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AB465A PCI-X
2-Port 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel and 2-Port
Gigabit Ethernet Combination Card Installation
Guide
For fcd Driver Versions B.11.11.04 and B11.23.02 and
For igelan Driver Versions B.11.11.17 and B.11.23.05
HP 9000 and HP Integrity Systems
Manufacturing Part Number : AB465-90001
E0205
U.S.A.
© Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.
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- Page 1 Gigabit Ethernet Combination Card Installation Guide For fcd Driver Versions B.11.11.04 and B11.23.02 and For igelan Driver Versions B.11.11.17 and B.11.23.05 HP 9000 and HP Integrity Systems Manufacturing Part Number : AB465-90001 E0205 U.S.A. © Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P.
- Page 2 Product Name Also Known As The description of this AB465A product on the price list is “HP PCI-X 2p 2Gb FC and 2p 1000BT Adptr.” For additional clarity and for use in some tasks, the name may appear slightly differently. Combined technologies are sometimes called “combination”...
- Page 3 HP-UX 11i v 1.0 of December 2004 or HP-UX 11i v 2.0 of September 2004 or later. If your system is running HP-UX 11i v 1.0, you can find the 11i v 1.0 LAN and fibre channel driver bundles on the December 2004 OE distribution media.
- Page 4 • Check that the /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, and /sbin directories are in your PATH using the command: echo $PATH • Check the HP-UX version by entering: uname -r # uname -r B.11.11 B.11.23 The version must be B.11.11 for 11i v 1.0 or B.11.23 for 11i v 2.0.
- Page 5 2004 (or later) OE distribution media. If loading this product for 11i v 2.0 for the first time, you must load the entire September 2004 (or later) OE distribution media and you’ll get the needed drivers. Once you’ve got the required full HP-UX OE installed, you will be able to select and load just the driver bundle if you want.
- Page 6 ID of 1. If all attached devices are not listed, or for details on interpreting hardware paths, see the HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide. HP fibre channel installation is verified if the ioscan output lists all mass storage devices attached to the card.
- Page 7 • Installation is complete when you have successfully run linkloop, ping and netstat. To configure remote systems, see the Ethernet Support Guide available on the web at http://docs.hp.com. Do this step only if remote systems have not been previously configured.
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Page 8: For Further Information
“Combination Cards.” The AB465A is a 2-port FC and 2-port GigE version of HP’s A9784A combination card; and they both use the same drivers and firmware -- the drivers are fcd for Fibre Channel and igelan for Gigabit Ethernet. To check for updated information, either look at the information for the A9784A or check the Fibre Channel Support Matrix and the Ethernet Support Matrix on http://docs.hp.com... -
Page 9: Network Configuration Worksheet
Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Network Configuration Worksheet Network Configuration Worksheet Fill out one worksheet for the networking data of each LAN port on the combination card you are installing. Table 2 Network Configuration Worksheet Required/ How to Configure Your Data Type Default Example... -
Page 10: Cable Specifications
Note 3: The valid MTU size for normal frames using the igelan driver on HP-UX 11i v 1.0 or v 2.0 is 1500 bytes. For Jumbo Frames, the valid MTU size on HP-UX 11i v 1.0 is 9000 , and for HP-UX 11i v 2.0, it is a number in the range of 1501 to 9000 bytes. - Page 11 Hardware and Software Installation Procedure Figure 1 AB465A PCI-X 2-Port 2Gb FC/ 2-Port 1000B-T Combination Card Port 1 Fibre Channel Connectors (Duplex LC) Speed LEDS (Port 2) Speed LEDS (Port 1) Port 2 Activity/Link LEDs Flashing = Data traffic Solid...
- Page 12 “dual-rope” PCI-X 133 slot. To identify which slots are the dual rope slots in a particular system, please refer to the hardware users’ guide for each system. The AB465A card is not supported in PCI 33 bus mode. It operates in 3.3V slots only.
- Page 13 HP Integrity Superdome IA 16-way, 32-way, 64-way, and 128-way rx8620 and rx8620 with I/O Expansion unit The combination card is supported in the HP 9000 (PA-RISC processor-based) systems specified in Table 4. Table 4 Combination Card in HP 9000 Systems...
- Page 14 Card Physical and Environmental Specs and Regulatory Information Card Physical and Environmental Specifications Following are the product physical and environmental specifications of the AB465A PCI-X 2-Port 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel and 2-Port Gigabit Ethernet Combination Card. Physical Specifications Form Factor PCI-X (rev 2.3) full-height card...
- Page 15 Card Physical and Environmental Specs and Regulatory Information Card Physical and Environmental Specifications Operating Altitude 3,000 meters (9900) ft Non-operating Altitude 4,500 meters (14850 ft) Electromagnetic Compatibility This document contains regulatory statements for the United States and the European community.
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Page 16: Fcc Statement (For U.s.a.)
Hewlett-Packard’s system certification tests were conducted with HP-supported peripheral devices and cables, such as those received with your system. Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Hewlett-Packard could... -
Page 17: Laser Safety Statements
Card Physical and Environmental Specs and Regulatory Information Laser Safety Statements Laser Safety Statements Laser Safety Statements - U.S. FDA/CDRH - Optical (laser) Transceiver CAUTION The optical transceiver provided on the network interface card contains a laser system and is classified as a “Class-I Laser Product”... - Page 18 Card Physical and Environmental Specs and Regulatory Information Laser Safety Statements...