Fujitsu ETERNUS DX Configuration Manual

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FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (FCoE) for VMware ® ESX Driver Settings for Non-Fujitsu Converged Network Adapter Cards P3AM-4772-11ENZ0 ...

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Preface This manual briefly explains the operations that need to be performed by the user in order to connect an ETERNUS DX to a server running VMware ® ESX and using Emulex Converged Network Adapter cards via an FCoE interface. This manual is used...

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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards 5 1.1 Workflow ........................................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 Se...

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Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converged Network Adapter Cards This chapter describes how to set up the VMware ESX server and Converged Network Adapter card driver when connecting the ETERNUS DX storage systems to the server via Emulex Converg...

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Setting Up Converged Network Adapter Card Driver Check the default setting values and number of ports for the Converged Network Adapter card, and set up the driver parameter values. • "1.2.4 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Card Driver...

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1.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards This section describes how to set up the VMware ESX server for use with the Emulex Converged Network Adapter cards described in the "Server Support Matrix". Depending on the Converged Net...

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3 Enter the number of the Converged Network Adapter card that is to be checked and press the [Enter] key. Example: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emulex OneConnect FCoE BIOS Utility, xxxxx...

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The following shows an example of this. Host name Server#1 IP Address 192.168.0.10 Physical slot name Converged Network Adapter card WWN Instance name Physical address Cable tag slot0 10 00 00 00 C9 D0 43 DD CD4C0000 SERV1_SLOT0 to SWITCH_1_port0 ...

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1.2.2 Setting Up SAN Boot The following describes the procedure when performing SAN Boot. Depending on the Converged Network Adapter card used, the actual on-screen Converged Network Adapt- er card information may differ from that in the screenshot...

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3 Select "Enable/Disable Boot from SAN" and press the [Enter] key. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emulex OneConnect FCoE BIOS Utility, xxxxxxxx ------------------------------...

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"Boot BIOS is : Disabled" should have changed to "Boot BIOS is : Enabled". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emulex OneConnect FCoE BIOS Utility, xxxxxxxx ------------...

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7 Select a boot device. Input "1" for "Select a Boot Entry:"and press the [Enter] key. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emulex OneConnect FCoE BIOS Utility, xxxxxxxx ...

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10 Select a boot device startup method (via WWPN or via DID). From the list of LUNs recognized by the device, select the LUN number whose setting is to be changed, input the number for "Enter a Selec- tion:"and press the [Enter] key. LUN: 0...

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12 The window shown in Step 7 reappears.Check the settings. In this example, check that item #1 is listed as "Used", that the "WWPN" is set to the actual ETERNUS DX400 series WWPN, and that the "LUN" is set to "00&q...

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1.2.4.1 For VMware vSphere 5.5 1 Record the module name for the Converged Network Adapter card that is loaded into VMware ESXi. The underlined portion indicates the loaded module name. In the following example, "lpfc" is the mod- ule name. ...

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Use the following command to change the setting values when the driver parameter name is "lpfcX_lun_queue_depth", the number of I/Os is "8", the module name is "lpfc", and the number of ports is "2". # esxcli s...

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3 Check the default value for the Converged Network Adapter card. Specify the module name for the Converged Network Adapter card that you recorded in Step 1 and check the default value. # esxcli system module parameters list -m lpfc820 | grep lpfc[0-...

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1.2.4.3 For VMware vSphere 4 1 Record the module name for the Converged Network Adapter card that is loaded into VMware ESX. The underlined portion indicates the loaded module name. In the following example, "lpfc820" is the module name. # ...

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5 Check the setting values. # esxcfg-module -g lpfc820 lpfc820 enabled = 1 options = 'lpfc0_lun_queue_depth=8 lpfc1_lun_queue_depth=8' 6 Reboot VMware ESX. # reboot Chapter 1 Setup Procedure for Emulex Converge...

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Chapter 2 Setup Procedure for QLogic Converged Network Adapter Cards This chapter describes how to set up the VMware ESX server and driver when connecting the ETERNUS DX storage systems to the server via QLogic Converged Network Adapter cards. 2.1 W...

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Setting Up Converged Network Adapter Card Driver Perform the settings for the Converged Network Adapter card driver. • "2.2.5 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Card Driver" (page 29) After completing all the required procedures in ...

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2.2 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Cards This section describes how to set up the server with the QLogic Converged Network Adapter cards described in the "Server Support Matrix". Depending on the Converged Network Adapter card u...

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The procedure is as follows: 1 Install the Converged Network Adapter card in the server. For the installation method, installable PCI bus slot position, activation of the installed slot, and notes regarding the Converged Network Adapter card, refer t...

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7 Perform the BIOS settings for the Converged Network Adapter card. Check the parameter values in the [Adapter Settings] window against those in the following table. For details on how to set the values, refer to the BIOS Readme file and Converged Ne...

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(2) Select the Converged Network Adapter card to be set (BIOS setting) in the [Select Host Adapter] window. The [Fast!UTIL Options] menu appears. Then perform Step 3 through Step 10. 11 Select [Exit Fast!UTIL] and press the [Enter] key. 12 Select [Re...

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4 Check the values for each parameter. Selectable Boot Settings Selectable Boot: (Primary) Boot Port Name, Lun: Boot Port Name, Lun: Boot Port Name, Lun: Boot Port Name, Lun: Press “C” to clear a Boot Port Name entry...

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8 Select [Reboot System] and press the [Enter] key. Exit Fast!UTIL Reboot System Return to Fast!UTIL The server reboots. To return to the [Fast!UTIL] menu, select [Return to Fast!UTIL]. 2.2.4 Installing VMware ESX • VMware ESX should be installed ...

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2.2.5 Setting Up the Converged Network Adapter Card Driver Change the parameters for the Converged Network Adapter card driver. 2.2.5.1 For VMware vSphere 5.5 1 Record the module name for the Converged Network Adapter card that is loaded into VMware ...

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This option cannot be individually applied to each port on the Converged Network Adapter card. All ports on the target Converged Network Adapter card are configured with the same settings. 4 Reboot VMware ESXi. # reboot 5 After rebooting VMware E...

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When the value for this setting is changed, refer to "FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (FCoE) for VMware ® ESX" and change the setting value for the Maximum Outstanding Disk Requests for virtual machine...

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2 Check the default value for the Converged Network Adapter card. Specify the module name for the Converged Network Adapter card that you recorded in Step 1 and check the default value. # esxcfg-module -g qla2xxx qla2xxx enabled = 1 options = ' ...

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Appendix A WWN Instance Management Table for the Server (Blank) This table is used for setting up the Converged Network Adapter cards. Utilize this table if necessary. Host name IP Address Physical slot name Converged Network Adapter card WWN In...

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FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX Configuration Guide -Server Connection- (FCoE) for VMware ® ESX Driver Settings for Non-Fujitsu Converged Network Adapter Cards P3AM-4772-11ENZ0 Date of issuance: June 2015 Issuance responsibility: FUJITSU LIMITED • The...

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