Q Simplify SANblade 4000 Series User’s Guide 1-Gb iSCSI to PCI Host Bus Adapters IS0053301-00 D Page i
Q SANblade 4000 Series User’s Guide 1-Gb iSCSI to PCI Host Bus Adapters Information furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice.
Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 How to Use this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part I Hardware Section 2 QLA4000/4000C 2.1 2.1.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5.1 2.5.2 QLA40xx HBA Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SANblade 4000 Series User’s Guide 1-Gb iSCSI to PCI Host Bus Adapters Q 4.4 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.5 4.6 4.6.1 4.6.2 4.6.3 4.7 Installing the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Initial OS Installation with the QLA40xx HBA as an Add-on Device . . Adding the QL4000.SYS Driver to the Existing OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Updating the Existing Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing the Driver . . . . . . . . . .
Q 7.3 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.4 7.5 7.5.1 7.5.2 7.5.3 7.5.4 7.5.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.8.1 7.8.2 7.8.3 7.9 SANblade 4000 Series User’s Guide 1-Gb iSCSI to PCI Host Bus Adapters SANblade 4000 Series User’s Uninstalling SANblade Control iX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Windows NT/Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red Hat Linux or Solaris SPARC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Q SANblade 4000 Series User’s Guide 1-Gb iSCSI to PCI Host Bus Adapters 7-17 7-18 7-19 7-20 Firmware Parameters Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Save Firmware Parameters Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Target Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Update Firmware Dialog Boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 1 Introduction 1.1 How to Use this Guide The SANblade QLogic host bus adapters (HBAs) supported in this document are described in the following paragraphs; they are collectively referred to as the QLA40xx HBA unless otherwise noted. ■ ■ QLA4000 (single channel, full-height bracket, optical media) QLA4000C (single channel, full-height bracket, copper media) The QLA4000 HBA is 32/64-bit, 33/66-MHz iSCSI to Fibre Channel to optical media.
Q 1 – Introduction Features 1.3 Features ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1-2 Compliance with PCI Local Bus Specification revision 2.
Part I Hardware This part of the SANblade 4000 User’s Guide describes the host bus adapters (HBAs) and how to install and configure them. See the section that corresponds to your HBA. NOTE: IS0053301-00 D HBA Section QLA4000/4000C 2 If you are installing the QLA40xx HBA in a Solaris SPARC system, install the Solaris SPARC driver before installing the QLA40xx HBA (see section 6).
Q I – Hardware Notes I-2 IS0053301-00 D
Section 2 QLA4000/4000C 2.1 QLA40xx HBA Components Figures 2-1 and 2-2 identify the QLA40xx HBA components referenced throughout this section. Each QLA40xx HBA has a unique serial number; its location on the HBA is noted in the figure. Take a minute to write down the serial number of the QLA40xx. SERIAL NUMBER LED1 J2 Figure 2-1.
Q 2 – QLA4000/4000C QLA40xx HBA Components SERIAL NUMBER J1 LED1 Figure 2-2. QLA4000C HBA Layout 2.1.1 LEDs Figure 2-3 identifies and describes the activity of QLA40xx HBA LEDs. CONNECTOR GREEN LED AMBER LED ■ Amber LED (LNK): ❑ ON = link established ❑ OFF = no link found ■ Green LED (ACT): ❑ ON = receive/transmit activity ❑ OFF = no activity CONNECTOR Figure 2-3.
Q 2 – QLA4000/4000C Installation in the Computer 2.2 Installation in the Computer Before you install the QLA40xx HBA in your computer, you need the following: ■ A screwdriver (usually a Phillips #1) ■ An optical mutimode cable with an LC-style duplex connector for the QLA4000 HBA. ■ A Cat5e or Cat6 straight-through cable (not cross-over cable) with an RJ45 connector for the QLA4000C HBA.
Q 2 – QLA4000/4000C Specifications ■ PCI connectors vary among system HBA manufacturers. The QLA40xx HBA is a 64-bit PCI device that can function in a 32-bit PCI slot; the slot conforms to the PCI specification (the rear edge of the PCI slot is notched). If you try to install the QLA40xx HBA into a PCI slot that does not conform to the PCI specification, you may damage the QLA40xx HBA. ■ PCI and PCI-X slots look the same.
Q 2 – QLA4000/4000C Agency Certification Table 2-2. QLA40xx HBA Specifications Type Specifications Universal PCI specifications PCI Local Bus Specification, revision 2.2 32/64-bit, 33/66 MHz 3.3-V and 5-V buses supported (± five percent) Standards IP v.
Q 2 – QLA4000/4000C Agency Certification ❑ EN55022:1998/CISPR22:1997 Class B ❑ ❑ ❑ Radiated EmissionClass B Conducted EmissionClass B EN55024:1998 Immunity Standards EN61000-4-2 :1995 ESD ❑ EN61000-4-3 :1995 RF Electro Magnetic Field ❑ EN61000-4-4 :1995 Fast Transient/Burst ❑ EN61000-4-5 :1995 Fast Surge Common/Differential ❑ EN61000-4-6 :1996 RF Conducted Susceptibility ❑ EN61000-4-8 : 1994 Power Frequency Magnetic Filed ❑ EN61000-4-11: 1994 Voltage Dips and Interrupt EN61000-3-2:1995 Harmonic Curren
Part II Software This part of the SANblade 4000 Series User’s Guide describes how to install the software drivers for the supported operating systems. See the section that corresponds to your computer’s operating system: Software Section Windows 2000 driver 3 Windows NT driver 4 Red Hat Linux driver 5 Solaris SPARC v8 and 9 6 Before you install the software drivers, you need to locate and download the appropriate drivers for your operating system.
Q II – Software Notes II-2 IS0053301-00 D
Section 3 Windows 2000 Driver Installation (QL4000.SYS) 3.1 Supported Features The Windows 2000 driver (QL4000.sys) supports the iSCSI features provided by the QLogic QLA40xx iSCSI PCI HBA. 3.2 Driver Files The following files are provided for installation of the Windows 2000 driver: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ \W2K\QLOGIC—Diskette identification file \W2K\TXTSETUP.OEM—Driver installation script for text mode installation \W2K\W2K\OEMSETUP.INF—Driver installation script \W2K\W2K\QLPSEUDO.
Q 3 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation Installing the Driver 3.4 Installing the Driver This section is divided into the following three sections: ■ ■ ■ Initial OS Installation with the QLA40xx HBA as an Add-on Device Adding the QLA40xx HBA to the Existing OS Updating the Existing Driver NOTE: The system cannot boot from the device attached to the QLA40xx HBA. 3.4.
Q 3 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation Installing the Driver 3.4.2 Adding the QLA40xx HBA to the Existing OS Perform the following steps to add the QL4000.SYS driver to an existing Windows 2000 system: 1. Install the QLA40xx HBA in the appropriate slot on your computer (see section 2.2). 2. Restart or power up your computer. 3. When your computer powers up, Windows 2000 detects the newly installed device, then displays the Found New Hardware with SCSI Host Bus Adapter message.
3 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation Removing the Driver Q 3.4.3 Updating the Existing Driver Perform the following steps if the QL4000.SYS driver is already installed and you want to install an updated version of the driver: 1. To start the Device Manager, click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click the System applet, select the Hardware tab, and click the Device Manager button. 2. Use the scroll bar to scroll down the list of hardware types.
Q 3 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation System Registry Parameters NOTE: You do not have to use the Device Manager or the Hardware Wizard to uninstall the QLA40xx HBA. After you have removed the QLA40xx HBA and restarted your computer, Windows 2000 recognizes that it has been removed. 3.6 System Registry Parameters The following system registry parameters are available with the QLA40xx HBA: ■ ■ MaximumSGList NumberofRequests 3.6.
3 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation System Registry Parameters Q 3.6.2 NumberofRequests Windows 2000 supports the NumberOfRequests registry parameter to specify the maximum number of outstanding requests per HBA. When the QLogic driver is installed, the registry is automatically updated with this parameter set to a value of 150 (96h). WARNING!! 3-6 Do not increase this parameter above 150. Doing so can result in a system failure.
Section 4 Windows NT Driver Installation (QL4000.SYS) 4.1 Supported Features The Windows NT driver (QL4000.sys) supports the iSCSI features provided by the QLogic QLA40xx iSCSI PCI HBA. This driver works with the Windows NT (x86) release with SP6. Earlier versions of Windows NT and SP are not supported. 4.2 Driver Files The following files are provided for installation of the Windows NT driver: ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ \NT4\QLOGIC—Diskette identification file \NT4\TXTSETUP.
Q 4 – Windows NT Driver Installation Installing the Driver 4.4 Installing the Driver This section is divided into the following three sections: ■ ■ ■ Initial OS Installation with the QLA40xx HBA as an Add-on Device Adding the QLA4000.SYS Driver to the Existing OS Updating the Existing Driver NOTE: The system cannot boot from the device attached to the QLA40xx HBA. 4.4.
Q 4 – Windows NT Driver Installation Removing the Driver 4. Click Have Disk. Insert the driver disk created in section 4.3 in an appropriate drive. 5. In the Copy manufacturer’s files from dialog box, type the path to the QLogic driver directory on the CD and click OK. For example: A:\NT 6. Select QLogic QLA4000 PCI iSCSI Adapter, then click OK. 7. Click Yes to restart system. 4.4.3 Updating the Existing Driver Perform the following steps if the QL4000.
4 – Windows NT Driver Installation System Registry Parameters Q 4.6 System Registry Parameters The following system registry parameters are available with the QLA40xx HBA: ■ ■ ■ MaximumSGList NumberofRequests LargeLuns 4.6.1 MaximumSGList Windows NT includes enhanced scatter/gather list support for doing large SCSI I/O transfers. Windows NT supports up to 256 scatter/gather segments of 4096 bytes each, allowing transfers up to 1,048,576 bytes. NOTE: The OEMSETUP.
Q 4 – Windows NT Driver Installation Additional Notes installed, the registry is automatically updated with this parameter set to a value of 150 (96h). WARNING!! Do not increase this parameter above 150. Doing so can result in a system failure. 4.6.3 LargeLuns Windows NT with service pack 4 or higher supports 255 LUNs. Through the SCSI Miniport driver, set the LargeLuns parameter in the registry. The QLogic OEMSETUP.INF file has this registry enabled. 4.
4 – Windows NT Driver Installation Additional Notes Q Notes 4-6 IS0053301-00 D
Section 5 Red Hat Linux Driver Installation 5.1 Introduction This section provides instructions for installing the Red Hat Linux driver on a Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, or 8.0 operating system. Earlier or later versions of Red Hat Linux are not currently supported. The latest version of the software drivers and documentation for Red Hat Linux are available on the QLogic Web site (www.qlogic.com). Be sure to review the README.qla4xxx and release.txt files for both new and changed information.
Q 5 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Installing the Driver ■ ■ BUILD_KERNEL.txt README.qla4xxx Perform the following steps to create a driver disk from the QLogic web site: 1. Download the qla4xxxsrc-v1.xx.tgz file from the QLogic Web site. 2. If What would you like to do with this file? displays, select Save this file to disk. 3. Insert a blank disk. 4. Download the file to the disk. 5.
Q 5 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Installing the Driver when building a custom kernel, and copy the information from Makefile.kernal into Makefile, which is read at boot time. For example: # # # # # # mkdir /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ mcopy a:*.tgz . (The period (.) at the end is required.) tar -xvzf *.tgz rm -f Makefile cp -f Makefile.kernel Makefile 2. Edit Makefile under the kernel scsi directory.
Q 5 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Installing the Driver 3. Edit the Config.in file under the kernel /scsi directory. For example: # cd /usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi # vi Config.in For Red Hat Linux 7.2 and 7.3, locate the following lines: dep_tristate ’Qlogic QLA 2100 FC SCSI support’ CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_QLA2100 $CONFIG_SCSI dep_tristate ’Qlogic QLA 2200 FC SCSI support’ CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_QLA2200 $CONFIG_SCSI For Red Hat Linux 8.
Q 5 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Installing the Driver Perform the following steps for LILO: a. Add a section for newKernel in the /etc/lilo.conf file. For example: image=/boot/newKernel label=newKernel read-only root=/dev/sda b. To load newKernel by default, update the “default=” line at the top of the /etc/lilo.conf file. For example: default=newKernel c. Load the new boot configuration by typing the following: # lilo d. Restart the system.
5 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Installing the Driver Q 5.3.2.1 Building a Uniprocessor (UP) Version of the Driver Perform the following steps to build a UP version of the qla4000 driver: 1. Extract the kernel-header and kernel-source RPM files from the first Red Hat CD-ROM. # cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS # rpm -iv kernel-headers*.rpm (not required for Red Hat Linux 7.3) # rpm -iv kernel-source*.rpm 2. Prepare source headers by changing to the kernel source directory.
Q 5 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Installing the Driver 5.3.2.2 Building a Symmetric Multiprocessor (SMP) Version of the Driver Perform the following steps to build an SMP version of the qla4000 driver: 1. Extract the kernel-header and kernel-source RPM files from the first Red Hat CD-ROM. # cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS # rpm -iv kernel-headers*.rpm (not required for Red Hat Linux 7.3) # rpm -iv kernel-source*.rpm 2.
Q 5 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Installing the Driver After building an SMP version of the driver, you must load the driver by one of the following methods: ■ ■ Manually (see section 5.3.2.3) Through a RAMDISK image, which you must build (see section 5.3.2.4) 5.3.2.3 Loading the Driver Manually Before loading the driver manually, you must build a UP or SMP version of the driver, as described in sections 5.3.2.1 and 5.3.2.2.
Q 5 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation System Driver Parameter max_scsi_luns 3. Type the following command to build the RAMDISK image that contains the qla4000.o module: # mkinitrd -f For example: # mkinitrd -f /boot/newinitrd-image.img 2.4.7-10 # mkinitrd -f /boot/newinitrd-image.img 2.4.7-10smp NOTE: To obtain your kernel version before using the above command, type: # uname -r 4. Configure the boot loader with the new RAMDISK image.
5 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Limitations ■ Q If the SCSI Mid-Layer is not compiled as a module, the boot loader can be configured to scan for multiple LUNs each time the system boots. Perform the following steps for LILO: 1. Add the following line to each of the kernel images listed in the /etc/lilo.conf file: append="max_scsi_luns=128" 2. Type the following command: #lilo 3. Reboot the system. Perform the following steps for GRUB: 1.
Section 6 Solaris Driver Installation (QLA4000) This section provides instructions for installing the Solaris SPARC driver in an already installed Solaris SPARC 8 operating system. The latest version of the Solaris SPARC driver package is available on the QLogic Web site (www.qlogic.com). The files in the driver package cannot be read nor installed from a DOS environment. Be sure to review the README.TXT file for both new and changed information.
6 – Solaris Driver Installation Installing the Solaris SPARC Driver from the QLogic Web Site Q 7. You are prompted to select a driver package. For example: The following packages are available: 1 QLA4000-0 QLogic QLA4000 driver (sparc) Solaris 8, Rev=X.XX Select package(s) you wish to process (or ’all’ to process all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: NOTE: The revision number, X.XX, indicates the most recent version of the driver. 8.
Q 6 – Solaris Driver Installation Target and LUN Support for Disk Devices 12. Type y and press ENTER to continue the driver installation. The pkgadd program notifies you when the driver installation is complete. For example: Installing QLogic QLA4000 driver as ## Installing part 1 of 1. /kernel/drv/qla4000 /kernel/drv/sparcv9/qla4000 [ verifying class ] ## Executing postinstall script. Reboot client to install driver. Installation of was successful. 13.
6 – Solaris Driver Installation Target and LUN Support Tape Devices Q 4. Continuing sequentially, add additional code identifying target IDs up to 255. For example, add the following text to the sd.conf file: name="sd" class="scsi" target=7 lun=0 name="sd" class="scsi" target=8 lun=0 . . . name="sd" class="scsi" target=255 lun=0 5. If you have targets with more than one LUN, add an identification line for each LUN.
Q 6 – Solaris Driver Installation Uninstalling the Solaris SPARC Driver 6.5 Uninstalling the Solaris SPARC Driver Perform the following steps to uninstall the Solaris SPARC driver: 1. Log in as root. 2. Type the following command, then press ENTER: pkgrm QLA4000-0 3. You are prompted to remove the driver: The following package is currently installed: QLA4000-0 QLogic QLA4000 driver (sparc) Solaris 8, Rev=X.XX Do you want to remove this package? y 4. Press ENTER to accept the default.
6 – Solaris Driver Installation Uninstalling the Solaris SPARC Driver Q Notes 6-6 IS0053301-00 D
Part III SANblade Control iX This part of the SANblade 4000 Series User’s Guide describes the SANblade Control iX GUI, a stand-alone application for configuring your QLA4000 HBA, referred to as HBA or adapter. Section 7 contains the following information: ■ ■ ■ ■ An overview of SANblade Control iX Installation instructions Uninstallation instructions Operating instructions The latest version of SANblade Control iX is available on the QLogic web site (www.qlogic.com).
III – SANblade Control iX Q Notes III-2 IS0053301-00 D
Section 7 SANblade Control iX 7.1 Introduction The QLA40xx HBA includes the SANblade Control iX GUI. The SANblade Control iX GUI interface runs on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Red Hat Linux, and Solaris SPARC operating systems. SANblade Control iX configures the QLA40xx HBA that resides in the host PC and allows you to: ■ Set the QLA40xx-HBA’s basic configuration (IP address, iSCSI name, etc.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Installation Procedure \ Figure 7-1. Installation Introduction Dialog Box 4. The Choose Install Folder dialog box displays (see figure 7-1). Click Next to accept the default directory. Figure 7-2. Choose Install Folder Dialog Box 5. The Choose Shortcut Folder dialog box displays (see figure 7-3). Use the radio buttons to make your selection. Click Next.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Installation Procedure Figure 7-3. Choose Shortcut Folder Dialog Box 6. The Pre-installation Summary dialog box displays (see figure 7-4). If the information is not correct, click Previous to back-track and make the appropriate changes. If the information is correct, click Install. Figure 7-4. Pre-Installation Summary Dialog Box 7. The Install Complete dialog box displays (see figure 7-5). Click Done.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Installation Procedure Figure 7-5. Install Complete Dialog Box 8. To run SANblade Control iX, click Start, select Programs, select the install group (the default is QLogic Corporation), then click SANblade Control iX. If you selected Desktop in step 5, double-click the icon on your desktop. 7.2.2 Red Hat Linux and Solaris SPARC Follow these steps to install the SANblade Control iX GUI: 1. Locate SANblade Control iX on the QLogic web site (www.qlogic.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Getting Started 7.3 Uninstalling SANblade Control iX To uninstall SANblade Control iX from Windows NT or Windows 2000, see section 7.3.1. To uninstall SANblade Control iX from Red Hat Linux or Solaris SPARC, see section 7.3.2. 7.3.1 Windows NT/Windows 2000 Follow these steps to uninstall the SANblade Control iX GUI for Windows NT/2000: 1. From the Start menu, point to Programs, point to QLogic Corporation, point to SANblade Control iX, then click Uninstall SANblade Control iX.
7 – SANblade Control iX Main Window and Window Navigation Q 7.5 Main Window and Window Navigation This section provides an overview of SANblade Control iX, including how to navigate through the screens and tabbed pages. The purpose of each screen is described. See sections 7.6 through 7.9 for information on using SANblade Control iX to view and configure the HBAs. When SANblade Control iX starts, the first screen is the main window, which defaults to the Host Information tabbed page (see figure 7-6).
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Main Window and Window Navigation The main window consists of the following sections: ■ ■ ■ Menu bar HBA tree Tabbed pages Menu bar The menu bar has three options: ■ File ❑ ■ ■ Exit. Select this option to exit SANblade Control iX. View ❑ Refresh. Select this option to refresh the information displayed by SANblade Control iX. ❑ Preferences. Select this option to choose the platform style of the information displayed by SANblade Control iX. Help ❑ About.
7 – SANblade Control iX Main Window and Window Navigation Q To view target information, click the target in the HBA tree. The target Information tabbed page displays (see figure 7-7). Figure 7-7. Target Information Tabbed Page Clicking the button attached to a target further expands the tree and shows all the LUNs in that device. The LUNs are listed with the corresponding LUN numbers.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Main Window and Window Navigation Figure 7-8. LUN List Tabbed Page The right-hand side of the screen contains a series of tabbed pages, which change depending on what is selected in the HBA tree. When SANblade Control iX starts, the Host Information tabbed page displays. Tabbed pages Different tabbed pages appear when you click on an adapter name, a target, or a LUN in the HBA tree. These pages are described in sections 7.5.1 through 7.5.5.
7 – SANblade Control iX Main Window and Window Navigation Q 7.5.1 Host Tabbed Page When SANblade Control iX starts, the first screen is the main window, which defaults to the Host Information tabbed page (see figure 7-9). Figure 7-9.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Main Window and Window Navigation 7.5.2 HBA Tabbed Pages Use the HBA Options tabbed page first to set basic QLA40xx HBA information, such as IP address, iSCSI alias, etc. From the Select Option drop down box, you can view and configure the following parameters, as shown in figures 7-10 and 7-11: ■ ■ Firmware Network Figure 7-10.
7 – SANblade Control iX Main Window and Window Navigation Q Figure 7-11.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Main Window and Window Navigation 7.5.3 Target Settings Tabbed Page Target Settings is the primary tabbed page for interactive use. Use this page to select iSCSI targets (see figure 7-12). Figure 7-12.
7 – SANblade Control iX Main Window and Window Navigation Q 7.5.4 Target Information Tabbed Page The Target Information tabbed page provides information about iSCSI targets (you cannot configure iSCSI targets on this page) (see figure 7-13). Figure 7-13.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Configuring the QLA40xx HBA 7.5.5 HBA Information Tabbed Page The HBA Information tabbed page is for information only. It provides code versions, etc. (see figure 7-14). Figure 7-14. HBA Information Tabbed Page The Statistics tabbed page is reserved for future use. 7.6 Configuring the QLA40xx HBA The first step in using SANblade Control iX is to configure the QLA40xx HBA. After starting SANblade Control iX (see section 7.
7 – SANblade Control iX Configuring the QLA40xx HBA Q Figure 7-15. HBA Tabbed Page (Network) Entering the following information in the HBA Options tabbed page is optional: ■ Gateway information ■ iSCSI alias (the default is none) ■ iSCSI name (the default is per the iSCSI standard, you can change it). ■ Firmware configuration settings: ■ ❑ From the Select Options drop down box, click Firmware. ❑ Click View.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Changing the Firmware Configuration Parameters 7.7 Changing the Firmware Configuration Parameters Perform the following steps to edit the firmware configuration parameters: 1. Click the desired adapter in the HBA tree. By default, the HBA Options tabbed page displays. 2. In the Select Options box, select Firmware. 3. Next to the phrase View Configured Firmware Values, click View.
7 – SANblade Control iX Changing the Firmware Configuration Parameters Q 5. Select and change the desired parameters, explained in the following paragraphs. To view the full name of the parameter, point the mouse to the parameter column. When you are done changing the parameters, click OK. The following message displays: Figure 7-18. Save Firmware Parameters Message ❑ Snack.
Q IS0053301-00 D 7 – SANblade Control iX Changing the Firmware Configuration Parameters ❑ Verbose Autoconnect Debug. When this check box is selected, the QLA40xx firmware generates a console trace of all PDUs sent and received by the QLA40xx before an Initialize Firmware command (0060h) is received. ❑ MaxBurstSize. This column indicates the maximum length for data sequences the QLA40xx uses when negotiating with a device during login phase.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Configuring Targets device responses to the ping, the connection remains open. When the device fails to respond, the QLA40xx HBA closes the connection and informs the driver that the connection has gone down. The maximum keep-alive time is 18 hours. ❑ Ethernet Pause. When this check box is selected, Ethernet pause frames are enabled. This feature is not currently supported. 7.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Configuring Targets 7.8.2 Configuring Using Discovery Use the discovery mechanism to configure a target that supports and responds to the SendTargets command by following these steps: 1. Start SANblade Control iX, select your host and HBA, then click the Target Settings tab. 2. Click the first available line under IP Address (see figure 7-12). 3. Enter the IP address of the target to which you want to connect. This target must support the SendTargets command. 4.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Configuring Targets 5. Restart the host PC for the operating system to recognize the new targets. CAUTION! The iSCSI port number defaults to 3260. Do not change this number unless required by the configured target. 7.8.3 Changing the Target Configuration Parameters NOTE: If you changed the firmware configuration parameters (see section 7.7), a subset of those settings appear for the corresponding target configuration parameters.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Firmware Upgrade Command PDUs. These PDUs are not related to an IOCB; therefore, they have no inherent timeout value. In this case, the firmware uses the value specified in this column as the timeout interval for the Login Command and Text Command PDUs.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Firmware Upgrade Figure 7-20. Update Firmware Dialog Boxes 10. The file name displays in the Download Firmware dialog box. Click Save. 11. Follow the instructions to reset the QLA40xx HBA. 12. Restart the host PC for the operating system to recognize the new firmware.
Q 7 – SANblade Control iX Firmware Upgrade Notes IS0053301-00 D 7-25
7 – SANblade Control iX Firmware Upgrade 7-26 Q IS0053301-00 D
