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SANblade 4000 Series User’s Guide

1-Gb iSCSI to PCI Host Bus Adapter

Содержание SANblade 4000 Series

Страница 1: ...IS0053301 00 A Page i S i m p l i f y SANblade 4000 Series User s Guide 1 Gb iSCSI to PCI Host Bus Adapter...

Страница 2: ...without further testing or modification QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document No part of this document may be copied nor reproduced by any means...

Страница 3: ...er 2 2 2 3 Specifications 2 4 2 4 Label 2 4 2 5 Agency Certification 2 4 Part II Software Section 3 Windows 2000 Driver Installation 3 1 Supported Features 3 1 3 2 Driver Files 3 1 3 3 Creating the Dr...

Страница 4: ...xisting OS 4 2 4 4 3 Updating the Existing Driver 4 3 4 5 Removing the Driver 4 3 4 6 System Registry Parameters 4 3 4 6 1 MaximumSGList 4 4 4 6 2 NumberofRequests 4 4 4 6 3 LargeLuns 4 5 4 7 Addition...

Страница 5: ...abbed Page 5 2 5 2 Target Settings Tabbed Page 5 3 5 3 Target Information Tabbed Page 5 4 5 4 HBA Information Tabbed Page 5 5 5 5 Information Tabbed Page 5 6 5 6 HBA Options with Network Tabbed Page 5...

Страница 6: ...SANblade 4000 Series User s Guide 1 Gb iSCSI to PCI Host Bus Adapter Page vi IS0053301 00 A...

Страница 7: ...protocol This release of the QLA4000 implements draft 0 8 of the IETF iSCSI standard which creates a new industry standard SAN technology based on internet protocols TCP IP Updates to later iSCSI dra...

Страница 8: ...e daily We at QLogic are looking forward to working in partnership with you to develop your iSCSI solution We will continue to have software upgrades that improve functionality and performance While w...

Страница 9: ...A I 1 Part I Hardware This part of the SANblade 4000 User s Guide describes the host bus adapters HBAs and how to install and configure them See the section that corresponds to your HBA HBA Section Q...

Страница 10: ...I Hardware I 2 ISO053301 00 A...

Страница 11: ...es the QLA4000 DEV components referenced throughout this section Each QLA4000 DEV has a unique serial number its location on the HBA is noted in figure 2 1 Take a minute to write down the serial numbe...

Страница 12: ...NOTE You cannot use both connectors at the same time 2 2 Installation in the Computer Before you install the QLA4000 DEV in your computer you need the following A screwdriver usually a Phillips 1 An...

Страница 13: ...e the computer cover and save the screws 4 Choose any PCI bus slot that supports bus mastering Most motherboards automatically assign an IRQ level and interrupt line if your motherboard does not you m...

Страница 14: ...w to install the SANblade Control IX GUI 2 3 Specifications Table 2 1 defines the QLA4000 DEV specifications 2 4 Label The transceiver on the QLA4000 DEV is a Class I laser product It complies with IE...

Страница 15: ...tall the software drivers for the supported operating systems Before you install the software drivers you need to locate and download the appropriate drivers for your operating system Please contact y...

Страница 16: ...II Software II 2 IS0053301 00 A...

Страница 17: ...E TXT Release notes W2K W2K README TXT Helpful hints about the driver Be sure to review the README TXT file for both new and changed information 3 3 Creating the Driver Disk Optional Follow these step...

Страница 18: ...annot install the QL4000 SYS driver directly from the QLogic CD Perform the following steps to install Windows 2000 and the QL4000 SYS driver when the QLA4000 DEV is attached to a nonbootable device 1...

Страница 19: ...nstalling the QL4000 SYS driver for the QLA4000 DEV 4 Click Next 5 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device recommended Click Next 6 Select specify a location Click Next 7 In the Install From...

Страница 20: ...device so that I can choose a specific driver Click Next 6 Click Have Disk Insert the QLogic CD in an appropriate drive 7 In the Copy manufacturer s files from dialog box type the path to the QLogic d...

Страница 21: ...p to 256 scatter gather segments of 4096 bytes each allowing transfers up to 1 048 576 bytes NOTE The OEMSETUP INF file automatically updates the registry to support 65 scatter gather segments This se...

Страница 22: ...upports the NumberOfRequests registry parameter to specify the maximum number of outstanding requests per HBA When the QLogic driver is installed the registry is automatically updated with this parame...

Страница 23: ...AT Catalog file NT4 T4 QL4000 SYS QLogic QL4000 miniport driver NT4 NT4 RELEASE TXT Release notes NT4 NT4 README TXT Helpful hints about the driver Be sure to review the README TXT file for both new a...

Страница 24: ...d and configured press S to Specify Additional Device 3 Select Other and press ENTER 4 Insert the QLogic driver disk created in section 4 3 in an appropriate drive and press ENTER 5 Select the QLogic...

Страница 25: ...SYS QL4000 SAV 4 Insert the QLogic CD in an appropriate drive and copy it over the old driver COPY D QLA4000 drivers NT4 0 NT4 QL4000 SYS 5 Power down then restart the system to use the updated drive...

Страница 26: ...MACHINE and follow the tree structure to the QLogic driver HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services Ql4000 Parameters Device 3 Double click MaximumSGList REG_DWORD 0x21 4 Enter a value fro...

Страница 27: ...he LargeLuns parameter in the registry The QLogic OEMSETUP INF file has this registry enabled 4 7 Additional Notes To ensure correct driver function the driver changes some of the system related regis...

Страница 28: ...4 Windows NT Driver Installation Additional Notes 4 6 IS0053301 00 A...

Страница 29: ...00 Series User s Guide describes the SANblade Control IX GUI a stand alone application for configuring your QLA4000 HBA referred to as HBA or adapter Section 5 contains the following information An ov...

Страница 30: ...III SANblade Control IX III 2 IS0053301 00 A...

Страница 31: ...hese steps to install the SANblade Control IX GUI 1 Insert the QLogic CD in an appropriate drive 2 Click Start menu then click Run Type the following then click OK drive SANblade Control IX setup exe...

Страница 32: ...ction tabs are summarized in the following paragraphs Use the HBA Options tabbed page first to set basic QLA4000 DEV information such as IP address iSCSI alias etc You can also view firmware configura...

Страница 33: ...ANblade Control IX Operation IS0053301 00 A 5 3 Target Settings is the primary tabbed page for interactive use Use this page to select iSCSI targets see figure 5 2 Figure 5 2 Target Settings Tabbed Pa...

Страница 34: ...ol IX Operation 5 4 IS0053301 00 A The Target Information tabbed page provides information about iSCSI targets you cannot configure iSCSI targets on this page see figure 5 3 Figure 5 3 Target Informat...

Страница 35: ...Operation IS0053301 00 A 5 5 The HBAInformation tabbed page is for information only It provides code versions etc see figure 5 4 Figure 5 4 HBA Information Tabbed Page The Statistics tabbed page is re...

Страница 36: ...5 2 double click the name of your host PC left side of the screen then highlight the QLA4000 DEV s iSCSI name see figure 5 5 Figure 5 5 Information Tabbed Page The selection tabs are displayed Click...

Страница 37: ...lt is per the iSCSI standard you can change it Firmware configuration settings viewing From the Select Options list click Firmware Click View This dialog box allows you to see various firmware configu...

Страница 38: ...first available line under IP Address see figure 5 2 3 Enter the IP address of the target to which you want to connect 4 Enter the iSCSI name of the target 5 Enter other targets as desired 6 Click Sa...

Страница 39: ...nter iSCSI names for each target In the following example there is an iSCSI target at IP address 10 14 64 150 Behind this target are two available drives with iSCSI alias Drive1 and Drive2 1 On the Ta...

Страница 40: ...rom the Select Options list select Firmware 5 Click the Select File to Download button 6 When the Update FW dialog box displays click Browse 7 The Choose File to Download dialog box displays Select th...

Страница 41: ...RecoveryLevel 0 Table 5 1 Initial Login Parameters Discovery Session Parameter Setting InitiatorName Inq 2000 04 com qlogic qla 4000 snXXXXXXXX SessionType discovery InitiatorAlias theConfiguredAlias...

Страница 42: ...5 SANblade Control IX Operation 5 12 IS0053301 00 A...

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