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3 Connecting a Host Server with Fibre Channel
This chapter describes the tasks necessary for connecting the host to Fibre Channel.
Installing the HBA
1.
Install the HP-UX operating system from the HP-UX 1 1i v2 Mission Critical OE June 2008
Release or from the HP-UX 1 1i v3 Data Center OE March 201 1 Release on Integrity/PA-RISC
Servers.
2.
Install the HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage adapter(s), such as the AB379A/B, AH402A and
AD193A, in the server using the documentation supplied with the HBA from the server vendor.
A complete list of supported HBAs can be found on SPOCK. The HBA installation manuals
are also available at the folllowing web site:
http://www.hp.com
Installing the Host OS
The following information is for HP-UX 1 1i v2 or 1 1i v3 Itanium/PA-RISC server installations with
the AB379A/B, AH402A, and AD193A HBAs.
1.
Check the installed patches using the System Administration Manager (SAM) for 1 1i v2 or
SMH for 1 1i v3 using the swlist command.
GUI:
SAM Software Management View Installed Software
CLI:
# swlist | grep -i FibrChanl
The list should include the following software; the support versions are listed in the HP 3PAR
InForm Configuration Matrix:
For 1 1i v3:
# swlist FibrChanl*
#
# FibrChanl-00
# FibrChanl-01
FibrChnl;HW=A6826A,A9782A,A9784A,AB378A/B,AB379A/B,AB465A,AD193A,AD194A,AD300A
# FibrChanl-02
FCLP;HW=AD299A,AD355A,AD221A,AD222A,AD393A,AH402A,AH403A,403621-B21,456972-B21
# FibrChanl-03
# FibrChanl-04
For 1 1i v2:
# swlist FibrChanl*
#
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FibrChanl-00.FC-TACHYON-TL
FibrChanl-01.FC-FCD
FibrChanl-02.FC-FCLP
FibrChanl-03.FC-FCOC
FibrChanl-04.FC-FCQ
B.11.31.1003
FibreChannel;HW=A6795A,A5158A
B.11.31.1003
FibreChannel (TD) Driver
B.11.31.1103
B.11.31.1103
FibreChannel (FCD) Driver
B.11.31.1103
B.11.31.1103
PCIe FibreChannel
B.11.31.1103
FCOC;HW=581199-001
B.11.31.1103
PCIe FibreChannel
B.11.31.1103
FCQ;HW=P3P
B.11.31.1103
FibreChannel (FCQ) Driver
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