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Adaptec ASA-7211C Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 NSTALLATION UIDE ASA-7211 iSCSI A DAPTER NITIATOR PPLICATIONS...
  • Page 2 Copyright ©2002 – 2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035.
  • Page 3 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. Adaptec, Inc. ASA-7211C ASA-7211F...
  • Page 4 Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) This equipment complies to class B Information Technology equipment based on VCCI (Voluntary Control Council for Interface).

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    System Requirements 1-4 Hardware Requirements 1-4 Supported iSCSI targets 1-4 Operating System Requirements 1-4 Using the Adaptec iSCSI Installation CD 1-5 About the Documentation 1-6 Overview of the Installation Process 1-7 Installing the Adaptec iSCSI Adapter Installing the Initiator Mode Driver...
  • Page 6 ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Configuring Your iSCSI System Running iConfig on Windows 4-2 Running iConfig on Red Hat Linux 4-3 Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter 4-4 Changing Your iConfig Password 4-5 Configuration Tasks 4-5 LEDs...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    In this Chapter Read This First Adaptec iSCSI Adapter Features Kit Contents Adapter Illustrations System Requirements Using the Adaptec iSCSI Installation CD About the Documentation Overview of the Installation Process ® The Adaptec Storage Accelerator (ASA) 7211 iSCSI storage adapter is a PCI Host Bus Adapter (HBA) that enables servers and storage systems to be used in iSCSI SANs using an Ethernet interconnect.

  • Page 8: Read This First

    Utility User’s Guide. Adaptec iSCSI Adapter Features The Adaptec iSCSI adapter features are summarized below: Full iSCSI and TCP/IP protocol processing PCI 2.2 compliant; compatible with 3.3/5-V, 32/64-bit, 33/66- MHz slots...

  • Page 9: Adapter Illustrations

    Introduction Adapter Illustrations The Adaptec iSCSI adapters are illustrated below. Note the difference in external connectors. One adapter has a copper connector; the other, a fibre connector. For LED details, see Appendix A, LEDs Copper connector ASA-7211C Adapter Card For LED...

  • Page 10: System Requirements

    Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack 6a Windows 2000, Service Pack 3 and above Note: Windows 2000 only—The Adaptec iSCSI adapter does not support power management. If power management is enabled, you must disable it. Refer to Windows Help for details.

  • Page 11: Using The Adaptec Iscsi Installation Cd

    The Adaptec iSCSI installation CD contains the device drivers, iConfig utility, user documentation, and SNMP extensions for your Adaptec iSCSI adapter. You can directly access directories and files on the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD. These include: Documentation—Contains the Readme text files and PDF files.

  • Page 12: About The Documentation

    ASA-7211 iSCSI Adapter Installation Guide (This book)— Describes how to install your Adaptec iSCSI adapter, install the driver, install iConfig, and make the initial system configuration. Browse to the folder on the CD.

  • Page 13: Overview Of The Installation Process

    ASA-7211 adapter: 1 Verify that your computer meets the requirements described in System Requirements on page 1-4. 2 Gain familiarity with the contents of the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD. 3 Install the Adaptec iSCSI adapter as described in Chapter...

  • Page 14: Installing The Adaptec Iscsi Adapter

    Installing the Adaptec iSCSI Adapter To install the adapter in a PCI slot in a computer: 1 Turn off the power to the computer and disconnect the power cord. 2 Before handling the board, discharge any static electricity from your body by touching a grounded metal object such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer.
  • Page 15 ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 5 Insert the adapter in the PCI expansion slot. Press the board firmly into the slot until it clicks into place. Replace the slot cover screw. Note: Some ASA-7211 adapters are manufactured with jumpers “hanging,” but not installed, on jumper connectors J4 and J5.

  • Page 16: Installing The Initiator Mode Driver

    Installing the Initiator Mode Driver In this Chapter Windows 2000 Windows NT 4.0 Red Hat Linux Now that you have installed the adapter in the computer, you are ready to install the driver. When you are finished installing the driver, proceed to Chapter 4, Configuring Your iSCSI System.

  • Page 17: Windows 2000

    Next. 5 On the Locate Driver Files window, select CD-ROM drives. 6 Insert the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD and then click Next. 7 On the Driver Files Search Results window, select Next and follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.

  • Page 18: Updating The Driver In Windows 2000

    To update the driver: 1 Open the Windows Device Manager. 2 Expand SCSI & RAID controllers. 3 Right-click the controller identified as an Adaptec Storage Accelerator 7211 and choose Properties. 4 Select the Driver tab. 5 Click Update Driver and then click Next.
  • Page 19 ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 10 Choose the appropriate driver (7211C or 7211F) for your adapter and click Next. 11 Click Next again. 12 If you see the Digital Signature Not Found window, click Yes to continue. 13 Click Finish. No reboot is required.

  • Page 20: Installing The Driver In Windows

    To update the driver, you must first remove the driver. To remove the driver: 1 Open the Windows Control Panel. 2 Double-click SCSI Adapters. 3 Click the Drivers tab. 4 Choose the appropriate driver from the list box. 5 Click the controller identified as an Adaptec Storage Accelerator 7211.
  • Page 21 ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 6 Click Remove and follow all Windows instructions. Windows will prompt you to reboot your computer. 7 After the system reboots, follow the instructions in Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 to install the latest driver.

  • Page 22: Red Hat Linux

    2 Verify that the correct Linux kernel and kernel source is installed in the system before installing the module. See Operating System Requirements on page 1-4. 3 To mount the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD, enter: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 4 To change to the directory, enter:...

  • Page 23: Removing The Red Hat Module

    ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 8 To run the configure script, enter: ./configure For Red Hat Linux 7.2, the following command works: ./configure --tree=/usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10 If the kernel source is not under , run the /usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10 configure script with the following option: ./configure --tree=<path to source tree>...

  • Page 24: Enabling Multi-Lun Support In Linux

    Installing the Initiator Mode Driver 7 To remove the directory, enter: asa72xx rm -rfv asa72xx The module is now removed from the system. Enabling Multi-LUN Support in Linux The default Linux kernel settings allow a maximum of 40 SCSI devices. However, you must enable multiLUN support to see more than one LUN, and when you do so, you can increase the maximum number of devices to 110.
  • Page 25 ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 4 To modify the boot-loader configuration, use the appropriate procedure. Note: When you type the text shown below, replace <boot_device> with the relevant parameter. If you use Grub as your bootloader, edit /etc/grub.conf add the following lines: title Red Hat Linux (2.4.7-10custom) linux-ml...

  • Page 26: Running Iconfig On Windows

    Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter Changing Your iConfig Password Configuration Tasks Now that you have installed your Adaptec iSCSI adapter and driver, you need to establish Ethernet connectivity between your adapter and your targets. Then, run iConfig and use it to configure your iSCSI system.
  • Page 27 ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Running iConfig on Windows To start using iConfig to configure your system: 1 Insert the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD and copy the Windows file to your local hard drive. iconfig.exe 2 From your local hard drive, double-click iConfig.exe.
  • Page 28 -v iconfig /sbin 5 Enter iconfig 6 At the login prompt, enter the default user ID, admin 7 At the password prompt, enter the default password, adaptec The iConfig Express Setup instructions are displayed. Now that you have started iConfig, proceed to...
  • Page 29 ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter Now that you have started iConfig, you are ready to run iConfig Express Setup to configure your adapter (initiator). Note: In any menu, press Esc to get back to the previous menu.

  • Page 30: Changing Your Iconfig Password

    Configuring Your iSCSI System Changing Your iConfig Password The default user ID is admin. The default password is adaptec. To change the default password: 1 From the Main Menu, select User Logout and Login Password. For details, see the Main Menu illustration on page 4-4.
  • Page 31 The following table describes LED diagnostic indications. Indication Power-on Self Test (POST) failed. Flashing POST is in progress. POST is complete. Initialization is complete. The following table describes the LED functionality for the ASA-7211C only. Label on Reference Bracket Designator Function...
  • Page 32 ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide The following table describes LED functionality for the ASA-7211F only. Label on Reference Bracket Designator Function LED Description Color 1000 Rate When lit, indicates a valid GbE Green indictor (1000 Megabit/sec) connection. Activity When lit, indicates an incoming...
  • Page 33 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2002 – 2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: 513193-06, Ver. AA CZ/MKL 02/03...

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