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Troubleshooting

0-7

0xB4

0x1E

0x3C

0x5F

0-7

0xB5

0x1D

0x3A

0x60

0-7

0xB6

0x1C

0x39

0x61

0-7

0xB9

0x1B

0x36

0x62

0-7

0xBA

0x1A

0x35

0x63

0-7

0xBC

0x19

0x34

0x64

0-7

0xC3

0x18

0x33

0x65

0-7

0xC5

0x17

0x32

0x66

0-7

0xC6

0x16

0x31

0x67

0-7

0xC7

0x15

0x2E

0x68

0-7

0xC9

0x14

0x2D

0x69

0-7

0xCA

0x13

0x2C

0x6A

0-7

0xCB

0x12

0x2B

0x6B

0-7

0xCC

0x11

0x2A

0x6C

0-7

0xCD

0x10

0x29

0x6D

0-7

0xCE

0x0F

0x27

0x6E

0-7

0xD1

0x0E

0x26

0x6F

0-7

0xD2

0x0D

0x25

0x70

0-7

0xD3

0x0C

0x23

0x71

0-7

0xD4

0x0B

0x1F

0x72

0-7

0xD5

0x0A

0x1E

0x73

0-7

0xD6

0x09

0x1D

0x74

0-7

0xD9

0x08

0x1B

0x75

Table 4–5: Current Private Loop Device Mapping (Continued)

Bus #

Target#

0-31

Lun#

0-7

*AL_PA

None

SEL_ID

None

**AL_PA

None

SEL_ID

None

*Use this translation if registry ScanDown = 0 (default).
**Use this translation if registry ScanDown = 1.
***If MapBus0= 1; then the device addressing starts with Bus#0, not Bus#1.

Summary of Contents for StorageWorks A7298A

Page 1: ...llation guide Part Number AA RTD1B TE Second Edition November 2002 This guide describes how to install configure and use the diagnostic utilities for the HP StorageWorks A7298A host bus adapter for Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition v1 2 and Linux platforms ...

Page 2: ...ckard The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Microsoft MS DOS Windows Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries All other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies Hewlett Packard Company shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein The info...

Page 3: ...echnical Support x HP Website xi HP Authorized Reseller xi 1 Introduction Overview 1 1 Product Description 1 1 Performance Specifications 1 2 Boot BIOS Specifications 1 3 Enabling Boot BIOS and External Boot 1 4 Standards 1 4 Agency Approvals 1 5 2 Installation Installation Overview 2 1 Hardware Requirements 2 1 Recording Reference Numbers 2 2 Installing the HBA into a Computer 2 2 Verifying the I...

Page 4: ... the Driver as a Module 3 5 Loading the Driver 3 6 Loading the Driver Manually 3 6 Loading the Driver Through the RAM Disk Image 3 7 Building the Driver Into the Kernel 3 9 SCSI Functionality 3 9 IP Functionality 3 11 Setting up and Running Diagnostic Utilities 3 14 Installing the Latest Version of HBA API and Utilities 3 15 4 Troubleshooting Introduction 4 1 POST Conditions and Results 4 1 Using ...

Page 5: ...rs For lputilnt Only 5 11 Modify Test Options For lputilnt Only 5 11 Reset Host Bus Adapters 5 11 Input Output 5 12 Show Host Bus Adapter Info For lputilnt Only 5 12 Quit the LightPulse Utility NT Utility 5 12 A Regulatory Compliance Notices FCC Compliance Information Statement A 1 Japanese Notice A 2 Canadian Notice A 2 Avis Canadien A 2 Federal Communications Commission Notice A 2 Japanese Notic...

Page 6: ...POST LED Indicators 2 3 4 1 HBA POST LED States 4 1 4 2 SCSI Port Error Log 4 3 4 3 CmdStat Values 4 5 4 4 Parameter Error Values Valid only when CmdStat 0x3 4 5 4 5 Current Private Loop Device Mapping 4 8 5 1 DOS Diagnostic Utility Command Options 5 2 5 2 DOS Diagnostic Utility Main Menu Options 5 5 5 3 Drive Parameters 5 8 5 4 AL PA Addresses 5 10 ...

Page 7: ...or Windows and Linux platforms Contact technical support for additional assistance Intended Audience This book is intended for use by system administrators who are experienced with the following Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition v1 2 Linux Red Hat Advanced Workstation v2 1 Itanium processor Host bus adapters Related Documentation In addition to this guide refer to the host bus adapter for Wi...

Page 8: ...ns could result in damage to equipment or data IMPORTANT Text set off in this manner presents clarifying information or specific instructions NOTE Text set off in this manner presents commentary sidelights or interesting points of information Table 1 Document Conventions Element Convention Cross reference links Blue text Figure 1 Key names menu items buttons and dialog box titles Bold File names a...

Page 9: ...area of the equipment marked with these symbols indicates the presence of a hot surface or hot component Contact with this surface could result in injury WARNING To reduce the risk of injury from a hot component allow the surface to cool before touching Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the presence of multiple sources of power WARNING To reduce the risk of injury from e...

Page 10: ...le if more than one rack component is extended for any reason Getting Help If you still have a question after reading this guide contact an HP authorized service provider or access our website http thenew hp com HP Technical Support In North America call technical support at 1 800 652 6672 available 24 hours a day 7 days a week NOTE For continuous quality improvement calls may be recorded or monit...

Page 11: ...uestions HP Website The HP website has the latest information on this product as well as the latest drivers Access storage at http thenew hp com country us eng prodserv storage html From this website select the appropriate product or solution HP Authorized Reseller For the name of your nearest HP Authorized Reseller In the United States call 1 800 345 1518 In Canada call 1 800 263 5868 Elsewhere s...

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Page 13: ...ux Red Hat Advanced Workstation v2 1 Optical small form factor LC interface LC Fibre connector Embedded optical short wave laser multi mode Fibre Channel interface Designed using a single custom Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC The custom ASIC implements a very high performance multi class multi protocol Fibre Channel host adapter with a 64 bit PCI or PCI X bus connection 66 100 133MHz...

Page 14: ... hardware that provides superior performance in SANs and provides best in class server CPU offload This exclusive hardware delivers low latency and high throughput in switched fabric arbitrated loop and clustered environments Support for fiber optic cabling is provided through an embedded small form factor LC optical interface The HBA is both ANSI Fibre Channel and PCI Local Bus Compliant and supp...

Page 15: ...istics create a high performance Fibre Channel HBA Boot BIOS Specifications Boot BIOS is a set of x86 instructions in the Host Bus Adapter HBA flash ROM that lets you designate a Fibre Channel attached drive as the boot drive Boot BIOS works with the existing system BIOS on Intel Pentium class PCI system boards Boot BIOS supports Multiple topologies Fabric Point to Point and FC AL Private Loop Mul...

Page 16: ...e kit as well as the documentation for your StorageWorks product for the following up to date information for enabling boot BIOS and external Boot Enabling boot BIOS on an HBA Attaching HBAs in a supported configuration Enabling external boot for supported configurations In addition the HP website has the latest information on Boot BIOS upgrades Access the HP website at http www hp com support ita...

Page 17: ... 2 3 4 and 11 EN60950 1992 Amendments 1 2 3 4 and 11 EN68025 1 1994 Amendment 11 EN68025 2 1994 TUV certified to EN60950 FCC Rules CFR Title 47 Part 15 Subpart B Class A Industry Canada ICES 003 Class A EN55022 1998 CISPR22 1997 Class A EN55024 1998 European Union Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC CE Marking Directive 93 68 EEC CE Mark EMC Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by 92 31 EEC Australian EMC ...

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Page 19: ...his chapter also provides information on installation guidelines and supported configurations for the operating systems IMPORTANT The HBA contains static sensitive components Comply with Electrostatic Discharge ESD procedures Hardware Requirements The system hardware requirements for installing the HBA include A host computer that provides 3 3VDC PCI and PCI X bus power One open 64 bit 33 66 MHz P...

Page 20: ...Computer Following is the procedure for installing the HBA into a computer WARNING Be sure to observe the ESD precautions for this procedure 1 Make sure the computer is powered off 2 Remove the screws on the computer cover and then remove the cover 3 Wearing a static wrist strap remove the blank panel from an empty 64 bit PCI or PCI X bus slot Compare the removed panel to the bracket on the host b...

Page 21: ...To verify the HBA is properly installed and is operating 1 Turn on the computer 2 At power up observe the POST LED indicators on the HBA The position of the POST LED indicators is defined in Figure 1 1 and Table 1 1 of this guide The green LED indicates power functions and the amber LED signifies port activity The amber LED blinks at all times during normal operation Table 2 1 lists normal LED ind...

Page 22: ...the driver also contains the default registry parameter settings that are loaded as part of the driver installation Consult the following sources for any restriction and for information on supported configurations specific to your operating system and topology Release Notes HP Website at http www hp com support itaniumservers ...

Page 23: ...d periodically and can be obtained from the HP website at http www hp com support itaniumservers NOTE This chapter describes the steps for installing the device driver and for accessing Fibre Channel storage devices For other configuration changes see Chapter 5 Modify Diagnostic Driver Parameters in the Windows Registry Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition v1 2 Device Driver Installation This s...

Page 24: ...Double click Administrative Tools 3 Double click Computer Management 4 Click Device Manager 5 Open the SCSI and RAID controllers item in the list 6 Choose the Drivers tab 7 Choose Update Driver 8 Choose Install the software automatically Recommended and click Next 9 Click Finish 10 Click Yes to restart Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition v1 2 11 Verify the device driver installation a Click St...

Page 25: ...ystem Requirements Ensure that your system meets these minimum requirements Installed HBA Linux Miniport driver and registry parameter file from the software kit provided with the HBA Linux operating system StorageWorks Fibre Channel Storage subsystem interconnect device and storage device Installing the Linux Driver Using a Tar File To install the driver and boot the system you must be running as...

Page 26: ...porary directory for example emlxtemp mkdir emlxtemp 2 Enter the following command to change directory to the temporary directory cd emlxtemp 3 Copy or download the device driver RPM file to the temporary directory 4 Enter the following command if the file is in the format filename rpm Z and kernel source files are installed uncompress filename rpm Z 5 Enter the following command to install the dr...

Page 27: ...pm a q grep kernel 3 Enter the following command to install the kernel headers and kernel source RPMs if they are not installed rpm i kernel headers rpm i kernel source NOTE Red Hat Version 7 3 does not recognize kernel headers Kernel headers is replaced by glibc_kernelheaders rpm By default the driver looks for the kernel source under usr src linux If the source resides under a different director...

Page 28: ...ine cp boot vmlinuz version h lib modules uname r build include linux version h 8 Enter the following command to build the drivers make build This will create the driver files similar to the following rw r r 1 root root 226200 Aug 13 10 33 lpfcdd 2 4 4 o rw r r 1 root root 3334 Aug 13 10 33 lpfndd 2 4 4 o 9 Enter the following command to install both drivers under lib modules kernel_version make i...

Page 29: ...mmand to manually bring up the IP interface ifup lpfnX Where X is the interface number 0 through 7 5 Enter the following commands if the system does not have a SCSI driver loaded insmod scsi_mod insmod sd_mod Rebooting the system will unload the driver You should include the above commands in a start up script to automatically load the driver Loading the Driver Through the RAM Disk Image 1 To add ...

Page 30: ...fig lpfxdd inet n n n n broadcast n n n n netmaskn n n n Edit etc lilo conf to specify boot startup parameters Keep a boot image record that is known to be good so you can boot the system in case of problems A boot image record consists of lines between image kernel_version entries An example of a default etc lilo conf boot dev sda map boot map install boot boot bprompt timeout 50 default linux im...

Page 31: ...em to incorporate the new driver At the shell prompt enter the following sync reboot 9 As the system reboots you are prompted with LILO boot At this point enter the name of the label of your boot image new_label in the above example or just press enter and the default boot image will be loaded Building the Driver Into the Kernel SCSI Functionality Once you have installed the source files you can b...

Page 32: ...NFIG_SCSI adds scsi to the directory lists The scsi lpfc Makefile should be invoked BEFORE the scsi Makefile Edit the following lines subdir CONFIG_IDE ide subdir CONFIG_SCSI scsi 7 Add the following line subdir CONFIG_SCSI_LPFC scsi lpfc The edited lines should now display as follows subdir CONFIG_IDE ide subdir CONFIG_SCSI_LPFC scsi lpfc subdir CONFIG_SCSI scsi 8 Go to the scsi directory cd usr ...

Page 33: ... the object list 11 Locate the following lines obj CONFIG_SCSI_IPS ips o obj CONFIG_SCSI_FD_MCS fd_mcs o obj CONFIG_SCSI_FUTURE_DOMAIN fdomain o 12 Add the following line obj CONFIG_SCSI_LPFC lpfcdd o The edited lines should now display as follows obj CONFIG_SCSI_IPS ips o obj CONFIG_SCSI_LPFC lpfcdd o obj CONFIG_SCSI_FD_MCS fd_mcs o obj CONFIG_SCSI_FUTURE_DOMAIN fdomain o 13 For some 2 2 based ke...

Page 34: ...ay as follows bool Fibre Channel driver support CONFIG_NET_FC if CONFIG_NET_FC y then dep_tristate Interphase 5526 Tachyon chipset based adapter support CONFIG_IPHASE5526 CONFIG_SCSI CONFIG_PCIdep_tristate Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel support CONFIG_NET_LPFC CONFIG_SCSI CONFIG_PCI fi 4 Locate the following text in Space c ifdef CONFIG_NET_FC static int fcif_probe struct net_device dev if dev ba...

Page 35: ...V or EAGAIN would be more accurate return 0 endif CONFIG_NET_FC 6 Locate the following lines ifdef CONFIG_NET_FC static struct net_device fc1_dev fc1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NEXT_DEV fcif_probe static struct net_device fc0_dev fc0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 fc1_dev fcif_probe undef NEXT_DEV define NEXT_DEV fc0_dev endif 7 Add these lines after define NEXT_DEV fc0_dev static struct net_device lpfn_dev lpfn 0 0 0 ...

Page 36: ...ex LightPulse Fibre Channel support under SCSI low level drivers for FCP support 10 Choose Fibre Channel driver support Emulex LightPulse Fibre Channel support under Network Drive support for IP support 11 Choose any other options that may be required 12 Build the new kernel and modules make dep make clean make install make modules make modules_install 1 Edit lilo conf to reflect the new kernel an...

Page 37: ...ows and Linux installation guide 3 15 Installing the SCSI Miniport Driver Installing the Latest Version of HBA API and Utilities 1 Enter the following command to install the latest version of HBA API and utilities sh Install sh ...

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Page 39: ...ble 1 1 of this guide If the LEDs indicate a failure during POST 1 Make sure that the HBA is seated firmly in the PCI slot 2 Verify that the fibre cable connection to the HBA is secure Table 4 1 Normal POST LED Indicators Amber LED L1 Green LED L2 State Off Off Wake up failure dead board On Off POST failure dead board Slow blink 1 Hz Off Wake up failure dead board Fast blink 4 Hz Off Failure in PO...

Page 40: ...Double click any event with the source name 6 Change the data view from Bytes default to Words 7 Examine the entry at offset 0x10 if the low byte En match the low byte with the error found in Table 4 2 Windows NT SCSI Port Error Log Table 4 3 and Table 4 4 list CmdStat values and Parameter error values Windows Miniport Event Log Codes The Windows Miniport driver logs events and errors in the Windo...

Page 41: ...TPRLO requested when busy 0x11 local req state 12 discstate 13 mailbox word 0 0xD9 Link down time out occurred 0x11 local req state 12 discstate 13 mailbox word 0 0xDA Hard link down time out occurred 0x11 local req state 12 discstate 13 mailbox word 0 0xE0 Node purged from configuration Windows NT 0x11 to 0x13 D_ID of node purged 0xE1 Error interrupt occurred Status register bytes 1 3 in event 11...

Page 42: ...ueue bit 1 readla retry Bit 2 initlink retry bit 3 rstbus retry Bit 4 mailbox time out 0xF5 PCP_IXXX_CR IOCB rsp err 0x11 cmdstat 12 parm err 13 ALPA 0xF6 PCP_IXXX_CR IOCB rsp err 0x11 cmdstat 12 parm err 13 ALPA 0xF7 Ring hd 0 pendingsrb NULL 0xF8 Invalid FCP_RSP 0x11 pcpcntrl 12 scsisat 13 len 0xF9 Two consec time outs issue LIP 0xFA START_IO error 0x11 errtype 12 srbstat 13 linkup 0xFB ELS_REQ_...

Page 43: ...BRIC_RJT 0x6 IOSTAT_NPORT_BSY 0x7 IOSTAT_FBRIC_BSY 0x8 IOSTAT_INTERMED_RSP 0x9 IOSTAT_LS_RJT 0xA IOSTAT_BA_RJT Table 4 4 Parameter Error Values Valid only when CmdStat 0x3 0x12 Offset Explanation 0x00 IOERR_SUCCESS 0x01 IOERR_MISSING_CONTINUE 0x02 IOERR_SEQUENCE_TIMEOUT 0x03 IOERR_INTERNAL_ERROR 0x04 IOERR_INVALID_RPI 0x05 IOERR_NO_XRI 0x06 IOERR_ILLEGAL_COMMAND 0x07 IOERR_XCHG_DROPPED 0x08 IOERR_...

Page 44: ...IMEOUT 0x18 IOERR_LOOP_OPEN_FAILURE 0x19 IOERR_RING_RESET 0x1A IOERR_LINK_DOWN 0x1B IOERR_CORRUPTED_DATA 0x1C IOERR_CORRUPTED_RPI 0x1D IOERR_OUT_OF_ORDER 0x1E IOERR_OUT_OF_ORDER_ACK 0x1F IOERR_DUPLICATE_FRAME 0x20 IOERR_INVALID_ACK 0x21 IOERR_BAD_40BIT_ADDRESS 0x1A IOERR_RESERVED 0x1B IOERR_RESERVED 0x1C IOERR_RESERVED 0x1D IOERR_ABORT_MULTI_REQUESTED 0x1E IOERR_RESERVED 0x1F IOERR_RESERVED 0x20 I...

Page 45: ...arameter MapBus0 1 is used Fabric Device Mapping In a fabric switched environment devices are initially created in the order that they are returned from the Simple Name Server SNS Once created at boot the devices continue to be tracked based on WWPN HardAddress 0 MapNodeName 0 NodeName HardAddress 0 MapNodeName 1 D_ID HardAddress 1 MapNodeName don t care 0x22 IOERR_RESERVED 0x23 IOERR_RESERVED 0x2...

Page 46: ...gs based on a registry parameter ScanDown 0 driver default use ScanDown 1 The index into Table 4 5 can be derived by define TARGETS_PER_BUS 32 i Srb PathId 0 Srb PathId 1 0 Bus 0 dummy bus nodeInx I TARGETS_PER_BUS 1 Srb TargetId w Table 4 5 Current Private Loop Device Mapping Bus 0 Target 0 31 Lun 0 7 AL_PA None SEL_ID None AL_PA None SEL_ID None IMPORTANT 0 0 7 0x01 0x7D 0xEF 0x00 1 0 7 0x02 0x7...

Page 47: ... 0x2E 0x68 0xC7 0x15 22 0 7 0x31 0x67 0xC6 0x16 23 0 7 0x32 0x66 0xC5 0x17 24 0 7 0x33 0x65 0xC3 0x18 25 0 7 0x34 0x64 0xBC 0x19 26 0 7 0x35 0x63 0xBA 0x1A 27 0 7 0x36 0x62 0xB9 0x1B 28 0 7 0x37 0x61 0xB6 0x1C 29 0 7 0x3A 0x60 0xB5 0x1D 30 0 7 0x3C 0x5F 0xB4 0x1E 31 0 7 None None None None Table 4 5 Current Private Loop Device Mapping Continued Bus 0 Target 0 31 Lun 0 7 AL_PA None SEL_ID None AL_P...

Page 48: ...7 0x52 0x53 0xA5 0x2A 12 0 7 0x53 0x52 0xA3 0x2B 13 0 7 0x54 0x51 0x9F 0x2C 14 0 7 0x55 0x50 0x9E 0x2D 15 0 7 0x56 0x4F 0x9D 0x2E 16 0 7 0x59 0x4E 0x9B 0x2F 17 0 7 0x5A 0x4D 0x98 0x30 18 0 7 0x5C 0x4C 0x97 0x31 19 0 7 0x63 0x4B 0x90 0x32 20 0 7 0x65 0x4A 0x8F 0x33 21 0 7 0x66 0x49 0x88 0x34 Table 4 5 Current Private Loop Device Mapping Continued Bus 0 Target 0 31 Lun 0 7 AL_PA None SEL_ID None AL_...

Page 49: ...x3E 1 0 7 0x74 0x3E 0x73 0x3F 2 0 7 0x75 0x3D 0x72 0x40 3 0 7 0x76 0x3C 0x71 0x41 4 0 7 0x79 0x3B 0x6E 0x42 5 0 7 0x7A 0x3A 0x6D 0x43 6 0 7 0x7C 0x39 0x6C 0x44 7 0 7 0x80 0x38 0x6B 0x45 8 0 7 0x81 0x37 0x6A 0x46 9 0 7 0x82 0x36 0x69 0x47 10 0 7 0x84 0x35 0x67 0x48 11 0 7 0x88 0x34 0x66 0x49 Table 4 5 Current Private Loop Device Mapping Continued Bus 0 Target 0 31 Lun 0 7 AL_PA None SEL_ID None AL_...

Page 50: ...A7 0x28 0x4E 0x55 24 0 7 0xA9 0x27 0x4D 0x56 25 0 7 0xAA 0x26 0x4C 0x57 26 0 7 0xAB 0x25 0x4B 0x58 27 0 7 0xAC 0x24 0x4A 0x59 28 0 7 0xAD 0x23 0x49 0x5A 29 0 7 0xAE 0x22 0x47 0x5B 30 0 7 0xB1 0x21 0x46 0x5C 31 0 7 None None None None IMPORTANT 0 0 7 0xB2 0x20 0x45 0x5D 1 0 7 0xB3 0x1F 0x43 0x5E Table 4 5 Current Private Loop Device Mapping Continued Bus 0 Target 0 31 Lun 0 7 AL_PA None SEL_ID None...

Page 51: ...x6A 14 0 7 0xCB 0x12 0x2B 0x6B 15 0 7 0xCC 0x11 0x2A 0x6C 16 0 7 0xCD 0x10 0x29 0x6D 17 0 7 0xCE 0x0F 0x27 0x6E 18 0 7 0xD1 0x0E 0x26 0x6F 19 0 7 0xD2 0x0D 0x25 0x70 20 0 7 0xD3 0x0C 0x23 0x71 21 0 7 0xD4 0x0B 0x1F 0x72 22 0 7 0xD5 0x0A 0x1E 0x73 23 0 7 0xD6 0x09 0x1D 0x74 24 0 7 0xD9 0x08 0x1B 0x75 Table 4 5 Current Private Loop Device Mapping Continued Bus 0 Target 0 31 Lun 0 7 AL_PA None SEL_ID...

Page 52: ...ne None 24 0 7 None None None None 25 0 7 None None None None 26 0 7 None None None None 27 0 7 None None None None 28 0 7 None None None None 29 0 7 None None None None 30 0 7 None None None None 31 0 7 None None None None 26 0 7 0xDC 0x06 0x17 0x77 27 0 7 0xE0 0x05 0x10 0x78 28 0 7 0xE1 0x04 0x0F 0x79 Table 4 5 Current Private Loop Device Mapping Continued Bus 0 Target 0 31 Lun 0 7 AL_PA None SE...

Page 53: ...5 0 7 None None None None 6 0 7 None None None None 7 0 7 None None None None 8 0 7 None None None None 9 0 7 None None None None 10 0 7 None None None None 11 0 7 None None None None 12 0 7 None None None None Table 4 5 Current Private Loop Device Mapping Continued Bus 0 Target 0 31 Lun 0 7 AL_PA None SEL_ID None AL_PA None SEL_ID None Use this translation if registry ScanDown 0 default Use this ...

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Page 55: ...ng firmware and Boot code This utility is used in Software Solution kits NOTE The diagnostic and firmware download utility is used to upgrade firmware on both Host Bus Adapter HBA environments The DOS Diagnostic Utility The supplied software kit contains the DOS Diagnostic and firmware download utility Functionally the utility program performs Discovery and preliminary testing of the HBA in the sy...

Page 56: ...A i386 C DIR_NAME C CD DIR_NAME DIR_NAME is the directory where the you install the diagnostic software Starting the DOS Diagnostic Utility To start the program without any options enter X86DNLD EXE The options for X86DNLD are listed in Table 5 1 The syntax for using options is A X86DNLD EXE I infilename o outfilename The following example shows a sample command C X86DNLD EXE o PCIHA001 PCIHA001 i...

Page 57: ...LIM memory test b BIU register test c BIU configuration registers test 3 Reports pass or fail status messages 4 Resets the HBAs 5 Checks Power On Self Test POST status of HBAs 6 Reports revision levels of diagnostic and functional firmware 7 Displays the resources of each HBA The following is a sample output of the DOS Diagnostic Utility Start Up Procedure WARNING This utility may not work with th...

Page 58: ...tional Firmware Version x x Hit RETURN or ENTER key to continue HOST ADAPTER 1 Resources Info pci_bus_num 0 pci_dev_num 0xA0 slim_base_adr 0x000D0000 reg_mem_base_adr 0x000D1000 reg_io_base_adr 0x0000FC00 IRQ 0xB NOTE Enter 0 in Option prompt to display previous menu NOTE All values entered are hexadecimal LP6DUTIL Main Menu Revision x x 1 Test Host Adapters 2 Modify Test Options 3 Restart Host Ad...

Page 59: ... in the Windows registry These parameters have been set by the Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM setup file provided in the software kit The Fibre Channel setup file run as part of the platform kit configuration will also modify them The resulting parameter setting has been modified to provide the optimal setting for the supported configurations Table 5 2 DOS Diagnosis Utility Main Menu Selectio...

Page 60: ...n the category list 2 Choose an option to view HBA parameters There are nine options available each displaying a different group of HBA parameters Adapter Revision Levels View information about the chipset and firmware revision levels of the selected HBA Firmware Maintenance Maintain firmware revision levels of the selected HBA Loop Map View a list of the members of the selected HBA loop map PCI R...

Page 61: ... instructed to do so by support personnel Modifying registry parameters can result in an unstable SAN The data display lists all available device driver parameters along with the current minimum maximum and default values Parameters that have their value specified in the system registry are denoted with either a G or an L in the left most column of the screen The G indicates that the value is set ...

Page 62: ... Values are milliseconds form 500 to 10000 Default 1000 Represents FC_AL arbitration time out prior to LIP Class n Values from 0 2 Default 2 Controls which Fibre Channel Class will be used 0 Class 1 1 Class 2 2 Class 3 EDTOV n Values are in milliseconds form 500 to 10000 Default 1000 Represents error detect time out value prior to LIP EnableDPC n Values 0 or 1 Default 0 0 process I O completion at...

Page 63: ... ResetBus translates to LIP F7 1 ResetBus translates to LIP FF Used for WolfPack to force reservations to be freed when ResetBus issued Only meaningful for FC_AL topology and Seagate native FC hard drives ResetTPRLO n Values 0 or 1 Default 1 0 ResetBus translates to LIP 1 ResetBus translates to ThirdPartyProcessLogout LIP Used for WolfPack to force reservations to be freed when ResetBus is issued ...

Page 64: ...OGI SCR RSCN and NameServer queries are employed TrafficCop n Values 0 or 1 Default 0 1 enable FC AL loop master to run unfair and break potential arbitration problems by sending frames to itself 0 run fair all the time Table 5 4 AL PA Addresses 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x08 0x0F 0x10 0x17 0x18 0x1B 0x1D 0x1E 0x1F 0x23 0x25 0x26 0x27 0x29 0x2A 0x2B 0x2C 0x2D 0x2E 0x31 0x32 0x33 0x34 0x35 0x36 0x39 0x3A 0x3C...

Page 65: ... external loopback connector NOTE Testing the HBA while it is connected to an arbitrated loop is not recommended Modify Test Options For lputilnt Only Use this option to specify the number of passes on one or more of these tests PCI loopback internal loopback external Loopback or all three From the LightPulse Utility NT Main menu screen 1 Choose Test 2 Choose the following data for the PCI loopbac...

Page 66: ...essages Note that nesting of input files is not supported Show Host Bus Adapter Info For lputilnt Only Choose this option to display HBA data in these areas BIU PCI Configuration Parameters Host Bus Adapter Info and Status Adapter Revisions Display Configuration Data Service Parameters Status Counters Info Link Status Link Attention Quit the LightPulse Utility NT Utility Choose this option to exit...

Page 67: ... can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Shielded cables must be used between this equipment and atta...

Page 68: ...se limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation Any modifications to this device unless expressly approved by the manufacturer can void the user s authority to operate this equipment under part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device...

Page 69: ... is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help NOTE Additional information on the need to interconnect the device with shielded data cables or the need for special devices such as ferrite beads on cables is required if such means of interference suppression was used in the qualification test for the device This information will vary from device to device and needs ...

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Page 71: ...es passing a given point in a transmission medium in one second raw transmission speed before encoding Bandwidth A measure of the information carrying capacity of an optical fiber normalized to a unit of MHz km This term is used to specify capacity of multi mode fibers only For single mode fibers use dispersion The difference between the highest and lowest frequencies in a specific range of freque...

Page 72: ... fibers together to provide a means for attaching and decoupling it to a transmitter receiver or another fiber Core The central region of an optical fiber through which light is transmitted Custom Device Module CDM A CDM is the driver component in the NetWare Peripheral Architecture used to drive specific storage devices attached to the HBA See also NetWare Peripheral Architecture Data Rate The ma...

Page 73: ...re Channel Protocol FDDI Fibre Distributed Data Interface A network based on the use of optical fiber cable to transmit data at 100Mbit sec Fiber Thin filament of glass An optical waveguide consisting of a core and cladding which is capable of carrying information in the form of light Fibre is also a general term used to cover all physical media types supported by Fibre Channel such as optical fib...

Page 74: ... other work on hold and services the needs of the interrupting device Kilometer 1 000 meters or 3 281 feet The kilometer is a unit of measurement commonly used in fiber optics To convert kilometers to miles multiply the number of kilometers by 62 to achieve the number of miles To convert miles to kilometers multiply the number of miles by 1 61 to achieve the number in kilometers Laser Light Amplif...

Page 75: ...tter source and receiver detector Longwave Refers to length of the wave or frequency in the spectrum of light 780 nm is the operating range of short wave lasers while 1300 nm describes the range of long wave lasers LUN Logical Unit Number A three bit identifier for a Logical Unit The maximum number of LUNs per SCSI target is 8 numbered LUN0 through LUN7 Mb s Megabits per second or 1 000 bits per s...

Page 76: ...NetWare Peripheral Architecture NWPA Network architecture that provides a broader and more reliable driver support for third party host adapters and storage devices The NPWA separates NetWare driver support into two components a Host Adapter Module HAM and a Custom Device Module CDM See also Custom Device Module and Host Adapter Module nm Nanometer A unit of measurement equal to one billionth of a...

Page 77: ...s is set by the computer system s BIOS and in most cases the number is zero PCI Device PCI slot number in a computer Point To Point PTP A connection established between two specific locations as between two buildings Protocol A data transmission convention encompassing timing control formatting and data representation SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface SelectID Used to configure Seagate drives ...

Page 78: ...le for wideband transmission over large distances since its bandwidth is limited only by chromatic dispersion Topology The logical and or physical arrangement of stations on a network Transducer A device for converting energy from one form to another such as optical energy to electrical energy ULP Upper Level Protocol Waveguide Structure that guides electromagnetic waves along its length An optica...

Page 79: ...ing 5 2 main menu 5 5 overview 5 1 preliminary analysis with 5 3 driver parameters table of 5 8 E equipment symbols ix F fabric device mapping 4 7 FCC Compliance notice A 1 Federal Communications Commission notice A 2 G getting help x H HBAs agency approvals 1 5 configuration guidelines 2 4 installation overview 2 1 installation procedure 2 2 installation requirements 2 1 POST LED results 4 1 prod...

Page 80: ...stalling on Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition 3 2 overview 3 1 removing from Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition 3 2 Windows Advanced Server Limited Edition system requirements 3 1 showing HBA information 5 12 standards for HBAs 1 4 symbols in text viii on equipment ix system requirements HBA installation 2 1 T technical support Compaq x test options modifying 5 11 text symbols viii trou...

Page 81: ...host bus adapter for Windows and Linux installation guide Index 3 Index X x86DNLD See DOS Diagnostic utility 5 1 ...

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