4. Press Enter. The Install Additional Device Software window highlights the INPUT device / directory
for software option.
5. Type the name of the input device that you are using, or press F4 to select the input device from a
list.
6. Press Enter. The Install Additional Device Software window highlights the SOFTWARE to install
option.
7. Press F4 to select List.
8. Type / to display the Find window.
9. Type the device package name devices.pciex.14106803 .
10. Press Enter. The system finds and highlights this device driver software.
11. Press F7 to select the highlighted device driver software.
12. Press Enter. The INSTALL ADDITIONAL DEVICE SOFTWARE window displays. The entry fields
are automatically updated.
13. Press Enter to accept the information. The ARE YOU SURE window displays.
14. Press Enter to accept the information. The COMMAND STATUS window displays.
v The message RUNNING is highlighted to indicate that the installation and configuration
command is in progress.
v When RUNNING changes to OK, scroll to the bottom of the page and locate the installation
summary.
v After a successful installation, SUCCESS displays in the Result column of the installation summary
at the bottom of the page.
15. Remove the installation media from the drive.
16. Press F10 to exit SMIT.
Verifying the AIX software installation
To verify that the device driver for the adapter is installed, do the following steps:
1. If necessary, log in as root user.
2. Type lslpp -l devices.pciex.14106803.rte and press Enter.
If the device driver is installed, the following table is an example of the data that appears.
Fileset Level State Description
Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
devices.pciex.14106803.rte
5.x.0.0 COMMITTED 4-Port 10/100/1000
Base-TX PCI Express
Software
3. Confirm that the devices.pciex.14106803.rte filesets are installed. If no data displays in the window,
reinstall the driver.
Installing the adapter
This section explains how to install the adapter. If you are installing the operating system at this time,
install the adapter before you install the operating system. If the operating system is already installed and
you need to install the device driver for this adapter, install the device driver software before you install
the adapter.
Attention: Before installing an adapter, review the precautions in Safety notices and Handling static
sensitive devices. Do not remove the adapter from its anti-static package until you are ready to place it in
the system unit.
To install the adapter, follow these steps:
86 Power Systems: Managing PCI adapters for the IBM Power 710 Express or the IBM Power 730 Express
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