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  • Page 1 User’s Guide QConvergeConsole 2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series SN0054669-00 C...
  • Page 2 QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications 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 suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification.
  • Page 3 User’s Guide QConvergeConsole 2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series Added new section regarding Windows Firewall “Windows Firewall Configuration” on page 2-4 configuration Added a note to ensure that the management “Getting Started” on page 3-1 agents were installed using the SuperInstaller Added an appendix with troubleshooting informa- “Troubleshooting”...
  • Page 4 User’s Guide QConvergeConsole 2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series Page iv SN0054669-00 C...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Supported QLogic Adapters ........
  • Page 6 User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole 2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series Getting Help ..........Browsing Help Contents .

  • Page 7: Preface

    This preface explains the QConvergeConsole help system and typographic conventions used in this guide, lists related documents, specifies the intended audience, refers you to the QLogic license agreements, and provides technical support and contact information. The remainder of the user's guide is organized into the following chapters: ...

  • Page 8: What's In The Help System

    Preface What’s in the Help System What’s in the Help System NOTE: To access help, see “Getting Help” on page 3-3. For detailed information on configuring and managing adapters using QConvergeConsole, refer to the built-in help system. The QConvergeConsole help system contains features and functionality not covered in this guide, including the following: ...

  • Page 9: Intended Audience

    QConvergeConsole. Intended Audience This guide is for system administrators who are responsible for installing, configuring, and managing QLogic adapters using QLogic QConvergeConsole. Related Materials For additional help installing or using QConvergeConsole, refer to the following related documents posted on the QLogic Web site http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com:...

  • Page 10: License Agreements

    Topic titles between quotation marks identify related topics either within this guide or in the help system (online help). License Agreements Refer to the QLogic Software End User License Agreement for a complete list of all license agreements affecting this product. SN0054669-00 C...

  • Page 11: Technical Support

    Technical Certification courses include installation, maintenance and troubleshooting QLogic products. Upon demonstrating knowledge using live equipment, QLogic awards a certificate identifying the student as a certified professional. You can reach the training professionals at QLogic by e-mail at training@qlogic.com. Contact Information QLogic Technical Support for products under warranty is available during local standard working hours excluding QLogic Observed Holidays.

  • Page 12: Knowledge Database

    Knowledge Database Knowledge Database The QLogic knowledge database is an extensive collection of QLogic product information that you can search for specific solutions. We are constantly adding to the collection of information in our database to provide answers to your most urgent questions.

  • Page 13: System Requirements

    QConvergeConsole through a browser, either locally on the server or remotely from another computer. Your browser window becomes the client used to connect to servers that host the QLogic adapters and connected storage devices within the network. For optimum performance, QConvergeConsole requires the hardware, software, and operating systems listed in this chapter: ...

  • Page 14: Software Requirements

     QLogic adapter drivers for your operating system QLogic adapter management agents for your operating system  NOTE: Refer to the QLogic Web site for QLogic adapter drivers and agents: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com. TCP/IP protocol for Windows remote management   Administrative privileges to perform management functions The ability to run the agent service (qlremote, iqlremote, and ...

  • Page 15: Operating System Requirements

     Opera™ version 11 NOTE: For the supported Web browser versions, refer to the Readme where QConvergeConsole is posted on the QLogic Web site: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com. NOTE: The QConvergeConsole help system's Search and Index tools work best when running the help system using Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers.

  • Page 16: Supported Qlogic Adapters

    OEM-branded adapters, contact your OEM.  2400 and 2500 Series Fibre Channel Adapters  3200 Series Intelligent Ethernet Adapters  8100 and 8200 Series Converged Network Adapters NOTE: For information about QLogic adapters, refer to the QLogic Web site at http://www.qlogic.com/Products/adapters. SN0054669-00 C...

  • Page 17: Installing Qconvergeconsole

    For remote access to the adapters, install management agents (Ethernet networking [NIC], FCoE, and iSCSI) using the Windows or Linux SuperInstallers. QLogic provides these SuperInstallers on the downloads page for Windows and Linux operating systems for your specific adapter at http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com.

  • Page 18: Downloading Qconvergeconsole

    In the Select the Product Technology menu, select either Converged Network Adapters or Intelligent Ethernet Adapters, as appropriate. In the Select the Model menu, select your QLogic Adapter. In the Select the Desired Item menu, select Management Tools. Click Search.

  • Page 19: Installing Qconvergeconsole

    2–Installing QConvergeConsole Installing QConvergeConsole Installing QConvergeConsole Refer to the installation procedure for your operating system:  “Installing QConvergeConsole in a Windows Environment” on page 2-3  “Installing QConvergeConsole in a Linux Environment” on page 2-5  “Installing QConvergeConsole in Silent Mode” on page 2-6 NOTE: Before installing QConvergeConsole, be sure to read the Note on page...

  • Page 20: Windows Firewall Configuration

    To allow QConvergeConsole to connect to remote hosts when Windows Firewall is enabled, add the following programs to the exceptions list in the firewall settings on both the client and server machines:  X64: C:\ProgramFiles\Programfiles (x86)\ QLogic Corporation\QConvergeConsole\tomcat-x64\ apache-tomcat-6.0.29\bin\tomcat6.exe  X86: C:\ProgramFiles\Programfiles (x86)\ QLogic Corporation\QConvergeConsole\tomcat-x86\ apache-tomcat-6.0.29\bin\tomcat6.exe...

  • Page 21: Installing Qconvergeconsole In A Linux Environment

    2–Installing QConvergeConsole Installing QConvergeConsole in a Linux Environment When asked When do you want this rule to be applied to Domain, Public?, click All. Enter a name and description for each rule. Click Outbound Rules, and then repeat steps 3 and 4. For the changes to take effect, restart the Windows firewall.

  • Page 22: Installing Qconvergeconsole In Silent Mode

    2–Installing QConvergeConsole Installing QConvergeConsole in Silent Mode You can graphically install QConvergeConsole on a Linux host by running a Virtual Network Computing (VNC ) program on a Windows host. The TightVNC ® Viewer, a VNC program, can remotely control QConvergeConsole installation on a Linux host.

  • Page 23: Uninstalling Qconvergeconsole

    Start the uninstaller using one of these methods:  Using Windows Explorer: Change to the directory that contains the QConvergeConsole files. The default location is: C:\Program Files\QLogic Corporation\QConvergeConsole Open the Uninstall_QConvergeConsole folder, and then double-click the QConvergeConsoleUninstaller.exe file.  Using Add or Remove Programs: From the Windows Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs.

  • Page 24: Uninstalling Qconvergeconsole In A Linux Environment

    2–Installing QConvergeConsole Uninstalling QConvergeConsole in a Linux Environment Uninstalling QConvergeConsole in a Linux Environment Follow these steps to uninstall QConvergeConsole from a Linux system. To uninstall QConvergeConsole in a Linux environment: Change to the directory where QConvergeConsole is installed. The default location is: /opt/QLogic_Corporation/QConvergeConsole/ Uninstall_QConvergeConsole/...

  • Page 25: Getting Started

    You can do this either locally on the server where QConvergeConsole is installed or remotely from another computer. From the main window, you can connect to servers that host QLogic adapters and devices you want to manage. The procedures are the same in Windows and Linux environments.
  • Page 26 3–Getting Started Opening the QConvergeConsole Main Page To open QConvergeConsole locally on the server: Open a Web browser, and then enter the following address in the address bar: http://localhost:<port_number>/QConvergeConsole Where <port_number> is the port number you specified during QConvergeConsole installation. The default port number is 8080. The initial window of QConvergeConsole opens, as shown in Figure 3-1.

  • Page 27: Browsing Help Contents

    3–Getting Started Connecting to a Host Server Figure 3-2 shows an example of entering the Web address of the QConvergeConsole server. Figure 3-2. Entering QConvergeConsole Web Address (Example) The initial window of QConvergeConsole opens, as shown in Figure 3-1. Connecting to a Host Server To connect to a host server from the QConvergeConsole main window: Locate the Input hostname/address box in the upper-left corner of the QConvergeConsole window.

  • Page 28: Browsing Help Contents

    3–Getting Started Browsing Help Contents Browsing Help Contents Access the QConvergeConsole help system to view detailed information about using the utility. For a high-level list of topics covered in the help system, see “What’s in the Help System” on page viii.

  • Page 29: Viewing Qconvergeconsole Version Details

    3–Getting Started Viewing QConvergeConsole Version Details Viewing QConvergeConsole Version Details If you need technical assistance with QConvergeConsole, your technician will request the version number. To view the QConvergeConsole version: On the QConvergeConsole main window Help menu, click About. A message box opens; Figure 3-4 shows an example.
  • Page 30 3–Getting Started SN0054669-00 C...

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This appendix describes procedures that may be helpful for troubleshooting.  “How to Change the Tomcat Port Number” on page A-2 If using the default Tomcat port number (8080) causes a port conflict, use this procedure to change the Tomcat port number to a different port number. ...

  • Page 32: How To Change The Tomcat Port Number

    Tomcat port number. Follow these steps to change the Tomcat port number: Edit file server.xml, located in the conf folder of the Tomcat folder. Path to server.xml on 32-bit Windows host: {Program Files}\QLogic Corporation\QConvergeConsole\ tomcat-x86\apache-tomcat-6.0.29\conf Path to on Linux host: server.xml...

  • Page 33: How To Change The Default Port Reference Using The Qconvergeconsole Shortcut

    Follow these steps to change the port number for the QCC GUI shortcut: Select the QCC GUI shortcut by selecting Start > All Programs > QLogic Corporation > QConvergeConsole > QCC GUI (localhost). Right-click on the QCC GUI shortcut to display the context menu.

  • Page 34: A-2 Qcc Gui Shortcut Properties With New Port Number

    A–Troubleshooting How to Change the Default Port Reference Using the QConvergeConsole Shortcut In the Target field, change the port number 8080 to the port number set in file server.xml. Port number 6789 is used in this example. The Properties dialog should appear as follows: Figure A-2.

  • Page 35: How To Set Up A Tomcat Log File

    A–Troubleshooting How to Set Up a Tomcat Log File How to Set Up a Tomcat Log File This section explains how to configure Tomcat to direct debug message output from QCC GUI to a given file location. Procedure on Windows-based Systems Select Configure Tomcat from the Tomcat Program Files menu as shown in Figure A-3.

  • Page 36: A-5 Stopping Server Progress

    A–Troubleshooting Procedure on Windows-based Systems If the Tomcat server is running, the Stop button will be enabled. Click Stop to stop the server. The following screen appears: Figure A-5. Stopping Server Progress Select the Logging tab. Figure A-6. Logging Tab on Configure Tomcat Dialog Click the box to the right of Redirect Stdout to enter the file location for output from Stdout from QCC.

  • Page 37: A-7 Changing Locations Of Output Files

    A–Troubleshooting Procedure on Windows-based Systems Figure A-7. Changing Locations of Output Files Click Apply to make the change. Figure A-8. Locations of Output Files Changed SN0054669-00 C...

  • Page 38: Procedure On Linux-Based Systems

    A–Troubleshooting Procedure on Linux-based Systems Click the General tab. Click Start to restart the Tomcat service. Figure A-9. General Tab of Configure Tomcat Dialog Start QConvergeConsole by pointing your web browser to: http://localhost:8080/QConvergeConsole. Open the log files from the locations entered in step 4. Procedure on Linux-based Systems The QConvergeConsole installer installs Tomcat version 6.0.29 on Linux systems.
  • Page 39 A–Troubleshooting Procedure on Linux-based Systems Change the file name in "$CATALINA_BASE"/logs/catalina.out to the appropriate file name. For example: CATALINA_OUT="$CATALINA_BASE"/logs/QCC.out Save the change and close file. Re-start the Tomcat server by running the following on a command line: “. /catalina.sh start” SN0054669-00 C...
  • Page 40 A–Troubleshooting Procedure on Linux-based Systems A-10 SN0054669-00 C...
  • Page 41 Ethernet Converged Network Adapter The most widely used LAN technology that QLogic Converged Network Adapters. transmits information between computer, support both data networking (TCP/IP) typically at speeds of 10 and 100 million and storage networking (Fibre Channel) bits per second (Mbps).
  • Page 42 User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole 2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series Fibre Channel path A high-speed serial interface technology A path to a device is a combination of a that supports other higher layer protocols adapter port instance and a target port as such as SCSI and IP.
  • Page 43 User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole 2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series SCSI port instance The number of the port in the system. Small computer system interface. A Each adapter may have one or multiple high-speed interface used to connect ports, identified with regard to the adapter devices, such as hard drives, CD drives, as port 0, port 1 and so forth.
  • Page 44 User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole 2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series Glossary-4 SN0054669-00 C...
  • Page 45 Index connecting to host server About box to remote hosts with firewall adapters to servers definition of Glossary-1 contents, help system port, definition of Glossary-1 conventions, documentation server requirements Converged Network Adapter, definition of supported series Glossary-1 agent (server), requirements agreements, license Apache Tomcat changing default port...
  • Page 46 User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole 2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series iSCSI agent, installing 2-1, FCoE definition of Glossary-2 definition of Glossary-1 management agent, installing 2-1, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, See FCoE firewall license agreements configuring for Windows Linux installing on uninstallation on getting help 3-3, getting started glossary of terms...
  • Page 47 User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole 2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series silent mode installation small computer system interface (SCSI), QLogic adapters, supported definition of Glossary-3 small computer system interface, See SCSI software EULA software requirements RAID definition of Glossary-3 definition of Glossary-3 requirement...
  • Page 48 User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole 2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series Web browsers recommended for help supported what’s in this guide Windows installation on uninstallation on Windows firewall configuring workstation (management), definition of Glossary-2 Index-4 SN0054669-00 C...
  • Page 50 RealVNC Ltd. in the United States and other countries. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Information supplied by QLogic Corporation is believed to be accurate and reliable. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors in this brochure. QLogic Corporation...

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