Hardware Installation Guide for the QLA22xx Board Family Fibre Channel Host Adapter Boards for the PCI Bus FC0151103-00 E February 6, 2001
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Table of Contents Section 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 Introduction General Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What is Fibre Channel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Section 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Hardware Installation Preinstallation Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What You Need for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents QLA22xx Hardware Installation Guide FIGURES Figure 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 Page QLA2200 Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QLA2200F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QLA2202F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QLA2204F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QLA2200G Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section 1 Introduction NOTE: The following QLogic host adapter boards are collectively referred to as the QLA22xx board unless otherwise noted: ■ QLA2200 family (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media): FC0210406-03 (ISP2200 chip) FC0210406-04 (ISP2200A/33 chip) FC0210406-05 (ISP2200A/66 chip) ■ QLA2200F family (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media): FC0310406-03 (ISP2200 chip) FC0310406-04 (ISP2200A/33 chip) FC0310406-05 (ISP2200A/66 chip) ■ QLA2202F family (64-bit PCI to dual channel optical
What is Fibre Channel? 1 – Introduction that support private loop direct attach (PLDA) and fabric loop attach (FLA). Installation of the QLA22xx board is quick and easy. 1.2 What is Fibre Channel? Fibre channel technology is outlined in the SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP) standard. Fibre Channel is a high-speed data transport technology used for mass storage and networking. It connects mainframes, super computers, workstations, storage devices, and servers.
Section 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Preinstallation Procedures Before installing your QLA22xx board, take a moment to read this guide. CAUTION! The QLA22xx board contains parts that can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Before handling the QLA22xx board, use standard methods to discharge static electricity. Keep the QLA22xx 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 QLA22xx board in the unlikely event that the NVRAM is corrupted. If the NVRAM is corrupted, you will be prompted for the QLA22xx serial number. J1 ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER Figure 2-1. QLA2200 Board Layout ISP CHIP J1 SERIAL NUMBER Figure 2-2.
2 – Hardware Installation What You Need for Installation ISP CHIP ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER J1 J2 Figure 2-3.
What You Need for Installation 2 – Hardware Installation SERIAL NUMBER J1 PORT 1 J2 PORT 2 J3 PORT 3 J4 PORT 4 ISP CHIP ISP CHIP ISP CHIP ISP CHIP Figure 2-4.
2 – Hardware Installation What You Need for Installation J6 SERIAL NUMBER ISP CHIP Figure 2-5. QLA2200G Board Layout J1 ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER Figure 2-6.
Power Distribution 2 – Hardware Installation TX J3 RX J4 ISP CHIP J1 SERIAL NUMBER ISP CHIP J2 Figure 2-7. QLA2212F Board Layout 2.3 Power Distribution The QLA2200/2200L board supplies +5 volts to pin 7 of the HSSDC copper interface to support an external media interface adapter (MIA), if required. (An MIA converts copper bus signals to optical bus signals.) 2.4 Installation in the Computer Perform the following steps to install the QLA22xx board in your PC: 1.
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 QLA22xx 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 10. Power up all external FC devices, then power up the PC and observe the monitor. The BIOS is disabled by default. Consequently, the devices attached to the QLA22xx board are not identified. For example: QLogic Corporation QLA22xx PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version X.XX Copyright (C) QLogic Corporation 2000 All rights reserved. www.qlogic.
Section 3 Troubleshooting 3.1 Problems After Installation There are three basic types of installation problems that can cause your QLA22xx 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 QLA22xx board is not functioning. 3.
Fibre Channel Problem Checklist 3 – Troubleshooting 3.4 Fibre Channel Problem Checklist ■ ■ 3-2 Were all of the FC devices powered up before you powered up the PC? Check that all cables are properly connected.
Appendix A Fast!UTIL NOTE: The Fast!Util BIOS utility does not run on Sun SPARC systems. Refer to the Software Installation Guide for the QLA2200 Board Family for information regarding adapter configuration settings. A.1 Introduction This appendix provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the QLA22xx board and the connected devices. The board can be configured using Fast!UTIL.
Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL A.2.1 Host Adapter Settings From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Host Adapter Settings. The default settings for the QLA22xx host adapter board are listed in table A-1 and described in the following paragraphs. Table A-1.
A – Fast!UTIL Configuration Settings A.2.3 Restore Default Settings The Restore Defaults option from the Configuration Settings menu restores the QLA22xx board default settings. A.2.4 Raw NVRAM Data This option displays the adapter’s NVRAM contents in hexadecimal format. This is a QLogic 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.
Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL ■ Execution Throttle. This setting specifies the maximum number of commands executing on any one port. When a port’s execution throttle is reached, no new commands are executed until the current command finishes executing. The valid options for this setting are 1-256. The default (optimum) is 16. ■ Fast Command Posting. This setting decreases command execution time by minimizing the number of interrupts. The default is Enabled. ■ >4GByte Addressing.
A – Fast!UTIL ■ Configuration Settings Disable Database Load. When enabled, the device database is read from the Registry during driver initialization. When disabled, the device database is created dynamically during driver initialization. The default is No. NOTE: This option usually applies to Windows NT operating environment. ■ IOCB Allocation. This setting specifies the maximum number of buffers from the firmware’s buffer pool that are allocated to any one port. The default is 256 buffers.
Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL ■ Extended Control Block. This setting enables all other extended firmware settings. The default is Enabled. ■ RIO Operation Mode. This setting specifies the reduced interrupt operation (RIO) modes, if supported by the software driver. RIO modes allow posting multiple command completions in a single interrupt (see table A-4). The default is 0. Table A-4.
A – Fast!UTIL Scan Fibre Channel Devices ■ Command Reference Number. This setting is reserved for Fibre Channel tape support, which will be implemented in a future version of the QLA22xx. The default is Disabled. ■ Read Transfer Ready. This setting is reserved. The default is Disabled. ■ Response Timer. This setting contains the value (in 100-microsecond increments) used by a timer to limit the time waiting accumulating multiple responses.
Select Host Adapter A-8 A – Fast!UTIL FC0151103-00 E
Appendix B Specifications Table B-1. QLA22xx Board Operating Environment Environment Operating temperature Storage temperature 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% Table B-2. QLA22xx Board Specifications Type Specification Host bus Conforms to PCI Local Bus Specification, revision 2.2 PCI signaling environment 3.3 V and 5.
B – Specifications Table B-2. QLA22xx Board Specifications (Continued) Type Specification Connectors QLA2200/2200L: HSSDC connector that supports copper cabling. Fibre optic support available using an external MIA. QLA2200F/2202F: SC-style connector that supports non-OFC, multimode fibre optic cabling using 1x9 fibre optic transceiver module. QLA2204F: LC-style connector that supports non-OFC, multimode fibre optic cabling using a small form factor optical transceiver module. QLA2200G: GBIC receptacle.
