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2–Installation
Installing the Hardware
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Support for MSI-X—on 4/8Gb Fibre Channel and Converged Network
Adapters.
Support for VMware SCSI path failover—for Active/Active and
Active/Passive storage devices.
Support for VMware VMotion™ and VMware Storage VMotion
Remote SAN and adapter management—using the SANsurfer FC HBA
Manager tool (see “Installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager” on page 2-4).
Automated local host management—using the SANsurfer FC HBA CLI
tool (see “Installing SANsurfer FC HBA CLI” on page 2-7).
Installing the Hardware
Adapter hardware installation requires that you open the computer and locate the
appropriate bus slot for housing the adapter, as detailed in the following steps.
Figure 2-1 shows the hardware placement.
Figure 2-1 Installing the Adapter
To install the adapter:
1. Power off the computer, and then disconnect the power cable.
2. Remove the computer cover and find an appropriate empty bus slot.
3. Pull out the slot cover (if any) by removing the screw or releasing the lever.
4. Grasp the adapter by the top edge and seat it firmly into the appropriate slot.
ADAPTER
RETAINING
BRACKET
LEVER
SLOT COVERS
SYSTEM
CHASSIS
64-BIT PCI-X SLOT
x4 PCI EXPRESS SLOT
(x8 PHYSICAL SLOT OR
ABOVE REQUIRED FOR
QLE25xx ADAPTERs)
SCREW
ADAPTER
OR