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hp StorageWorks
FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X
Host Bus Adapters
for Linux, NetWare, and Windows
Third Edition (July 2004)
Part Number: AA–RSBMC–TE
This guide describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the HP StorageWorks
FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X host bus adapters for Linux and Microsoft Windows and the
FCA2214 PCI-X host bus adapter for Novell NetWare.
For the latest version of these Release Notes and other host bus adapter documentation, access
the HP storage web site at http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.
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Page 1: Installation Guide
Part Number: AA–RSBMC–TE This guide describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot the HP StorageWorks FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X host bus adapters for Linux and Microsoft Windows and the FCA2214 PCI-X host bus adapter for Novell NetWare. For the latest version of these Release Notes and other host bus adapter documentation, access... - Page 2 Hewlett-Packard. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty.
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HP authorized reseller ........ - Page 4 Select Host Adapter ........... . . 50 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation...
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Page 7: About This Guide
Contact technical support for additional assistance. “About this Guide” topics include: Overview, page 8 Conventions, page 9 Getting FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide About this Guide About this Guide help, page 12 about this... -
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Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Server operating systems Host bus adapters Related Documentation In addition to this guide, HP provides the HP StorageWorks FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI–X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Release Notes FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide... -
Page 9: Conventions
WARNING: directions in the warning could result in bodily harm or death. Caution: could result in damage to equipment or data. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Table Convention Cross-reference links Menu items, buttons, and key, tab, and... -
Page 10: Equipment Symbols
The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for which this guide pertains. They have the following meanings: FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of electrical shock hazards. - Page 11 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the presence of multiple sources of power. WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical shock, remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the power supplies and systems.
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Page 12: Getting Help
Operating system type and revision level Detailed, specific questions HP storage web site The HP web site has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest drivers. Access storage at: storage.html. From this web site, select the appropriate product or solution. -
Page 13: Adapter Features
This chapter describes the features of the FCA2214/FCA2214DC Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) for Linux and Windows and the FCA2214 HBA for NetWare. Note: FCA2214DC HBA is not supported on NetWare. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide... -
Page 14: Adapter Features
— PCI-X Addendum (revision 1.0) to the PCI Local Bus Specification. — Third-generation Fibre Channel-Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH-3) standard. — Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2) standard. — U.S. and international safety and emissions standards FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide... -
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Central processing unit (CPU) NVRAM Flash Onboard DMA Frame Buffers FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Environment Conforms to PCI Local Bus Specification, Revision 2.2 Bus type: fiber optic media Bus transfer rate: 200 MB/s maximum at half duplex... - Page 16 Form factor Power Consumption (66MHz PCI-X Optic) Single Channel Dual Channel FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Specification LC-style connector that supports non-OFC, multimode fiber optic cabling using a small form factor optical transceiver module.
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Page 17: Installing The Adapter
WARNING: components. Be sure you are properly grounded before beginning this procedure. Refer to information. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Prerequisites, page 18 Adapter, page 21 Considerations, page 22... -
Page 18: Installation Prerequisites
NVRAM is corrupted. Adapter Components Figure 1 shows the HBA components that are referenced throughout this chapter. LED Indicators J1 Connector Figure 1: Adapter Components FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation J3 Jumpers Guide... -
Page 19: Led Indicators
Figure 2: LED Indicators and Connectors Table 4 identifies and describes the activity of the LED indicators. Table 4: LED Indicators Activity Green LED 2 Flashing FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide J1 Connector Amber LED 1 Power Online... -
Page 20: Jumpers
PC manufacturer’s instructions to determine the slot type. This HBA is designed and tested to operate at PCI bus speeds of up to 133 MHz. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Changing the jumper settings can result in the HBA being... -
Page 21: Installing The Adapter
HBA are not identified. For example: PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version x.xx Pressfor Fast!UTIL BIOS for Adapter 0 is disabled ROM BIOS not installed FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Installing the Adapter... -
Page 22: Installation Considerations
Some system BIOS support selectable boot, which supersedes the HBA BIOS selectable boot setting. Select the HBA Fibre Channel hard disk in the system BIOS to boot from a Fibre Channel hard disk attached to it. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide... -
Page 23: Installing The Linux Driver
The software kit that is included with the HBA contains the latest version of the software files at the time of shipment. Software files are updated periodically and can be obtained from the HP web sitee: http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide... -
Page 24: Installing The Driver
# tar -xvzf qla*.tgz 3. Build the qla2300 driver from the sources. # make ISP2300=1 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Building a Uniprocessor Version of the Building a Multiprocessor Version of the Driver in this... -
Page 25: Building A Multiprocessor Version Of The Driver
# mcopy a:*.tgz . (The period [.] at the end is required.) # tar -xvzf qla*.tgz 6. Build the qla2300 driver from the sources. # make SMP=1 ISP2300=1 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Installing the Linux Driver... -
Page 26: Installing The Driver On The Boot Drive
If there are other SCSI host adapter boards installed on your system and the scsi_hostadapter alias is used, define a different alias (for example, scsi_hostadapter FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Loading and Unloading the qla2300 Driver Manually n. n is a number in the range 1–9). - Page 27 At the command prompt, enter the following command to load the new lilo file: # lilo c. Reboot the system. The qla2300 driver loads automatically. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide kernel release version > is the Linux kernel, release, and version of your...
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Page 28: Loading And Unloading The Qla2300 Driver Manually
Under the directory that contains the qla2300.o file, you can also enter the following command: # insmod qla2300.o FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Building a Uniprocessor Version of the Driver kernel release version >... -
Page 29: System Driver Parameter Max_Scsi_Luns
Note: HP recommends loading the driver using the modprobe command so that any driver parameter value specified in the /etc/modules.conf file takes effect. e. For Redhat 7.2 with kernel 2.4.9-21 or later, rename the old binary included in the original distribution to ensure that it does not interfere with the updated version as follows: # cd /lib/modules/Page 30: Driver Command Line Parameters
/proc/scsi/qla2300/ directory. This directory contains a file for each SCSI HBA in the system. Each file presents information about the adapter and transfer statistics for each discovered LUN. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide...Page 31: Installing The Windows Driver
The software kit that is included with the HBA contains the latest version of the software files at the time of shipment. Software files are updated periodically and can be obtained from the HP website: http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide...Page 32: Installing A New Windows Driver
Your hardware settings have changed. You must restart your computer for these changes to take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now? Click Yes. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation “Installing the Adapter” on page 17. Guide...- Page 33 4. Click Yes. 5. Repeat step 1 after installing the driver for the last HBA. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide through step 4 for any additional HBAs. Make sure to reboot...
Page 34: Updating An Existing Windows Driver
The following message displays: Your hardware settings have changed. You must restart your computer for these changes to take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now? 11. Click Yes. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide...Page 35: Installing The Netware Driver
This chapter provides instructions for installing the NetWare driver in an already installed NetWare system. It describes: NetWare Driver Files and Installing the FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Parameters, page 36 Driver, page 37...Page 36: Netware Driver Files And Parameters
Set the maximum number of luns allowed during the lun scan; default is n=32. The range of luns searched is 0 to (n-1). For example: LOAD QL2x00.HAM SLOT=3 /LUNS /MAXLUNS=332 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation or later has to be loaded on the server. 0.200...Page 37: Installing The Driver
10. If prompted, click Yes to copy the driver. 11. You are prompted for the server directory. Enter the path of the server directory, or press ENTER to accept the default. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Installing the NetWare Driver STARTUP.NCF...- Page 38 If ASPI support is required for the SCSI devices, you must load the NWASPI.CDM module, which is provided by Novell. For example, enter: LOAD QL2300.HAM LOAD NWASPI.CDM FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Table 5, except the values Guide...
Page 39: Troubleshooting
HBA to function incorrectly: hardware problems, system configuration problems, or Fibre Channel problems. The following section provides checklists to help you determine why your HBA is not functioning. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide...Page 40: Hardware Problem Checklist
Is the Fast!UTIL data rate setting correct? Refer to “Fast!UTIL” on page 43 for information about setting the data rate. Are all external peripherals properly powered up? Refer to information about displaying attached devices. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Appendix A Guide...Page 41: System Configuration Problems
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. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Troubleshooting...- Page 42 Troubleshooting FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide...
Page 43: A Fast!Util
After changing the settings and exiting the utility, Fast!UTIL reboots your system to load the new parameters. Caution: function properly. The following sections describe the Fast!UTIL options. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide If the configuration settings are incorrect, your HBA may not...Page 44: Configuration Settings
Hard Loop ID—If the Adapter Hard Loop ID setting is enabled, the adapter attempts to use the ID specified in this setting. The default ID is 0. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation lists the default settings for the HBA:...Page 45: Selectable Boot Settings
Fast Command Posting 4GByte Addressing Luns per Target Enable LIP Reset Enable LIP Full Login Enable Target Reset FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide lists the default settings for the HBA: Options 1–256 Enabled, Disabled...- Page 46 The default is No. Login Retry Count—This setting specifies the number of times the software tries to log in to a device. The default is 8 retries. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Options 0–255 0–255...
- Page 47 Extended Error Logging—This setting provides additional error and debug information to the operating system. When Enabled, events are logged into the Windows NT/Windows 2000 Event Viewer. The default is Disabled. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Fast!UTIL...
Page 48: Extended Firmware Settings
Command Reference Number Read Transfer Ready Response Timer Interrupt Delay Timer Data Rate FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Table 8 lists the default settings for the HBA: Setting Enabled, Disabled 0, 1, 2, 3, 4...Page 49: Rio Operation Modes
Fibre Channel Confirm—This setting enables the host to send the FCP confirmation frame when requested by the target. The default is Enabled. This setting must be Enabled if the Fibre Channel Tape Support setting is Enabled. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Operation Mode...Page 50: Scan Fibre Channel Devices
If you have multiple HBAs in your system, use this setting to select and then configure or view the settings of a specific HBA. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Performing a low-level format destroys all data on the hard...Page 51: Regulatory Compliance Notices
Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC Logo—United States Only, page 53 Class A Laser Devices, page 55 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Equipment, page 54 Notice, page 52...Page 52: Federal Communications Commission Notice
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at personal expense. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide...Page 53: Declaration Of Conformity For Products Marked With The Fcc
Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by HP may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Network and Serial Cables Connections to this device must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations.Page 54: Class A Equipment
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Japanese Notice Japanese Class A Notice FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide...Page 55: Laser Devices
Laser Devices All HP systems equipped with a laser device comply with safety standards, including International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 825. With specific regard to the laser, the equipment complies with laser product performance standards set by government agencies as a Class 1 laser product. The product does not emit hazardous light;...- Page 56 Regulatory Compliance Notices FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide...
Page 57: C Electrostatic Discharge
Place parts on a grounded surface before removing them from their containers. Avoid touching pins, leads, or circuitry. Always make sure you are properly grounded when touching a static-sensitive component or assembly. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide...Page 58: Grounding Methods
If you do not have any of the suggested equipment for proper grounding, have an HP authorized reseller install the part. Note: For more information on static electricity, or for assistance with product installation, contact your HP authorized reseller. FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide...Page 59: Index
Canadian (Avis Canadien) Japanese components adapters jumpers LED indicators conventions document equipment symbols text symbols FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide document conventions related documentation drivers HP2300.SYS QL2300.HAM qla2300 electrostatic discharge environmental specifications...- Page 60 Windows driver Japanese notice laser devices CDRH regulations international regulations label FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation safety warnings Linux installing driver building a driver from the sources installing the driver on the boot drive...
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