Q-Logic 8100 SERIES Verifying Driver Installation, Confirming Port Classification and Health

3–Installation in a Windows Environment Verifying Driver Installation

CAUTION!

Do not attempt to manually remove any QLogic driver files from the operating system directories or remove any registry entries related to the QLogic drivers—this may disable the operating system.

Verifying Driver Installation

Verify every adapter installation to guarantee that the adapter drivers have been installed successfully and are operational. To verify the driver installation:

1.Verify that the server operating system can see the QLogic 8100 Series Adapter and that it is classified under the correct hardware type.

a.Start the Device Manager, and expand the network adapters and SCSI and RAID controllers/storage controllers entries.

b.Confirm that each QLogic 8100 Series Adapter port is listed in the Windows Device Manager under its respective categories.

c.Verify that the port icon indicates a healthy state (a yellow or red mark on the icon indicates an unhealthy state). Figure 3-42shows a dual-port QLogic 8100 adapter in Device Manager (Windows 2008) when the FCoE and NIC drivers are installed, and the Network Adapters and Storage Controllers sections are expanded.

Figure 3-42. Confirming Port Classification and Health

2.Verify that QLogic adapter driver versions are the most recent for the server operating system. Compare the installed driver versions with those on the QLogic Web site. For information about downloading drivers from the QLogic Web site, see “Downloading QLogic Drivers” on page 3-2.

To obtain version information for QLogic drivers installed on the server:

a.Right-click on the My Computer icon on the desktop or in the Start menu, and then select Manage.

b.Select Device Manager.

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