Page 3 - Contents
iii Contents Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viElectrical Sa...
Page 5 - Safety information; Important Safety Instructions; 在执行任何指令之前,请阅读本文档中的所有注意事项及安全声明。参见
v Safety information Note: The service procedures are designed to help you isolate problems. They are written with the assumption that you have model-specific training on all computers, or that you are familiar with the computers, functions, terminology, and service information provided in this manu...
Page 6 - General Safety; Electrical Safety; xx
vi Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide General Safety Follow these rules to ensure general safety:• Observe good housekeeping in the area of the machines during and after maintenance. • When lifting any heavy object: 1. Ensure you can stand...
Page 8 - Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices; NOTE
viii Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices Any computer part containing transistors or integrated circuits (IC) should be considered sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). ESD damage can...
Page 13 - Introduction; Fibre Channel overview
1 1 Introduction This Installation and User’s Guide contains instructions for installing your Intel ® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps in an Intel ® Blade Server Chassis SBCE. This document contains information about: • Installing and configuring the 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Exp...
Page 14 - Related documentation; Features and specifications
2 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide Related documentation This Installation and User’s Guide contains setup and installation instructions for your expansion card, including information about getting started and how to configure your expan...
Page 15 - Inventory checklist; Notices and statements used in this book; Major components of the Fibre Channel Expansion Card
3 Inventory checklist The Expansion Card option package includes the following items: • Intel ® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps • Intel ® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps Resource CD Notices and statements used in this book The following types of no...
Page 17 - Handling static-sensitive devices; Installation guidelines
5 2 Installing the Fibre Channel I/O Expansion Card This chapter provides detailed requirements for installing the Fibre Channel I/O Expansion Cards. The expansion card can be installed in a blade server and a storage expansion unit. Note: See the blade server or expansion unit documentation for ins...
Page 18 - Configuring a command session
6 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide Ensure that an I/O module that supports fibre channel operation is installed in I/O-module bay 3, I/O-module bay 4, or both I/O-module bays 3 and 4 in the SBCE unit. If your SBCE component supports the ...
Page 19 - Installing the device drivers
7 3 Updating the boot code and firmware, and installing device drivers After you install the Fibre Channel Expansion Card, be sure that the latest boot code and firmware are installed. Then install the device drivers. Note: For the latest information about supported operating systems, versions of de...
Page 21 - Configuration Settings menu options; Select host adapter
9 4 Using Fast!UTIL This chapter provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the small form factor Fibre Channel Expansion Card when it is installed in an Intel ® Server Compute Blade. You can configure the I/O expansion card using the Fa...
Page 23 - Selectable Boot settings; Restore Default settings; Raw NOVRAM data
11 There are specific Fibre Channel Expansion Card settings that you cannot modify. Table 5 describes these settings and gives examples. Note: See the device driver installation instructions for the required operating system specific modifications to the NVRAM. BIOS address: The BIOS address is the ...
Page 24 - Advanced adapter settings
12 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide Advanced adapter settings Use this option to view and set advanced adapter settings. The default settings for the Fibre Channel Expansion Card are listed in Table 6 on page 12 and are described in this...
Page 25 - Scan Fibre Channel devices; Loopback data test
13 RIO operation mode: This setting specifies the reduced interrupt operation (RIO) mode, if supported by the software device driver. When the expansion card is in RIO mode, you can post multiple command completions in a single interrupt (see Table 7 on page 13). Interrupt delay timer: This setting ...
Page 27 - Using the SANsurfer application; Overview of the QLogic* SANsurfer application
15 5 Using the SANsurfer application This chapter provides an overview of the QLogic* SANsurfer application that can be used by advanced users to customize the configuration of the Fibre Channel expansion card when it is installed in a blade server. For more detailed information, see the SANsurfer a...
Page 28 - Utilities; Update flash
16 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide • Control host-side agent operations, including setting of the host agent polling interval • Review host adapter information, including: — General information — Statistics — Information about attached ...
Page 29 - Troubleshooting
17 6 Troubleshooting If you are having a problem, use the following information to help you determine the cause of the problem and the action to take. Additional troubleshooting and debugging procedures are available in the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide for your blade server....
Page 31 - A Getting help and technical assistance; Before you call; Using the documentation
A19 A Getting help and technical assistance If you need help, technical assistance, or just want more information about Intel products, you will find a wide variety of sources available from Intel to assist you. This appendix contains information about where to go for additional information about In...
Page 33 - B Regulatory and Compliance Information; Product Regulatory Compliance; Intended Application
B21 B Regulatory and Compliance Information Product Regulatory Compliance Intended Application This product was evaluated as Information Technology Equipment (ITE), which may be installed in offices, schools, computer rooms, and similar commercial type locations. The suitability of this product for ...
Page 34 - Certifications / Registrations / Declarations; Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices
B22 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide Certifications / Registrations / Declarations • UL Certification (US/Canada) • CE Declaration of Conformity (CENELEC Europe) • FCC/ICES-003 Class A Attestation (USA/Canada) • VCCI Certification (Japan...