Qlogic SANblade 2300 Series User's Manual

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FC2354601-00 A Page i Simplify  SANblade 2300 Series User’s Guide 2-Gb Fibre Channel to PCI-X Host Bus Adapters ...

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Page ii  Information furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from...

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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....

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SANblade 2300 Series User’s Guide 2-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 . . . . . . . ....

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SANblade 2300 Series User’s Guide 2-Gb Fibre Channel to PCI-X Host Bus Adapters FC2354601-00 A Page v  Part II Software Section 5 Windows NT Driver Installation 5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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SANblade 2300 Series User’s Guide 2-Gb Fibre Channel to PCI-X Host Bus Adapters Page vi FC2354601-00 A  6.5.3 QL2x00IP NDIS Driver Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 6.5.4 Removing the QL2x00IP NDIS Driver . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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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...

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SANblade 2300 Series User’s Guide 2-Gb Fibre Channel to PCI-X Host Bus Adapters Page viii FC2354601-00 A  3-6 Fibre Channel Data Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15 3-7 QLA2342/2342L HBA Operating Environment...

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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 unles...

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1 – Introduction Features 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...

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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 i...

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I – Hardware I-2 FC2354601-00 A  ...

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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...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L Installation 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 QLA2340/2...

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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 ...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L Installation 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. ...

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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 configur...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L Fast!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 describe...

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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 HB...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L Fast!UTIL 2-8 FC2354601-00 A  ■ Execution Throttle. This setting specifies the maximum number of commands executing on any one port. When a port’s execution throttle is reached, no new commands are executed until the cur...

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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 gu...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L Fast!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 (RI...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L Fast!UTIL FC2354601-00 A 2-11  ■ Fibre Channel Confirm. This setting enables the host to send the FCP confirmation frame when requested by the target. The default is Enabled. This setting must be Enabled if the Fibre Chann...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L FCode 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 ca...

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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 inco...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L FCode 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 ...

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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 Gig...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L FCode 2-16 FC2354601-00 A  The following displays: Calculating NVRAM checksum, please wait.... done Boot device login successful Boot WWN - 20000020 37009eeb WWPN - 22000020 37009eeb Id - 82 Lun - 0 ok 6. To boot the QLA2340/2...

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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 spa...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L FCode 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...

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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 (opt...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L Label 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 oper...

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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 ❑ E...

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2 – QLA2340/2340L Agency Certification 2-22 FC2354601-00 A  ...

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FC2354601-00 A 3-1 Section 3 QLA2342/2342L 3.1 QLA2342/2342L HBA Components Figure 3-1 identifies the QLA2342/2342L HBA components referenced throughout this section. Each QLA2342/2342L HBA has a unique serial number; its location on the HBA...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Installation 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 QLA2342/2...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Installation in the Computer FC2354601-00 A 3-3  Perform the following steps to install the QLA2342/2342L HBA in your PC: 1. Check the motherboard and make any configuration changes necessary to accommodate the QLA2342/2342L ...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Installation in the Computer 3-4 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. ...

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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 configur...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Fast!UTIL 3-6 FC2354601-00 A  3.3.2.1 Host Adapter Settings From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Host Adapter Settings. The default settings for the QLA2342/2342L HBA are listed in table 3-1 and describe...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Fast!UTIL FC2354601-00 A 3-7  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 QLA2342/2342L HBA, select the QLA2342/2342L HB...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Fast!UTIL 3-8 FC2354601-00 A  ■ Execution Throttle. This setting specifies the maximum number of commands executing on any one port. When a port’s execution throttle is reached, no new commands are executed until the cur...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Fast!UTIL FC2354601-00 A 3-9  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 gu...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Fast!UTIL 3-10 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 (RI...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Fast!UTIL FC2354601-00 A 3-11  ■ Fibre Channel Confirm. This setting enables the host to send the FCP confirmation frame when requested by the target. The default is Enabled. This setting must be Enabled if the Fibre Chann...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L FCode 3-12 FC2354601-00 A  3.4 FCode This section provides instructions for installing FCode on a QLA2342/2342L HBA installed in a Solaris SPARC system. A QLA2342/2342L HBA with FCode loaded in its flash ROM provides boot ca...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L FCode FC2354601-00 A 3-13  3.4.2 Setting the QLA2342/2342L HBA Connection Mode Perform the following steps to view the current QLA2342/2342L HBA connection mode and change it if necessary. NOTE: Due to possible equipment inco...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L FCode 3-14 FC2354601-00 A  3.4.3 Setting the QLA2342/2342L HBA Loop ID When the QLA2342/2342L HBA is currently operating in loop mode (through connection mode 0 or connection mode 2), perform the following steps to view its ...

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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 Gig...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L FCode 3-16 FC2354601-00 A  The following displays: Calculating NVRAM checksum, please wait.... done Boot device login successful Boot WWN - 20000020 37009eeb WWPN - 22000020 37009eeb Id - 82 Lun - 0 ok 6. To boot the QLA2342/2...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L FCode FC2354601-00 A 3-17  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 spa...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L FCode 3-18 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...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Specifications FC2354601-00 A 3-19  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 (opt...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Label 3-20 FC2354601-00 A  3.6 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 oper...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Agency Certification FC2354601-00 A 3-21  ■ 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 ❑ E...

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3 – QLA2342/2342L Agency Certification 3-22 FC2354601-00 A  ...

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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...

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4 – Troubleshooting Fibre 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 c...

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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: Bef...

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II – Software II-2 FC2354601-00 A  ...

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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...

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5 – Windows NT Driver Installation Windows 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 ...

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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...

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5 – Windows NT Driver Installation QLDIRECT 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 enhanc...

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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 ...

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5 – Windows NT Driver Installation QL2x00IP 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 dialo...

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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 Co...

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5 – Windows NT Driver Installation QL2x00IP 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 ...

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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, perf...

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5 – Windows NT Driver Installation QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation 5-10 FC2354601-00 A  ...

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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...

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6 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation Windows 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 attache...

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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 Drive...

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6 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation QLDIRECT 6-4 FC2354601-00 A  6.4 QLDIRECT The QLDIRECT driver, coupled with the QLogic Windows 2000 enhanced miniport driver, provides the following features: ■ A highly optimized I/O path for normal read...

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6 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation FC2354601-00 A 6-5  6.4.2.2 Updating to QLDIRECT from QLFILTER The QLDIRECT driver replaces the QLogic QLFILTER driver. You must first uninstall the QLFILTER driver...

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6 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation QL2x00IP 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 ...

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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 fil...

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6 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation QL2x00IP 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 t...

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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 paramete...

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6 – Windows 2000 Driver Installation QL2x00IP NDIS Network Driver Installation 6-10 FC2354601-00 A  ...

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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 Win...

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7 – Windows XP Driver Installation Installing 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 bo...

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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 hard...

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7 – Windows XP Driver Installation Installing 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 hardw...

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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 di...

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7 – Windows XP Driver Installation System Registry Parameters 7-6 FC2354601-00 A  To change this value, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, select Run, and open the REGEDT32 program. 2. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and follow the tree structure to...

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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...

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7 – Windows XP Driver Installation System Registry Parameters 7-8 FC2354601-00 A  ...

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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 No...

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8 – NetWare Driver Installation Installing 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 instal...

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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 Ha...

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9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Creating 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 co...

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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 requirement...

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9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Install or Update the Driver (Installed Operating System) 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 (v...

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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 ...

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9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Install or Update the Driver (Installed Operating System) 9-6 FC2354601-00 A  a. If you have Red Hat Linux 6.2 and want the qla2x00 driver added as a choice in make config, make menuconfig, or make xconfig...

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FC2354601-00 A 9-7  9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Install or Update the Driver (Installed Operating System) After line 609 add: **************** (hosts.c) ***************** #ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_QLA2100 QLA2100_LINUX_TEMPLATE, #...

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9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Install or Update the Driver (Installed Operating System) 9-8 FC2354601-00 A  8. Copy the new kernel image to the boot directory. In the following example, newsmp is the label for the kernel image. # cd ar...

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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 i...

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9 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Install or Update the Driver (Installed Operating System) 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. ...