ADIC Scalar 100 User Manual page 46

Table 3-1: Pre-Installation Steps
Step
2
3
4
5
6
30
User Action or Decision
Verify host platform OS,
required Service Pack
installed
For example: Windows NT
4.0, Service Pack 6a (or
later)
Verify required Fibre
Channel Host Bus Adapter,
HBA BIOS and device
driver procured, installed
If you will be connecting
more than one host to the
ADIC Gateway and you
want to use the Virtual
Private SAN or Virtual
Private Map access
options, be sure you have
the necessary licenses
If you are using Virtual
Private SAN or Virtual
Private Map, install the
Host Registration Service
on the hosts that will be
connected to the ADIC
Gateway
Ensure that all host Fibre
Channel cables
• Have been ordered with
the product or have been
preinstalled and checked
• Are marked with:
-Host system
identifier
- ADIC Gateway
system identifier
Comments and References
For a current list of supported platforms
required host platform code updates and
information on how to obtain them, ADIC
Gateway
For a list of supported HBAs and the
required BIOS and device driver, visit
"Service and Support" at www.adic.com,
or call the ADIC Technical Assistance
Center at 1-800-827-3822
See also "Host Adapter Setup" on
page 44
See "Setting up Access Control" on
page 58
For Windows NT/Windows 2000, see
"Installing the SAN Explorer and Host
Registration Service" on page 44
For Solaris, AIX and other platforms, see
"Installing the Host Registration Service"
on page 44
Refer to the HBA Specification provided
with your HBA and "Hardware Product
Description and Features" on page 15
Pre-installation Checklist