HP StorageWorks A7298A User manual

hp StorageWorks
host bus adapter for Windows and
Linux installation guide
Part Number: AA-RTD1B-TE
Second Edition: November 2002
This guide describes how to install, configure, and use the
diagnostic utilities for the HP StorageWorks A7298A host bus
adapter for Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition v1.2 and
Linux platforms.

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Contents
About this Guide
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Symbols in Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Symbols on Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Rack Stability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Getting Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
HP Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1 Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1
Performance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
Boot BIOS Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3
Enabling Boot BIOS and External Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4
Agency Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–5
2 Installation
Installation Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Hardware Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–1
Recording Reference Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Installing the HBA into a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Verifying the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Configuration Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4

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3 Installing the SCSI Miniport Driver
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition v1.2 Device Driver Installation . . . . . . . . 3–1
Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition v1.2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . 3–1
Installing the Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition v1.2 SCSI Miniport Driver
3–2
Removing the Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition v1.2 SCSI Device Driver.
3–2
Linux Device Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Linux System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Installing the Linux Driver Using a Tar File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–3
Installing the Linux Driver Using an RPM File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4
Building the Driver as a Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–5
Loading the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Loading the Driver Manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Loading the Driver Through the RAM Disk Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Building the Driver Into the Kernel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
SCSI Functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
IP Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–11
Setting up and Running Diagnostic Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–14
Installing the Latest Version of HBA API and Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–15
4 Troubleshooting
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
POST Conditions and Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
Using The Event Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
Windows Miniport Event Log Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2
SCSI Address Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Fabric Device Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–7
Private Loop Device Mapping for Windows Platforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
5 Diagnostic and Configuration Utilities
The DOS Diagnostic Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–1
Installing the DOS Diagnostic Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Starting the DOS Diagnostic Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
Using the DOS Diagnostic Utility for Preliminary Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–3
DOS Diagnostic Utility Main Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5

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LightPulse Utility/NT Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
View HBA Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6
Maintaining HBA Firmware Revision Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Modify Diagnostic Driver Parameters in the Windows Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Modify the Driver Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–7
Test Host Bus Adapters (For lputilnt Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Modify Test Options (For lputilnt Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Reset Host Bus Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–11
Input/Output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Show Host Bus Adapter Info (For lputilnt Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
Quit the LightPulse Utility/NT Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–12
A Regulatory Compliance Notices
FCC Compliance Information Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–1
Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Canadian Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Avis Canadien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Federal Communications Commission Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–2
Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Canadian Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Avis Canadien. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A–3
Glossary
Index
Figures
1–1 Host Bus Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2

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Tables
1 Text Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
1–1 Host Bus Adapter Diagram Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2
2–1 POST LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
4–1 HBA POST LED States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–1
4–2 SCSI Port Error Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–3
4–3 CmdStat Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
4–4 Parameter Error Values Valid only when CmdStat=0x3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–5
4–5 Current Private Loop Device Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–8
5–1 DOS Diagnostic Utility Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–2
5–2 DOS Diagnostic Utility Main Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–5
5–3 Drive Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–8
5–4 AL-PA Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–10

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About this Guide
This user guide provides information to help you:
• Install, configure, and use the diagnostic utilities for the HP StorageWorks
A7298A host bus adapter for Windows and Linux platforms.
• Contact technical support for additional assistance
Intended Audience
This book is intended for use by system administrators who are experienced with the
following:
• Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition v1.2
• Linux Red Hat Advanced Workstation v2.1 (Itanium processor)
• Host bus adapters
Related Documentation
In addition to this guide, refer to the host bus adapter for Windows and Linux release
notes.

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Document Conventions
The conventions included in Table 1 apply.
Symbols in Text
These symbols may be found in the text of this guide. They have the following
meanings.
WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions
in the warning could result in bodily harm or loss of life.
CAUTION: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could
result in damage to equipment or data.
IMPORTANT: Text set off in this manner presents clarifying information or specific instructions.
NOTE: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of
information.
Table 1: Document Conventions
Element Convention
Cross-reference links Blue text: Figure 1
Key names, menu items, buttons, and
dialog box titles
Bold
File names, application names, and text
emphasis
Italics
User input, command names, system
responses (output and messages)
Monospace font
COMMAND NAMES are uppercase
unless they are case sensitive
Variables Monospace, italic font
Website addresses Sans serif font (http://thenew.hp.com)

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Symbols on Equipment
Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment marked with these
symbols indicates the presence of electrical shock hazards. Enclosed
area contains no operator serviceable parts.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock hazards, do
not open this enclosure.
Any RJ-45 receptacle marked with these symbols indicates a network
interface connection.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock, fire, or damage to the
equipment, do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into
this receptacle.
Any surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols
indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component. Contact with
this surface could result in injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from a hot component, allow the
surface to cool before touching.
Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the
presence of multiple sources of power.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of injury from electrical shock,
remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the
power supplies and systems.
Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the
component exceeds the recommended weight for one individual to
handle safely.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the
equipment, observe local occupational health and safety requirements
and guidelines for manually handling material.

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Rack Stability
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, be
sure that:
• The leveling jacks are extended to the floor.
• The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.
• In single rack installations, the stabilizing feet are attached to the rack.
• In multiple rack installations, the racks are coupled.
• Only one rack component is extended at any time. A rack may become
unstable if more than one rack component is extended for any reason.
Getting Help
If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized service
provider or access our website: http://thenew.hp.com.
HP Technical Support
In North America, call technical support at 1-800-652-6672, available 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
NOTE: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
Outside North America, call technical support at the nearest location. Telephone
numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP website under support:
http://thenew.hp.com/country/us/eng/support.html.
Be sure to have the following information available before calling:

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• Technical support registration number (if applicable)
• Product serial numbers
• Product model names and numbers
• Applicable error messages
• Operating system type and revision level
• Detailed, specific questions
HP Website
The HP website has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers.
Access storage at: http://thenew.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html. From this
website, select the appropriate product or solution.
HP Authorized Reseller
For the name of your nearest HP Authorized Reseller:
• In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518
• In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868
• Elsewhere, see the HP website for locations and telephone numbers:
http://thenew.hp.com.

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Introduction
Overview
This introduction to the Host Bus Adapter (HBA) includes:
•Product Description
•Performance Specifications
•Boot BIOS Specifications
•Standards
•Agency Approvals
Product Description
The HBA has the following characteristics:
• Robust suite of software supporting Windows Advanced Server Limited
Edition v1.2 and Linux Red Hat Advanced Workstation v2.1.
• Optical small form factor (LC) interface LC Fibre connector.
• Embedded optical short-wave laser, multi-mode Fibre Channel interface.
• Designed using a single custom Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC).
The custom ASIC implements a very high performance, multi-class,
multi-protocol Fibre Channel host adapter with a 64-bit PCI or PCI-X bus
connection.
• 66/100/133MHz PCI-X 1.0a and PCI 2.2 compatibility.
• 266MIPs onboard processor, an embedded 1GB/2GB SERDES, and a high
performance unified QDR SRAM.
• Controlled by a 266 MHz, 32-bit Intel StrongARM RISC processor.

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Performance Specifications
The PCI-X host bus adapter offers a highly integrated 2Gbps Fibre Channel HBA for
use in servers based on either PCI or the latest PCI-X expansion bus. The features of
this PCI-X based HBA provide the flexibility and broad interoperability needed for
complex, highly scalable SANs.
The HBA also features sophisticated hardware that provides superior performance in
SANs and provides best in class server CPU offload. This exclusive hardware delivers
low latency and high throughput in switched fabric, arbitrated loop, and clustered
environments. Support for fiber optic cabling is provided through an embedded small
form factor (LC) optical interface.
The HBA is both ANSI Fibre Channel and PCI Local Bus Compliant and supports:
Figure 1–1: Host Bus Adapter
Table 1–1: Host Bus Adapter Diagram Description
Figure
Legend Description
1Fibre Channel (LC) connectors.
2POST LEDs indicators
Note: See Table 2–1 and Table 4–1 for detailed descriptions.

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• Simultaneous full duplex 2 Gbps PCI bus speed data transfers of 400 MBps
• Full fabric support using F_PORT and FL_Port connections
• Full fabric boot support in x86 environments to multiple LUNs
• FC-Tape (FC-2) devices
• Point-to-point arbitrated-loop, and switch fabric FC connections
• Storage protocol
• Fibre Channel class 2 and 3
• Automatic speed negotiation and topology detection
• End-to-end parity protection for high data integrity
Collectively, these characteristics create a high-performance Fibre Channel HBA.
Boot BIOS Specifications
Boot BIOS is a set of x86 instructions in the Host Bus Adapter (HBA) flash ROM that
lets you designate a Fibre Channel attached drive as the boot drive. Boot BIOS works
with the existing system BIOS on Intel Pentium class PCI system boards.
Boot BIOS supports:
• Multiple topologies: Fabric Point-to-Point and FC-AL Private Loop
• Multiple boot compliance
• Supports Enhanced Disk Driver Services (EDD) Version 3.0
• A maximum of four Fibre Channel HBAs per server, depending on which
StorageWorks product you are using.
• Up to 256 LUNs, with up to eight LUN entries per target ID
• Detecting up to 99 devices per HBA
• Displaying a maximum of 16 devices during the boot process

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Enabling Boot BIOS and External Boot
All HBAs have the BIOS firmware installed as a factory default. However, the BIOS
functionality is not enabled.
In addition, you can optionally eliminate server-based, internal boot devices and boot
from an external device to improve performance.
Refer to the BIOS Readme file on the HBA software kit as well as the documentation
for your StorageWorks product for the following up-to-date information for enabling
boot BIOS and external Boot:
• Enabling boot BIOS on an HBA
• Attaching HBAs in a supported configuration
• Enabling external boot for supported configurations
In addition, the HP website has the latest information on Boot BIOS upgrades. Access
the HP website at: http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers.
Standards
The HBA conforms to the following standards:
• ANSI Fibre Channel FC-PH, Revision 4.3
• ANSI Fibre Channel FC-AL, Revision 4.5
• PCI Local Bus, Revisions 2.1 and 2.2
• Fibre Channel Class 1, 2, 3

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Agency Approvals
The HBA has the following agency approvals:
• CFR Title 21, Laser AEL Class 1, FDA/CDRH
• UL recognized to UL1950
• CUR recognized to CSA22.2, No.950
• IEC 950 (1991) + Amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 11
• EN60950 (1992) + Amendments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 11
• EN68025-1 (1994) + Amendment 11
• EN68025-2 (1994)
• TUV certified to EN60950
• FCC Rules, CFR Title 47, Part 15, Subpart B, Class A
• Industry Canada, ICES-003, Class A
• EN55022 (1998)/CISPR22 (1997) Class A
• EN55024 (1998)
• European Union Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC
• CE-Marking Directive 93/68/EEC (CE Mark)
• EMC Directive 89/336/EEC (as amended by 92/31/EEC)
• Australian EMC Framework (C-Tick Mark)
• AS/NZS 3548:1995, Class A
• VCCI, Class A

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Installation
Installation Overview
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions for installing the HP StorageWorks
A7298A Host Bus Adapter (HBA) including:
•Hardware Requirements
•Recording Reference Numbers
•Installing the HBA into a Computer
•Verifying the Installation
•Configuration Guidelines
This chapter also provides information on installation guidelines and supported
configurations for the operating systems.
IMPORTANT: The HBA contains static-sensitive components. Comply with Electrostatic
Discharge (ESD) procedures.
Hardware Requirements
The system hardware requirements for installing the HBA include:
• A host computer that provides 3.3VDC PCI and PCI-X bus power
• One open 64-bit 33/66 MHz PCI or 66/100/133 MHz PCI-X bus slot with either a
3.3 or a 5.0 VDC signaling interface
• Multimode fiber optic cable with LC connector, used with short-wave lasers

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Recording Reference Numbers
Each HBA ships with a unique address identifier that is stored in flash memory. Fibre
Channel industry standards issue two unique identifiers: WorldWide Port Name
(WWPN) and Node Name (NN), each of which is derived from the HBA’s IEEE
address. Combined, the WWPN and NN create the WorldWide Name (WWN) which
is an 8-byte field that uniquely identifies an HBA on a FC circuit.
The WWN address and serial number are clearly marked on the HBA. Record the
addresses on the lines below for future reference.
NOTE: The WWN is a static identifier that cannot be changed.
IEEE address: __________________________________________________
Serial number: __________________________________________________
Installing the HBA into a Computer
Following is the procedure for installing the HBA into a computer.
WARNING: Be sure to observe the ESD precautions for this procedure.
1. Make sure the computer is powered off.
2. Remove the screws on the computer cover, and then remove the cover.
3. Wearing a static wrist strap, remove the blank panel from an empty 64-bit PCI or
PCI-X bus slot.
Compare the removed panel to the bracket on the host bus adapter. Follow
steps 4-7 to change the bracket if they are different sizes.
NOTE: The host bus adapter comes with a standard PCI bracket installed. The low-profile
mounting bracket is shorter than the standard bracket; approximately 3.11 in. (7.9cm) compared
to 4.75 in. (12.06 cm) long.
4. Remove the mounting bracket screws from the top of the host bus adapter.
5. Remove the bracket and store it for future use.
6. Align the new mounting bracket tabs with the holes in the HBA.
NOTE: Be careful not to push the bracket past the transceiver housing's grounding tabs.
7. Replace the screws that attach the HBA to the bracket.