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Quick Start Guide
Installation Instructions
This Quick Start Guide describes how to install and configure your new QLogic InfiniBand
Adapter in three simple steps:
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Step 1. Verify the package contents.
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Step 2. Install the adapter hardware.
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Step 3. Install the QLogic OFED+ host software.
Keep the adapter in the antistatic bag until installation. The adapter contains parts that can be damaged
by ESD. Before handling the adapter, use standard methods to discharge static electricity. Place the
adapter on the bag when examining it. Retain the bag for future use.
Step 1. Verify the Package Contents
The QLogic adapter is shipped with the following items:
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QLogic adapter
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Low-profile bracket (not available in all models)
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Quick Start Guide
(this document)
Step 2. Install the Adapter Hardware
NOTE:
For QME7342, QME7362 or QMH7342 mezzanine card installation instructions, please refer to your server
hardware owners manual.
To install the adapter hardware, you need to open the computer and locate the appropriate bus slot. If necessary, consult
your computer system manual for instructions to remove the computer cover.
Follow these steps to install the adapter hardware:
1.
Power off the computer and all attached devices such as monitors, printers, and external components.
2.
Remove the computer cover and find an empty PCIe x8 (or larger) bus slot.
3.
Pull out the slot cover (if any) by removing the screw or releasing the lever.
4.
Install the low-profile bracket (if required).
5.
Grasp the adapter by the top edge and seat it firmly into the appropriate slot (see
Figure 1. on page 4
).
6.
Refasten the adapter’s retaining bracket using the existing screw or lever.
7.
Close the computer cover.
8.
Plug an appropriate InfiniBand cable into the adapter.
9.
Plug in the power cable and turn on the computer.
CAUTION!
