Page 2 For all support related questions please send email to support@chelsio.com Copyright © 2015 Chelsio Communications. All Rights Reserved. Chelsio ® is a registered trademark of Chelsio Communications. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 3: Version History
1.1.9 12/02/2013 1.2.0 12/05/2013 1.2.1 12/16/2013 1.2.2 01/13/2014 1.2.3 01/23/2014 1.2.4 02/05/2014 1.2.5 02/11/2014 1.2.6 02/28/2014 1.2.7 04/22/2014 1.2.8 05/27/2014 1.2.9 07/21/2014 1.3.0 09/01/2014 1.3.1 11/06/2014 1.3.2 11/25/2014 1.3.3 03/25/2015 1.3.4 06/05/2015 1.3.5 08/21/2015 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 4: Table Of Contents
Manual Uninstallation Software/Driver Update NDIS FUNCTION Introduction 1.1. Hardware Requirements 1.2. Software Requirements Software/Driver Configuration and Fine-tuning 2.1. Assigning IP address to the Chelsio Network Adapter 2.2. Advanced Configuration 2.3. NVGRE Offload 2.4. VXLAN Task Offload 2.5. PacketDirect III. SMB DIRECT Introduction 1.1.
Page 5 Client conflict resolution Web GUI client 8.1. Management Station 8.2. Accessing Web Management Interface 8.3. Layout and Navigation 8.4. Home page 8.5. System page 8.6. Network page 8.7. Storage 8.8. Hardware Features Uninstalling Unified Wire Manager Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 6 UM FOR WIN PE Introduction 1.1. Hardware Requirements 1.2. Software Requirements 1.3. Examples VII. APPENDIX Chelsio End-User License Agreement (EULA) Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 7: Chelsio Unified Wire
Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire I. Chelsio Unified Wire Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 8: Introduction
Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire adapters. These high speed, single chip, single firmware cards provide enterprises and data centers with high performance solutions for various Network and Storage related requirements.
Page 9: Hardware Requirements
PCI. 1.3. Software Requirements Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire has been developed to run on Windows based platforms. To know more about the complete list of versions supported by each driver/software, please refer to their respective sections. 1.4.
Page 10: Hardware Installation
6. For maximum performance, it is highly recommended to install the adapter into a PCIE x8 slot. 7. Holding the Chelsio adapter by the edges, align the edge connector with the PCI connector on the motherboard. Apply even pressure on both edges until the card is firmly seated. It may be necessary to remove the SFP (transceiver) modules prior to inserting the adapter.
Page 11: Software/Driver Installation
1. Open the Device Manager (Control Panel -> System & Security-> System -> Device Manager), click on the Network Adapters, right click on the Chelsio Network Adapter and select Update Driver Software. In case of Virtual Functions in VM, select Other Devices, right click on Chelsio Ndis Note Function.
Page 12 3.1.3. Generic Function 1. Open the Device Manager (Control Panel -> System & Security-> System -> Device Manager), click on the Network Adapters, right click on the Chelsio T5/T4 40G/10G Generic Function and select Update Driver Software. 2. Select Browse my computer for driver software.
Page 13: Cxgbtool Help
Some of the commands provided can be used to query running statistics to aid in debugging. Definitions [nicInterface] is the name of the network device to work on, given in the format "nic[0,1,..n]" [vbdInterface] is the name of the Chelsio Bus Enumerator instance to work on, given in the format "vbd[0,1,...n]" Syntax...
Page 14 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000070 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 In show_t4_ctxt: p->mem_id = 0 StatusPgNS: StatusPgRO: FetchNS: FetchRO: Valid: PCIeDataChannel: DCAEgrQEn: DCACPUID: FCThreshOverride: filter Description: Displays list of configured hardware filters Syntax: cxgbtool [nicInterface] filter Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 15 Example: Loading T5 firmware configuration file: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 loadcfg t5-config.txt Flashing configuration file C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\t5-config.txt of size 22607 ... Clearing the configuration file region in flash C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 loadcfg clear Clearing configuration file in flash... Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 16 Flashing Option ROM image to user specified offset: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 loadboot cuwlbt4.bin offset 0x100 loadboot-cfg Description: Loads boot configuration file. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] loadboot-cfg [[bootConfigImageFile]|clear] Parameters: clear: The flash area reserved for boot configuration file will be cleared. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 17 Tx payload: 0-0x17ffffff [384 MiB] Rx payload: 0-0x7afffff [123 MiB] IMSG contexts: 0x17b280-0x23b27f [768 KiB] ULPTX state: 0x23b280-0x2443bf [36.3 KiB] ULPRX state: 0x2443c0-0x248bbf [18.0 KiB] Pstructs: 0x248bc0-0x2c89bf [511 KiB] Rx FL: 0x2c89c0-0x2c9e3f [5.12 KiB] Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 18 TxCtrl 1024 TxRdma 1024 RxIng 1023 RxEth 3071 RxEth 3071 RxEth 3071 RxEth 3071 RxRdma RxRdma RxRdma RxRdma qstats Description: Displays statistics for each Tx & Rx queue. Syntax: cxgbtool [nicInterface] qstats [queueType [(clr)]] Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 19 BcPkts 1422 BcBytes 2472 24786 131544 CoalPkts CoalBytes DropPkts RecvNbls 2046 RxCsumGood 2025 VLANex RssProc RssGroup Description: Reads/writes register. Syntax: Register Read: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] reg [readAddress] Register Write: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] reg [[writeAddress] = {val}] Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 20 Transport Protocol Engine common register set. This module implements the main packet processing pipeline. ulp_rx Ingress Upper Layer Protocol common register set. This module implements the upper layer protocol processing in the ingress direction Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 21 It interfaces to the external serial flash device. PIO Local Bus controller common register set. This module implements the PIO Local Bus controller. It is physically distributed across T4/T5. Lookup Engine Common register set. The Lookup Engine implements the connection, filter and ACL databases.
Page 22 Example: Displaying all available module registers: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 regdump [0x1e000] SGE_PF_KDOORBELL 31:15 QID 14:14 Priority 13:13 Type 12:0 PIDX [0x1e004] SGE_PF_GTS 31:16 IngressQID 15:13 TimerReg 12:12 SEIntArm 11:0 CIDXInc Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 23 : 0x7 ulp_raw : 0x0 l2t_ix : 0xf40 smac_sel : 0x36 tf_suspend : 0x0 tf_non_offload : 0x0 tf_lock_tid : 0x0 tf_keepalive : 0x0 tf_dack : 0x0 tf_dack_mss : 0x0 tf_dack_not_acked : 0x0 tf_nagle : 0x0 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 24 11:8 S_RXSGEMOD0 3:3 S_RXSGECHANNEL3 sgedbg Description: Displays sge debug indirect registers. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] sgedbg Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 sgedbg SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH00 0x3000000 50331648 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH01 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH02 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH03 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH04 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH05 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH06 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH07 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH08 0x26020000 637665280 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH09 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH10 SGE_DEBUG_DATA_HIGH11 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 25 NIC DeviceID 5401 (T520-CR) NIC FW Version 1.14.4.0 NIC TP Version 0.1.4.8 Ndis Driver Version 5.5.11.0 VBD Version 5.5.11.0 fwtoc Description: Converts Firmware binary file to source file header. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] fwtoc [firmwareFile] filename= [CFileName].bin Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 26 Description: Uninstalls driver package specified in the setup information file (.inf). Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] uninst [infFile] Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 uninst .\chnetx64.inf Removing device instance CHT<4|5>BUS\CHNET\5&39B01C76&1&0000 update Description: Updates driver package. Syntax: cxgbtool update [infFile] Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 27 Read SEEPROM data to a bin file: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] seeprom read Display SEEPROM data in console: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] seeprom dump Write SEEPROM data: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] seeprom write [seepromFile] Verify SEEPROM data: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] seeprom verify [seepromFile] Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 28 Read serialinit data to a bin file: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] serialinit read Display serialinit data in console: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] serialinit dump Write serialinit data: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] serialinit write [initdataFile] Verify serialinit data: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] serialinit verify [initdataFile] Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 29 Description: Reads/writes VPD data. Syntax: Read VPD data: cxgbtool [vpdInterface] vpd Write VPD data to serial EEPROM on chip: cxgbtool [vpdInterface] vpd [vpdFile] Example: Read VPD Data: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 vpd Write VPD Data: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 vpd vpd.bin Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 30 Description: Displays the adapters Serial Number, Device ID, EC, Core Clock, Part Number, and Network Address (MAC) Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] vpdparams Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 vpdparams Serial Number : RE14130227 : T520-CR : 0000000000000000 Core Clock : 250000 : 11011605002 Network Addr : 000743047D60 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 31 Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire Description: Traces the Ingress and Egress path of a packet through the Chelsio adapter. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] wtp Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 wtp 0x00000000 HIGH 0x00aa0000 0x0003f000 HIGH 0x00660022 0x00000000 HIGH 0x0000eeee 0x00000000 HIGH 0x0000eeee 0x00000000...
Page 32 Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] stats [mac{portInstance}|mib] Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 stats mac0 0x00000000 HIGH 0x00000066 0x0003f000 HIGH 0x00aa00ee 0x00000000 HIGH 0x0000eeee 0x00000000 HIGH 0x0000eeee 0x00000000 HIGH 0x00000000 0x0070000b HIGH 0x0000eeee 0x00000013 HIGH 0x0000eeee 0x00000013 HIGH 0x001199cc 0x00000016 HIGH 0x00020491 0x0000000b Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 33  cctrl Description: Displays congestion control table. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] debugfs cctrl Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 debugfs cctrl 981 1004 2028 2156 4076 4480 4780 1 0.5 718 1358 1493 1593 1 0.5 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 34 Description: Displays results of CIM MA logic analyzer trace. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] debugfs cim_ma_la Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 debugfs cim_ma_la 0000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000 Cnt ID Tag UE Data RDY VLD 0 0000000000000000 0 0000000000000000 0 0000000000000000 0 0000000000000000 0 0000000000000000 0 0000000000000000 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 35 Retransmit min: 960 us Retransmit max: 9765440 us Persist timer min: 960 us Persist timer max: 9765440 us Keepalive idle timer: 7031116800 us Keepalive interval: 73240800 us Initial SRTT: 137437100448 us FINWAIT2 timer: 9765440 us Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 36 C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 debugfs edc0 edc0 cxgbtool: This may take a while. Please be patient cxgbtool: Reading MEM_EDC0 (0) memory of size 3145728 bytes cxgbtool: Writing memory block to file edc... cxgbtool: Done writing memory block to file edc0 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 37 Description: Displays CIM TP inbound queue. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] debugfs ibq_tp[{0|1}] Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 debugfs ibq_tp0 000000: 078003ff ffc04102 2e8003ff 00000000 0x0010: 2effc041 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x0020: 078103ff ffc04202 2e8103ff 00000000 0x0030: 2effc042 00000000 00000000 00000000 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 38 Description: Displays CIM NCSI inbound queue. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] debugfs ibq_ncsi Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 debugfs ibq_ncsi 000000: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x0010: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x0020: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x0030: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 39 3 01:00:5e:00:00:01 ffffffffffff 4 33:33:00:01:00:03 ffffffffffff 5 33:33:00:00:00:0c ffffffffffff 6 33:33:ff:00:00:11 ffffffffffff 7 33:33:ff:b8:3f:b8 ffffffffffff 8 01:00:5e:7f:ff:fa ffffffffffff 9 01:00:5e:00:00:fc ffffffffffff  mps_trc_rd trace Description: Reads MPS trace filter. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] debugfs mps_trc_rd trace[traceQueueId] Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 40 C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 debugfs mps_trc_wr trace0 tx0  mbox Description: Displays the last command in each mailbox. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] debugfs mbox[{0|1|2|…|7}] Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 debugfs mbox0 mailbox[0] owned by driver 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 41 Description: Displays NCSI outbound queue. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] debugfs obq_ncsi Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 debugfs obq_ncsi 000000: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x0010: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x0020: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0x0030: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 42 Tx bytes Read: Write bypass: 53350 Write mem: Bypass + mem: Rx cycles Rx bytes Read: Write bypass: 20820 Write mem: Flush:  tcp_stats Description: Displays IPv4/IPv6 TCP statistics. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] debugfs tcp_stats Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 43 0 channel 1 channel 2 channel 3 macInErrs: hdrInErrs: tcpInErrs: tcp6InErrs: tnlCongDrops: tnlTxDrops: ofldVlanDrops: ofldChanDrops: ofldNoNeigh: ofldCongDefer:  tp_la Description: Dumps TP la. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] debugfs tp_la cxgbtool [vbdInterface] debugfs tp_la [{2|3} ] Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 44 C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool nic0 debugfs tid_info TID range: 0..1919/2048..18431, in use: 0 STID range: 1920..1951, in use: 4 ATID range: 0..4095, in use: 0 FTID range: 1952..1967 HW TID usage: 0 IP users, 0 IPv6 users Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 45 Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] devlog Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 devlog Seq# Tstamp Level Facility Message 318517 INFO CORE log initialized @ 0x20084000 size 32768 (128 entries) fwrev 0x00000000pcie_fw 0x0014cc10 388309 INFO CORE bootstrap firmware took 27 msecs to run Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 46 C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 rss 1023 1023 rss_config Description: Prints RSS Configuration. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] rss_config Example: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool vbd0 rss_config TP_RSS_CONFIG: 0x300003c Tnl4TupEnIpv6: Tnl2TupEnIpv6: Tnl4TupEnIpv4: Tnl2TupEnIpv4: TnlTcpSel: TnlIp6Sel: TnlVrtSel: TnlMapEn: OfdHashSave: OfdVrtSel: OfdMapEn: OfdLkpEn: Syn4TupEnIpv6: Syn2TupEnIpv6: Syn4TupEnIpv4: Syn2TupEnIpv4: Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 47 Enable IPF Mask Mask IPv6 IPv4 Queue Map Chn Prt Map Size Size Four Two Four Two Four yes yes yes yes yes yes rss_vf_config Description: Prints RSS VF Configuration. Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] rss_vf_config Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 48 Rx Coalescing Threshold Packets. Number of packets after which interrupt will be sent. Example: Setting Rx Coalescing Timer: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool nic0 coalesce rx-usecs-irq 5 Setting Rx Coalescing Threshold Packets C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool nic0 coalesce rx-frames-irq 20 Description: Prints endpoints (eps) if NDK/ND is enabled. Syntax: cxgbtool [nicInterface] eps Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 49 1048 in_use 0 rq id 2169 in_use 256 state 1 onchip 0 ep tid 78 state 7 0.0.0.0:4304->0.0.0.0:5445 rdma_stats Description: Prints RDMA statistics if NDK/ND is enabled Syntax: cxgbtool [vbdInterface] rdma_stats Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 50 0x083ae260: (inactive): stag idx 0x0900 key 0x00 state INV type NSMR pdid perms none rem_inv_dis 0 addr_type ZBTO bind_enable 0 pg_size 4096 qpid 0x0 pbl_off 0x0000 pbl_addr 0x0b414780 len 0 va 0000000000000000 bind_cnt 0 Stag(2):0xf00 0x83ae320 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 0000000000000000 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 51 C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool nic0 chim sock 102.1.1.56:5001 ======> 102.1.1.62:49169 ============================================= ChRcvBytes : 1460 ChRcvCredits : 1460 ChRcvMaxSeq ChRcvWndAdjusted : 324776 Cached flag : 0x2 :Nagle Const flag : 0x6 :SACK:WS RcvIndicationSize : 128 RcvNxt : 1871353069 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 52 Flow IPG(us) class 29640261 disabled disabled class 29640261 disabled disabled class 29640261 disabled disabled class 29640261 disabled disabled class 29640261 disabled disabled class 29640261 disabled disabled class 29640261 disabled disabled class 29640261 disabled disabled Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 53: Firmware Update
Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire 5. Firmware Update The driver will auto-load the T5 and T4 firmwares if an update is required. The firmware version can be verified using cxgbtool: C:\Users\Administrator>cxgbtool nic0 version The Firmware binaries are present in ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.xx/firmware/ directory.
Page 54: Software/Driver Uninstallation
3. Repeat the above step for the other Chelsio Network Adapters. 6.1.2. Virtual Bus Driver 1. Open the Device Manager (Control Panel -> System & Security-> System -> Device Manager), click on the System Devices, right click on the Chelsio T5/T4 40G/10G Bus Enumerator and select Uninstall. Note In case of Virtual Functions in VM, use Chelsio T5/T4 40G/10G Bus Enumerator [Virtual Function].
Page 55 Chapter I. Chelsio Unified Wire 3. Repeat the above step for the other Generic Functions. Uninstalling drivers using any other order is not supported. Important Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 56: Software/Driver Update
For any distribution specific problems, please check README and Release Notes included in the release for possible workaround. Please visit Chelsio support web site http://service.chelsio.com/ for regular updates on various software/drivers. You can also subscribe to our newsletter for the latest software updates. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 57: Ndis Function
Chapter II. NDIS Function II. NDIS Function Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 58: Introduction
Chapter II. NDIS Function 1. Introduction Chelsio’s T5/T4 series of Unified Wire Adapters provide extensive support for NIC operation, including all stateless offload mechanisms for both IPv4 and IPv6 (IP, TCP and UDP checksum offload, LSO - Large Send Offload aka TSO - TCP Segmentation Offload, Network Direct and assist mechanisms for accelerating LRO - Large Receive Offload).
Page 59: Software/Driver Configuration And Fine-Tuning
2.1. Assigning IP address to the Chelsio Network Adapter 1. Double click on the Network Connections icon and choose the Chelsio card entry and double click it. 2. Click on the Properties button from the Local Area Connection X Status.
Page 60 VXLAN and NVGRE.  Value: 0-256  Default: 0 This parameter is available only for T5 adapters. Note Flow Control  Description: Enable or disable the receipt or transmission of PAUSE frames. If Rx is enabled, all incoming PAUSE frames will be honored.
Page 61 Maximum Number of RSS Queues  Description: Change the number of RSS Queues.  Value: 1-8  Default: 4 NetworkDirect Functionality  Description: Enable or disable Network Direct Functionality.  Value: Disabled | Enabled  Default: Enabled Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 62 Value: Disabled | Enabled o Default: Enabled Receive Side Scaling (RSS)  Description: Control the RSS functions. If on, the Microsoft RSS function is enabled. If off, the Chelsio RSS function is enabled.  Value: Disabled | Enabled  Default: Enabled Recv Segment Coalescing (IPv4) ...
Page 63 Default: Rx & Tx Enabled TCP Checksum Offload (IPv6):  Description: Enable or disable computation of TCP checksum by the adapter for IPv6 packets.  Value: o Disabled o Rx & Tx Enabled o Rx Enabled Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 64 Description: Enable or disable computation of UDP checksum by the adapter for IPv6 packets.  Value: o Disabled o Rx & Tx Enabled o Rx Enabled o Tx Enabled  Default: Rx & Tx Enabled Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 65 Vxlan UDP Port Number o Description: Specify the current VXLAN UDP destination port number that is currently operational in the NIC. o Value: 1-65535 o Default: 4789 This parameter is available only for T5 adapters. Note Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 66: Nvgre Offload
Chelsio’s T5 based adapters offer extensive support for this feature leading to a higher throughput performance. This feature is enabled by default. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 67: Smb Direct
Chapter III. SMBDirect III. SMB Direct Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 68: Introduction
Windows users in a seamless, plug and play fashion. 1.1. Hardware Requirements 1.1.1. Supported Adapters The following are the currently shipping Chelsio adapters that are compatible with Chelsio SMB Direct driver: T520-BT T502-BT T580-CR...
Page 69: Software/Driver Configuration And Fine-Tuning
Chapter III. SMBDirect 2. Software/Driver Configuration and Fine-tuning 2.1. Enabling SMB Direct SMB Direct is installed and enabled by default. RDMA functionality on Chelsio adapters will be enabled after installing the driver from the package. Get-NetAdapterRdma You can use the PowerShell command to get a list of RDMA capable interfaces in your system.
Page 70 Chapter III. SMBDirect The IovSupport field should display “True” as shown in the image below: ii. If you haven’t done already, install the Chelsio Unified Wire driver package. iii. Verify if the driver is installed and loaded using the Get-NetAdapter command. The InterfaceDescription field should list Chelsio adapter as shown in the image below: iv.
Page 71: Troubleshooting
Verify network interface configurations on both sides.  Please ensure that the interfaces are reachable using ping command.  In the Event Viewer (on the client side), please ensure that the traffic running is not over TCP. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 72 Verify that SMB driver is loaded and working. Open PowerShell window and execute the following command : C:\Users\Administrator>driverquery.exe | findstr /I smb  Verify that Chelsio driver is loaded and working. Open PowerShell window and execute the following command : C:\Users\Administrator>driverquery.exe | findstr /I chel ...
Page 73: Ndis Sr-Iov
Chapter IV. NDIS SR-IOV IV. NDIS SR-IOV Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 74: Introduction
Other benefits of Virtualization include improved disaster recovery, server portability, cloud computing, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), etc. Chelsio’s T5 and T4 Unified Wire family of Adapters deliver increased bandwidth, lower latency and lower power with virtualization features to maximize cloud scaling and utilization. The adapters also provide full support for PCI-SIG SR-IOV to improve I/O performance on a virtualized system.
Page 75: Software/Driver Configuration And Fine-Tuning
2. Software/Driver Configuration and Fine-tuning Please ensure that Unified Wire is installed on the host before proceeding. Refer Software/Driver Installation section of the Chelsio Unified Wire chapter for step-by-step instructions. Check if the machine is SR-IOV capable using the following command: PS C:\Users\Administrator>...
Page 76: Vswitch Configuration
Enter 2 as the configuration type and y to confirm. Hit [Enter]. iv. Reboot system for changes to take effect. 2.2. vSwitch Configuration Create a vSwitch with SR-IOV enabled using Chelsio adapter. ii. Assign a virtual network adapter with SR-IOV enabled to the VM. iii. Bring up the VM. 2.3.
Page 77: Unified Wire Manager (Um)
Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 78: Introduction
Chelsio hardware installed in the system. The software includes a command line interface (CLI) tool and a web management interface (Web GUI) to help you manage all Chelsio network adapter cards on the network across multiple operating systems.
Page 79: Reference Architecture
The Management Agent is a binary executable, which runs as a service on the system that has at least one Chelsio card installed. It is installed along with libraries that can manage various components of the system and enabled during system startup.
Page 80: Authentication And Encryption
The authentication credentials, as well as all data exchanged between the CLI client or the Web GUI and the agent, are encrypted using SSL. This ensures that the data cannot be accessed when it is being transmitted over the network. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 81: Hardware And Software
Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 2. Hardware and Software 2.1. Supported Adapters Following are the currently shipping Chelsio Adapters that are compatible with Chelsio Unified Wire Manager: T5 Adapters  T502-BT  T520-CR  T580-CR  T580-LP-CR  T580-SO-CR ...
Page 82: Platform/Driver Matrix
Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 2.3. Platform/Driver Matrix The table below lists the Chelsio T5/T4 driver(s) and their supported versions: Chelsio driver Version 5.5.11.0 Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 83: Installing Unified Wire Manager
2. Ensure that the path to python binary (typically "C:\Python26"), is added to PATH system variable. 3. Install Apache HTTP Server 2.2 with SSL. (Download from here) 4. If the Apache Server is running, it should be stopped before starting the installation process. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 84: Installation
Installer will upgrade it to the current version. 1. Run the UnifiedWireManager-x.x.xx-x64 installer application. 2. Click the Next button for the Chelsio End User License Agreement Window. Figure 3.2 (a) – UM installer welcome window Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 85 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 3. Select the radio button I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next. Figure 3.2 (b) – Chelsio EULA window Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 86 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 4. The next window will display the pre-requisites for various UM components. Ensure that they are met before proceeding. Click Next. Figure 3.2 (c) – UM prerequisites window Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 87 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 5. Now, either select Complete for complete package installation or else select Custom radio button to customize the installation. Click Next. Figure 3.2 (d) – Select setup (installation) type Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 88 If you selected Custom, the next window will display the location where UM will be installed by default. You can change the location by using the Change button or click Next to continue with the default path. Figure 3.2 (e) – Changing UM installation path Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 89 Figure 3.2 (f) – Selecting UM components to install If Management Station is selected, please make sure that all related Note prerequisites are met before proceeding (See Pre-requisites) or else the component will be skipped during installation. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 90 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 6. Click Install to start the installation. Unified Wire Manager will now be installed with the selected options. Figure 3.2 (g) – Starting UM installation Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 91 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 7. Select Finish to exit the UM Installer. Figure 3.2 (h) – Finishing UM installation Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 92: Configuring Unified Wire Manager
Uncomment "LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so" Add the following lines: RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on RewriteRule ^/?(.*) https://%{SERVER_NAME}/$1 [R,L] 4.1.2. SSL Certificate 1. Execute the following lines in command prompt and provide info to generate OpenSSL certificate and keys: Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 93 Uncomment the following line SSLSessionCache "dbm:C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/logs/ssl_scache" Comment the following line SSLSessionCache "shmcb:C:/Program Files (x86)/Apache Software Foundation/Apache2.2/logs/ssl_scache(512000)" Use the Windows Event Log (Event Viewer) for troubleshooting any installation Note related issues. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 94: Verifying Um Components Status
Verifying Management Agent 1. On the system running Management Agent, launch Services from the Control Panel. You can also type services.msc in the Run command. This will open the Services window. Figure 5.1(a) – Windows Services Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 95: Verifying Management Client
2. Search for Unified Wire Management Station in the list of services. You should get the options to stop,start and restart the service in the Actions menu on the left side. Figure 5.3 – Verifying Management Station service status Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 96 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) While accessing the Web Management Interface, if an error “Management Note Station is not running” is displayed at the log-in page, follow the above steps to restart Management Station and try again. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 97: Management Agent
If there is a firewall appliance / software protecting the network that the system is on, and you wish to connect to the system from a different network, using the client, the firewall appliance also needs to be configured appropriately. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 98: Cli Client
Also, two different Web GUI or CLI clients cannot connect to a management agent at the same time. There is no mechanism to allow this scenario. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 99: Web Gui Client
2. Search for “Apachex.x” in the list of services and click Start in the Action menu on the left. Figure 8.1.1 (a) – Starting Apache HTTP server 3. Search for “Unified Wire Management Station” and click Start in the Action menu on the left. Figure 8.1.1(b) – Starting Management Station service Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 100: Accessing Web Management Interface
You will need to select the correct option to continue. Security Certificate prompt in Internet Explorer Figure 8.2 (a) - Security Certificate prompt in Mozilla Firefox Figure 8.2 (b) - Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 101 Login button. Figure 8.2 (e) - Web GUI Login page Not performing any operation/action for 5 minutes will result in session timeout. Note You will have to re-login and connect to the Agents again. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 102: Layout And Navigation
Navigation Pane. The panels can be expanded and collapsed by clicking on the panel heading.  The Bottom bar has the About link on the right and copyright details on the left. Figure 8.3 – Web Management Interface Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 103: Home Page
The passwords are encrypted, but it is still advisable to store passwords only if the system you are running the GUI client on, is secure. Figure 8.4.1 (a) - Bookmarks and history module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 104 Select the system from the Bookmark list and click Delete system to remove it. Once removed, the system will no longer appear in the Bookmarks and History Note module. If you wish to manage that system again, you will have to use the “Add system” option. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 105  Installing Driver 1. In the Choose the card fields, select T3 or T4/T5 depending on the chip revision of the network card. 2. Select the operating system for which drivers are to be installed in the Choose the OS Type field.
Page 106 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 3. Select a system or systems from the list and choose the driver to be installed in the Driver Installation section. 4. Download the appropriate driver from Chelsio’s Download Center, service.chelsio.com. 5. Locate the driver package.
Page 107 If you deselect the ‘Remember Password’ option, you will be asked to enter the password every time you try to connect to the system. Figure 8.4.2 (a) - Adding a UM Agent Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 108 This feature is available only on the Web Management Interface. Using this option, you can receive email alerts regarding the link status of a Chelsio Network Interface Card. This feature sends email notifications regarding the port and the card, on which the link up/down event has occurred.
Page 109 Various configurable parameters have been categorized into several modules like Boot Configuration module to install and erase option ROM, Network Configuration module to set MTU and VLAN ID, Card Configuration module to change driver parameters, etc. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 110 MTU size of a network interface (in the Network Configuration module), create a group with group type Network. To install or erase option ROM on a Chelsio T4 adapter (in the Boot Configuration module), create a group with group type t4adapter.
Page 111 Figure 8.4.6 (b) – Managing a group Boot Configuration Using this module, you can install option ROM or erase option ROM on Chelsio network devices. The Set Default Boot Settings button will reset the adapter to factory boot settings. Figure 8.4.6 (c) – Boot Configuration module...
Page 112 MTU can be set between 1500-9000 bytes. VLAN id can be set for an adapter within the range 0-4094 (enter 0 to disable it). The IP type can be static or DHCP. Figure 8.4.6 (d) – Network Configuration module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 113 The Card Configuration module allows you to set various adapter settings including TCP Offload. Offload settings are only available when using the TOE capable drivers (t3_tom and toecore for T3 cards; t4_tom and toecore for T4 cards). Figure 8.4.6 (e) – Card Configuration module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 114 In the Port Configuration module, you can set various port settings like enabling Tx checksum and TCP segmentation offload, setting Link speed and link duplex mode, etc. The settings depend on the device driver installed. Figure 8.4.6 (f) - Port Configuration module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 115 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Bypass Configuration Use the Bypass Configuration module to configure Chelsio’s bypass adapters like B420-SR and B404-BT. Figure 8.4.6 (g) - Bypass Configuration module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 116: System Page
The system page contains generic system and support modules which are discussed below: 8.5.1. System summary This module lists the system Hostname, Operating System, platform and also gives the count of the Chelsio cards found. Figure 8.5.1 (a) - System Summary module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 117 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 8.5.2. Drivers Installation Using this module, one can install various Chelsio drivers for different operating systems. Figure 8.5.2 (a) - Drivers Installation module connected to Windows Agent Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 118 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 8.5.3. Driver Details A list of Chelsio device drivers with related information like driver description, version, current load status and installation date is shown in this module. To load or unload a particular driver, select the appropriate option (Yes to load, No to unload) in the corresponding cell of the Loaded column and click Load/Unload Driver button.
Page 119 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 8.5.4. System Diagnostics Using this module, you can run various diagnostic tests on Chelsio adapters to troubleshoot adapter related issues. Select the adapter(s) from the list for which you want to run the test, select the operation (type of test;...
Page 120 A list of the Unified Wire Manager agent components installed on the managed system is shown in this module. The versions of the components are useful in case of reporting an issue to support. Figure 8.5.5 - Unified Wire Manager Component Versions module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 121 The properties box will display the domain state of the machines selected. Now, click on any of the system power actions provided at the bottom. Figure 8.5.6 - VM Configurations module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 122 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 8.5.7. Managed system application logs The management agent logs its activities and any errors that occur, in /var/log/chelsio in Linux and FreeBSD and in the Event log, in Windows. This log can be obtained in this module. Only 20 entries can be obtained and viewed at a time.
Page 123: Network Page
8.6.1. Network summary The Network Summary module provides the total number of Chelsio adapters present, including the number of T5, T4 and T3 adapters. It also provides the total number of Network interfaces including corporate and Chelsio interfaces and VLANs.
Page 124 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 8.6.2. Chelsio card page When a Chelsio card is selected in the tree menu on the left, this page is displayed. It provides details of the card and associated settings. It also displays any card specific statistics that the hardware provides.
Page 125 Highlight the system item in the tree menu on the left, and click "Refresh", to refresh data from the system, in case the updated settings are not being shown. Figure 8.6.2 (b) - TCP Offload Settings module for a FreeBSD Agent Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 126 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Device Driver settings (Windows) The device driver settings applicable to the card are shown here. For Chelsio T5 and T4 adapters, only the MaxVMQueues field will be displayed. On changing the settings, the changed settings may not reflect immediately on refreshing the data.
Page 127 Chelsio card's port The port page is displayed on selecting a port of a Chelsio card listed in the tree menu on the left. It provides details of the port and port settings. It also displays any port specific statistics that the hardware provides.
Page 128 Port settings Port settings such as MTU, Link speed and others can be set in this module. The settings depend on the device driver installed. Figure 8.6.2.1 (b) - Port Settings of T4 CNA Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 129 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Port statistics Ethernet statistics and additional hardware statistics for the port are displayed in this module. Figure 8.6.2.1 (c) - Port Statistics of T4 CNA on Windows Agent Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 130 0-4094 (enter 0 to disable it). You can use the View/Set IP addresses option to add, modify or delete IP aliases. Figure 8.6.3 (a) - System network configuration module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 131 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Figure 8.6.3 (b) – Managing IP aliases Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 132 Table view in the Advanced NIC characteristics. The polling time field sets the average time (in seconds) based on which the table/graph updates the report. Figure 8.6.3 (c) - System network statistics module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 133 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Figure 8.6.3 (d) - Network Throughput Vs Time instant Graph Figure 8.6.3 (e) - Network Throughput Vs Time instant Table Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 134 Windows, you may set multiple default gateways. Use the option to set multiple default gateways with caution, since it may cause the system to stop communicating with external networks. Figure 8.6.3 (f) - Default gateway and DNS configuration module for a Windows Agent Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 135 All modes may not be available with all configurations / combinations. Also, the team members can only be 2 ports of a single offload-enabled card, and not across Chelsio cards. Do not mix third party cards and offload-enabled Chelsio cards in a single team.
Page 136 Use the GetConnections utility to view currently active TCP/UDP connections. Offload status for each connection is also displayed if protocol offload hardware is available. This is useful for troubleshooting any connectivity issues for clients to various services. Figure 8.6.3 (h) - Ping Utility Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 137 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Figure 8.6.3 (i) - TraceRoute Utility Figure 8.6.3 (j) - GetConnections Utility Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 138 To do so, click on the virtual machine and click “Detach”. Similarly, detach all the virtual machines and then use the “Delete Switch” to delete the virtual network. Figure 8.6.3.1 (a) – Virtual Network Manager module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 139 Once created, you can manage the virtual networks in the Virtual Network Manager module. Figure 8.6.3.1 (b) – Creating external virtual network Figure 8.6.3.1 (c) – Creating internal virtual network Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 140 To attach a virtual network to a virtual machine, select the virtual network from the Virtual Network list and the virtual machine from the VM list. Finally click Attach. Figure 8.6.3.1 (e) – Attaching Virtual Network to VM Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 141 These settings can be set only when iWARP driver (iw_cxgb4 for T4 and T5; iw_cxgb3 for T3) is loaded. If you set any parameter for a T5 adapter, it applies for all the T5 adapters present. Same applies for T4 and T3 adapters.
Page 142 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Figure 8.6.4 (a) – iWARP settings for T4 CNA for FreeBSD Agent Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 143 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Figure 8.6.4 (b) – iWARP settings for T4 CNA for Linux Agent Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 144: Storage
Figure 7.7 – Storage Summary Module 8.7.1. FCoE Initiator (Linux, Windows, XenServer) All supported Chelsio FCoE initiators available on the operating system can be managed from this page. FCoE support is extended on Linux, Windows and XenServer platforms. Please refer to Platform/Driver matrix section on the list of operating systems that are supported.
Page 145 Figure 8.7.1.1 (a) – FCoE Card Summary module FCoE Attributes Information such as Interrupt modes (MSI/MSI-X/INTx), SCSI mode and the card state are provided in this module. Figure 8.7.1.1 (b) – FCoE Attributes module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 146 NPIV management support. It contains the following sections: FCoE Port Summary The SCSI adapter name and the underlying ENODE MAC address of the physical port can be found here. Figure 8.7.1.2 (a) – FCoE Port Summary module for Linux Agent Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 147 (10G/1G) being used. Note that only class 3 service is supported by the initiator for now and the frame size is fixed to 2128 bytes as per spec. Figure 8.7.1.2 (b) – FCoE Port Atrributes module for Linux Agent Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 148 To delete a virtual port, select the option Delete and select the virtual port WWPN which you want to delete and click on delete. Figure 8.7.1.2 (c) – FCoE NPIV management module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 149 This module provides details about the discovered target such as target’s FC ID, WWPN and WWNN so that the user can identify the discovered target accordingly. Figure 8.7.1.3 (a) – FCoE Remort Port Attributes module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 150 This module provides the LUN information such as size of the LUN, SCSI address, and LUN address. For Linux, the SCSI address is displayed in H:C:T:L (Host:Channel:Target:Lun) format and for Windows, it is displayed in P:B:T:L(SCSI Port:Bus:Target:Lun) format. Figure 8.7.1.3 (b) – FCoE Remote Port Lun Details module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 151 FCoE Virtual Port Summary The SCSI adapter name and the underlying ENODE MAC address of the physical port can be found here. Figure 8.7.1.4 (a) – FCoE Virtual Port Summary module for Linux Agent Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 152 (10G/1G) being used. Note that only class 3 service is supported by the initiator for now and the frame size is fixed to 2128 bytes as per spec. Figure 8.7.1.4 (b) – FCoE Virtual Port Attributes module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 153 LUN, SCSI address, and LUN address are provided. For Linux, the SCSI address is displayed in H:C:T:L (Host:Channel:Target:Lun) format and for Windows, it is displayed in P:B:T:L(SCSI Port:Bus:Target:Lun) format. Figure 8.7.1.4 (d) - FCoE Remote Port Lun Details module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 154 (Chelsio node cannot be disabled in Windows), and its properties can be viewed and edited in this module. In the Chelsio Linux stack, new initiator nodes can be created too. Disabling the initiator causes it to log out of any iSCSI targets that it is connected to, thus removing any disks provided by the iSCSI targets that were connected.
Page 155 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Figure 8.7.2 (b) - Microsoft iSCSI initiator Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 156 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Figure 8.7.2 (c) - Chelsio iSCSI initiator Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 157 (the IP address and TCP Port specified when discovering the target). If there are any pre-existing iSCSI sessions established to the target, deletion of Note the target Portal from the discovered targets list will fail. Figure 8.7.2 (d) - Discover targets module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 158 If a target is connected, the sessions and connections to the target, and the disks provided by the target will be listed. Figure 8.7.2 (e) - Targets module after logging in Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 159 8.7.3. FO iSCSI Initiator (Linux) Full Offload iSCSI Hardware Information PCI, firmware and other adapter related details are provided in this module. Select the Chelsio adapter for which you want to view properties from the Select a T4 Card drop-down list and the module will expand to display related properties.
Page 160 Here you can configure various port settings like VLAN id, Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) and IP. Select a Chelsio adapter from Select a T4 Card drop-down list and then select the port for which you want set any of the aforementioned properties. MTU can be set between 1500- 9000 bytes.
Page 161 In the FO iSCSI Initiator Properties module, you can configure FO iSCSI Initiator by setting different properties like enabling/disabling CHAP authentication, setting Header and Data digest, etc. Figure 8.7.3 (c) - FO iSCSI Initiator Properties Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 162 In this module, you can set upto 8 instances. Configurable parameters include initiator node name (IQN), alias (friendly) name, Initiator (CHAP) Username and password. Figure 8.7.3 (d) - FO iSCSI Manage Instances module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 163 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) FO iSCSI Discover Details iSCSI Targets can be discovered using this module. Select a Chelsio adapter and initiator instance using which you want to discover targets. Next, provide the source (initiator) and destination (target) IP. Finally, click Discover. After successful discovery, all the discovered targets will appear in the Discovered Targets section.
Page 164 CHAP for a secure iSCSI connection. One-way (target authenticates the initiator) and Mutual (target and initiator authenticate each other) authentication methods are supported. Figure 8.7.3 (f) - FO iSCSI Session Details module: Login Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 165 Established sessions section. Select the Adapter and session id. Details of the selected session will be displayed. To end the session, click Logout. Figure 8.7.3 (g) - FO iSCSI Session Details module: Established Sessions Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 166 Target properties is also available. The modules available on this page are as below: Target Stack Globals This module displays various global properties of a currently connected iSCSI target. Authentication priority between CHAP and ACL can be set here. Figure 8.7.4 (a) - Target Stack Globals module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 167 Properties such as Target name and Alias, Max Data Receive Length, Authentication mode related to a specific iSCSI target can be viewed and modified here. iSCSI targets can be started/stopped or deleted. Figure 8.7.4 (b) - Target properties module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 168 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Session details Details including Session ID, Initiator IQN and Connections List of all discovered and currently connected iSCSI targets are listed here. Figure 8.7.4 (c) – Session Details module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 169 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) New Target Creation New iSCSI target can be created here by specifying the Target IQN and Target Alias name. Figure 8.7.4 (d) - New Target Creation module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 170 View/Edit iSCSI Target LUNs This module displays various Logical Units created in an iSCSI Target. Selected LUNs can be deleted. Figure 8.7.5 (a) - View/Edit iSCSI Target LUNs module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 171 Device and RAM Disk Size etc. RW (Read-Write) and RO (Read Only) are the two kinds of permissions that can be set. If Ram Disk is selected, then a minimum of 16 MB should be provided. Figure 8.7.5 (b) - Adding a new LUN Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 172 Portal List on the left displays details of the portal group on which an iSCSI target is listening and the related info is displayed on the right under Portal Details. Selected portals can be deleted. Figure 8.7.6 (a) - View/Edit iSCSI Target Portals module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 173 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Add Portal New Portals can be added here by choosing the specific target and Portal IP address. The Port number should be 3260. Figure 8.7.6 (b) – Adding a new Portal Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 174 View/Edit iSCSI Target ACLs This module displays details for all the ACLs configured for an iSCSI Target. Selected ACLs can be deleted. Figure 8.7.7 (a) - Target ACL operations module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 175 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Add ACL New ACLs can be configured by specifying Target name, initiator IQN name, IP address and permission type. Figure 8.7.7 (b) - Adding new ACL Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 176: Hardware Features
Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 8.8. Hardware Features The Hardware module lists the status of configuration modules under Hardware Features section, running on the agent. Figure 8.8 – Hardware module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 177 Note time to reflect. Highlight the system item in the tree menu on the left, and click "Refresh system", to refresh data from the system, in case the updated settings are not being shown. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 178 The FILTERID and T4 CARD fields are mandatory. After providing appropriate values for the parameters click “Save Changes”. For a detailed explanation regarding different fields, please refer cxgbtool Note manual by running man cxgbtool command on Management Agent CLI. Figure 8.8.1(b) - T4 Filtering Configuration module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 179 (t3_tom for T3 adapters; t4_tom for T4 adapters). 8.8.3. Traffic Management configuration The Chelsio Card section on the left displays all the cards available in the server and their corresponding policies on the right. Policies can be added and deleted. Policy Details displays the primitives (maximum 8) and actions which can be modified.
Page 180 /ChelsioUwire- x.x.x.xx/src/network/firmware. For instance, to select Low latency Networking, locate the file, t4- config.txt, in /ChelsioUwire-x.x.x.xx/src/network/firmware/low_latency_config directory. Figure 8.8.4 - T4 Save Config File module Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 181 8.8.5. T3 iSCSI / T3 PXE Boot Option Rom Management (Linux) The Chelsio T3 card may be used for PXE or iSCSI boot. This module allows managing the boot capability. The Option ROM (PXE/iSCSI) may be installed to the card, or erased from the card.
Page 182 8.8.6. T5/T4 Boot Option ROM management This module allows managing the PXE and FCoE boot capability for Chelsio T5 and T4 cards. The Option ROM (PXE and FCoE) may be installed to or erased from the card. The version of Option ROM flashed can be viewed here.
Page 183 FCoE targets. Enable the Option ROM only if you are planning to boot the system via PXE or install the operating system on FCoE LUN. Figure 8.8.7 (a) - PXE Boot configuration for T4 CNAs Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 184 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Figure 8.8.7 (b) - FCoE Boot configuration for T4 CNAs Figure 8.8.7 (c) - iSCSI Boot configuration for T4 CNAs Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 185 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 8.8.8. Bypass (Linux) You can use the Bypass page to configure various settings for Chelsio’s bypass adapters like setting bypass operation mode, creating rules (filters), starting/stopping BA server, etc. There are two modules available: Bypass Configuration and Redirect Configuration.
Page 186 To edit an existing rule, select the corresponding checkbox, change the desired paremeters and click Save Changes. To delete a rule, select the corresponding checkbox and click Delete a Filter. Finally, click Save Changes. You can delete multiple rules using this method. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 187 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Figure 8.8.8 (b) - Redirect Configuration module: Table configuration tab Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 188 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) Figure 8.8.8 (c) - Redirect Configuration module: Rules configuration tab Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 189 Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 8.8.9. T4 Egress Class Schedulers (Linux) Schedulers can be set only when T5/T4 network driver (cxgb4) is loaded. Egress Queue Map Using this module, you can bind (map) NIC (non-offloaded) Tx queues to Tx Scheduler classes.
Page 190: Uninstalling Unified Wire Manager
Chapter V. Unified Wire Manager (UM) 9. Uninstalling Unified Wire Manager To uninstall Unified Wire Manager, use Programs and Features in the Control Panel. Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 191: Um For Win Pe
Chapter VI. UM for Win PE VI. UM for Win PE Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 192: Introduction
Only local systems can be managed currently using this tool. Note 1.1. Hardware Requirements 1.1.1. Supported Adapters The following are the currently shipping Chelsio Adapters that are compatible with Chelsio UM for Win PE: T502-BT T520-CR T580-CR T580-LP-CR T580-SO-CR...
Page 193: Software Requirements
Chapter VI. UM for Win PE 1.2. Software Requirements 1.2.1. Windows Requirement Currently Chelsio UM for Win PE is available for the following version(s): Windows Server 2012 R2 1.3. Examples 1.3.1. Viewing help  Run the following command to view the list of commands available under a service.
Page 194 Chapter VI. UM for Win PE  Run the following command to view syntax and usage for a sub-command: X:\windows\system32>chelsio_uwlite.exe chelsio <sub-command> /? E.g. To view syntax and usage of EraseSettings sub-command under chelsio service: X:\windows\system32>chelsio_uwlite.exe chelsio erasesettings /? Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
Page 195 Chapter VI. UM for Win PE 1.3.2. Flashing Option ROM Run the following command to list all Chelsio CNAs present in the system. The list displays a unique index for each CNA found. X:\windows\system32>chelsio_uwlite.exe chelsio listadapters Now, run the following command to flash option ROM onto the adapter: X:\windows\system32>chelsio_uwlite.exe chelsio flashrom adapter=<idx>...
Page 196 Option ROM image file, cuwlbt4.bin 1.3.3. Erasing Option ROM Run the following command to list all Chelsio CNAs present on the system. The list displays a unique index for each CNA found. X:\windows\system32>chelsio_uwlite.exe chelsio listadapters Now, run the following command to erase option ROM from the adapter: X:\windows\system32>chelsio_uwlite.exe chelsio eraserom adapter=0 force=1...
Page 197: Appendix
Chapter VII. Appendix VII. Appendix Chelsio T5/T4 Unified Wire for Windows...
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Chelsio T5 Installation And User Manual

Chelsio Unified Wire

Introduction

Hardware Installation

Software/Driver Installation

Cxgbtool Help

Firmware Update

Software/Driver Uninstallation

Software/Driver Update

Ndis Function

Introduction

Software/Driver Configuration and Fine-Tuning

Smb Direct

Introduction

Software/Driver Configuration and Fine-Tuning

Ndis Sr-Iov

Introduction

Software/Driver Configuration and Fine-Tuning

Unified Wire Manager (Um)

Introduction

Hardware and Software

Installing Unified Wire Manager

Configuring Unified Wire Manager

Verifying um Components Status

Management Agent

CLI Client

Web GUI Client

Uninstalling Unified Wire Manager

Um for Win Pe

Introduction

Appendix

Chelsio End-User License Agreement (EULA)

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