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Chapter 2. Preparing to Install the Adapter
This chapter covers the things you need to do before you install your Gigabit
Ethernet-SX PCI Adapter. Preparing to install the adapter involves the following tasks:
v Verifying your hardware requirements
v Verifying your software requirements
v Making sure your package is complete
v Gathering tools and documentation
Verifying Your Hardware Requirements
The Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Adapter requires the following hardware:
v A wrap plug for the multimode fiber connector, if you are running the total diagnostics
package
v
Shortwave (850nm) 50/62.5 micron multimode fiber network attachment
The following table shows the minimum and maximum allowable cable lengths from the
adapter to the gigabit ethernet switch, including patch cables:
Fiber type
62.5 µ.m MMF
62.5 µ.m MMF
50 µ.m MMF
50 µ.m MMF
Verifying Your Software Requirements
The Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Adapter is supported on some AIX 4.2.1 and all AIX 4.3.2
operating systems. Please ensure that your operating system supports this adapter
before you install it. Contact your support representative for assistance.
Note: If you are installing your operating system at this time, install the adapter before
Checking Your Package
Check that your package contains the following items:
v The Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI Adapter
v AIX 4.2.1 device driver CD ROM (Part number 94H0965)
v Wrap plug
Modal bandwidth
(MHz-km)
160
200
400
500
you install the operating system (see Chapter 4, "Installing the Adapter" on
page 7 for instructions). If you are installing only the device driver for this
adapter, install the device driver before you install the adapter. (See Chapter 3,
"Installing the Device Driver" on page 5 for instructions.)
Minimum range
Maximum range
(meters)
(meters)
2
220
2
275
2
500
2
500
3
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