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Table of Contents Quick Installation Instructions Section 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3.1 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 A.1 A.2 A.2.1 A.2.2 A.2.3 A.2.4 A.2.5 A.3 3-1 3-1 3-2 3-2 Fast!UTIL Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selectable Boot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restore Default Settings .
Table of Contents A.4 A.5 QLA2000/2000F/2100/2100F/2102F Hardware Installation Guide Fibre Disk Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select Host Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix B A-5 A-5 Specifications FIGURES Figure 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 Page QLA2000 Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QLA2000F Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quick Installation Instructions NOTE: The following QLogic host adapter boards are collectively referred to as the QLA2xxx board unless otherwise noted: QLA2000 (32-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media) QLA2000F (32-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media) QLA2100 (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media) QLA2100F (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media) QLA2102F (64-bit PCI to dual channel optical media) Using These Instructions Before installing your QLA2xxx board, take a moment to read this instruct
Quick Installation Instructions QLA2000/2000F/2100/2100F/2102F Installation Guide ❑ Connect the appropriate Fibre Channel peripheral cables. ❑ Replace the computer cover. ❑ Power up the peripherals, then the computer. Congratulations! You have successfully installed your new QLA2xxx board. See the appropriate QLogic software installation guide for information about the software drivers for the QLA2xxx board.
Section 1 Introduction NOTE: The following QLogic host adapter boards are collectively referred to as the QLA2xxx board unless otherwise noted: QLA2000 (32-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media) QLA2000F (32-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media) QLA2100 (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media) QLA2100F (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media) QLA2102F (64-bit PCI to dual channel optical media) 1.1 General Description Thank you for selecting the QLA2xxx Fibre Channel (FC) board.
Features 1 – Introduction 1.3 Features ❑ Compliance with Intel PCI version 2.1 specification ❑ Compliance with Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH-3) standard ❑ Compliance with Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard ❑ Compliance with U.S.
Section 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Preinstallation Procedures Before installing your QLA2xxx board, take a moment to read this guide. CAUTION! The QLA2xxx board contains parts that can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Before handling the QLA2xxx board, use standard methods to discharge static electricity. Keep the QLA2xxx board in the antistatic bag until you are ready to install it. Place the board on the bag when you examine or configure it. Retain the bag for future use. 2.
What You Need for Installation 2 – Hardware Installation SERIAL NUMBER J1 ISP CHIP Figure 2-1. QLA2000 Board Layout SERIAL NUMBER ISP CHIP J1 Figure 2-2.
2 – Hardware Installation What You Need for Installation J1 ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER Figure 2-3. QLA2100 Board Layout ISP CHIP J1 SERIAL NUMBER Figure 2-4.
Power Supply 2 – Hardware Installation ISP CHIP J4 J3 ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER J1 J2 Figure 2-5. QLA2102F Board Layout 2.3 Power Supply The QLA2000/2100 boards supply +5 volts to pin 7 of the HSSDC copper interface to support an external media interface adapter (MIA). 2.4 Installation in the Computer Perform the following steps to install the QLA2xxx board in your PC: 1. Check the motherboard and make any configuration changes necessary to accommodate the QLA2xxx board.
2 – Hardware Installation Installation in the Computer 4. Choose any PCI bus slot that supports bus mastering. Most motherboards automatically assign an IRQ level and interrupt line; if your motherboard does not, you must assign the IRQ level and use interrupt line A for this slot. NOTE: Some motherboards have two kinds of PCI bus slots: master and slave. The QLA2xxx board must be in a PCI bus master slot. (Some motherboards have PCI bus master slots that are shared with onboard devices.
Installation Help 2 – Hardware Installation If the information displayed on your monitor is correct (all installed devices are listed), congratulations! You have successfully installed the QLA2xxx board in your computer. See the appropriate QLogic software installation guide for detailed instructions on how to install the software drivers. If the information displayed is not correct and you have checked the QLA2xxx board’s configuration, see section 3 for troubleshooting information. 2.
Section 3 Troubleshooting 3.1 Problems After Installation There are three basic types of installation problems that can cause your QLA2xxx board to function incorrectly: hardware problems, system configuration problems, and Fibre Channel problems. The following section provides itemized checklists to help you determine why your QLA2xxx board is not functioning. 3.
System Configuration Problem Checklist 3 – Troubleshooting 3.3 System Configuration Problem Checklist ❑ Check the motherboard for proper configuration (see section 2.4). See the documentation supplied with your computer, or contact your computer dealer to determine if your motherboard requires configuration. ❑ If the system message Missing Operating System or No ROM BASIC, System Halted appears, the disk drive attached to the QLA2xxx board is not partitioned in a format compatible with the board.
Appendix A Fast!UTIL A.1 Introduction This appendix provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the QLA2xxx board and the connected devices. The board can be configured using Fast!UTIL. Access Fast!UTIL by pressing - during the QLA2xxx board BIOS initialization (it may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL menu to appear). If you have more than one QLA2xxx board, Fast!UTIL asks you to select the board you want to configure.
Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL Table A-1. Host Adapter Settings (Continued) Setting Options Adapter Hard Loop ID Enabled or Disabled Hard Loop ID 0-125 Default Disabled 0 ❑ Host Adapter BIOS. When this setting is disabled, the ROM BIOS on the QLA2xxx board is disabled, freeing space in upper memory. Do not disable this setting if you are booting from an FC disk drive attached to the QLA2xxx board. The default is Disabled. ❑ Frame Size.
A – Fast!UTIL Configuration Settings A.2.4 Raw NVRAM Data This option displays the adapter’s NVRAM contents in hexadecimal format. This is a troubleshooting tool; you cannot modify the data. A.2.5 Advanced Adapter Settings From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Advanced Adapter Settings. The default settings for the QLA2xxx host adapter board are listed in table A-2 and described in the following paragraphs. Table A-2.
Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL ❑ LUNs per Target. This setting specifies the number of LUNs per target. Multiple LUN support is typically for redundant array of independent disks (RAID) boxes that use LUNs to map drives. The default is 8. If you do not need multiple LUN support, set the number of LUNs to 0. ❑ Enable LIP Reset. This setting determines the type of loop initialization process (LIP) reset that is used when the operating system initiates a bus reset routine.
A – Fast!UTIL Scan Fibre Channel Devices A.3 Scan Fibre Channel Devices This option scans the FC loop and lists all the connected devices by loop ID. Information about each device is listed, for example, vendor name, product name, and revision. This information is useful when configuring your QLA2xxx board and attached devices. A.4 Fibre Disk Utility This option scans the FC loop bus and lists all the connected devices by loop ID.
Select Host Adapter A-6 A – Fast!UTIL FC0151102-00 D
Appendix B Specifications Table B-1. QLA2xxx Board Operating Environment Environment Minimum Maximum 0°C/32°F 55°C/131°F -20°C/-4°F 70°C/158°F Relative humidity (noncondensing) 10% 90% Storage humidity (noncondensing) 5% 95% Operating temperature Storage temperature Table B-2. QLA2xxx Board Specifications Type Specification Host bus Conforms to PCI Local Bus Specification, revision 2.1 PCI signaling environment 3.3 V and 5.
B – Specifications Table B-2. QLA2xxx Board Specifications (Continued) Type Specification Onboard DMA Three independent DMA channels: two data and one command. Integrated 4K-byte frame buffer FIFO for each data channel Connectors (external) QLA2000/2100: HSSDC connector that supports copper cabling. Fibre optic support available using an external MIA. QLA2000F/2100F/2102F: SC-style connector that supports non-OFC, multimode fibre optic cabling using 1x9 fibre optic transceiver module.