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HP FCA2214, FCA2214DC I-X ■Overview, page, ■Conventions, page, ■Getting help, page, ■Install the FCA2214/FCA2214DC HBA, This installation guide provides information to help you:

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This installation guide provides information to help you:■Install the FCA2214/FCA2214DC HBA.

■Contact technical support for additional assistance. “About this Guide” topics include:

■Overview , page 8■Conventions , page 9■Getting help , page 12

FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation	7
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for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Third Edition (July 2004) Part Number: AA–RSBMC–TE Page Page Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC Figures Tables Page This installation guide provides information to help you: ■Install the FCA2214/FCA2214DC HBA ■Overview, page ■Conventions, page ■Getting help, page Intended Audience Related Documentation Document conventions Text symbols Equipment symbols Page HP technical support HP storage web site HP authorized reseller Adapter Features Adapter Features These HBAs have the following features: Fast Supports bus master DMA Supports point-to-pointfabric connection (F-PORTFABRIC LOGIN) Adapter Specifications Table 3: HBA Specifications (Continued) Connectors LC-styleconnector that supports non-OFC,multimode fiber optic cabling using a small form factor optical transceiver module Installing the Adapter Adapter Components LED Indicators Jumpers Before You Begin Installation Installing the Adapter To install the HBAs: 2.Power down the peripherals, then turn off the computer 3.Remove the computer cover and save the screws 4.Choose any PCI bus slot that supports bus mastering Installation Considerations Installing the Linux Driver Building a Driver from the Sources Building a Uniprocessor Version of the Driver Building a Multiprocessor Version of the Driver Installing the Driver on the Boot Drive Loading the Driver Building a Ramdisk Image to Load the qla2300 Driver /lib/modules/<kernel release version>/drivers/scsi kernel release version 3. Add the dependency for the qla2300 driver and build the ramdisk image: depmod 4. Build the ramdisk image file: Loading and Unloading the qla2300 Driver Manually System Driver Parameter max_scsi_luns Driver Command Line Parameters Proc Filesystem Support Installing the Windows Driver Installing a New Windows Driver 1.Install the HBA as described in “Installing the Adapter” on page 2.Restart ur turn on the computer Windows detects the newly installed device, then displays the Found New Hardware with SCSI controller Found New Hardware with FCA2214 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter When the Insert Disk screen 3.The following message displays: Updating an Existing Windows Driver Perform the following steps to update the Windows driver: 1.Choose Start >Settings > Control Panel >System 2.Choose the Hardware tab, then click Device Manager 3.Scroll down through the hardware types and select SCSI and RAID controller Installing the NetWare Driver NetWare Driver Files and Parameters cpqshd.cdm README.TXT Table 5: QL2300.HAM Driver Parameters Parameter STARTUP.NCF Copy the driver directory of the kit you downloaded to a diskette or to a 3.At the command prompt, enter the following command: 4.Choose Driver options from the main menu 5.Choose Configure disk and storage device drivers Select/Modify Driver Parameters README.txt 13.Press F10 to save the parameter settings 14.Choose Save parameters and load driver to complete the NetWare setup 15.Exit the installation program Troubleshooting6 Hardware Problem Checklist System Configuration Problems Fibre Channel Problem Checklist Page Fast!UTIL UTIL ALT+Q The following sections describe the Fast!UTIL options Host Adapter Settings Selectable Boot Settings Restore Default Settings Raw NVRAM Data Advanced Adapter Settings Table 7: Advanced Adapter Settings (Continued) Login Retry Count 0–255 Port Down Retry Count Drivers Load RISC Code Port Down Retry Drivers Load RISC Code Enable Database Updates Extended Firmware Settings Extended Control Block RIO Operation Mode Table 9: RIO Operation Modes Scan Fibre Channel Devices Fibre Disk Utility Select Host Adapter Regulatory Compliance Notices Class A Equipment Modifications Network and Serial Cables Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien) Japanese Notice Japanese Class A Notice Laser Safety Warnings Compliance with CDRH Regulations Compliance with International Regulations Label Page Electrostatic Discharge Grounding Methods ■Use a wrist strap connected by a ground cord to a grounded workstation or ■Use conductive field service tools ■Use a portable field service kit with a folding static-dissipatingwork mat adapters components 18 installing before you begin 20 BIOS 21 considerations 22 prerequisites specifications 15 audience authorized reseller, HP Class A equipment 54 Class A equipment features complies with Fabric Loop Attach (FLA) 14 Fast!UTIL Fibre Channel Protocol Manager (FPM) 14 Fibre Channel Protocol-SCSI Private Loop Direct Attach (PLDA) getting help 12 grounding methods specifications adapters 15 environmental symbols in text on equipment technical support, HP 12 text symbols updating Windows driver