HP SAS Host Bus Adapters Installation Manual

AH303A PCIe SC44Ge SAS Host Bus Adapter for Integrity Servers Installation Guide

HP-UX 11i v2 and 11i v3; OpenVMS V8.3-1H1

HP Part Number: 5992-3822 Published: March 2008 Edition: 1

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Preface: About This Document .........................................................................................9

Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................9

New and Changed Documentation in This Edition...............................................................................9

Publishing History..................................................................................................................................9

What’s in This Document........................................................................................................................9

Related Documents.................................................................................................................................9

HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................10

1 HP-UX Installation.........................................................................................................11

Installation Overview...........................................................................................................................11

Installation Prerequisites......................................................................................................................11

Downloading Software.........................................................................................................................12

Installing Software................................................................................................................................13

Installing the Adapter Hardware Offline.............................................................................................13

Preparing the server........................................................................................................................13

Installing the Adapter......................................................................................................................13

Completing the Adapter Installation..............................................................................................14

Installing the Adapter Hardware Online..............................................................................................14

Connecting the Adapter to Other Devices............................................................................................15

Updating System Firmware..................................................................................................................16

Updating Adapter Firmware................................................................................................................16

2 OpenVMS Installation.................................................................................................19

Preparing the Server.............................................................................................................................19

Installing the Adapter Hardware.........................................................................................................19

Completing the Adapter Installation....................................................................................................20

Connecting the Adapter to Other Devices............................................................................................20

Updating System Firmware..................................................................................................................21

Verifying the Installation......................................................................................................................21

For More Information...........................................................................................................................22

A Electrostatic Discharge................................................................................................23

Handling Parts......................................................................................................................................23

Grounding.............................................................................................................................................23

Table of Contents 3

List of Tables

1 Publishing History Details..............................................................................................................9

1-1 Minimum Required CommonIO and SerialSCSI-00 Versions for AH303A Host Bus

Adapters........................................................................................................................................12

1-2 Cable kit part numbers..................................................................................................................15

1-3 Adapter Firmware Update Methods.............................................................................................16

2-1 Cable kit part numbers..................................................................................................................20

List of Examples

2-1 Using SAS$UTIL to Confirm the AH303A SAS Ports...................................................................21

2-2 Using SAS$UTIL to Confirm SAS Devices....................................................................................22

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