Hardware Installation Guide for the
QLA22xx Board Family
Fibre Channel Host Adapter Boards for the PCI Bus
FC0151103-00 E
February 6, 2001
Страница 1: ...Hardware Installation Guide for the QLA22xx Board Family Fibre Channel Host Adapter Boards for the PCI Bus FC0151103 00 E February 6 2001...
Страница 2: ...or reproduced by any means nor translated nor transmitted to any magnetic medium without the express written consent of QLogic Corporation QLogic is a trademark of QLogic Corporation Microsoft is a tr...
Страница 3: ...shooting 3 1 Problems After Installation 3 1 3 2 Hardware Problem Checklist 3 1 3 3 System Configuration Problem Checklist 3 1 3 4 Fibre Channel Problem Checklist 3 2 Appendix A Fast UTIL A 1 Introduc...
Страница 4: ...out 2 3 2 4 QLA2204F Board Layout 2 4 2 5 QLA2200G Board Layout 2 5 2 6 QLA2200L Board Layout 2 5 2 7 QLA2212F Board Layout 2 6 TABLES Table Page A 1 Host Adapter Settings A 2 A 2 Advanced Adapter Set...
Страница 5: ...A 66 chip FC3010402 01 QLA2200G 66 without GBIC FC3010402 01 QLA2200GC 66 with GBIC copper FC3010402 01 QLA2200GF 66 with GBIC optical QLA2200L family 64 bit low profile PCI to Fibre Channel copper me...
Страница 6: ...a GBIC which can be either a single mode or multimode optical interface for long distances greater than 500 meters With increased connectivity and performance Fibre Channel is the technology preferred...
Страница 7: ...connector HSSDC cable for the QLA2200 2200L board An optical multimode cable with an SC style duplex connector for the QLA2200F 2202F 2212F board An optical mutimode cable with an LC style duplex con...
Страница 8: ...03 00 E QLA22xx board in the unlikely event that the NVRAM is corrupted If the NVRAM is corrupted you will be prompted for the QLA22xx serial number J1 ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER Figure 2 1 QLA2200 Board...
Страница 9: ...2 Hardware Installation What You Need for Installation FC0151103 00 E 2 3 Figure 2 3 QLA2202F Board Layout J2 ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER J1 ISP CHIP...
Страница 10: ...What You Need for Installation 2 Hardware Installation 2 4 FC0151103 00 E Figure 2 4 QLA2204F Board Layout ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER ISP CHIP ISP CHIP J1 J2 J3 J4 PORT 1 PORT 2 PORT 3 PORT 4 ISP CHIP...
Страница 11: ...2 Hardware Installation What You Need for Installation FC0151103 00 E 2 5 Figure 2 5 QLA2200G Board Layout SERIAL NUMBER J6 ISP CHIP Figure 2 6 QLA2200L Board Layout J1 ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER...
Страница 12: ...board The QLA22xx board is self configuring however some motherboards require manual configuration For example some systems have a PCI Device Configuration menu in the motherboard setup BIOS where yo...
Страница 13: ...is notched If you try to install the QLA22xx board into a PCI slot that does not conform to the PCI specification you may damage the QLA22xx board The 66 MHz QLA22xx boards indicated by 66 in their na...
Страница 14: ...ongratulations You have successfully installed the QLA22xx board in your computer See the appropriate QLogic software installation guide for detailed instructions on how to install the software driver...
Страница 15: ...ctor on the device Some connectors require a firm push to ensure proper seating An easy way to check is to switch the connectors on either the QLA22xx or the device then reboot your system If the BIOS...
Страница 16: ...annel Problem Checklist 3 Troubleshooting 3 2 FC0151103 00 E 3 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 c...
Страница 17: ...s Fast UTIL by pressing ALT Q during the QLA22xx board BIOS initialization it may take a few seconds for the Fast UTIL menu to appear If you have more than one QLA22xx board Fast UTIL asks you to sele...
Страница 18: ...Adapter Hard Loop ID This setting forces the adapter to attempt to use the ID specified in the Hard Loop ID setting The default is Disabled Hard Loop ID If the Adapter Hard Loop ID setting is enabled...
Страница 19: ...the QLA22xx host adapter board are listed in table A 2 and described in the following paragraphs Table A 2 Advanced Adapter Settings Setting Options Default Execution Throttle 1 256 16 Fast Command Po...
Страница 20: ...is no the driver initiates a global LIP reset with full login The default is No Enable LIP Full Login This setting instructs the ISP chip to re login to all ports after any LIP The default is Yes Enab...
Страница 21: ...nts are logged into the Windows NT Event Viewer The default is Disabled A 2 6 Extended Firmware Settings From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast UTIL select Extended Firmware Settings The default...
Страница 22: ...led sequence ACK is used When this setting is disabled frame ACK is used The default is Disabled NOTE The Class 2 Service setting must be enabled to use the ACK0 setting Fibre Channel Tape Support Thi...
Страница 23: ...increments used by a timer to set the wait time between accessing DMA a set of handles and generating an interrupt The default is 0 A 3 Scan Fibre Channel Devices This option scans the FC loop and li...
Страница 24: ...Select Host Adapter A Fast UTIL A 8 FC0151103 00 E...
Страница 25: ...burst rate for 64 bit PCI operation at 66 MHz Fibre Channel specifications Bus type copper media twisted pair QLA2200 2200L fibre optic media QLA2200F 2202F 2204F 2212F GBIC QLA2200G Bus transfer rate...
Страница 26: ...de fibre optic cabling using a small form factor optical transceiver module QLA2200G GBIC receptacle QLA2212F SC style connector that supports non OFC multimode fibre optic cabling using 1x9 fibre opt...
