Hardware and Software Installation Procedure
Step 8: Verify the fibre channel installation
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Step 8: Verify the fibre channel installation
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To verify that the fc driver appears for each installed card, enter:
ioscan -fk
The ioscan output might look like the following:
Class I H/W Path Driver S/W State H/W Type Description
fc 4 1/0/8/1/0/4/0 fcd CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AB465-60001 PCI/PCI-X 2-port 2Gb
FC/2-port 1000B-T Combo Adapter (FC Port 1)
fc
5 1/0/8/1/0/4/1 fcd CLAIMED INTERFACE HP AB465-60001 PCI/PCI-X 2-port 2Gb
FC/2-port 1000B-T Combo Adapter (FC Port 2)
The last two digits of the hardware path (third column) reflect the path of each port. Both ports need to
show as
CLAIMED
here.
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Verify that all devices you attached to the fibre channel card are listed in the ioscan output. For example,
if you have a direct attach fibre channel device attached to the system, the ioscan output might look like:
8/12.8.0.255.0.1.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE DGC C3400WDR5
The example above is the hardware path of LUN0 of a directly attached fibre channel mass storage device
with loop ID of 1. If all attached devices are not listed, or for details on interpreting hardware paths, see
the
HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide
. HP fibre channel installation is verified if
the ioscan output lists all mass storage devices attached to the card.
If the correct driver is installed, but the card does not show in the ioscan output, the driver is not
recognizing the card. Make sure the card is seated and connectors are attached tightly, then if the
problem persists, contact HP for assistance.
Step 9: Verify the LAN installation
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Verify that the LAN connector’s Link LED is steadily on (this means the card and driver are installed
successfully).
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Obtain the PPA number and the station address of each card by using the
lanscan
command. The MAC
address labelled on each card refers to LAN port A (the right port). Add 1 to obtain the MAC address for
LAN port B.
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To verify link-level connectivity with a remote system, enter:
$
linkloop -i
PPA_number remote_station_address
Note: when you use
linkloop
, ensure that the remote system is on the same subnet and is an
HP-UX-based system.
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To verify IP-level connectivity with a remote system, enter:
$
ping
Remote_IP_Address
and
netstat -in
When you use
netstat -in
, the output values
Ipkts
and
Opkts
should be incrementing.
