Installing The Adapter; Installing The Device Drivers, Utilities, And Hcm; Installing Software On Windows And Linux Systems - IBM Flex System FC5022 User Manual

Installing the adapter

This chapter provides information and instructions to install adapter drivers, utilities, and management
software. It also provides information to configure the adapter. To install the adapter on the IBM Flex
System compute node, see the IBM Flex System Installation and Service Guide that comes with the
compute node; then, return to this User's Guide to install drivers, utilities, and software.

Installing the device drivers, utilities, and HCM

This section provides details on installing adapter device drivers, utilities, and the Host Connectivity
Manager (HCM) management software for your adapter
A single adapter driver "package" is available for installing drivers and other components to all
supported host operating systems and platforms. Each driver package contains the following
components:
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For details on using HCM and BCU commands to manage the adapter, refer to the Brocade Adapters
Administrator's Guide.
Download the latest driver packages, boot code image, utilities, and additional Brocade adapter
documentation from www.brocade.com/adapters-ibm-flex.

Installing software on Windows and Linux systems

This section contains instructions for using the GUI-based Brocade Adapter Software Installer (BASI)
on Windows and Linux systems. For detailed instructions on installing software using BASI, BASI
commands, native installer scripts, and operating system commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters
Installation and Reference Manual. Download this publication and driver packages from
www.brocade.com/adapters-ibm-flex.
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A driver for your host system.
The IBM Flex System FC5022 2-Port 16Gb FC Adapter requires installation of the storage (FC)
driver This driver is included in all driver installation packages. The storage driver provides Fibre
Channel frame transport for adapter ports.
Firmware.
Firmware is installed in the adapter's on-board flash memory and operates on the adapter's CPU. It
provides an interface to the host device driver and off-loads many low-level hardware-specific
programming tasks typically performed by the device drivers. The firmware provides appropriate
support for drivers to manage the hardware.
Management utilities.
These utilities include the Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU), Brocade Adapter Software
Installer (BASI), installer scripts, and HCM agent. The GUI-based Brocade Adapter Software
Installer (BASI) application installs HCM, all driver packages, and utilities based on your host
operating system.
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