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1. Configuring Ethernet Teams on page 2 14 Figure 2 8 shows an example of selecting four U575 PCI adapters for a team Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 19 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 8 Selecting Ethernet PCI Adapters for a Team Teaming Wizard Select the adapters for this team Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 2 Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter t Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter Y Do not attempt to include adapters that are already members of any other team as unpredictable results may occur Adapter Information Ethernet Address 0004239F3F7C Part Number C41421 003 Bus Slot 184 4 5 After you have selected the Ethernet PCI adapters for the team click Next and then click Finish 6 When the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box reappears click Apply Do not designate primary or secondary adapters at this time PROSet begins to bind the specified PCI adapters into teams This operation takes at least one minute per team to complete Do not abort the operation until it has completed otherwise you must repeat the procedure 7 After creating the teams if necessary you can manually designate a primary and secondary adapter for each team a In the left pane of the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box expand the team and Member Adapters b Right click
2. Removing an Ethernet Team NOTES 1 When you remove a team you lose the connection to the network until you install and configure a new team 2 If you assigned a specific IP address to the team and if you are planning to configure a new team to use the same IP address note the IP address of the team when you remove it An assigned IP address is deleted when you remove the team To remove a team 1 Startthe PROSet utility if you have not already done so see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 2 In the left pane of the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box right click the appropriate team In the menu that appears click Remove Team see Figure 2 21 2 84 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 21 Removing a Team of Ethernet PCI Adapters Member Adapters Remove Team Rename Team Change Team Mode gt Add Adapter Eo Team Add VLAN GVRP Support GMRP Support 3 A confirmation message appears see Figure 2 22 Click OK Figure 2 22 Confirmation Message Removing a Team Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections E3 You are about to remove a team V Click OK to continue 4 When the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box reappears click Apply to process and save the changes Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters To troubleshoot Ethernet PCI adapters you can perform general troubleshooti
3. 2 23 2 25 2 26 2 27 2 29 2 29 2 30 2 31 2 33 2 33 2 35 2 35 2 36 2 39 2 40 2 42 3 3 3 6 Removing and Installing Low and High Profile Faceplates A 1 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Tables Table 1 1 Supported PCI Adapters 1 2 Table 1 2 General Reference Information for PCI Adapters 1 5 Table 2 6 U575 PCI Adapter Features and Requirements Summary 2 2 Table 2 7 U575 PCI Adapter Slot Locations 2 3 Table 2 8 Maximum Number of Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 3 Table 2 9 Supported Ethernet Fault Tolerant Teams 2 11 Table 2 10 Status LEDs on Embedded Ethernet Ports 2 37 Table 2 11 Status LEDs on the U574 PCI Adapter 2 37 Table 2 12 Status LEDs on the U575 PCI Adapter 2 37 Table 3 1 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Features and Requirements Summary 3 2 Table 3 2 Maximum Numbers of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 3 Table 3 3 Status LEDs on the Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapter 3 9 vi Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Preface Purpose of This Manual The Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide describes the PCI adapters used in Express5800 320Ma systems The guide contains information specific to each adapter including hardware and software requirements cabling specifications and configuration and troubleshooting guidelines Audience This manual is intended for anyone who installs configures replaces or troubleshoots PCI adapters on Express5800 320Ma systems Notation Convention
4. ActiveService Network is a trademark of Stratus Technologies Bermuda Ltd All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners Manual Name Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Part Number NR461 Express5800 320Ma Software Release Number 4 1 0 Publication Date January 2006 NEC Solutions America Inc 10850 Gold Center Drive Suite 200 Rancho Cordova CA 95670 2006 NEC Solutions America Inc All rights reserved Contents Preface vii 1 Overview of PCI Adapters 1 1 PCI Adapters Available with Express5800 320Ma Systems 1 1 System Configurations and PCI Slot Availability 1 3 PCI Slot Numbering Reservations and Performance 1 3 Paired PCI Slots and Duplex Operation of PCI Adapters 1 4 General References 1 5 2 Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 1 U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapters 2 1 Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 2 Hardware Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 3 Software Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 4 Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 5 Cabling U575 and Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 5 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 6 Starting PROSet 2 7 Types of Fault Tolerant Ethernet Teams 2 9 Adapter Fault Tolerant Teams 2 10 Switch Fault Tolerant Teams 2 10 Adaptive Load Balancing Teams 2 10 Static Link Aggregation Teams 2 11 IEEE 802 3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation Teams 2 11 Fault Tolerant Ethernet Teams and IP Multicasting 2 12 Virtual LANs 2 13 C
5. Figure 2 8 Figure 2 9 Figure 2 10 Figure 2 11 Figure 2 12 Figure 2 13 Figure 2 14 Figure 2 15 Figure 2 16 Figure 2 17 Figure 2 18 Figure 2 19 Figure 2 20 Figure 2 21 Figure 2 22 Figure 2 23 Figure 2 24 Figure 2 25 Figure 2 26 Figure 3 1 Figure 3 2 Figure A 1 PCI Adapter Slot Numbering Faceplate of the U575 PCI Adapter RJ 45 Connector Initial PROSet Dialog Box Identify Adapter Dialog Box Setting the Link Speed and Duplex Mode Verifying Link Speed Duplex Mode and Link Activity Selecting the Type of Team Selecting Ethernet PCI Adapters for a Team Assigning Priorities to Ethernet PCI Adapters Adding a VLAN to a Team Specifying a VLAN ID and Name Network Connections Window Ethernet Team Properties Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Removing an Ethernet PCI Adapter from a Team Confirmation Message Removing an Ethernet PCI Adapter from a Team Icon for a Missing Removed Adapter Adding an Adapter to a Team Obtaining the Ethernet Address for a Team Obtaining the Permanent Ethernet Address of an Ethernet PCI Adapter Removing a Team of Ethernet PCI Adapters Confirmation Message Removing a Team Status LEDs on Embedded Ethernet Ports Network Statistics in PROSet Network Statistics in ftSMC PROSet Diagnostics Faceplate of an Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapter LC Connector of a Fibre Channel Optical Cable Figures 1 4 2 2 2 6 2 8 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 20 2 21 2 22
6. Forinformation about the U463 Virtual Technician Module see the Express5800 320Ma Virtual Technician Module User s Guide the Express5800 320Ma ActiveService Network Configuration Guide and the operation and maintenance guide for your system as listed in Table 1 2 2 Forinformation about the U531 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapter see Attaching an EMC CLARIiON AX100 Storage System to an Express5800 320Ma System 1 2 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide System Configurations and PCI Slot Availability System Configurations and PCI Slot Availability Express5800 320Ma systems contain two CPU I O enclosures each of which contains a CPU element and an l O element The duplication of enclosures provides redundancy in components such as processors hard drives PCI slots and certain I O ports PCI slots are logically associated with the I O elements Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz systems contain one low profile PCI slot in each enclosure for a total of two PCI slots in the system Optionally you can install an AK533 attachment kit to add two full height PCI slots to each enclosure Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz for a total of six PCI slots in the system Express5800 320Ma 3 6 GHz and Dual Core systems contain one low profile PCI slot and two full height PCI slots in each enclosure for a total of six PCI slots in the system The CPU 1 O enclosures are removable and hot pluggable When you remove one CPU I O enclosure to install a PCI
7. In systems with hot pluggable enclosures if you intend to maintain network connectivity while removing an enclosure verify that all active Ethernet PCI adapters in the enclosure are teamed with adapters in another enclosure See Locating Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 15 to determine the location of Ethernet PCI adapters in the system 2 Click OK to exit PROSet 3 Physically remove the Ethernet PCI adapters from the system and install the new adapters For more information about removing and replacing adapters see the operation and maintenance guide for your system as listed in Table 1 2 NOTE If you intend to use the old Ethernet PCI adapters in other systems do not install them in other systems until you reset the Ethernet address of the team when you reach step 5 of Adding Ethernet PCI Adapters to a Team 4 Start the PROSet utility see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 5 Remove the entries for the Ethernet PCI adapters that you physically removed from the system The entries should have an icon with an X to indicate that these adapters are missing Figure 2 17 For each adapter you want to remove right click the adapter entry and select Remove Adapter When you are finished click Apply to process the changes Figure 2 17 Icon for a Missing Removed Adapter Network Components B Stratus U574 Dual Port Fiber Gigabit Adapter 6 Addthe new Ethernet PCI adapters to the team as Adding Ethernet PCI Adapters
8. Install Properties Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks Show icon in notification area when connected In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties dialog box see Figure 2 14 select Obtain an IP address automatically or Use the following IP address If you select Use the following IP address enter the IP address subnet mask and default gateway Consult your network administrator for all TCP IP property settings NOTE Your TCP IP property settings must match the configuration of the network to which the team or VLAN is connected Select Obtain an IP address automatically only if the network supports it If you select it and the network does not supportit the Ethernet PCI adapter may be unusable 2 26 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 14 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties 21 x General Alternate Configuration You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise vou need to ask your network administrator For the appropriate IP settings m A C Use the Following IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the Foll
9. The U525 PCI adapters are configured to attach to a SAN or switch The U526 PCI adapters are configured to attach directly to a storage system For information about configuring the EMC storage systems see the EMC documentation supplied with the storage system Installing Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Before installing the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters you must download the required driver and software updates from the Web as described in Software Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 4 NOTE If you are installing optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters in a production system you must schedule downtime for the following procedure Though it is possible to remove the I O enclosures from certain systems and physically install the adapters without shutting down the entire system you must still reboot the system when you install the EMC PowerPath Software and any applicable software updates To install the adapters 1 Install any applicable Microsoft hotfix software updates required by the storage system 2 Shut down the system 3 6 Express5800 8320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 Physically install the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters For more information about this procedure including pertinent safety and electrostatic discharge precautions for working inside an I O enclosure see the operation and maintenance guide for your syste
10. e Troubleshoot Ethernet PCI adapters see Using PROSet Utility Diagnostics on page 2 41 NOTES 1 Starting PROSet In systems with more than one enclosure you can physically remove an enclosure without disrupting the network only if the active Ethernet PCI adapters in the enclosure are teamed with adapters in another enclosure Note that with Adaptive Load Balancing and Link Aggregation teams your system will experience a drop in throughput while the enclosure is absent For fault tolerance configure your Ethernet PCI adapters into teams Although Express5800 320Ma systems support unteamed Ethernet PCI adapters an unteamed Ethernet PCI adapter is a single point of failure that can cause the loss of a network connection After you finish each configuration procedure using PROSet click Apply or OK in the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box see Figure 2 3 for an example of the dialog box to preserve your changes If you do not click Apply or OK before exiting PROSet it cannot finish processing the configuration procedure and you must repeat the procedure To start the PROSet utility use one of the following methods NOTE Before starting PROSet close the Local Area Connection n Properties dialog boxes Figure 2 13 for all Ethernet PCI adapters any open Properties dialog box can cause problems for viewing and setting values in PROSet e Double click PROSet in the system tray e Double cl
11. 8 network statistics 2 38 removing entry for missing adapter 2 30 required software of Ethernet PCI adapters 2 4 starting 2 7 starting fails 2 9 Teaming Wizard 2 18 upgrading 2 4 using from remote system 2 8 Q ql2310 sys driver 3 4 QLogic adapters U525 and U526 PCI adapters 1 2 U531 PCI adapters 3 1 R receive load balancing property 2 10 S secondary Ethernet PCI adapters configuring 2 20 2 29 2 31 simplexed PCI adapters 1 4 software requirements of PCI adapters Ethernet PCI adapters 2 4 U525 and U526 PCI adapters 3 4 U575 PCI adapters 2 4 sragbe sys driver 2 4 Static Link Aggregation teams 2 11 storage systems EMC CLARiiON 1 2 3 1 3 2 EMC Symmetrix 1 2 3 1 3 2 surprise removal 2 4 switch network configuring for ALB teams 2 10 configuring for dynamic link aggregation 2 11 configuring for VLANs 2 13 implementing an SFT team 2 10 Switch Fault Tolerance SFT teams 2 10 Symmetrix storage systems 1 2 T Teaming Wizard of PROSet 2 18 teams See Ethernet PCI adapter teams troubleshooting PCI adapters Ethernet PCI adapters 2 35 PROSet diagnostic tests 2 41 U525 and U526 PCI adapters 3 9 U575 PCI adapters 2 35 Index 3 Index U U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 1 2 3 1 cables 3 5 driver 3 4 hardware requirements 3 3 LEDs 3 9 maximum number supported 3 3 optical cables 3 2 part number 3 2 slot assignments 3 3 software requireme
12. J N CAUTION The network connection is disrupted when you update a team s Ethernet address If necessary verify that the team s current Ethernet address is identical to the permanent Ethernet address of one of the team members To verify the Ethernet address for a team 1 Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 2 To obtain the current Ethernet address of a team click the appropriate team in the left pane of the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box then click the Team Configuration tab Note the value of Ethernet Address under Team Information Figure 2 19 2 32 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 19 Obtaining the Ethernet Address for a Team m Team Information Ethernet Address 00042397E8F8 IP Address 169 254 37 188 Team Type IEEE 802 3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation 3 To obtain the permanent Ethernet address of each Ethernet PCI adapter click the adapter in the device tree click the General tab and click Adapter Details Note the value of Permanent Ethernet Address Figure 2 20 Figure 2 20 Obtaining the Permanent Ethernet Address of an Ethernet PCI Adapter Adapter Details xi Bus Slot 64 4 Bus Speed 100 MHz Bus Type PCI X Bus Width 64 bit Current Ethernet Address 00042397E8F8 Interrupt 21 Media Type Fiber or Backplane Memory Address D5F 40000 Part Number C4130
13. Link Aggregation Teams IEEE 802 3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation teams provide full transmit and receive load balancing like the FEC and GEC standards but in a dynamic mode implementation Dynamic mode is an implementation of the final 802 3ad specification Many switches support an implementation of only the draft 802 3ad specification which does not include dynamic mode To determine whether your switch is fully compatible with the dynamic mode implementation of the 802 3ad standard contact your switch vendor Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 11 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Note that the Ethernet PCI adapters in an 802 3ad team cannot be connected to a hub The adapters must be connected to a single switch that supports the final 802 3ad specification and the relevant switch ports must be properly configured for it 802 3ad teams also include AFT features NOTE To maximize performance with dynamic link teams use fewer teams but more Ethernet PCI adapters in each team Fault Tolerant Ethernet Teams and IP Multicasting If IP multicasting is in use on your network consider the following restriction when choosing the type of fault tolerant team to configure Each network host in an IP multicast group uses the Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP to acknowledge and maintain its IP multicast group membership with a switch In an AFT SFT or ALB team only one Ethernet PCI adapter the primary adapter is registered to rec
14. adapter driver and any additional required software updates To access the EMC Support Matrix go to the EMC Web site To check for the latest approved and qualified driver 1 Point your browser to http www emc com interoperability If the Interoperability Web page fails to load navigate to the product support page for your storage system 2 Find the link for the EMC Support Matrix and download this file in PDF format 3 Open the EMC Support Matrix PDF file In Bookmarks expand one of the following headings e Symmetrix 8000 Series e Symmetrix DMX Series e CLARiiON FC4700 e CLARiiON CX Series 4 Expand Base Connectivity expand Microsoft Windows 2003 x86 and double click Express5800 320Ma 5 Inthe footnotes for the table make note of the Driver Version entry which specifies the driver version number for the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter Other entries document the supported releases of Express5800 320Ma System Software required hotfixes from Microsoft and other relevant information Download the driver for the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters and any other required software updates from the locations specified in the EMC Support Matrix before you install the adapters 3 4 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters NOTES 1 If the EMC Support Matrix points to the QLogic Web site for the latest adapter driver search for the driver under the QLogic product
15. configured properly and functioning normally the pair of adapters is marked as duplexed in ftSMC meaning that the adapters are fault tolerant and safe to pull If you remove one PCI adapter in the pair the other adapter keeps the system operational Conversely if one of the adapters in the pair is missing or if one of the adapters fails the remaining adapter is marked as simplexed in ftSMC meaning that the adapter is not fault tolerant and it is unsafe to pull 1 4 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide General References NOTE If you remove a simplexed PCI adapter or if it fails communications for applications related to that adapter will terminate Removing one of two duplexed PCI adapters however will not affect communications To increase the fault tolerance of a system always install PCI adapters for critical applications in paired slots and ensure that the adapters are marked as duplexed in ftSMC Duplex and simplex mode are also indicated on the PCI slot status LEDs that are located at the rear of each system Furthermore because PCI slot status can affect other subsystems a missing or broken PCI adapter might change ftSMC properties and LED states for an I O enclosure as well as an entire system For more information about using ftSMC to determine whether your PCI adapters or I O enclosures are operating in duplex mode see the Express5800 320Ma System Administrator s Guide For information about using status LED
16. for Ethernet PCI adapters 2 4 Express5800 820Ma PCI Adapter Guide Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters The following sections describe the cabling requirements of the following Ethernet PCI adapters e Cabling U575 and Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 5 NOTE Label each cable that you attach to a PCI adapter noting the host name I O element number PCI slot number and port number if applicable to which the cable connector attaches Cabling U575 and Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters The U575 PCI adapter and embedded Ethernet PCI adapters require customer supplied Unshielded Twisted Pair UTP Ethernet cables with RJ 45 connectors see Figure 2 2 For each port supply a 24 AWG 4 pair UTP EIA TIA Verified Category 3 or Category 5 wire cable with RJ 45 modular connectors terminated with pair wiring adhering to the EIA TIA 568 A or EIA TIA 568 B standard The speed of the network determines the grade of UTP cable that you can use e 10 Mbps requires UTP Category 3 or Category 5 Data Grade cable e 100 Mbps and 1000 Mbps require UTP Category 5 Data Grade cable Use of Category 3 Data Grade cable for 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps would cause data loss For 1000 Mbps use Category 5e Data Grade cable To connect to an Ethernet hub or switch use a straight through cable not a crossed pair 1 3 2 6 cable or an Ethernet crossover cable The maximum di
17. teams not over individual adapters An unteamed adapter is a single point of failure that can cause the loss of a network connection A VLAN allows you to isolate network traffic for a specific group of network hosts Using VLANs you can organize networked systems into logical workgroups such as Marketing or Engineering that span a building complex or an entire enterprise network Members of a particular VLAN receive traffic only from other members of the same VLAN VLANs are particularly useful for limiting broadcast storms reducing security problems and simplifying network management There are two types of VLANs e Implicit VLANs which are configured entirely at the switch level The switch does not alter or tag packets to enforce an implicit VLAN e Explicit VLANs which are configured throughout the network on each adapter and link partner Switches identify and route traffic based on a four byte tag 802 3ac in each packet header To support either type of VLAN switches on your network must support 802 1Q VLANs Also to configure a VLAN on your system you need to contact your network administrator to obtain the VLAN ID for your workgroup which must be identical to the VLAN ID programmed into the switches In an environment with many VLAN workgroups you can optionally implement the GARP VLAN Registration Protocol GVRP to dynamically create change and remove VLANs To support GVRP all adapters and switches on your
18. the Ethernet PCI adapter you want as the primary adapter and select Preferred Primary from the menu Figure 2 9 shows an example of specifying the primary adapter in a team of U575 PCI adapters c Right click the Ethernet PCI adapter you want as the secondary adapter and select Preferred Secondary from the menu 2 20 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 9 Assigning Priorities to Ethernet PCI Adapters 8 Click Apply to process the changes Allow time for PROSet to complete the Network Components JA Stratus U574 Dual Port Fiber Gigabit Adapter J Stratus U574 Dual Port Fiber Gigabit Adapter 2 JA Stratus U574 Dual Port Fiber Gigabit Adapter 3 JA Stratus U574 Dual Port Fiber Gigabit Adapter 4 JA Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 5 J Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 6 JA Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 7 J Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 8 JA Stratus emb 82546 2 Port Gigabit Adapter JAA Stratus emb 82546 2 Port Gigabit Adapter 2 JA Stratus emb 82546 2 Port Gigabit Adapter 3 A Stratus emb 82546 2 Port Gigabit Adapter 4 Bk Team 0 Adapter Fault Tolerance Mode NOTE You can select only one primary adapter and only one secondary adapter for a team If you select another primary or secondary adapter it overrides your initial selection To confirm your selections right click
19. the Identify Adapter dialog box Figure 2 4 specify the amount of time in seconds you want the LED on the Ethernet PCI adapter port to flash Consider the time it will take you to reach the rear of the system to see the LED flash Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 15 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 4 Identify Adapter Dialog Box Identify Adapter xi To identify the selected adapter with a blinking LED choose a duration on the slider bar and click Start 10 seconds 5 120 5 Click Start to flash the LED The LED flashes for the specified number of seconds Find the Ethernet port with the flashing LED and make note of its device name in PROSet 6 When the flashing stops you can click Start to flash the LED again or Close to dismiss the Identify Adapter dialog box If necessary repeat steps 2 6 to locate additional adapters Configuring Link Speed and Duplex Mode By default Ethernet ports onU575 Ethernet PCI adapters and embedded Ethernet PCI adapters are configured to autonegotiate the best speed for a connection On a network that operates at 10 or 100 megabits per second Mbps automatic settings can result in unreliable connections and inaccurate reporting of link activity and duplex mode For reliable operation manually configure the link speed and duplex mode for all Ethernet PCI adapters connected to networks that operate at 10 or 100 Mbps NOTES 1 For Ethernet adapters or ports connected
20. to a Team describes 2 30 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Adding Ethernet PCI Adapters to a Team 1 NOTE Add Ethernet PCI adapters to only one team at a time Complete the procedure before adding an adapter to another team Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 In the left pane of the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box right click the appropriate team In the menu that appears click Add Adapter to Team then select the adapter you want to add to the team Repeat this step for any adapters you want to add to the team Figure 2 18 shows an example of adding a U574 PCI adapter to a team Figure 2 18 Adding an Adapter to a Team 3 mH Team 0 IEEE 802 3ad L Mode Remove Team Rename Team Fiber Gigabit Adapter 2 Change Team Mode gt Fiber Gigabit Adapter 3 Fiher Ginahit Odanter Add Adapter to Team gt Stratus U574 Dual Port Fiber Gigabit Adapter 4 Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter bn Md E Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 2 GVRP Support pus Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 3 GMRP Support Stratus LJ575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 4 Stratus LI575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 5 Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 6 Stratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 7 St
21. 0 003 Permanent Ethernet Address 0004239F0EDC Compare the value next to Permanent Ethernet Address in the Adapter Details dialog box to the Ethernet Address of the team which you obtained in step 2 According to the information in Figure 2 19 and Figure 2 20 the addresses do not match If the value of the team s current Ethernet Address does not match the value of the Permanent Ethernet Address of one of the Ethernet PCI adapters update the team s current Ethernet address Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 33 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters To update the Ethernet Address for a team 1 Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 2 In the left pane of the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box right click the appropriate team In the menu that appears click Change Team Mode see Figure 2 21 Click a mode different from the one with the check mark NOTE Changing the team mode forces PROSet to update the Ethernet address of the team 3 Again right click the team in the device tree in the left pane and on the menu that appears click Change Team Mode Verify that the mode has been changed 4 Click OK to allow PROSet to process the procedure and to close Allow PROSet about 30 seconds to process the update 5 Restart PROSet and restore the team to its previous mode 6 Click Apply to process and save the changes Allow PROSet time to process the update
22. 5800 320Ma 3 6 GHz system Software Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI adapters require the following software e sragbe sys Ethernet driver The Express5800 320Ma System Software initial program load IPL installs this driver for all 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet adapters supplied by NEC Solutions America Inc PnP Plug and Play Manager recognizes the driver and loads it automatically This Ethernet driver has an addedsurprise removal feature to increase fault tolerance The surprise removal feature prevents system crashes in the event that a PCI adapter is removed without software notification to the system NOTES 1 Using any other driver will invalidate the Express5800 320Ma 100 Availability Terms and Conditions For information about the Express5800 320Ma 100 Availability Terms and Conditions contact your representative 2 To upgrade a driver contact NEC Technical Support or your authorized Service Representative e Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections utility Version 9 0 The Express5800 320Ma System Software IPL installs this utility automatically Use PROSet to configure and troubleshoot Ethernet PCI adapters NOTE Do not attempt to upgrade PROSet to a newer version of this software available directly from Intel If you install a version of PROSet that is not qualified and released by NEC Solutions America Inc its installation procedure will change the Express5800 320Ma default properties
23. 96 Send Errors 0 Receive Errors You can also find network statistics for unteamed adapters in ftSMC The statistics are located in Performance Counters under the Ethernet Controller node Figure 2 25 Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 39 Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 25 Network Statistics in ftSMC ta FTSERVER Console Root ftServer Local ftServer 1 0 Enclosures I 0 Enclosure 11Ethern Be EG EJ A ftServer 1 0 Endosures 9 S 1 0 Enclosure 10 S E 1 0 Enclosure 11 H Mass Storage Controller H O SATA Controller 1 H O Universal Serial Bus USB 2 Video Controller YGA Con H O VTM Adapter 4 B C Ethernet Controller 5 C Network Port 0 Network Port 1 2 Stratus emb 82546 2 B Stratus emb 82546 2 CJ Configuration Be formance cou C PCI to PCI Bridge 6 2 PCI to PCI Bridge 7 CJ PCI Device 8 RHI PCI Slot Ipfo 9 amp 981536798 3259997302 Bytes Totaljsec 0x00000000F COQACO4 P Curent Bandwidth 1000000000 Frequency Object 0x 0000000000000000 Frequency PerfTime 0x00000000A6E73410 Frequency Sys100NS 0x 0000000000989680 Dname Stratus emb 82546 2 Poi P Output Queue Length P Packets Outbound Discarded JU Packets Outbound Errors Dpackets sec Dpackets Received Discarded Packets Received Errors P Packets Received Non Unicast sec Jackets Received sec LA TLPPOPCEE PERPE TREE PR IeUMDUPRUIGUCLUO ESSERE es PH If PROSet or ftSMC indicate high error count
24. Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide NEC Solutions America Inc NR461 Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice UNLESS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT SIGNED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF NEC NEC MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN INCLUDING WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PURPOSE NEC assumes no responsibility or obligation of any kind for any errors contained herein or in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this document Software described in NEC a is the property of NEC and or its licensees b is furnished only under license and c may be copied or used only as expressly permitted under the terms of the license NEC documentation describes all supported features of the user interfaces and the application programming interfaces API developed by NEC and or its licensees Any undocumented features of these interfaces are intended solely for use by NEC personnel and are subject to change without warning This document is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be copied reproduced or translated either mechanically or electronically without the prior written consent of NEC Solutions America Inc The NEC Solutions America Inc logo Express5800 320Ma and the Express5800 320Ma logo are trademarks of NEC Solutions America Inc
25. adapter the other enclosure in the system continues to operate providing uninterrupted use of the system You can use ftServer System Management Console ftSMC to view and manage the components including PCI adapters in each I O element However note that all I O elements display as I O enclosure n in ftSMC Similarly this manual and other ftServer manuals may use the term enclosure in place of the term element For more information about working with elements and enclosures see the operation and maintenance guide for your system as listed in Table 1 2 For more information about ftSMC see the Express5800 320Ma System Administrator s Guide and the online Help PCI Slot Numbering Reservations and Performance Each CPU I O enclosure in Express5800 320Ma 3 6 GHz and Dual Core systems contains one low profile PCI slot that is physically labeled 1 and two additional full height PCI slots that are physically labeled 2 and 3 see Figure 1 1 ftSMC displays these slots as PCI Slot Info 9 10 and 11 Similarly each CPU 1 O enclosure in Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz systems contains one low profile PCI slot that is physically labeled 1 ftSMC displays this slot as PCI Slot Info 9 In Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz systems you can optionally install an AK533 attachment kit to add two full height slots providing the same configuration as Express5800 320Ma 3 6 GHz and Dual Core systems Each slot in a Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz or 3 6 GHz syste
26. adapters 2 16 PCI adapters 1 4 Dynamic Link Aggregation teams 2 11 E embedded Ethernet PCI adapters cables 2 5 Index fault tolerant teams 2 9 LEDs on ports 2 36 2 37 teaming ports in same enclosure 2 14 troubleshooting 2 35 EMC storage systems 1 2 3 1 3 2 Ethernet address 2 9 network filtering 2 28 updating 2 32 Ethernet PCI adapter teams 2 9 adding adapters to existing 2 31 adding VLANs 2 22 assigning IP address 2 24 configuring primary adapters 2 20 2 29 2 31 configuring secondary adapters 2 20 2 29 2 31 configuring teams 2 14 2 18 configuring with third party adapters 2 14 Ethernet address 2 9 express teams not supported 2 14 MAC address 2 9 maximum number of teams 2 14 multicasting restriction 2 12 network filtering 2 28 network statistics 2 38 primary adapter 2 9 receive load balancing property 2 10 removing adapters from existing 2 28 removing team 2 34 replacing primary adapter 2 32 restrictions and recommendations 2 14 restrictions when modifying existing 2 28 secondary adapter 2 9 teaming ports in same adapter 2 14 types of teams 2 9 updating Ethernet MAC address 2 32 verifying configuration 2 23 Ethernet PCI adapters adding to existing team 2 31 availability terms and conditions 2 4 current MAC address 2 9 Index 1 Index data rate 2 16 duplex mode 2 16 identifying 2 15 line speed 2 16 locating 2 15 ne
27. agnostics dialog box Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 41 Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 26 PROSet Diagnostics Connection Cable Hardware Test the network cable No cable problems detected Test details Polarity Normal Local Receiver Status Passed Remote Receiver Status Passed Receive Error Count O MDIX Status MDI Idle Error Count O If network connectivity problems persist try replacing the associated Ethernet PCI adapter s If that does not correct the problem contact your authorized Service Representative 2 42 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Chapter 3 U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters The following 64 bit 66 MHz PCI host bus adapters HBAs provide connections to most EMC CLARiiON or Symmetrix storage systems e The U525 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters provide 2 gigabit Gb attachment to the storage system through a Storage Area Network SAN or switch The AA U52500 is a high profile adapter and the AA U52510 is a low profile adapter e The U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters provide 2 Gb direct attachment to the storage system The AA U52600 is a high profile adapter and the AA U52610 is a low profile adapter NOTE For information about the 64 bit 133 MHz U531 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapter which supports the EMC CLARiiON AX100 Storage System see Attaching an EMC CLARiiON AX100 Storage System to an Express5800 320Ma System For a summar
28. anning Tree Algorithm As in an AFT team the primary adapter executes all transmit and receive functions for the team The secondary adapter becomes active after a failover to the secondary adapter occurs generally when the primary adapter fails or its link to the switch fails Adaptive Load Balancing Teams In an Adaptive Load Balancing ALB team both the primary and secondary Ethernet PCI adapters execute the transmit function while only the primary adapter executes the receive function ALB functionality also includes AFT features To prevent packet order problems one adapter in an ALB team transmits all packets that have the same destination In addition only the primary adapter transmits broadcast packets and non Internet Protocol IP packets You must connect all adapters in an ALB team to the same switch or to two or more hubs that connect to the same switch NOTE When you create a new ALB team PROSet automatically sets the Receive Load Balancing property for the team to On to balance received traffic over all members of the team However enabling this feature for ALB teams can cause connectivity problems If the primary adapter in the team fails when this feature is enabled the Ethernet address of the team automatically changes to the MAC 2 10 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters address of the new primary adapter As a result some packets are dropped until the new primary ad
29. apter can reestablish connections using the new Ethernet address possibly a 30 second or more delay To disable receive load balancing and to improve fault tolerance you must manually set the value of the Receive Load Balancing property to Off in the Advanced tab for the ALB team The ALB team continues to balance traffic that the team transmits Static Link Aggregation Teams Static link aggregation increases transmission and reception throughput by balancing both transmit and receive traffic over all members of the team Static link aggregation also includes AFT features You must connect all members of a static aggregation team to a single switch that supports either the Fast EtherChannel FEC standard or the Gigabit EtherChannel GEC standard and the relevant switch ports must be properly configured for it When you create a static link aggregation team it automatically negotiates a FEC or GEC connection depending on the type and configuration of the switch Table 2 9 lists the types of static link aggregation teams that each Ethernet PCI adapter supports See your switch documentation to determine which types of teams it supports Table 2 9 Supported Ethernet Fault Tolerant Teams Ethernet PCI Adapter FEC GEC Embedded Yes when configured at Yes when configured 10 100 1000 Mbps 10 or 100 Mbps at 1000 Mbps U575 Yes when configured at Yes when configured 10 or 100 Mbps at 1000 Mbps IEEE 802 3ad Dynamic
30. ch 2 22 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 11 Specifying a VLAN ID and Name Add New LAN x ID Enter the VLAN ID number configured on the switch 120 Adapters with VLANs must be connected to network devices that support IEEE 802 10 Intel PROSet automatically enables the QoS Packet Tagging IEEE 802 1p Q setting on the adapters Name Enter a name you ll use to identify this VLAN Marketing Cancel Help 4 In the same dialog box enter a Name for the VLAN The name is only for identification and it does not need to match the name of VLAN on other network devices 5 Click OK The new entry for the VLAN appears in Virtual LANs under the team entry in the left pane of the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box To add additional VLANs repeat step 2 5 You can create up to 64 VLANs on a system 6 Click Apply in the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box to process and save the changes Verifying the Configuration of Teams and VLANs 1 Close and restart the PROSet utility see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 In PROSet ensure that e The teams and VLANs have been created as you expected e All Ethernet PCI adapters in a team use the same Ethernet address and that address is the permanent Ethernet address of one of the Ethernet PCI adapters in the team For ALB teams with receive load balancing enabled each Eth
31. ded Ethernet port status LEDs on the systems Figure 2 23 Status LEDs on Embedded Ethernet Ports asys029 1 ACT LINK Green LED of the embedded 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet port 2 10 100 1000 Green Amber LED of the embedded 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet port 2 36 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Table 2 10 Status LEDs on Embedded Ethernet Ports ACT LINK Link not present Left Green steady Link present Green flashing Ethernet activity 10 100 1000 10 Mbps connection Right Green steady 100 Mbps connection Amber steady 1000 Mbps connection Amber blinking Identifies the PCI adapter when you click on Identify Adapter on the General tab in the PROSet utility U575 PCI adapters have two status LEDs in each connector port see Figure 2 1 Table 2 12 describes these LEDs Table 2 12 Status LEDs on the U575 PCI Adapter Color and LED State ACT LINK Green The U575 PCI adapter is connected to a valid link partner Steady The PCI adapter and switch are receiving power and the cable connection between the switch and the PCI adapter is operational Green The U575 PCI adapter is receiving link pulses Blinking The U575 PCI adapter is not receiving link
32. e monospace font indicates sample program code and output including message text For example include lt iostream h gt The operation completed successfully Getting Help If you have a technical question about Express5800 320Ma hardware or software try these online resources first e Online support from NEC Technical Support You can find the latest technical information about an Express5800 320Ma through online product support at the NEC Technical Support Web site http support necsam com servers e Online product support for Microsoft products Your primary source for support is the computer manufacturer who provided your software or an authorized Microsoft Support Provider You can also find the latest technical information about Microsoft Windows and other Microsoft products through online product support at the Microsoft Help and Support Web site http support microsoft com viii Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Preface If you are unable to resolve your questions with the help available at these online sites and the Express5800 320Ma system is covered by a service agreement please contact NEC Technical Support 866 269 1239 Notices e All regulatory notices are provided in the site planning guide for your system e Although this guide documents modem functionality modems are not available for all systems Ask your sales representative about modem availability e ActiveService Network ASN is
33. eive IP multicast packets When failover to another adapter occurs the host cannot automatically update its multicast group membership using the new primary adapter therefore the host stops receiving multicast packets If the switch is configured to periodically query the host for its registration or if static IGMP is configured on the switch for each adapter in the team multicasting to the host will eventually resume but possibly after an extended interruption If you use IP multicasting and you want to configure an AFT SFT or ALB team you should test the team on site to verify if the behavior of IP multicasting after failover is acceptable Alternatively you can configure either static or dynamic link aggregation teams IP multicasting functions more reliably with qualified switches that support these modes because all Ethernet PCI adapters in a link aggregation team are registered to receive the IP multicast packets The team continues to receive IP multicast packets unless all links to the switch are lost and then restored in which case there is also an extended interruption For more information about IP multicasting see the documentation for your switch or contact your network administrator 2 12 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Virtual LANs You can add a Virtual LAN VLAN to any type of Ethernet team NOTE NEC Solutions America Inc supports VLANs only over Ethernet
34. erify that the driver is loaded For information about ftSMC see the Express5800 320Ma System Administrator s Guide To check the driver using Device Manager 1 Access Device Manager For example a Onthe Start menu right click My Computer Then click Manage on the shortcut menu b Inthe left pane of Computer Management under System Tools click Device Manager In Device Manager expand SCSI and Raid Controllers In the list of adapters right click the name of the appropriate optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter Device Manager displays the name of these adapters as QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter or a similar name Then click Properties In the Properties window click the Driver tab Then click Driver Details Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Troubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Troubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters To troubleshoot an optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter you can perform general troubleshooting procedures for the system and procedures specific to the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter For information about general procedures for troubleshooting your system see the operation and maintenance guide for your system as listed in Table 1 2 and the Express5800 320Ma System Administrator s Guide General procedures include viewing the status of system components in ftSMC and checking for error messages in the event logs To troubleshoot optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters s
35. ernet PCI adapter uses its own permanent Ethernet address See Updating a Team s Ethernet Address on page 2 32 for more information Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 23 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 Verify that an IP address has been assigned to each team or VLAN e f you have created a team without VLANs the team requires an IP address The individual Ethernet PCI adapters in a team have no IP addresses To find the IP address for a team in PROSet click the entry for the team and see the IP Address in the Team Configuration tab e f you have created a team with VLANs each VLAN in that team requires an IP address The team and the Ethernet PCI adapters in the team have no IP addresses To find the IP address for a VLAN in PROSet click the entry for the VLAN and see the IP Address in the VLAN Configuration tab If a team or VLAN does not have an IP address assign it one See Assigning an IP Address to a Team or VLAN on page 2 24 3 Start ftSMC select each Network Port you teamed and in the details pane verify that the value next to OpState State is Duplexed Assigning an IP Address to a Team or VLAN 1 Click Start point to Control Panel and double click Network Connections 2 In the Network Connections control panel see Figure 2 12 for an example right click the appropriate Team n or VLAN Name ID n icon and then click Properties 2 24 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethern
36. et PCI Adapters Figure 2 12 Network Connections Window E Network Connections fel xi File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help OQ T JO search gt Folders fo E X 19 Address e Network Connections x Go eam 1 Adapter Fault L A Enabled i Disable Status e Local Area Connec Repair Enabled mir c E a Stratus LI575 Dual Bridge Connections tratus LI575 Dual Port Coppe e Local Area Connec Create Shortcut i Enabled Delete Stratus LI574 Dual Lie i Rename m Local Area Connec Enabled E a Stratus LI575 Dual Port Coppe tratus US74 Dual Port Fiber cal Area Connection 15 enabled atus LI574 Dual Port Fiber xl T P View or change settings For this connection such as adapter protocol or modem configuration 4 3 In the Team n Properties or VLAN Name ID n Properties dialog box see Figure 2 13 click Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 25 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 13 Ethernet Team Properties 4 J Team 0 Adapter Fault Tolerance Mode Properties EG General Authentication Advanced Connect using B9 Intel R Advanced Network Services Virtual Adapter Intel R Advanced Network Services Protocol v F Network Monitor Driver Internet Protocol TCP IP This connection uses the following items Uninstall
37. ex mode Always use the same data rate and duplex mode values for all members of a team PROSet supports 2 8 Ethernet PCI adapters ports in a team For teaming purposes some switches might require you to populate sets of two or four switch ports at a time Determine the requirements of the switch that you are using and add the appropriate number of adapters to the team There is no minimum or maximum number of teams in PROSet teams are limited only by the number of adapters available in your system and how you allocate them For fault tolerance create teams that contain Ethernet PCI adapters from different I O elements Only teams with Ethernet PCI adapters in different I O elements are fault tolerant See Locating Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 15 for information about using PROSet to locate Ethernet PCI adapters NEC Solutions America Inc does not support the creation of Express Teams PROSet Express Teams provide a quick way of teaming all ports of a multiport Ethernet PCI adapter Because the ports are in the same adapter and I O element an Express Team is a single point of failure NEC Solutions America Inc does not support the teaming of third party Ethernet PCI adapters with Express5800 320Ma Ethernet PCI adapters Only Express5800 320Ma Ethernet PCI adapters have been tested for compatibility and fault tolerance in Express5800 320Ma systems To configure Ethernet PCI adapters into fault tolerant teams perform the p
38. figuration information including information about configuring the PCI adapter and instructions for using configuration utilities where applicable Troubleshooting information including specific information about troubleshooting the PCI adapter Overview of PCI Adapters 1 1 PCI Adapters Available with Express5800 320Ma Systems Table 1 1 Supported PCI Adapters Vendor Adapter Name PCI Adapter Vendor Part Number Part Number Reference U463 Virtual Technician Module NEC Solutions AA U46300 See Notes VTM America Inc this section U463 Virtual Technician Module U52500 or U52510 Optical Fibre QLogic QLA2310F or AA U52500 Chapter 3 Channel PCI Adapters connects QLA2310FL 2 Gbps AA U52510 U525 and to a SAN or switch attached to an Fibre Channel to PCI X U526 Optical EMC CLARiiON or Symmetrix Host Bus Adapter Fibre Channel RAID storage system multimode optical PCI Adapters QLA2310F U52600 or U52610 Optical Fibre QLogic QLA2310F or AA U52600 Chapter 3 Channel PCI Adapters attaches QLA2310FL 2 Gbps AA U52610 U525 and directly to an EMC CLARiiON or Fibre Channel to PCI X U526 Optical Symmetrix RAID storage system Host Bus Adapter Fibre Channel multimode optical for PCI Adapters direct connections to RAID storage system QLA2310F U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Intel PRO 1000 MT AA U57500 Chapter 2 Ethernet Adapter Dual Port Server Ethernet PCI Adapter Adapters PWLA8492MFT NOTES 1
39. he link speed and duplex mode that you set 8 Click OK to exit PROSet Creating Ethernet Teams 1 CAUTION Creating an Ethernet team disrupts the network traffic over all Ethernet PCI adapters in the team Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 In the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box right click one of the Ethernet PCI adapters listed point to Add to Team and then click Create New Team The Teaming Wizard starts In the first dialog box of the Teaming Wizard Figure 2 7 select the type of team you want to create for example Adapter Fault Tolerance and then click Next Depending on the teaming mode you select PROSet might display another dialog box with information about the restrictions for that mode Click Next to continue 2 18 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 7 Selecting the Type of Team Teaming Wizard Ed Select the type of team you want to create Adapter Fault Tolerance C Adaptive Load Balancing C Static Link Aggregation C EEE 802 3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation C Switch Fault Tolerance lt Back Cancel Help 4 Inthe next dialog box of the Teaming Wizard select the Ethernet PCI adapters for the team by clicking the check boxes next to each adapter As you select adapters for a team follow the cautions and notes listed at the beginning of this section
40. ical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 4 U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 7 Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 8 To update the driver using Device Manager 1 10 11 Access Device Manager For example a On the Start menu right click My Computer Then click Manage on the shortcut menu b Inthe left pane of Computer Management under System Tools click Device Manager In Device Manager expand SCSI and Raid Controllers In the list of adapters right click the name of the appropriate optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter Device Manager displays the name of these adapters as QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter or a similar name Then click Properties on the shortcut menu In the Properties window click the Driver tab then click Update Driver Follow the instructions in the Hardware Update Wizard until the Install from a list or specific location option is displayed Click this option to select it then click Next Click Don t search I will choose the driver to install then click Next In the Select a Device Driver window click Have Disk Browse to the location where you saved the QLogic driver and select the file that is discovered oemsetup inf Then click Next Windows installs the driver Click Finish to complete the installation Repeat steps 3 through 9 to update the driver for the second adapter Reboot the system In either Device Manager or ftSMC v
41. ick PROSet in the Control Panel Intel R PROSet Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 7 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters A PROSet dialog box appears see Figure 2 3 for an example Figure 2 3 Initial PROSet Dialog Box f Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections File Action Help Network Components Stratus LI574 Dual JA Stratus U574 Dual General Advanced Network Driver Boot Agent JA Stratus U574 Dual Ethernet Address 00042397E8F8 W Stratus US74 Dual Part Number C49735 002 p IPAdders Not Assigned Stratus U575 Dual Network Driver Status Loaded JA Stratus US75 Dual JA Stratus US75 Dual p Network Status JA Stratus US75 Dual Q Link Speed 1000 Mbps JA Stratus US75 Dual WA Stratus US75 Dual Activity Duplex Full JA Stratus emb 82546 JA Stratus emb 82546 J Stratus emb 82546 J Stratus emb 82546 Identify Adapter Adapter Details Diagnostics v Show the tray icon DK Cancel Help Z If you need to start PROSet remotely you can use Windows Remote Desktop to access PROSet and the system s desktop You can then create or modify a team if it is not carrying your connection to the system 2 8 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters NOTES 1 When you are using PROSet remotely through Remote Desktop do not modify the team that provides your connection to the system Doing s
42. in one team The MAC address is the PROSet Ethernet Address Express5800 320Ma systems support the following types of Ethernet fault tolerant teams e Adapter Fault Tolerant Teams e Switch Fault Tolerant Teams e Adaptive Load Balancing Teams e Static Link Aggregation Teams e IEEE 802 3ad Dynamic Link Aggregation Teams Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 9 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters You can assign any Ethernet PCI adapter supplied by NEC Solutions America Inc to any type of team with some exceptions for static link aggregation teams See Static Link Aggregation Teams on page 2 11 for details NOTE Also see the PROSet online help for additional teaming information and restrictions Adapter Fault Tolerant Teams An Adapter Fault Tolerant AFT team is a set of two or more Ethernet PCI adapters that provide redundant connections to a single switch In an AFT team the primary adapter executes all transmit and receive functions for the team The secondary adapter becomes active after a failover to the secondary adapter occurs generally when the primary adapter fails Switch Fault Tolerant Teams A Switch Fault Tolerant SFT team is similar to an AFT team except that SFT allows you to connect the team members to separate switches for increased fault resiliency An SFT team must contain exactly two Ethernet PCI adapters and you must connect each adapter to a different switch that supports the Sp
43. k For more information see the Express5800 320Ma Virtual Technician Module User s Guide The following sections provide detailed information about Ethernet PCI adapters e Hardware Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 3 e Software Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 4 e Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 5 e Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 6 e Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 35 U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapters The U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapter is a low dual port PCI adapter based on the Intel 82546 gigabit controller The U575 PCI adapter supports 1000Base T 100Base TX and 10Base T Ethernet network topologies with a PCI data path width of 64 bits If you order a U575 PCI adapter separately from the system the adapter is outfitted with a low profile faceplate A high profile faceplate is a part of the kit See Appendix A Converting Adapters for Low and High Profile PCI Slots for information about converting the adapter for use in a high profile slot For a summary of its general features and requirements see Table 2 6 For an illustration of its faceplate see Figure 2 1 Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 1 Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters Table 2 6 U575 PCI Adapter Features and Requirements Summary Slot Assignment Any slot slot 2 or 3 in Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz 3 6 GHz and Dual Core systems for best perfo
44. l Core You can install full height PCI adapters only in slot 2 or slot 3 To provide the necessary slots in an Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz system you must install the AK533 attachment kit See the Express5800 320Ma Operation and Maintenance Guide for more information Connect two paired optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters from each system to a storage array for U526 PCI adapters or to a SAN or switch for U525 PCI adapters Paired PCI adapters occupy paired slots in different enclosures For example PCI slots 10 1 and 11 1 are paired slots U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 3 Software Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Software Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters To function properly optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters require a QLogic QLA2310 driver and other software updates approved by EMC The adapters also require EMC PowerPath software which comes with your EMC storage system To prepare for installing the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters you need to perform the following tasks e Go to the EMC Web site to determine the latest adapter driver and other required software updates approved and qualified by EMC for Express5800 320Ma systems e Download the adapter driver and extract it from the compressed archive file Download and extract any other required software updates The EMC Support Matrix for the storage system provides information about the latest qualified
45. m as listed Table 1 2 4 Connect the optical Fibre Channel cables For more information see Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 5 5 Bootthe system When the operating system loads it automatically installs a driver for the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters 6 Toensure that you have the latest approved driver update the driver for both optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters See Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters for more information 7 lf applicable install the EMC PowerPath utility on your system and reboot 8 Configure the storage system and assign storage devices to your system For more information about installing the EMC PowerPath utility and configuring the storage system see the documentation set for the storage system NOTE To allow the Optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters for your EMC Symmetrix RAID storage system to duplex under Express5800 320Ma System Software Release 3 0 0 or higher you must enable the CBIT Common Serial Number on the Symmetrix director ports connected to your system For further information contact your EMC representative Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Use the following procedure to update the driver for the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters after you physically install the adapters or anytime the driver needs an update For information about obtaining the driver see Software Requirements of Opt
46. m runs at a maximum of 100 megahertz MHz Slots 2 and 3 if present are on one dedicated PCIX 100 MHz bus with no other traffic Slot 1 is on a 100 MHz bus but shares this bus with the embedded Ethernet adapters and with a PCI bridge that carries the VGA USB SATA disk CD ROM and VTM traffic Overview of PCI Adapters 1 3 Paired PCI Slots and Duplex Operation of PCI Adapters No slots are reserved however you can install full height PCI adapters only in slot 2 or slot 3 See the Hardware Requirements section in each chapter for specific installation recommendations for each adapter NOTE You must insert PCI slot filler panels in empty PCI slots to maintain proper airflow Figure 1 1 PCI Adapter Slot Numbering asys030 1 Slot 1 PCI Slot Info 9 low profile slot Slot 2 PCI Slot Info 10 full height slot when present Slot 3 PCI Slot Info 11 full height slot when present Paired PCI Slots and Duplex Operation of PCI Adapters Matched PCI adapters located in the same numbered slot of two I O elements are known as paired adapters For example if you install the same model of PCI adapter in PCI slots 10 1 and 11 1 where 10 and 11 are the I O element numbers and 1 is the slot number the adapters are paired As long as each PCI adapter in a pair is
47. more information see Configuring Link Speed and Duplex Mode on page 2 16 You can also run diagnostic tests on cables For more information see Using PROSet Utility Diagnostics on page 2 41 Verifying Link Data Rate and Mode If a problem persists when the network cables are properly attached and the distances are within acceptable limits examine the data rate and duplex mode full or half of each Ethernet PCI adapter and its link partner Verify that these values are appropriate and that they are supported by both the adapter and the link partner For more information see Configuring Link Speed and Duplex Mode on page 2 16 Checking the Network Statistics If there is a viable link between each Ethernet PCI adapter and its link partner but network connectivity is still intermittent check the network statistics for the individual adapters and associated teams to see if there are any errors Look for the network statistics in the Network Driver tab of a particular adapter or team in the PROSet utility Figure 2 24 2 38 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 24 Network Statistics in PROSet e Driver Information Name ianswxp sys Version 7 29 00 0000 built by WinDDK Description NDIS 5 1 Advanced Networking Se Copyright Copyright C 1998 2004 Intel R E Driver Statistics Packets Sent 62979 Packets Received 8125
48. n page 2 14 Table 2 7 U575 PCI Adapter Slot Locations Slot Location Requirements and Recommendations Express5800 32 For maximum throughput install U574 PCI adapters and U575 PCI 0Ma 3 2 GHz adapters in a two way symmetric multiprocessing SMP system The 3 6 GHz and data load between teamed gigabit Ethernet PCI adapters is balanced Dual Core only in systems with two CPUs in each CPU enclosure For best performance install multi port Ethernet PCI adapters in slot 2 or slot 3 To add slots 2 and 3 in an Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz system install the AK533 attachment kit See the Express5800 320Ma Operation and Maintenance Guide for more information Table 2 8 lists the maximum number of Ethernet PCI ports that Express5800 320Ma systems support Table 2 8 Maximum Number of Ethernet PCI Adapters U575 PCI System Adapter Maximum Number of Ports Express5800 8 4t ports 2 on each unembedded adapter 320Ma 3 2 and 4 on embedded Ethernet adapters GHz Express5800 16 6t ports 2 on each unembedded adapter 320Ma 3 6 and 4 on embedded Ethernet adapters GHz and Dual Core Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 3 Software Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters T Each dual port Ethernet PCI adapter appears as two adapters in PROSet Device Manager and My Network Places t If you install the AK533 attachment kit in an Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz system the maximum number of Ethernet PCI adapters will be the same as in an Express
49. name for the adapter 2 If you need to upgrade the NVRAM nonvolatile RAM on the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter contact NEC Technical Support or your authorized Service Representative Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Each optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter requires a Fibre Channel optical cable which is supplied with the storage system A WARNING When fiber optic connectors are not connected place the connector covers over the fiber optic connectors to prevent injury to eyes or skin NOTE Label each cable that you attach to a PCI adapter noting the host name I O element number PCI slot number and port number if applicable to which the cable connector attaches At one end the Fibre Channel optical cable has an LC connector male which attaches to the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter itself Figure 3 2 illustrates an LC connector male The connector at the other end of the cable depends on the model of the CLARiiON or Symmetrix storage system that EMC supplies The correct type of cable is supplied with the storage system U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 5 Configuring Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Figure 3 2 LC Connector of a Fibre Channel Optical Cable mpci083 Configuring Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters The manufacturer configures the internal settings for each optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter before the adapters arrive at your site
50. network must have GVRP enabled For information about configuring and using GVRP see the PROSet online help and the documentation for your switch or contact your network administrator Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 13 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Configuring Ethernet Teams Use the PROSet utility to configure Ethernet PCI adapters into teams Keep the following notes guidelines and restrictions in mind when you create a team If you disable a team but subsequently make and apply any changes in the PROSet utility PROSet enables the team again Clicking Apply in the PROSet utility enables all teams To disable the teams again use Device Manager or My Network Places Each port on a dual port Ethernet PCI adapter appears as a separate adapter in PROSet Generally assign Ethernet PCI adapters of only one media type fiber optic or copper to a team For instance you should assign only U574 PCI adapter ports fiber optic to a team or only U575 PCI adapter ports copper You could also assign embedded 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet PCI adapter ports copper and U575 PCI adapter ports copper to a team Manually configure values for the data rate and duplex mode of Ethernet PCI adapters that operate at 10 or 100 Mbps see Configuring Link Speed and Duplex Mode on page 2 16 Although these values are set automatically by default automatic settings can result in unreliable connections and inaccurate reporting of link activity and dupl
51. ng procedures for the systems and you can perform procedures specific to the Ethernet PCI adapter For information about general procedures for troubleshooting your system see the operation and maintenance guide for your system as listed in Table 1 2 and the Express5800 320Ma System Administrator s Guide General procedures include viewing the status of system components in ftSMC and checking for error messages in the event logs For information about troubleshooting Ethernet PCI adapters see the following sections Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 35 Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters e Checking Status LEDs on page 2 36 e Checking Cables of Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 38 e Verifying Link Data Rate and Mode on page 2 38 e Checking the Network Statistics on page 2 38 e Using PROSet Utility Diagnostics on page 2 41 Checking Status LEDs Examine the status LED for each PCI slot of the system to verify that the slots are functioning normally For more information about interpreting PCI slot status LEDs see the operation and maintenance guide for your system as listed in Table 1 2 If the PCI slots are functioning normally examine the status LEDs on the individual Ethernet PCI adapters The rear of each CPU 1 O enclosure has two connector ports for the embedded 10 100 1000 Ethernet PCI adapter Each connector port has two status LEDs shown in Figure 2 23 Table 2 10 describes the meaning of the embed
52. not currently available but may be ordered in the future Preface ix Preface x Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Chapter 1 Overview of PCI Adapters Peripheral component interconnect PCI adapters along with the Express5800 320Ma I O subsystem provide the I O capability for Express5800 320Ma systems The following sections present an overview of the PCI adapters for Express5800 320Ma systems PCI Adapters Available with Express5800 320Ma Systems on page 1 1 System Configurations and PCI Slot Availability on page 1 3 PCI Slot Numbering Reservations and Performance on page 1 3 Paired PCI Slots and Duplex Operation of PCI Adapters on page 1 4 General References on page 1 5 PCI Adapters Available with Express5800 320Ma Systems Table 1 1 lists the PCI adapters that NEC Solutions America Inc supports for Express5800 320Ma systems the vendor name and part numbers for each adapter and the chapter that provides a detailed description for the adapter The chapters present the following information about the PCI adapters Hardware requirements including PCI slot assignments and the number of PCI adapters of this type allowed in each system Software requirements including information about checking the Web for the latest PCI adapter drivers if applicable Cabling requirements including the cables required for the PCI adapter and the part numbers for the cables where applicable Con
53. nts 3 4 supported systems 3 2 troubleshooting 3 9 U531 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 1 U574 Dual Port Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapters fault tolerant teams 2 9 hardware requirements 2 3 maximum number supported 2 3 performance recommendations 2 3 teaming ports in same adapter 2 14 troubleshooting 2 35 U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet V Adapters 1 2 2 1 cables 2 5 fault tolerant teams 2 9 features and requirements 2 1 hardware requirements 2 3 LEDs 2 37 maximum number supported 2 3 part number 2 2 performance recommendations 2 3 supported systems 2 2 teaming ports in same adapter 2 14 troubleshooting 2 35 Virtual LANs See VLANs VLANs 2 13 assigning IP address 2 24 configuring in PROSet 2 22 explicit 2 13 GARP VLAN Registration Protocol GVRP 2 13 implicit 2 13 verifying configuration 2 23 VLAN ID 2 13 2 22 Index 4 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide
54. o will result in a loss of network connection 2 Only one user can access PROSet at a time If you attempt to start PROSet and nothing happens another user might be running PROSet in a Remote Desktop session Use Task Manager to check for the PROSet exe process For more information about the PROSet utility read the PROSet online help which you access by clicking Help from the PROSet main window Types of Fault Tolerant Ethernet Teams You can configure Ethernet PCI adapters into teams to increase fault tolerance or performance or both In a team one Ethernet PCI adapter is the primary adapter or active adapter and all other Ethernet PCI adapters are secondary adapters or backup adapters In some cases the primary adapter is the only active adapter of the team the secondary adapter becomes active only if the primary adapter fails In other cases all members of the team actively pass traffic to increase overall transmit or receive throughput When you create a team PROSet automatically assigns the primary and secondary adapters however if necessary you may manually designate one primary and one secondary adapter per team For example if you are creating a team with mixed Ethernet PCI adapters you might want to designate the fastest adapter as the primary adapter Typically the permanent Media Access Control MAC address of the primary Ethernet PCI adapter becomes the current MAC address for all Ethernet PCI adapters
55. onfiguring Ethernet Teams 2 14 Locating Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 15 Configuring Link Speed and Duplex Mode 2 16 Creating Ethernet Teams 2 18 Configuring Virtual LANs Over a Team 2 22 Verifying the Configuration of Teams and VLANs 2 23 Assigning an IP Address to a Team or VLAN 2 24 Contents iii Contents Managing Ethernet Teams 2 27 Removing Ethernet PCI Adapters from a Team 2 28 Adding Ethernet PCI Adapters to a Team 2 31 Updating a Team s Ethernet Address 2 32 Removing an Ethernet Team 2 34 Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 35 Checking Status LEDs 2 36 Checking Cables of Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 38 Verifying Link Data Rate and Mode 2 38 Checking the Network Statistics 2 38 Using PROSet Utility Diagnostics 2 41 3 U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 1 Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 3 Software Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 4 Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 5 Configuring Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 6 Installing Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 6 Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 7 Troubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 9 Appendix A Converting Adapters for Low and High Profile PCI Slots A 1 Index Index 1 iv Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide V Figure 1 1 Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 2 5 Figure 2 6 Figure 2 7
56. owing DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Advanced 5 Click OK to accept the changes In the Team n Properties or VLAN Name ID n Properties dialog box click Close to process the new TCP IP settings and to close the dialog box 7 Restart PROSet and verify that the new IP address appears in the Team Configuration tab for the team or VLAN Configuration tab for the VLAN Managing Ethernet Teams The following sections explain how to manage teams with the PROSet utility e Removing Ethernet PCI Adapters from a Team on page 2 28 e Adding Ethernet PCI Adapters to a Team on page 2 31 Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 27 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters e Updating a Team s Ethernet Address on page 2 32 e Removing an Ethernet Team on page 2 34 NOTES 1 Anytime you modify an existing team you might temporarily interrupt the flow of network traffic to the team 2 When you add or remove Ethernet PCI adapters in an existing Static Link Aggregation team the link to the adapters you are adding or removing must be down otherwise the switch forwards traffic to the adapters before the configuration is complete 3 When you remove or replace a teamed adapter you might need to reset the Ethernet MAC address of the team as described in Updating a Team s Ethernet Address on page 2 32 In addition your network administrator must update any network filtering or
57. parately from the system you may need to convert them from a low profile adapter to a high profile adapter or from a high profile adapter to a low profile adapter The following procedure describes how to perform the conversion To convert a PCI adapter to a low or high profile adapter 1 Remove the two screws that secure the faceplate to the adapter see Figure A 1 2 Use the same screws to secure the appropriate faceplate to the adapter see Figure A 1 Figure A 1 Removing and Installing Low and High Profile Faceplates asys074 Converting Adapters for Low and High Profile PCI Slots A 1 Converting Adapters for Low and High Profile PCI Slots A 2 Express5800 820Ma PCI Adapter Guide A Adapter Fault Tolerance AFT teams 2 10 adapters See PCI adapters Adaptive Load Balancing ALB teams 2 10 AK533 attachment kit 1 3 using for U525 or U526 adapters 3 3 using for U575 adapters 2 3 AX100 storage system 3 1 C cables of PCI adapters embedded Ethernet adapters 2 5 Fibre Channel optical 3 2 3 5 U525 and U526 PCI adapters 3 2 3 5 U575 PCI adapters 2 2 2 5 cards See PCI adapters CLARiiON storage systems AX100 3 1 other 1 2 3 1 3 2 D data rate of Ethernet PCI adapters 2 16 diagnostic tests in PROSet 2 41 drivers for PCI adapters Ethernet drivers 2 4 Fibre Channel drivers 3 4 ql2310 sys 3 4 U525 and U526 PCI adapters 3 4 U574 and U575 adapters 2 4 duplex mode Ethernet PCI
58. pecifically do the following e Make sure that the optical Fibre Channel cable from the PCI adapter to the disk drive is properly connected For information about the optical Fibre Channel cable see Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 5 If the problem persists when the cable is properly attached replace the cable If replacing the cable does not fix the problem contact NEC Technical Support or your authorized Service Representative e Examine the status LED for each PCI slot and the LEDs on each optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter For more information about interpreting the PCI slot LEDs see the operation and maintenance guide for your system as listed in Table 1 2 Each optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter contains two status LEDs see Figure 3 1 For descriptions of these LEDs see Table 3 3 Table 3 3 Status LEDs on the Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapter The adapter is powering up but is not yet operational The adapter is operational it has power and the firmware is loaded The adapter has a signal Flashing Loss of synchronization connection is not operational Flashing Flashing Firmware error U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 9 Troubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 10 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Appendix A Converting Adapters for Low and High Profile PCI Slots If you order and receive certain PCI adapters se
59. pters in the team PROSet warns you about leaving the team with only one adapter Figure 2 16 Click OK Repeat steps 3 4 for each adapter you intend to remove from the team Figure 2 16 Confirmation Message Removing an Ethernet PCI Adapter from a Team Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections xi 9 You are removing a teamed adapter and leaving the team with only one adapter V To take advantage of teaming Functions there should be at least two adapters in the team Removing this adapter from the team may cause the team to lose connectivity momentarily Click OK to continue ok Ec 5 When the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box reappears if necessary you can manually designate new primary and secondary adapters for the team See step 7 of Creating Ethernet Teams on page 2 18 If you are removing the primary or secondary adapter in the team PROSet will automatically designate other team members to fill these roles but you can optionally assign them yourself Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 29 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 6 Click Apply to process and save the changes 7 If you are not physically replacing the Ethernet PCI adapters that you removed update the Ethernet address of the team at this time See Updating a Team s Ethernet Address on page 2 32 If you intend to physically replace the adapters you removed complete the following procedure To physically replace adapters in a team 1
60. pulses The PCI adapter and switch are not receiving power the cable connection between the switch and PCI adapter is not operational or the driver is not properly configured Amber Identifies the PCI adapter when you click on Identify Adapter Blinking on the General tab in the PROSet utility 10 100 1000 10 Mbps Green 100 Mbps steady Amber 1000 Mbps steady Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 37 Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Checking Cables of Ethernet PCI Adapters If your system cannot communicate with the network using a particular Ethernet port make sure that the Ethernet cable is properly connected to the port and that the ACT LNK LED on the port is lit For information about the cables for Ethernet PCI adapters see Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 5 Note the following maximum allowable distance between an Ethernet PCI adapter and a switch e The maximum distance between a U575 PCI adapter or an embedded Ethernet PCI adapter and a hub or switch is 328 ft 100m e The maximum distance between a U574 PCI adapter and a switch is 902 ft 275m For U575 PCI adapters or embedded Ethernet PCI adapters configured at 100 or 1000 Mbps low quality cables might cause signal integrity problems If a connection using either of these Ethernet PCI adapters fails to operate at 100 or 1000 Mbps you can determine if the cable is at fault by using the same cable but resetting the data rate to 10 Mbps For
61. ratus U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter 8 Stratus emb 82546 2 Port Gigabit Adapter 2 Stratus emb 82546 2 Port Gigabit Adapter 4 If necessary you can manually designate new primary and secondary adapters for the team See step 7 of Creating Ethernet Teams on page 2 18 If you have not previously selected primary or secondary adapters for the team PROSet will automatically designate adapters to fill these roles 4 Click Apply to process and save the changes Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 31 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters 5 f necessary reset the Ethernet address of the team See Updating a Team s Ethernet Address on page 2 32 6 If you have not already done so connect the new Ethernet PCI adapters to the network 7 Verify the configuration of the team See Verifying the Configuration of Teams and VLANs on page 2 23 Updating a Team s Ethernet Address When you replace a primary PCI adapter you must assign the correct Ethernet address to the team before you connect the new primary adapter to the network Typically the Ethernet address of a team is the permanent MAC address of the primary adapter When you replace a primary adapter the team by default continues to use the MAC address of the adapter you removed Therefore after you replace an adapter you must assign the team an Ethernet address that matches the permanent MAC address of one of the Ethernet PCI adapters currently in the system
62. res network connectivity when removing 2 7 2 30 identifying Ethernet PCI adapters 2 15 IEEE 802 3ad teams 2 11 implicit VLANs 2 13 Intel adapters U575 adapters 1 2 IP address Ethernet PCI adapter team 2 24 VLAN 2 24 IP multicasting 2 12 L LEDs embedded Ethernet ports 2 36 2 37 U525 and U526 PCI adapters 3 9 U575 PCI adapters 2 37 line speed of Ethernet PCI adapters 2 16 locating Ethernet PCI adapters 2 15 low profile PCI slots converting adapters for A 1 MAC address 2 9 network filtering 2 28 updating 2 32 Media Access Control address See MAC Index address missing Ethernet PCI adapter 2 30 multicasting 2 12 N network statistics 2 38 0 Op State of Ethernet PCI adapters 1 4 P paired PCI adapters 1 4 PCI adapters 1 1 duplexed 1 4 fault tolerance 1 4 paired adapters 1 4 reference documents 1 5 safe to pull 1 4 simplexed 1 4 slot profile conversion A 1 U525 and U526 PCI adapters 3 1 U575 PCI adapters 2 1 PCI slots Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz and 3 6 GHz systems 1 3 Express5800 320Ma Dual Core systems 1 3 PCI slot numbering 1 3 Preferred Primary option of Ethernet teaming 2 20 Preferred Secondary option of Ethernet teaming 2 20 primary Ethernet PCI adapter configuring 2 20 2 29 2 31 replacing 2 32 PROSet utility diagnostics 2 41 features of 2 6 icon in Control Panel 2 7 icon in system tray 2 7 logging hardware diagnostic results 2 41 main window 2
63. rmance Cable Requirements Two UTP Ethernet cables with RJ 45 connectors minimum Category 5 customer supplied Figure 2 1 Faceplate of the U575 PCI Adapter spci004a 1 Activity Link LED 10 100 1000 Mbps LED Port A port 0 in ffSMC Port B port 1 in tSMC AA OUO nm Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters Your system contains two embedded 10 100 1000 Mbps Ethernet PCI adapters in each CPU 1I O enclosure For diagrams of the ports for these adapters see Figure 2 23 2 2 Express5800 820Ma PCI Adapter Guide Hardware Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters Requirements and configuration procedures for the embedded Ethernet PCI adapters are similar to the procedures for the other Ethernet PCI adapters Hardware Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters For fault tolerance install Ethernet PCI adapters that are in the same team in different I O elements Although teamed Ethernet PCI adapters in the same I O element are marked as duplexed in ftSMC they are not fault tolerant If the I O element fails or if you remove the physical enclosure that contains the adapters in a system with more than one enclosure network connectivity is lost Table 2 7 describes the slot location requirements and recommendations for the U574 PCI adapter and the U575 PCI adapter If you plan to configure Ethernet PCI adapters into teams also consider the configuration requirements described in Configuring Ethernet Teams o
64. rocedures described in the following sections in the order listed 2 14 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Locating Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 15 Configuring Link Speed and Duplex Mode on page 2 16 Creating Ethernet Teams on page 2 18 Configuring Virtual LANs Over a Team on page 2 22 Verifying the Configuration of Teams and VLANs on page 2 23 Og O de c Assigning an IP Address to a Team or VLAN on page 2 24 Locating Ethernet PCI Adapters When you create a team of Ethernet PCI adapters you need to include adapters from different I O elements for increased fault tolerance To verify that you are selecting the appropriate adapters you can use the Identify Adapter feature of PROSet which flashes a status LED in a specific Ethernet port on demand so you can visually identify it This feature is compatible with all Express5800 320Ma Ethernet PCI adapters including embedded Ethernet PCI adapters NOTE To determine which LED on the Ethernet port will flash see Checking Status LEDs on page 2 36 To locate an Ethernet PCI adapter port 1 Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 2 Inthe Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box right click a teamed or unteamed Ethernet PCI adapter port and click the General tab Figure 2 3 3 In the General tab click Identify Adapter 4 In
65. s This document uses the notation conventions described in this section Warnings Cautions and Notes Warnings cautions and notes provide special information and have the following meanings A WARNING A warning indicates a situation where failure to take or avoid a specified action could cause bodily harm or loss of life CAUTION A caution indicates a situation where failure to take or avoid a specified action could damage a hardware device program system or data NOTE A note provides important information about the operation of a system Preface vii Preface Typographical Conventions The following typographical conventions are used in Express5800 320Ma system documents e The bold font emphasizes words in text or indicates text that you type the name of a screen object or the name of a programming element For example Before handling or replacing system components make sure that you are properly grounded by using a grounded wrist strap In the System Properties dialog box click the Hardware tab Call the RegisterDeviceNotification function e The italic font introduces new terms and indicates programming and command line arguments that the user defines For example Many hardware components are customer replaceable units CRUs which can be replaced on site by system administrators with minimal training or tools copy filename filename2 Pass a pointer for the NotificationFilter parameter e Th
66. s try running diagnostic tests in PROSet to locate the problem 2 40 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Troubleshooting Ethernet PCI Adapters Using PROSet Utility Diagnostics Use the PROSet utility to run diagnostic tests on Ethernet connections cables and hardware NOTES 1 Running Hardware diagnostic tests on the primary adapter in an AFT or SFT team stops network traffic until the secondary PCI adapter takes over Running Hardware diagnostics on the secondary adapter could reduce throughput Running Hardware diagnostics on an unteamed PCI adapter stops network traffic during the entire test 2 By default the system software installation enables logging of Hardware diagnostics in the PROSetDiagLog Log file which is located in C Program Files Stratus Management Logs You do not need to modify the Windows registry to enable this feature as specified in the PROSet online help To start PROSet Utility diagnostics 1 Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 In the left pane of the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box click an individual Ethernet PCI adapter or an adapter that is part of a team 3 In the right pane click the General tab then click Diagnostics 4 In the Diagnostics dialog box click the Connection Cable or Hardware tab for the appropriate test Figure 2 26 Click Run Test The test results are displayed in the Di
67. s to a storage system Supported systems AA U52500 Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz 3 6 GHz Dual Core systems AA U52510 Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz 3 6 GHz Dual Core systems AA U52600 Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz 3 6 GHz Dual Core systems AA U52610 Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz 3 6 GHz Dual Core systems Slot Assignment AA U52500 and AA U52600 Fits only in full height PCI slots AA U52510 and AA U52610 Fits in low profile or full height PCI slots Cable Requirements Fibre Channel optical cable provided by EMC T To provide the necessary full height PCI slots in an Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz system you must install the AK533 attachment kit See the Express5800 320Ma Operation and Maintenance Guide for more information 3 2 Express5800 820Ma PCI Adapter Guide Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Figure 3 1 Faceplate of an Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapter mpci082a 1 Green status LED 2 Amber status LED Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters are optional Table 3 2 lists the maximum number of optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters in each system Table 3 2 Maximum Numbers of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters System Maximum Number of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Express5800 320Ma 2 U525 PCI adapters part number AA U52500 or AA U52510 or 3 2 GHz and 3 6 GHz 2 U526 PCI adapters part number AA U52600 or AA U52610 Dua
68. s to determine the PCI slot status see the operation and maintenance guide for your system as listed in Table 1 2 General References Table 1 2 lists the location of information about PCI adapters in other Express5800 320Ma documents Table 1 2 General Reference Information for PCI Adapters Hardware installation instructions Express5800 320Ma Installation Guide Overall view of system administration and using ftSMC Express5800 320Ma System Administrator s Guide Device IDs Using VTM console to check system Express5800 320Ma Virtual Technician Module User s software and network connections to the Guide VTM adapter and to verify if the firmware for the adapter is up to date Overview of PCI Adapters 1 5 General References Table 1 2 General Reference Information for PCI Adapters Continued Status LEDs for I O enclosures and PCI slots Express5800 320Ma Operation and Maintenance General troubleshooting procedures Guide General maintenance information CRU replacement procedures 1 6 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Chapter 2 Ethernet PCI Adapters The following sections describe the supported Ethernet PCI adapters e U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapters on page 2 1 e Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 2 NOTE Your system may also contain dedicated Ethernet ports for U463 Virtual Technician Modules but these Ethernet ports are intended for a local maintenance networ
69. security settings that might be based on the MAC address of the Ethernet adapter you removed Removing Ethernet PCI Adapters from a Team NOTE Remove Ethernet PCI adapters from only one team at a time Complete the procedure before removing an adapter from another team 1 Startthe PROSet utility if you have not already done so see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 2 Inthe left pane of the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box expand the team and Member Adapters 3 Toremove an Ethernet PCI adapter from the team right click the adapter and click Remove from Team Figure 2 15 NOTE If you select Remove Adapter by mistake when you meant Remove from Team click Cancel to cancel the changes and to close PROSet then restart PROSet and start the procedure again If you apply the changes use Scan for Hardware Changes in Device Manager to reinstate the adapter 2 28 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 15 Removing an Ethernet PCI Adapter from a Team EH Team 0 IEEE 802 3ad LA Mode j m Member Adapters JA Stratus U574 Dual Port Fiber Gigabit Adapter 2 Stratus US74 Dual Port Fiber Gigabit Adapter 4 JEA Stratus US740 Preferred Primary 3 WM Stratus US740 Preferred Secondary Bk Team 2 Switch Faul Remove Adapter Remove From Team 4 Aconfirmation message appears If there are only two Ethernet PCI ada
70. stance between the PCI adapter and an Ethernet hub or a switch is 328 ft 100m Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 5 Configuring Ethernet PC Adapters Figure 2 2 RJ 45 Connector mpci083 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Use the PROSet utility to configure Ethernet PCI adapters see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 PROSet is part of the Ethernet PCI adapter software Use PROSet to perform the following tasks Locate a PCI adapter see Locating Ethernet PCI Adapters on page 2 15 ina system with many Ethernet PCI adapters Configure the line speed and or duplex mode of an Ethernet PCI adapter with values appropriate to the adapter and the media to which it connects see Configuring Link Speed and Duplex Mode on page 2 16 Configure Ethernet PCI adapters into teams see Types of Fault Tolerant Ethernet Teams on page 2 9 For information about how to configure the teams see Configuring Ethernet Teams on page 2 14 Assign virtual LANs to a team see Virtual LANs on page 2 13 For information about how to configure the VLANs see Configuring Virtual LANs Over a Team on page 2 22 Manage a team by removing or adding adapters or removing the team see Managing Ethernet Teams on page 2 27 Modify the advanced settings of an individual Ethernet PCI adapter a team ora VLAN see the PROSet online help 2 6 Express5800 820Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters
71. the adapters again A check mark beside Preferred Primary indicates that the Ethernet PCI adapter is the primary adapter and a check mark beside Preferred Secondary indicates that the adapter is the secondary adapter procedure wa Member Adapters Stratus LI575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Adapter HE Stratus US75 Dual Port v Preferred Primary Stratus US75 Dual Port preferred Secondary JA Stratus U575 Dual Port Remove Adapter Remove from Team Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 21 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Configuring Virtual LANs Over a Team J CAUTION Configuring a VLAN over an Ethernet team disrupts the network traffic over the team NOTE Configuring VLANs is optional You can have an Ethernet team without VLANs 1 Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 2 In the left pane of the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box right click the appropriate team In the menu that appears click Add VLAN see Figure 2 11 Figure 2 10 Adding a VLAN to a Team EuETeam 0 IEEE 802 3ad LA Mode 31 w Member Adapters Remove Team EH Team 1 Switch Fault Rename Team E Member Adapters Change Team Mode b Add Adapter to Team gt GVRP Support GMRP Support 3 In the Add New VLAN dialog box Figure 2 11 enter the VLAN ID The VLAN ID must match the VLAN ID configured on the swit
72. to networks running at 1 gigabit per second Gbps rely on autonegotiation Do not manually configure 1 Gbps operation 2 Express5800 320Ma systems support 1 Gbps line speed only in full duplex mode When you manually set these values make sure that the values are identical for the Ethernet port and the link partner to which it connects and that the settings for all Ethernet ports in one team are the same 2 16 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters To set the link speed and duplex mode 1 Start the PROSet utility if you have not already done so see Starting PROSet on page 2 7 2 In the left pane of the Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections dialog box click an adapter Each port on a dual port Ethernet PCI adapter appears as a separate PCI adapter in PROSet If necessary expand a team to access its member adapters 3 Click the Speed tab 4 Under Link Speed and Duplex Settings select the speed and duplex mode appropriate to the port and to the type of line to which the port is connected Figure 2 5 shows how to specify 100 Mbps and full duplex for one of the ports on a U575 Dual Port Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Figure 2 5 Setting the Link Speed and Duplex Mode 1 Intel R PROSet for Wired Connections File Action Help Network Components JAA Stratus US74 Dual JAA Stratus U574 Dual General Speed Advanced Network Driver Boot Agent Po
73. twork filtering 2 28 network statistics 2 38 permanent MAC address 2 9 removing from team 2 28 surprise removal 2 4 U575 PCI adapters 2 1 Ethernet teams See Ethernet PCI adapter teams explicit VLANs 2 13 Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz and 3 6 GHz systems adding PCI slots to Express5800 320Ma 3 2 GHz 1 3 embedded Ethernet port LEDs 2 36 2 37 full height PCI slots 1 3 PCI slot numbering 1 3 slot location for U575 adapter 2 3 Express5800 320Ma Dual Core systems embedded Ethernet port LEDs 2 36 full height PCI slots 1 3 PCI slot numbering 1 3 slot location for U574 adapter 2 3 slot location for U575 adapter 2 3 F faceplates high profile PCI adapters A 1 low profile PCI adapters A 1 Fast EtherChannel FEC standard 2 11 fault tolerance Ethernet PCI adapters 2 3 PCI adapters 1 4 ftServer System Management Console See ftSMC ftSMC 1 3 2 2 duplexed nodes 1 4 Ethernet adapter nodes caution about duplexed state 2 3 high error counts indicator 2 40 I O elements in 1 3 network statistics 2 39 PCI adapters LED states 1 5 Index 2 Express5800 320Ma PCI Adapter Guide properties 1 5 PCI slots in 1 3 simplexed nodes 1 4 status display 2 35 unteamed adapters network statistics 2 39 G Gigabit EtherChannel GEC Standard 2 11 H hardware requirements of PCI adapters U525 and U526 PCI adapters 3 3 U574 and U575 PCI adapters 2 3 high profile PCI slots converting adapters for A 1 I O enclosu
74. we JEA Stratus US74 Dual Link Speed and Duplex Settings W Stratus U574 Dual Auto negotiate best speed JAA Stratus U575 Dual BAI Stratus U575 Dual 10 Mbps half duplex del Stratus LI575 Dual C 10 Mbps full duplex J Stratus U575 Dual WA Stratus U575 Dual 100 Mbps half duplex JEA Stratus US75 Dual 100 Mbps full duplex JA Stratus U575 Dual IW Stratus US75 Dual C Auto negotiate 1000 Mbps 5 Repeat steps 2 through 4 for each Ethernet PCI adapter for which you need to set the link speed and duplex mode 6 Click Apply to process and preserve the changes Allow several seconds for PROSet processing time 7 Inthe General tab for each adapter you updated verify that the link speed and duplex settings are correct and if a network cable is attached that a link is established Figure 2 6 Ethernet PCI Adapters 2 17 Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Figure 2 6 Verifying Link Speed Duplex Mode and Link Activity m Network Status Q Link Speed 100 Mbps Activity Duplex Full This adapter is capable of connecting at a higher speed If necessary also verify the actual link speed and duplex mode LEDs on the Ethernet PCI adapters and the remote ports to which they are connected If the link speed and duplex mode are incorrect try removing and replacing the network cables If the link speed and duplex mode are still incorrect verify that your network equipment supports t
75. y of the general features and requirements of optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters see Table 3 1 For an illustration of the faceplate of an optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter see Figure 3 1 The following sections provide detailed information about optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters e Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 3 e Software Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 4 e Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 5 e Configuring Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 6 e Installing Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 6 e Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 7 e Troubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters on page 3 9 U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3 1 U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters For information about your EMC storage system see the EMC documentation supplied with your storage system For additional information about the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters contact Technical Support 866 269 1239 Table 3 1 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Features and Requirements Summary Adapter Type Optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter for connection to EMC CLARiiON and Symmetrix storage systems only Part No AA U52500 or AA U52510 for 2 Gb connections to the storage system through a SAN or switch AA U52600 or AA U52610 for 2 Gb direct connection

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