P3AM-4772-10ENZ0 FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (FCoE) for VMware® ESX Driver Settings for Non-Fujitsu Converged Network Adapter Cards
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Preface This manual briefly explains the operations that need to be performed by the user in order to connect an ETERNUS DX to a server running VMware® ESX and using Emulex Converged Network Adapter cards via an FCoE interface. This manual is used when performing the setup procedure described in "Setting Up the VMware ESX Server" of the "FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (FCoE) for VMware® ESX".
Preface The Contents and Structure of this Manual This manual is composed of the following two chapters and an appendix. • "Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards" (page 6) This chapter describes how to set up the server and Emulex Converged Network Adapter card driver when connecting the ETERNUS DX storage systems to the server via Emulex Converged Network Adapter cards.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 6 1.1 Workflow ........................................................................................................................................ 6 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards.......................................................................... 8 1.2.1 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards ........................................................................................
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards This chapter describes how to set up the VMware ESX server and Converged Network Adapter card driver when connecting the ETERNUS DX storage systems to the server via Emulex Converged Network Adapter cards. 1.1 Workflow Workflow Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards Install the Converged Network Adapter cards, acquire their physical addresses and WWN information. • "1.2.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.1 Workflow Setting Up Converged Network Adapter Card Driver Check the default setting values and number of ports for the Converged Network Adapter card, and set up the driver parameter values. • "1.2.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards This section describes how to set up the VMware ESX server for use with the Emulex Converged Network Adapter cards described in the "Server Support Matrix". Depending on the Converged Network Adapter card used, the actual on-screen Converged Network Adapter card information may differ from that in the screenshots shown in this manual.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 3 Enter the number of the Converged Network Adapter card that is to be checked and press the [Enter] key. Example: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Emulex OneConnect FCoE BIOS Utility, xxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------This utility displays and saves changes when selected.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards The following shows an example of this. Host name Server#1 IP Address 192.168.0.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards If multiple Converged Network Adapter cards are already installed in the server at the time of purchase, the one-to-one relationship between the WWNs and the Converged Network Adapter cards cannot be recognized. The WWNs that are obtained in this section may need to be repeatedly registered and set up on the ETERNUS DX until a server recognizes the ETERNUS DX logical disks.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 2 Enter the number of the Converged Network Adapter card for which SAN Boot is to be set and press the [Enter] key. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Emulex OneConnect FCoE BIOS Utility, xxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------This utility displays and saves changes when selected.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 4 Select "Enable" and press the [Enter] key. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Emulex OneConnect FCoE BIOS Utility, xxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------01: OCexxxxx-F: Bus#: xx Dev#: xx Func#: xx Mem Base: CD4C0000 Firmware Version: xxx.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 6 Select "Configure Boot Devices" and press the [Enter] key. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Emulex OneConnect FCoE BIOS Utility, xxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------------------01: OCexxxxx-F: Bus#: xx Dev#: xx Func#: xx Mem Base: CD4C0000 Firmware Version: xxx.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 8 A list of the WWPNs and recognized LUNs (as device names) of the connected ETERNUS DX400 series is displayed. Input the number of the device that is to be used for SAN Booting and press the [Enter] key. Select "01" in this example.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 11 Set the "Boot number". Select the boot device startup method (via WWPN or via DID), and change the setting. Input "Boot this device via WWPN" for WWPN in this example. !!! --------------------------------------------------Emulex LPxxxx BIOS Copyright 1998 !!! xxxxxxxx Press to go to Emulex BIOS Utility. Press DID:xxxxxx to skipWWPN:xxxxxxxx Emulex BIOS.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2.3 Installing VMware ESX • VMware ESX should be installed now if it has not yet been installed in the server. Refer to the following URL for details. http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs • Converged Network Adapter card driver should be downloaded and installed from the following URL: https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads 1.2.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards *1: Recommended value = 512 ¸ (number of FCoE ports that are connected to a single CA port) ¸ number of LUNs (Round the result down) Use the value of "8" if the actual result is lower.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2.4.2 For VMware vSphere 5.1 or 5.0 1 Record the module name for the Converged Network Adapter card that is loaded into VMware ESXi. The underlined portion indicates the loaded module name. In the following example, "lpfc820" is the module name.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards Use the following command to change the setting values when the driver parameter name is "lpfcX_lun_queue_depth", the number of I/Os is "20", the module name is "lpfc820", and the number of ports is "2". # esxcli system module parameters set -p "lpfc0_lun_queue_depth=20 lpfc1_lun_queue_depth=20" -m lpfc820 Input the number of I/Os ("20" in this example) for each driver parameter setting.
Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards In the following example, the number of ports is "two" since "4" and "5" (two underlined portions) are displayed as the SCSI Host numbers of the Converged Network Adapter card. # ls /proc/scsi/lpfc820 4 5 4 Change the setting values of the parameter for the Converged Network Adapter card driver.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards This chapter describes how to set up the VMware ESX server and driver when connecting the ETERNUS DX storage systems to the server via QLogic Converged Network Adapter cards. 2.1 Workflow Workflow Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards Install the Converged Network Adapter cards, acquire their physical addresses and WWN information. • "2.2.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.1 Workflow Setting Up Converged Network Adapter Card Driver Perform the settings for the Converged Network Adapter card driver. • "2.2.5 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Card Driver" (page 30) After completing all the required procedures in this manual, proceed to "Checking the LUNs" in "FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (FCoE) for VMware® ESX".
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards This section describes how to set up the server with the QLogic Converged Network Adapter cards described in the "Server Support Matrix". Depending on the Converged Network Adapter card used, the actual on-screen Converged Network Adapter card information may differ from that in the screenshots shown in this manual. 2.2.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards The procedure is as follows: 1 Install the Converged Network Adapter card in the server. For the installation method, position (PCI bus slots), and notes regarding the Converged Network Adapter card, refer to the Converged Network Adapter card documentation or the User's Guide of the server.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 7 Perform the BIOS settings for the Converged Network Adapter card. Check the parameter values in the [Adapter Settings] window against those in the following table. For details on how to set the values, refer to the BIOS Readme file and Converged Network Adapter card user's guide. Parameter Adapter Settings Remarks BIOS Address Fixed for each card Settings cannot be changed.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards (2) Select the Converged Network Adapter card to be set (BIOS setting) in the [Select Host Adapter] window. The [Fast!UTIL Options] menu appears. Then perform Step 3 through Step 10. 11 Select [Exit Fast!UTIL] and press the [Enter] key. 12 Select [Reboot System] and press the [Enter] key. Exit Fast!UTIL Reboot System Return to Fast!UTIL The server reboots.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 4 Check the values for each parameter.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 8 Select [Reboot System] and press the [Enter] key. Exit Fast!UTIL Reboot System Return to Fast!UTIL The server reboots. To return to the [Fast!UTIL] menu, select [Return to Fast!UTIL]. 2.2.4 Installing VMware ESX • VMware ESX should be installed now if it has not yet been installed in the server. Refer to the following URL for details. http://www.vmware.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2.5 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Card Driver Change the parameters for the Converged Network Adapter card driver. 2.2.5.1 For VMware vSphere 5.5 1 Record the module name for the Converged Network Adapter card that is loaded into VMware ESXi. The underlined portion indicates the loaded module name. In the following example, "qlnativefc" is the module name.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards This option cannot be individually applied to each port on the Converged Network Adapter card. All ports on the target Converged Network Adapter card are configured with the same settings. 4 Reboot VMware ESXi. # reboot 5 After rebooting VMware ESXi, check the setting values.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards When the value for this setting is changed, refer to "FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (FCoE) for VMware® ESX" and change the setting value for the Maximum Outstanding Disk Requests for virtual machines as well.
Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards 2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards 2 Check the default value for the Converged Network Adapter card. Specify the module name for the Converged Network Adapter card that you recorded in Step 1 and check the default value. # esxcfg-module -g qla2xxx qla2xxx enabled = 1 options = ' ' Check that no value appears in the underlined portion.
Appendix A WWN Instance Management Table for the Server (Blank) This table is used for setting up the Converged Network Adapter cards. Utilize this table if necessary.
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection(FCoE) for VMware® ESX Driver Settings for Non-Fujitsu Converged Network Adapter Cards P3AM-4772-10ENZ0 Date of issuance: December 2014 Issuance responsibility: FUJITSU LIMITED • The content of this manual is subject to change without notice. • This manual was prepared with the utmost attention to detail.
