel Adapters Support Guide. Chapter 1 13 In the case of the Fibre Channel adapter through which the LUN is verifi...;ed if the ioscan output lists all mass storage devices attached to the adapter. HP-UX Installation Interpreting Hardware Paths 3. If any attached devices are not listed or appear as Public Loop and Direct Fabric Attach Private Loop ...
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...to interpret this field Channel topology of the upper 4-bits of the least is attached. For LUNs with Domain ID of 8; HP-UX Installation Interpreting Hardware Paths Field Value Information Fibre Channel Topology of HBA Fabric Topologies such as Public Loop and Direct Fabric Attach Private Loop...the second byte of the N_Port ID encodes the switch port to which the device is unsupported and will not work. For historical reasons, HP-UX uses a Domain ID of the target device. This field is typically the Domain ID of the target device. doing so is ...
...to interpret this field Channel topology of the upper 4-bits of the least is attached. For LUNs with Domain ID of 8; HP-UX Installation Interpreting Hardware Paths Field Value Information Fibre Channel Topology of HBA Fabric Topologies such as Public Loop and Direct Fabric Attach Private Loop...the second byte of the N_Port ID encodes the switch port to which the device is unsupported and will not work. For historical reasons, HP-UX uses a Domain ID of the target device. This field is typically the Domain ID of the target device. doing so is ...
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... has a Public Loop connection to the same Fabric. Some switches allow devices in the least significant byte of devices seen by that HBA. HP-UX Installation Interpreting Hardware Paths Field Target Fibre Channel Topology of HBA Value Information Fabric Topologies such as Private Loop devices to the Private Loop device.
... has a Public Loop connection to the same Fabric. Some switches allow devices in the least significant byte of devices seen by that HBA. HP-UX Installation Interpreting Hardware Paths Field Target Fibre Channel Topology of HBA Value Information Fabric Topologies such as Private Loop devices to the Private Loop device.