Q-Logic FC0054607-00 A manual Preface, Intended Audience, Related Materials

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Preface

QLogic provides a portfolio of Fibre Channel Adapters, Intelligent Ethernet

Adapters, and Converged Network Adapters on the VMware® ESX/ESXi 4.0 platform:

QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters include 2Gb, 4Gb, and 8Gb adapter offerings on VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 in PCI-X™, PCI Express®, and PCI Express ExpressModule™ form factors.

QLogic Intelligent Ethernet Adapters include the 1/10Gb QLE3000 Series adapters in PCI Express form factors.

QLogic Converged Network Adapters include the first-generation QLE8000 Series offering on VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 in PCI Express form factors.

This guide provides detailed instructions on the installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters (QLE8000 Series) on VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0. It also provides details on the use of QLogic adapter features to enhance the value of server virtualization using VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0. Such features include virtual adapter configuration using N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and “boot from SAN” configuration.

Intended Audience

The Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0 User’s Guide is intended for use by users deploying QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0: users ranging from end users, such as data center managers and system administrators, to the test and development community. This guide is primarily focused on VMware ESX. However, the Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters from QLogic offer the same functionality regardless of the ESX edition (that is, ESX or ESXi).

Related Materials

For additional information, refer to the following QLogic and VMware documents.

Related QLogic documentation:

SANsurfer FC HBA Manager User’s Guide (part number SN54651-00)

SANsurfer FC HBA Manager release notes and ReadMe file

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Contents User’s Guide Document Revision History Table of Contents Troubleshooting FC0054607-00 a Page Related QLogic documentation PrefaceIntended Audience Related MaterialsRelated VMware documentation What’s in This GuideUnder Hardware, click Storage Adapters Documentation ConventionsLicense Agreements See Configuring Boot from SAN onTechnical Support Knowledge Database AvailabilityTraining Contact InformationXii FC0054607-00 a Hardware Components Hardware and Software ComponentsCallout Description Adapter Component DetailsSoftware Components Boot CodeOS Driver Firmware Supported QLogic AdaptersManagement Tools and Utilities „ Link Rate InstallationSupported Features „ VMware ESX/ESXi Release Support-4.0To install the adapter Installing the Hardware„ Support for VMware VMotion and VMware Storage VMotion „ SANsurfer FC HBA CLI provides Installing the DriverInstalling SANsurfer Management Tools „ SANsurfer FC HBA Manager providesTo install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on VMware Installing SANsurfer FC HBA ManagerDownloading SANsurfer FC HBA Manager-VMware Etc/hosts Etc/hosts.allow To install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Linux or WindowsTo install SANsurfer FC HBA CLI Installing SANsurfer FC HBA CLITo install the package, enter the following command Identifying QLogic Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi ConfigurationUsing vSphere Client „ Using vSphere Client „ Using Console OSVSphere Client Configuration Using Console OSDiscover the device using lspci Finding Adapters on VMware ESX/ESXi Using the QLogic Fast!UTIL Bios Utility Verifying That the Driver is Loaded To configure driver parameters Configuring the Driver ParametersDriver Parameter Description Configurable Driver ParametersQl2xoperationmode Deploying Npiv for VMware ESX/ESXiMonitoring Npiv Virtual Ports from SANsurfer SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Showing Npiv Virtual Port Information Page in SANsurfer Configuring Boot from SANStarting Fast!UTIL from the Bios Screen Device Boot EnableGreen LED Amber LED Activity TroubleshootingTroubleshooting with LEDs Table A-1. QLA234x Adapter LED SchemeTable A-2. QLA24xx/QLE24xx/QEM2462 Adapter LED Scheme Table A-3. QEM2462 Power and Attention Switch LED SchemeYellow LED Green LED Amber LED Activity Green LED Link Dynamic Extended LoggingTable A-4. QLE25xx Adapter LED Scheme Table A-5. QLE8042 Converged Network Adapter LED Scheme# cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/5 Troubleshooting with Driver LogsTroubleshooting Troubleshooting with Driver Logs Qla%d Loop Down aborting ISP Table A-6. Common Driver Log MessagesScsi%d Cannot get topology retrying Table A-6. Common Driver Log Messages Table A-7. Proc Output Debugging Using Proc InformationOutput Field Description Issue Troubleshooting Tip Collecting System Logs for TroubleshootingFrequently Seen Issues Table A-8. Frequently Seen IssuesGlossary Driver CacheConverged Network Adapter DeviceFast!UTIL Loop initialization process Message signaled interruptsLPort Local area networkNode loop port NPortNPort ID virtualization NLPortPort instance Port loginPoint-to-point PortWorld wide port name TargetPage Index Glossary-3 Glossary-2Glossary-1 Glossary-4L2 cache Glossary-2 Glossary-6 NvramFC0054607-00 a Index-5