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 the A9782A and A9784A hardware and software, refer to the PCI-X 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel and Gigabit Ethernet Combination 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 A9782A or A9784A card was factory installed (ordered on product option 0D1) or is the “built-in” or “core” LAN, the LAN and Fibre Channel drivers for this card will already be on your system disk.

If Installing from the December 2003 OE or AR Media

The December 2003 HP-UX 11i Operating Environment disk, or Application Software and Support Plus disks contain everything you need except for an optional patch PHKL_28979 (or later).

1. Using the December 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 December HP-UX 11i Operating Environment disk or Application Software disk, load the two latest required drivers:

   • Fibre Channel driver (FibrChanl-01 bundle version B.11.11.02) and,

   • Gigabit Ethernet driver (GigEther-01 bundle version B.11.11.11).

3. Using the December 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.

4. From the worldwide web, download the following recommended patch from either: http://software.hp.com under “Internet Ready and Networking” or http://itrc.hp.com :

   • PHKL_28979 (or later) -- recommended to resolve incorrect reporting of ioscan results when multiple instances of ioscan are running.