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