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Installation Guide

Insert the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP into the PCI expansion 
slot. Press down firmly until the card clicks into place; then 
replace the slot cover screw. When installed properly, the card 
should appear level with the expansion slot, as shown below.

Vertical Installation

Horizontal Installation

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Summary of Contents for 9210LP

Page 1: ...R INSTALLATION GUIDE ADAPTEC FIBRE CARD 9210LP 2 GIGABIT FIBRE CHANNEL HOST BUS ADAPTER ...

Page 2: ...compatible to 32 bit and 33 MHz The PCI bus provides a high speed up to 528 MBps path between the system board and the Fibre Channel adapter The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP is a PCI Bus Master device and requires a PCI Bus Mastering slot that conforms to the PCI Local Bus Specifications version 2 2 or previous versions INTRODUCTION SFP Receptacle TachyonXL2 ASIC Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP With Optica...

Page 3: ...dapter and cable installation Install Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP 9210LPC device drivers Discharge any static electricity build up before handling the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP by touching a grounded metal object such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer After you turn OFF your computer and unplug the power cord remove the cover from the computer INSTALLING THE ADAPTEC FIBRE CARD ...

Page 4: ...s may have vertical or horizontal expansion slots Refer to your computer manual to locate the PCI slots If your computer is a tower model place it on its side to make it easier to install the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP STEP 3 Be careful when inserting the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP into a PCI slot Some older 32 bit slots do not accommodate 64 bit cards and the card or slot may break if you use force...

Page 5: ... into the PCI expansion slot Press down firmly until the card clicks into place then replace the slot cover screw When installed properly the card should appear level with the expansion slot as shown below Vertical Installation Horizontal Installation STEP 4 ...

Page 6: ...wo screws located on the face of your Fibre Channel adapter near your bracket Set the screws aside Remove the bracket Attach the new bracket by lining up the bracket mounting tabs with the matching holes in your Fibre Channel adapter Fasten the two screws you set aside in Step 1 by twisting securely into the holes CHANGING THE BRACKET ON YOUR ADAPTER STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 ...

Page 7: ...fore connecting the external Fibre Channel cables For more information about the SFP see the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP User s Reference Install the SFP into the receptacle on the adapter Make sure the SFP fits securely into the receptacle INSTALLING THE SFP STEP 1 STEP 2 You can only install the SFP one way as the SFP and guide rails inside the adapter receptacle are keyed NOTE ...

Page 8: ...ed so they can only fit one way CONNECTING CABLES STEP 1 Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP Optical LC Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LPC Copper HSSDC STEP 2 For optical Fibre Channel cables support the cable so that you do not have a bend radius of less than 3 inches For optical and copper Fibre Channel cables support and route the cable to prevent damage from sharp edges or from being crushed by nearby equipment...

Page 9: ...p PWR ACT LED is on LNK LED is off During Card Initialization by the Host OS PWR ACT LED will flash as Fibre Channel devices are identified LNK LED is off Once the Card has been Initialized by the Host OS PWR ACT LED will flash at one second intervals LNK LED is on if the link is up VERIFYING THE ADAPTER PWR ACT LNK Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP and Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LPC With Low Profile and Stan...

Page 10: ...ts you will see a blue screen To set up Windows NT now press Enter Press S to skip auto detection of devices in your system Press S again to specify an additional device Press Enter to select Others insert the Adaptec Fibre Channel Drivers disk in your floppy disk drive Using the arrow keys select the following driver and press Enter Adaptec 1Gb 2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller NT 4 0 INSTA...

Page 11: ...ting your computer s hardware configuration If you do not see this message your system might not be set up to boot from a CD ROM You will need to install from floppy disks See Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4 0 Installation From Floppy Disk on page 9 When prompted press S to specify an additional device Press Enter to select Others insert the Adaptec Fibre Channel Drivers disk in your floppy disk d...

Page 12: ... Fibre Channel Drivers disk into the floppy disk drive From the Start button select Settings From the Settings menu select Control Panel From the Control Panel window select SCSI Adapters icon From the SCSI Adapters window select Drivers tab From the Drivers window select Add Select Have Disk Click the Browse button Double click the Winnt4 folder Click the Open button Click OK Select Adaptec 1Gb 2...

Page 13: ...nt with administrative privileges From the Start button select Settings From the Settings menu select Control Panel From the Control Panel window select SCSI Adapters icon From the SCSI Adapters window select Drivers tab Select Adaptec 1Gb 2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller NT4 0 From the Drivers window select Remove Click on Yes to remove the driver When you are finished shut down Windows NT...

Page 14: ...egistry setting to take place N port support If the switch is configured as an F_port the adapter should be configured as an N_port When the adapter is configured as an N_port To enable or disable N_Port 1 Go to the Start button and select Run 2 Type a winnt4 nport_on reg Replace nport_on reg with nport_off reg if you would like to disable N_port support 3 Select OK for the pop up window 4 You nee...

Page 15: ...eboot in order for the registry setting to take place EMC Symmetrix Storage array For Windows NT 4 0 there are some registry adjustments needed for supporting the EMC Symmetrix Storage array Adaptec has provided a registry file to adjust some parame ters to EMC recommendations To enable EMC Symmetrix support 1 Go to the Start button and select Run 2 Type a winnt4 emc reg 3 Select OK from the pop u...

Page 16: ...ou might see a message Press any key to boot from CD You will have five seconds to press a key to boot off the CD Press F6 when this message is displayed Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver INSTALLING THE ADAPTEC FIBRE CARD 9210LP DEVICE DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 2000 In order to boot the operating system from a drive attached to the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP the Adaptec Fib...

Page 17: ...ndows 2000 installation Install the Driver When Windows 2000 is Already Installed Before installing the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP driver Windows 2000 should be installed Turn ON the system after installing the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP Start Windows 2000 and log into an account with administrative privileges Windows 2000 will automatically discover the new hardware and start a Found New Hardware W...

Page 18: ...rt the Adaptec Fibre Channel Driver disk into the floppy disk drive Below the window requesting Copy manufacturer s files from type A WIN2000 Select OK At the Driver Files Search Results window select Next The next window may ask Do you want to continue the installation Select Yes At the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window select Finish The device driver has been installed and loaded T...

Page 19: ...default of 10 to 60 seconds The following registry file will change the TimeOutValue to 60 seconds to avoid Windows 2000 timeouts Event ID 9s on Windows 2000 System EventLog To increase the timeout value 1 Go to the Start button and select Run 2 Type a win2000 timeout reg 3 Select OK for the pop up window 4 You need to reboot in order for the registry setting to take place STEP 1 STEP 2 The follow...

Page 20: ...mance enhancement Performance enhancement for a large size I O request could be done by increasing the maximum number of scatter gather lists or NumberOfPhysicalBreaks used by the SCSI PORT driver This is only needed if you are running a special application that takes advantage of large I O The default when not specified in the Registry is 17 elements or a maximum transfer size of 64K The Registry...

Page 21: ...n your floppy disk drive Type mount r F pcfs dev fd0a mnt cp mnt AFC9XXX_tar Z tmp Press Enter Type uncompress tmp AFC9XXX_tar Z Press Enter Type tar xvf tmp AFC9XXX_tar Press Enter Type pkgadd d tmp i386 diskette Press Enter INSTALLING THE ADAPTEC FIBRE CARD 9210LP DEVICE DRIVER FOR SUN SOLARIS You cannot install the operating system to a drive attached to the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP NOTE STEP ...

Page 22: ...ages default all q Make appropriate selections to install AFC9XXX When the installation is completed remove the disk Reboot the system with the Configuration option This can be done by 1 Using command reboot rv at a command prompt 2 Booting system with option timeout in 5 seconds Select b oot or i nterpreter Type the command b rv Or 3 Using command touch reconfigure STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 ...

Page 23: ... appears Do you want to remove this package y n y This package contains scripts which will be executed with super user permission during the process of removing this package Do you want to continue with this removal of this package y n y Make selections and press Enter after each selection When finished shutdown Solaris Remove the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP Reboot your system STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 S...

Page 24: ... C NWSERVER AFC9XXX HAM RETURN once the driver files have been copied to the C NWSERVER directory from the floppy disk For installation from the floppy disk continue with instructions as specified in Step 2 Switch to the Command Console and type LOAD A NETWARE AFC9XXX HAM Press Enter The driver starts loading and the display shows the slot number that the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP is in If there a...

Page 25: ... Channel activity occurring by dismounting the drive Switch to the Command Console To dismount the drive type DISMOUNT VOLUME_NAME Press Enter To remove the driver type UNLOAD AFC9XXX HAM Press Enter When the driver is successfully removed an acknowledgement from the system displays the message driver unloaded The controller card is now deactivated STEP 3 The old driver must be removed before inst...

Page 26: ...ives The AFC9XXX HAM will support up to 124 FC AL devices under Novell NetWare When using CP4100 Mux from CrossRoads with the ADIC Tape library use firmware revision 9816D or later on the CP4100 By default the HBA port is initialized as an NL port when connected to the fabric switch To initialize the HBA port as an N_port when connecting to the fabric switch load the HAM driver using the following...

Page 27: ...tallation floppy disk of the UnixWare package into the boot floppy disk drive or insert the installation CD into a bootable CD ROM Reboot your computer Wait for the first UnixWare installation screen and prompt to appear then follow the on screen instructions When prompted to either Install Host Bus Adapter Drivers or Continue Installation first remove the Install disk if you are using an installa...

Page 28: ...ould see something similar to the following if the Adaptec Fibre Channel driver has been loaded 0 0 0 0 HBA afc9xxx 1 Adaptec AFC9xxx 0 2 0 DISK SEAGATE ST318304FC 0001 0 3 0 DISK IBM DDYS T18350 0002 Read printed messages if any If your installation has failed these messages will help you to determine why it failed Follow the instructions in the UnixWare documentation and in this Installation Gui...

Page 29: ...stallation in progress Do not remove the diskette The following packages are available 1 afc9xxx Adaptec AFC9XXX Driver for UnixWare 7 1 x i386 d1 00 Select packages s you wish to process or all to process all packages default all quit Type 1 Press Enter Upon completion this message will appear Installation of Adaptec AFC9xxx Driver for UnixWare 7 1 x afc9xxx was successful Insert diskette into Fl...

Page 30: ...r the init 6 command is issued Terminates running services Save your stand unix to stand unix old then copy the new kernel from etc conf cf d unix to stand unix reboot system Removing the Driver To uninstall the Adaptec Fibre Channel driver Start UnixWare and login as root From the UnixWare console type this command pkgrm afc9xxx Press Enter This message will appear Do you want to remove this pack...

Page 31: ... stand unix to stand unix old then copy the new kernel from etc conf cf d unix to stand unix reboot system If System Crashes after Installing or Removing the Driver in a Running UnixWare System You may have to boot from the backup kernel created earlier and then perform the driver update removal procedure again To boot from the old kernel follow these steps Reboot the computer At the Booting UNIX ...

Page 32: ...nix old Press Enter Type go then press Enter Your computer should now boot from the backup kernel created earlier Save the backup kernel to names other than unix old Doing so would prevent system from overwriting your working kernel on the next build Type cp stand unix old stand unix works Press Enter Check log files for help in determining why the system crashed usr adm log osmlog usr adm log osm...

Page 33: ...NK LED is on when link is up When using cascading hubs used the same hub vendors Verified that at least one device in the loop is powered up if you are not using a hub or a switch Hubs or switches detect devices that are not powered up and automatically do a port bypass Checked that a switch is not attached to the channel port with the intended Boot device If a switch is present and attached the B...

Page 34: ...e at http www adaptec com or the Adaptec Support Knowledgebase at http ask adaptec com for additional troubleshooting information A possible cause of driver or device failure could be that the loop is not completed In other words the devices are not connected in a series to form a loop This does not apply if you are using a hub or a switch NOTE ...

Page 35: ...S Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC...

Page 36: ...N61000 4 4 1995 EN61000 4 5 1995 Surges EN61000 4 6 1996 Conducted immunity EN61000 4 11 1994 Supply dips of variation Australian New Zealand Compliance Statement This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to the Australian New Zealand standard AS NZS 3548 set out by the Spectrum Management Agency Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B...

Page 37: ... 2001 Adaptec Inc All rights reserved SOURCE NUMBER 512777 00 Ver AB JG 04 2001 ...

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