Installing The Host Adapter; To Prepare For Installation - Sun Microsystems Single-Ended Installation Manual

Installing the Host Adapter

Read these instructions and the installation instructions in your system
documentation before installing the host adapter.

To Prepare for Installation

1. Determine which version of the operating system you are running.
Look at the /etc/release file and make sure the operating system installed is at
least Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 4/97.
Note – You must upgrade your operating system to at least
Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 4/97 if you do not have an /etc/release file.
2. Exit the operating system.
If your system is a server, use the shutdown command to inform the mounted users
that the system will be going down. Otherwise, use the init 0 command. See the
man pages for these commands or the Solaris AnswerBook online documentation.
3. Power down the system.
Refer to the service documentation that came with your system.
Caution – Do not disconnect the power cord from the system or from the wall
!
outlet. This connection provides the ground path necessary to safely remove and
install the printed circuit boards and components without damaging them.
4. Choose a slot into which you will install the host adapter.
Follow the procedures in the documentation supplied with your system.
5. Unpack the host adapter.
You should have the following items:
Note – Leave the host adapter in the protective bag until you are ready to install it.
2 PCI UltraSCSI Host Adapter Installation Guide • June 1997
PCI UltraSCSI host adapter (
2 meter UltraSCSI-compliant cable
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) kit
)
FIGURE 1-1