HP (Hewlett-Packard) 5971-0825 Server User Manual


 
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Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
A Hewlett-Packard Navigator CD containing the available adapter
driver(s)
A documentation CD containing the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
Installation Guide
This installation guide
What Is Needed Besides the Adapter
Besides the Fibre Channel HBA, you will need the following:
A GBIC module supported by the Fibre Channel HBA
A fibre channel cable, either optical or copper
A fibre channel device (such as the Fibre Channel Hub) to connect to the
GBIC module
Adapter Overview
The HP Fibre Channel Adapter is a PCI to Fibre Channel controller card that
provides a one Gigabit serial interface between a server and a Fibre Channel
storage system. The cabling between the storage system and the interface card
can be either fiber optic or copper.