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Chapter 5. Installing the Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI Adapter
This chapter provides instructions for installing the Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI Adapter.
Attention:
before handling your Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI Adapter. Do not remove the Gigabit
Fibre Channel PCI Adapter from its anti-static package at this time.
Installing the Adapter
To install the adapter, do the following:
1. Be sure you have read "Chapter 2. Preparing to Install a Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI
Adapter" on page 3 to determine:
v If you should install your adapter hardware first
v If you should install your device driver software first
2. If you should install your adapter hardware first, go to step 4 and continue with this
section.
3. If you should install your device driver software first, go back to "Chapter 3.
Installing Device Driver Software" on page 5. Return here to install your hardware.
4. Refer to the system unit documentation that shipped with your system unit to
perform the following:
a. Shut down your system unit.
b. Install the adapter into your system unit in any primary PCI bus.
5. After the installation is complete, connect the cable to the adapter.
6. Turn on your system unit. Go to "Verifying Hardware Installation", below.
Verifying the Installation
Verify the initial installation by using the following procedures:
v Verify Hardware Installation (lsdev)
v Verify AIX Software Installation (lslpp)
Verifying Hardware Installation
To verify your system unit recognizes the Gigabit Fibre Channel PCI Adapter, do the
following:
1. If necessary, log in as root.
2. Type:
lsdev -C s grep fcs0
If more than one fibre channel device is installed, the value fcs0 may vary.
3. Press Enter.
Possible results are as follows:
Be sure you have read "Handling Static-Sensitive Devices" on page vii
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