Page 2 - QLogic is a trademark of QLogic Corporation.
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Page 3 - Table of Contents; Section 1
FC2354601-00 A Page iii Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction 1.1 How to Use this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.2 General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.3 What is Fibre Channel? . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 4 - Section 3
SANblade 2300 Series User’s Guide2-Gb Fibre Channel to PCI-X Host Bus Adapters Page iv FC2354601-00 A 2.7 Agency Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 2.7.1 EMI and EMC Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20 2.7.2 Product Safety Require...
Page 7 - Solaris SPARC Driver Installation; FIGURES; Figure; TABLES; Table
SANblade 2300 Series User’s Guide 2-Gb Fibre Channel to PCI-X Host Bus Adapters FC2354601-00 A Page vii 9.4.2.3 Loading and Unloading the qla2x00 Driver Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10 9.4.2.4 Building a Ramdisk Image to Load the qla2300 Driver . ....
Page 9 - Introduction; How to Use this Guide
FC2354601-00 A 1-1 Section 1 Introduction 1.1 How to Use this Guide The SANblade QLogic host bus adapters (HBAs) supported in this document are described in the following paragraphs; they are collectively referred to as the QLA23xx HBA unless otherwise noted. These HBAs are all low-profile, 64-bit P...
Page 10 - Features; Compliance with PCI Local Bus Specification revision 2.2
1 – IntroductionFeatures 1-2 FC2354601-00 A With its increased connectivity and performance, Fibre Channel is the I/O technology preferred and used by system designers. 1.4 Features ■ Compliance with PCI Local Bus Specification revision 2.2 ■ Compliance with PCI-X Addendum (revision 1.0) to the PCI ...
Page 11 - Part I; Hardware; Section 4
FC2354601-00 A I-1 Part I Hardware This part of the SANblade 2300 User’s Guide describes the host bus adapters (HBAs) and how to install and configure them. See the section that corresponds to your HBA. Section 4 contains troubleshooting information. HBA Section QLA2340/2340L 2 QLA2342/2342L 3
Page 13 - Section 2; . Take a minute to write down the serial number of the
FC2354601-00 A 2-1 Section 2 QLA2340/2340L 2.1 QLA2340/2340L HBA Components Figure 2-1 identifies the QLA2340/2340L HBA components referenced throughout this section. Each QLA2340/2340L HBA has a unique serial number; its location on the HBA is noted in figure 2-1 . Take a minute to write down the s...
Page 14 - An optical mutimode cable with an LC-style duplex connector
2 – QLA2340/2340LInstallation in the Computer 2-2 FC2354601-00 A 2.1.1 LEDs Figure 2-2 identifies and describes the activity of the QLA2340/2340L HBA LEDs. Figure 2-2. QLA2340/2340L HBA LED Activity 2.1.2 Jumpers The jumpers on the QLA2340/2340L HBAs set the default state of the laser and are set at...
Page 15 - Remove the computer cover and save the screws.
2 – QLA2340/2340L Installation in the Computer FC2354601-00 A 2-3 Perform the following steps to install the QLA2340/2340L HBA in your PC: 1. Check the motherboard and make any configuration changes necessary to accommodate the QLA2340/2340L HBA. The QLA2340/2340L HBA is self-configuring; however, s...
Page 16 - Installation Help
2 – QLA2340/2340LInstallation in the Computer 2-4 FC2354601-00 A 8. Connect the appropriate cable from the devices to the corresponding connector. 9. Carefully reinstall the computer cover. Insert and tighten the computer cover screws. 10. Power up all external FC devices, then power up the PC and o...
Page 17 - installing FCode on a QLA2340/2340L HBA in a SunSPARC system.; may not function properly.; Configuration Settings
2 – QLA2340/2340L Fast!UTIL FC2354601-00 A 2-5 If you have a selectable boot BIOS and want to boot to an FC hard disk, set the motherboard BIOS parameters to None or Not Installed. The ROM BIOS on the QLA2340/2340L HBA automatically configures the FC peripherals. Some new system BIOSs support select...
Page 18 - Host Adapter Settings; and described in the following paragraphs.; Selectable Boot Settings
2 – QLA2340/2340LFast!UTIL 2-6 FC2354601-00 A 2.3.2.1 Host Adapter Settings From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Host Adapter Settings. The default settings for the QLA2340/2340L HBA are listed in table 2-1 and described in the following paragraphs. ■ Host Adapter BIOS. When thi...
Page 19 - other nondisk devices.; Restore Default Settings
2 – QLA2340/2340L Fast!UTIL FC2354601-00 A 2-7 Some new system BIOSs support selectable boot, which supersedes the Fast!UTIL selectable boot setting. To boot from an FC hard disk attached to the QLA2340/2340L HBA, select the QLA2340/2340L HBA FC hard disk on the system BIOS. NOTE: This option applie...
Page 21 - operating environments.; Extended Firmware Settings
2 – QLA2340/2340L Fast!UTIL FC2354601-00 A 2-9 NOTE: The driver being loaded must support this setting. If the driver does not support this setting, the result is the same as Disabled regardless of the setting. Leaving this option enabled guaranties a certified combination of software driver and RIS...
Page 22 - NOTE: The Class 2 Service setting must be Enabled to use the ACK0
2 – QLA2340/2340LFast!UTIL 2-10 FC2354601-00 A ■ Extended Control Block. This setting enables all other extended firmware settings. The default is Enabled. ■ RIO Operation Mode. This setting specifies the reduced interrupt operation (RIO) modes, if supported by the software driver. RIO modes allow p...
Page 24 - FCode
2 – QLA2340/2340LFCode 2-12 FC2354601-00 A 2.4 FCode This section provides instructions for installing FCode on a QLA2340/2340L HBA installed in a Solaris SPARC system. A QLA2340/2340L HBA with FCode loaded in its flash ROM provides boot capability to its attached devices. The following files are in...
Page 25 - selecting connection mode 3.
2 – QLA2340/2340L FCode FC2354601-00 A 2-13 2.4.2 Setting the QLA2340/2340L HBA Connection Mode Perform the following steps to view the current QLA2340/2340L HBA connection mode and change it if necessary. NOTE: Due to possible equipment incompatibility, QLogic does not recommend selecting connectio...
Page 26 - Setting and Viewing the Fibre Channel Data Rate; Current HBA data rate: One Gigabit rate
2 – QLA2340/2340LFCode 2-14 FC2354601-00 A 2.4.3 Setting the QLA2340/2340L HBA Loop ID When the QLA2340/2340L HBA is currently operating in loop mode (through connection mode 0 or connection mode 2), perform the following steps to view its loop ID and change it if necessary: 1. Select the QLA2340/23...
Page 27 - Current HBA data rate: Two Gigabit rate; Selecting the Boot Device; attached to the machine.; Use the show-children command to view the devices attached to the; Save the boot device information to the QLA2340/2340L HBA’s NVRAM.
2 – QLA2340/2340L FCode FC2354601-00 A 2-15 Use the set-data-rate command to change the current QLA2340/2340L Fibre Channel data rate. For example: ok 1 set-data-rate Calculating NVRAM checksum, please wait... Current HBA data rate: Two Gigabit rate Table 2-6 lists the values to enter and their corr...
Page 28 - Building the Bootable Disk; To build a bootable disk, perform the following steps:
2 – QLA2340/2340LFCode 2-16 FC2354601-00 A The following displays: Calculating NVRAM checksum, please wait.... doneBoot device login successfulBoot WWN - 20000020 37009eeb WWPN - 22000020 37009eeb Id - 82 Lun - 0 ok 6. To boot the QLA2340/2340L HBA, type the complete boot path, including the loop ID...
Page 29 - WARNING!! Misusing the format command can destroy the data on your
2 – QLA2340/2340L FCode FC2354601-00 A 2-17 If there were not at least 1.7 GB free on this disk, you would need to create a partition on the new bootable disk large enough to hold the largest temporary saveset files plus the largest used space on a partition. In this example, it would be a 3.2 GB (1...
Page 30 - rm restoresymtable
2 – QLA2340/2340LFCode 2-18 FC2354601-00 A 6. Use the ufsdump utility to copy the root partition to the new book disk. For example: ufsdump 0f - / | ufsrestore rf - 7. Use the rm command to delete the restoresymtable file: rm restoresymtable 8. Install the boot block on the new boot disk. For exampl...
Page 31 - ok setenv boot-disk fibredisk; Specifications; Tables
2 – QLA2340/2340L Specifications FC2354601-00 A 2-19 14. Create an alias entry for the new boot device (optional). For example: ok nvalias fibredisk /pci@1f,0/pci@1/QLGC,qla@4/sd@82,0 15. Set default boot device to be the new boot device (optional). For example: ok setenv boot-disk fibredisk 2.5 Spe...
Page 32 - The QLA2340/2340L conform to the following requirements:; CLASS I LASER PRODUCT
2 – QLA2340/2340LLabel 2-20 FC2354601-00 A 2.6 Label The transceiver on the QLA2340/2340L HBA is a Class I laser product. It complies with IEC 825-1 and FDA 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11. The transceiver must be operated under recommended operating conditions. 2.7 Agency Certification The following sec...
Page 33 - Product Safety Requirements
2 – QLA2340/2340L Agency Certification FC2354601-00 A 2-21 ■ CE Mark 89/336/EEC EMC Directive ❑ EN55022:1998/CISPR22:1997 Class B ❑ Radiated Emission Class B ❑ Conducted Emission Class B ❑ EN55024:1998 ❑ Immunity Standards ❑ EN61000-4-2 :1995 ESD ❑ EN61000-4-3 :1995 RF Electro Magnetic Field ❑ EN610...
Page 36 - Two optical mutimode cables with LC-style duplex connectors
3 – QLA2342/2342LInstallation in the Computer 3-2 FC2354601-00 A 3.1.1 LEDs Figure 3-2 identifies and describes the activity of the QLA2342/2342L HBA LEDs. Figure 3-2. QLA2342/2342L HBA LED Activity 3.1.2 Jumpers The jumpers on the QLA2342/2342L HBAs set the default state of the laser and are set at...
Page 39 - installing FCode on a QLA2342/2342L HBA in a SunSPARC system.
3 – QLA2342/2342L Fast!UTIL FC2354601-00 A 3-5 If you have a selectable boot BIOS and want to boot to an FC hard disk, set the motherboard BIOS parameters to None or Not Installed. The ROM BIOS on the QLA2342/2342L HBA automatically configures the FC peripherals. Some new system BIOSs support select...
Page 49 - Save the boot device information to the QLA2342/2342L HBA’s NVRAM.
3 – QLA2342/2342L FCode FC2354601-00 A 3-15 Use the set-data-rate command to change the current QLA2342/2342L Fibre Channel data rate. For example: ok 1 set-data-rate Calculating NVRAM checksum, please wait... Current HBA data rate: Two Gigabit rate Table 3-6 lists the values to enter and their corr...
Page 57 - Troubleshooting; Problems After Installation; Are all of the circuit cards installed securely in the system?; System Configuration Problem Checklist
FC5051101-00 A 4-1 Section 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 Problems After Installation There are three basic types of installation problems that can cause your QLA23xx HBA to function incorrectly: hardware problems, system configuration problems, and Fibre Channel problems. The following section provides item...
Page 58 - Fibre Channel Problem Checklist; Were all of the FC devices powered up before you powered up the PC?
4 – TroubleshootingFibre Channel Problem Checklist 4-2 FC5051101-00 A 4.4 Fibre Channel Problem Checklist ■ Were all of the FC devices powered up before you powered up the PC? ■ Check that all cables are properly connected. ■ Have you configured your RAID controller using the utilities provided by t...
Page 59 - Part II; Software
FC2354601-00 A II-1 Part II Software This part of the SANblade 2300 User’s Guide describes how to install the software drivers for the supported operating systems. See the section that corresponds to your computer’s operating system: Before you install the software drivers, you need to locate and do...
Page 61 - Section 5; Windows NT Driver Installation
FC2354601-00 A 5-1 Section 5 Windows NT Driver Installation (QL2300.SYS) 5.1 Introduction This section provides instructions for installing the Windows NT driver under the following operating system conditions: ■ Initial installation of the Windows NT 4.0 operating system and the Windows NT driver ■...
Page 62 - Initial Installation of Windows NT and the Windows NT Driver; Press S to specify an additional device.; Installing or Updating the Windows NT Driver
5 – Windows NT Driver InstallationWindows NT Installation 5-2 FC2354601-00 A 5.3.1 Initial Installation of Windows NT and the Windows NT Driver Perform the following steps to install Windows NT 4.0 on a Fibre Channel hard disk attached to a QLA23xx HBA: 1. Insert the Windows NT setup disk or CD-ROM ...
Page 63 - Updating the Windows NT Driver; Remove the disk that contains the QLogic driver.; QLDIRECT
5 – Windows NT Driver Installation QLDIRECT FC2354601-00 A 5-3 5.3.3 Updating the Windows NT Driver Perform the following steps if a Windows NT driver is already installed on a Fibre Channel hard disk attached to a QLA23xx HBA and you want to install an updated version of the driver. NOTE: This proc...
Page 64 - . If the QLFILTER driver is installed on your system, perform the; Initial Installation of QLDIRECT; instructions on the screen.; Updating to QLDIRECT from QLFILTER
5 – Windows NT Driver InstallationQLDIRECT 5-4 FC2354601-00 A 5.4.1 QLDIRECT Driver Files Qldirect.sys requires the Ql2300.sys enhanced miniport driver version 7.00.00 or above. The latest version of the QLDIRECT driver and Ql2300.sys enhanced miniport driver for Windows NT are available on the QLog...
Page 65 - QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation
5 – Windows NT Driver Installation QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation FC2354601-00 A 5-5 3. Insert the disk that contains the QLDIRECT driver in an appropriate drive. 4. Execute the Setup.exe installation program on the disk and follow the instructions on the screen. 5. Remove the disk that c...
Page 66 - In the Select OEM Option dialog box, select the QLogic QL2X00IP; . Make sure the MTU size is set to the same; Remove the disk and click Yes to restart the computer.; Updating the QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver
5 – Windows NT Driver InstallationQL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation 5-6 FC2354601-00 A 7. In the Select OEM Option dialog box, select the QLogic QL2X00IP Network Driver, then click OK. 8. In the QLogic IP Configuration Utility dialog box, change the IP driver configuration parameters as appr...
Page 67 - QL2x00IP NDIS Driver and IP Address Configuration; . You can also modify these later as; Driver Configuration; and described in the following
5 – Windows NT Driver Installation QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation FC2354601-00 A 5-7 6. Remove the disk that contains the QLogic driver. 7. Restart your system to load the updated driver. 5.5.3 QL2x00IP NDIS Driver and IP Address Configuration You must configure the IP address and modify ...
Page 68 - QL2X00IP Network Driver, then click Properties.; Make configuration parameter modifications as necessary.; IP Address Configuration; Perform the following steps to modify the IP address:
5 – Windows NT Driver InstallationQL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation 5-8 FC2354601-00 A ■ Header Split Size. This parameter accounts for packets with split headers and data. The parameter value specifies the number of bytes at the beginning of an incoming packet that must be isolated in the f...
Page 69 - Removing the QL2x00IP NDIS Driver; When the warning displays, click Yes to remove the driver.
5 – Windows NT Driver Installation QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation FC2354601-00 A 5-9 5. Click Close. 6. Click Yes to restart the computer. 5.5.4 Removing the QL2x00IP NDIS Driver If you need to remove the QLA2x00IP NDIS driver, perform the following steps: 1. Click the Start button, point...
Page 71 - Section 6; Windows 2000 Driver Installation; and click Link to driver.; . If Windows 2000 is already loaded on your system, perform the
FC2354601-00 A 6-1 Section 6 Windows 2000 Driver Installation (QL2300.SYS) 6.1 Introduction This section provides instructions for installing the Windows 2000 driver under the following operating system conditions: ■ Initial installation of the Windows 2000 operating system and the Windows 2000 driv...
Page 72 - Installing the Windows 2000 Driver; Found New Hardware Wizard.
6 – Windows 2000 Driver InstallationWindows 2000 Installation 6-2 FC2354601-00 A 6.3.1 Initial Installation of Windows 2000 and the Windows 2000 Driver Perform the following steps to install Windows 2000 on a Fibre Channel hard disk attached to the QLA23xx HBA: 1. Insert the Windows 2000 setup disk ...
Page 73 - Yes to restart the system.; Updating the Windows 2000 Driver; I can choose a specific driver. Click Next.
6 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation Windows 2000 Installation FC2354601-00 A 6-3 9. Click Finish. 10. Remove the disk that contains the QLogic driver from the drive, then click Yes to restart the system. 6.3.3 Updating the Windows 2000 Driver Perform the following steps if a Windows 2000 driver is ...
Page 76 - Initial Installation of the QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver; device and click Next.
6 – Windows 2000 Driver InstallationQL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation 6-6 FC2354601-00 A 6.5.1 Initial Installation of the QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Perform the following steps to install the QL2x00IP NDIS network driver: 1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Control Pa...
Page 77 - QL2x00IP NDIS Driver Configuration; . You can also modify these later as appropriate
6 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation FC2354601-00 A 6-7 3. Make a backup copy of the old driver. You can copy the file into the same directory with a .SAV extension indicating that it is the saved file. For example: copy Ql2x00ip.sys Ql2x00ip.sav 4. Insert t...
Page 78 - connection that uses the QLA23xx HBA that you are modifying.; following IP address, then click Properties.; Type an IP address and subnet mask for the QLA23xx HBA. Each IP
6 – Windows 2000 Driver InstallationQL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation 6-8 FC2354601-00 A ■ Buffer Size. This parameter specifies the size of each receive buffer. The buffer size multiplied by the number of buffers must be greater than or equal to the MTU size. Incoming packets cannot be brok...
Page 79 - that you want to modify. The values display to the right.; In the Choose a Hardware Task dialog box, click Uninstall/Unplug a; the removal of the driver.
6 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation FC2354601-00 A 6-9 8. In the QLogic QLA2X00 PCI Adapter #n Properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab. 9. The Property list displays the configuration parameters. Click the parameter that you want to modify. The values...
Page 81 - Section 7; Windows XP Driver Installation
FC2354601-00 A 7-1 Section 7 Windows XP Driver Installation (QL2300.SYS) 7.1 Introduction This section provides instructions for installing the Windows XP driver under the following operating system conditions: ■ Initial installation of Windows XP with the QLA23xx HBA as the boot device ■ Initial in...
Page 82 - Insert the QLogic disk created in; Click Yes to continue with the installation.; Continue with standard installation procedure.; Installing Windows XP with the QLA23xx HBA as an Add-On
7 – Windows XP Driver InstallationInstalling the Windows XP Driver 7-2 FC2354601-00 A 7.3.1 Installing Windows XP with the QLA23xx HBA as the Boot Device Follow these steps to initially install Windows XP and the QL2300.SYS driver on the boot disk attached to the QLA23xx HBA: 1. Start the Windows XP...
Page 83 - Installing the QL2300.SYS Driver
7 – Windows XP Driver Installation Installing the Windows XP Driver FC2354601-00 A 7-3 4. Insert the QLogic disk created in section 7.2 into drive A. Press ENTER. 5. The following message displays: The software you are installing for this hardware: QLogic QLA23xx PCI Fibre Channel Adapter has not pa...
Page 84 - Updating the Existing QLA2300.SYS Driver; Insert the QLogic disk created in; into drive A. Select Install the
7 – Windows XP Driver InstallationInstalling the Windows XP Driver 7-4 FC2354601-00 A 8. In the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard/Completing the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard dialog box, click Finish. 9. The following message displays: Your hardware settings have changed. You must restart your computer fo...
Page 85 - Hardware Wizard dialog box, click Finish.; Do you want to restart your computer now?; Removing the Driver; NOTE: OEMSETUP.INF automatically updates the registry to support
7 – Windows XP Driver Installation System Registry Parameters FC2354601-00 A 7-5 Follow these steps to complete the driver installation: 1. When the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box displays, click Yes. 2. When the Insert Disk message displays, insert the QLogic disk created in section 7.2 int...
Page 87 - UseSameNN
7 – Windows XP Driver Installation System Registry Parameters FC2354601-00 A 7-7 4. If the string FCTape= does not display, add the following text to the end of the string: ;FCTape=1 5. If the string FCTape=0 displays, change the value from 0 to 1. 6. Click OK. 7. Exit the REGEDT32 program, then res...
Page 89 - Section 8; NetWare Driver Installation; currently supported by Novell.; NetWare Driver Files and Parameters
FC2354601-00 A 8-1 Section 8 NetWare Driver Installation (QL2300.HAM) 8.1 Introduction This section provides instructions for installing the NetWare driver in an already installed Novell NetWare 4.2, 5.x, or 6.x system. NOTE: References to Novell NetWare 5.x and 6.x refer to versions that are curren...
Page 90 - Installing the NetWare Driver; LOAD INSTALL
8 – NetWare Driver InstallationInstalling the NetWare Driver 8-2 FC2354601-00 A 8.3 Installing the NetWare Driver NOTE: The QL2300.HAM driver may not be compatible with NetWare versions earlier than 4.2. Perform the following steps to install the NetWare driver in a previously installed NetWare 4.2,...
Page 91 - Section 9; Red Hat Linux Driver Installation; . To create a qla2x00 or qla2300 driver floppy; Driver Floppy Disk 1 (New Operating System Installation); Download the driver to the temporary directory.
FC2354601-00 A 9-1 Section 9 Red Hat Linux Driver Installation 9.1 Introduction This section provides instructions for installing the qla2300 Linux driver under the following operating system conditions: ■ Initial installation of the Red Hat Linux 6.2 operating system and the qla2x00 (v4.x) driver ■...
Page 92 - Driver Floppy Disk 2 (Installed Operating System)
9 – Red Hat Linux Driver InstallationCreating the Driver Floppy Disk 9-2 FC2354601-00 A 5. Insert a blank floppy disk. 6. Run the self-extracting file you downloaded. At the Unzip To Folder prompt, specify A:\ . Verify that the floppy disk contains the following files: ■ modules.cgz ■ modules.dep ■ ...
Page 93 - Install a New Operating System and Driver (Red Hat Linux 6.2)
FC2354601-00 A 9-3 9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Install or Update the Driver (Installed Operating System) 9.3 Install a New Operating System and Driver (Red Hat Linux 6.2) NOTE: To install the qla2x00 driver, the following requirements must be met: ■ For Red Hat Linux 6.2, you must have cre...
Page 94 - NOTE: You must have created driver floppy disk 2 (from; Installing the Driver on the Boot Drive
9 – Red Hat Linux Driver InstallationInstall or Update the Driver (Installed OperatingSystem) 9-4 FC2354601-00 A loading the new driver automatically ( see sections 9.4.2.1 and 9.4.2.2 ) or manually (see section 9.4.2) . To load the qla2300 (v5.x) driver, see sections sections 9.4.2.2 and 9.4.2.3 . ...
Page 95 - Loading the Driver
FC2354601-00 A 9-5 9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Install or Update the Driver (Installed Operating System) 9.4.2 Loading the Driver The qla2x00 or qla2300 driver must be loaded before the system can access the devices attached to the QLA23xx HBA. To build a custom kernel to automatically loa...
Page 99 - Building a Ramdisk Image to Load the Driver Automatically; alias scsi_hostadapter qla2x00
FC2354601-00 A 9-9 9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Install or Update the Driver (Installed Operating System) 9.4.2.2 Building a Ramdisk Image to Load the Driver Automatically You can load the qla2x00 driver at boot time using a ramdisk image. For more information, refer to the Red Hat installa...
Page 100 - alias scsi_hostadapter qla2300
9 – Red Hat Linux Driver InstallationInstall or Update the Driver (Installed OperatingSystem) 9-10 FC2354601-00 A 5. Type the following command to load the new lilo file: # lilo 6. Restart the system. The qla2x00 driver loads automatically. 9.4.2.3 Loading and Unloading the qla2x00 Driver Manually B...
Page 101 - Type the following command to load the new lilo file:; Loading and Unloading the qla2300 Driver Manually
FC2354601-00 A 9-11 9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Install or Update the Driver (Installed Operating System) Linux 6.2 and 7.0), or to /lib/modules/<kernel release version>/drivers/scsi (Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2). 3. Add the dependency for the qla2300 driver and build the ramdisk image...
Page 102 - Building a Driver from the Sources; see; Building a Uniprocessor Version of the Driver
9 – Red Hat Linux Driver InstallationBuilding a Driver from the Sources 9-12 FC2354601-00 A To load the qla2300 driver, do one of the following: ■ For Red Hat Linux 6.2 and 7.0, copy qla2300.o to /lib/modules/<kernel release version>/scsi directory. For Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2, copy qla2300....
Page 103 - Build the qla2x00 driver from the sources.; Building a Multiprocessor Version of the Driver; to; Type the following command to access the Main Menu.
9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Building a Driver from the Sources FC2354601-00 A 9-13 3. Build the qla2x00 driver from the sources. For Red Hat Linux 6.2 and 7.0, type: # make For Red Hat Linux 7.1 and 7.2, type: # make OSVER=linux-2.4 4. Build the qla2300 driver from the sources. For Red Hat...
Page 104 - Using the floppy disk you created in
9 – Red Hat Linux Driver InstallationBuilding a Driver from the Sources 9-14 FC2354601-00 A a. From the Main Menu, select Processor type and features and press ENTER. b. From the Processor Type and Features Menu, select Symmetric multiprocessor and press the SPACEBAR. c. To exit the Main Menu, selec...
Page 105 - Section 10
FC2354601-00 A 10-1 Section 10 Solaris SPARC Driver Installation (QLA2300) 10.1 Introduction This section provides instructions for installing the Solaris SPARC driver in an already installed Solaris SPARC operating system. The latest version of the Solaris SPARC driver package is available on the Q...
Page 106 - in; Installing the Solaris SPARC Driver from the QLogic Web Site; Download the driver package from the QLogic Web site
10 – Solaris SPARC Driver InstallationInstalling the Solaris SPARC Driver from the QLogicWeb Site 10-2 FC2354601-00 A 9. At the command prompt, type: pkgadd -d ./qla2300 10. Continue with step 7 in section 10.3 . 10.3 Installing the Solaris SPARC Driver from the QLogic Web Site Perform the following...
Page 107 - and press ENTER to continue the driver installation. The pkgadd
FC2354601-00 A 10-3 10 – Solaris SPARC Driver Installation Installing the Solaris SPARC Driver from the QLogic Web Site 9. You are prompted to select the directory where the driver will be installed. For example: Processing package instance <QLA2300-3> from</qla2300> QLogic QLA2300 drive...