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2 Installing th e HBAs
This chapter describes the procedure for installing the F C1143 and FC1243 HBAs, including:
•
Installation prerequisites,page13
• Installation procedure, page 14
Refertoyourhost documentation forinstalling theHBAs.
WARNING!
Disconnect thehostfromthe powersourcebeforeinstalling theHBAs. To reduce theriskof personal
injury from hot surfaces, allow the internal server or workstation components to cool before touching.
CAUTION:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) c an damage electronic components. Be sure you are properly grounded
before beginning this procedure as described in "Regulatory compliance and s afety" o n page 29.
Installation prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure that you have:
• An optical multimode cable with an LC-style duplex connector
• An empty PCI-X slot
• The following unique information that is located on the bottom of the HBA:
•Serial number
• World Wide Port Name (WWPN) and Node Name (NN), each of which is derived from the
HBA’s IEEE address. Combined, the WWPN and NN create the World Wide Na m e (WWN)
that
uniquely identifies an HBA in the Fibre Channel environment
FC1143 and FC1243 4Gb PCI-X 2.0 host bus adapters for Linux and Windows
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