Table of Contents Table of Contents Title and Copyright Information Preface Product Documentation Library Feedback 1 HBA Overview Kit Contents HBA Features and Specifications Operating System and Technology Requirements System Interoperability Host Platform Support Storage Support Array and System Support Tape Storage Support Switch Support Environmental Requirements 2 Hardware Installation and Removal Observing ESD and Handling Precautions Best Practices for HBA Installation General Best Practices Best Practices for Switches and Zoning Best Practices for Booting From SAN (BFS) Configurations Best Practices for Testing the Environment Installing the Hardware To Install the HBA To Connect the Optical Cable To Apply Power LED Status Overview Replacing the SFP+ Unit on the HBA Removing the HBA Hardware To Remove the HBA 3 Software Installation Installing a CLI for Updating the BIOS and Firmware Installing Diagnostic Software Diagnostic Support for the Oracle Solaris OS Diagnostic Support for All Other Supported Operating Systems To Install Diagnostic Support Utilities for Supported OSes Other Than the Oracle Solaris OS Installing Drivers Installing Drivers for the Oracle Solaris OS Installing Drivers for All Other Supported Operating Systems 4 Important Information and Known Issues Supported Speeds Field Value Does Not Display 32 Gb As a Supported Speed HBA Performance Might Be Adversely Impacted Without Use of a Fibre Channel Switch HBA Product Accessibility HBA Hardware Accessibility Oracle ILOM Accessibility BIOS Accessibility Documentation Accessibility Diversity and Inclusion