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S i m p l i f y ® 2310F/2310FL User’s Guide 2-Gb Fibre Channel to PCI-X Host Bus Adapters FC2354603-00 A Page i...
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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. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
Section 1 Introduction How to Use this Guide The SANblade™ QLogic host bus adapters (HBAs) supported in this document are described in the following paragraphs. They are collectively referred to as the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA unless otherwise noted. ® 2310F (single channel, full-height bracket, optical media) ■...
1 – Introduction Features 500 meters at the data rate of 1 Gbps; less than 300 meters at the data rate of 2 Gbps). With its increased connectivity and performance, Fibre Channel is the I/O technology preferred and used by system designers. Features Compliance with PCI Local Bus Specification revision 2.2 ■...
Section 2 QLA2310F/2310FL QLA2310F/2310FL HBA Components Figure 2-1 identifies the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA components referenced throughout this section. Each QLA2310F/2310FL HBA has a unique serial number; its location on the HBA is noted in figures 2-1 and 2-2. Take a minute to write down the serial number of the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA.
2 – QLA2310F/2310FL QLA2310F/2310FL HBA Components ISP CHIP NOTE: The serial number is on the other side of the HBA. Figure 2-2. QLA2310FL HBA Layout 2.1.1 LEDs Figure 2-3 identifies and describes the activity of the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA LEDs. Green LED Amber LED Activity Power off...
2 – QLA2310F/2310FL Installation in the Computer Installation in the Computer Perform the following steps to install the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA in your PC: 1. Check the motherboard and make any configuration changes necessary to accommodate the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA. The QLA2310F/2310FL HBA is self-configuring; however, some motherboards require manual configuration.
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The BIOS is disabled by default. Consequently, the devices attached to the QLA2310F/2310FL HBA are not identified. For example: QLogic Corporation QLA23xx PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version x.xx Copyright (C) QLogic Corporation 2002 All rights reserved. www.qlogic.com Press <CNTRL-Q> for Fast!UTIL BIOS for Adapter 0 is disabled...
2 – QLA2310F/2310FL Specifications 2.2.1 Installation Help If your system has an IDE hard disk, it may be assigned device number 80, which is the boot device. If your system does not have an IDE hard disk, a parallel SCSI host bus adapter (HBA), or a RAID adapter, the first bootable FC hard disk configured (the one with the lowest ID) is assigned device number 80 and becomes the boot device.
400 MBps maximum at full-duplex Interface chip: ISP2310 Single-chip design that includes a QLogic RISC processor, Fibre Channel protocol manager, PCI/PCI-X DMA controller, and integrated serializer/deserializer (SERDES) and electrical transceivers that can auto-negotiate a data rate of 1 Gbps or...
2 – QLA2310F/2310FL Agency Certification Agency Certification 2.5.1 QLA2310F The following sections contain a summary of EMC/EMI test specifications performed on QLA2310F (FC2310401) to comply with radiated emission, radiated immunity and product safety standards. 2.5.1.1 EMI and EMC Requirements The QLA2310F conforms to the following requirements: FCC Part 15, Class B ■...
2 – QLA2310F/2310FL Agency Certification EN61000-3-2:1995 Harmonic Current Emission ❑ EN61000-3-3:1994 Voltage Fluctuation and Flicker ❑ VCCI, Class B ■ CNS 13438 Class B BSMI ■ AS/NZS 3548 Class B ■ Korea MIC ■ 2.5.2.2 Product Safety Requirements UL, cUL ■...
Section 3 Troubleshooting Problems After Installation There are three basic types of installation problems that can cause your QLA2310F/2310FL HBA to function incorrectly: hardware problems, system configuration problems, and Fibre Channel problems. The following section provides itemized checklists to help you determine why your QLA2310F/2310FL HBA is not functioning.
3 – Troubleshooting System Configuration Problem Checklist System Configuration Problem Checklist All PCI-compliant and PCI-X-compliant systems automatically detect 32-bit or 64-bit HBAs and set the appropriate bus speed (for example, 33 MHz or 133 MHz). Check the motherboard for proper configuration (see the appropriate installation section for more information.
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