Specifications
Installing the QLogic QLA2200F adapter card
This section tells you how to attach an ESS to a Sun host system with the QLogic
QLA2200F adapter card.
Perform the following steps to install the QLogic QLA2200F adapter card:
1. Install the QLogic QLA2200F adapter card in the host system.
2. Connect the cable to the ESS port.
3. Restart the server.
4. Press Alt+Q to get to the FAST!Util menu.
5. From the Configuration Settings menu, select Host Adapter Settings.
From the Host Adapter Settings menu, set the following parameters and
values:
a. Host adapter BIOS: Disabled
b. Frame size: 2048
c. Loop reset delay: 5 (minimum)
d. Adapter hard loop ID: Disabled
6. From the Advanced Adapter Settings menu, press the Down Arrow to
highlight LUNs per target. Press Enter. Set the parameters and values from
the Advanced Adapter Settings menu as follows:
a. Execution throttle: 100
b. Fast command posting: Enabled
c. >4 GB addressing: Disabled for 32 bit systems
d. LUNs per target: 0
e. Enable LIP reset: No
f. Enable LIP full login: No
Note: In a clustering environment, set Enable LIP full login to Yes.
g. Enable target reset: Yes
h. Login retry count: 20 (minimum)
i. Port down retry count: 20 (minimum)
j. Driver load RISC code: Enabled
k. Enable database updates: No
l. Disable database load: No
m. IOCB allocation: 256
n. Extended error logging: Disabled (might be enabled for debugging)
Note: The Enable LIP reset, Enable LIP full logon, and Enable target reset
parameters control the behavior of the adapter when Windows NT
tries to do a SCSI bus reset. You must perform a target reset to
make cluster failovers work. Use the SCSI bus device reset option
to clear SCSI reservations.
7. Press Esc to return to the Configuration Settings menu.
8. From the Configuration Settings menu, scroll down to Extended Firmware
Settings. Press Enter.
9. From the Extended Firmware Settings menu, scroll down to Connection
Options to open the Option and Type of Connection window.
10. Select the option:
v 0: Loop only
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