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Note: All PCI-compliant and PCI-X-compliant systems automatically detect 32-Bit or 64-Bit adapters and set the appropriate bus speed (for example, 66 MHz or 133 MHz).

If you still have a system configuration problem, refer to the documentation that comes with your server, or contact your IBM technical-support representative to determine if your system board requires special configuration.

Fibre Channel problems

To determine if your installation problem is caused by an attached Fibre Channel device, perform the following tasks:

vVerify that all of the Fibre Channel devices were turned on before you turned on the server.

vEnsure that all cables are connected properly.

vVerify that you configured your RAID storage subsystems using the utilities provided by the manufacturer.

vIf your Fibre Channel switch supports zoning, make sure that your peripheral device is configured to the same switch zone as the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter. For more information, refer to your Fibre Channel switch documentation.

In certain cases where the target device may not be able to auto-negotiate the Fibre-channel data rate properly, make sure that data rate setting on the FC 4Gbps PCI-X HBA matches the target device. For example, if the target device is operating at 2Gbps, set the FC 4Gbps PCI-X HBA data rate to 2Gbps.

32IBM System Storage DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA: Installation and User’s Guide

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Contents Installation and User’s Guide Page Installation and User’s Guide Page Contents Configuring the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter with Fast!UTIL Contents Page Figures Page Tables Page Safety Statement Safety Page Who should read this document About this documentFAStT product renaming DS4000 Storage Subsystem installation tasks General overview About this document Getting information, help, and service Before you callUsing the documentation Web sitesHow to send your comments Software service and supportHardware service and support Fire suppression systemsHow this book is organized Page About this document Page Overview Fibre Channel definedFC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter features Preinstallation proceduresHandling static-sensitive devices FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter serial number labelWhat you need for the installation FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter componentsYellow LED Green LED Amber LED Activity Description Installing the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter Page Dual port adapter Installing the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter device drivers Installing on Windows and Novell NetWare platforms Installing on the Linux platform GUI installationPage SANsurfer Pro Utility features Using the QLogic SANsurfer Pro UtilityQLogic SANsurfer Pro Utility overview Bios SANsurfer Pro utilitiesNvram Using the flasutil command prompt Flasutil /i /l xxxx /n NVRAMfile.DAT Command-line options Press ″Enter.″ Following command-line options display Using the flasutil Bios Update Utility menu Creating the diskette For Microsoft Windows 2000 or ServerUnmount /mnt Accessing HBA settings through Fast!UTIL Configuring the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter with Fast!UTILStarting Fast!UTIL Host bus adapter settings Bios addressAdvanced FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter Settings FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter hard loop IDSelectable boot settings Enable LIP ResetScan fibre-channel devices Restore default settingsRaw Nvram data Fibre-channel disk utilityExitFast!UTIL Environment Minimum Maximum RAM Software problems TroubleshootingHardware problems System configuration problemsFibre Channel problems Appendix A. Accessibility ActionShort cut Action Appendix B. Notices Edition noticeTrademarks Important notesElectronic emission notices Class a statements Federal Communications Commission FCC statementEuropean Union EMC Directive conformance statement Copyright IBM Corp Page Appendix D. Battery Return Program Please recycle batteriesPage Appendix E. Cable Warning Page Appendix F. Additional DS4000 documentation DS4000 Storage Manager Version 9 libraryDS4800 Storage Subsystem library DS4700 Storage Subsystem library DS4500 Fibre Channel Storage Server library DS4400 Fibre Channel Storage Server library DS4300 Fibre Channel Storage Server library DS4100 Sata Storage Server library DS4000 Storage Expansion Enclosure documents Other DS4000 and DS4000-related documents Page Index PCI/PCI-X Page Part Number 39M5599