Installing adapter drivers for HP AlphaServer hosts

After you install the host bus adapter (HBA) for your HP AlphaServer host, you must download and configure the appropriate HBA driver.

To install the HBA driver follow these steps:

  1. Obtain the appropriate HBA driver using the following steps:
    1. Go to the supported hardware list on the following websites and find the sections for the HP Tru64 and OpenVMS operating systems and the HBA that is installed on your host machine:

      The specific version of the driver is indicated on the hardware list.

    2. Note the version number for the driver.
    3. Obtain the driver from Hewlett-Packard.
  2. Install the driver according to the documentation provided with the driver.
  3. On the AlphaServer console, if required by the host, issue the set mode diag command.

    Issue the wwidmgr –show adapter command to confirm that each adapter was properly installed.

  4. Update the adapter firmware, if required.

The following example shows wwidmgr command output. You must have the worldwide port name (WWPN) to configure the storage unit host attachment. If you use KGPSA adapters, you can determine the WWPN by replacing the 2 in the WWNN with a 1. The WWPN of KGPSA-CA in this example is 1000-0000-c922-69bf. The WWPNs are required to configure Lenovo Storage V series system host attachments.

P00>>>set mode diag
Console is in diagnostic mode
P00>>>wwidmgr -show adapter
polling kgpsa0 (KGPSA-CA) slot 5, bus 0 PCI, hose 1
kgpsaa0.0.0.5.1    PGA0        WWN 2000-0000-c922-69bf
polling kgpsa1 (KGPSA-CA) slot 3, bus 0 PCI, hose 0
kgpsab0.0.0.3.0    PGB0        WWN 2000-0000-c923-db1a
item  adapter                  WWN           Cur. Topo  Next Topo
[ 0] kgpsab0.0.0.3.0   2000-0000-c923-db1a   FABRIC     FABRIC
[ 1] kgpsaa0.0.0.5.1   2000-0000-c922-69 bf  FABRIC     FABRIC
[9999] All of the above.
P00>>>wwidmgr -set adapter -item 9999 -topo fabric
polling kgpsa0 (KGPSA-CA) slot 5, bus 0 PCI, hose 1
kgpsaa0.0.0.5.1    PGA0        WWN 2000-0000-c922-69bf
polling kgpsa1 (KGPSA-CA) slot 3, bus 0 PCI, hose 0
kgpsab0.0.0.3.0    PGB0        WWN 2000-0000-c923-db1a
P00>>>wwidmgr -show wwid
[0] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6005-0768-0185-0033-7000-0000-0000-0000 (ev:wwid0)
[1] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6005-0768-0185-0033-7000-0000-0000-0223 (ev:none)
[2] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6005-0768-0185-0033-7000-0000-0000-1143 (ev:none)
[3] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6005-0768-0185-0033-7000-0000-0000-0225 (ev:none)
[4] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6005-0768-0185-0033-7000-0000-0000-0001 (ev:none)
[5] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6005-0768-0185-0033-7000-0000-0000-022b (ev:none)
 [6] UDID:-1 WWID:01000010:6005-0768-0185-0033-7000-0000-0000-0227 (ev:none)
After the Tru64 or OpenVMS operating system is started from the chosen disk (for example, dkd100), log in to the system and verify that the disks are available and online by issuing the boot dkd100 command.
Parent topic: HP AlphaServer