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Q-Logic 8200 Network Cables User Manual

1. 9 3 XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance Figure 2 17 shows the default view of QLogic Adapter tab in the vCenter Plug in WIN KPLLME338EI vSphere Client File Edit View Inventory Administration Plug ins Help E A Home pa Inventory p Hosts and Clusters Ej fy New Datacenter amp p vmiz0 1 E amp 172 29 40 83 E wea Gi vMe3 2 E vme3 3 Ei 172 29 40 120 otEoctz ionem ocnote B Porto wicFunction D iferunction 2 sesFunction 4 veaFunction 6 B Port 1 wicFunction 1 gferunction 3 sesFunction S reotFunction_7 172 29 40 120 VMware ESX 4 1 0 227914 Evaluation 50 days remaining Getting Started Summary Virtual Machines Resource Allocation Performance Configuration Tasks amp Events xx al Korc eMe PLUME Adapter Management Adapter Attributes EEUU EEC QLogic Adapter Model PCI Bus Id Device Id Chip Revision Chip Model Subsystem Id Vendor Id Serial Number Driver Version Active Firmware Version Flash Firmware Version BIOS Version Multiboot Version Adapter Configuration QLE8242 0000 07 00 0 8020 54 8020 207 1077 AFE1020C03121 4 0 719 4 7 15 4 7 15 2 1 0 010299 Update Adapter Flash Image Figure 2 17 vCenter Plug in QLogic Adapter Tab Default View Figures 2 18 shows the configuration range of the 8200 Series Adapters without NPAR PFO 1 NIC PFO 1 NIC
2. QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 6 Properties 7x General Advanced Information Diagnostics Statistics Support Team Management Driver Detats Resources XX oLocic Flex OM Technology r Team Date xl I Delete Team Modfy Team emet C Add to Team gt Remove From Team Add Vien Refresh E r How to 1 Network Topology The box on the left shows the network devices currently present on this system These devices include any physical adapters on the machine as well as the teams and virtual adapters configured using this tool Creating Teams Right click on the Teams folder and select Create Team to create a new team on the unteamed ij Figure 2 6 Creating a Team The software automatically picks a unique team name or you may choose to enter your own team name Team names must be unique on a system 2 21 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC Teaming Bond ing The Ultimate in Performance G 7 d 3 On the Create Team dialog box specify the following see the message pane at the bottom of the dialog box for more details and then click OK to return to the adapter properties E Name Type a name for the new team B Type Select the teaming mode by clicking either Failsafe Team 802 3ad Static Team 802 3ad Dynamic Team or Switch Independent Load Balancing If you select the 802 3ad dynamic option you must also select one of the following options CL A
3. qaucli npar h Print NPAR commands usage and then exit Table 2 6 lists miscellaneous Windows diagnostics commands Table 2 6 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Miscellaneous Commands Command Description qaucli v Print version number and then exit qaucli h Print usage and then exit Table 2 7 lists the Windows CLI diagnostic test commands Note that while running these tests network traffic is interrupted Table 2 7 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Diagnostic Test Commands Command Description i Specifies the interface type NX NIC NX NIC1 and so on interface SN0054671 00 A 2 49 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC N IC TroubleShooting Diagnostics The Ultimate in Performance E a Table 2 7 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Diagnostic Test Commands Continued Command Description a Perform all test regardless of default all D Perform only the default test default R Test all control registers default CRegs I Test interrupt mechanism default IRQS L Internal loopback test default IntLB H Hardware test default Hw S Link status test default LinkST nR No control registers test combine D or a noCRegs n1 No interrupt test combine D or a noIRQS nL No internal loopback test combine D or a co T melle nH No hardware test combine D or a noHw nS No link status test combine D or a 00bLi nks E h View help t
4. Yes Correct the configuration error Cable is connected and link lights lit Contact Technical Support Figure 4 1 FCoE Troubleshooting Diagram 4 6 SN0054671 00 A XX LOGIC The Ultimate in Performance A Adapter LEDs The LED behavior for the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters is defined in Table A 1 Table A 1 QLE824x and QLE324x LED Scheme Link LED Activity LED Activity Off Off Power off Off Off Power on no link On On Power on link established no activity On Flashing Power on link established LAN and or SAN activity SN0054671 00 A A 1 XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance E ee A Adapter LEDs A 2 SN0054671 00 A Glossary adapter The board that interfaces between the host system and the target devices Adapter is synonymous with host bus adapter host channel adapter HCA host adapter and adapter board adapter port A port on the adapter board adapter port beacon An LED on the adapter Flashing it enables you to locate the adapter alias A user defined name for an adapter adapter port logical disk or subsystem Basic input output system BIOS The program or utility that serves as an interface between the hardware and the operating system and allows booting from the adapter at startup boot device The device usually a the hard disk that contains the operating system the BIOS uses to boot from when the
5. 2 12 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance Windows Property Pages TO ESE Table 2 1 Windows Driver Configurable Parameters Continued Property Description Receive Side Scaling Rings Specifies the number of RSS rings used Registry Key MaxStatusRings Default 2 Values 1 4 TCP Checksum Offload IPv4 Enables and disables TCP transmit and receive checksum offload Registry Key TCPChecksumOffloadIPv4 Default Rx and Tx Enabled Values Disabled Rx Enabled Tx Enabled Rx and Tx Enabled TCP Checksum Offload IPv6 Enables and disables the TCP transmit and receive checksum offload Registry Key rCPChecksumO floadIPv6 Default Rx and Tx Enabled Values Disabled Rx Enabled Tx Enabled Rx and Tx Enabled UDP Checksum Offload IPv4 Enables and the disables user datagram protocol UDP transmit and receive checksum offload Registry Key UDPChecksumOffloadIPv4 Default Rx and Tx Enabled Values Disabled Rx Enabled Tx Enabled Rx and Tx Enabled UDP Checksum Offload IPv6 Enables and disables the UDP transmit and receive checksum offload Registry Key UDPChecksumOffloadIPv6 Default Rx and Tx Enabled Values Disabled Rx Enabled Tx Enabled Rx and Tx Enabled VLAN ID for setting If the Priority and VLAN Tag is enabled this parame ter specifies a VLAN ID for this interface also exposed through the standard object identifier
6. Installing NIC in Linux Refer to the ntelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Update for Linux Readme file for information Packaging Content Refer to the ntelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Update for Linux Readme file for information Linux OS Support Refer to the Intelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Update for Linux Readme file for information Supported Features Refer to the Intelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Update for Linux Readme file for information Using the Driver Refer to the ntelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Update for Linux Readme file for information on installing the driver removing the driver and driver system parameters Installing NIC in ESX Refer to the ntelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Update for ESX Readme file for information SN0054671 00 A 2 1 XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance Dm et wVUAAL EEEE EE TETLELLTE T T IELLIILIIIIIIIZ 2 Configuring NIC Installing NIC in Windows Packaging Content Refer to the Intelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Update for ESX Readme file for information ESX OS Support Refer to the ntelligent Ethernet Adapter and Conv
7. Supported Operating Systems The 8200 and 3200 Series adapters support commonly used operating systems Windows Linux Solaris and ESX For a detailed list of the currently supported operating systems refer to the adapter s Readme and Release Notes on the QLogic Web site http driverdownloads glogic com Adapter Specifications Physical Characteristics The 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters are implemented as low profile PCle cards The adapters ship with a full height bracket for use in a standard PCle slot or an optional spare low profile bracket for use in a low profile PCle slot Low profile slots are typically found in compact servers Standards Specifications The 8200 and 3200 Series adapters support the following standards specifications IEEE 802 3ae 10 Gb Ethernet IEEE 8021q VLAN IEEE 802 3ad Link Aggregation IEEE 802 1p Priority Encoding IEEE 802 3x Flow Control IEEE 802 1Qbb Priority Based Flow Control IEEE 802 1Qaz Enhanced Transmission Selection IPv4 Specification RFC791 IPv6 Specification RFC2460 TCP UDP Specification RFC793 768 ARP Specification RFC826 SCSI 3 Fibre Channel Protocol SCSI FCP Fibre Channel Tape FC TAPE Profile SCSI Fibre Channel Protocol 2 FCP 2 Second Generation FC Generic Services FC GS 2 Third Generation FC Generic Services FC GS 3 iSCSI RFC3720 SN0054671 00 A 1 3 XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance E e 1 Product Over
8. User s Guide Converged Network Adapter 8200 and 3200 Series SN0054671 00 A XX User s Guide Converged Network Adapter QLOGIC 8200 and 3200 Series The Ultimate in Performance E Information furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable However QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice Applications described in this document for any of these products are for illustrative purposes only QLogic Corporation makes no representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document Document Revision History Revision A March 31 2011 Changes Sections Affected Initial release i SN0054671 00 A XX LOGIC The Ultimate in Performance Table of Contents Preface What s in This Guide 0 00 c ee ees xi Intended Audience 0 20 002s xii Related Materials llle xii Documentation Conventions 0000 cece ess xii License Agreemelllscos ss ee wawa VER e cw bak FONE Rob ees eee xiii Technical Support 0 00 xiii WANING e vine RIP Redde beau ees thease xo Seeds bh d eed xiv
9. ee Exit the CNA Function Configuration Utility Press the ENTER key to select from the following W Reboot System WB Return to Fast UTIL Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi This section on installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in contains the following Introduction Requirements Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Starting the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Starting the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in Removing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in Installing the Flash Utility Updating the Flash Using the vCenter Plug in on a Tomcat Server Plug in Unregistration from a Manual Installation Launching the Plug in from vSphere Client 1 12 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 1 Product Overview she Ns WAN uos Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi ls Introduction The QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in is a user interface extension to the vSphere Client that allows you to manage and configure QLogic adapters including the NIC partitioning feature on ESX and ESXi servers When the you select an ESX or ESXi host that has QLogic adapters installed the extension appears in the client as an additional tab named QLogic Adapter as shown in Figure 1 1 WIN KPLLME33BEI vSphere Client Eie Edt View Inventory Administration Plugins Heb Kd E3 Q rev va ivenoy gt Gf Hosts and Clusters Jg e a es 3 e WIN KPLLMESSGEI E Nen Da
10. OID Registry Key V1anid Default 0 no VLAN Range 0 4094 SN0054671 00 A 2 13 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC VLAN Configuration The Ultimate in Performance E Configuring NIC Driver Parameters with QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System Setting General NIC Port Parameters and Setting Advanced NIC Port Parameters for information Configuring NIC Driver Parameters with QCC Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide section 7 NIC Interactive Commands for information Configuring NIC Driver Parameters with QCC Non Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide section 4 NIC Noninteractive commands for information VLAN Configuration VLAN Configuration with QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System Setting Advanced NIC Port Parameters for information VLAN Configuration with the QCC Interactive CLI Refer to the appropriate section in the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information VLAN Configuration with the QCC Non Interactive CLI Refer to the appropriate section in the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information Teaming Bonding Windows Teaming You can group together multiple network adapters in a server to make a team Individual adapters that are part of a team operate as a team rather than standalone adapters A team provides traffic load balancing across the member adapters and fault tolerance when some
11. Starting the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider After a system startup the Small Footprint CIM Broker SFCB CIM object manager CIMOM in the ESX system should start automatically and load the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider when necessary For ESX systems you can also manually stop start or restart the SFCB CIMOM by issuing the following commands To stop the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider etc init d sfcbd watchdog stop To start the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider etc init d sfcbd watchdog start To restart the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider etc init d sfcbd watchdog restart After starting the SFCB CIMOM use a CIM client utility to query the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider for information 1 16 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 1 Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi TO EEE Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider To remove the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider use either the esxupdate or vihostupdate command To uninstall the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider using the esxupdate command 1 Query and find the existing VIB you are updating as follows esxupdate query vib view grep qlogic For example the VIB ID may have a format similar to the following ESX ESXi 4 0 cross qlogic nic provider 400 x x x 000000 ESX ESXi 4 1 cross qlogic nic provider 410 x x x 000000 where x x x is
12. 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 A 1 QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in with QoS Interface Function eSwitch Configuration and eSwitch Statistics 2 2 0 0 0 es 2 43 Diagnostics Tests on Windows isses 2 47 NIC Troubleshooting Diagram 1 20 022 eee 2 57 NIC Troubleshooting Diagram 2 200 00 ee 2 58 iSCSI Troubleshooting Diagram 2 0 0 0 ee eee 3 10 FCoE Troubleshooting Diagram llle 4 6 List of Tables Page Environmental Specifications ln 1 4 Windows Driver Configurable Parameters llle 2 10 Windows Teaming Modes 000 0222 ee eee 2 15 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Selecting a Protocol in Menu Mode 2 48 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Selecting a Protocol in Legacy Mode 2 48 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Getting Help 2 0000 2 49 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Miscellaneous Commands 2 49 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Diagnostic Test Commands 2 49 Running Windows Diagnostic Tests in the CLI unuau aaua aaea 2 51 Windows Diagnostic Test Messages sselllle sellers 2 53 QLE824x and QLE324x LED Scheme 1i ku ku RR n ERR ERE ees A 1 SN0054671 00 A XX LOGIC The Ultimate in Performance Preface This guide provides detailed instructions on the installation configuration and troubleshooting of 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters for Windows Linux and VMware It also provides detail
13. Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethemet C WP QLogc Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet C ENS Other Vendor Adapters 4 r Howto Network Top The box on the left shows the network devices currently preser on this system These devices include any physical adapters on the machine as well as the teams and virtual adapters configured using this tool Creating Teams Right click on the Teams folder and select Create Team to create a new team on the unteamed f Figure 2 5 Team Management Property Page On the Team Management page the Teams and Adapters pane on the left lists the network devices currently present on this system including B Teams and virtual adapters as well as their member physical adapters W QLogic and other vendor adapters Teaming Configuration Teaming configuration includes creating modifying and deleting teams and viewing team statistics on the Team Management property page To launch the Team Management property page see Using the Team Management GUI 2 20 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 2 Configuring NIC Teaming Bonding I Information on teaming configuration includes the following Creating a Team Creating a Team Modifying a Team Deleting a Team Saving and Restoring Teaming Configuration To create a team 1 2 SN0054671 00 A To create a team right click the Teams folder icon and then click Create Team Figure 2 6
14. Enabled and Disabled Use the Enable PXE Boot option to attempt a PXE boot on the selected function NOTE For an embedded LAN on motherboard LOM the Enable PXE Boot parameter is controlled by the system BIOS and is non configurable in the CNA Function Configuration utility iBFT The following parameters are available when Protocol is set to iBFT SN0054671 00 A Enable ROM Enabled Disabled Default Enab1ed Enter to toggle between Enabled and Disabled Use the Enable ROM option to attempt iBFT boot on the selected function NOTE For an embedded LOM the Enable PXE Boot parameter is controlled by the system BIOS and is non configurable in the CNA Function Configuration utility IP Format IPv4 IPv6 Default IPv4 Enter to specify IPv4 or IPv6 address format VLAN Mode Enabled Disabled Default Disabled This setting enables VLAN VLAN ID 2 4095 Default 2 Enter to specify the VLAN ID 1 9 XX 1 Product Overview p QLOGIC Multi boot Image for 10Gb CNA CNA Function Configuration Utility the Ultimate in Performance ee Initiator Settings B Enable DHCP Enabled Disabled Default Enabled When Enable DHCP is set to Enabled the adapter utilizes DHCP to obtain its IP address subnet mask and gateway IP address B Target Param From DHCP Enabled Disabled Default Enabled When Target Param From DHCP is set to Enabled the adapter uses DHC
15. Gigabit Et 2 Qlogic Adapters 3 S Qlogic Dual Port o ee Othe Vendor Adapter Seve To Fie Restore From Ale Crege Team Delete Team Modfy Team Howeto The box on the left shows the network devices currently present on thes system These devices using this tool Creating Teams Right click on the Teams folder and select Create Team to create a new team on the unteamed zi Network T 4 include any physical adapters on the machine as well as the teams and vetual adapters configured Figure 2 12 Adding a Team 2 28 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance Teami ng Bonding o 9 9 97 ENS To remove an adapter from a team NOTE A team must include at least one QLogic adapter A QLogic adapter is allowed to be deleted from a team only if it is not the last QLogic teamed adapter 1 Onthe Team Management property page right click the adapter to be removed from the team On the shortcut menu click Remove from Team At least two adapters must be present in a team If an adapter is no longer required to be a member of a team it can be removed from the team To change a team property For the VLAN and teaming solution to work correctly the properties of all teamed adapters and adapters with multiple VLANs must remain synchronized with the team properties Ensure that you change the properties of a team
16. None N A NFP NR NR Ne Restore to Non NIC Partition Settings Use lt Arrow keys gt and lt Enter gt to change settings lt Esc gt to exit Figure 2 2 QLogic 8200 CNA Function Configuration 8 Press the ESC key to exit 9 Select Save changes to save your edits exit and reboot the system 10 During POST press the F2 key to enter the BIOS system 2 4 SN0054671 00 A QLOGIC 2 Configurng NIC The Ultimate in Performance Configuring PXE Boot EES 11 Select Boot Settings and then press the ENTER key Figure 2 3 Dell Inc www dell com PowerEdge M 10HD BIOS Version 1 1 5 Service Tag fsset Tag System Time 17 20 48 System Date Tue Oct 26 2010 Memory Settings lt ENTER gt Processor Settings Boot Settings lt ENTER gt Integrated Devices lt ENTER gt PCI IRQ Assignment lt ENTER gt Serial Communication lt ENTER gt Power Management lt ENTER gt System Security lt ENTER gt Keyboard NumLock Up Down Arrow to select SPACE to change ESC to exit Fi Help Figure 2 3 BIOS Boot Settings 12 Select the Boot Sequence option and then press the ENTER key SN0054671 00 A 2 5 XX 2 Gonmguring NIG QLOGIC Configuring Driver Software Parameters The Ultimate in Performance ee 13 Select the Embedded NIC 1 QLogic PXE entry and then press the UP ARROW key to move this entry to the first position Figure 2 4 Dell Inc www dell com PowerEdge M 10HD BIOS Uersion
17. The box on the left shows the network devices currently present on this system These devices 4 include any physical adapters on the machine as well as the teams and virtual adapters configured using this tool Creating Teams Right click on the Teams folder and select Create Team to create anew team onthe unteamed vf Mc CCtC i 7 ene e Figure 2 11 Confirming New Team Creation Modifying a Team A team can be modified by B q Adding or removing one or more team members to a team M Modifying the team properties SN0054671 00 A 2 27 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC Teaming Bond ing The Ultimate in Performance EE To add team members 1 On the Team Management property page right click the unteamed adapter to add to a team 2 On the shortcut menu point to Add to Team and then click the team to which you want to add the adapter Figure 2 12 NOTE You cannot add an adapter to a team that is already a member of another team Teaming of teams is not supported B QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 4 Properties 7h xl Generd Advanced Infomation Diagnostics Statistics Support Team Management Dive Details Resouces XX oLocic FlexLOM Technology m Teams and Adapters Team Data amp gy Falsale 1 EHO Vitual Adapters W W Failsafe 1 QLogic Teaming V ENED Physical Adapters W W DLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Et S QLogic Dual Port 10
18. To save your changes click OK NOTE If you change the iSCSI name it is used for new iSCSI sessions Existing sessions do not use new settings until you log out and log in again iSCSI Name Server iSNS Refer to the Configuring iSNS to Automatically Discover Targets section in the QConvergeConsole Help System for information iSCSI Boot iSCSI Boot Setup Using Fast UTIL Fast UTIL is the QLogic iSCSI BIOS Configuration utility used to configure the iSCSI TCP IP Offload Engine TOE 3 6 SN0054671 00 A QLOGIC 3 Configuring iSCSI The Ultimate in Performance iSCSI Boot TO MM Accessing Fast UTIL To access Fast UTIL for PXE iSCSI and FCoE respectively press the CTRL Q keys during the QLogic 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters BIOS initialization when the PXE iSCSI or FCoE QLogic banner displays It may take a few seconds for the Fast UTIL menu to appear The Fast UTIL Options menu for iSCSI contains the following selections W Configuration Settings Scan iSCSI Devices iSCSI Disk Utility Ping Utility Loopback Test Reinit Adapter Select Host Adapter Exit Fast UTIL Fast UTIL prompts you to select the adapter you want to configure After changing the settings exit and reboot your system to load the new Fast UTIL parameters Configuring iSCSI Boot Settings On the Fast UTIL Options menu select Configuration Settings to access the iSCSI Boot Settings and specify the drive you want to boot from Press the C
19. a way that each virtual adapter is assigned to a virtual server and is separately identifiable within the fabric Connectivity and access privi leges within the fabric are controlled by identification of each virtual adapter and hence the virtual server using each virtual adapter Nonvolatile random access memory NVRAM A type of memory that retains data config uration settings even when power is removed You can manually configure NVRAM settings or restore them from a file path A path to a device is a combination of an adapter port instance and a target port as distinct from internal paths in the fabric network A fabric network appears to the operating system as an opaque network between the adapter initiator and the target Glossary 3 User s Guide Converged Network Adapter 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance E Because a path is a combination of an adapter and a target port it is distinct from another path if it is accessed through a different adapter or it is accessing a different target port Consequently when switching from one path to another the driver might be selecting a different adapter initiator a different target port or both This is important to the driver when selecting the proper method of failover notification It can make a difference to the target device which might have to take different actions when receiving retries of the request from
20. acre RU an d EROR E pur OR AW ROS PD dd 2 1 Linux OS Support 2 2 0 0 ees 2 1 Supported Features 0 0 000 000 2 1 Using te Driver ua uoce up d S Ep de sowed e RE d SEDE Rd 2 1 installing NIC In ESX 4 2 2 can eR Seas EE RU CR ee Meee ACA A Rn 2 1 Packaging Content is 6 63 0100d EE PRAG Ra E PP ROS wees 2 2 ESX OS Support se poa aa inaia sonion Ba aoaia ar ETa d TEE pa a A 2 2 Using the Driver ss eek ERR cokes RR RE REOR ERR a 2 2 Installing NIC in Windows lssseleen ee 2 2 Packaging Content uio dun dico Rees E eic Rast a acea nca dui 2 2 Windows OS Support 00 0 cece eee ee 2 2 Using the DIEI aurae pora AR Rc ob HR Ee dnce 09 Face de 2 2 Configuring PXE BOOL xke RR RE REGE RESEE RES AREE REXGCRC RE RE 2 3 Configuring Driver Software Parameters llli sess 2 6 Linux NIC Driver Management Applications 2 6 qaucli Utility i5 uua heads Ieee RR nurse KORR RRCRECAOR OR 2 7 SOO NN T 2 7 phantomcore Utility ss wpe keane we Sa eck 2 9 Windows Properly Pages sius deber b beac ee tee wee eed 2 9 Configuring NIC Driver Parameters with QCC GUI 2 14 Configuring NIC Driver Parameters with QCC Interactive CLI 2 14 Configuring NIC Driver Parameters with QCC Non Interactive CLI 2 14 VLAN Configuration sua acuit actu a te Die me cest de ap ae s ee dae 2 14 VLAN Configuration with QCC GUI 1 0 2 0 eee 2 14 VLAN Configuration with the QCC Interacti
21. and an adapter with VLANs only on the Team Management page 1 Onthe Team Management page in the right pane under Team Data expand the Properties list Double click the team property you need to change In the Advanced Team Properties dialog box Figure 2 13 specify a new property value and then click OK Advanced Team Properties xi Property Name IPv4 Checksum Offload Property Value RX and TX Enabled v Default RX and TX Enabled cma Figure 2 13 Modifying Advanced Team Properties SN0054671 00 A 2 29 XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance E Ppb F 2 Configuring NIC Teaming Bonding The team properties change takes effect immediately Changing team properties causes the driver to reload which could result in a momentary loss of connectivity NOTE To ensure that the properties of all teamed adapters and adapters with VLANs remain synchronized with the team properties do not directly modify the adapter properties on the Advanced page If an adapter property becomes out of sync with its team properties change either the team or adapter property so that they are the same on each and then reload the team To reload a team On the Team Management page in the left pane under Teams and Adapters right click the team name and then click Reload Team 2 30 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NI The Ultimate in Performance Teaming Bond ing ls To modify tea
22. assisted teaming mode where the switch must be 802 3ad compliant The switch ports must be configured so that the switch perceives adapters from a LAG as a single virtual adapter In SLA the ports on the switch are active by default There is no negotiation between the switch and the teaming driver to decide on adapters participating in a LAG In SLA mode the protocol stack responds to ARP requests with a single advertised MAC address and an IP address corresponding to the LAG Each physical adapter in the team uses the same team MAC address during transmission As the switch at the other end of link is aware of the trunking teaming mode it appropriately modifies the forwarding table to indicate the trunk as a single virtual port This modification ensures correct traffic routing on the receive side as well In this mode the switch also distributes receive traffic across the member adapters Dynamic Link Aggregation DLA Dynamic link aggregation DLA with LACP is similar to SLA except that LACP allows self configuration of LAG through handshaking between the switch and the intermediate driver For the team to function LACP must be enabled at both ends of the link the server and the switch LACP 802 3ad dynamic allows switch ports to dynamically communicate with the teaming driver allowing controlled addition and removal of ports from the team Link aggregation mode has transmit load balancing and fail safety support If a link
23. boot time and supports an architec ture independent mechanism for initial izing add in cards worldwide port name WWPN Unique 64 bit address assigned to each port on a device One WWNN may contain multiple WWPN addresses SN0054671 00 A Glossary 5 XX User s Guide Converged Network Adapter QLOGIC 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters The Ultimate in Performance lt SSS Glossary 6 SN0054671 00 A XX Q LO G C Corporate Headquarters QLogic Corporation 26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway Aliso Viejo CA 92656 949 389 6000 www glogic com The Ultimate in Performance International Offices UK Ireland Germany France India Japan China Hong Kong Singapore Taiwan 2011 QLogic Corporation Specifications are subject to change without notice All rights reserved worldwide QLogic the QLogic logo and QConvergeConsole are trademarks or registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds PCle is a registered trademark of PCI SIG Corporation Red Hat is a registered trademark of Red Hat Inc Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International Inc in the USA and other countries Sun is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc VMware vSphere and ESX are trademarks or registered trademarks of VMware Inc Windows Windows Server and PowerShell are a registered trademarks of Micr
24. but not all of the members lose connectivity To enable teaming functionality install the teaming driver in addition to the basic NIC 2 14 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 2 Configuring NIC Teaming Bonding TO RESESEEESSSSUUEIISZZSIMUIZZZZZT Team MAC Address At initialization the teaming driver selects the team s MAC address to be the MAC of one of the teamed adapters In general the first adapter to come up is chosen to be the preferred primary adapter The preferred primary s MAC address is assigned to the MAC address of the team Alternately you can choose any valid MAC address as the team s static MAC address also called the locally administered address LAA Make sure any provided LAA is unique for the local Ethernet network This provision gives the system administrator more flexibility in configuring the MAC address for a team when necessary Teaming Modes Mode Teaming is designed to improve reliability and fault tolerance of networks and to enhance performance by efficient load balancing The following NIC teaming modes are provided WB Failsafe Mode ensures that an alternate standby or redundant adapter becomes active if the primary network connection fails B Switch Independent Load Balancing Mode ensures distribution of transmit loads across the teamed adapters B Link Aggregation Modes 802 3ad static 802 3ad dynamic active and passive Link Aggregation Control Pro
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26. ea wa RERBA REX ERA I ERRGCRGUR RN Kc RARIOR RR GR 2 7 Creating a Failsafe 16am accu euceeewe ocd aoa teu mes porous de d desc Rd d ds 2 8 Creating a Switch Independent Load Balancing Team 045 2 9 Creating an 802 3ad Static Team 2 20 626 lee kb ER Ry ERR REREERRRAS 2 10 Creating an 802 3ad Dynamic Team 1 6 ee 2 11 Confirming New Team Creation 2 200 e eee ee 2 12 MOON ISAM PRECEPIT 2 13 Modifying Advanced Team Properties 0 0 00 ee ee 2 14 Modifying Team Properties 0 0 0 eee 2 15 Modifying Failsafe Team Properties 0 0 00 ee 2 16 Modifying the Team Type 2 000 ee 2 17 vCenter Plug in QLogic Adapter Tab Default View 00 0005 2 18 8200 Series Configuration Range Without NPAR 200 cee ee eee 2 19 8200 Series Configuration Range With NPAR 00 00 eee ee eee 2 20 3200 Series Configuration Range With NPAR 0000 e eee eee 2 21 Enabling a Physical Function lille 2 22 Port One Configured with NPAR Enabled SN0054671 00 A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 6 Page XX 1 13 1 14 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 20 2 21 2 23 2 24 2 25 2 26 2 27 2 28 2 29 2 31 2 32 2 33 2 38 2 38 2 39 2 39 2 40 2 41 XX User s Guide Converged Network Adapter QLOGIC 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters The Ultimate in Performance ee 2 23 2 24 2 25 2 26 3 1 4 1 Table 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 4
27. for VMware ESX ESXi 4 0 x and 4 1 Readme file for information Packaging Content Refer to the Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Driver for VMware ESX ESXi 4 0 x and 4 1 Readme file for information ESX OS Support Refer to the Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Driver for VMware ESX ESXi 4 0 x and 4 1 Readme file for information Using the Driver Refer to the Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Driver for VMware ESX ESXi 4 0 x and 4 1 Readme file for information on how to create the driver disk install the driver and remove the driver Installing FCoE in Windows Refer to the Converged Network Adapter FCoE STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information Packaging Content Refer to the Converged Network Adapter FCoE STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information Windows OS Support Refer to the Converged Network Adapter FCoE STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information Using the Driver Refer to the Converged Network Adapter FCoE STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information on how to create the driver disk install the driver and remove the driver Driver Parameters Refer to the Converged Network Adapter FCoE STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information about Storport and driver registry parameters 4 2 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 4 Configuring FCoE The Ultimate in Performance HBA Parameters O
28. information Configuring iSCSI Boot using Non interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide iSCSI Noninteractive Commands section for information Configuring iSCSI DHCP Boot Options using QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide iSCSI Noninteractive Commands section for information Configuring iSCSI DHCP Boot Options using Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information Configuring iSCSI DHCP Boot Options using Non interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide iSCSI Noninteractive Commands section for information iSCSI Boot Setup Using QCC GUI Refer to the Configuring Boot Settings section in the QConvergeConsole Help System for information Configuring iSCSI Boot using the QCC GUI Refer to the Configuring Boot Settings section in the QConvergeConsole Help System for information Configuring iSCSI DHCP Boot Options Refer to the Configuring Boot Settings section in the QConvergeConsole Help System for information 3 8 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 3 Configuring iSCSI The Ultimate in Performance iSCSI TroubleShooting ls iSCSI TroubleShooting iSCSI Diagnostics iSCSI Diagnostics using QCC GUI Refer to QConvergeConsole Help System Pinging an iSCSI Port Target for information iSCSI Diagnostics using Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the Interactive CLI User s Guide for information SN0054671 00 A
29. interface SCSI The original SCSI specification was a hardware bus specification and a packet oriented protocol specification for communicating on that bus SCSI over Fibre Channel uses the packet oriented protocol to communicate with storage devices on the Fibre Channel storage area network SAN Multiple storage units disk drives and servers connected by networking topology target The storage device endpoint of a SCSI session Initiators request data from targets usually disk drives tape drives or other media devices Typically a SCSI peripheral device is the target but an adapter may in some cases be a target A target can contain many LUNs A target is a device that responds to a request by an initiator the host system Peripherals are targets but for some commands for example a SCSI COPY command the peripheral may act as an initiator SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC User s Guide Converged Network Adapter The Ultimate in Performance 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters Ts transmission control protocol Internet protocol TCP IP Basic communication language of the Internet UEFI A specification detailing an interface that helps hand off control of the system for the pre boot environment that is after the system is powered on but before the operating system starts to an operating system such as Windows or Linux UEFI provides a clean interface between operating systems and platform firmware at
30. key to clear the boot device information from the primary and alternate boot locations Configure the following iSCSI boot setup information Boot Device Primary and Alternate Adapter Boot Mode Primary and Alternate Boot Device Settings Configuring the iSCSI Boot Parameters Configuring the iSCSI Boot Settings Preparing the Image on the Local Hard Drive Transferring the OS Image to the iSCSI Target Booting DHCP Boot Setup for iSCSI Boot DHCP boot provides a method for the iSCSI initiator to acquire target parameters from a DHCP server To configure the DHCP server to support iSCSI boot first ensure that your DHCP server is set up NOTE This release does not support DHCP iSCSI boot for IPv6 Refer to future Readme and Release Notes for IPv6 support notification SN0054671 00 A 3 7 XX 3 Configuring iSCSI QLOGIC iSCSI Boot The Ultimate in Performance E iBFT Boot Setup iBFT is a component of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification ACPI 3 0b standard that provides operating systems a standard way to boot from a software initiated iSCSI protocol This component utilizes software based initiators ISCSi Boot Setup Using QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information Configuring iSCSI Boot using the QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information Configuring iSCSI Boot using Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for
31. maximum seg ment size MSS packets to the driver and then with the help of hardware splits the larger segments into MTU size packets before sending on wire Registry Key LsoV1IPv4 Default Enabled Values Enabled Disabled Size of LSO v1 64K Large Send Offload V2 IP4 Enables and disables TCP large send offload Allows host TCP stack to give bigger than MSS packets to the driver and then with the help of hardware splits the larger segments into MTU size packets before sending on wire Registry Key Lsov2IPv4 Default Enabled Values Enabled Disabled Size of LSO v2 128K Large Send Offload V2 IP6 Enables and disables TCP large send offload Allows host TCP stack to give bigger than MSS packets to the driver and then with the help of hardware splits the larger segments into MTU size packets before sending on wire Registry Key LsoV2IPv6 Default Enabled Values Enabled Disabled Size of LSO v2 128K Locally Administered Address Defines the locally administered address LAA that users and administrators can set on this interface This address overrides the permanent address of the adapter that may have been Flashed into the hard ware Registry Key NetworkAddress Format Hexadecimal Options Value a value is required enter the 12 hex bytes of the MAC address to be used or not present SN0054671 00 A 2 11 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC Windows Property Pages The
32. screw or lever 8 Close the computer cover XX PRELIMINARY SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance Quick Start Step 3 Install the Adapter Drivers ls 9 10 Plug the appropriate Ethernet cable either copper or optical into the adapter Optical models ship with optical transceivers already installed The 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters will only operate with optical transceivers sold by QLogic For copper connectivity see the list of approved SFP direct attach copper cables on QLogic s Web site http www glogic com Resources Documents LineCards Copper Cabl es Support Matrix Line Card pdf Plug in the power cable and turn on the computer Step 3 Install the Adapter Drivers To install the adapter drivers 1 SN0054671 00 A Go to the QLogic Driver Downloads Documentation page at http driverdownloads qlogic com Locate the appropriate driver package for the adapter product as follows 8200 Series Adapters Click QLogic Products Select Converged Network Adapters the appropriate adapter model and your operating system Click Go The product download page opens 3200 Series Adapters Click QLogic Products Select Intelligent Ethernet Adapters the appropriate adapter model and your operating system Click Go The product download page opens On the download page under Drivers select the appropriate driver and download it to your system Follow the installation instruc
33. size for the ring where command com pletion and incoming receive indication status will be posted Registry Key CompletionQueueSize Default 16384 Values 1024 2048 4096 8192 16384 32768 Flow Control Sets the hardware flow control parameters Registry Key FlowControl Default Rx and Tx Enabled Values Disabled Rx Enabled Tx Enabled Rx and Tx Enabled Health Monitoring Checks health of firmware monitors normal opera tion and ensures recovery of the firmware Interrupt Moderation Allows interrupt coalescing during receive and trans mit operation Registry Key InterruptModeration Default Disabled Values Enabled Disabled IPv4 Checksum Offload Enables and disables IPv4 checksum offload Registry Key IPChecksumOffloadIPv4 Default Rx and Tx Enabled Values Disabled Rx and Tx Enabled Rx Enabled Tx Enabled Large Receive Offload Enables and disables TCP large receive offload Enables collapsing of multiple MTU size TCP packets into bigger segments before handing these over to the host Registry Key LRO Default Enabled Values Enabled Disabled 2 10 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance Windows Property Pages TT EE Table 2 1 Windows Driver Configurable Parameters Continued Property Description Large Send Offload V1 IP4 Enables and disables TCP large send offload Allows host TCP stack to give bigger than
34. statistics xmit_called 6 xmit finished 6 rx dropped 0 tx dropped 0 csummed 0 rx pkts 0 lro pkts 0 rx bytes 0 tx bytes 468 lrobytes 0 lso frames 0 xmit on 0 xmit off 0 Skb alloc failure 0 null skb 0 null rxbuf 0 rx dma map error 0 In the following example ethtool eth n lists interface settings Sample Output 2 Ethtool eth8 Settings for eth8 Supported ports TP FIBR Supported link modes Gl mm Supports auto negotiation No Advertised link modes 10000baseT Full Advertised auto negotiation No Speed 10000Mb s uplex Full ort FIBRE HYAD 1 ransceiver external upports Wake on g ake on g urrent message level 0x00000000 0 Link detected yes D P P T Auto negotiation off S W C 2 8 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance Windows Property Pages TO pEESSENEEEESEUESSZIZZSZZMT phantomcore Utility Use the phantomcore utility to collect a firmware dump that is useful for forwarding to QLogic Technical Support To collect a firmware dump 1 To turn off auto recovery in the driver issue the following command insmod qlcnic ko auto fw reset 0 2 Toocollect the firmware dump issue the following command phantomcore i interface name The utility generates a core file that contains the firmware dump Windows Property Pages To access the property pages in Windows 1 Access the Device Ma
35. status of the installation 7 On the User Input window type your vCenter Server IP address username and password as well as the IP address of your local Tomcat Server Then click Next to continue 8 On the Please Wait window wait while the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in is configured for your system and registers the plug in with the vCenter Server 9 On the Registration Result window click Finish to complete the plug in installation Plug in Unregistration from a Manual Installation If you have performed a manual installation of the vCenter plug in you must perform a manual uninstall before running the vCenter installation wizard VMware provides two type of scripts for vCenter plug in registration For Windows PowerShell scripting http communities vmware com docs DOC 4521 1 22 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 1 Product Overview su NSS WAN TIONS Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi ls For Perl http communities vmware com docs DOC 4530 1 Before you can use the script download the appropriate VI SDK from VMwere For PowerShell download vSphere PowerCLI http communities vmware com community vmtn vsphere automationtools powercli For Perl VI SDK download vSphere SDK for Perl http www vmware com support developer viperltoolkit 2 After you download and install the SDK and the registration script follow VMware instructions to register the vCenter Plug in F
36. supported by the Linux bonding driver for bonding failover and aggregation Refer to the Linux bonding driver documentation for additional details on the bonding modes 2 34 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance NIC Partition NPAR um NIC Partition NPAR The NPAR feature in QLogic adapters provides the ability to create multiple PCle physical functions for each physical 10GbE port on the adapter Each of the PCle functions appears as an independent interface to the host operating system or hypervisor Dual port 10Gb adapters configured as Ethernet only adapters contain eight Ethernet functions 8200 Series and 3200 Series adapter configurations can contain up to four Ethernet functions corresponding to each physical port Configuration and Operation By default NPAR functionality is disabled on the adapters Only two Ethernet functions are enabled Depending on the feature personality mapping supported on the adapter you can enable additional Ethernet or storage functions The PCI function number assignment is as follows Functions 0 and 1 are always NIC functions L Functions 4 and 5 are iSCSI functions if iSCSI is enabled L Functions 6 and 7 are FCoE functions if FCoE is enabled a If iSCSI and FCoE functions are not enabled they can be configured as NIC functions B Only one iSCSI function per physical port Only one FCoE function per physical port The PCI function to po
37. the example in Figure 2 21 function 2 is disabled To enable the function NIC is selected from the Function Type menu WIN KPLLME338EI vSphere Client Ele Edt View Inventory Administration Plugins Help G EJ Q Home pa Inventory b lb Hosts and Clusters Gp WINPLLMESSSEI 172 29 40 120 VMware ESX 4 1 0 227914 Evaluation 49 days remaining Ei E New Datacenter E B 172 29 40 120 XC ES MET CM eee ee EEEE QLogic Adapter pod Ke c eo TTE E wmQLE8242 AFE1020C03121 5 Poto amp wm120 1 gm amp 172 29 40 83 Adapter Management Function Attributes Adapter Serial Number AFE1020C03121 Function Type Disabled wicFunction_O Adapter Port Number o Bandwidth Weight Percent Disabled s MP runction 2 MAC Address 00 0E 1E 04 84 29 Maximum Bandwidth Percent seFunction 4 Management Function Name NjA T PCI Funtion Number 2 vesFunction amp a Porti i Save Configuration tecent Tasks Name Target or Status contains Name T Taraet T Status T Details lmi atedby Requested Start Ti Start Time Completed Time Figure 2 21 Enabling a Physical Function Click Save Configuration Reboot your system for the change to take effect Open vCenter Plug in Click the QLogic Adapter tab prom e dee Right click the adapter icon on the left side of the page and then select Refresh 2 40 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Pe
38. the version number of the existing provider Remove the existing VIB as follows esxupdate remove b lt vibID gt To uninstall from a remote host using the vihostupdate command NOTE To uninstall the provider from a remote host using the vihostupdate command make sure that the ESX ESXi system is in Maintenance Mode To put the ESX ESXi host in Maintenance Mode using vSphere Client select Inventory select Host and then select Enter Maintenance Mode SN0054671 00 A From a console on the host where the vSphere CLI package is installed or vMA is hosted query to find the Bulletin ID of the existing provider vihostupdate pl conn options query For example the Bulletin ID may have a format similar to the following ESX ESXi 4 0 QLGC NIC PROVIDER ESX 4 0 0 qlogic nic provider x x x ESX ESXi 4 1 QLGC NIC PROVIDER ESX 4 1 0 qlogic nic provider x x x where x x x is the version number of the existing provider Remove the existing VIB as follows vihostupdate pl conn options remove bulletin lt bulletinID gt 1 Product Overview XX QLOGIC Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi i tke Perforiance CO P NOTE For more details on vihostupdate refer to the documents on the VMware vSphere Command Line Interface Documentation page located here http www vmware com support developer vcli Starting the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in To start the QLogic Adapt
39. 0 00 cee eens 1 14 ESX ESXi Server 0 0 0000 cee 1 14 vCenter Server ananena 1 15 Tomcat Web Server 222 vocem eR RROERORRERGCR RR ORA CACR OR AC 1 15 Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Lssss 1 15 Initial Installation lll ee 1 15 Subsequent Update Installation 0 00000 1 16 Starting the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider 004 1 16 Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider 1 17 Starting the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in 1 18 Removing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in 1 18 Installing the Flash Utility llle 1 19 iv SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC User s Guide Converged Network Adapter sme Ultimate Performance 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters ls Updating the Flash si auus da eee bees oe eee eee 1 19 Using the vCenter Plug in on a Tomcat Server 1 20 Installing Tomcat on Linux 0 000 ee eee 1 21 Starting and Stopping Tomcat on Linux 1 21 Installing Tomcat on Windows s 2 eee eee 1 21 Starting and Stopping Tomcat on Windows 1 22 Installing the vCenter Plug in on Tomcat 1 22 Plug in Unregistration from a Manual Installation 1 22 Launching the Plug in from vSphere Client 1 23 2 Configuring NIC Installing NIC in LINUX us et RR x RR CR Pewee RR RK aes 2 1 Packaging Content iua db
40. 07 2nd Edition Use only with listed ITE or equivalent Complies with 21 CFR 1040 10 and 1040 11 2006 95 EC low voltage directive 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters TUV EN60950 1 2006 A11 2nd Edition EN60825 1 1994 A1 A2 EN60825 2 2004 A1 IEC60950 1 2nd Edition 2005 CB CB Certified to IEC 60950 1 2nd Edition SN0054671 00 A xvii XX Preface QLOGIC Legal N otices The Ultimate in Performance SSS ee xviii SN0054671 00 A XX LOGIC The Ultimate in Performance Quick Start Installation Instructions This Quick Start section describes how to install and configure your new QLogic converged network adapter in four simple steps W Step 1 Verify the Package Contents B Step2 Install the Adapter Hardware B Step 3 Install the Adapter Drivers WB Step4 Install QConvergeConsole CAUTION Keep the adapter in the antistatic bag until installation The adapter contains parts that can be damaged by electrostatic discharge ESD Before handling the adapter use standard methods to discharge static electricity Place the adapter on the bag when examining it Retain the bag for future use Step 1 Verify the Package Contents The QLogic adapter is shipped with the following items B Low profile bracket For more information on the 8200 Series Adapter package contents go to the following link select Show under the QLogic 8200 Series and then select Ordering Information http www qlogic
41. 1 1 5 System Time System 1 Embedded NIC 1 QLogic PXE v2 0 1 1 AG PCI 3 0 P1 Memory 2 USB Floppy device not installed Proces 3 USB CD ROM device not installed 4 4 Hard drive C Embedded SAS 100 IDOA LUNO SEAGATE Boot S SPACE to enable disable PCI IRQ Assignment lt ENTER gt Integr Serial Communication lt ENTER gt Power Management lt ENTER gt System Security lt ENTER gt Keyboard NumLock Up Down Arrow to select SPACE to change ESC to exit Fi Help Figure 2 4 Embedded NIC 1 QLogic PXE 14 Press the ESCAPE key and then select Save changes and exit The system reboots 15 Afterthe system reboot follow the screen prompt for PXE boot server for the installation of OS of your choice Configuring Driver Software Parameters Linux NIC Driver Management Applications Overview The following sections describe how to configure and manage the driver and adapter using Linux management utilities Viewing and Changing Adapter Properties on Linux Use the following Linux utilities to view and change adapter properties B 3 qaucli Utility W ethtool Utility W phantomcore Utility 2 6 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC Ea 2 Configuring NIC se Ultimate Performance Configuring Driver Software Parameters ES qaucli Utility Install QConvergeConsole CLI qauc1i from the following packages supplied by QLogic a OConvergeConsoleCLI version linux arch install tar gz Package fi
42. 2 Multi boot capability including Q Preboot eXecution environment PXE QO iSCSI 8200 Series Adapters only Q Fibre Channel 8200 Series Adapters only Q Unified extensible firmware interface UEFI PCle 2 0 x8 User diagnostics that can be run from the CLI and the GUI Ethernet functions include 2x10 GbE Priority and virtual LAN VLAN tagging Jumbo frames up to 9618 bytes Advanced teaming VLAN configuration and management D LILDLUDUDOCZLCU Preservation of teaming and VLAN configuration information during driver upgrade Enhanced Ethernet functions include Q Priority based flow control 802 1Qbb Q Enhanced transmission selection 802 1Qaz L Data center bridging exchange protocol 802 1Qaz Advanced stateless offload features include Q IP TCP and UDP checksums L Large send offload LSO QO Large receive offload LRO Stateful offload features 8200 Series Adapters only include Q iSCSI CQ FCoE Several advanced management features for iSCSI and Fibre Channel adapters including QConvergeConsole QCC GUI and CLI and NIC partitioning NPAR Interrupt management and scalability features including Q Receive side scaling RSS Q Interrupt moderation SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 1 Product Overview The Ultimate in Performance Adapter Specifications TO SESS Q Flow control LC Locally Administered Address LAA WB Enhanced optimization with MSI MSI X and NetQueue
43. 3 9 3 Configuring iSCSI iSCSI TroubleShooting XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance iSCSI Troubleshooting Diagram Cannot access all device LUNs Exceeded maximum support limits Reached max LUNs targets and host limits LUNs masked on host configuration Ensure that the target IP is configured Y using QLogic utilities and iscsiadm utility PP An ipt Is adapter configured with target IP Is ISNS configured Bad hardware Contact Support Yes t Ensure that ISNS server IP is configured Ensure that the CHAP correctly and key is configured accessible correctly on initiator using QLogic utilities and target side Target IP accessible Storage configuration issue Enable login access for initiator Check host rescan and reboot Figure 3 1 iSCSI Troubleshooting Diagram No Check host configuration firmware state and Check storage configura CD connectivity tion Enable host access orrect any errors with and unmask LUNs Adapter link up SFP or cables as needed configuration a Connection OK 3 10 SN0054671 00 A XX LOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 4 Configuring FCoE This section describes the driver and agent installation configuration operation and troubleshooting of the FCoE function of the 8200 Series Converged Network Adapters Installing FCoE Installing FCo
44. CP Boot Options using Non interactive QCC CL cm G 3 8 iSCSI Boot Setup Using QCC GUI 00 3 8 iSCSI TroubleShooting i ie Rack ERA hea RR ECAORR E CRCACRCRCRCURCR TR 3 9 SCSI MIGQNOSUCS TC OT 3 9 iSCSI Diagnostics using QCC GUI 00000 3 9 iSCSI Diagnostics using Interactive QCC CLI 3 9 iSCSI Troubleshooting Diagram 0 0 3 10 SN0054671 00 A vii XX User s Guide Converged Network Adapter QLOGIC 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters The Ultimate in Performance E e 4 Configuring FCoE Installing FCOE ax lt arncak De ud del d rtc Re TENE ACA Rhea AERE dog deeds 4 1 Installing FCoE Iri Linux a oum dc rt mln elder a edens 4 1 Packaging Content acie Eod acie Eh ER rac te ac cs a ed 4 1 Linux OS Support aaaea aana aee 4 1 Supported Features nnana aaan 4 1 Deploying the Driver 000 0 eee eee 4 1 Driver System Parameters 200002 05 ce eee eee 4 1 Boot From SAN tani voa Seki ee Roa daadaa Ced ds oA OSH 4 1 Firmware Installation llle 4 2 Installing FCoE in ESX 4249 biaBs rx EE RES ERR CP EROR RISE 4 2 Packaging CODIBIIL e isa get ewes nee ee e x C oe a ecl d 4 2 ESX OS Support 0 0 00000 ccc ees 4 2 Using the Driver ou d ido P CE eee sd seen Nebo keene eee s 4 2 Installing FCoE in Windows llleeell ne 4 2 Packaging Content usus aco decb eed dob QU Rd RDE
45. Console Diagnostics NOTE Information on installing and starting the GUI version of QLogic s QConvergeConsole utility is provided in the QConvergeConsole User s Guide All procedural information for that utility is covered in the QConvergeConsole Help System QConvergeConsole CLI based diagnostics include the following commands W To enable or disable the port beacon issue the following command qaucli pr nic beacon cna port inst on off W Torun an internal loopback test issue the following command qaucli pr nic intloopback cna port inst tests num on error where tests numis the number of tests 1 65535 and on error is either O Ignore or 1 Abort SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Comliguang NIG The Ultimate in Performance N IC TroubleShooting Diag nostics TO UMM W To perform a Flash test issue the following command qaucli pr nic testflash cna port inst W To perform a hardware test issue the following command qaucli pr nic testhw cna port inst E To perform an interrupt test issue the following command qaucli pr nic testinterrupt cna_port_inst W To perform a link test issue the following command qaucli pr nic testlink cna port inst W X To perform a register test issue the following command qaucli pr nic testregister cna port inst m To display transceiver DMI data issue the following command qaucli pr nic trans cna port inst Ethtool Diagn
46. Contact Information llli eee xiv Knowledge Database 1 ccc eee eee xiv Legal MOUCBS eire ie dece e o GO pc abo Mc qoa dios ae iei dt d Qd XV CU P ae meme fe Pea EO TIO IST TT E TORT XV Laser Safety Lucas ES R eee Rha Saw ks BER eE RROD Ke A Ca ee nes XV FDA Notice picid aha eser pe REOR hee veka es XV Agency Certification 0 0 2 ee XV EMI and EMC Requirements 20200055 XV CNS 13438 Class A QLE8xxx 0 0 000000 cee eee xvi MIC Class A iis x he eae nak Rao A Y E CA we dee Xvi Product Safety Compliance 000 2c eee ee xvii Quick Start Installation Instructions a a aaua aaaea xix Step 1 Verify the Package Contents 00 c ee eee eee xix Step 2 Install the Adapter Hardware 0000 cee XX Step 3 Install the Adapter Drivers llle xxi Step 4 Install QConvergeConsole M iluuuluuiilllsssslslsn xxii Additional Resources 000 00s xxii 1 Product Overview What is a Converged Network Adapter lille 1 1 What is an Intelligent Ethernet Adapter 00000 eee 1 1 SN0054671 00 A iii XX User s Guide Converged Network Adapter QLOGIC 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters The Ultimate in Performance EENENENNNNM Functionality and Features 0 0 00 00 cee eee 1 1 Functional Description llli 1 1 Feal res snc wie hth a aoe Big ie ee cee ea Hg How do EU ORO e EORR dide D Had 1 1 Sup
47. ConvergeConsole CLI in interactive mode qaucli pr nic options Issue NIC command line options qaucli pr iscsi options Issue iSCSI command line options qaucli pr fc options Issue Fibre Channel and FCoE command line options qaucli npar options Issue NPAR command line options Table 2 4 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Selecting a Protocol in Legacy Mode qaucli nic options Use NIC legacy command line netscli options Use NIC legacy command line qaucli iscsi options Use iSCSI legacy command line iscli options Use iSCSI legacy command line 2 48 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Conliguang NIG The Ultimate in Performance N IC TroubleShooting Diagnostics TO REEEEEEENENEIINISIIISSOSXT Table 2 4 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Selecting a Protocol in Legacy Mode Continued Command Description gaucli KS foptions Use Fibre Channel legacy command line scli options Use Fibre Channel legacy command line Diagnostic help commands and command options available for each specific protocol are available by specifying h to the protocol as shown in Table 2 5 Table 2 5 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Getting Help Command Description h Print usage of a specific adapter type and then exit qaucli pr nic h Print NIC protocol usage and then exit qaucli pr fc h Print Fibre Channel and FCoE protocol usage and then exit qaucli pr iscsi h Print iSCSI protocol usage and then exit
48. E To update the provider from a remote host using the vihostupdate command make sure that the ESXi system is in Maintenance Mode To put the ESXi host in Maintenance Mode using vSphere Client select Inventory select Host and then select Enter Maintenance Mode 1 Copy the of fline bundle zip file to any location on the host where either the vSphere CLI package is installed or vSphere Management Assistant vMA is hosted 2 Navigate to the location of the of fline bundle zip file SN0054671 00 A 1 15 XX Product Quervidw QLOGIC Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi str Pannen ee 3 Issue the vihostupdate command to install the offline bundle as follows vihostupdate pl conn options install bundle offline bundle zip nosigcheck For available options refer to the vihostupdate page 4 Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation You may need to reboot the ESXi system NOTE For more details on vihostupdate refer to the documents on the VMware vSphere Command Line Interface Documentation page located here http www vmware com support developer vcli Subsequent Update Installation To update the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider after a prior VIB installation 1 Follow the instructions in the Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider section to remove the existing VIB 2 Follow the instructions in the Initial Installation section to install the new VIB
49. E Function Type options are extended FCoE NIC and Disabled see Figure 2 22 Quality of Service The QLogic vCenter Plug in provides control of the NPAR quality of service QoS capability of the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters QoS is enabled whenever FCoE is not enabled This is because FCoE requires ETS which supersedes NPAR s QoS The vCenter QoS controls allocate bandwidth to NIC functions in increments of 1 percent of 10Gb There is a Maximum Bandwidth control and a Bandwidth Weight The Maximum Bandwidth control specifies the maximum bandwidth that the NIC function is allowed take in congested conditions A NIC function can take more bandwidth than the Maximum Bandwidth setting if there is no other demand for that bandwidth The Bandwidth control specifies the minimum band width that a NIC function is guaranteed in congested conditions 2 42 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance NIC Partition NPAR I See Figure 2 23 for an illustration WIN KPLLME338EI vSphere Client Ele Edit View Inventory Administration Plug ins Help G EJ e ag ventory ll Hosts and Custers 5 p WIN KPLLMESSSET 29 40 4 1 0 227914 Evaluation 49 d tt Configuration Tasks amp Events Alarms E EEE Qoi Adapter ting xx KeTc eM aaa Adapter Management Ej weQLEB242 AFE1020C03121 Function Attributes a Poto Adapter Serial Number AFE1020C03121 Function Type NIC E
50. E in Linux Refer to the Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Packaging Content Refer to the Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Linux OS Support Refer to the Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Supported Features Refer to the Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Deploying the Driver Refer to the Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Driver System Parameters Refer to the Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Boot From SAN Refer to the Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information SN0054671 00 A 4 1 XX 4 Configuring FCoE QLOGIC Installing FCoE The Ultimate in Performance ee Firmware Installation Refer to the Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Installing FCoE in ESX Refer to the Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Driver
51. EG1 PEG 1 is not used HW PEG2 PEG 2 is not used HW PEGS3 PEG 3 is not used HW ERRCNT Hardware error count Description EPG read queue timeout EPG write queue timeout EPG completion queue write full Egress packet generator EPG mes sage checksum error EPG MTL queue fetch timeout For example qaucli nic testlink Link Test for 1 CNA Port Index Function is not supported by this hardware driver api stack Link Test for 2 CNA Port Index Function is not supported by this hardware driver api stack Link Test for 3 CNA Port Index Function is not supported by this hardware driver api stack Link Test for 4 CNA Port Index Function is not supported by this hardware driver api stack Link Test for 5 CNA Port Index Link Test Starts Test Status Passed Passed 1 Failed 0 ErrorCode 0 Register Test Results Status Passed Passed 1 Failed 0 ErrorCode 0 Link Test for 6 CNA Port Index Link Test Starts Test Status Passed Passed 1 Failed 0 ErrorCode 0 Register Test Results Status Passed Passed 1 Failed 0 ErrorCode 0 SN0054671 00 A XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC N IC TroubleShooting Diag nostics The Ultimate in Performance E_E QCC GUI Diagnostics Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System Performing NIC Port Diagnostics for information QCC CLI Diagnostics QCC Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeCo
52. ER key to accept the default b TGT iSCSI Name Type the iSCSI qualified name IQN of the iSCSI target to connect to and then press the ENTER key TGT Port 3260 Press the ENTER key to accept the default TGT TargetIPAddress 0 0 0 0 Type the IP address of the target and then press the ENTER key On the options menu that appears select 12 Save Target CHAP Changes The iSCSI initiator is now configured to connect to the iSCSI target SN0054671 00 A 3 5 3 Configuring iSCSI XX QLOGIC iSCSI Name Server ISNS The Ultimate in Performance E ee Configuring an iSCSI Initiator in VMware The software iSCSI initiator must be enabled for ESX ESXi to be able to use it for accessing iSCSI storage To configure an ESX ESXi initiator 1 2 4 5 Log in to the vSphere Client In the inventory panel select a server to which to connect Click the Configuration tab In the Hardware panel click Storage Adapters From the list of available storage adapters select the iSCSI initiator you want to configure and then click Properties Click Configure The General Properties dialog box shows the initiator s status default name and alias To enable the initiator click Enabled Optional To change the default iSCSI name for your initiator type a new name The name you enter must be worldwide unique and properly formatted so that all storage devices can recognize the software iSCSI initiator
53. Function Configuration utility press ALT Q during the adapter initialization it may take a few seconds for the menu to appear If you have more than one adapter the utility will ask you to select the adapter you want to configure After changing the settings the utility reboots your system to load the new parameters CAUTION If the configuration settings are incorrect your adapter may not function properly Upon entering the CNA Function Configuration utility the following selections are available from the Setup Menu Function Configuration menu Function Type MinBW Protocol Restore to Non NIC Partition Settings Exit the CNA Function Configuration Utility 1 8 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 1 Product Overview Multi boot Image for 10Gb CNA CNA Function Configuration Utility TO MM Function The Function parameter applies only to only function 0 and function 1 Press the ENTER key to configure either PXE or iBFT settings The Function option is predicated on the Protocol that is selected Adapter Settings Press the ENTER key on the Function number to access Adapter Settings and to configure PXE Boot or iBFT PXE The following are available when Protocol is set to PXE Setup Menu Wait Time 0 15 the default is 5 seconds Specifies the time in seconds the menu will wait Enable PXE Boot Enabled Disabled Default Di sabled Enter to toggle between
54. N of the boot device Depending on your configuration it may not be necessary to change this option a CHAP Type U None CHAP is not used Ol One Way wUnidirectional CHAP is used U Mutual Bidirectional CHAP is used a Target CHAP Name Enter to specify the target CHAP name a Target CHAP Secret Enter to specify the target CHAP secret Enter to set a function to a particular type B NIC NIC protocols will be supported B None The function will be disabled iSCSI The function will support iSCSI protocol FCoE The function will support FCoE protocol NOTE Functions 0 through 3 support only NIC or None Functions 4 and 5 support NIC iSCSI or None Functions 6 and 7 support NIC FCoE or None Enter to specify the percentage of bandwidth allocated to the function The combined MinBW values for a port s functions cannot exceed 100 percent The Protocol parameter applies only to only function O and function 1 B PXE PXE will be supported on the NIC L iBFT iBFT will be supported on the NIC NOTE For an embedded LOM the Protocol parameter is controlled by the system BIOS and is non configurable in the CNA Function Configuration utility Restore to Non NIC Partition Settings Press the ENTER key to restore the NIC partition settings SN0054671 00 A 1 11 XX Product Quervidw QLOGIC Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi
55. NA iSCSI Configuration menu select 3 Port IP Settings 3 4 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 3 Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Initiator SESE SEA 6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Select the Converged Network Port you want to configure Select 2 Configure IP Settings Complete the interactive list of settings as follows a Enable IPv4 on Press the ENTER key to accept the default b DHCP to obtain IPv4 Network Information off Press the ENTER key to accept the default C IP Address Type the IP address of the initiator system and then press the ENTER key d IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Type the appropriate subnet mask and then press the ENTER key e IP Gateway 0 0 0 0 Press the ENTER key to accept the default f Enable IPv6 off Press the ENTER key to accept the default On the options menu that opens select 3 Save changes and reset HBA if necessary At the prompt for both ports type Yes To return to the Converged Network Adapter CNA iSCSI Configuration menu type p and press the ENTER key and then type p and press the ENTER key again On the Converged Network Adapter CNA iSCSI Configuration menu select 4 Target Configuration Select the same Converged Network Port you selected in Step 6 Select 6 Add a Target Complete the interactive list of settings as follows a IPv6 Target off Press the ENT
56. P to obtain the target IP address subnet mask and gateway IP address a Initiator Name Programmed during manufacturing Enter to modify the iSCSI name of the initiator E Initiator IP Address When Enable DHCP is set to Disabled this field must contain a valid IP address E Initiator Subnet Mask When Enable DHCP is set to Disabled this field must contain a valid subnet mask a Gateway When Enable DHCP is set to Disabled this field must contain a valid gateway address E Reverse CHAP Name Enter to configure bidirectional CHAP name E Reverse CHAP Secret Enter to configure Bidirectional CHAP secret Primary Secondary Target Settings When Target Param From DHCP is set to Disabled enter to manually configure the target parameters B Target Name Enter to specify the iSCSI name of the intended boot target Depending on your configuration it may not be necessary to configure this option Lu Target IP Address This field must contain a valid IP address of the intended iSCSI boot target a Target Port Enter to specify the port used by the target By default iSCSI uses port 3260 do not modify this unless it is necessary 1 10 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 1 Product Overview Multi boot Image for 106b CNA CNA Function Configuration Utility TO ELA Type MinBW Protocol L Boot LUN Enter to specify the LU
57. PFO 1 NIC PF4 S iSCSI PF4 S iSCSI PF6 7 FCoE PF6 7 FCoE Figure 2 18 8200 Series Configuration Range Without NPAR 2 38 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance NIC Partition NPAR ls Figures 2 19 shows the configuration range of the 8200 Series Adapters with NPAR PFO 1 NIC PF2 3 NIC PF4 SiSCSI PF6 7 FCoE PFO 1 NIC PF2 3 NIC PFA 5 NIC PF6 7 FCoE PFO 1 NIC PF2 3 NIC PF4 5 iSCSI PF6 7 NIC PFO 1 NIC PF2 3 NIC PF4 S5 NIC PF6 7 NIC PFO 1NIC PF2 3NIC PF4 SNIC PFO 1NIC PF2 3 NIC PFO 1 NIC Figure 2 19 8200 Series Configuration Range With NPAR Figures 2 20 shows the Configuration Range of the 3200 Series Adapters with NPAR Physical functions 2 7 can be independently disabled PFO 1 NIC PF4 S NIC PFG6 7 NIC PFO 1 NIC PFO 1 NIC PF4 5 NIC PFO 1 NIC PF4 5 NIC PF6 7 NIC Figure 2 20 3200 Series Configuration Range With NPAR To configure a physical function 1 Select the function you want to change in the hierarchy on the left side of the Screen The Function Attributes on the right side of the screen reflect the selected physical function 2 Make a selection from the Function Type menu a Ifthe Function Type is NIC iSCSI or FCoE select Disabled to disable the function b Ifthe Function Type is Disabled select the appropriate function type SN0054671 00 A 2 39 2 Configuring NIC E NIC Partition NPAR The Ultimate in Performance T In
58. Runthe update script at the command prompt C gt update bat This script program updates the multi boot image on the adapter 4 Reboot the system NOTE You can also use QCC GUI CLI to flash the multi boot image After the multi boot code is updated power cycle the server for the new changes to take effect 1 6 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 1 Product Overview i ate PLOTTER Multi boot Image for 10Gb CNA CNA Function Configuration Utility TO ELE QLflash Command Line Options The executable file QL flash exe is used by the UPDATE BAT file to update your adapter multiboot code The application OL 1ash exe may be used to read write or verify either the multi boot image or the NVRAM on the adapter The following paragraphs describe the command line options available with this utility Use of QLflash will modify the way your adapter operates and it must be used with extreme caution Certain features that is the NVRAM options may require additional data Files and passwords are not provided in this file QLflash Options QLflash exe 1 N ALL options SLT SLT Sets the application to silent mode Use application return code for success or failure SIL filename ext SIL Load multiflash image from file PRV VPP PRN PRV Print firmware versions VPP Print VPD contents PRN Print MAC addresses and WWPN CFU filename ext CFS filename ext CFC filename ext CFU Flash b
59. T EE HBA Parameters Setting HBA Parameters with the QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System Managing Fibre Channel and FCoE Adapters and Ports for information Setting HBA Parameters with the Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole User s Guide for information Setting HBA Parameters with the Non Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide Fibre Channel Noninteractive Commands section for information Target Persistent Binding Configuring Persistent Binding with the QCC GUI Refer to QConvergeConsole Help System for information Configuring Persistent Binding with the Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information Configuring Persistent Binding with the Non Interactive QCC CLI Refer to QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide Fibre Channel Noninteractive Commands section for information Boot Devices Configuration Configuring Boot Devices with the QCC GUI Refer to QConvergeConsole Help System HBA Parameters Viewing or Modifying Port Parameters Boot Device Selection for information Configuring Boot Devices with the Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information Configuring Boot Devices with the Non Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide Fibre Channel Noninteractive Commands section for information SN0054671 00 A 4 3 XX 4 Configuring FCoE QLOGIC V
60. USE HW PQ W FULL HW IFQ W PAUSE HW IFQ W FULL HW MEN BP TOUT HW DOWN BP TOUT HW FBUFF POOL WM HW PBUF ERR HW PBUF ERR HW FM MSG HDR HW FM MSG HW EPG CTRL Q HW EPG MSG BUF Description Segmentation and reassembly engine currently halted Segmentation and reassembly engine currently paused due to L1 IPQ dis card failure Segmentation and reassembly engine currently paused due to L2 IPQ dis card failure Segmentation and reassembly engine free buffer list is currently empty IPQ is currently not empty PQ write pause previously detected PQ write full previously detected IFQ write pause previously detected IFQ write full previously detected Memory backpressure timeout previ ously detected Downstream backpressure timeout previously detected Free buffer pool low watermark previ ously detected Packet buffer error previously detected Packet buffer error previously detected FM message header error previously detected FM message error previously detected Egress packet generator EPG con trol queue is backed up EPG message buffer error SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 2 Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting Diagnostics TT SSS Table 2 9 Windows Diagnostic Test Messages Continued Test Error Message HW_EPG_QREAD_TOUT HW_EPG_QWRITE_TOUT HW EPG CQ W FULL HW EPG MSG CHKSM HW EPG MTLQ TOUT HW PEGO PEG 0 is not used HW P
61. Ultimate in Performance E ee Table 2 1 Windows Driver Configurable Parameters Continued Property Description Max Ethernet Frame Size Specifies the Ethernet frame size for packet transmis sion and receive includes the MAC header Reg Key MaxFrameSize Default 1514 corresponds to 1514 bytes on the wire 4 bytes of CRC Max 9614 Min 142 Windows 2003 590 Windows 2008 Max Jumbo Buffers Specifies the number of jumbo sized receive buffers allocated for the jumbo ring not frame Reg Key RxJumboRingSize Default 4096 Values 1024 2048 4096 8192 Number of Receive Buffers Specifies the number of buffers allocated for receiving standard MTU size 1514 byte packets Registry Key ReceiveBuffers Values 1024 2048 4096 8192 16384 32768 Default 16384 Number of Transmit buffers Specifies the number of stage buffers used by the driver during transmit Registry Key TransmitBuffers Values 1024 2048 4096 Default 1024 Priority amp VLAN Tag Enables and disables support for 802 1pQ priority tagging This property must be enabled to set the VLAN ID Registry Key POTagging Default Priority and VLAN Enabled Values Priority and VLAN Enabled Prior ity and VLAN Disabled Priority Enabled and VLAN Enabled Priority Disabled and VLAN Disabled Receive Side Scaling Enables and disables the RSS feature Registry Key RSS Default Enabled Values Enabled Disabled
62. a Flash update on QLogic Adapters using the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in ensure that the QLflash utility is also installed on the ESX system To install the QLflash utility on ESX 1 Unzip the esx_qlflash zip file which contains the qlflash userworld executable Copy the QLflash binary file to the usr lib vmware bin directory Add executable permission for QLflash by issuing the following command chmod x qlflash If it does not already exist edit and append the usr lib vmware bin qlflash entry in the etc vmware UserWorldBinaries txt file For ESXi the QLflash utility is not required so no additional steps are necessary Updating the Flash NOTE For ESX systems before you perform a Flash update on QLogic Adapters using the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in ensure that the QLflash utility is also installed Follow the instructions in the Installing the Flash Utility section To update the Flash from the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in 1 SN0054671 00 A Follow the instructions in the Starting the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in section to start the vCenter plug in In the left pane of the QLogic Adapter page select the adapter and then click the Update Adapter Flash Image link In the Select Flash File for Update dialog box click Browse In the Choose File to Upload dialog box select the bin Flash file from the extracted Flash kit package that is compatible with your adapter and then cl
63. andards EN61000 4 2 ESD EN61000 4 3 RF Electro Magnetic Field EN61000 4 4 Fast Transient Burst EN61000 4 5 Fast Surge Common Differential EN61000 4 6 RF Conducted Susceptibility EN61000 4 8 Power Frequency Magnetic Field EN61000 4 11 Voltage Dips and Interrupt VCCI 2009 04 Class A QLE8xxx ASINZS CISPR22 Class A QLE8xxx CNS 13438 Class A QLE8xxx This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Sawa PAHHgvrUEm gt PEEP EAE eC CO TESST T gt SE Fe ar ERI ST MIC Class A Korea RRA Class A Certified Product Name Model Fibre Channel Adapter Certification holder QLogic Corporation Manufactured date Refer to date code listed on product Manufacturer Country of origin QLogic Corporation USA A class equipment As this equipment has undergone EMC registration for Business purpose info telecommunica PUSiness purpose the seller and or the buyer is asked tions equipment to beware of this point and in case a wrongful sale or purchase has been made it is asked that a change to household use be made xvi SN0054671 00 A Preface Legal Notices Korean Language Format Class A Het ct Product Safety Compliance UL cUL product safety 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters UL60950 1 2 Edition 2007 03 3 27 UL CSA C22 2 60950 1
64. another initiator or on a different port PCle PCI Express A third generation input output I O standard that allows enhanced Ethernet network performance beyond that of the older peripheral component interconnect PCI and PCI extended PCI x desktop and server slots port Access points in a device where a link attaches The most common port types are B N Portis a Fibre Channel device port that supports point to point topology B NL Portis a Fibre Channel device port that supports loop topology W F Portis a port in a fabric where an N Port can attach B FL Portis a port in a fabric where an NL Port can attach port instance The number of the port in the system Each adapter may have one or multiple ports identified with regard to the adapter as port 0 port 1 and so forth to avoid confusion when dealing with a system Glossary 4 containing numerous ports each port is assigned a port instance number when the system boots up So Port 0 on an adapter might have a port instance number of for example 8 if it is the eighth port discov ered by the system quality of service QoS Methods used to prevent bottlenecks and ensure business continuity when transmit ting data over virtual ports by setting priori ties and allocating bandwidth redundant array of independent inexpensive disks RAID Fault tolerant disks that look like either single or multiple volumes to the server small computer systems
65. c Dual Port 10 Gigabt Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 4 Fabeck Type O None O Preferred Primary Q Auto Select C em Figure 2 15 Modifying Failsafe Team Properties 2 32 SN0054671 00 A XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance Teaming Bonding a Example 2 You can change the team type and the corresponding team attributes For example you can change from failsafe to switch independent load balancing or from 802 3ad static team to 802 3ad dynamic team Figure 2 16 shows a failsafe team modification which shows the new team type and default values for team attributes You can manually change attribute values Modify Team Properties X Neme 4 Team 1 Type ul r LACP Falsafa Team OILS Q 902 354 Ric Teo OPa T Passive LACP 992 32d Dyneric Team j o ASMIR Load Balancing M Static MAC Address gt Fallback Delay Seconds gt V Use Defaut MAC Address 00 ce 1 F4 08 05 i Preferred Primary Qloge Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 4 j f Faiback Type O None O Preferred Primary Arto Select Lo c Figure 2 16 Modifying the Team Type Deleting a Team To delete a team 1 Onthe Team Management property page in the left pane under Teams and Adapters right click the team name to be deleted 2 On the shortcut menu click Delete team SN0054671 00 A 2 33 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC Teaming Bond ing T
66. cally transferred to a secondary standby connection The preferred primary adapter can be specified either by the system administrator or by the teaming driver if the admin does not select the preferred adapter When the teaming driver needs to make the selection it selects the best adapter in terms of bandwidth health and capability The preferred primary must always be a QLogic adapter The administrator can also choose one of the following failback types to specify the behavior when connection to preferred primary is restored after a period of failure B None When the preferred primary becomes operational again the driver does not automatically switch back the primary to the active adapter il Preferred Primary When the preferred primary becomes operational again the driver automatically switches back the primary as the active adapter The network traffic resumes to the primary adapter from the standby adapter The traffic stays with the secondary adapter only as long as the primary adapter is down W Auto Select Use this option to enable the teaming driver to automatically select the best adapter based on parameters such as bandwidth link state health and so on In failsafe mode the standby adapter could be dissimilar in the individual features supported and capacity and may come from a different vendor All the adapters in the team share a common team MAC address This is either a locally administered MAC address or a
67. can reach the training professionals at QLogic by e mail at training qlogic com Contact Information Support Headquarters QLogic Corporation 4601 Dean Lakes Blvd Shakopee MN 55379 USA QLogic Web Site www glogic com Technical Support Web Site http support glogic com Technical Support E mail support glogic com Technical Training E mail training glogic com For Support phone numbers see the Contact Support link at support qlogic com Knowledge Database Xiv The QLogic knowledge database is an extensive collection of QLogic product information that you can search for specific solutions We are constantly adding to the collection of information in our database to provide answers to your most urgent questions Access the database from the QLogic Support Center http support qlogic com SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC Preface The Ultimate in Performance Leg a N oti ces o 9 97 m EEUU Legal Notices Warranty For warranty details please check the QLogic Web site at http www glogic com Support Pages Warranty aspx Laser Safety FDA Notice This product complies with DHHS Rules 21CFR Chapter I Subchapter J This product has been designed and manufactured according to IEC60825 1 on the safety label of laser product CLASS I LASER Class 1 Laser Product Caution Class 1 laser radiation when open Appareil laser de classe 1 Do not view directly with optical instruments Produkt de
68. com Products adapters Pages ConvergedNetworkAdapters aspx For more information on the 3200 Series Adapter package contents go to the following link select Show under the QLogic 3200 Series and then select Ordering Information http www qlogic com Products adapters Pages IntelligentEthernetAdapters aspx SN0054671 00 A PRELIMINARY xix XX Quick Start QLOGIC Step 2 Install the Adapter Hardware The Ultimate in Performance Step 2 Install the Adapter Hardware To install the adapter hardware you need to open the computer and locate the appropriate bus slot If necessary consult your computer system manual for instructions on how to remove the computer cover Follow these steps to install the adapter hardware 1 Power off the computer and all attached devices such as monitors printers and external components Disconnect the power cable Remove the computer cover and find an empty PCle x8 or larger bus slot Pull out the slot cover if any by removing the screw or releasing the lever Install the low profile bracket if required oO Br e 0 qe Grasp the adapter by the top edge and seat it firmly into the appropriate slot see Figure i ADAPTER PCI EXPRESS ADAPTER x8 OR RETAINING LARGER SLOT BRACKET REQUIRED FOR QLOGIC SLOT COVERS ADAPTERS SYSTEM CHASSIS Figure i Illustration of Server Motherboard and Slots 7 Refasten the adapter s retaining bracket using the existing
69. common controller loopback Diagnostic tool that routes transmit data through a loopback connector back to the same adapter message signaled interrupts MSI MSIX One of two PCl defined extensions to support message signaled interrupts MSI in PCI 2 2 and later and PCle MSIs are an alternative way of generating an interrupt through special messages that allow emulation of a pin assertion or deassertion MSI X defined in PCI 3 0 allows a device to allocate any number of interrupts between 1 and 2048 and gives each inter rupt separate data and address registers Optional features in MSI 64 bit addressing and interrupt masking are mandatory with MSI X network interface controller card NIC A computer circuit board or card that is installed in a computer so that it can be connected to a network SN0054671 00 A node port N Port Node port A port that connects by a point to point link to either a single N Port or a single G Port N Ports handle creation detection and flow of message units to and from the connected systems N Ports are end ports in virtual point to point links through a fabric for example N Portto F Portto F Port to N Port using a single Fibre Channel fabric switch node port ID virtualization NPIV The ability for a single physical Fibre Channel end point N Port to support multiple uniquely addressable logical end points With NPIV a host Fibre Channel adapter is shared in such
70. computer is started SN0054671 00 A XX LOGIC The Ultimate in Performance boot from SAN The ability for each server on a network to boot their operating system from a Fibre Channel RAID unit located on the SAN rather than from a local disk or direct attached storage DAS This enables easier SAN management because you can replace a server and boot it from the Fibre Channel RAID unit challenge handshake authentication protocol CHAP CHAP is used for remote logon usually between a client and server or a Web browser and Web server A challenge response is a security mecha nism for verifying the identity of a person or process without revealing a secret password that is shared by the two entities Also referred to as a three way handshake Converged Network Adapter QLogic Converged Network Adapters support both data networking TCP IP and storage networking Fibre Channel traffic on a single I O adapter using two new technologies Enhanced Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet cyclic redundancy check CRC A type of check value designed to catch most transmission errors Glossary 1 User s Guide Converged Network Adapter 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance G device A computer subsystem such an adapter card which mediates data in a computer network The term device is used inter changeably with target and target device
71. connected through a participant port of a link aggregated team goes down LACP provides failover and load balancing across the remaining members of the team In addition if a new member port is added to the team or is removed from the team the switch performs load rebalancing for the receive operation and the driver performs load balancing for the transmit operation to accommodate the change in configuration Transmit load distribution in LACP provides the following options B None indicates no traffic distribution Only a single active adapter is used for transmit The driver selects the active adapter based on LACP state information W Auto Select indicates that the load is distributed based on the target IP address and port number This option ensures a one to one correspondence between a traffic flow and a team adapter B MAC address based indicates that the load is distributed based on the target MAC address 2 18 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance Teami ng Bonding ls Using the CLI for Teaming You can view create configure and delete teams using the QConvergeConsole utility To view a list of teams issue the following command qaucli nic teamlist To view team information issue the following command qaucli nic teaminfo team inst ALL To preview available ports before configuring a new team issue the following command qaucli nic teamnew portspreview To con
72. cs Tests To tun the selected diagnostics test click on the check box To start the diagnostics test click the Run Tests button Test Status Iv Hardware Test N A Register Test N A rns Iv jntenupt Tesi N A LoopBack Test N Link Test N A LED Test N A Warring While running diagnostics test your network trafic wil be interrupted Select All Figure 2 24 Diagnostics Tests on Windows SN0054671 00 A 2 47 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC N IC TroubleShooting Diagnostics The Ultimate in Performance SSS ee 4 Under Diagnostic Tests select one or more check boxes indicating the tests you want to run Hardware Test Register Test Interrupt Test Loopback Test and Link Test Windows Diagnostic Test Descriptions describes each test type Click Run Tests e NOTE Only one test can run at a time Multiple tests can run sequentially To run user diagnostics in the CLI Use QConvergeConsole CLI qauc1i a unified command line utility to manage all QLogic adapter models including running user diagnostics The overall option pr protocol allows you to start the utility with a specific protocol type NIC iSCSI or Fibre Channel If you do not specify a protocol all protocols are enabled by default Table 2 3 and Table 2 4 list the QConvergeConsole commands for selecting a protocol Table 2 3 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI Selecting a Protocol in Menu Mode qaucli Start Q
73. ctive LACP LACP is a Layer 2 protocol that is used control the teaming of physical ports into an aggregated set LACP discovers if a host s ports are connected to a switch that supports aggregation on the connected ports and configures those ports into an aggregation bundle For LACP to operate one side has to be Active LACP The Active LACP side of the protocol initiates the protocol L Passive LACP The Passive LACP side responds to the active LACP requests B Adapters to Add Select the check box next to each adapter that should form the team B Use default MAC Address Select this check box to have the driver assign a MAC address or clear the check box to select a locally administered MAC address from the list B Select Preferred Primary Adapter Choose a preferred primary adapter for the team from the list of teamed adapters or None to allow the driver to assign the preferred primary adapter B Failback Type lf this is a Failsafe Team select a failback type of either None Auto Select or Preferred Primary WB Load Balancing Type lf this is an 802 3ad Static Team or 802 3ad Dynamic Team select the type of load balancing Auto MAC Address Based or None WB Distribution Type lf this is a Switch Independent Load Balancing team type select a distribution type of either Auto Select or MAC Address Based WB Advanced Click this button to configure QLogic specific team capabilities such as RSS MTU or va
74. d 70 cgi Locate the following directory and file Binary Distribution gt Core gt 32 bit 64 bit Windows Service Installer To install the Tomcat service get the 32 bit 64 bit Windows Service Installer save it and run it 1 21 XX Product Quervidw QLOGIC Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi s Uta Par ori Starting and Stopping Tomcat on Windows To start and stop Tomcat on a Windows OS 1 Goto Computer Management gt Services and Application gt Services gt Apache Tomcat lt version number gt 2 Right click and then select Start Stop to initiate Tomcat service or select Stop to halt the Tomcat service Installing the vCenter Plug in on Tomcat 1 Download the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in installer EXE for example OLogic Adapter VI Plugin 1 0 4 exe 2 Run the installer by double clicking the EXE file or by typing the name of the EXE on a command prompt The nstallAnywhere installer prepares to install the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in On the Introduction window click Next 4 Onthe Please Wait window wait while the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in is configured for your system 5 Onthe Choose Install Folder window either accept the default installation directory or click Choose to specify a different folder 6 Click Install to install files to the installation directory specified in the previous step A progress window shows the
75. default MAC address specified by the driver Only one adapter at a time in the team is active for network traffic No two same MAC addresses are exposed to the switch at the same time Failsafe mode is inherent in all other teaming modes and is switch agnostic 2 16 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance Teami ng Bonding TO ESESEEEESESSSSSIIIXXZZEIIZSZT Switch Independent Load Balancing Mode Switch independent load balancing mode provides a failsafe feature and supports transmit load balancing For receive load balancing use the 802 3ad modes In this mode the outbound traffic is efficiently distributed across the member adapters to increase the transmit bandwidth Traffic load balancing is connection based to avoid out of order packet delivery The administrator can select one of the following load distribution types WB Auto Select indicates that the load is distributed based on the target IP address IPv4 or IPv6 and port number This option ensures a one to one correspondence between a traffic flow and a team adapter a MAC address based indicates that the load is distributed based on the target MAC address In switch independent load balancing a team receives the traffic on the preferred primary adapter If the preferred primary adapter fails the receive load switches to a secondary adapter failover operation If the preferred primary adapter becomes operational again the receive load
76. driver The software that interfaces between the file system and a physical data storage device or network media dynamic host configuration protocol DCHP Enables computers on an IP network to extract their configuration from servers that have information about the computer only after it is requested Enhanced Ethernet Also called data center Ethernet or converged enhanced Ethernet Refers to new enhancements to the existing Ethernet standard that eliminate Ethernet s inherent lossy nature and make 10Gb Ethernet a viable storage networking transport Ethernet The most widely used LAN technology that transmits information between computers typically at speeds of 10 and 100 million bits per second Mbps failover path Software feature that ensures data avail ability and system reliability by assigning alternate path and automatic adapter failover for device resources Fast UTIL QLogic Fast UTIL Fibre Channel Adapter BIOS utility Glossary 2 Fibre Channel High speed serial interface technology that supports other higher layer protocols such as SCSI and IP and is primarily used in SANs Standardized under ANSI in 1994 Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE Fibre Channel over Ethernet A new technology defined by the T11 standards body that allows traditional Fibre Channel storage networking traffic to travel over an Ethernet link by encapsulating Fibre Channel frames inside Layer 2 Ethernet frames Fo
77. er vCenter Plug in 1 Start the VMware vSphere Client and connect to the vCenter Server by entering the IP address or name user name and password Click Login If the Security Warning dialog box appears click Ignore to use the current SSL certificate W Ifyou start and connect the vSphere Client directly to an ESX ESXi server the vCenter plug in does not open W Ifyou have not already done so create a data center and add the ESX server In the left pane select the IP address of the VMware server In the right pane click the QLogic Adapter tab to view the Web page The vCenter plug in retrieves the adapter information from the server NOTE If the server does not have the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider and adapters installed or if the vCenter Plug in installation and registration was not successful the QLogic Adapter tab is not shown Removing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in To remove the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in 1 2 In the Windows Control Panel select Add or Remove Programs In the Add or Remove Programs dialog box select the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in and then click Change Remove Follow the instructions in the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in installer to remove the plug in SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 1 Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi ls Installing the Flash Utility For ESX before you perform
78. erged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Update for ESX Readme file for information Using the Driver Refer to the ntelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Update for ESX Readme file for information on installing and removing the driver Installing NIC in Windows Refer to the ntelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter NDIS Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information Packaging Content Refer to the ntelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter NDIS Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information Windows OS Support Refer to the ntelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter NDIS Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information Using the Driver Refer to the ntelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter NDIS Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information on installing and removing the driver 2 2 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configurng NIC The Ultimate in Performance Configuring PXE Boot HEEEENEEN Configuring PXE Boot This section provides procedures for configuring the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters to perform PXE boot The example uses function 1 and NIC 1 To configure PXE boot 1 Enter the system BIOS by pressing the F2 key 2 Onthe BIOS window Figure 2 1 select Integrated Devices and then press the ENTER key Dell Inc www dell com PowerEdge M 10HD BIOS Versio
79. ext help 2 50 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Conliguang NIG The Ultimate in Performance N IC TroubleShooting Diag nostics TO MM For every test performed the diagnostic utility shows the following data WB Total number of attempts E Number of successful completions B Number of failures You can either perform all tests in succession or perform only specific tests specified by the preceding command line parameters You can run additional diagnostics in the CLI as listed in the following table To determine the cna port inst issue the qaucli nic i command as shown in Table 2 8 Table 2 8 Running Windows Diagnostic Tests in the CLI Test Type Command External Loopback qaucli nic extloopback cena port inst tests num on error Where tests num specifies the number of tests 1 65535 and on error is either 0 Ignore or 1 Abort NOTE This test requires a pass through module to be con figured for both ports Test runs between two ports Single port loopback is not supported Flash qaucli nic testflash cna port inst Hardware qaucli nic testhw cna port inst Internal Loopback qaucli nic intloopback cna port inst tests num on error Where tests num specifies the number of tests 1 65535 and on error is either 0 Ignore or 1 Abort Interrupt gaucli nioc uesuimue wipE eme posi dmg Link qaucli nic testlink cna port inst Ping IPv4 gaweli
80. fails back to the preferred primary adapter failback operation Thus a switch independent load balancing team also behaves like a failsafe team Each time the preferred primary changes due to failover or failback other network elements are notified of the change in the primary adapter through team gratuitous ARPs Link Aggregation Mode Link aggregation provides increased bandwidth and high reliability by combining several NICs into a single logical network interface called a link aggregation group LAG The link aggregation is scalable meaning an adapter can be added or deleted either statically or dynamically from a team Traffic from all the team ports that form a LAG have the same MAC address which is the MAC address of the team If a new adapter joins the LAG or an adapter forming the LAG fails the LAG becomes operational again after a brief exchange of protocols between the switch and the server QLogic adapters are rapidly aggregated with a latency of one to two seconds Two options are available in the link aggregation mode W X Static link aggregation m Dynamic link aggregation NOTE The switch must support the IEEE 802 3ad standard for the preceding two link aggregation modes to work SN0054671 00 A 2 17 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC Teaming Bond i ng The Ultimate in Performance E Static Link Aggregation SLA Static link aggregation SLA 802 3ad static protocols with generic trunking is a switch
81. figure a new team issue the following command qaucli nic teamnew team type port insts ALL where port insts are the ports indices separated by commas for example 1 2 and team type is either 1 Fail Over or 2 Load Balanced To delete a team issue the following command qaucli nic teamdel team inst ALL Using the Team Management GUI Use the Team Management property page to manage the following teaming related activities B Viewing network topology Creating modifying and deleting teams Viewing and changing team properties Adding and deleting virtual adapters To open the Team Management property page 1 In Windows access the Computer Management dialog box and then click Device Manager in the left pane 2 Under Network adapters right click the QLogic 10Gigabit Ethernet adapter and then select Properties SN0054671 00 A 2 19 2 Configuring NIC E Teaming Bonding The Ultimate in Performance E 3 Click the Team Management tab to bring that page to the front Figure 2 5 and perform teaming related management QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 6 Properties 1 x General Advanced Information Diagnostics Statistics Support Team Management Driver Details XX oLocic Fle 0M Technology Teams and Adapters r Team Dasa EHO Qlogc Adapters WD QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethemet C WP QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethemet C WP QLogic
82. he Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information Configuring Selective LUNS with the Non Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide Fibre Channel Noninteractive Commands section for information 4 Configuring FCoE Troubleshooting Troubleshooting FCoE Diagnostics FCoE Diagnostics using QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System Performing Diagnostics section for information FCoE Diagnostics using Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information SN0054671 00 A 4 5 XX 4 Configuring FCoE QLOGIC Tro u b les hooti n g The Ultimate in Performance FCoE Troubleshooting Diagram Cannot access all LUNS and devices LUNs and Less than all Check storage configuration devices visible LUN and device masking Host assignment All LUNs and Check host configuration devices now Rescan disks visible Reboot host Adapter logged into FCoE switch Storage device logged into FC switch Correct the zoning error I A into storage device Contact Technical Support Virtual link VN port and VF port are up Adapter can log into fabric and name server Verify that DCBX FIP and PFC are working correctly Verify that cable is connected and link lights are lit Virtual link correctly configured
83. he Ultimate in Performance EENNNNM Saving and Restoring Teaming Configuration QLogic recommends that you periodically save the configuration to prevent any accidental loss of network topology and settings Current configuration including the teams VLANs and properties can be saved to a file Restoring an earlier configuration results in the destruction of the current configuration To save a configuration 1 Onthe Team Management page under Teams and Adapters right click the Teams folder 2 Onthe shortcut menu click Save to File 3 Entera location to save the configuration To restore a configuration 1 Onthe Team Management page under Teams and Adapters right click the Teams folder 2 On the shortcut menu click Restore From File 3 Select a previously saved configuration file Viewing Teaming Statistics You can view teaming and Ethernet statistics using the QConvergeConsole QCC CLI utility To view teaming statistics issue the following command qaucli nic statport To reset the Ethernet statistics counter issue the following command qaucli nic sreset cna port inst To display Ethernet port statistics issue the following command qaucli nic statport cna port inst To undo the reset of Ethernet statistics counters issue the following command qaucli nic sunreset cna port inst Linux Bonding Failover Aggregation The Linux qlcnic driver supports all the standard bonding modes
84. hould contact their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic products QLogic direct customers may contact QLogic Technical Support others will be redirected to their authorized maintenance provider Visit the QLogic support Web site listed in Contact Information for the latest firmware and software updates QLogic Technical Support for products under warranty is available during local standard working hours excluding QLogic Observed Holidays For customers with extended service consult your plan for available hours For details about available service plans or for information about renewing and extending your service visit the Service Program web page at http www qglogic com services SN0054671 00 A xiii Preface XX QLOGIC Tech nical Support The Ultimate in Performance E ee Training QLogic offers training for technical professionals for all iSCSI Converged Network InfiniBand and Fibre Channel products From the main QLogic web page at www qlogic com click the Support tab at the top then click Training and Certification on the left The QLogic Global Training Portal offers online courses certification exams and scheduling of in person training Technical Certification courses include installation maintenance and troubleshooting QLogic products Upon demonstrating knowledge using live equipment QLogic awards a certificate identifying the student as a certified professional You
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86. ick Open In the Select Flash File for Update dialog box click Send Verify the current Flash version and file version and then click OK to continue the update XX Product Quervidw QLOGIC Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi s Util Par oui E e 7 When asked Do you want to reset the adapter to activate the firmware immediately after successful update click OK if you want the new firmware to take effect immediately Or click Cancel to have the new firmware take effect after the next system reboot 8 Waitfor the Flash update process to complete Processing time depends on the network connection and the system configuration Do not interrupt the update process CAUTION The Flash update may take up to ten minutes to complete Do not cancel the task or reboot the server during this time Doing so may corrupt the firmware on the adapter 9 Inthe Flash update successful completion message box click OK 10 If you clicked OK in Step 7 you can click Refresh to verify the new firmware version Otherwise you must reboot the system for the new firmware to take effect Using the vCenter Plug in on a Tomcat Server VMware requires that all vCenter plug ins are web based applications hosted on a Tomcat Server which can be downloaded and installed on Linux and Windows systems Here is a link to Tomcat http tomcat apache org The QLogic vCenter Plug in supports Tomcat 5 6 and 7 The i
87. iguration menu type p and press the ENTER key and then type p and press the ENTER key again 12 On the Converged Network Adapter CNA iSCSI Configuration menu select 4 Target Configuration 13 Select the same Converged Network Port you selected in Step 6 14 Select 6 Add a Target 15 Complete the interactive list of settings as follows a IPv6 Target off Press the ENTER key to accept the default b TGT iSCSI Name Type the iSCSI qualified name IQN of the iSCSI target to connect to and then press the ENTER key C TGT Port 3260 Press the ENTER key to accept the default d TGT TargetIPAddress 0 0 0 0 Type the IP address of the target and then press the ENTER key 16 On the options menu that opens select 12 Save Target CHAP Changes The iSCSI initiator is now configured to connect to the iSCSI target Configuring an iSCSI Initiator in Windows Use the QConvergeConsole CLI to configure the iSCSI initiator for Windows To configure a Windows iSCSI initiator 1 Access the QConvergeConsole CLI either by double clicking the QCC CLI desktop icon or by entering qauc1i in the CMD window 2 On the QConvergeConsole CLI Main Menu select 2 Adapter Configuration 3 Onthe Adapter Type Configuration Selection menu select 1 CNA Configuration 4 On the Converged Network Adapter CNA Protocol Type Selection menu select 1 CNA iSCSI Configuration 5 On the Converged Network Adapter C
88. ing The Ultimate in Performance C1 Logc Dual Por 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA PCle 20 Adapter HG LI QLogc Dual Port 10 Gigab Ethernet CNA PCle 2 0 Adapter 5 D QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigsb Ethernet CNA PCle 2 0 Adaptes 4 Link Apgrcoation Team be aggregated to form a 802 3ad team la can a Must ri rr 802 3ad team can be either dynamic ce static Figure 2 10 Creating an 802 3ad Dynamic Team 2 26 SN0054671 00 A QLOGIC 2 Configuring NI The Ultimate in Performance Teaming Bonding TO SE To confirm if a team has been successfully created view the Team and Adapters pane on the Team Management page Figure 2 11 shows an example of a newly formed team The Team Data pane on the right shows the properties information and status of the team or adapter that is currently selected in the Teams and Adapters pane on the left QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 4 Properties Genes Advanced Information Diagnostics Statistics Suppor Team Management Dive Ded Resources XX oLocic FlexLOM Technology r Teams and Adapters r Team Data Virtual Adapters H Faisale 1 QLogic Teaming BO Physical Adapters QLogc Dual Port 10 Gigabit Et QLogc Dual Port 10 Gigabit Et amp 3 Qlogic Adapters QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethemet C F Qlogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethemet C SO Other Vendor Adapters 2j LU Howeto L Network T
89. inux To configure a Linux iSCSI initiator 1 Access the QConvergeConsole CLI by entering qauc1i in a terminal window 2 On the QConvergeConsole CLI Main Menu select 2 Adapter Configuration 3 On the Adapter Type Configuration Selection menu select 1 CNA Configuration 4 Onthe Converged Network Adapter CNA Protocol Type Selection menu select 1 CNA iSCSI Configuration 5 On the Converged Network Adapter CNA iSCSI Configuration menu select 3 Port IP Settings Select the Converged Network Port you want to configure Select 2 Configure IP Settings Complete the interactive list of settings as follows a Enable IPv4 on Press the ENTER key to accept the default b DHCP to obtain IPv4 Network Information off Press the ENTER key to accept the default C IP Address Type the IP address of the initiator system and then press the ENTER key d IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Type the appropriate subnet mask and then press the ENTER key SN0054671 00 A 3 3 XX 3 Configuring iSCSI QLOGIC iSCSI Initiator The Ultimate in Performance ee e IP Gateway 0 0 0 0 Press the ENTER key to accept the default f Enable IPv6 off Press the ENTER key to accept the default 9 On the options menu that opens select 3 Save changes and reset HBA if necessary 10 Atthe prompt for both ports type Yes 11 To return to the Converged Network Adapter CNA iSCSI Conf
90. irtual Ports N PIV The Ultimate in Performance EN V V vb P P lh Configuring Boot Devices with the BIOS Refer to Using QLflash for information Virtual Ports NPIV Configuring NPIV with the QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System Using Virtualization NPIV for information Configuring NPIV with the Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information Configuring NPIV with the Non Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide Fibre Channel Noninteractive Commands section for information Driver Parameters Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters with the QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System HBA Parameters Viewing or Modifying Port Parameters for information Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters with the Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters with the Non Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide Fibre Channel Noninteractive Commands section for information Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters with the vCenter Plugin Refer to the Configuring NPAR in the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for more information Selective LUNS Configuring Selective LUNS with the QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System for information 4 4 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance a Configuring Selective LUNS with t
91. le a QConvergeConsoleCLI version arch rpm RPM installer package file Example RPM package installation To determine if QCC is installed and to find the full name of the installed QCC RPM package issue the following command using the partial name QConvergeConsoleCLI as an argument to grep rpm qa grep QConvergeConsoleCLI 1 To check for an older version of the RPM package issue the following command rpm qa QConvergeConsoleCLI 2 Ifan older version is found erase that version by issuing the following command rpm e QConvergeConsoleCLI 3 Toinstall the new version issue the following command rpm ihv QConvergeConsoleCLI 1 0 00 04 i1386 rpm The utility is installed in the opt OLogic Corporation QConvergeConsoleCLI directory ethtool Utility Use the ethtooc1 utility to view adapter statistics and configure interface options For additional details refer to gicnic driver man page and ethtool man page Examples To disable transmit segmentation offload issue the following command where n represents a numerical value for a specific instance ethtool K eth n tso off To list interface statistics issue the following command where n represents a numerical value for a specific instance ethtool S eth n SN0054671 00 A 2 7 2 Configuring NIC XX QLOGIC Configuring Driver Software Parameters The Ultimate i Performance ee Sample Output 1 ethtool S eth8 NIC
92. m composition 1 On the Team Management page in the left pane under Teams and Adapters right click the team name whose properties are to be changed 2 On the shortcut menu click Modify Team Figure 2 14 QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 6 Properties Create Team Save To He Restore From File Delete Team Mod y Team Add to Team Remove From Teem r How to Network Topology The box on the left shows the network devices currently present on this system These devices include any physical adapters on the machine at well as the teams and virtual adapters configured using this tool Creating Teams Right click on the Teams folder and select Create Team to create a new team onthe unteamed w ES 0 00 o c He j Figure 2 14 Modifying Team Properties 3 Inthe Modify Team Properties dialog box change the team parameters as needed and then click OK SN0054671 00 A 2 31 2 Configuring NIC VM Teaming Bond ing The Ultimate in Performance ee Example 1 For a failsafe team you can change the team name assigned team static MAC address preferred primary adapter and failback type Figure 2 15 Modify Team Properties Name Team 1 Type Faisafe Team Or O 5x 340 Dynarrc Tear O Switch Independent Load Balancing Static MAC Address rFalback Delay Seconds V Use Defaut MAC Address si Preferred Primary QLogi
93. may be made before rebooting the ESX server after saving the individual changes WB X The Function Type options for the FCoE and iSCSI capable functions do not reflect the total range of personalities that these ports may transition into B Totransition from FCoE or iSCSI to NIC the FCoE or iSCSI port must be first disabled rebooted configured as NIC and then rebooted again SN0054671 00 A 2 41 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC NIC Partition NPAR The Ultimate in Performance SS ee Enabling NPAR To enable NPAR for a port in the QLogic vCenter Plug in do the following 1 Select function 2 for port O and function 3 for port 1 2 Click OK to accept the NPAR parameter s Successfully Changed confirmation message 3 Reboot the ESX Host NOTE This is the Server where the Converged Network Adapter or Intelligent Ethernet Adapter is installed 4 Wait until the ESX Host again becomes connected in the Data Center The ESX Host s Name IP Address will be italicized not responding while the ESX Host reboots 5 After the ESX Host connects again on the shortcut menu on the QLogic Adapter tab click Refresh Function 2 of port 0 is now configured for NIC this enables NPAR WB NPAR enabled on port 0 function 2 on port 0 is enabled W NPAR disabled on port 1 function 3 on port 1 is disabled NPAR is now enabled and the configuration range of the FCoE and iSCSI storage functions is extended The FCo
94. me file for information ESX OS Support Refer to the iSCSI Driver for VMware ESX ESXi 4 1 Readme file for information Using the Driver Refer to the iSCSI Driver for VMware ESX ESXi 4 1 Readme file for information Installing the Driver Refer to the iSCSI Driver for VMware ESX ESXi 4 1 Readme file for information Installing iSCSI in Windows Refer to the iSCS Adapter STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information Packaging Content Refer to the iSCS Adapter STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information Windows OS Support Refer to the iSCS Adapter STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information Using the Driver Refer to the iSCS Adapter STOR Miniport Driver for Windows Readme file for information on how to create the driver disk install the driver and remove the driver 3 2 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 3 Configuring iSCSI The Ultimate in Performance iSCSI Configuration ls iSCSI Configuration ISCSI Configuration with QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System for information iSCSI Configuration with Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information iSCSI Configuration with Non Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide iSCSI Noninteractive Commands section for information iSCSI Initiator Configuring an iSCSI Initiator in Linux Use the QConvergeConsole CLI to configure the iSCSI initiator for L
95. mic pilmg eme peri imet hostname or IPv4 count pocket size timeout ms lt TTL gt Where the default values are count 5 POCKSE SimzSs 525 cimeout ms lLOO00 amel TTL 30 Register qaucli nic testregister cna port inst Transceiver DMI Data Gaucli mue crams era port Amae SN0054671 00 A 2 51 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC N IC TroubleShooting Diag nostics The Ultimate in Performance E e Windows Diagnostic Test Descriptions 2 52 This section provides descriptions of the following Windows diagnostic tests a Hardware Test m Register Test E Interrupt Test a Loopback Test Link Test Hardware Test The hardware test checks the status of various hardware blocks including DMA engines receive engine and on board processor meta cores Register Test The register test performs device register read write accesses Interrupt Test The interrupt test checks the ability of the hardware to create an interrupt and the ability of the driver to process the interrupt by forcing the generation of a predetermined number of interrupts The test succeeds if the device generates the interrupts and the driver processes all interrupts expected Loopback Test The loopback test is a diagnostic tool that routes transmit data through a loopback connector back to the same adapter Link Test The link test inspects the link status up or down by checking the physical communication channel between
96. n 1 1 5 Service Tag Asset Tag System Time 17 14 45 System Date Tue Oct 26 2010 Memory Settings lt CENTER gt Processor Settings lt CENTER gt Boot Settings lt ENTER gt Integrated Devices lt ENTER gt PCI IRQ Assignment lt ENTER gt Serial Communication lt ENTER gt Power Management lt ENTER gt System Security lt ENTER gt Keyboard NumLock Up Down frrow to select PACE to change ESC to exit Fi Help Figure 2 1 Dell BIOS Integrated Devices Set the Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 option to Enabled Set the Embedded NIC1 option to Enabled with PXE Press the ESCAPE key twice and then select Save changes and exit The system reboots 6 Optional During POST press the CTRL Q keys to enter the QLogic 8200 Series 3200 Series CNA Function Configuration window SN0054671 00 A 2 3 XX 2 Gonnguring NIC QLOGIC Configuring PXE Boot The Ultimate in Performance ee 7 Onthe CNA Function Configuration main window ensure that Protocol is set to PXE Figure 2 2 QLogic QMD8252 CNA Function Configuration V1 0 Setup Menu Selected Adapter Adapter Bus Device Function MAC Address QMD8252 2 0 0 B8 AC 6F B3 BD B8 Function Configuration Port Function MAC Address Type Max BW x Protocol BG AC 6F B3 BD BB NIC PXE B8 AC 6F B3 BD B9 NIC PXE BS AC 6F B3 BD BA None N A BS8 AC 6F B3 BD BB None N A BS AC 6F B3 BD BC None N A B8 AC 6F B3 BD BD None N A BS AC 6F B3 BD BE None Ls Pail B8 6C 6F B3 BD BF
97. n Linux Diagnostic Test Descriptions Windows Property Page Diagnostics This section covers the following information for user diagnostics for Windows NIC driver management applications m Running Windows User Diagnostics m Windows Diagnostic Test Descriptions m Windows Diagnostic Test Messages NOTE The current release does not support external and internal loopback tests Support is expected in a future release Running Windows User Diagnostics You can run user diagnostics using either the QConvergeConsole GUI or the CLI 2 46 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Conligunng NIG The Ultimate in Performance N IC TroubleShooting Diag nostics TO MMMM NOTE Information on installing and starting the GUI version of QLogic s QConvergeConsole utility is provided in the QConvergeConsole User s Guide All procedural information for that utility is covered in the QConvergeConsole Help System To run user diagnostics in the GUI 1 Access the Windows Control Panel and then open the Device Manager 2 Inthe Device Manager right click the QLogic 10Gb Ethernet adapter and then on the shortcut menu click Properties 3 Onthe adapter properties page click the Diagnostics tab Figure 2 24 shows the Diagnostics page QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 3 Properties 21x Team Management Driver Detais Resources General Advanced Information Diagnostics Statistics Supot Diagnosti
98. nager as follows a Onthe Windows desktop click Start Control Panel click Administrative Tools and then click Computer Management b In the Computer Management dialog box click Device Manager 2 Inthe left pane of the Device Manager dialog box right click QLogic 10Gb Ethernet Adapter and then click Properties 3 On the adapter properties dialog box click the Advanced tab to bring that page to the front On the Advanced page configure the parameters specified in the Table 2 1 Optional Click other tabs to bring those pages to the front and view or change settings for example W Click the Information tab to view the configuration B Clickthe Details tab to view NIC driver details On the Details page click items under Property to view the selected item s value L Click the Driver tab to update rollback disable or uninstall the NIC driver Click the Resource tab to view resource settings Click the Statistics tab to view the transmit and receive general and QLogic customized statistics gathered while the NIC is operational 6 When you are through viewing and changing driver properties click OK to close the dialog box or click Cancel to revert to the previous driver configuration SN0054671 00 A 2 9 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC Windows Property Pages The Ultimate in Performance ee Table 2 1 Windows Driver Configurable Parameters Property Description Completion Queue Size Specifies the
99. nicFunction_0 Adapter Port Number o Bandwidth weight Percer Fy mcFunction_2 MAC Address 00 0E 1E 04 84 29 Maximum Bandwidth Percent Tg ween unction 4 Management Function Name vmnic2 T PCI Funtion Number 2 seofFunction_6 o roti Function eSwitch Statistics Erud RX Unicast Frames 300 TX Unicast Frames o Functions RX Multicast Frames NA TX Multicast Frames NA eFunction S RX Broadcast Frames NA Tx Broadcast Frames NA nT RX Dropped Frames NA TH Dropped Frames NA RX Loopback Frames o TX Loopback Frames o RX Bytes Count NA TX Bytes Count NA RX Errors NA TX Errors NA o Function eSwitch Configuration VLAN Id o Ability to Change Operating MAC Address BE Replication of Transmitted Multicast Packets t Bi Replication of Re ts to NPA VLAN Filtering T Capability to Enable VLAN Id Stripping T VLAN Tagged Packets fror t T Discard Tagged Packets T MAC Learning T MAC Anti spoof Checking T Modify Layer 4 Checksum Offload T Modify IPv4 TCP Segment Offlaad T Modify IPv6 TCP Segment Offload Changes to these parameters are applied to all NPARs eSwitch Recent Tasks Name Tarnet or Status contains Figure 2 23 QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in with QoS Interface Function eSwitch Configuration and eSwitch Statistics eSwitch The 8200 and 3200 Series adapters connect the physical ports to the physical functions on the PCle bus through eSwitches An eSwitch is a VLAN aware MAC l
100. ns of QLogic firmware drivers and QLogic CIM Provider please refer to the Release Notes on the QLogic Web site http Wdriverdownloads glogic com 1 14 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 1 Product Overview se LNs WAN TONS Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi TO EE vCenter Server WB QLogic XML configuration file to register the plug in to the vCenter Server Tomcat Web Server W QLogic Web based extension to the vSphere Client Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider The QLogic Adapter CIM Provider for VMware ESX was generated as a vSphere Installation Bundle VIB file A VIB contains the complete set of files and binaries required to install the provider on VMware ESX ESXi The offline bundle zip file contains the VIB and the necessary metadata to install the provider on VMware ESX ESXi This section provides the following installation procedures for the CIM Provider Initial Installation B Subsequent Update Installation Initial Installation To install the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider using the esxupdate command ESX systems only 1 Copy the o 1ine bundle zip file into the root directory of the ESX system 2 Issue the esxupdate command as follows cd esxupdate bundle offline bundle zip nodeps nosigcheck maintenancemode update To install the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider from a remote host using the vSphere CLI vihostupdate command ESXi systems only NOT
101. nsole User s Guide for information QCC CLI Diagnostics QCC Non Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole User s Guide section 4 NIC Noninteractive Commands for information 2 56 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC xw Nina i Parfait NIC TroubleShooting Diagnostics NIC Troubleshooting Guidelines Install missing driver Checkif deviceis present ifconfig Linux Ipconfiz or Network Connections vindas Driver Inaded verify that the required MIC driver is loaded Device Present IP Address displaved Yes Ping Default Gateway Check that the Port s subnet mask and Ping netvvork address Default Gateway match the default passes gateway Same Subnet Mask Correct Subnet Mask Check for error messages Figure 2 25 NIC Troubleshooting Diagram 1 Set IP Address Interface is operational Correct Network address SN0054671 00 A 2 57 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC N IC TroubleShooting Diagnostics The Ultimate in Performance Check that system has sufficient memory Yes Yes Insufficient memory Error Messages No No Capture error messages No Uninstall and Already tried Reinstalling NIC amp driver reinstallthe NIC amp driver Returnto Start Yes Run diagnostics tests o LED Test Interrupt Test Hardware Test TestResults Fail Note all fail
102. nstaller dynamically detects the Tomcat version and installs accordingly This section provides the following procedures for using the vCenter Plug in on a Tomcat Server Installing Tomcat on Linux Starting and Stopping Tomcat on Linux Installing Tomcat on Windows Starting and Stopping Tomcat on Windows 1 20 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 1 Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi TO SSS Installing Tomcat on Linux To install Tomcat on a Linux OS 1 Go to the following URL http tomcat apache org download 55 cgi Locate the following directory and file Binary Distribution gt Core gt tar gz apache tomcat 5 5 28 tar gz Unzip the tar gz file by issuing the following command root tar zxf file tar gz Create a symbolic link to a Tomcat directory by issuing the following command ln s apache tomcat 5 5 28 tomcat Where setting variables include the following export JAVA HOME root gwt jdk1 6 0 17 export CATALINA HOME root gwt tomcat Starting and Stopping Tomcat on Linux To start Tomcat issue the following command SCATALINA HOME bin startup sh To stop Tomcat issue the following command SCATALINA HOME bin shutdown sh Installing Tomcat on Windows To install Tomcat on a Windows OS 1 SN0054671 00 A Go to either of the following URLs http tomcat apache org download 60 cgi http tomcat apache org downloa
103. oard configuration from file CFS Save board configuration file need template file BRDCFG DAT CFC Compare board configuration to a binary file NVU filename ext NVS filename ext NVC filename ext NVU Flash NVRAM from file Nvs Save NVRAM to file need template file NVRAM DAT NVC Compare Flash to NVRAM file UIL filename ext UIS filename ext UIC filename ext UIL Flash user info data from file UIS Save user info data to file UIC Compare user info data to a binary file SN0054671 00 A 1 7 XX 1 Product Overview p QLOGIC Multi boot Image for 10Gb CNA CNA Function Configuration Utility the Ultimate in Performance ee NOTE W If you used an FC RAID target in a cluster environment you should enable the Enable Target Reset Enabled Advanced Adapter Settings m Use the T option if the update utility QLflash does not detect your adapter W QLogic recommends disabling the internal disk before installing the OS or booting to the FCoE disk Adapter Configuration CNA IEA Function Configuration Utility NOTE The CNA Function Configuration utility does not run on SUN SPARC systems This section provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the 10Gb adapter and the connected devices You can configure the adapter using the CNA Function Configuration utility To access the CNA
104. on NPAR TO ESS NOTE The 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters have eSwitches Because all of the interfaces are assigned to the hypervisor eSwitch operation is transparent and the system administrator is not required to perform any additional configuration Configuring NPAR in the BIOS Refer to the Type section for information Configuring NPAR in QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System Partitioning NIC Ports for information Configuring NPAR in QCC Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide for information Configuring NPAR in QCC Non Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide NIC Noninteractive Commands section for information Configuring NPAR in the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in The QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in provides the QLogic Adapter tab Use this tab to manage the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters in the VMware ESX ESXi environment With the QLogic Adapter tab you can Enable Disable NPAR Enable Disable functions Configure function personalities Configure the relative bandwidth of NIC functions Configure eSwitch View the eSwitch Statistics The default configuration of the 8200 Series Adapters is a NIC function iSCSI function and FCoE function There is an additional NIC function that is defaulted as disabled but is presented to the user to be optionally enabled SN0054671 00 A 2 37 2 Configuring NIC NIC Partition NPAR A
105. ookup virtual switch implemented in the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters Each port provides the uplink for an eSwitch with the enabled associated Physical PCI Functions connected through switch ports to the eSwitch Functions 0 2 4 and 6 are connected through the port 0 eSwitch and functions 1 3 5 and 7 are connected through the port 1 eSwitch The eSwitch associated with a port will only conduct traffic between PCle Ethernet functions if the physical port is linked Control of the eSwitch is through the QLogic vCenter Plug in The eSwitch management controls support VLAN configuration promiscuous mode enable locally administered MAC addresses IPv4 checksum offload enable IPv4 and IPv6 segmentation offloads and MAC anti spoof checking SN0054671 00 A 2 43 2 Configuring NIC XX QLOGIC N IC Trou bleShooti ng Diag nostics The Ultimate in Performance E C b NIC TroubleShooting Diagnostics NIC Linux Diagnostics Linux Diagnostics 2 44 This section covers the following information for user diagnostics for Linux NIC driver management applications W Running Linux User Diagnostics W linux Diagnostic Test Descriptions W linux Diagnostic Test Messages NOTE The current release does not support external and internal loopback tests Support is expected in a future release Running Linux User Diagnostics Linux user diagnostics include QConvergeConsole diagnostics and ethtool diagnostics QConverge
106. or example the Perl unregister command is perl registerPlugin pl server 127 0 0 1 username administrator password password key 2 com qlogic QLogicAdapterVIPlugIn action remove 3 Replace the username and password with the correct information to log into the vCenter Server Launching the Plug in from vSphere Client To launch the plug in from vSphere client 1 Start the vSphere Client and connect to the vCenter Server If you start and connect the vSphere Client directly to an ESX or ESXi server the vCenter plug in does not appear 2 Ifyou have not already done so create a data center and add the ESX server 3 Inthe left pane select the server A row of tabs appear in the right pane If the server has QLogic Adapter CIM Provider and adapters installed and if the vCenter plug in installation and registration were successful the QLogic Adapter tab appears in the tab row 4 Click the QLogic Adapter tab to view a web page SN0054671 00 A 1 23 XX T Produet QVOIVIdw l QLOGIC Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi six liat Performinos OO PP 1 24 SN0054671 00 A XX LOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 2 Configuring NIC This section describes the driver and QConvergeConsole QCC agent installation configuration operation and troubleshooting of the NIC function of the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters Refer to the QCC User s Guide for information on QCC Agents
107. osoft Corporation All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Information supplied by QLogic Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors in this brochure QLogic Corporation reserves the right without notice to make changes in product design or specifications
108. ostics To perform an adapter self test using ethtool based diagnostics issue the following command ethtool t eth lt x gt offline The self test includes the following a Loopback test E Interrupt test Link test m Register test Examples ethtool t eth8 offline The test result is PASS The test extra info Register Test on offline Link Test on offline Interrupt Test offline D Gc Loopback Test offline SN0054671 00 A 2 45 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC NIC TroubleShooting Diagnostics The Ultimate in Performance E ethtool t eth4 The test result is PASS The test extra info Register Test on offline Link Test on offline Interrupt Test offline D dE CS Loopback Test offline Linux Diagnostic Test Descriptions Internal Loopback Test performs internal packet loopback m Flash Test verifies the Flash read and write B 3 Hardware Test verifies that the hardware is running B Interrupt Test enables and disables the interrupt and functional verification tests B Link Test verifies that the port is linked meaning that the port has a good cable attached to the port and that other end of the cable is connected to an operational Ethernet port either another NIC port or a network device such as a switch W Register Test verifies the NIC register read and write Linux Diagnostic Test Messages Test information and PASS or FAIL messages are displayed for each of the tests listed i
109. ported Operating Systems 200000000005 1 3 Adapter Specifications 0 0000 00s 1 3 Physical Characteristics 2 cis cs aude eben de ees owe ee Pee ox 1 3 Standards Specifications 02 000000 cee eee eee 1 3 Environmental Specifications 00 000 cece eee ee 1 4 Converged Network Adapter Superlnstaller Installation 1 5 QLogic Windows Superlnstaller llle 1 5 QLogic Linux Superlnstaller 000 cee eee 1 5 Multi boot Image for 10Gb CNA CNA Function Configuration Utility 1 5 Operating System Support 200000000 02 eee 1 5 Multi boot Package Contents lille 1 5 Converged Network Adapter Function Configuration Package Contents 1 6 Using QLASH nsi duri hb matt em COS ler ona E 1 6 Updating the Multi boot Code llsslsssslsssssssns 1 6 QLflash Command Line Options 1 7 Adapter Configuration CNA IEA Function Configuration Utility 1 8 FUNGUO ea ashes So hee sm ae eA ie r Res delat cleanin a ale T 1 9 Wo P Pm 1 11 MinBW MEE REO TREE EET DEL T C IET T DIDIT 1 11 Protocol esc x ere wea eR Raa AY Ke acce ced 1 11 Restore to Non NIC Partition Settings 1 11 Exit the CNA Function Configuration Utility 1 12 Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi 1 12 IntrodUCtHON zaii e nees siea aid res 1 13 Requirements 0
110. r Laser Klasse 1 Luokan 1 Laserlaite Attention Radiation laser de classe 1 Ne pas regarder directement avec des instruments optiques Vorsicht Laserstrahlung der Klasse 1 bei ge ffneter Abdeckung Direktes Ansehen mit optischen Instrumenten vermeiden Varoitus Luokan 1 lasersateilya kun laite on auki Ala katso suoraan laitteeseen k ytt m ll optisia instrumenttej Agency Certification The following sections contain a summary of EMC EMI test specifications performed on the QLogic adapters to comply with radiated emission radiated immunity and product safety standards EMI and EMC Requirements FCC Part 15 compliance Class A QLE8xxx FCC compliance information statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation ICES 003 compliance Class A QLE8xxx This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num riqu de la classe A est conform la norme NMB 003 du Canada SN0054671 00 A XV XX Preface Q LOGI C Legal Notices The Ultimate in Performance E CE Mark 2004 108 EC EMC Directive compliance EN55022 2006 A1 2007 CISPR22 2006 Class A QLE8xxx EN55024 1998 EN61000 3 2 Harmonic Current Emission EN61000 3 3 Voltage Fluctuation and Flicker Immunity St
111. r more information visit www fcoe com Flash Nonvolatile memory where the boot code is saved At times Flash and boot code are used interchangeably Internet protocol IP A method by which data is sent from one computer to another over the Internet IP specifies the format of packets also called datagrams and the addressing scheme Internet small computer system interface iSCSI Protocol that encapsulates data into IP packets to send over Ethernet connec tions An alternative to FCIP load balancing A software feature that improves system performance by balancing device access between multiple ports or adapters for maximum resource efficiency local area network LAN Network typically with transmissions less than 5km SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance User s Guide Converged Network Adapter 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters TO uaaa logical unit number LUN A subdivision of a SCSI target It is the small integer handle that differentiates an individual disk drive or partition volume within a common SCSI target device such as a disk array Technically a LUN can be a single physical disk drive multiple physical disk drives or a portion volume of a single physical disk drive However LUNs are typically not entire disk drives but rather virtual partitions volumes of a RAID set Using LUNs the Fibre Channel host can address multiple peripheral devices that may share a
112. re ibft mspx Operating System Support This multi boot code supports DOS Windows Server 2008 Solaris x86 and Linux on IA32 AMD64 and Intel x64 based systems Refer to the Readme file for operating system OS information Multi boot Package Contents The multi boot package for 10Gb adapters is a compressed file that contains the 82xx 32xx BIOS UEFI PXE and firmware This package also includes the QLflash application SN0054671 00 A 1 5 1 Product Overview XX QLOGIC Multi boot Image for 10Gb CNA CNA Function Configuration Utility a ee ee Converged Network Adapter Function Configuration Package Contents The following files are included for updating the adapter multi boot code update bat DOS batch file that calls the executable files to update the adapter multi boot QLflash exe uwtility to update multi boot code and firmware DOS4GW exe This file is required to use the QLflash exe p3pyyyyy bin Combined binary file which includes the binaries for the BIOS UEFI PXE and firmware Using QLflash OLflashis a native DOS utility Refer to the Readme file for more information To run this utility boot to a DOS hard drive or USB removable drive Utility Version AT Display version of the QLflash utility Help Options Help menu Updating the Multi boot Code To write the multi boot code to Flash memory 1 Insert the 10Gb adapter in the system 2 Bootto DOS 3
113. rformance NIC Partition NPAR I The selected function now reflects the change made in Step 2 For example the change made in Figure 2 21 is reflected in Figure 2 22 function 2 changed from Disabled to NIC WIN KPLLME338EI vSphere Client Ele Edit View Inventory Administration Plug ins Help G E Q Howe pa Inventory b lb Hosts and Clusters lag lt POEN 8 es Ei E WIN KPLLMESSEEI 172 29 40 120 VMware ESX 4 1 0 227914 E Ej fg New Datacenter 1 E 9 172 29 40 120 Getting Started Summary Virtual Machines d vmizo 1 amp gy 172 29 40 83 xx QLOGIC tre Ultimate in Performance E seQLEB242 AFE1020CO3121 Adapter Attributes Model QLE8242 0000 07 00 0 8020 8020 207 1077 AFE1020C03121 4 0 719 4748 4715 2 1 0 010299 Adapter Configuration Update Adapter Flash Image lecent Tasks Name Target or Status contains Name Target Status Details lIniisedby Requested Start Ti Start Time Completed Time Figure 2 22 Port One Configured with NPAR Enabled NPAR Personality Changes B Changing a function s personality requires the ESX Host to be rebooted for the change to take effect m Each personality configuration change must be saved using the Save Configuration button This means that to change two functions personalities each change must be separately saved using the Save Configuration button B Multiple personality changes
114. rious offloads These properties configure the member adapters to avoid any conflict after a team has been created 2 22 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance Teaming Bonding ls The following figures show the configuration of various teaming modes Failover Team 210 N physical adapters can be added in a At a tine only one of the adapters is acie arre df a Eo tate EK RUD t Figure 2 7 Creating a Failsafe Team SN0054671 00 A 2 23 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC Teaming Bonding The Ultimate in Performance QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigabi Ethernet CNA Pole 2 0 Adapter NS D Logc Dust Port 10 Gigab Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 5 D Logc Dual Port 10 Gigabat Ethernet CNA PCle 2 0 Adapter 4 Load Balancing Team Switch Independent 2to N physical adapters can be added to team Figure 2 8 Creating a Switch Independent Load Balancing Team 2 24 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance Teaming Bonding L QLogic Dual Por 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA PCIe 20 Adapter 6 C Logc Dusi Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 5 C QLogic Dual Port 10 Gigab Ethernet CNA PCIe 2 0 Adapter 4 Link Aggregation Team 2toN E aibo acperdisdio Dona i om Vereor bay en ino al 802 3ad team can be either dynamic or static Figure 2 9 Creating an 802 3ad Static Team SN0054671 00 A 2 25 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC Teaming Bond
115. rt mapping is also fixed as follows a Functions 0 2 4 and 6 share one physical port a Functions 1 3 5 and 7 share the other physical port When performed the following operations require a system reboot to take effect B Enabling or disabling NPAR mode W Changing function type Q iSCSI to NIC Q FCoE to NIC QO NIC to FCoE Perform NPAR configuration using any of the following methods OptROM W Lifecycle controller W Managements tools under various OSs SN0054671 00 A 2 35 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC NIC Partition NPAR The Ultimate in Performance EE ee After you have configured NPAR mode you can modify the minimum and maximum bandwidth per NPAR The changes take effect immediately no reboot is required The minimum and maximum bandwidths are specified as percentages of the link bandwidth where B Minimum bandwidth is the minimum guaranteed bandwidth to a partition Maximum bandwidth is the maximum value that a partition is permitted to use NPAR mode supports iSCSI boot FCoE boot and PXE boot in their respective partitions NOTE For additional information on configuring NPAR in the QConvergeConsole utility refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System Using NPAR under ESX 2 36 VMware vSphere provides a CIM monitoring framework for both classic ESX and ESXi Use this framework to configure and manage Ethernet interfaces On an ESX Server you can configure and manage Ethernet in
116. s on the use of QLogic adapter features to enhance the value of server virtualization using VMware ESX ESXi 4 0 Such features include virtual adapter configuration using N Port ID virtualization NPIV and boot from SAN configuration What s in This Guide This guide is organized into the following sections and appendices SN0054671 00 A This Preface describes the intended audience related materials document conventions used license agreements technical support and legal notices The Quick Start section provides high level hardware and software installation instructions for advanced users The Product Overview provides a product introduction and specifications information about the multi boot image CNA Function Configuration Utility and detailed installation instructions for the Superlnstaller and vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi The Configuring NIC section describes installing the NIC driver and agent across operating systems OSs configuring the PXE boot how to use driver parameters VLANs and teaming bonding and troubleshooting NIC issues The Configuring iSCSI section describes installing the iSCSI driver and agent across OSs configuring iSCSI how to use the iSCSI initiator ISNS and iSCSI boot and troubleshooting iSCSI issues The Configuring FCoE section describes installing the Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE driver and agent across OSs setting HBA parameters configuring the boot device NPIV driver parame
117. section For descriptions and procedures related to QConvergeConsole use the built in help system PRELIMINARY SN0054671 00 A XX LOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 1 Product Overview What is a Converged Network Adapter A Converged Network Adapter is a multifunction adapter that combines the capabilities of a Fibre Channel adapter and an Ethernet NIC A Converged Network Adapter provides simultaneous Fibre Channel and Ethernet traffic over a shared 10Gb Ethernet link What is an intelligent Ethernet Adapter The Intelligent Ethernet Adapter is a multifunction adapter that supports one Ethernet functions per port default and can be expanded to four Ethernet functions per port Functionality and Features This section provides the following information E Functional Description m Features a Supported Operating Systems Functional Description The 8200 Series Adapters are Converged Network Adapters and the 3200 Series Adapters are Intelligent Ethernet Adapters IEA The 8200 Series Adapters support 2x10GbE Enhanced Ethernet FCoE and iSCSI The 3200 Series Adapters support 2x10GbE Enhanced Ethernet ports Features The 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters provide the following features B NIC partitioning B Message signaled interrupts MSI X m Device management for LAN and SAN SN0054671 00 A 1 1 1 Product Overview XX QLOGIC Fu n ction a ity a nd Fe atu res The Ultimate in Performance EENNENNNNM 1
118. tacenter 172 29 40 120 VMware ESX 4 1 0 227914 Evaluation 49 days remaining B B 172 29 40 120 CES HET MMC MEET E i e o Rs E EEEE QLogic Adapter B wi201 BB 172 29 40 83 xx Ke Tc ME MU PLUME Adapter Management E 9QLE8242 AFE1020C03121 Port Attributes Port Number o 0 Port Status Linkup n2 Address 000E1E048428 4 3 Port s Function Information 8 Poti Number of Functions M Nic Number of eSwitch 1 1 x n5 E Function Bandwidth Weight Assignment Unassigned 98 N J 2030 Function Bandwidth Assignment o sol me e rp Figure 1 1 vSphere Client Showing QLogic Adapter Tab lecent Tasks Name Target or Status contains SN0054671 00 A 1 13 XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 1 Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in for ESX ESXi Requirements The QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in requires the components in Figure 1 2 to be installed and running A vCenter Server ESXIESXi Servers with QLogic Adapter and CIM Provider s Installed Tomcat Web Server with QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug in Web Components Figure 1 2 vCenter Plug in Requirements QLogic provides the following components that must be installed on the ESX or ESXi Server vCenter Server and Tomcat Web Server ESX ESXi Server WB QLogic adapters with firmware and driver B QLogic Adapter CIM Provider NOTE For the latest versio
119. tated in feet 95 300 Maximum Altitude in meters 900 x1 5 ian GR Altitude in 8 2952 75 x1 3 F 984 25 Maximum corrosive contaminant levels measured at 50 relative humidity see Table 3 in ISA 71 04 1985 SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 1 Product Overview se Uttimate Performance Converged Network Adapter Superlnstaller Installation ls Converged Network Adapter Superlnstaller Installation QLogic Windows Superilnstaller Refer to the QLogic Windows Superlnstaller Readme file for information QLogic Linux Superlnstaller Refer to the QLogic Linux Superlnstaller Readme file for information Multi boot Image for 10Gb CNA CNA Function Configuration Utility This section contains the following information Operating System Support Multi boot Package Contents Converged Network Adapter Function Configuration Package Contents Using QLflash QO Updating the Multi boot Code Q QLflash Command Line Options W Adapter Configuration CNA IEA Function Configuration Utility For an alternate method of iSCSI boot from SAN 3200 Series Adapters only use the fields in the iSCSI Boot Firmware Table iBFT iBFT is a component of the advanced configuration and power interface specification ACPI 3 0b standard that provides operating systems a standard way to boot from software initiated iSCSI protocol To view the iBFT specification see the following Web page http www microsoft com whdc system platform firmwa
120. terfaces using a command line interface On an ESXi Server use the remote command line interfaces remote CLIs All NPAR Ethernet functions are enumerated by the hypervisor controlled by the driver running in the hypervisor and configured similar to other Ethernet interfaces For more details see NIC Partition NPAR You would typically create a virtual switch vSwitch for each NPAR interface You can configure virtual machines VMs to use the standard virtual network devices such as VMXNET 3 adapters On each interface you can configure features such as NetQueue Although it is possible to configure all standard aggregation and failover configurations supported by ESX using NPAR interfaces as uplinks it is not useful to have multiple uplinks with NPARs belonging to the same physical port The vSwitch switches the packets when VMs are assigned to share the same NPAR The embedded switch eSwitch on the adapter switches packets when packets are sent by a VM on an NPAR destined to another VM that is connected to a vSwitch on a different NPAR belonging to the same physical port If the two NPARs are associated with different physical ports the external switch forwards packets between them Perform vSwitch configuration using either standard service console commands or RCLI commands For specific command options refer to the VMware documentation SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC 2 Configuring NIC The Ultimate in Performance NIC Partiti
121. ters and selective LUNs and troubleshooting FCoE issues The Glossary describes many of the terms used in this guide xi XX Preface QLOGIC Intended Aud ien ce The Ultimate in Performance mE 9 Intended Audience This guide is intended for those responsible for deploying QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters on Windows Linux and VMware users ranging from end users such as data center managers and system administrators to the test and development community Related Materials For additional information refer to the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters Read Me and Release Notes files the QConvergeConsole User s Guide and the QConvergeConsole CLI User s Guide available on the QLogic Web site Downloads page http driverdownloads glogic com Documentation Conventions This guide uses the following documentation conventions m NOTE provides additional information BW CAUTION indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing damage to data or equipment L WARNING indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing personal injury B Textin blue font indicates a hyperlink jump to a figure table or section in this guide and links to Web sites are shown in underlined blue For example L Table 9 2 lists problems related to the user interface and remote agent QO See Installation Checklist on page 3 6 NI For more information visit
122. the host and the firmware SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 2 Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting Diagnostics SSE Windows Diagnostic Test Messages If a test fails an appropriate error code is generated and displayed as shown in Table 2 9 Note that this table does not list error messages for the interrupt and link tests Table 2 9 Windows Diagnostic Test Messages Test Error Message Description Loopback LB TEST OK Loopback test has passed LB SEND WAIT QUEUE E Send queue blocked RR LB NORCV ERR Receive packet not received LB NOMEM ERR No memory error LB TX QUEUE ERR Transmit queue error LB SHORT DATA ERR Looped data short error LB SEQUENCE ERR Looped data out of sequence LB DATA ERR Looped data corrupted LB ERR CNT Looped error count Register CR TEST OK Control register test passed CR NIU MODE Network interface unit NIU error CR PHY Physical layer PHY error CR ERRCNT Control register error count Hardware HW TEST OK Hardware test has passed HW DMA BZ 0 DMA channel 0 is busy HW DMA BZ 1 DMA channel 1 is busy HW DMA BZ 2 DMA channel 2 is busy HW DMA BZ 3 DMA channel 3 is busy SN0054671 00 A 2 Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting Diagnostics XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance G ee Table 2 9 Windows Diagnostic Test Messages Continued Test Error Message HW_SRE_PBI_HALT HW_SRE_L1IPQ HW SRE L2IPQ HW SRE FREEBUF HW IPQ HW PQ W PA
123. tions included in the Readme file for the downloaded driver PRELIMINARY xxi Quick Start XX QLOGIC Step 4 Install QConvergeConsole The Ultimate in Performance Step 4 Install QConvergeConsole To install QConvergeConsole 1 Go to the QLogic Driver Downloads Documentation page at http driverdownloads qlogic com Locate the QConvergeConsole package for the adapter product as follows B 8200 Series Adapters Click QLogic Products Select Converged Network Adapters the appropriate adapter model and your operating system Click Go The product download page opens W 3200 Series Adapters Click QLogic Products Select Intelligent Ethernet Adapters the appropriate adapter model and your operating system Click Go The product download page opens On the download page under Tools select the appropriate QConvergeConsole package GUI or CLI and download it to your system Follow the instructions in the QConvergeConsole readme file for installing the downloaded software Additional Resources xxii To obtain the most current drivers management tools user instructions and documentation please visit the QLogic Web site at http driverdownloads glogic com and download the latest versions See What s in This Guide for descriptions of user instructions provided in this document For important product information including warranty laser safety and agency certification and see the Legal Notices
124. tocol LACP enables the use of multiple adapters together as a single virtual adapter with the aggregated capacity of its individual adapters All team types failsafe switch independent load balancing and link aggregation can be heterogeneous as well as homogeneous Every team must have at least one QLogic adapter Table 2 2 shows that failsafe and transmit load balancing modes are switch independent which means they do not require switch configuration LACP or 802 3ad require switch ports configured for LACP Table 2 2 Windows Teaming Modes Failsafe Transmitload balancing Static 802 3ad SN0054671 00 A System Fault Number of Failover Switch Load Capability Dependency TST Balancing A E Yes Layer 2 No Yes No 2 16 Yes No Yes Yes Layers 2 16 3 or 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 16 2 15 XX 2 Configuring NIC QLOGIC Teaming Bond ing The Ultimate in Performance ee Table 2 2 Windows Teaming Modes Continued System Fault Number of Failover Switch Load Mode HE Tolerance E Ports per Team Capability Dependency SFT Balancing Range Dynamic Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 16 802 3ad a 16x16 ports can be aggregated per system 16 ports per team and 16 teams per system Failsafe Mode The failsafe mode provides Layer 2 fault tolerance Failsafe provides high reliability through redundancy in the event of port failure When the primary network connection is down data traffic is automati
125. ures to Technical Support Pass Contact Technical Support with all relevant information Figure 2 26 NIC Troubleshooting Diagram 2 2 58 SN0054671 00 A XX LOGIC The Ultimate in Performance 3 Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Overview This section describes the driver and agent installation configuration operation and troubleshooting of the iSCSI function of the 8200 Series Converged Network Adapter Installing iSCSI in Linux Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Packaging Content Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Linux OS Support Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Supported Features Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Deploying the Driver Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information Driver System Parameters Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Linux Kernel 2 6 x Readme file for information SN0054671 00 A 3 1 XX 3 Configuring iSCSI QLOGIC Installing iSCSI in ESX The Ultimate in Performance ee Installing iSCSI in ESX Refer to the iSCSI Driver for VMware ESX ESXi 4 1 Readme file for information Packaging Content Refer to the iSCSI Driver for VMware ESX ESXi 4 1 Read
126. ve CLI 2 14 VLAN Configuration with the QCC Non Interactive CLI 2 14 SN0054671 00 A V XX User s Guide Converged Network Adapter QLOGIC 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters The Ultimate in Performance Teaming Bonding uuu dra dca Ra OE e ELA TRORRRCRT Ried Ra a i ta d 2 14 Windows Teamlirig ikea Ru x ERE OR RR thwned deh axe bene 2 14 Team MAC Address 0000 cee eee ee 2 15 Teaming Modes Lid esa ot oboe ae oe ele Baw ees 2 15 Using the CLI for Teaming 00 0 eee eee 2 19 Using the Team Management GUI 0 0000 eee 2 19 Teaming Configuration x nas cs xed a9 RR kee REA dena eae 2 20 Creating a ea uos do dud aged Gates yee aaa 2 21 Modifying a Teatri sus eee wie oe aint e pel aN ee Sec ni 2 27 Deleting Team 2 x22 ha ote x REG ER rakes eee een ake 2 33 Saving and Restoring Teaming Configuration 2 34 Viewing Teaming Statistics llle 2 34 Linux Bonding Failover Aggregation lille 2 34 NIC Partition NPAR 2 lt 2ce00ccraeeetGeunacesseaceu eee hasted net 2 35 Configuration and Operation 00002 eee eee 2 35 Using NPAR under ESX 0 00 eee ee 2 36 Configuring NPAR in the BIOS 0 00 c eee eee 2 37 Configuring NPAR in QCC GUI 1 2 ee 2 37 Configuring NPAR in QCC Interactive CLI 004 2 37 Configuring NPAR in QCC Non Interactive CLI 2 37 Configuring NPAR in the QLog
127. view Adapter Specifications Environmental Specifications Table 1 1 Environmental Specifications Condition Operating Non Operating Temperature Ranges for Altitude 900 m or 2952 75 ft condensing Level 10 C to 55 C 50 F to 131 F Temperature Ranges 10 C to n C 40 C to 65 C for Altitude gt 900 m or 2952 75 ft 50 F to n F 40 F to 149 F Temperature Gradient Maximum 10 C 20 C per 60 Min Humidity Percent Ranges Non 20 to 80 5 to 95 Max Wet bulb temper ature 29 C Humidity Gradient Maximum 1096 1096 per 60 Min Altitude Ranges Low Limits 15 2m 50 ft 15 2m 50 ft Altitude Ranges High Limits 3 048m 10 000 ft 10 668m 35 000 ft Airborne Contaminants ISA 71 G1 G1 40 C to 65 C 40 C to 149 F Max Wet bulb tempera ture 38 Cy 200LFM is required to operate at this temperature Use the following formulas to calculate the maximum operating temperature in C for a specific altitude Use the first formula if the altitude is stated in meters and the second formula if the altitude is stated in feet 35 300 _ Maximum Altitude in meters 900 Cor 35 _ Maximum Altitude in ft 2952 75 C 984 25 Use the following formulas to calculate the maximum operating temperature in F for a specific altitude Use the first formula if the altitude is stated in meters and the second formula if the altitude is s
128. wee ee 3 2 ESX OS SUDDpOIt i eure ub nea er ne aoe Ra n cede d 3 2 Using the DINGiiuctkce sbeebs Sip a Eo ica Reden de Dc nte wae d 3 2 Installing the Drivers Rc RR ARA RR RDR RC ad 3 2 Installing iSCSI in Windows sisse 3 2 Packaging CORIBDE 1 i ssa ae eR twp de p we egeo gb ace we 3 2 Windows OS Support 200 0 cece sen 3 2 Using the Driver CIE 3 2 iSCSI Configuration EE 3 3 iSCSI Configuration with QCC GUI 6 eee 3 3 iSCSI Configuration with Interactive QCC CLI 3 3 iSCSI Configuration with Non Interactive CLl 3 3 eG ol MAO MP P rmm 3 3 Configuring an iSCSI Initiator in Linux llle 3 3 Configuring an iSCSI Initiator in Windows llle 3 4 Configuring an iSCSI Initiator in VMware 0005 3 6 iSCSI Name Server ISNS 1 2200 ee ee 3 6 ofr edie ous e eoa E E tems snce tee eee eee amp 3 6 iSCSI Boot Setup Using FastlUTIL 0 0002 c eee eee 3 6 Accessing FastlU TIL iis nce cer keene eka oe Katine Beck dens 3 7 Configuring iSCSI Boot Settings 00 3 7 DHCP Boot Setup for iSCSI Boot 0 0 cee 3 7 iBFT Boot Setup 2 0 00 3 8 iSCSi Boot Setup Using QCC CLI 1 2 2 2 ee 3 8 Configuring iSCSI Boot using the QCC CLI 3 8 Configuring iSCSI DHCP Boot Options using QCC CLI 3 8 Configuring iSCSI DHCP Boot Options using Interactive QCC CLI 3 8 Configuring iSCSI DH
129. with the Interactive QCC CLI 4 4 viii SN0054671 00 A XX QLOGIC The Ultimate in Performance User s Guide Converged Network Adapter 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters TO EEE Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters with the Non Interactive QCC CLI 4 4 Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters with the vCenter Plugin Selective LUNS ag auarus ace rece d 0 PUT ee Geese ede 6790478 eden ed Configuring Selective LUNS with the QCC GUI Configuring Selective LUNS with the Interactive QCC CLI Configuring Selective LUNS with the Non Interactive QCC CLI Troubleshooting esca dC ER EROR Ope ROCK eR EROR Soe AGRAR RCRORCACRRGR FCoE Diagnostics C aaaea FCoE Diagnostics using QCC GUI 000 FCoE Diagnostics using Interactive QCC CLI FCoE Troubleshooting Diagram llli A Adapter LEDs Glossary List of Figures Figure i Illustration of Server Motherboard and Slots n annaa aeaaaee 1 1 vSphere Client Showing QLogic Adapter Tab 0 00 cece eee 1 2 vCenter Plug in Requirements 0000 cee eee eee 2 1 Dell BIOS Integrated Devices 0 0 0c ee 2 2 QLogic 8200 CNA Function Configuration llis 2 3 BIOS Boot Settings uod ica scene acere ede cci al e e hU yin t e Sce RR Re ome aCe 2 4 Embedded NIC 1 QLogic PXE ad bk RE ER Rey RR eeedieennaaed 2 5 Team Management Property Page 0 00 ee 2 6 Creating a Team cxx
130. www qlogic com a Text in bold font indicates user interface elements such as a menu items buttons check boxes or column headings For example Q Click Start point to Programs point to Accessories and then click Command Prompt QO Under Notification Options select the Warning Alarms check box B Text in Courier font indicates a file name directory path or command line text For example Q To return to the root directory from anywhere in the file structure Type cd root and press ENTER Q Enterthe following command sh install bin xii SN0054671 00 A XX The Ultimate in Performance License Ag reements TO ESSE B Key names and key strokes are indicated with UPPERCASE Q Press the CTRL P keys Q Press the UP ARROW key B Textin italics indicates terms emphasis variables or document titles For example L Fora complete listing of license agreements refer to the QLogic Software End User License Agreement What are shortcut keys To enter the date type mm dd yyyy where mm is the month dd is the day and yyyy is the year a Topic titles between quotation marks identify related topics either within this manual or in the online help which is also referred to as the help system throughout this document License Agreements Refer to the QLogic Software End User License Agreement for a complete listing of all license agreements affecting this product Technical Support Customers s

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