HP Integrity rx3600 Ethernet Card (PCIe) Installation Guide for HP Integrity S - Page 3

This document contains procedures to install and verify PCIe Ethernet cards on HP Integrity servers, for all supported operating systems. This document addresses the following topics: • "Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity systems" • "Prerequisites" • "Installing the PCIe Card" (page 4) • "Configuring a Card Using HP-UX on HP Integrity Systems" (page 4) • "Configuring a Card Using OpenVMS on HP Integrity Systems" (page 5) • "Configuring a Card Using Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 64-bit on HP Integrity Servers" (page 6) • "Configuring a Card Using Linux on HP Integrity Systems" (page 7) Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity systems For additional information on using this product with HP Integrity systems, see the I/O documentation at: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html Available documents include the following: • Product Overview, including specifications, regulatory statements, and Declaration of Conformity • Driver Release History and Release Notes • Support Matrix, including supported servers, operating systems, and required versions • Support Guides and Users Guides, including detailed maintenance and troubleshooting information Prerequisites Review the prerequisites below before performing any installation. • Review the card, technology, and driver documentation. See "Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity systems". • Determine the slot in which to install the card; choose the fastest performing slot available. For detailed information about slots in entry-level Integrity servers, see I/O Slot Matrix Entry Level Integrity Servers in the System Administration section at: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/hw.html For additional information about slot restrictions for this card, see the support matrix or product overview for this card at: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html • If the operating system, server, and card, support Online Addition and Replacement (OLAR for HP-UX 11i v1), Online Addition, Replacement, and Deletion (OL* for HP-UX 11i v2 and 11i v3), or hot-plug (Windows Integrity 64-bit), the server might not need to be powered off. For HP-UX 11i v1 OLAR, see Chapter 2 of Configuring HP-UX for Peripherals at: http://docs.hp.com/en/hpux11i.html For HP-UX 11i v2 and later releases (OL*) see Interface Card OL* Support Guide in the System Administration section at: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netsys.html For Windows Integrity 64-bit, see the Smart Setup Guide applicable to your server at: http://docs.hp.com/en/windows.html Operating Systems Supported on HP Integrity systems 3