What's Needed; Fibre Channel Ids; Hardware; Software - HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Configuration Manual

1 – What's Needed?

Fibre Channel IDs

During HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array installation, be prepared to supply one Fibre Channel ID for each
FC-AL connection between an HP FC-AL hub and an SP on an HP Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array.
See part 3, step 5, table 2 of this guide for a list of Fibre Channel IDs.

Hardware

Compare the hardware you have with ordering documentation, such as the parts lists created by Order and Rack
Assistants. In general, the components for shared external storage components consist of two TACHYON Fibre Channel
Adapter Cards, each of which comes in a HP 45246A Fibre Channel Adapter Kit for NT, an HP A3724A short-wave or
HP A4839A long-wave FC-AL hub, an HP A3661B Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array, and the Fibre Channel
optic cables used to interconnect these components.

Software

The following driver and diagnostics must be installed from the diskette that comes with the FC I/O adapter:
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FC Driver, version 2.07 or later
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Diagnostic, version 2.07 or later
The following host-resident utilities need to be installed from the CD-ROM that comes with the disk array as part of the
A5254A Fibre Channel Mass Storage media kit:
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TM
ArrayGUIde , version 1.7.0

Tools

Standard installation tools plus:
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Torx™ T-25 driver, supplied in the Rack Installation Toolkit
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Portable Field Service Grounding Kit (3M part number 8505, or the equivalent).

Need More Help?

The following reference materials may be useful when installing the FC I/O adapter, HP FC-AL hub and HP Model
30/FC High Availability Disk Array:
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Hewlett-Packard TACHYON Fibre Channel Adapter Card Installation Guide (HHBA-5000A) (part number
5090-4722).
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Hewlett-Packard Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Hub Service and User Manual (part number A3724-90006).
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Hewlett-Packard Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array Service Manual (part number A3232-90002).
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Hewlett-Packard Model 30/FC High Availability Disk Array User's Guide and Service Manual Addendum for
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (part number A3661-90019).
The manuals are enclosed with the hardware components.
To part 1 of the HP NetServer Installation Guide.
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