Follow these steps to install the Fibre Channel Cards prior to installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Step

Task

1

Install the Fibre Channel card (following the manufacturer’s instructions).

2

Attach the Fibre Channel Shortwave cable to the HBA card in the server, and the disk array (or Fibre switch).

3

Disable the ports on the Fibre switch.

4

Repeat these steps for each cluster member.