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Installation of  DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter

1. Install the EMULEX LightPulse PCI/PCI-X/PCIe FDDI adapter the DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter (see below for a list of supported models) to some spare PCI /PCI-X/PCIe slot slot of the host system
2. Boot a Windows operating systemInstall the EMULEX LightPulse PCI/PCI-X/PCIe FDDI adapter driver from the following directory
3. Open “Computer Management”
4. Select “Device Manager”
5. In the right window select the desired physical FDDI adapter connected to the system, right-click the mouse button, and the corresponding menu will appear.
6. From the menu select “Update driver…”. Windows will show “Hardware Upgrade Wizard”
7. Select “No, not this time”, click “Next”
8. Select “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)”, click “Next”
9. Select “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install”, click “Next”
10. Click “Have Disk…”. Windows shows dialog “Install From Disk”
11. Instead of “A:\”, click “Browse” and select path to the folder in which driver’s INF file is located (typically "C:\Program Files\CHARON\Drivers\EMULEXDEFPA_X.X.0.XXXXX" by choosing the "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)" option and then selecting the "emulex_lp), select “defpa_ppt_amd64.inf" fileinf”, and click “Open”
12. The “Hardware Upgrade Wizard” should have “CHARON DEFPA FDDI adapter”. Select it, and click “Next”
13. There will be one or two more dialogs, but they are usual for device driver installation.
14. Reboot the host

Upon completion, a new device will appear in the device manager with the CHARON logo on it.

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Mapping to host DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter

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1. Usage of "HOST Device Check" utility. Follow the link for details.
2. Collecting the parameters directly using "Device Manager" applet

To collect the parameters directly using "Device Manager" applet:

Open “Computer Management” application and select “Device Manager”:

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On the right panel select desired physical EMULEX LP FibreChannel adapter under "CHARON PCI Pass Through"the installed DEFPA PCI FDDI adapter:

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Open its property sheet by double-click on the selected adapter:

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 The “Location:” on the above picture gives X, Y, and Z for the "host_bus_location" parameter, for example:

loadset DEFPAFDDI FGA host_bus_location = "PCI bus 31, device 18, function 0"

 Non-US-EN installations of Windows may present “Location:” string in local language, but "host_bus_location" parameter requires English notation, so the words “PCI”, “bus”, “device”, and “function” must be specified in English.

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