Page 3 - contents
3 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide contents Contents About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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Contents 5 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide B Regulatory Compliance Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Federal Communications Commission Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 7 - about this; This installation guide provides information to help you:
7 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide about this guide About this Guide About this Guide This installation guide provides information to help you: ■ Install the FCA2214/FCA2214DC HBA. ■ Contact technical support for additional assistance. “Abo...
Page 8 - Overview; This section covers the following topics:; Intended Audience; Linux operating system; Related Documentation
About this Guide 8 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Overview This section covers the following topics: ■ Intended Audience ■ Related Documentation ■ Related Documentation Intended Audience This book is intended for use by system administrat...
Page 9 - Conventions; Conventions consist of the following:; Document conventions; This document follows the conventions in; Text symbols; Italics
About this Guide FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide 9 Conventions Conventions consist of the following: ■ Document conventions ■ Text symbols ■ Equipment symbols Document conventions This document follows the conventions in Table 1 . Text sym...
Page 10 - Equipment symbols
About this Guide 10 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Tip: Text in a tip provides additional help to readers by providing nonessential or optional techniques, procedures, or shortcuts. Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, s...
Page 12 - Getting help; HP technical support
About this Guide 12 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Getting help If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized service provider or access our web site: http://www.hp.com . HP technical support Telephone nu...
Page 13 - Adapter Features; FCA2214DC HBA is not supported on NetWare.
13 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide 1 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: The FCA2214DC HBA is not...
Page 14 - These HBAs have the following features:
Adapter Features 14 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Adapter Features The FCA2214/FCA2214DC HBAs are 2-Gb, high-performance Direct Memory Access (DMA) bus master host adapters designed for high-end systems. The performance is derived from t...
Page 15 - Environmental Specifications; Table 2; Adapter Specifications; Table 3
Adapter Features 15 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Environmental Specifications Table 2 lists the HBA environmental specifications. Adapter Specifications Table 3 lists the HBA specifications. Table 2: HBA Environmental Specifications Env...
Page 17 - Installing the Adapter; Installation Prerequisites
17 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide 2 Installing the Adapter This chapter describes the procedure for installing the FCA2214/FCA2214 DC Host Bus Adapters (HBAs). This chapter includes: ■ Installation Prerequisites , page 18 ■ Installing the...
Page 18 - Before you begin, make sure you have the following:; Adapter Components
Installing the Adapter 18 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Installation Prerequisites Before you begin, make sure you have the following: ■ A screwdriver (Phillips #1). ■ An optical multimode cable with an LC-style duplex connector. ■ Each ...
Page 19 - Figure 2; Table 4
Installing the Adapter 19 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide LED Indicators Figure 2 identifies the location of the HBA LEDs and the J1 connector. Figure 2: LED Indicators and Connectors Table 4 identifies and describes the activity of the LE...
Page 20 - Jumpers; Before You Begin Installation; If you try to install the adapter in a PCI slot that does not
Installing the Adapter 20 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Jumpers The jumpers on the HBA are set to the default state of the laser and are set at the factory with a jumper plug on pins 2–3 of the J3 jumper. Caution: Changing the jumper set...
Page 21 - Remove the computer cover and save the screws.
Installing the Adapter 21 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Installing the Adapter To install the HBAs: 1. Check the motherboard and make any necessary configuration changes to accommodate the HBA. 2. Power down the peripherals, then turn of...
Page 22 - Installation Considerations
Installing the Adapter 22 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Installation Considerations If your system has an IDE hard disk, it may be assigned device number 80, which is the boot device. If your system does not have an IDE hard disk, a para...
Page 23 - Installing the Linux Driver
23 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide 3 Installing the Linux Driver This chapter provides instructions for installing the Linux driver for the FCA2214/FCA2214DC on an already installed Linux Red Hat and SuSE SLES 7 operating system. The softw...
Page 24 - Installing the Driver; To install the driver, you must perform the following:; Building a Driver from the Sources; qla2300 driver, see section; Building a Uniprocessor Version of the Driver; Build the qla2300 driver from the sources.
Installing the Linux Driver 24 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Installing the Driver This section provides instructions for installing the qla2300 driver into a Linux operating system. To install the driver, you must be familiar with the o...
Page 25 - Building a Multiprocessor Version of the Driver; d. Click Yes. The system saves a new config file .config in the current; Build the qla2300 driver from the sources.
Installing the Linux Driver 25 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Building a Multiprocessor Version of the Driver Perform the following steps to build an SMP version of the qla2300 driver: 1. If not already installed, extract the kernel-heade...
Page 26 - Installing the Driver on the Boot Drive; before; section; Loading the Driver; Building a; Building a Ramdisk Image to Load the qla2300 Driver
Installing the Linux Driver 26 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Installing the Driver on the Boot Drive Note: The FCA2214/FCA2214DC HBA must be installed in the system before installing the qla2300 driver. Perform the following steps to ins...
Page 27 - kernel release version
Installing the Linux Driver 27 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide 2. Build a new ramdisk image that contains the qla2300.o object file. The driver binary file qla2300.o must be copied to /lib/modules/<kernel release version>/drivers/scs...
Page 28 - Loading and Unloading the qla2300 Driver Manually
Installing the Linux Driver 28 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide For the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB), perform these steps: a. Add the following line to one of the kernel entry sections in the /etc/grub.conf file to use the ramdisk image:...
Page 30 - Driver Command Line Parameters; The following command line options are available:; Quiet—This option keeps the driver from displaying. For example:; Proc Filesystem Support
Installing the Linux Driver 30 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide 2. Enter the following command: #lilo 3. Reboot the system. For GRUB, perform the following steps: 1. Append the max_scsi_luns parameters to each of the kernel images listed in...
Page 31 - Installing the Windows Driver
31 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide 4 Installing the Windows Driver This chapter provides instructions for installing the Windows driver for the FCA2214/FCA2214DC adapter’s HP2300.SYS driver on an already installed Windows 2000 or Windows 2...
Page 32 - Installing a New Windows Driver; Install the HBA as described in “; In the Start Device Driver Installation dialog box, click Next.; The following message displays:
Installing the Windows Driver 32 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Installing a New Windows Driver The FCA2214/FCA2214DC HBAs are plug-and-play devices that are automatically detected by Windows operating systems. Note: For the FCA2214DC, th...
Page 33 - New Hardware Wizard screen.; through
Installing the Windows Driver 33 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide If you are adding additional HBAs to the system, or if you are installing the FCA2214DC, Windows detects another device when the system reboots. The Found New Hardware with F...
Page 34 - Updating an Existing Windows Driver; Perform the following steps to update the Windows driver:; Scroll down through the hardware types and select SCSI and RAID
Installing the Windows Driver 34 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Updating an Existing Windows Driver Note: For the FCA2214DC, the Windows Device Manager detects and displays two instances of the HBA. You must install the driver for each in...
Page 35 - Installing the NetWare Driver; NetWare Driver Files and Parameters
35 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide 5 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 Parameters , page 36 ■...
Page 36 - or later has to be loaded on the server.
Installing the NetWare Driver 36 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide NetWare Driver Files and Parameters For this adapter to function properly with the Modular Smart Array 1000 (MSA1000), cpqshd.cdm version 0.200 or later has to be loaded on t...
Page 37 - Choose Driver options from the main menu.; in; directory, or press ENTER to accept the default.
Installing the NetWare Driver 37 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Installing the Driver Note: The QL2300.HAM driver may not be compatible with NetWare versions earlier than v4.2. This section provides instructions for installing the QLA2300...
Page 38 - Table 5; Press F10 to save the parameter settings.
Installing the NetWare Driver 38 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide 12. Choose Select/Modify Driver Parameters and enter the slot number. If you have only one HBA in your server, this parameter is ignored. However, you must specify a valid nu...
Page 39 - Troubleshooting
39 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide 6 Troubleshooting Three basic types of installation problems can cause your FCA2214/FCA2214DC HBA to function incorrectly: hardware problems, system configuration problems, or Fibre Channel problems. The ...
Page 40 - Hardware Problem Checklist; Appendix A
Troubleshooting 40 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Hardware Problem Checklist ■ Are all of the circuit cards installed securely in the system? ■ Are all of the cables securely connected to the correct connectors? Be sure that the FC cables...
Page 41 - System Configuration Problems; Were all of the FC devices powered up before you powered up the PC?
Troubleshooting 41 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide System Configuration Problems If you have problems with the motherboard connection, your adapter may not function properly. All PCI-compliant and PCI-X-compliant systems automatically dete...
Page 43 - If the configuration settings are incorrect, your HBA may not
43 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide A Fast!UTIL This appendix provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the FCA2214/FCA2214DC HBA and the connected devices. This HBA can be con...
Page 44 - Configuration Settings; Host Adapter Settings; Table 6
Fast!UTIL 44 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Configuration Settings The first selection on the Fast!UTIL Options menu is Configuration Settings. These settings configure the Fibre Channel devices and the HBA to which they are attached. Hos...
Page 45 - Selectable Boot Settings; This option restores the HBA default settings.; Raw NVRAM Data; Table 7
Fast!UTIL 45 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Selectable Boot Settings This option enables you to select the node name from which you want to boot. Once enabled, this option forces the system to boot on the selected FC hard disk, ignoring a...
Page 46 - The following section describes the settings:
Fast!UTIL 46 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide The following section describes the settings: ■ Execution Throttle—This setting specifies the maximum number of commands executing on any one port. When a port’s execution throttle is reached, n...
Page 48 - Extended Firmware Settings; Table 8
Fast!UTIL 48 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Extended Firmware Settings From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Extended Firmware Settings. Table 8 lists the default settings for the HBA: Table 8: Extended Firmware Settin...
Page 50 - Scan Fibre Channel Devices; Performing a low-level format destroys all data on the hard; Select Host Adapter
Fast!UTIL 50 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide ■ Command Reference Number—This setting is reserved. The default is Disabled. ■ Read Transfer Ready—This setting is reserved. The default is Disabled. ■ Response Timer—This setting contains the ...
Page 51 - Regulatory Compliance; This appendix covers the following topics:
51 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide B Regulatory Compliance Notices This appendix covers the following topics: ■ Federal Communications Commission Notice , page 52 ■ Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC Logo—United Sta...
Page 52 - Federal Communications Commission Notice; Class A Equipment
Regulatory Compliance Notices 52 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Federal Communications Commission Notice Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations has established Radio Frequency (RF) emission limits to ...
Page 53 - Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC; For questions regarding your product, contact:; Modifications
Regulatory Compliance Notices 53 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked with the FCC Logo—United States Only This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following t...
Page 54 - Japanese Notice
Regulatory Compliance Notices 54 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Class A Equipment This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A resp...
Page 55 - Laser Devices; Laser Safety Warnings; Compliance with CDRH Regulations
Regulatory Compliance Notices 55 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Laser Devices All HP systems equipped with a laser device comply with safety standards, including International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 825. With specific regard to...
Page 57 - Electrostatic Discharge
57 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide C Electrostatic Discharge To prevent damaging the system, you must take precautions when setting up the system or when handling parts. A discharge of static electricity from a finger or other conductor ma...
Page 58 - Grounding Methods; 0 percent resistance in the ground cords. To provide proper
Electrostatic Discharge 58 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide Grounding Methods There are several methods for grounding. Use one or more of the following methods when handling or installing electrostatic-sensitive parts: ■ Use a wrist strap c...
Page 59 - index
59 FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation Guide index Index Index A adapters components 18 installing 21 before you begin 20 BIOS 21 considerations 22 prerequisites 18 specifications 15 audience 8 authorized reseller, HP 12 C cables, FCC compliance sta...
