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AB379A and AB379B PCI-X 2.0 dual-port 4Gb FC adapters for Itanium Linux and Windows installation guide
Part number: AA-RW87C-TE Third edition: October 2006
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©Copyright 2006 QLogic Corp.
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Contents
About this guide |
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Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Document conventions and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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HP technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Helpful web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Subscription service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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1 HBA features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Performance specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Physical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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2 Installing the HBAs |
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Installation prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Installation procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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3 Installing and configuring the Linux driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Installing the driver kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Using the RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Installing the fibreutils RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Changing driver parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Proc file system support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Configuring the HBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Starting the Configuration protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Using the Driver Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Troubleshooting Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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4 Installing the Windows drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Installing drivers using the Smart Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Troubleshooting Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Using the Event Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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A Regulatory compliance and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only . . . . . . . . . |
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Laser device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Laser safety warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Certification and classification information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Laser product label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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International notices and statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Canadian notice (avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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European Union notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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BSMI (Taiwan) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Japanese notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Korean notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Electrostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Grounding methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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64-bit PCI-X 2.0 connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Class 1 laser product label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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BSMI (Taiwan) notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Japanese notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Korean notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Tables
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Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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HBA environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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HBA specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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LED indicators activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Driver Configuration menu components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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About this guide
This guide provides information about:
•Installing and configuring the following 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 host bus adapters (HBAs) for Linux® and Microsoft® Windows® operating systems (Hereafter called “PCI-X 2.0 dual-port HBAs”):
•AB379A
•AB379B
•Contacting technical support for additional assistance
Intended audience
This guide is intended for system administrators who are familiar with:
•Linux operating systems
•Windows operating systems
•HBAs
Related documentation
In addition to this guide, see the HP StorageWorks QLogic host bus adapters for Itanium Linux and Windows release notes.
Other HP documents are available on the HP web site: http://www.docs.hp.com.
Document conventions and symbols
Table 1 Document conventions
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WARNING!
Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.
CAUTION:
Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.
IMPORTANT:
Provides clarifying information or specific instructions.
NOTE:
Provides additional information.
TIP:
Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.
HP technical support
Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support web site: http://www.hp.com/support/.
Collect the following information before calling:
•Technical support registration number (if applicable)
•Product serial numbers
•Product model names and numbers
•Applicable error messages
•Operating system type and revision level
•Detailed, specific questions
Helpful web sites
For other product information, see the following HP web sites:
•http://www.hp.com
•http://www.hp.com/go/storage
•http://www.hp.com/support/
•http://www.docs.hp.com
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Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates on the latest product enhancements, newest driver versions, and firmware documentation updates, as well as instant access to numerous other product resources.
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