Installing Adapter Hardware

The Online Addition and Replacement feature is not supported in OpenVMS. See “Installing the Fibre Channel Adapter Offline” for hardware installation instructions.




	IMPORTANT: Superdome systems are not intended to be maintained by customers. HP recommends that Superdome systems only be opened by a qualified HP service engineer. Failure to observe this recommendation can invalidate any support agreement or warranty to which you may be entitled.




	CAUTION: Observe all ESD safety precautions before attempting this procedure. Failure to follow ESD safety precautions could result in damage to equipment.




	NOTE: The optical port protector is used only to protect the adapter port when it is not in use. Do not use the protector as a diagnostic tool.See the system documentation for information about how to safely shut down your system and obtain access to expansion slots.

Access the system card bay
- If the system is running, enter this command to shut it down:
  @SYS$SYSTEM:SHUTDOWN
  Enter y when prompted to continue.
- Wait for the system to shut down completely, and then power off the system by pressing the system off button.
- Ensure that the system is grounded.
- Open the system to gain access to the PCI backplane.
- Insert the card into the highest-performance PCI-X slot available.
Install the card
- Slide the adapter edge-connector into the PCI-X slot until it is fully seated.
- Secure the card and reassemble the system.

Figure 2-1 AB378A Single Port Fibre Channel Adapter and Port WWN

The N_Port Port World Wide Name (WWN) is printed on the bulkhead.

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