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StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide For HBA Models SG-XPCIE1FC-QF8-Z, SG-PCIE1FC-QF8- Z, SG-XPCIE1FC-QF8-N, SG-PCIE1FC-QF8-N and SG- XPCIE2-QF8-Z, SG-PCIE2FC-QF8-Z, SG-XPCIE2-QF8-N, SG- PCIE2FC-QF8-N, 7106958, 7106957 Part No: E20760-05 March 2015...
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▼ To Connect the Optical Cable ............. 19 ▼ To Apply Power ................20 Testing the Installation ..................21 ▼ To Verify Proper Installation (Oracle SPARC) ........21 ▼ To Verify Attached Storage (Oracle SPARC) .......... 24 ▼ To Verify Proper Installation (Oracle x86) ..........24 Replacing the SFP+ Unit on the HBA ...............
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Diagnostic Support for the Windows OS ............ 36 Installing a CLI for Updating the BIOS and FCode ..........37 4 Known Issues ....................39 vpd r/w failed Error Messages Are Displayed ..........39 StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
Required knowledge – Advanced experience troubleshooting and replacing hardware ■ Product Documentation Library Late-breaking information and known issues for this product are included in the documentation library at http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19629_01/index.html. Feedback Provide feedback about this documentation at http://www.oracle.com/goto/docfeedback. Using This Documentation...
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♦ ♦ ♦ C H A P T E R 1 HBA Overview This chapter provides a basic overview of Oracle's single and dual port StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express host bus adapter (HBA), which use QLogic technology. This chapter also describes the various operating systems, host platforms, storage, and infrastructure configurations that support the HBA and lists the HBA environmental requirements.
One (single port) or two (dual port) FC bus type (external) Fiber-optic media, short-wave, multimode fiber (400‐ M5- SN-S) FC transfer rate 800 MBps per port maximum, half-duplex StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
Operating System/Technology Supported Versions (minimum) Oracle Solaris OS for the x86 (64-bit) platform ■ Oracle Solaris 10 1/13 with patches 149176-02 and 145649-04, at minimum ■ Oracle Solaris 11.1 with SRU 7 To obtain the latest patches and SRUs, go to http://support.oracle.com...
Oracle Solaris SPARC Enterprise M5000 Oracle Solaris SPARC Enterprise M8000 Oracle Solaris SPARC Enterprise M9000-32 Oracle Solaris SPARC Enterprise M9000-64 Oracle Solaris SPARC M5-32 SPARC T4-1 Oracle Solaris StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
Oracle Solaris SPARC T5-8 Oracle Solaris Oracle x86 Systems Sun Blade X4-2B Oracle Solaris, Linux, VMware, and Windows Sun Fire X2100 M2 Oracle Solaris, Linux, Windows, VMware Sun Fire X2200 M2 Oracle Solaris, Linux, Windows, VMware Sun Fire X4100 M2...
Support for native multi-pathing Oracle Solaris Boot Support The HBA supports the following boot types: Oracle Solaris 10 01/13 for the x86 and SPARC environments ■ Oracle Solaris 11.1 for the x86 and SPARC environments ■ Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot capable (for x86 systems) ■...
3000m 12,000m Vibration 0.20G in all axes, 5–500 Hz sine 1.0G in all axes, 5–500 Hz sine Shock Operating: 5G, 11 ms half-sine 30G 11 ms half-sine StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
2 ♦ ♦ ♦ C H A P T E R 2 Hardware Installation and Removal This chapter describes how to install and remove the HBA. Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed instructions. This chapter contains the following topics: “Observing ESD and Handling Precautions”...
Removing the Bracket Screws c. Remove the bracket and store it for future use. d. Align the new mounting bracket tabs with the holes in the HBA. StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
To Connect the Optical Cable Be careful not to push the bracket past the grounding tabs of the transceiver housing. Note - Ensure that the LEDs are properly aligned with the holes in the bracket. e. Replace the screws that attach the HBA to the bracket. f. ...
I/O activity) On (for link up) or Flash (if 4 Gbps link UP/ACT I/O activity) On (for link up) or Flash (if 8 Gbps link UP/ACT I/O activity) StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
Flash sequence is yellow LED > green LED > amber LED, then back to yellow LED. Testing the Installation This section contains the following topics: “To Verify Proper Installation (Oracle SPARC)” on page 21 ■ “To Verify Attached Storage (Oracle SPARC)” on page 24 ■...
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To Verify Proper Installation (Oracle SPARC) /packages/disk-label /packages/deblocker /packages/SUNW,builtin-drivers To identify the port as a StorageTek 8 Gb FC port, use the cd command to change to the SUNW,qlc@n directories, and use the .properties command, as shown in the following example: cd /pci@0/pci@0/pci@8/pci@0/pci@2/SUNW,qlc@0 In the next example, the .properties command output displays the properties of one port in a...
Copyright (c) QLogic Corporation 1992-2008. All rights reserved. www.qlogic.com Press <Ctrl-Q> or <Alt-Q> for Fast!UTIL BIOS for Adapter 0 is disabled BIOS for Adapter 1 is disabled StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
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To Verify Proper Installation (Oracle x86) ROM BIOS NOT INSTALLED Immediately press Control-Q. The following QLogic Fast!UTIL menu is displayed. QLogic Corporation QLE2562 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS version 2.02 Copyright (c) QLogic Corporation 1993-2008. All rights reserved. www.qlogic.com ...
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Device Function QLE2562 9400 01 02 01 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Fast!UTIL Options Configuration Settings Scan Fibre Devices Fibre Disk Utility Loopback Data Test Select Host Adapter Exit Fast!UTIL StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
Replacing the SFP+ Unit on the HBA The following QLogic Fast!UTIL menu is displayed. QLogic Fast!UTIL Exit Fast!UTIL ---------------------------------- Reboot System Return to Fast!UTIL Replacing the SFP+ Unit on the HBA The Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP+) optics unit on this card is considered a part of the card, NOT as a separate field replaceable unit (FRU).
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Remove the mounting bracket of the HBA from the system by unscrewing the panel screw or removing the clip, whichever is being used. You can now remove the HBA. StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
■ Installing the Fibre Channel Driver The qlc HBA driver for the Solaris OS is included with the Oracle Solaris 10 01/13 and the Oracle Solaris 11.1 OSes (or later). You must load the latest qlc driver by installing the...
Diagnostic Support for the Oracle Solaris OS Diagnostic support for the HBA is included in the Oracle VTS software. The Oracle VTS software is available for download at: http://support.oracle.com/ For information about the Oracle VTS software, see the Oracle VTS documentation at: http:// docs.oracle.com/cd/E19719-01/index.html...
This section describes how to download the fibre channel driver for the HBA. To Download the Fibre Channel Driver Go to the QLogic support site for Oracle at: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/Oracle_Search.aspx Locate the table containing the HBA model that you want (SG-model-number).
31, you can choose to manually or automatically load the driver. This section contains the following topics: “To Manually Load the Fibre Channel Driver” on page 33 ■ “To Automatically Load the Fibre Channel Driver” on page 33 ■ StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
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To Manually Load the Fibre Channel Driver To Manually Load the Fibre Channel Driver After building the fibre channel driver, you can choose to manually load the driver. If you want to automatically load the driver, skip to “To Automatically Load the Fibre Channel Driver”...
Go to the QLogic support site for Oracle at: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/Oracle_Search.aspx Locate the table containing the HBA model that you want (SG-model-number). At the bottom of the table, click Windows. StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
“Diagnostic Support for the Windows OS” on page 36 ■ To Download the Fibre Channel Driver Go to the QLogic support site for Oracle at: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/Oracle_Search.aspx Locate the table containing the HBA model that you want (SG-model-number). At the bottom of the table, in the Software for row, click Windows.
BIOS, FCode, EFI, and firmware version information ■ Link status, including topology, data rate, and statistics ■ Vital Product Data (VPD) information ■ Attached devices list ■ Option ROM, NVRAM update utilities ■ StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCIe HBA From QLogic Installation Guide • March 2015...
Read/Write Buffer test ■ To Install Diagnostic Support for the Windows OS Go to the QLogic support site for Oracle at: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/Oracle_Search.aspx Locate the table containing the HBA model that you want (SG-model-number). At the bottom of the table, click Windows.
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■ procedures Issue: After upgrading the Oracle Linux OS to UEK 3, you might receive “vpd r/w failed” messages upon issuing functional check commands, such as dmesg and lspci. Workaround: None. Ignore these messages as they do not adversely affect the functionality of the universal HBA.
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