Installing, Connecting, and Testing the Host Bus Adapter
7
After the optical cable is connected to the HBA, you are ready to apply power to the
computer.
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To Apply Power
1. Verify that the HBA is securely installed in the computer.
2. Verify that the correct optical cable is attached.
3. Plug in and power on the computer.
4. Observe light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for POST results.
Yellow, green, and amber LEDs can be seen through openings in the HBA’s
mounting bracket. Each port has a corresponding set of yellow, green, and amber
LEDs.
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To Verify Proper Installation in SPARC
Platforms
1. Enter the
show-devs
command at the
ok
prompt to list the installed devices.
The HBA can be identified in the output containing the
SUNW,emlxs@
n
and
SUNW,emlxs@
n
,1
node names, where
n
is usually a single-digit number from 0 to 9.
2. To positively identify the port as a Sun StorageTek 4 Gb FC port, cd to the
SUNW,emlxs@N entries and enter
.properties
as shown in the example that
follows.
