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Figures 1. FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter serial number label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 vii

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Tables 1. Mapping of FAStT names to DS4000 Series names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv 2. Where to find DS4000 installation and configuration procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi 3. FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. FC 4Gbps PCI-X HBA ...

Safety Before installing this product, read the Safety Information. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança. Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí. Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt. Lees voordat u dit produc...

Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad. Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten. Statement 1: DANGER Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is hazardous. To avoid a shock hazard: v Do not connect or disconnect any cables...

CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following: v Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts inside the de...

xiv IBM System Storage DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA: Installation and User’s Guide

About this document This book provides instructions for installing and customizing the configuration of your IBM System Storage ™ DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA and connected devices. It also provides information on troubleshooting your IBM System Storage DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dua...

DS4000 Storage Subsystem installation tasks - General overview Table 2 provides a sequential list of many installation and configuration tasks that are common to most DS4000 configurations. When you install and configure your DS4000 storage subsystem, refer to this table to find the documentation th...

Table 2. Where to find DS4000 installation and configuration procedures (continued) Installation task Where to find information or procedures 6 Power up the subsystem v DS4100 Storage Server Installation, User’s, and Maintenance Guide v DS4300 Fibre Channel Storage Server Installation and User’s Gui...

Table 2. Where to find DS4000 installation and configuration procedures (continued) Installation task Where to find information or procedures 14 Verify DS4000 subsystem health v DS4100 Storage Server Installation, User’s, and Maintenance Guide v DS4300 Fibre Channel Storage Server Installation and U...

v Check for technical information, hints, tips, and new device drivers at the following Web site: www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/ v Use an IBM discussion forum on the IBM Web site to ask questions. You can solve many problems without outside assistance by following the troubleshooting proc...

v For the latest information about operating system and HBA support, clustering support, SAN fabric support, and Storage Manager feature support, see the TotalStorage DS4000 Interoperability Matrix at the following Web site: www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds4000/interop-matrix.html Software servic...

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Appendix F, “Additional DS4000 documentation,” on page 45 provides references to other DS4000 publications. xxii IBM System Storage DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA: Installation and User’s Guide

Notices used in this document The caution and danger statements used in this book also appear in the multilingual Safety Information book provided with your IBM System Storage DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA. Each caution and danger statement is numbered for easy reference to the correspo...

xxiv IBM System Storage DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA: Installation and User’s Guide

Chapter 1. Preparing and installing the IBM System Storage DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA This chapter contains instructions for preparing and installing the IBM System Storage DS4000 FC 4Gbps PCI-X Single/Dual Port HBA and describes the adapter components. The IBM System Storage DS4000 ...

Installing the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter Attention: To avoid damage to your fiber-optic cables, follow these guidelines: v Do not route the cable along a folding cable-management arm. v For devices on slide rails, leave enough slack in the cables so that they do not bend to a diameter of less than 76 m...

Note: Remember, the drive letter must be mapped to the root of the NetWare SYS volume. 5. When you are prompted to enable the QLogic failover configuration, do not enable it. (IBM recommends the use of the RDAC multipath driver as the DS4000 LUN failover/failback driver, in a Microsoft Windows envir...

– Link status for attached device v Perform adapter functions, including: – Configuring the adapter NVRAM settings – Executing fibre diagnostics (read/write buffer loopback tests) – Performing flash updates on an adapter – Performing NVRAM updates on an adapter v Manage configurations: – Save config...

Important: 1. Because there are two NVRAM setting areas per dual port FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter (one NVRAM setting area for each port), you must select each of the ports separately and perform the NVRAM update for each port, provided you want to update the NVRAM settings on both ports. 2. Updating the ...

where xxxx is the adapter address. If xxxx is omitted, then the program will attempt to change (on all of the adapters in the host) the standard NVRAM defaults in the adapter, to the new defaults from the NVRAM files. 8. Press ″ Enter. ″ 9. The flasutil program will display the existing version of t...

v Exit FASt!UTIL You can access the host bus adapter settings through the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL. See “Host bus adapter settings” and“Advanced FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter Settings” on page 25 for detailed information on the settings. Host bus adapter settings You can modify most of the ...

FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter hard loop ID This setting forces the adapter to attempt to use the ID specified in the Hard Loop ID setting. The default is Disabled. Hard loop ID If the FC 4Gbps PCI-X Adapter Hard Loop ID setting is Enabled, the adapter attempts to use the ID specified in this setting. The d...

Appendix A. Accessibility This section provides information about alternate keyboard navigation, which is a DS4000 Storage Manager accessibility feature. Accessibility features help a user who has a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use software products successf...

Appendix B. Notices This publication was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM may not offer the products, services, or features discussed in this document in other countries. Consult your local IBM representative for information on the products and services currently availab...

IBM makes no representation or warranties regarding non-IBM products and services that are ServerProven ® , including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. These products are offered and warranted solely by third parties. IBM makes no repr...

Appendix E. Cable Warning WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with this product, will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. © Copyright...

Appendix F. Additional DS4000 documentation The following tables present an overview of the IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager, Storage Subsystem, and Storage Expansion Enclosure product libraries, as well as other related documents. Each table lists documents that are included in the librari...