SANblade 2300 Series User’s Guide
S i m p l i f y
2-Gb Fibre Channel to PCI-X Host Bus Adapters
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QLogic is a trademark of QLogic Corporation
Section
Introduction
Part
Hardware
Troubleshooting
QLA2342/2342L
Section
Section
Windows NT Driver Installation
Windows 2000 Driver Installation
Software
Part
Windows XP Driver Installation
NetWare Driver Installation
Red Hat Linux Driver Installation
Section
Solaris SPARC Driver Installation
Page
FIGURES
TABLES
Fibre Channel Data Rates
How to Use this Guide
What is Fibre Channel?
Introduction
Section
Features
Hardware
Part
QLA2340/2340L QLA2342/2342L
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QLA2340/2340L
QLA2340/2340L HBA Components
Figure 2-1. QLA2340/2340L HBA Layout
Section
Installation in the Computer
LEDs
Jumpers
2.1.1
2. Power down the peripherals, then the computer
Installation Help
2.2.1
Configuration Settings
Fast!UTIL
Introduction
2.3.1
Host Adapter Settings
Selectable Boot Settings
Table 2-1. Host Adapter Settings
2.3.2.1
Restore Default Settings
Advanced Adapter Settings
Table 2-2. Advanced Adapter Settings
Raw NVRAM Data
Table 2-2. Advanced Adapter Settings Continued
Default
Extended Firmware Settings
Table 2-3. Extended Firmware Settings
2.3.2.6
Table 2-3. Extended Firmware Settings Continued
Table 2-4. RIO Operation Modes
Table 2-5. Connection Options
Scan Fibre Channel Devices
Fibre Disk Utility
Select Host Adapter
2.3.3
FCode
Flashing a QLA2340/2340L HBA with FCode
2.4.1
Setting the QLA2340/2340L HBA Connection Mode
2.4.2
Setting the QLA2340/2340L HBA Loop ID
Setting and Viewing the Fibre Channel Data Rate
2.4.3
2.4.4
Selecting the Boot Device
Table 2-6. Fibre Channel Data Rates
2.4.5
Building the Bootable Disk
2.4.6
a. At the root prompt, type format
8. Install the boot block on the new boot disk. For example
Specifications
Table 2-8. QLA2340/2340L HBA Specifications
Table 2-7. QLA2340/2340L HBA Operating Environment
Table 2-8. QLA2340/2340L HBA Specifications Continued
Label
Agency Certification
EMI and EMC Requirements
Product Safety Requirements
2.7.2
2 - QLA2340/2340L
Agency Certification
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QLA2342/2342L
QLA2342/2342L HBA Components
Figure 3-1. QLA2342/2342L HBA Layout
Section
3.1.1
Figure 3-2. QLA2342/2342L HBA LED Activity 3.1.2
Installation in the Computer
LEDs
3 - QLA2342/2342L
3.2.1
Installation Help
3.3.1
3.3.2
Configuration Settings
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Table 3-1. Host Adapter Settings
3.3.2.1
3.3.2.2
Host Adapter Settings
Table 3-2. Advanced Adapter Settings
3.3.2.3
3.3.2.4
3.3.2.5
Table 3-2. Advanced Adapter Settings Continued
Setting
Disable Database Load
Extended Error Logging
Table 3-3. Extended Firmware Settings
3.3.2.6
Extended Firmware Settings
Table 3-3. Extended Firmware Settings Continued
Table 3-4. RIO Operation Modes
Table 3-5. Connection Options
Setting
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.3.5
Scan Fibre Channel Devices
Flashing a QLA2342/2342L HBA with FCode
3.4.1
FCode
Setting the QLA2342/2342L HBA Connection Mode
3.4.2
Setting the QLA2342/2342L HBA Loop ID
3.4.3
3.4.4
Setting and Viewing the Fibre Channel Data Rate
Table 3-6. Fibre Channel Data Rates
3.4.5
Selecting the Boot Device
3.4.6
Building the Bootable Disk
a. At the root prompt, type format
8. Install the boot block on the new boot disk. For example
Table 3-8. QLA2342/2342L HBA Specifications
Table 3-7. QLA2342/2342L HBA Operating Environment
Specifications
Table 3-8. QLA2342/2342L HBA Specifications Continued
3.7.1
Label
Agency Certification
3.7.2
Product Safety Requirements
3 - QLA2342/2342L
Agency Certification
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Troubleshooting
Problems After Installation
Hardware Problem Checklist
System Configuration Problem Checklist
Fibre Channel Problem Checklist
Software
Part
Operating System
II - Software
II-2
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Windows NT Driver Installation QL2300.SYS
Windows NT Installation
Windows NT Driver Files
Section
Initial Installation of Windows NT and the Windows NT Driver
Installing or Updating the Windows NT Driver
5.3.1
7. Select QLogic QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter, then press ENTER
Updating the Windows NT Driver
QLDIRECT
5.3.3
QLDIRECT Installation
Initial Installation of QLDIRECT
QLDIRECT Driver Files
Updating to QLDIRECT from QLFILTER
QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation
Initial Installation of the QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver
5.5.1
4. In the Select Network Adapter dialog box, click Have Disk
Updating the QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver
5.5.2
QL2x00IP NDIS Driver and IP Address Configuration
Driver Configuration
Table 5-1. Ql2x00ip.sys Configuration Parameters
5.5.3
IP Address Configuration
5.5.3.2
Removing the QL2x00IP NDIS Driver
5.5.4
5 - Windows NT Driver Installation
QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation
5-10
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Windows 2000 Driver Installation QL2300.SYS
Windows 2000 Installation
Creating the Driver Disk
Section
Initial Installation of Windows 2000 and the Windows 2000 Driver
Installing the Windows 2000 Driver
6.3.1
6.3.2
4. The Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box displays. Click Next
Updating the Windows 2000 Driver
6.3.3
2. Double-click the SCSI and RAID controllers icon
6.4.1
6.4.2
6.4.2.1
QLDIRECT Installation
6.4.2.2
QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation
Updating to QLDIRECT from QLFILTER
6.5.1
9. In the Select Network Adapter dialog box, click Have Disk
6.5.2
Initial Installation of the QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver
QL2x00IP NDIS Driver Configuration
Table 6-1. Ql2x00ip.sys Configuration Parameters
6.5.3
3. In the Local Area Connection n Properties dialog box, select Internet Protocol TCP/IP
7. Click Yes, I want to uninstall this device. Click Next
11. In the Local Area Connection n Properties dialog box, click OK
6.5.4
Removing the QL2x00IP NDIS Driver
6 - Windows 2000 Driver Installation
QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation
6-10
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Windows XP Driver Installation QL2300.SYS
Installing the Windows XP Driver
Section
Introduction
Installing Windows XP with the QLA23xx HBA as the Boot Device
Installing Windows XP with the QLA23xx HBA as an Add-On
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID Driver
7.3.1
Installing the QL2300.SYS Driver
6. In the Start Device Driver Installation dialog box, click Next
6. Press ENTER to select the QLogic QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter
7.3.3
Updating the Existing QLA2300.SYS Driver
7.3.4
2. Double-click QLogic QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter
Removing the Driver
System Registry Parameters
MaximumSGList
Do you want to restart your computer now?
NumberOfRequests
FCTape
3. Double-click MaximumSGListREGDWORD0x21
7.5.2
UseSameNN
FCTape=1
7.5.4
UseSameNN=0
7 - Windows XP Driver Installation
System Registry Parameters
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NetWare Driver Installation QL2300.HAM
NetWare Driver Files and Parameters
Table 8-1. QL2300.HAM Driver Parameters
Section
Installing the NetWare Driver
3. Select Configure disk and storage device drivers
4. Select Select an additional driver
Red Hat Linux Driver Installation
Driver Floppy Disk 1 New Operating System Installation
Creating the Driver Floppy Disk
9.2.1
Driver Floppy Disk 2 Installed Operating System
Source Code Driver Floppy Disk
9.2.2
9.2.3
Install a New Operating System and Driver Red Hat Linux
Install or Update the Driver Installed Operating System
Installing the Driver on the Boot Drive
9.4.1
# mkdir /home/qla2x00
cd /home/qla2x00
Loading the Driver
9.4.2
9.4.2.1
After line 634 add
After line 609 add
10. Change default=linux or default=linux-up to default=newsmp
Building a Ramdisk Image to Load the Driver Automatically
9.4.2.2
Loading and Unloading the qla2x00 Driver Manually
Building a Ramdisk Image to Load the qla2300 Driver
9.4.2.3
9.4.2.4
Loading and Unloading the qla2300 Driver Manually
9.4.2.5
Building a Driver from the Sources
Building a Uniprocessor Version of the Driver
9.5.1
Building a Multiprocessor Version of the Driver
9.5.2
Building a Driver from the Sources
a. From the Main Menu, select Processor type and features and press
Solaris SPARC Driver Installation QLA2300
Installing the Solaris SPARC Driver from a CD-ROM
10.1
10.2
Installing the Solaris SPARC Driver from the QLogic Web Site
10.3
10. Continue with step 7 in section
10. Press ENTER to accept the default
10.4
10 - Solaris SPARC Driver Installation
FCode
FCode
