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Chelsio T4 Installation And User Manual

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  • Page 2 For all support related questions please send email to support@chelsio.com Copyright © 2013 Chelsio Communications. All Rights Reserved. Chelsio ® is a registered trademark of Chelsio Communications. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...

  • Page 3: Version History

    Revision Date 1.0.0 10/10/2011 1.0.1 10/18/2011 1.0.2 10/25/2011 1.0.3 10/31/2011 1.0.4 01/09/2012 1.0.5 01/18/2012 1.0.6 06/07/2012 1.0.7 07/11/2012 1.0.8 03/04/2013 1.0.9 03/21/2013 1.1.0 06/24/2013 1.1.1 07/19/2013 1.1.2 08/21/2013 1.1.3 09/04/2013 1.1.4 09/23/2013 1.1.5 09/30/2013 Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Software/Driver Uninstallation Software/Driver Update NDIS FUNCTION Introduction 1.1. Hardware Requirements 1.2. Software Requirements Software/Driver Configuration and Fine-tuning 2.1. Assigning IP address to the Chelsio Network Adapter 2.2. Advanced Configuration 2.3. Enabling SMB Direct 2.4. Verifying RDMA 2.5. Troubleshooting III. APPENDIX...

  • Page 5: Chelsio Unified Wire

    Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire I. Chelsio Unified Wire Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Network and Storage related requirements. The T4 adapters can fully offload TCP, UDP, iSCSI, iWARP and FCoE over a single Unified Wire. The adapters also fully support SR-IOV, EVB/VNTag, DCB, Traffic Management and Filtering.

  • Page 7: Hardware Requirements

    PCI. 1.3. Software Requirements The Chelsio T4 Unified Wire software has been developed to run on Windows based platforms. To know more about the complete list of versions supported by each driver/software, please refer to their respective sections.

  • Page 8: Hardware Installation

    6. For maximum performance, it is highly recommended to install the adapter into a PCIE x8 slot. 7. Holding the Chelsio adapter by the edges, align the edge connector with the PCI connector on the motherboard. Apply even pressure on both edges until the card is firmly seated. It may be necessary to remove the SFP (transceiver) modules prior to inserting the adapter.

  • Page 9: Software/Driver Installation

    Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire 3. Software/Driver Installation Chelsio Unified Wire Installer provides two methods of installation: GUI and CLI mode. GUI mode provides an interactive GUI installer with customizable options. Whereas, CLI mode enables unattended installation of Chelsio drivers and software thereby relieving the user from monitoring the installation process and providing input via dialog boxes.
  • Page 10 Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire 3. Select the radio button I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next. Figure 3.2 (b) – Chelsio EULA window Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
  • Page 11 Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire 4. Select Complete for complete package installation and click Next. Figure 3.2 (c) – Select setup (installation) type Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
  • Page 12 Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire 5. Click Install to start the installation. Figure 3.2 (d) – Start Installation Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
  • Page 13 Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire 6. Selected drivers will now be installed. Figure 3.2 (e) – Installation in progress Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
  • Page 14 3.1.2. CLI mode (Silent Installation) To install drivers using this feature, open command prompt and execute the following command: C:\Users\Administrator>ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.x.exe –in <driver(s)> E.g.: C:\Users\Administrator>ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.x.exe –in all The above command will install all the drivers/software. Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
  • Page 15 CLI operations. A log file, ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.x.log, is created in the same directory which keeps Note a record of all the commands executed and their results. Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...

  • Page 16: Firmware Update

    Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire 4. Firmware Update The driver will auto-load the T4 firmware if an update is required. The firmware version can be verified using cxgbtool: C:\Users\Administrator> cxgbtool nic0 version Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...

  • Page 17: Software/Driver Uninstallation

    Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire 5. Software/Driver Uninstallation Similar to installation, Chelsio Unified Wire can be uninstalled using two methods: GUI and CLI mode. GUI mode requires user interaction and uninstallation occurs with options specified by the user. Whereas, CLI mode does not require any user input.
  • Page 18 Figure 5 (b) – Finishing uninstallation You can un-install the driver using the installer only if you have installed the Note driver using it. 5.1.2. CLI Mode To uninstall all the drivers, execute the following command: C:\Users\Administrator>ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.x.exe –un all Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...

  • Page 19: Software/Driver Update

    For any distribution specific problems, please check README and Release Notes included in the release for possible workaround. Please visit Chelsio support web site http://service.chelsio.com/ for regular updates on various software/drivers. You can also subscribe to our newsletter for the latest software updates. Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...

  • Page 20: Ndis Function

    Chapter II. NDIS Function II. NDIS Function Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...

  • Page 21: Introduction

    Chapter II. NDIS Function 1. Introduction Chelsio’s T4 series of Unified Wire Adapters provide extensive support for NIC operation, including all stateless offload mechanisms for both IPv4 and IPv6 (IP, TCP and UDP checksum offload, LSO - Large Send Offload aka TSO - TCP Segmentation Offload, Network Direct and assist mechanisms for accelerating LRO - Large Receive Offload).

  • Page 22: Software/Driver Configuration And Fine-Tuning

    2.1. Assigning IP address to the Chelsio Network Adapter 1. Double click on the Network Connections icon and choose the Chelsio card entry and double click it. 2. Click on the Properties button from the Local Area Connection X Status.
  • Page 23 To see all tunable NDIS Miniport Driver parameters, open the Device Manager (Control Panel - > System & Security-> System -> Device Manager), click on the Network adapters, double click on any Chelsio Network Adapter, and then click the Advanced tab. Flow Control: •...
  • Page 24 Receive Side Scaling (RSS): • Description: This parameter controls the RSS functions. If on, the Microsoft RSS function is enabled. If off, the Chelsio RSS function is enabled. • Value: Enabled | Disabled • Default: Enabled Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
  • Page 25 Description: This parameter is used to set different Offload Rx Queue sizes. Driver ships with reasonable defaults. • Value: 256-2048 • Default: 512 This feature is not fully tested and available for experimental usage only. Note Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
  • Page 26 Description: This parameter is used to set different Offload Tx Queue sizes. Driver ships with reasonable defaults. • Value: 256-4096 • Default: 512 This feature is not fully tested and available for experimental usage only. Note Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
  • Page 27 VMQ VLAN ID Filtering: • Description: Enable or disable the ability to filter network packets by using the VLAN identifier in the media access control (MAC) header. • Value: Enabled | Disabled • Default: Enabled Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...

  • Page 28: Enabling Smb Direct

    Enabling SMB Direct SMB Direct is installed and enabled by default on Windows Server 2012 R2 systems. RDMA functionality on Chelsio adapters will be enabled after installing the driver from the package. You can use the following PowerShell command to get a list of RDMA Get-NetAdapterRdma capable interfaces in your system.
  • Page 29 Verify that SMB driver is loaded and working. Open PowerShell window and execute the following command : C:\Users\Administrator> driverquery.exe | findstr /I smb • Verify that Chelsio driver is loaded and working. Open PowerShell window and execute the following command : C:\Users\Administrator> driverquery.exe | findstr /I chel •...

  • Page 30: Appendix

    Chapter III. Appendix III. Appendix Chelsio T4 Unified Wire for Windows...

  • Page 31: Chelsio End-User License Agreement (Eula)

    As Licensee, you own only the media upon which the Software is recorded or fixed, but Chelsio retains all right, title and interest in and to the Software recorded on the original media and all subsequent copies of the Software, regardless of the form or media in or on which the Software may be embedded.
  • Page 32 DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE LICENSE OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS, EVEN IF CHELSIO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  • Page 33 Chelsio and you, and supersedes any proposal or prior agreement, oral or written, and any other communication between Chelsio and you relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.

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