Q-Logic FC0054607-00 A manual Document Revision History

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Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0

User’s Guide

Information furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of these products are for illustrative purposes only. QLogic Corporation makes no representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.

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Contents User’s Guide Document Revision History Table of Contents Troubleshooting FC0054607-00 a Page Related Materials PrefaceIntended Audience Related QLogic documentationWhat’s in This Guide Related VMware documentationDocumentation Conventions Under Hardware, click Storage AdaptersTechnical Support See Configuring Boot from SAN onLicense Agreements Contact Information AvailabilityTraining Knowledge DatabaseXii FC0054607-00 a Hardware and Software Components Hardware ComponentsAdapter Component Details Callout DescriptionOS Driver Boot CodeSoftware Components Management Tools and Utilities Supported QLogic AdaptersFirmware „ VMware ESX/ESXi Release Support-4.0 InstallationSupported Features „ Link Rate„ Support for VMware VMotion and VMware Storage VMotion Installing the HardwareTo install the adapter „ SANsurfer FC HBA Manager provides Installing the DriverInstalling SANsurfer Management Tools „ SANsurfer FC HBA CLI providesInstalling SANsurfer FC HBA Manager To install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on VMwareDownloading SANsurfer FC HBA Manager-VMware To install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Linux or Windows Etc/hosts Etc/hosts.allowInstalling SANsurfer FC HBA CLI To install SANsurfer FC HBA CLITo install the package, enter the following command „ Using vSphere Client „ Using Console OS ConfigurationUsing vSphere Client Identifying QLogic Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXiUsing Console OS VSphere Client ConfigurationDiscover the device using lspci Finding Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi Using the QLogic Fast!UTIL Bios Utility Verifying That the Driver is Loaded Configuring the Driver Parameters To configure driver parametersConfigurable Driver Parameters Driver Parameter DescriptionDeploying Npiv for VMware ESX/ESXi Ql2xoperationmodeMonitoring Npiv Virtual Ports from SANsurfer SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Showing Npiv Configuring Boot from SAN Virtual Port Information Page in SANsurferStarting Fast!UTIL from the Bios Screen Enable Device BootTable A-1. QLA234x Adapter LED Scheme TroubleshootingTroubleshooting with LEDs Green LED Amber LED ActivityYellow LED Green LED Amber LED Activity Table A-3. QEM2462 Power and Attention Switch LED SchemeTable A-2. QLA24xx/QLE24xx/QEM2462 Adapter LED Scheme Table A-5. QLE8042 Converged Network Adapter LED Scheme Dynamic Extended LoggingTable A-4. QLE25xx Adapter LED Scheme Green LED LinkTroubleshooting with Driver Logs # cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/5Troubleshooting Troubleshooting with Driver Logs Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages Qla%d Loop Down aborting ISPScsi%d Cannot get topology retrying Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages Output Field Description Debugging Using Proc InformationTable A-7. Proc Output Table A-8. Frequently Seen Issues Collecting System Logs for TroubleshootingFrequently Seen Issues Issue Troubleshooting TipGlossary Device CacheConverged Network Adapter DriverFast!UTIL Local area network Message signaled interruptsLPort Loop initialization processNLPort NPortNPort ID virtualization Node loop portPort Port loginPoint-to-point Port instanceTarget World wide port namePage Index Glossary-2 Glossary-3L2 cache Glossary-2 Glossary-4Glossary-1 Nvram Glossary-6FC0054607-00 a Index-5