HP (Hewlett-Packard) AARWECATE Manual De Usuario

2 Installing the HBAs

This chapter describes the procedure for installing the FC1143 and FC1243 HBAs, including:

Refer to your host documentation for installing the HBAs.

WARNING!

Disconnect the host from the power source before installing the HBAs. To reduce the risk of personal

injury from hot surfaces, allow the internal server or workstation components to cool before touching.

CAUTION:

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. Be sure you are properly grounded

before beginning this procedure as described in "

Installation prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have:

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An optical multimode cable with an LC-style duplex connector

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An empty PCI-X slot

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The following unique information that is located on the bottom of the HBA:
• Serial

number

• World Wide Port Name (WWPN) and Node Name (NN), each of which is derived from the

HBA’s IEEE address. Combined, the WWPN and NN create the World Wide Name (WWN)

that uniquely identiﬁes an HBA in the Fibre Channel environment

FC1143 and FC1243 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 host bus adapters for Linux and Windows