Overview of Software Installation Process

The required operating environment is HP-UX 11i v 1.0. To install the Operating Environment, use the Ignite-UX-11-11 Installation Utilities available on the HP-UX 11i v 1.0 OE or AR media. The operating environment version should show as B.11.11 when you type: uname -a at the system prompt.

For instructions on how to install and configure your link card’s hardware and software, refer to the A6825/A6847A PCI Gigabit Ethernet Card for HP-UX 11i v 1.0 Installation Guide or the A9782A/A9784A Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet Card for HP-UX 11i v 1.0 Installation Guide available on the web at http://docs.hp.com under “Networking and Communications.” If the network card was factory installed (ordered on product option 0D1) or is the “built-in” or “core” LAN, the LAN driver for this card will already be on your system disk.

If Installing from the June 2004 OE or AR Media

The June 2004 HP-UX 11i Operating Environment disk, or Application Software and Support Plus disks contain everything you need.

1. Using the June HP-UX 11i Operating Environment disk or Support Plus disk, load the HWEnable11i bundle. Load the HWEnable11i bundle before or with the driver bundles mentioned in the next step.

2. Using the June HP-UX 11i Operating Environment disk or Application Software disk, load the latest required driver(s):

   • Gigabit Ethernet driver (GigEther-01 bundle version B.11.11.12). If you are installing a Gigabit Ethernet card, you are done at this point.
     
     If you are installing the A9782A or A9784A multi-function card proceed with the steps to load the driver for your Fibre Channel port (driver FibrChanl-01). Using the June HP-UX 11i Operating Environment disk or Support Plus disk, load the Online Diagnostics from the HP-UX Support Tools Bundle. They are necessary for Fiber Channel operation.