Checking FDDI Installation Prerequisites

Prior to loading the EISA FDDI product onto your system, check that you have met the following hardware and software prerequisites:

Check that the /usr/bin, /usr/sbin and /sbin directories are in your PATH using the command: echo $PATH.
The operating system has been upgraded to the required version. Refer to the product release notes.
To obtain this information, use the uname -a command.
You have a fiber cable terminated with a Media Interface Connector (MIC) to connect your FDDI adapter to your concentrator. See Appendix B, "Fiber Cabling," for more information.
You have an IP address, subnet mask (if the adapter will be on a subnetwork), and host name alias for your new FDDI adapter.

You have super-user privileges.




	NOTE: Prior to the installation of HP EISA FDDI/9000, FDDI fiber optic cabling must be installed by a non-HP third party cabling vendor, and all networking appliances must be correctly attached and configured including concentrators.

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