Installing The Hbas; Installation Prerequisites; Hba Leds; A8002A And A8003A Hbas - HP BL860c Installation Manual

2 Installing the HBAs

This chapter describes the following topics for installing the HBAs:
• Installation prerequisites, page 15
• "Installing the
See your server's documentation for additional information about installing the HBA.
WARNING!
Disconnect the host from the power source before installing the HBA. To reduce the risk of personal injury
from hot surfaces, allow the internal server or workstation components to cool before touching.
CAUTION:
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage electronic components. Be sure you are properly grounded
before beginning this procedure as described in

Installation prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following:
• An optical multimode cable with an LC-style duplex connector
• A system with a x4, x8, or x16 PCIe slot
NOTE:
The HBAs do not allow normal data transmission on an optical link unless they are connected to
another similar or compatible laser product (that is, multimode to multimode).

HBA LEDs

Figure 1 shows the A8002A and A8003A HBAs.
Figure 1 A8002A and A8003A HBAs
A8002A PCI-e single-port 4Gb FC adapter and A8003A PCI-e dual-port 4Gb FC adapter for Linux and
HBA" on page 16
"Regulatory compliance and
Windows systems installation guide
safety" on page 27.
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