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"Wrote: ...rpm".

This line identifies the location of the binary RPM.

4.

Copy the binary RPM to the production servers and install it using the following command:

# rpm -ivh hp_qla2x00-version-revision.architecture.rpm

HBA drivers

For most configurations and latest version of linux distributions, native HBA drivers are the supported
drivers. Native driver means the driver that is included with the OS distribution.

NOTE:

The term inbox driveris also sometimes used and means the same as native driver.

However in some configurations, it may require use of an out-of-box driver, which typically requires
a driver package be downloaded and installed on the host. In those cases, follow the documentation
of the driver package for instruction. Driver support information can be found on the Single Point
of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK)
website:

http://www.hp.com/storage/spock

NOTE:

Registration is required to access SPOCK

Verifying virtual disks from the host

To verify the virtual disks, first verify that the LUN is recognized and then verify that the host can
access the virtual disks.

To ensure that the LUN is recognized after a virtual disk is presented to the host, do one of
the following:

Reboot the host.

Execute the following command (where X is the SCSI host enumerator of the HBA):

echo “- - -“ > /sys/class/scsi_host/host[X]/scan

To verify that the host can access the virtual disks, enter the # more /proc/scsi/scsi
command.

The output lists all SCSI devices detected by the server. An P63x0/P65x0 EVAs LUN entry
looks similar to the following:

Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 ID: 00 Lun: 01

Vendor: HP Model: HSV340 Rev:

Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02

OpenVMS

Updating the AlphaServer console code, Integrity Server console code, and Fibre
Channel FCA firmware

The firmware update procedure varies for the different server types. To update firmware, follow
the procedure described in the Installation instructions that accompany the firmware images.

Verifying the Fibre Channel adapter software installation

A supported FCA should already be installed in the host server. The procedure to verify that the
console recognizes the installed FCA varies for the different server types. Follow the procedure
described in the Installation instructions that accompany the firmware images.

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