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Hardware Installation Guide for the

QLA2300 Board Family

Fibre Channel Host Adapter Boards for the PCI Bus

Part of the SANblade Family of Products

FC2251101-00 D

October 5, 2001

Summary of content (30 pages)

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Hardware Installation Guide for the QLA2300 Board Family Fibre Channel Host Adapter Boards for the PCI Bus Part of the SANblade Family of Products FC2251101-00 D October 5, 2001
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QLogic Corporation 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. Applications described in this document for any of these products are for illustrative purposes only.
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QLogic Corporation Page iii FC2251101-00 D
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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 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.4 2.5 2.6 Hardware Installation Preinstallation Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What You Need for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Hardware Installation Guide for the QLA2300 Board Family FIGURES Figure 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 Page QLA2300/2310 Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QLA2300F/2310F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QLA2310FL Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QLA2302F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QLA2312F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Section 1 Introduction NOTE: The following SANblade QLogic host adapter boards are collectively referred to as the QLA23xx board unless otherwise noted: ■ QLA2300 family (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media) ■ QLA2300F family (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media) ■ QLA2302F family (64-bit PCI to dual-channel optical media) ■ QLA2310 family (64-bit PCI-X to Fibre Channel copper media) ■ QLA2310F family (64-bit PCI-X to Fibre Channel optical media) ■ QLA2310FL family (64-bit PCI-X to Fi
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Features 1 – Introduction boards use a copper interface for short connections (less than 30 meters at a data rate of 1 Gbps; less than 15 meters at a data rate of 2 Gbps). The following boards use a multimode optical interface for intermediate distances (less than 500 meters at the data rate of 1 Gbps; less than 300 meters at the data rate of 2 Gbps).
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Section 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Preinstallation Procedures Before installing your QLA23xx board, take a moment to read this guide. CAUTION! The QLA23xx board contains parts that can be damaged by ESD. Before handling the QLA23xx board, use standard methods to discharge static electricity. Keep the QLA23xx 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.
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QLA23xx Board Components 2 – Hardware Installation SERIAL NUMBER J1 ISP CHIP Figure 2-1. QLA2300/2310 Board Layout SERIAL NUMBER J1 ISP CHIP Figure 2-2.
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2 – Hardware Installation QLA23xx Board Components ISP CHIP J2 J2 1 3 NOTE: The serial number is on the other side of the board. Figure 2-3. QLA2310FL Board Layout ISP CHIP J1 J2 ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER Figure 2-4.
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QLA23xx Board Components 2 – Hardware Installation SERIAL NUMBER J1 1 3 J2 J3 ISP CHIP J4 1 3 Figure 2-5. QLA2312F Board Layout J3 1 3 J1 ISP CHIP J2 J4 1 3 NOTE: The serial number is on the other side of the board. Figure 2-6.
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2 – Hardware Installation QLA23xx Board Components 2.3.1 LEDs Figure 2-7 identifies and describes the activity of the QLA2300/2300F/2310/2310F/ 2310FL board LEDs. Figure 2-8 identifies and describes the activity of the QLA2302F/2312F board LEDs. The QLA2312FL board has no LEDs. CONNECTOR GREEN LED AMBER LED Green LED Amber LED On On Power On Off Online Off On Signal acquired Off Flashing Loss of synchronization Flashing Flashing Firmware error Activity Figure 2-7.
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Power Distribution 2 – Hardware Installation 2.3.2 Jumpers The jumpers on the QLA2310FL/2312F/2312FL boards set the default state of the laser and are set at the factory with a jumper plug on pins 1–2 of the following jumpers. ■ ■ ■ QLA2310FL (jumper J2) QLA2312F (jumpers J1 and J4) QLA2312FL (jumpers J3 and J4) CAUTION! Changing the jumper settings can result in the board being inoperable. 2.
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2 – Hardware Installation Installation in the Computer ■ PCI connectors vary among system board manufacturers. The QLA23xx board 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 QLA23xx board into a PCI slot that does not conform to the PCI specification, you may damage the QLA23xx board. ■ PCI and PCI-X slots look the same.
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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 QLA23xx board are not identified. For example: QLogic Corporation QLA23xx PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version x.xx Copyright (C) QLogic Corporation 2000 All rights reserved. www.qlogic.
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Section 3 Troubleshooting 3.1 Problems After Installation There are three basic types of installation problems that can cause your QLA23xx 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 QLA23xx board is not functioning. 3.
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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. ■ If you are using an HSSDC cable, verify that it is compatible with data rates of 2 Gbps. ■ Have you configured your RAID controller using the utilities provided by the manufacturer? ■ Some Fibre Channel switches support zoning. Make sure that your switch is configured correctly.
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Appendix A Fast!UTIL NOTE: The Fast!UTIL BIOS utility does not run on SunSPARC systems. Refer to the Software Installation Guide for the QLA2300 Board Family (FC2253301) for information regarding adapter configuration settings and for installing FCode on a QLA23xx board in a SunSPARC system. A.1 Introduction This appendix provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the QLA23xx board and the connected devices.
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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 QLA23xx board are listed in table A-1 and described in the following paragraphs. Table A-1.
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A – Fast!UTIL Configuration Settings Some new system BIOSs support selectable boot, which supersedes the Fast!UTIL selectable boot setting. To boot from an FC hard disk attached to the QLA23xx board, select the QLA23xx board FC hard disk on the system BIOS. NOTE: This option applies only to hard disks; it does not apply to tape drives and other nondisk devices. A.2.3 Restore Default Settings The Restore Defaults option from the Configuration Settings menu restores the QLA23xx board default settings. A.2.
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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 is 16. ■ Fast Command Posting. This setting decreases command execution time by minimizing the number of interrupts. The default is Disabled. ■ >4GByte Addressing.
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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 the Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating environments. ■ IOCB Allocation. This setting specifies the maximum number of buffers from the firmware’s buffer pool that are allocated to any one port.
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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.
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A – Fast!UTIL Select Host Adapter ■ 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. For example, if this field is 8, the time limit is 800 microseconds. The default is 0. ■ Interrupt Delay Timer.
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Select Host Adapter A-8 A – Fast!UTIL FC2251101-00 D
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Appendix B Specifications Table B-1. QLA23xx Board Operating Environment Environment Operating 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% Storage temperature Table B-2. QLA23xx Board Specifications Type Specification Host bus Conforms to PCI Local Bus Specification, revision 2.2 and the PCI-X Addendum, revision 1.0 PCI/PCI-X signaling environment 3.3 V and 5.
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B – Specifications Table B-2. QLA23xx Board Specifications (Continued) Type Specification NVRAM 256 bytes, field programmable Onboard DMA Five-channel DMA controller: two data, one command, one auto-DMA request, and one auto-DMA response Frame buffer FIFO Integrated 4-KB transmit and 6-KB receive frame buffer FIFO for each data channel Connectors QLA2300/QLA2310: HSSDC connector that supports copper cabling.
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Appendix C Label The transceiver on the QLA23xx board is a Class I laser product. It complies with IEC 825-1 and FDA 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11. The transceiver must be operated under recommended operating conditions.
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C – Label C-2 FC2251101-00 D