Qlogic QLA2000 Manual

Hardware Installation Guide for the

QLA2000/2000F/2100/2100F/2102F

Fibre Channel Host Adapter Boards

for the PCI Bus

FC0151102-00 D

April 16, 1999

™

Corp.

QLogic Corporation

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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

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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

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Document Revision History

Rev. A initial release, 1/28/98

Rev. B update, 4/17/98 (QLA2000/2000F boards added)

Rev. C update, 11/10/98 (QLA2200/2200F boards added)

Rev. D update, 4/16/99 (QLA2102F board added, QLA2200/2200F boards removed)

Boards Affected

QLA2000

QLA2000F

QLA2100

QLA2100F

QLA2102F

First Printed: January 1998

Printed in U.S.A

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Table of Contents

Quick Installation Instructions v

Section 1 Introduction

1.1 General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.2 What is Fibre Channel?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.3 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3.1 Mixed Peripheral Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Section 2 Hardware Installation

2.1 Preinstallation Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.2 What You Need for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2.3 Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.4 Installation in the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

jSection 3 Troubleshooting

3.1 Problems After Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.2 Hardware Problem Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.3 System Configuration Problem Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

3.4 Fibre Channel Problem Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Appendix A Fast!UTIL

A.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.2 Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.2.1 Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.2.2 Selectable Boot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

A.2.3 Restore Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

A.2.4 Raw NVRAM Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

A.2.5 Advanced Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

A.3 Scan Fibre Channel Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

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A.4 Fibre Disk Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

A.5 Select Host Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Appendix B Specifications

FIGURES

Figure Page

2-1 QLA2000 Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2-2 QLA2000F Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2-3 QLA2100 Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2-4 QLA2100F Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2-5 QLA2102F Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

TABLES

Table Page

A-1 Host Adapter Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A-2 Advanced Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

B-1 QLA2xxx Board Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B-2 QLA2xxx Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

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Quick Installation Instructions

NOTE: The following QLogic host adapter boards are collectively referred to as

the QLA2xxx board unless otherwise noted:

QLA2000 (32-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media)

QLA2000F (32-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media)

QLA2100 (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media)

QLA2100F (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media)

QLA2102F (64-bit PCI to dual channel optical media)

Using These Instructions

Before installing your QLA2xxx board, take a moment to read this instruction

guide. These instructions are a condensed version of the instructions in section 2.

What You Need for Installation

❑A screwdriver (usually a Phillips #1)

❑Ahigh-speed,serialdataconnector(HSSDC)cablefortheQLA2000/2100

boards

❑An optical, multimode cable with an SC-style duplex connector for the

QLA2000F/2100F/2102F boards

❑Two three-position point-to-point, internal ﬁbre channel cables for the

QLA2102F board

Installing Your QLA2xxx Board

CAUTION! The QLA2xxx board contains parts that can be damaged by

electrostaticdischarge(ESD).BeforehandlingtheQLA2xxxboard,

use standard methods to discharge static electricity. Keep the

QLA2xxx board in the antistatic bag until you are ready to install

it. Place the board on the bag when you examine or conﬁgure it.

Retain the bag for future use.

❑Check the motherboard and make any conﬁguration changes necessary to

accommodate the QLA2xxx board.

❑Power down the peripheral devices, then the computer.

❑Remove the computer cover.

❑Install the QLA2xxx board in an appropriate slot.

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❑Connect the appropriate Fibre Channel peripheral cables.

❑Replace the computer cover.

❑Power up the peripherals, then the computer.

Congratulations!You have successfully installed your new QLA2xxx board. See

the appropriate QLogic software installation guide for information about the

software drivers for the QLA2xxx board.

FC0151102-00 D 1-1

Section 1

Introduction

NOTE: The following QLogic host adapter boards are collectively referred to as

the QLA2xxx board unless otherwise noted:

QLA2000 (32-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media)

QLA2000F (32-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media)

QLA2100 (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media)

QLA2100F (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media)

QLA2102F (64-bit PCI to dual channel optical media)

1.1

General Description

Thank you for selecting the QLA2xxx Fibre Channel (FC) board. The QLA2xxx

board is an intelligent, high-performance, DMA bus master host adapter designed

for high-end systems. The intelligence and performance are derived from the

ISP2xxx chips, making the QLA2xxx board a leading-edge host adapter. The

ISP2xxxcombinesapowerfulRISCprocessor,aﬁbreprotocolmodule(FPM)with

gigabit transceivers, and a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) local bus

interfaceinasingle-chipsolution.TheQLA2xxxboardsupportsallFCperipherals

that support private loop direct attach (PLDA) and fabric loop attach (FLA).

Installation of the QLA2xxx board is quick and easy.

1.2

What is Fibre Channel?

Fibre channel technology is outlined in the SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol

(SCSI-FCP) standard. Fibre Channel is a high-speed data transport technology

used for mass storage and networking. It connects mainframes, super computers,

workstations, storage devices, and servers. Using a Fibre Channel arbitrated loop

(FC-AL), 126 devices can be supported, compared to 15 devices with Ultra SCSI.

FibreChannelsupportsdatatransferratesof100 Mbytes/seconcopperandoptical

interfaces, which is more than twice that of Ultra SCSI (40 Mbytes/sec). A copper

interface is used for short connections (less than 30 meters); a multimode optical

interface is used for intermediate distances (less than 500 meters).

With increased connectivity and performance, Fibre Channel is the technology

preferred and used by system designers.

Features 1 – Introduction

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1.3

Features

❑Compliance with Intel PCI version 2.1 speciﬁcation

❑Compliance with Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling

Interface (FC-PH-3) standard

❑Compliance with Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) standard

❑Compliance with U.S. and international safety and emissions standards

❑Support for bus master DMA

❑Fast!UTIL BIOS utility to customize the conﬁguration parameters on the

QLA2xxx board and attached drives

❑Two independent channels on a single board. Channel one has an external

optical connector and an internal copper connector. Each individual

connector (or both connectors) can be used without manual conﬁguration.

(QLA2102F board)

1.3.1

Mixed Peripheral Support

Simultaneousmixed-peripheralconﬁgurationsandbootabledevicesupportforFC

devices that meet the following standards:

❑Fibre Channel – Private Loop Direct Attach Technical Report (FC-PLDA)

❑Fibre Channel – Fabric Loop Attachment Technical Report (FC-FLA)

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Section 2

Hardware Installation

2.1

Preinstallation Procedures

Before installing your QLA2xxx board, take a moment to read this guide.

CAUTION! The QLA2xxx board contains parts that can be damaged by

electrostaticdischarge(ESD).BeforehandlingtheQLA2xxxboard,

use standard methods to discharge static electricity. Keep the

QLA2xxx board in the antistatic bag until you are ready to install

it. Place the board on the bag when you examine or conﬁgure it.

Retain the bag for future use.

2.2

What You Need for Installation

Before you install the QLA2xxx board in your computer, you need the following:

❑A screwdriver (usually a Phillips #1)

❑Ahigh-speed,serialdataconnector(HSSDC)cablefortheQLA2000/2100

boards

❑An optical, multimode cable with an SC-style duplex connector for the

QLA2000F/2100F/2102F boards

❑Two three-position point-to-point, internal ﬁbre channel cables for the

QLA2102F board

Figures 2-1 through 2-5 identify the QLA2xxx board components referenced

throughout this section.

EachQLA2xxxboardhasauniqueserialnumber;itslocationontheboardisnoted

in ﬁgures 2-1 through 2-5. Take a minute to write down the serial number of the

QLA2xxxboardintheunlikelyeventthattheNVRAMiscorrupted.IftheNVRAM

is corrupted, you will be prompted for the QLA2xxx serial number.

What You Need for Installation 2 – Hardware Installation

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Figure 2-1. QLA2000 Board Layout

ISP CHIP

SERIAL NUMBER

Figure 2-2. QLA2000F Board Layout

ISP CHIP

SERIAL NUMBER

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