Installing The Host Adapter; To Prepare For Hardware Installation - Sun Microsystems StorEdge Installation Manual

512K bytes of Flash ROM for booting in a Sun SPARC or a Sun Solaris x86 OS
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processor-based host system
A 64-bit universal type board edge connector that provides:
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64-bit, 133-MHz PCI-X interface compatibility
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32-bit/64-bit PCI interface backwards compatibility
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Installing the Host Adapter

Before you start, read these instructions, and also read the installation instructions in
the documentation that applies to the storage device(s) to be connected to the host
adapter. Also, before installing the host adapter, read the Sun StorEdge PCI/PCI-X
Dual Ultra320 SCSI Host Adapter Release Notes for required information, including
lists of supported cables and storage devices. Downloading the release notes is
described in "To Access the Release Notes" on page viii
Caution – This host adapter is only for connection to a single-ended (SE) or low-
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voltage differential (LVD) device, and it does not work if connected to a high-voltage
differential (HVD) device.

To Prepare for Hardware Installation

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1. Read and observe the safety information at the back of this book.
See"Safety Agency Compliance Statements" on page 25.
2. Install the Solaris 8 2/04 (minimum required version) operating system on the
host.
3. Install the Solaris 8 2/04 (minimum required version) recommended patch cluster
on the host.
See the Sun StorEdge PCI/PCI-X Dual Ultra320 SCSI Host Adapter Release Notes for
how to download and install the Solaris OS recommended patch cluster.
4. Install any required driver patches on the host.
See the release notes to find the applicable patches for the version of the Solaris OS
that is installed on the host. Also see the release notes for how to download the
driver and any required patches. If needed, see "To Access the Release Notes" on
page viii.
Chapter 1 Installing, Connecting, and Testing the Host Adapter 3