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Qlogic 8200 Series User Manual

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Converged Network Adapters and
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8200 and 3200 Series
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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Converged Network Adapters and Intelligent Ethernet Adapters 8200 and 3200 Series SN0054671-00 B...
  • 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 “iSCSI Boot Setup Using Fast!UTIL” on page 3-6 Added the sentence “ Fast!UTIL gram the QLogic iSCSI adapter to boot from the SAN” to the end of the first para- graph. Changed the iSCSI boot setting instructions. “Configuring iSCSI Boot Settings” on page 3-7 Changed section heading to add IPv4;...
  • Page 4 User’s Guide Converged Network Adapters and Intelligent Ethernet Adapters Removed iBFT section. from “Configuring iSCSI” on page 3-1 Removed the “Configuring FCoE Driver from “Driver Parameters” on page 4-4 Parameters with vCenter Plugin” section. Added index. “Index” on page Index-1 Page iv SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Preface What’s in This Guide ......... . Intended Audience .
  • Page 6 QLogic Windows SuperInstaller ......QLogic Linux SuperInstaller ....... .
  • Page 7 Utility ........QLogic Device Windows Property Pages......
  • Page 8 Overview......... . . 2-46 QLogic OptionROM at POST ......2-47 QConvergeConsole (QCC) GUI .
  • Page 9 Linux Diagnostics ........2-73 QLogic Device Windows Property Page Diagnostics ... . . 2-76 Running Windows User Diagnostics.
  • Page 10 User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapters and Intelligent Ethernet Adapters 8200 and 3200 Series iSCSI Boot ..........iSCSI Boot Setup Using Fast!UTIL .
  • Page 11 8200 and 3200 Series QLogic Adapter Parameters........
  • Page 12 Dell BIOS: Integrated Devices ......... QLogic 8200 CNA Function Configuration ....... .
  • Page 13 User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapters and Intelligent Ethernet Adapters 8200 and 3200 Series 2-41 Partition Enabled ........... 2-63 2-42 Selecting Convert to NIC from Context Menu .
  • Page 14 User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapters and Intelligent Ethernet Adapters 8200 and 3200 Series SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 15: Preface

    , and ® ® VMware . It also provides details on the use of QLogic adapter features to ® enhance the value of server virtualization using VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0. Such features include virtual adapter configuration using N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) and boot-from-SAN configuration.

  • Page 16: Intended Audience

    User’s Guide, available on the QLogic Web site, Downloads page: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com. Documentation Conventions This guide uses the following documentation conventions:  The 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters are also referred to as QLogic Adapter and adapters.  NOTE: provides additional information. ...

  • Page 17: License Agreements

    License Agreements Refer to the QLogic Software End User License Agreement for a complete listing of all license agreements affecting this product. Technical Support Customers should contact their authorized maintenance provider for technical support of their QLogic products.

  • Page 18: Training

    QLogic offers training for technical professionals for all iSCSI, Converged Network, InfiniBand, and Fibre Channel products. From the main QLogic web page at www.qlogic.com, click the Support tab at the top, then click Training and Certification on the left. The QLogic Global Training Portal offers online courses, certification exams, and scheduling of in-person training.

  • Page 19: Legal Notices

    Älä katso suoraan laitteeseen käyttämällä optisia instrumenttej Agency Certification The following sections contain a summary of EMC/EMI test specifications performed on the QLogic adapters to comply with radiated emission, radiated immunity, and product safety standards. EMI and EMC Requirements FCC Part 15 compliance: Class A FCC compliance information statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 20: Cns 13438: Class A

    Product Name/Model Fibre Channel Adapter Certification holder—QLogic Corporation Manufactured date—Refer to date code listed on product Manufacturer/Country of origin QLogic Corporation/USA A class equipment As this equipment has undergone EMC registration for business purpose, the seller and/or the buyer is asked...

  • Page 21: Product Safety Compliance

    Preface Legal Notices Korean Language Format— Class A Product Safety Compliance UL, cUL product safety: 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters UL60950-1 (2 Edition), 2007-03-3-27 UL CSA C22.2 60950-1-07 (2nd Edition) Use only with listed ITE or equivalent. Complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11. 2006/95/EC low voltage directive: 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters TUV: EN60950-1:2006+A11 2nd Edition...
  • Page 22 Preface Legal Notices xxii SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 23: Quick Start

    Quick Start Installation Instructions This Quick Start section describes how to install and configure your new QLogic converged network adapter in three simple steps:  Step 1. Install the Adapter Hardware  Step 2. Install the Adapter Drivers  Step 3. Install QConvergeConsole ®...
  • Page 24 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters will only operate with optical transceivers sold by QLogic. For copper connectivity, see the list of approved SFP+ direct-attach  copper cables on QLogic's Web site: http://www.qlogic.com/Resources/Documents/LineCards/Copper_Cabl es_Support_Matrix_Line_Card.pdf Plug in the power cable and turn on the computer.

  • Page 25: Step 2. Install The Adapter Drivers

    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 Drivers. Click Search. Scroll through the options that are shown; select the appropriate driver.

  • Page 26: Step 4. Update The Flash

    Follow the instructions in the QConvergeConsole readme file for installing the downloaded software. Step 4. Update the Flash Download and update the QLogic adapter with the latest required version of the Flash Image from http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com. The Flash image package for the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters includes boot code, firmware, and the Flash update utility.

  • Page 27: Product Overview

    Product Overview What is a Converged Network Adapter? A Converged Network Adapter is a multifunction adapter that combines the capabilities of a Fibre Channel adapter, an iSCSI adapter, and an Ethernet NIC. A Converged Network Adapter provides simultaneous Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Ethernet traffic over a shared 10Gb Ethernet link.
  • Page 28 1–Product Overview Functionality and Features  Multi-boot capability including:  Preboot-eXecution environment (PXE) iSCSI (8200 Series Adapters only)   Fibre Channel (8200 Series Adapters only) PCIe 2.0 8   User diagnostics that can be run from the CLI and the GUI ...

  • Page 29: Supported Operating Systems

    , and ESX ® ® For a detailed list of the currently supported operating systems, refer to the adapter’s Readme files on the QLogic Web site: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com Adapter Specifications Physical Characteristics The 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters are implemented as low-profile PCIe cards.

  • Page 30: Environmental Specifications

    1–Product Overview Adapter Specifications Environmental Specifications The environmental specifications are listed in Table 1-1. Table 1-1. Environmental Specifications Condition Operating Non-Operating Temperature Ranges –40°C to 65°C 10°C to 55°C (for Altitude=900 m or 2952.75 ft) (–40°C to 149°F) (50°F to 131°F) Temperature Ranges –40°C to 65°C 10°C to n°C...

  • Page 31: Converged Network Adapter Superinstaller Installation

    Converged Network Adapter SuperInstaller Installation Converged Network Adapter SuperInstaller Installation QLogic Windows SuperInstaller Refer to the QLogic Windows SuperInstaller Readme file for information. QLogic Linux SuperInstaller Refer to the QLogic Linux SuperInstaller Readme file for information. Multi-boot Image for 10Gb Converged Network Adapter—CNA Function Configuration Utility...

  • Page 32: Converged Network Adapter Function Configuration Package

    Help Options: = Help menu Updating the Multi-boot Code To write the multi-boot code to Flash memory: Insert the QLogic Adapter in the system. Boot to DOS. Run the update script at the command prompt: C:\>update.bat This script program updates the multi-boot image on the adapter.

  • Page 33: Qlflash Command Line Options

    1–Product Overview Multi-boot Image for 10Gb Converged Network Adapter—CNA Function Configuration QLflash Command Line Options The executable file QLflash.exe is used by the UPDATE.BAT file to update your adapter multi-boot code. The application QLflash.exe may be used to read, write, or verify either the multi-boot image or the NVRAM on the adapter. The following paragraphs describe the command line options available with this utility.

  • Page 34: Adapter Configuration Utility

    Enable Target Reset = Enabled (Advanced Adapter Settings).  Use the /I option if the update utility, QLflash, does not detect your adapter.  QLogic recommends disabling the internal disk before installing the OS or booting to the FCoE disk. Adapter Configuration Utility NOTE: The CNA Function Configuration utility does not run on SUN™...

  • Page 35: Type

    1–Product Overview Multi-boot Image for 10Gb Converged Network Adapter—CNA Function Configuration Type Enter to set a function to a particular type:  NIC—The function will support NIC protocol.  None—The function will be disabled.  iSCSI—The function will support iSCSI protocol. ...

  • Page 36: Installing The Qlogic Adapter Vcenter Plug-In For Esx/Esxi

    Client that allows you to manage and configure QLogic adapters, including the NIC partitioning feature, on ESX and ESXi servers. When the you select an ESX or ESXi host that has QLogic adapters installed, the extension appears in the client as an additional tab named QLogic Adapter, as shown in Figure 1-1.

  • Page 37: Requirements

    Figure 1-2 to be installed and running. Figure 1-2. vCenter Plug-in Requirements QLogic provides the following components that must be installed on the ESX or ESXi Server, vCenter Server, and Tomcat Web Server. ESX/ESXi Server  QLogic Adapter with firmware and driver ...

  • Page 38: Installing The Qlogic Adapter Cim Provider

    # cd / # esxupdate --bundle offline-bundle.zip --nodeps –nosigcheck --maintenancemode update To install the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider from a remote host using the vSphere CLI vihostupdate command (ESXi systems only): NOTE: To update the provider from a remote host using the vihostupdate command, make sure that the ESXi system is in maintenance mode.

  • Page 39: Subsequent Update Installation

    # /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog start To restart the SFCB CIMOM and the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider: # /etc/init.d/sfcbd-watchdog restart After starting the SFCB CIMOM, use a CIM client utility to query the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider for information. Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider To remove the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider, use either the esxupdate or vihostupdate command.
  • Page 40 1–Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi To uninstall the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider using the esxupdate command: Query and find the existing VIB you are updating as follows: # esxupdate query --vib-view | grep qlogic For example, the VIB ID may have a format similar to the following: ESX/ESXi 4.0: cross_qlogic-nic-provider_400.x.x.x-000000...

  • Page 41: Starting The Qlogic Adapter Vcenter Plug-In

    If you have not already done so, create a data center and add the ESX server. In the left pane, select the IP address of the VMware server. In the right pane, click the QLogic Adapter tab to view the Web page. The vCenter plug-in retrieves the adapter information from the server. NOTE:...

  • Page 42: Updating The Flash

    “Starting the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in” on page 1-15 to start the vCenter plug-in. In the left pane of the QLogic Adapter page, select the adapter, and then click the Update Adapter Flash Image link. In the Select Flash File for Update dialog box, click Browse.

  • Page 43: Using The Vcenter Plug-In On A Tomcat Server

    Here is a link to Tomcat: http://tomcat.apache.org/ The QLogic vCenter Plug-in supports Tomcat 5, 6, and 7. The installer dynamically detects the Tomcat version and installs accordingly. This section provides the following procedures for using the vCenter Plug-in on a Tomcat Server: ...

  • Page 44: Starting And Stopping Tomcat On Linux

    1–Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi Create a symbolic link to a Tomcat directory by issuing the following command: # ln -s apache-tomcat-5.5.28 tomcat where setting variables include the following: export JAVA_HOME=/root/gwt/jdk1.6.0_17/ export CATALINA_HOME=/root/gwt/tomcat/ Starting and Stopping Tomcat on Linux To start Tomcat, issue the following command: # $CATALINA_HOME/bin/startup.sh...

  • Page 45: Installing The Vcenter Plug-In On Tomcat

    The InstallAnywhere installer prepares to install the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in. On the Introduction window, click Next. On the Please Wait window, wait while the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in is configured for your system. On the Choose Install Folder window, either accept the default installation directory, or click Choose to specify a different folder.

  • Page 46: Launching The Plug-In From Vsphere Client

    In the left pane, select the server. A row of tabs appear in the right pane. If the server has QLogic Adapter CIM Provider and adapters installed, and if the vCenter plug-in installation and registration were successful, the QLogic Adapter tab appears in the tab row.

  • Page 47: Configuring Nic

    Configuring NIC This section describes the driver and QConvergeConsole (QCC) agent installation, configuration, operation, and troubleshooting of the NIC function of the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters. Refer to the QCC User’s Guide for information on QCC Agents. Installing NIC in Linux Refer to the Intelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update Readme file for information.

  • Page 48: Packaging Content

    2–Configuring NIC Installing NIC in Windows Packaging Content Refer to the Intelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Driver for ESX/ESXi Readme file for information. ESX OS Support Refer to the Intelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Driver for ESX/ESXi Readme file for information. Using the Driver Refer to the Intelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Driver for ESX/ESXi Readme file for information on installing and...

  • Page 49: Configuring Pxe Boot

    Set the Embedded NIC1 option to Enabled with PXE. Press the ESCAPE key twice, and then select Save changes and exit. The system reboots. (Optional) During POST, press the CTRL+Q keys to enter the QLogic 8200 Series / 3200 Series CNA Function Configuration window. SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 50: Qlogic 8200 Cna Function Configuration

    PXE (Figure 2-2). Figure 2-2. QLogic 8200 CNA Function Configuration Press the ESC key to exit. Select Save changes to save your edits, exit, and reboot the system. During POST, press the F2 key to enter the BIOS system.

  • Page 51: Bios: Boot Settings

    2–Configuring NIC Configuring PXE Boot Select Boot Settings, and then press the ENTER key (Figure 2-3). Figure 2-3. BIOS: Boot Settings Select the Boot Sequence option, and then press the ENTER key. SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 52: Configuring Driver Software Parameters

    2–Configuring NIC Configuring Driver Software Parameters Select the Embedded NIC 1 QLogic PXE... entry, and then press the UP ARROW key to move this entry to the first position (Figure 2-4). Figure 2-4. Embedded NIC 1 QLogic PXE Press the ESCAPE key, and then select Save changes and exit.

  • Page 53: Qaucli Utility

    2–Configuring NIC Configuring Driver Software Parameters qaucli Utility Install QConvergeConsole CLI ( ) from the following packages supplied by qaucli QLogic:  — QConvergeConsoleCLI-<version>_linux_<arch>.install.tar.gz Package file —RPM installer  QConvergeConsoleCLI-<version>_<arch>.rpm package file Example RPM Package Installation To determine if QCC is installed and to find the full name of the installed QCC...
  • Page 54 2–Configuring NIC Configuring Driver Software Parameters Sample Output 1 ethtool -S eth8 NIC statistics: xmit_called: 6 xmit_finished: 6 rx_dropped: 0 tx_dropped: 0 csummed: 0 rx_pkts: 0 lro_pkts: 0 rx_bytes: 0 tx_bytes: 468 lrobytes: 0 lso_frames: 0 xmit_on: 0 xmit_off: 0 skb_alloc_failure: 0 null skb: 0 null rxbuf: 0...

  • Page 55: Qlogic Device Windows Property Pages

    Administrative Tools, and then click Computer Management. In the Computer Management dialog box, click Device Manager. In the left pane of the Device Manager dialog box, right-click QLogic 10Gb Ethernet Adapter, and then click Properties. On the adapter properties dialog box, click the Advanced tab to bring that page to the front.
  • Page 56 2–Configuring NIC QLogic Device Windows Property Pages Table 2-1. Windows Driver Configurable Parameters (Continued) Property Description Flow Control Sets the hardware flow control parameters. Registry Key: *FlowControl Default: Rx and Tx Enabled Values: Disabled, Rx Enabled, Tx Enabled, Rx and Tx Enabled...
  • Page 57 Locally Administered Address Defines the locally administered address (LAA) that users and administrators can set on this interface. This address overrides the permanent address of the QLogic adapter (that may have been Flashed into the hardware). Registry Key: NetworkAddress Format: Hexadecimal Options: Value (a value is required, enter the 12 hex bytes of the MAC address to be used), or not present.
  • Page 58 2–Configuring NIC QLogic Device Windows Property Pages Table 2-1. Windows Driver Configurable Parameters (Continued) Property Description Max Jumbo Buffers Specifies the number of jumbo-sized receive buffers allocated for the jumbo ring (not frame). Reg Key: RxJumboRingSize Default: 4096 Values: 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192...

  • Page 59: Configuring Nic Driver Parameters With Qcc Gui

    2–Configuring NIC QLogic Device Windows Property Pages Table 2-1. Windows Driver Configurable Parameters (Continued) Property Description TCP Checksum Offload IPv4 Enables and disables the TCP transmit and receive checksum offload. Registry Key: *TCPChecksumOffloadIPv4 Default: Rx and Tx Enabled Values: Disabled, Rx Enabled, Tx Enabled,...

  • Page 60: Configuring Nic Driver Parameters With Qcc Interactive Cli

    2–Configuring NIC VLAN Configuration Configuring NIC Driver Parameters with QCC Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User's Guide: section 7, “NIC Interactive Commands,” for information. Configuring NIC Driver Parameters with QCC Non-Interactive Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User's Guide, section 4, “NIC Noninteractive commands,”...

  • Page 61: Team Mac Address

    All team types—failsafe, switch-independent load balancing, and link aggregation—can be heterogeneous as well as homogeneous. Every team must have at least one QLogic Adapter. Table 2-2 shows that failsafe and transmit load-balancing modes are switch independent, which means they do not require switch configuration.
  • Page 62 When the teaming driver needs to make the selection, it selects the best adapter in terms of bandwidth, health, and capability. The preferred primary must always be a QLogic Adapter. The administrator can also choose one of the following failback types to specify...
  • Page 63 MAC address of the team. If a new adapter joins the LAG, or an adapter forming the LAG fails, the LAG becomes operational again after a brief exchange of protocols between the switch and the server. QLogic Adapters are rapidly aggregated, with a latency of 1 to 2 seconds.
  • Page 64 2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding Static Link Aggregation (SLA) Static link aggregation (SLA, 802.3ad static protocols with generic trunking) is a switch-assisted teaming mode, where the switch must be 802.3ad compliant. The switch ports must be configured so that the switch perceives adapters from a LAG as a single, virtual adapter.

  • Page 65: Using The Cli For Teaming

    To open the Team Management property page: In Windows, access the Computer Management dialog box, and then click Device Manager in the left pane. Under Network adapters, right-click the QLogic 10Gigabit Ethernet adapter, and then select Properties. SN0054671-00 B 2-19...

  • Page 66: Teaming Configuration

    Teams and virtual adapters, as well as their member physical adapters   QLogic and other vendor adapters Teaming Configuration Teaming configuration includes creating, modifying, and deleting teams, and viewing team statistics on the Team Management property page. To launch the Team Management property page, see “Using the Team Management GUI”...

  • Page 67: Modifying A Team

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding Information on teaming configuration includes the following:  “Creating a Team” on page 2-21  “Modifying a Team” on page 2-27  “Deleting a Team” on page 2-33  “Saving and Restoring Teaming Configuration” on page 2-34 Creating a Team To create a team: To create a team, right-click the Teams folder icon, and then click Create...
  • Page 68 Auto Select or MAC Address Based.  Advanced—Click this button to configure QLogic-specific team capabilities such as RSS, MTU, or various offloads. These properties configure the member adapters to avoid any conflict after a team has been created.

  • Page 69: Creating A Failsafe Team

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding Figures 2-7 through 2-10 show the configuration of various teaming modes. Figure 2-7. Creating a Failsafe Team SN0054671-00 B 2-23...

  • Page 70: Creating A Switch-Independent Load Balancing Team

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding Figure 2-8. Creating a Switch-Independent Load Balancing Team 2-24 SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 71: Creating An 802.3Ad Static Team

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding Figure 2-9. Creating an 802.3ad Static Team SN0054671-00 B 2-25...

  • Page 72: Creating An 802.3Ad Dynamic Team

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding Figure 2-10. Creating an 802.3ad Dynamic Team 2-26 SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 73: Confirming New Team Creation

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding To confirm if a team has been successfully created, view the Team and Adapters pane on the Team Management page. Figure 2-11 shows an example of a newly-formed team. The Team Data pane on the right shows the properties, information, and status of the team or adapter that is currently selected in the Teams and Adapters pane on the left.

  • Page 74: Adding A Team

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding To add team members: On the Team Management property page, right-click the unteamed adapter to add to a team. On the shortcut menu, point to Add to Team, and then click the team to which you want to add the adapter (Figure 2-12).

  • Page 75: Modifying Advanced Team Properties

    NOTE: A team must include at least one QLogic Adapter. A QLogic Adapter is allowed to be deleted from a team only if it is not the last QLogic-teamed Adapter. On the Team Management property page, right-click the adapter to be removed from the team.
  • Page 76 2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding The team properties change takes effect immediately. Changing team properties causes the driver to reload, which could result in a momentary loss of connectivity. NOTE: To ensure that the properties of all teamed adapters and adapters with VLANs remain synchronized with the team properties, do not directly modify the adapter properties on the Advanced page.

  • Page 77: Modifying Team Properties

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding To modify team composition: On the Team Management page, in the left pane under Teams and Adapters, right-click the team name whose properties are to be changed. On the shortcut menu, click Modify Team (Figure 2-14). Figure 2-14. Modifying Team Properties In the Modify Team Properties dialog box, change the team parameters as needed, and then click OK.

  • Page 78: Modifying Failsafe Team Properties

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding Example 1 For a failsafe team, you can change the team name, assigned team static MAC address, preferred primary adapter, and failback type (Figure 2-15). Figure 2-15. Modifying Failsafe Team Properties 2-32 SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 79: Deleting A Team

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding Example 2 You can change the team type and the corresponding team attributes. For example, you can change from failsafe to switch-independent load balancing, or from 802.3ad static team to 802.3ad dynamic team. Figure 2-16 shows a failsafe team modification, which shows the new team type and default values for team attributes.

  • Page 80: Saving And Restoring Teaming Configuration

    Teaming/Bonding Saving and Restoring Teaming Configuration QLogic recommends that you periodically save the configuration to prevent any accidental loss of network topology and settings. Current configuration including the teams, VLANs, and properties can be saved to a file. Restoring an earlier configuration results in the destruction of the current configuration.

  • Page 81: Using Lacp On 8200 Series Adapters For Windows

    By default, link aggregation control protocol (LACP) is disabled on 8200 Series Adapters (it is enabled by default in the 3200 Series Adapters). Perform the following steps using QLogic Device Windows Properties Page to enable LACP on a 8200 Series Adapter.

  • Page 82: Lacp Configuration With One Vpc

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding A virtual fabric channel (vFC) can be bound inside a virtual port channel (vPC) because the Cicso Nexus 5x00 (FCF) sees only one link. ® Figure 2-18 illustrates a valid configuration with one vPC. Figure 2-18. LACP Configuration with One vPC The vFC must be bound by a physical interface in a vPC configuration.

  • Page 83: Invalid Lacp Configuration (Two Vpcs Linked Separately To Two Nexus 5X00S)

    2–Configuring NIC Teaming/Bonding The configurations in Figure 2-20 Figure 2-21 are unsupported because the vPC can be bound to only one interface. Figure 2-20. Invalid LACP Configuration (One vPC Linked to Two Nexus 5x00s) Figure 2-21. Invalid LACP Configuration (Two vPCs Linked Separately to Two Nexus 5x00s) SN0054671-00 B 2-37...

  • Page 84: Nic Partitioning (Npar)

    FCoE storage devices with different PCIe endpoint device class code. Both iSCSI and FCoE operate in full hardware offload mode. The QLogic NPAR solution is OS and switch agnostic, which means NPAR does not require a proprietary switch to operate; however, the adapter does require the OS-specific QLogic adapter driver for each supported protocol (NIC, iSCSI, and FCoE).

  • Page 85: Setup Requirements

    Windows  Hyper-V ® a For the latest list of operating systems that support NPAR for QLogic Adapters, please check http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com. If a partitioned NIC is configured for use in a Hyper-V network virtualization stack, virtual message queue (VMQ) must be enabled. To enable VMQ on a management OS with physical network...

  • Page 86: Npar Configuration

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) NPAR Configuration This section defines NPAR configuration, options, and management tools you can use to set up NPAR on the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters. In addition to defining NPAR, this section describes:  “NIC Partitioning Options” on page 2-40 “Personality Changes”...

  • Page 87: Personality Changes

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) The VLAN and teaming solutions on partitioned NIC functions have the following restrictions:  A failsafe team cannot be created using NIC functions that belong to the same physical port. For example, physical function 2 (PF2) cannot be a backup for PF0 because both functions are partitions of the same physical port.

  • Page 88: Quality Of Service

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Table 2-5 shows the port identifications and the possible NPAR configurations. Table 2-5. NPAR Configuration Options Function Physical Port Function Type Notes Number Number Always present. Always NIC. Cannot be disabled. NIC or disabled iSCSI/NIC iSCSI, NIC, or disabled iSCSI/NIC FCoE/NIC...

  • Page 89: Eswitch

    The ability to view eSwitch statistics depends on your operating environment and management tool. The QLogic drivers download the VM MAC addresses to the firmware, which enables the firmware and hardware to switch the packets destined for VMs on the host.

  • Page 90: Configuration Management Tools

    “QLogic Device Windows Properties Page” on page 2-46 QLogic OptionROM at POST The QLogic OptionROM is flashed on the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters at the factory. When you first start the server that contains 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters, the power-on self test (POST) starts. Running the POST test gives you access to the OptionROM utility.
  • Page 91 Before using QCC CLI to configure NPAR on your 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters, you must install the OS-specific drivers on the server where the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters reside. You can use the QLogic SuperInstaller for your host server’s operating system (Windows or Linux) to install the Fibre Channel/FCoE, NIC, and iSCSI drivers.

  • Page 92: Npar Setup And Management Options

    Servers that run on supported Windows operating systems have the Windows-based tools available for configuring QLogic adapters. These tools enable you to use the QLogic Device Windows Properties Page to set up and manage NIC partitions. For system requirements, see “Setup Requirements”...

  • Page 93: Post Test Screen Prompt To Enter Setup Menu

    As an alternative, you can use QConvergeConsole CLI to set up partitions using a command line interface in either interactive or non-interactive mode. On Windows host servers, you can use the QLogic Device Windows Properties Page to set up and manage NIC partitions (for more information, see “QLogic Device Windows Properties Page”...

  • Page 94: Function Configuration Screen

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Select the adapter you want to manage on the QLogic CNA Function Configuration screen. The screen displays a list of functions available to the selected adapter (Figure 2-24). Figure 2-24. Function Configuration Screen NOTE: For a list of NPAR configuration options, see “NPAR Setup”...

  • Page 95: Selecting Nic Function Type To Change

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Move your cursor to the column for any function type you want to Type change (Figures 2-25 through 2-27). Figure 2-25. Selecting NIC Function Type to Change Figure 2-26. Selecting iSCSI Function Type to Change SN0054671-00 B 2-49...

  • Page 96: Selecting Fcoe Function Type To Change

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Figure 2-27. Selecting FCoE Function Type to Change Move your cursor to the MinBW% column to adjust the minimum bandwidth (Figure 2-28) on each partition (between 0 100%). Figure 2-28. Adjusting the Minimum Bandwidth 2-50 SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 97: Qconvergeconsole (Qcc) Gui

    QConvergeConsole (QCC) GUI The QConvergeConsole is a web-based client/server application that allows for centralized management and configuration of QLogic adapters within the entire network (LAN and SAN). On the server side, QConvergeConsole runs as an Apache Tomcat Server web application. After the application is launched on the web server, you can connect to QConvergeConsole's GUI through a browser, either locally on the server or remotely from another computer.
  • Page 98 2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) For procedures on installing and starting this management tool, refer to the QConvergeConsole User's Guide. For help configuring and managing the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters using this management tool, refer to the QConvergeConsole online help system. To set up NIC partitions using the QCC GUI: Configure NIC Partitions Set Up Quality of Service (QoS)

  • Page 99: Nic Partitioning Configuration Page

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Select the NIC Partitioning tab. The NIC Partitioning Configuration page displays configuration details that apply to the selected NPAR configuration and personality options (Figure 2-30). Figure 2-30. NIC Partitioning Configuration Page Select the physical port you want to configure from the Physical Port drop-down list.

  • Page 100: Nic Partitioning—General Management Page

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) NOTE: The NIC Partitioning page applies to NIC ports only for NPAR-enabled 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters. To set the QoS: Expand a 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters node in the QConvergeConsole system tree. Expand the physical Port 1 node and select the NIC port. The content pane displays two additional tabs that are not available on NIC ports for physical Port 2.

  • Page 101: Qconvergeconsole (Qcc) Cli

    QConvergeConsole (QCC) CLI QConvergeConsole Command Line Interface (CLI) is a management utility that centralizes management and configuration of QLogic adapters within the entire network (LAN and SAN). You can use the QCC CLI tool in either interactive or non-interactive mode to configure and manage 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters installed on either Linux or Windows host servers.

  • Page 102: Selecting Option 6 To View Npar Information Options

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) To set up NIC partitions using QCC CLI: Start the QCC CLI interface and select option 6: NIC Partitioning (Figure 2-32). <NPAR> Information Figure 2-32. Selecting Option 6 to View NPAR Information Options Enter option 2: NPAR Port Information (Figure 2-33).

  • Page 103: Npar Configuration Selection Screen

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) The NPAR Configuration Selection Page displays the current configuration (Figure 2-34). Figure 2-34. NPAR Configuration Selection Screen Return to the main menu after viewing the NPAR information and select option 7: NIC Partitioning <NPAR> Configuration (Figure 2-35).

  • Page 104: Selecting To Modify Minimum Bandwidth

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Select option 1: NPAR Configuration to display the NPAR Configuration menu, which provides the following options: 1: Bandwidth Configuration 2: Change PCI Function Personality Configure the bandwidth settings to meet your system requirements. For example, to change the bandwidth of the function 1 NIC partition: Select option 1: Bandwidth Configuration.

  • Page 105: Setting Bandwidth Changes To Persist

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Specify whether you want the bandwidth settings to persist across reboots (Figure 2-37). Figure 2-37. Setting Bandwidth Changes to Persist Return to the NIC Partitioning <NPAR> Configuration Selection screen. Change the personalities of each function to meet your system requirements.

  • Page 106: Qlogic Device Windows Properties Page

    QLogic Device Windows Properties Page On a Windows Server that hosts 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters, you can use the QLogic Device Windows Properties Page to set up NIC partitions (NPAR). You can also use it to view eSwitch statistics.

  • Page 107: Selecting Properties From The Context Menu

    Log in to the server that contains installed 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters. Open the Server Manager and select Diagnostics > Device Manager > Network Adapters. Right-click the first QLogic 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA device and select Properties from the context menu (Figure 2-39).

  • Page 108: Enabling Partition

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Select Enable Partition (Figure 2-40). Figure 2-40. Enabling Partition 2-62 SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 109: Partition Enabled

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) When partitioning is enabled, the Adapter Properties page appears as shown in Figure 2-41. Figure 2-41. Partition Enabled Click OK to close the message box that displays the following information: This change requires a reboot. Proceed? Click OK to close the message box that displays the following information: Please reboot the system now Reboot the host server to make the changes take effect.

  • Page 110: Selecting Convert To Nic From Context Menu

    From the Server Manager, select Diagnostics > Device Manager > Network Adapters. Right-click the desired QLogic 10 Gigabit Ethernet CNA device to change the function type and select Properties from the context menu. On the NIC Partition Management tab, right-click one of the enabled functions and select Convert to <Protocol>...

  • Page 111: Selecting Configure Function For Function

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Manage Bandwidth Using the NIC Partition Management tab in the Windows device properties page, you can allocate minimum and maximum bandwidth for each NIC function. From the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters Adapter Properties page, select the NIC Partition Management tab.

  • Page 112: Entering New Bandwidth Values

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Use the Configure Function dialog box to set the minimum and maximum bandwidth percentages, New Minimum BW (%) and New Maximum BW (Figure 2-44). Figure 2-44. Entering New Bandwidth Values NOTE: Enhanced transmission service (ETS) only specifies the division of bandwidth between FCoE and non-FCoE traffic.

  • Page 113: Nic Partition Management Property Sheet

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) The new bandwidth values appear in the right pane of the NIC Partition Management property sheet (Figure 2-45). Figure 2-45. NIC Partition Management Property Sheet Click OK at the bottom of the Properties page to close it. View eSwitch Statistics You can use the Window Device Manager’s NIC Partition Management window to view eSwitch statistics for enabled partitions.

  • Page 114: Npar Setup

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) A window opens that displays the statistics (Figure 2-46). Figure 2-46. eSwitch Statistics for Function 0 After reviewing the statistics, click OK or Cancel to close the pop-up window. NPAR Setup This section provides NPAR reference tables you can use when configuring NIC partitions using the various tools available.

  • Page 115: Default Settings

    2–Configuring NIC NIC Partitioning (NPAR) Default Settings Before configuring NIC partitions, the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters appear as a simple dual-port 10GbE adapter with the NPAR settings shown in Table 2-6. Table 2-6. Default Configuration Physical Minimum Maximum Function Default Function Type Port...

  • Page 116: Npar Configuration Parameters And Setup Tools

    Table 2-8. NPAR Configuration Parameters and Setup Tools Tools/Configurable NPAR Function Minimum Bandwidth Maximum Bandwidth Parameters Type (range 0-100%) (range 0-100%) QLogic NIC OptionROM Yes, configurable Not configurable, read-only (Press CTRL+Q during POST) QLogic QConvergeConsole Yes, configurable but only Yes, configurable but only GUI/CLI for supported...

  • Page 117: Frequently Asked Questions About Npar

    OS support requirements, SR-IOV is not currently supported on Windows. Q: How does NPAR allow me to use fewer adapters? With NPAR, users can create up to eight virtual ports per QLogic Adapter. Each virtual port can be a NIC, FCoE, or iSCSI port with minimum guaranteed bandwidth.
  • Page 118 There are three tools that users can employ to configure NPAR functionality:  Pre-boot utility  QLogic’s QConvergeConsole management tool (GUI and CLI)  Microsoft Windows properties pages ® Q: Is one virtual port’s unused bandwidth available for use by other active virtual ports? Yes.

  • Page 119: Networking

    2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics Networking Q: Why use teaming? Teaming allows for high link availability (fault tolerance). If one of the underlying physical NICs is broken or its cable has been unplugged, the OS will detect the fault condition and automatically move traffic to another NIC in the bond. This capability eliminates a single point of failure for any one physical NIC and makes the overall network connection fault tolerant.
  • Page 120 Linux user diagnostics include QConvergeConsole diagnostics and ethtool diagnostics. QConvergeConsole Diagnostics NOTE: Information on installing and starting the GUI version of QLogic's QConvergeConsole utility is provided in the QConvergeConsole User's Guide. All procedural information for that utility is covered in the QConvergeConsole Help System.
  • Page 121 2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics  To display transceiver DMI data, issue the following command: qaucli -pr nic -trans [cna_port_inst] Ethtool Diagnostics To perform an adapter self-test using ethtool-based diagnostics, issue the following command: # ethtool -t eth<x> offline The self-test includes the following: ...

  • Page 122: Qlogic Device Windows Property Page Diagnostics

    QConvergeConsole Help System. To run user diagnostics in the GUI: Access the Windows Control Panel, and then open the Device Manager. In the Device Manager, right-click the QLogic 10Gb Ethernet adapter, and then on the shortcut menu, click Properties. 2-76...

  • Page 123: Diagnostics Tests On Windows

    2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics On the adapter properties page, click the Diagnostics tab. Figure 2-47 shows the Diagnostics page. Figure 2-47. Diagnostics Tests on Windows Under Diagnostic Tests, select one or more check boxes indicating the tests you want to run: Hardware Test, Register Test, Interrupt Test, Loopback Test, and Link Test.
  • Page 124 Use QConvergeConsole CLI ( ), a unified command line utility, to manage qaucli all QLogic adapter models, including running user diagnostics. The overall option ) allows you to start the utility with a specific protocol type: NIC, -pr <protocol> iSCSI, or Fibre Channel. If you do not specify a protocol, all protocols are enabled by default.

  • Page 125: Windows Qconvergeconsole Cli—Getting Help

    2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics Diagnostic help commands, and command options available for each specific protocol, are available by specifying -h to the protocol, as shown in Table 2-12. Table 2-12. Windows QConvergeConsole CLI—Getting Help Command Description Print usage of a specific adapter type, and then exit Print NIC protocol usage, and then exit qaucli -pr nic -h Print Fibre Channel and FCoE protocol usage, and then...
  • Page 126 2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics Table 2-14. Windows QConvergeConsole CLI—Diagnostic Test Commands (Continued) Command Description Test interrupt mechanism (default) --IRQS Internal loopback test (default) --IntLB Hardware test (default) --Hw Link status test (default) --LinkST No control registers test (combine –D or –a) --noCRegs No interrupt test (combine –D or –a) --noIRQS...
  • Page 127 2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics You can run additional diagnostics in the CLI as listed in the following table. To determine the , issue the command as shown cna_port_inst qaucli -nic –i Table 2-15. Table 2-15. Running Windows Diagnostic Tests in the CLI Test Type Command External Loopback...

  • Page 128: Hardware Test

    2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics Hardware Test The hardware test checks the status of various hardware blocks, including DMA engines, receive engine, and on-board processor meta cores. Register Test The register test performs device register read/write accesses. Interrupt Test The interrupt test checks the ability of the hardware to create an interrupt and the ability of the driver to process the interrupt by forcing the generation of a predetermined number of interrupts.
  • Page 129 2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics Windows Diagnostic Test Messages If a test fails, an appropriate error code is generated and displayed, as shown in Table 2-16. Note that this table does not list error messages for the interrupt and link tests. Table 2-16.
  • Page 130 2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics Table 2-16. Windows Diagnostic Test Messages (Continued) Test Error Message Description Hardware HW_SRE_PBI_HALT Segmentation and reassembly engine (Continued) currently halted HW_SRE_L1IPQ Segmentation and reassembly engine currently paused due to L1 IPQ dis- card failure HW_SRE_L2IPQ Segmentation and reassembly engine currently paused due to L2 IPQ dis- card failure HW_SRE_FREEBUF...
  • Page 131 2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics Table 2-16. Windows Diagnostic Test Messages (Continued) Test Error Message Description Hardware HW_EPG_QREAD_TOUT EPG read queue timeout (Continued) HW_EPG_QWRITE_TOUT EPG write queue timeout HW_EPG_CQ_W_FULL EPG completion queue write full HW_EPG_MSG_CHKSM Egress packet generator (EPG) mes- sage checksum error HW_EPG_MTLQ_TOUT EPG MTL queue fetch timeout HW_PEG0...
  • Page 132 2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics QCC GUI Diagnostics Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System: Performing NIC Port Diagnostics for information. QCC CLI Diagnostics QCC Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole User's Guide for information. QCC CLI Diagnostics QCC Non-Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole User's Guide, section 4, “NIC Noninteractive Commands,”...

  • Page 133: Nic Troubleshooting Guidelines

    2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics NIC Troubleshooting Guidelines Figure 2-48. NIC Troubleshooting Diagram 1 SN0054671-00 B 2-87...

  • Page 134: Nic Troubleshooting Diagram

    2–Configuring NIC NIC TroubleShooting/Diagnostics Figure 2-49. NIC Troubleshooting Diagram 2 2-88 SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 135: Configuring Iscsi

    Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Overview This section describes the driver and agent installation, configuration, operation, and troubleshooting of the iSCSI function of the 8200 Series Converged Network Adapter. Installing iSCSI in Linux Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Inbox Driver Update Readme file for information. Packaging Content Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Inbox Driver Update Readme file for information.

  • Page 136: Installing Iscsi In Esx

    3–Configuring iSCSI Installing iSCSI in ESX Installing iSCSI in ESX Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Driver and IMA Plug-in for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1.x Readme file for information. Packaging Content Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Driver and IMA Plug-in for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1.x Readme file for information.

  • Page 137: Iscsi Configuration

    3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Configuration iSCSI Configuration iSCSI Configuration with QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System for information. iSCSI Configuration with Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User's Guide for information. iSCSI Configuration with Non-Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User's Guide, “iSCSI Noninteractive Commands”...

  • Page 138: Configuring An Iscsi Initiator In Windows

    3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Initiator IP_Gateway [0.0.0.0]: Press the ENTER key to accept the default. Enable IPv6 [off]: Press the ENTER key to accept the default. On the options menu that opens, select 3, Save changes and reset HBA (if necessary). At the prompt for both ports, type Yes.
  • Page 139 3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Initiator Select the Converged Network Port you want to configure. Select 2, Configure IP Settings. Complete the interactive list of settings as follows: Enable IPv4 [on]: Press the ENTER key to accept the default. DHCP to obtain IPv4 Network Information: [off]: Press the ENTER key to accept the default.

  • Page 140: Configuring An Iscsi Initiator In Vmware

    QConvergeConsole Help System for information. iSCSI Boot iSCSI Boot Setup Using Fast!UTIL Fast!UTIL is the QLogic iSCSI BIOS Configuration utility that configures the iSCSI TCP/IP offload engine (TOE). Use Fast!UTIL to program the QLogic iSCSI adapter to boot from the SAN.

  • Page 141: Accessing Fast!Util

    Be sure all devices are visible to all other devices on the switch. If VLANs are enabled, the QLogic Adapter and storage device must be on the same VLAN. Refer to the switch vendor documentation on switch configuration.

  • Page 142: Dhcp Boot Setup For Iscsi Boot (Ipv4)

    3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Boot Start the system; press Ctrl+Q when the BIOS screen for the QLogic Adapter opens. The Fast!UTIL Options menu opens. Select Configuration Settings. Select Host Adapter Settings. Enable the Host Adapter BIOS. Press ESC to exit the Host Adapter Settings window.

  • Page 143: Iscsi Boot Setup Using Qcc Gui

    3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI TroubleShooting iSCSI Boot Setup Using QCC GUI Refer to the Configuring Boot Settings section in the QConvergeConsole Help System for information. Configuring iSCSI Boot using the QCC GUI Refer to the Configuring Boot Settings section in the QConvergeConsole Help System for information.

  • Page 144: Iscsi Troubleshooting Diagram

    3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI TroubleShooting iSCSI Troubleshooting Diagram Figure 3-1. iSCSI Troubleshooting Diagram 3-10 SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 145: Configuring Fcoe

    Configuring FCoE This section describes the driver and agent installation, configuration, operation, and troubleshooting of the FCoE function of the 8200 Series Converged Network Adapters. Installing FCoE Installing FCoE in Linux Refer to the Linux Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update Readme file for information.

  • Page 146: Firmware Installation

    4–Configuring FCoE Installing FCoE Firmware Installation Refer to the Linux Fibre Channel Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update Readme file for information. Installing FCoE in ESX Refer to the Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Driver for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0.x and 4.1 Readme file for information.

  • Page 147: Qlogic Adapter Parameters

    4–Configuring FCoE QLogic Adapter Parameters QLogic Adapter Parameters Setting QLogic Adapter Parameters with the QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System: Managing Fibre Channel and FCoE Adapters and Ports for information. Setting QLogic Adapter Parameters with the Interactive QCC Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User’s Guide for information.

  • Page 148: Configuring Boot Devices With The Bios

    4–Configuring FCoE Virtual Ports (NPIV) Configuring Boot Devices with the BIOS Refer to “Using QLflash” on page 1-6 for information. Virtual Ports (NPIV) Configuring NPIV with the QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System: Using Virtualization (NPIV) for information. Configuring NPIV with the Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User's Guide for information.

  • Page 149: Configuring Selective Luns With The Non-Interactive Qcc Cli

    4–Configuring FCoE Troubleshooting Configuring Selective LUNS with the Non-Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User's Guide, “Fibre Channel Noninteractive Commands” section for information. Troubleshooting FCoE Diagnostics FCoE Diagnostics using QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System: Performing Diagnostics section for information.

  • Page 150: Fcoe Troubleshooting Diagram

    4–Configuring FCoE Troubleshooting FCoE Troubleshooting Diagram Figure 4-1. FCoE Troubleshooting Diagram SN0054671-00 B...

  • Page 151: Adapter Leds

    Adapter LEDs The LED behavior for the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters is defined in Table A-1. Table A-1. QLE824x and QLE324x LED Scheme Link LED Activity LED Activity Power off Power on (no link) Power on/link established, no activity Flashing Power on/link established, LAN and/or SAN activity SN0054671-00 B...
  • Page 152 A–Adapter LEDs SN0054671-00 B...
  • Page 153 Converged Network Adapter the adapter at startup. QLogic Converged Network Adapters boot device support both data networking (TCP/IP) The device, usually a the hard disk, that and storage networking (Fibre Channel)
  • Page 154 Fast!UTIL local area network (LAN) QLogic Fast!UTIL™ Fibre Channel Network typically with transmissions less Adapter BIOS utility. than 5km. Glossary-2 SN0054671-00 B...
  • Page 155 User’s Guide Converged Network Adapter 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters logical unit number (LUN) node port (N_Port) A subdivision of a SCSI target. It is the Node port. A port that connects by a small integer handle that differentiates an point-to-point link to either a single N_Port individual disk drive or partition (volume) or a single G_Port.
  • Page 156 User’s Guide Converged Network Adapter 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters path (continued) port instance Because a path is a combination of an The number of the port in the system. adapter and a target port, it is distinct from Each adapter may have one or multiple another path if it is accessed through a ports, identified with regard to the adapter different adapter or it is accessing a...
  • Page 157 User’s Guide Converged Network Adapter 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters target The storage-device endpoint of a SCSI session. Initiators request data from targets (usually disk-drives, tape-drives, or other media devices). Typically, a SCSI peripheral device is the target but an adapter may, in some cases, be a target.
  • Page 158 User’s Guide Converged Network Adapter 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters Glossary-6 SN0054671-00 B...
  • Page 159 Glossary-1 port, definition of Glossary-1 adding team members 2-28 advanced stateless offload features Agency certification, QLogic Adapters challenge-handshake authentication protocol, See CHAP agents, remote 2-45 CHAP, definition of Glossary-1 airborne contaminants Citrix, NPAR supported platforms for...
  • Page 160 2-74 ethtool diagnostics 2-75 QCC CLI 2-86 ethtool utility, described QCC GUI 2-86 ETS 2-42, 2-66 QLogic Device Windows Property Page 2-76 external loopback test 2-81 Windows QCC CLI diagnostic test commands 2-79 Windows test messages 2-83 2-18 documentation, related...
  • Page 161 QLogic Adapters NIC in VMware ESX QCC CLI QCC GUI QLflash 1-15 knowledge database xviii QLogic Adapter CIM Provider 1-12 QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in on Tomcat Server 1-19 QLogic Adapters xxiii Tomcat on Linux 1-17 LACP Tomcat on Windows 1-18...
  • Page 162 User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapters and Intelligent Ethernet Adapters 8200 and 3200 Series Linux modes bonding driver 2-34 dynamic link aggregation 2-18 bonding, failover, aggregation 2-34 failsafe 2-16 diagnostic test descriptions 2-75 link aggregation 2-17 diagnostic test messages 2-76 2-18 FCoE, installing in teaming 2-15 function type, changing using QCC CLI...
  • Page 163 QCC CLI, configuring with 2-55 NPAR PCI function type 2-55 QCC GUI, configuring with 2-52 PCIe, definition of Glossary-4 QLogic Device Windows Property Page, personalities configuring with 2-60 changing in NPAR 2-41 questions about 2-71 changing with Windows Device Manager...
  • Page 164 2-52 iSCSI diagnostics with NPIV, configuring with iSCSI function, configuring with overview 2-44 iSCSI initiator in Linux, configuring QLogic Adapter parameters, setting with LUNs, configuring in QoS setup with 2-53 NIC diagnostics 2-74 target persistent binding, configuring with NIC driver parameters, configuring with...
  • Page 165 User’s Guide Converged Network Adapters and Intelligent Ethernet Adapters 8200 and 3200 Series QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in components needed for installation 1-11 SAN, definition of Glossary-4 description of 1-10 scalability features removing 1-15 SCSI, definition of Glossary-4 starting 1-15 server, host 2-51,...
  • Page 166 2-44 Plug-in, launching from 1-20 Linux, installing on 1-17 Linux, stopping and starting on 1-18 QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in, using on 1-17 Warranty and safety requirement for QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in 1-11 Windows, installing on 1-18 Windows, stopping and starting on...
  • Page 167 FCoE, installing in iSCSI initiator, configuring in iSCSI, installing in NIC, installing on NPAR, supported platforms for 2-39 NPAR, using with 2-39 QLogic Device Windows property pages teaming 2-14 Windows Device Manager bandwidth, modifying in 2-65 eSwitch statistics, viewing in 2-67...
  • Page 168 User’s Guide—Converged Network Adapters and Intelligent Ethernet Adapters 8200 and 3200 Series Index-10 SN0054671-00 B...
  • Page 170 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 reserves...

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