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v Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figures Figure 1-1. PCI Adapter Slot Numbering 1-4 Figure 2-1. Faceplate of the U575 PCI Adapter 2-2 Figure 2-2. RJ-45 Connector 2-6 Figure 2-3. Initial PROSet Dialog Box 2-8 Figure 2-4. Identify Adapter Dialog Box 2-16 Figure 2-5. Setting the Link Speed and Du...

vi Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Tables Table 1-1. Supported PCI Adapters 1-2 Table 1-2. General Reference Information for PCI Adapters 1-5 Table 2-6. U575 PCI Adapter Features and Requirements Summary 2-2 Table 2-7. U575 PCI Adapter Slot Locations 2-3 Table 2-8. Maximum Number of Ethernet PC...

Preface vii Preface Purpose of This Manual The Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide describes the PCI adapters used in Express5800/320Ma systems. The guide contains information specific to each adapter, including hardware and software requirements, cabling specifications, and configuration and troub...

Preface viii Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Typographical Conventions The following typographical conventions are used in Express5800/320Ma system documents: • The bold font emphasizes words in text or indicates text that you type, the name of a screen object, or the name of a programming elem...

Preface Preface ix If you are unable to resolve your questions with the help available at these online sites, and the Express5800/320Ma system is covered by a service agreement, please contact NEC Technical Support (866-269-1239). Notices • All regulatory notices are provided in the site planning gu...

Overview of PCI Adapters 1-1 Chapter 1 Overview of PCI Adapters 1- Peripheral component interconnect (PCI) adapters, along with the Express5800/320Ma I/O subsystem, provide the I/O capability for Express5800/320Ma systems. The following sections present an overview of the PCI adapters for Express580...

PCI Adapters Available with Express5800/320Ma Systems 1-2 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide N O T E S 1. For information about the U463 Virtual Technician Module, see the Express5800/320Ma Virtual Technician Module User’s Guide, the Express5800/320Ma ActiveService Network Configuration Guide, and...

System Configurations and PCI Slot Availability Overview of PCI Adapters 1-3 System Configurations and PCI Slot Availability Express5800/320Ma systems contain two CPU- I ⁄ O enclosures, each of which contains a CPU element and an I/O element. The duplication of enclosures provides redundancy in comp...

Paired PCI Slots and Duplex Operation of PCI Adapters 1-4 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide No slots are reserved; however, you can install full-height PCI adapters only in slot 2 or slot 3. See the Hardware Requirements section in each chapter for specific installation recommendations for each a...

General References Overview of PCI Adapters 1-5 N O T E If you remove a simplexed PCI adapter, or if it fails, communications for applications related to that adapter will terminate. Removing one of two duplexed PCI adapters, however, will not affect communications. To increase the fault tolerance o...

General References 1-6 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Status LEDs for I/O enclosures and PCI slots Express5800/320Ma: Operation and Maintenance Guide General troubleshooting procedures General maintenance information CRU replacement procedures Table 1-2. General Reference Information for PCI A...

Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-1 Chapter 2 Ethernet PCI Adapters 2- The following sections describe the supported Ethernet PCI adapters: • “U575 Dual-Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapters” on page 2-1 • “Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters” on page 2-2 N O T E Your system may also contain dedicated Ethernet por...

Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-2 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-1. Faceplate of the U575 PCI Adapter Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters Your system contains two embedded 10/100/1000-Mbps Ethernet PCI adapters in each CPU- I ⁄ O enclosure. For diagrams of the ports for these adapters, se...

Hardware Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-3 Requirements and configuration procedures for the embedded Ethernet PCI adapters are similar to the procedures for the other Ethernet PCI adapters. Hardware Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters For fault tolerance, install Eth...

Software Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-4 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Software Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI adapters require the following software: • sragbe.sys Ethernet driver The Express5800/320Ma System Software initial program load (IPL) installs this dri...

Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-5 Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters The following sections describe the cabling requirements of the following Ethernet PCI adapters: • “Cabling U575 and Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters” on page 2-5 N O T E Label each ca...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-6 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-2. RJ-45 Connector Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Use the PROSet utility to configure Ethernet PCI adapters (see “Starting PROSet” on page 2-7 ). PROSet is part of the Ethernet PCI adapter software. Use PROSet to ...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-7 • Troubleshoot Ethernet PCI adapters (see “Using PROSet Utility Diagnostics” on page 2-41 ). N O T E S 1. In systems with more than one enclosure, you can physically remove an enclosure without disrupting the network only if the active Ethe...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-8 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide A PROSet dialog box appears (see Figure 2-3 for an example). Figure 2-3. Initial PROSet Dialog Box If you need to start PROSet remotely, you can use Windows Remote Desktop to access PROSet (and the system’s desktop). You can ...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-9 N O T E S 1. When you are using PROSet remotely through Remote Desktop, do not modify the team that provides your connection to the system. Doing so will result in a loss of network connection. 2. Only one user can access PROSet at a time. ...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-10 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide You can assign any Ethernet PCI adapter supplied by NEC Solutions (America), Inc. to any type of team, with some exceptions for static link aggregation teams. See “Static Link Aggregation Teams” on page 2-11 for details. N O...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-11 address of the new primary adapter. As a result, some packets are dropped until the new primary adapter can reestablish connections using the new Ethernet address (possibly a 30-second or more delay). To disable receive load balancing and ...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-12 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Note that the Ethernet PCI adapters in an 802.3ad team cannot be connected to a hub. The adapters must be connected to a single switch that supports the final 802.3ad specification, and the relevant switch ports must be prop...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-13 Virtual LANs You can add a Virtual LAN (VLAN) to any type of Ethernet team. N O T E NEC Solutions (America), Inc. supports VLANs only over Ethernet teams, not over individual adapters. An unteamed adapter is a single point of failure that ...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-14 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet Teams Use the PROSet utility to configure Ethernet PCI adapters into teams. Keep the following notes, guidelines, and restrictions in mind when you create a team: • If you disable a team but subsequently...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-15 1. “Locating Ethernet PCI Adapters” on page 2-15 2. “Configuring Link Speed and Duplex Mode” on page 2-16 3. “Creating Ethernet Teams” on page 2-18 4. “Configuring Virtual LANs Over a Team” on page 2-22 5. “Verifying the Configuration of T...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-16 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-4. Identify Adapter Dialog Box 5. Click Start to flash the LED. The LED flashes for the specified number of seconds. Find the Ethernet port with the flashing LED and make note of its device name in PROSet. 6. When t...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-17 To set the link speed and duplex mode 1. Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so (see “Star ting PROSet” on page 2-7 ). 2. In the left pane of the Intel(R) PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box, click an adapter. (Each p...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-18 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-6. Verifying Link Speed, Duplex Mode, and Link Activity If necessary, also verify the actual link speed and duplex mode LEDs on the Ethernet PCI adapters and the remote ports to which they are connected. If the link...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-20 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-8. Selecting Ethernet PCI Adapters for a Team 5. After you have selected the Ethernet PCI adapters for the team, click Next, and then click Finish. 6. When the Intel(R) PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box reappe...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-21 Figure 2-9. Assigning Priorities to Ethernet PCI Adapters N O T E You can select only one primary adapter and only one secondary adapter for a team. If you select another primary or secondary adapter, it overrides your initial selection. T...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-22 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Virtual LANs Over a Team C A U T I O N ! Configuring a VLAN over an Ethernet team disrupts the network traffic over the team. N O T E Configuring VLANs is optional. You can have an Ethernet team without VLANs. 1....

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-23 Figure 2-11. Specifying a VLAN ID and Name 4. In the same dialog box, enter a Name for the VLAN. The name is only for identification, and it does not need to match the name of VLAN on other network devices. 5. Click OK. The new entry for t...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-24 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide 2. Verify that an IP address has been assigned to each team or VLAN. • If you have created a team without VLANs, the team requires an IP address. (The individual Ethernet PCI adapters in a team have no IP addresses.) To find...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-27 Figure 2-14. Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 5. Click OK to accept the changes. 6. In the Team #n Properties or VLAN Name, ID: n Properties dialog box, click Close to process the new TCP/IP settings and to close the dialog box. 7. Re...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-28 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide • “Updating a Team’s Ethernet Address” on page 2-32 • “Removing an Ethernet Team” on page 2-34 N O T E S 1. Anytime you modify an existing team, you might temporarily interrupt the flow of network traffic to the team. 2. Whe...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-29 Figure 2-15. Removing an Ethernet PCI Adapter from a Team 4. A confirmation message appears. If there are only two Ethernet PCI adapters in the team, PROSet warns you about leaving the team with only one adapter ( Figure 2-16 ). Click OK. ...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-30 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide 6. Click Apply to process and save the changes. 7. If you are not physically replacing the Ethernet PCI adapters that you removed, update the Ethernet address of the team at this time. See “Updating a Team’s Ethernet Address...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-31 Adding Ethernet PCI Adapters to a Team N O T E Add Ethernet PCI adapters to only one team at a time. Complete the procedure before adding an adapter to another team. 1. Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so (see “Star ti...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-32 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide 5. If necessary, reset the Ethernet address of the team. See “Updating a Team’s Ethernet Address” on page 2-32 . 6. If you have not already done so, connect the new Ethernet PCI adapters to the network. 7. Verify the configu...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-33 Figure 2-19. Obtaining the Ethernet Address for a Team 3. To obtain the permanent Ethernet address of each Ethernet PCI adapter, click the adapter in the device tree, click the General tab, and click Adapter Details. Note the value of Perm...

Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-34 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide To update the Ethernet Address for a team 1. Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so (see “Starting PROSet” on page 2-7 ). 2. In the left pane of the Intel(R) PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box, right-c...

Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-35 Figure 2-21. Removing a Team of Ethernet PCI Adapters 3. A confirmation message appears (see Figure 2-22 ). Click OK. Figure 2-22. Confirmation Message: Removing a Team 4. When the Intel(R) PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box reapp...

Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-36 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide • “Checking Status LEDs” on page 2-36 • “Checking Cables of Ethernet PCI Adapters” on page 2-38 • “Verifying Link Data Rate and Mode” on page 2-38 • “Checking the Network Statistics” on page 2-38 • “Using PROSet Utility ...

Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-37 U575 PCI adapters have two status LEDs in each connector port (see Figure 2-1 ). Table 2-12 describes these LEDs. Table 2-10. Status LEDs on Embedded Ethernet Ports LED Color and State Meaning ACT/LINK(Left) Unlit Link not present Gree...

Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-38 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Checking Cables of Ethernet PCI Adapters If your system cannot communicate with the network using a particular Ethernet port, make sure that the Ethernet cable is properly connected to the port and that the ACT/LNK LED o...

Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-39 Figure 2-24. Network Statistics in PROSet You can also find network statistics for unteamed adapters in ftSMC. The statistics are located in Performance Counters under the Ethernet Controller node ( Figure 2-25 ).

Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-41 Using PROSet Utility Diagnostics Use the PROSet utility to run diagnostic tests on Ethernet connections, cables, and hardware. N O T E S 1. Running Hardware diagnostic tests on the primary adapter in an AFT or SFT team stops network tr...

U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-1 Chapter 3 U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3- The following 64-bit, 66-MHz PCI host bus adapters (HBAs) provide connections to most EMC CLARiiON or Symmetrix storage systems: • The U525 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters provide 2-...

U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-2 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide For information about your EMC storage system, see the EMC documentation supplied with your storage system. For additional information about the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters, contact Technical Support (86...

Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-3 Figure 3-1. Faceplate of an Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapter Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters are optional. Table 3-2 lists ...

Software Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-4 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Software Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters To function properly, optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters require a QLogic QLA2310 driver and other software updates approved by EMC. The ad...

Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-5 N O T E S 1. If the EMC Support Matrix points to the QLogic Web site for the latest adapter driver, search for the driver under the QLogic product name for the adapter. 2. If you need to u...

Configuring Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-6 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 3-2. LC Connector of a Fibre Channel Optical Cable Configuring Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters The manufacturer configures the internal settings for each optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter before the ada...

Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-7 3. Physically install the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters. For more information about this procedure, including pertinent safety and electrostatic discharge precautions for working insi...

Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-8 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide To update the driver using Device Manager 1. Access Device Manager. For example: a. On the Start menu, right-click My Computer. Then, click Manage on the shortcut menu. b. In the left pane of Computer...

Troubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-9 Troubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters To troubleshoot an optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter, you can perform general troubleshooting procedures for the system and procedures specific t...

Converting Adapters for Low- and High-Profile PCI Slots A-1 Appendix A Converting Adapters for Low- and High-Profile PCI Slots A- If you order and receive certain PCI adapters separately from the system, you may need to convert them from a low-profile adapter to a high-profile adapter, or from a hig...

Index-1 Index Index- A Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) teams, 2-10adapters. See PCI adaptersAdaptive Load Balancing (ALB) teams, 2-10AK533 attachment kit, 1-3 using for U525 or U526 adapters, 3-3using for U575 adapters, 2-3 AX100 storage system, 3-1 C cables of PCI adapters embedded Ethernet adapters,...