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Adaptec 9210LP Installation Manual

Adaptec 9210LP Installation Manual

2 gigabit fibre channel host bus adapter
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  • Page 1 NSTALLATION UIDE 9210LP DAPTEC IBRE IGABIT IBRE HANNEL DAPTER...
  • Page 2 The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP provides a 2 gigabit interface between a server and a Fibre Channel storage system and installs into a standard PCI slot. The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP optical and Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LPC copper adapters supports a high-performance 64-bit and 66 MHz PCI bus (backward compatible to 32-bit and 33 MHz).
  • Page 3 Install Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP/9210LPC device drivers NSTALLING Discharge any static electricity build-up before handling the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP by touching a grounded metal object (such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer). ARNING the power cord.
  • Page 4 Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP. ARNING 9210LP into a PCI slot. Some older 32-bit slots do not accommodate 64-bit cards, and the card or slot may break if you use force.
  • Page 5 Installation Guide Vertical Installation Insert the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP into the PCI expansion slot. Press down firmly until the card clicks into place; then replace the slot cover screw. When installed properly, the card should appear level with the expansion slot, as shown below.

  • Page 6: Changing The Bracket On Your Adapter

    HANGING THE Your Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP comes with a low profile bracket. If you need to attach a standard height bracket, follow these steps: Unscrew the two screws located on the face of your Fibre Channel adapter near your bracket. Set the screws aside.
  • Page 7 Installation Guide NSTALLING THE The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP optical interface requires the installation of a Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) module for the external connector interface before connecting the external Fibre Channel cables. For more information about the SFP, see the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP User’s Reference.
  • Page 8 ONNECTING Select the correct cable that matches the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP you have installed. Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP Optical (LC) Install the end connectors of your cable into your computer. The SFP and Fibre Channel cable are keyed, so they can only fit one way.

  • Page 9: Verifying The Adapter

    Once the Card has been Initialized by the Host OS • PWR/ACT LED will flash at one second intervals • LNK LED is on if the link is up DAPTER Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP and Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LPC With Low Profile and Standard Height Brackets...

  • Page 10: Installing The Driver When Installing Windows Nt

    EVICE RIVER Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 4.0 The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP driver is not embedded on the Windows NT 4.0 installation disks (or CD-ROM) and must be added during Windows NT installation. See your operating system documentation for instructions.
  • Page 11 Disk on page 9. When prompted, press S to specify an additional device. Press Enter to select Others; insert the Adaptec Fibre Channel Drivers disk in your floppy disk drive. Using the arrow keys, select the following driver and press Enter: Adaptec 1Gb/2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller (NT 4.0)
  • Page 12 Install the Driver When Windows NT 4.0 is Already Installed Start Windows NT and log into an account with administrative privileges. Insert the Adaptec Fibre Channel Drivers disk into the floppy disk drive. From the Start button, select Settings. From the Settings menu, select Control Panel.

  • Page 13: Removing The Driver

    From the Settings menu, select Control Panel. From the Control Panel window, select SCSI Adapters icon. From the SCSI Adapters window, select Drivers tab. Select Adaptec 1Gb/2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller (NT4.0). From the Drivers window, select Remove. Click on Yes to remove the driver.

  • Page 14: Additional Notes

    2. Type a:\winnt4\nport_on.reg Replace nport_on.reg with nport_off.reg if you would like to disable N_port support. 3. Select OK for the pop up window. 4. You need to reboot in order for the registry setting to take place. Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP...
  • Page 15 EMC Symmetrix Storage array: For Windows NT 4.0, there are some registry adjustments needed for supporting the EMC Symmetrix Storage array. Adaptec has provided a registry file to adjust some parame- ters to EMC recommendations. To enable EMC Symmetrix support: 1.
  • Page 16 EVICE RIVER FOR Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 2000 The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP driver is not embedded on the Windows 2000 installation disks (or CD-ROM) and must be added during Windows 2000 installation. See your operating system documentation for instructions.
  • Page 17 A message will appear after a short time, prompting you to install your driver. Press S to specify a driver. Insert the Adaptec Fibre Channel Driver disk into the floppy disk drive and press Enter. You will be presented with a selection of driver choices. Using the...
  • Page 18 Next. For optional search locations, deselect Floppy disk drives and CD-ROM drives. Select Specify a location, then select Next. Insert the Adaptec Fibre Channel Driver disk into the floppy disk drive. Below the window requesting, Copy manufacturer’s files from: type: A:\WIN2000 Select OK.
  • Page 19 Installation Guide Removing the Driver To uninstall the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP, follow these steps: Turn 9210LP from your computer. Once you reboot the system, Windows 2000 will recognize that the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP has been removed. Additional Notes ARNING tems registry information.
  • Page 20 To enable large I/O support: 1. Go to the Start button and select Run... 2. Type a:\win2000\largesg.reg 3. Select OK for the pop up window. 4. You need to reboot in order for the registry setting to take place. Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP...
  • Page 21 Installation Guide NSTALLING THE EVICE RIVER FOR Before installing the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP driver, Solaris should be installed. You cannot install the operating system to a drive attached to the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP. Login as root. Turn off volume manager by typing: #/etc/init.d/volmgt stop...
  • Page 22 The following text will appear on the screen: 1. AFC9XXX Adaptec Fibre Channel for Solaris 8 Driver Select package you wish to process (or ‘all’ to process all packages). Make appropriate selections to install AFC9XXX. When the installation is completed, remove the disk.
  • Page 23 Installation Guide Removing the Driver To uninstall the Adaptec Fibre Channel driver disk: Start Solaris login as root. From the Solaris console, type the command: # pkgrm AFC9XXX Press Enter. The following message appears: Do you want to remove this package? [y,n,?] y...
  • Page 24 Press Enter. The driver starts loading and the display shows the slot number that the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP is in. If there are multiple Adaptec adapters installed in the system, the driver will prompt you with a list of slot numbers to select the appropriate controller.

  • Page 25: Unloading The Driver

    Installation Guide Remove the floppy disk after the driver loads. The drives are now ready to be configured using the normal network administrator access to create volumes and/or partition the drives. The startup.ncf file can be modified to load the driver automatically whenever the server is rebooted.

  • Page 26: Updating The Driver

    • During initial OS installation, do not install the OS on a device attached to the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP. Currently, AFC9XXX.HAM does not support booting off a Fibre Chan- nel drive, but the SYS Volume may be installed to a Fibre Channel device.

  • Page 27: Installing The Driver When Installing Unixware

    EVICE RIVER FOR Installing the Driver When Installing UnixWare To Install the Adaptec Fibre Channel driver at the same time you install UnixWare, follow these instructions: Either insert the installation floppy disk of the UnixWare package into the boot floppy disk drive or insert the installation CD into a bootable CD-ROM.

  • Page 28: Installing The Driver When Unixware Is Already Installed

    UnixWare documentation and in this Installation Guide to retry the installation. Installing the Driver When UnixWare is Already Installed To update or install the Adaptec Fibre Channel driver on a system where UnixWare is already installed, follow the instructions in this section. AUTION your existing UnixWare file system.
  • Page 29 Select packages(s) you wish to process (or ‘all’ to process all packages). Type 1 Press Enter. Upon completion this message will appear: Installation of Adaptec AFC9xxx Driver for UnixWare 7.1.x (afc9xxx) was successful. Insert diskette into Floppy Drive 1 Type [go] when ready or [q] to quit: (default: go) Type q Press Enter to quit.
  • Page 30 Remember that UnixWare commands are case sensitive. Enter the commands exactly as shown. Removing the Driver To uninstall the Adaptec Fibre Channel driver: Start UnixWare and login as root. From the UnixWare console, type this command: # pkgrm afc9xxx Press Enter.
  • Page 31 Installation Guide When the uninstallation is completed, rebuild the kernel by typing the command: # /etc/conf/bin/idbuild -B Press Enter. Reboot the system to make sure the system boots correctly. Type the command: # init 6 The following sequences will happen after the init 6 command is issued: •...
  • Page 32 Save the backup kernel to names other than unix.old. Doing so would prevent system from overwriting your working kernel on the next build. Type: cp /stand/unix.old /stand/unix.works Press Enter. Check log files for help in determining why the system crashed: /usr/adm/log/osmlog /usr/adm/log/osmlog.old Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP...

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    Installation Guide ROUBLESHOOTING If you have any problems while installing the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP, check the following items first: • Is the card seated evenly all the way into the PCI slot? • Is bus mastering support provided and enabled for the PCI slot containing the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP? •...
  • Page 34 This does not apply if you are using a hub or a switch. If you are still unable to resolve a problem, see the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP User’s Reference, the Adaptec Web site at http://www.adaptec.com, or the Adaptec Support...
  • Page 35 Copyright © 2001 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 36 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 matérial brouilleur du Canada. Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) Adaptec, Inc. AFC-9210LP AFC-9210LPC Tested to Comply With FCC Standards...
  • Page 37 © 2001 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. SOURCE NUMBER: 512777-00, Ver. AB JG 04/2001...

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