Hp INTEGRITY RX4640, INTEGRITY RX7620, INTEGRITY RX2600, INTEGRITY RX6600, INTEGRITY RX8640 PCIe Ethernet Card Installation Guide

PCIe Ethernet Card Installation Guide for HP Integrity Servers

HP-UX, Linux, OpenVMS, and Windows

HP Part Number: 5991-6020

Published: April 2008

Edition: 1

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This document contains procedures to install and verify PCIe Ethernet cards on HP Integrity servers, for all supported operating systems. This document addresses the following topics:

•“Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity systems”

•“Prerequisites”

•“Installing the PCIe Card” (page 4)

•“Configuring a Card Using HP-UX on HP Integrity Systems” (page 4)

•“Configuring a Card Using OpenVMS on HP Integrity Systems” (page 5)

•“Configuring a Card Using Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 64-bit on HP Integrity Servers” (page 6)

•“Configuring a Card Using Linux on HP Integrity Systems” (page 7)

Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity systems

For additional information on using this product with HP Integrity systems, see the I/O documentation at:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html

Available documents include the following:

•Product Overview, including specifications, regulatory statements, and Declaration of Conformity

•Driver Release History and Release Notes

•Support Matrix, including supported servers, operating systems, and required versions

•Support Guides and Users Guides, including detailed maintenance and troubleshooting information

Prerequisites

Review the prerequisites below before performing any installation.

•Reviewthecard,technology,anddriverdocumentation.See“OperatingSystemsSupported on HP Integrity systems”.

•Determine the slot in which to install the card; choose the fastest performing slot available. For detailed information about slots in entry-level Integrity servers, see I/O Slot Matrix - Entry Level Integrity Servers in the System Administration section at:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/hw.html

For additional information about slot restrictions for this card, see the support matrix or product overview for this card at:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html

•Iftheoperatingsystem,server,andcard,supportOnlineAdditionandReplacement(OLAR forHP-UX11iv1),OnlineAddition,Replacement,andDeletion(OL*forHP-UX11iv2and 11i v3), or hot-plug (Windows Integrity 64-bit), the server might not need to be powered off.

For HP-UX 11i v1 OLAR, see Chapter 2 of Configuring HP-UX for Peripherals at: http://docs.hp.com/en/hpux11i.html

For HP-UX 11i v2 and later releases (OL*) see Interface Card OL* Support Guide in the System Administration section at:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netsys.html

For Windows Integrity 64-bit, see the Smart Setup Guide applicable to your server at: http://docs.hp.com/en/windows.html

Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity systems

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