Q-Logic 8200 manual

SN0054671-00 A User ’ s Guide Converged Network Adapter 8200 and 3200 Series[...]

ii SN0054671-00 A User ’s Gu ide—Converged Network Ad apter 8200 and 320 0 Series Information fu rnished in this manual is believe d to be accurate and reliable. However , QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patent s or other right s of third part ies which may result from it s use. QLogic Corp[...]

SN0054671-00 A iii T able of Content s Preface What’s in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii Related Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

iv SN0054671-00 A User ’s Gu ide—Converged Network Ad apter 8200 and 320 0 Series Adapters Functionality and Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Functional Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

SN0054671-00 A v User ’s Guide—Converged Ne twork Adapter 8200 and 3200 Seri es Adapters Updating the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19 Using the vCenter Plug-in on a T omcat Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20 Installing T omcat on Linu x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

vi SN0054671-00 A User ’s Gu ide—Converged Network Ad apter 8200 and 320 0 Series Adapters T eaming/Bonding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 Windows T eaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 T eam MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

SN0054671-00 A vii User ’s Guide—Converged Ne twork Adapter 8200 and 3200 Seri es Adapters Deploying the Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Driver System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 Installing iSCSI in ESX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

viii SN0054671-00 A User ’s Gu ide—Converged Network Ad apter 8200 and 320 0 Series Adapters 4 Configuring FCoE Installing FCoE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Installing FCoE in Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Packaging Content . .[...]

SN0054671-00 A ix User ’s Guide—Converged Ne twork Adapter 8200 and 3200 Seri es Adapters Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters with the Non-Interactive QCC CLI 4-4 Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters with the vCenter Plugin . . . . . . 4-4 Selective LUNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-[...]

x SN0054671-00 A User ’s Gu ide—Converged Network Ad apter 8200 and 320 0 Series Adapters 2-23 QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in wi th Qo S Interface, Function eSwitch Configuration, and eSwitch S tatistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-43 2-24 Diagnostics T ests on Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

SN0054671-00 A xi Preface This guide provides det ailed instructions on the inst allation, configuration, and troubleshooting of 8200 and 3200 Serie s Adapters for Windows ® , Linux ® , and VMware ® . It also provides det ails on the use of QLogic adapter features to enhance the value of server virtualizat ion using VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0. Such fea[...]

Preface Intended Audience xii SN0054671-00 A Intended Audience This guide is intended for those respons ible for deploying QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters on Wind ows, Linux, and VMware: users ranging from end users, such as dat a center managers and system administrators, to the test and development co mmunity . Related Materia[...]

Preface License Agreeme nts SN0054671-00 A xiii  Key names and key strokes ar e indicated with UPPERCASE:  Press the CTRL+P keys.  Press the UP ARROW key .  Te x t i n italics indicates terms, emphasis, vari ables, or d ocument titles. For example:  For a complete listing of license agreement s, refer to the QLogic Software End User [...]

Preface T echnical Support xiv SN0054671-00 A T raining QLogic offers training for technical professionals for all iSCSI, Converged Network, InfiniBand, and Fibre Channel product s. From the main QLogic web page at www .qlogic.com , click the Support tab at the t op, then click T raining and Certification on the lef t. The QLogic Global T raining P[...]

Preface Legal Notices SN0054671-00 A xv Legal Notices Wa r r a n t y For warranty det ails, please check the QLogic W eb site at http://www .qlogic.com/Support/Pages/W arranty .aspx . Laser Safety FDA Notice This product complies with DHHS Rules 21 CFR Ch apter I, Subchapter J. This product has been designed a nd manufactured according to IEC608 25[...]

Preface Legal Notices xvi SN0054671-00 A CE Mark 2004/108/EC EMC Directive compliance: EN55022:2006+A1:2007/CISPR22:2006: Class A (QL E8 xxx) EN55024:1998 EN61000-3-2: Harmonic Current Emission EN61000-3-3: V oltage Fluctuation and Flicker Immunity S tandards EN61000-4-2: ESD EN61000-4-3: RF Electro Magnetic Field EN61000-4-4: Fast T ransient/Burst[...]

Preface Legal Notices SN0054671-00 A xvii Korean Language Format — Class A Product Safety Compliance UL, cUL product safety : 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters UL60950-1 (2 nd 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 104 0.1 1. 2006/95/EC low volt age directi[...]

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SN0054671-00 A PRELIMINAR Y xix Quick S t art Inst allation Instructions This Quick S tart section descr ibes how to install and conf igure your new QLogic converged network adapter in four simple steps:  S tep 1. V erify the Package Contents  S tep 2. Inst all the Adapter Hardwa re  S tep 3. Install the Adapter Drivers  S tep 4. Instal[...]

Quick S tart S tep 2. Install t he Adap ter Hardware xx PRELIMINAR Y SN0054671-00 A S tep 2. Inst all the Adapter Hardware T o install the ada pter hardware, you need to open the computer and locate the appropriate bus slot. If necessa ry , consul t your compute r system manual f or instructions on how to remove the computer cove r . Follow these s[...]

Quick S tart S tep 3. Install the Adapter Drivers SN0054671-00 A PRELIMINARY xxi 9. Plug the appropriate Ethernet cable (eith er copper or optical) into the adapter .  Optical models ship with optical transceive rs already installed . The 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters will only ope rate with optical transceivers sold by QLogic.  For copper co[...]

Quick S tart S tep 4. Install QConverg eConsole ™ xxii PRELIMINAR Y SN0054671-00 A S tep 4. Inst all QConvergeConsole ™ T o install QConvergeConsole : 1. Go to the QLogic Driver Downloads/Document ation page at http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com . 2. Locate the QConvergeConso le package for the adapter product, as follows:  8200 Series Adapte[...]

SN0054671-00 A 1- 1 1 Product Overview What is a Converge d Network Adapter? A Converged Network Adapter is a multifunction adapter that combines the capabilities of a Fibre Channel adapter and an Ethernet NIC. A Converged Network Adapter provides simultaneous Fibre Ch annel and Ethernet traffic over a shared 10Gb Ethernet link. What is an Intellig[...]

1–Product O verview Functionality and Features 1-2 SN0054671-00 A  Multi-boot capability including:  Preboot-eXecution environment (PXE)  iSCSI (8200 Series Adapters only)  Fibre Channel (8200 Series Adapters only)  Unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI)  PCIe 2.0  8  User diagnostics that can b e run from the CLI an[...]

1–Product Overview Adapter S pecifications SN0054671-00 A 1-3  Flow control  Locally Administered Address (LAA)  Enhanced optimization with MSI, MSI-X, and NetQueue Supported Operating Systems The 8200 and 3200 Series adapters sup por t commonly used operating systems: Windows, Linux, Solaris ® and ESX ® . For a detailed list of the cu[...]

1–Product O verview Adapter S pecifications 1-4 SN0054671-00 A Environment al Specifications T able 1-1. Environmental Specifications Condition Operating Non-Operating T emperature Ranges (for Altitude=900 m or 2952.75 f t) 10°C to 55°C a (50°F to 131°F) a 200LFM is required to oper ate at this temperature. –40°C to 65°C (–40°C to 149?[...]

1–Product Overview Converged Netwo rk Adapter SuperInstaller Installation SN0054671-00 A 1-5 Converged Network Adapter SuperInst aller Inst allation QLogic Windows SuperInst a ller Refer to the QLogic Windows SuperInst aller Readme file for information. QLogic Linux SuperInst aller Refer to the QLogic Linux SuperInstaller Readme file for informat[...]

1–Product O verview Multi-boot Image for 10Gb CNA—CNA Function C onfiguration Utility 1-6 SN0054671-00 A Converged Network Adapter Function Configuration Package Content s The following files are included for updating the adapter multi-boot code:  update.bat —DOS batch file that calls the execut able files to update the adapter multi-boot.[...]

1–Product Overview Multi-boot Image for 10 Gb CNA—CNA Function Configuration Utility SN0054671-00 A 1-7 QLflash Command Line Options The executable file QLflash.exe is used by the UPDATE.BAT file to update you r adapter multiboot-code. The application QLflash.exe may be used to read, write, or verify either the multi-boot ima ge or the NVRAM on[...]

1–Product O verview Multi-boot Image for 10Gb CNA—CNA Function C onfiguration Utility 1-8 SN0054671-00 A Adapter Configuration (CNA/IEA Function Configuration Utility) This section provides det ailed configur ation information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the 10Gb ad apter and the connected devices. Y ou can con[...]

1–Product Overview Multi-boot Image for 10 Gb CNA—CNA Function Configuration Utility SN0054671-00 A 1-9 Function The Function pa rameter applies only to only function 0 and funct ion 1. Press the ENTER key to configure either PXE or iBFT settings. (The Function option is predicated on the Protocol that is selected.) Adapter Settings Press the E[...]

1–Product O verview Multi-boot Image for 10Gb CNA—CNA Function C onfiguration Utility 1-10 SN0054671-00 A Initiator Settings  Enable DHCP ( Enabled/Disabled: Default— Enabled ) When Enable DHCP is set to Enabled , the adapter utilizes DHCP to obt ain its IP address, subnet mask, and gateway IP address.  Target Param From DHCP (Enabled/D[...]

1–Product Overview Multi-boot Image for 10 Gb CNA—CNA Function Configuration Utility SN0054671-00 A 1-1 1  Boot LUN Enter to specify the LUN of the boot d evice. (Depending on your configuration, it may not be necessary t o change this option .)  CHAP Type  None —CHAP is not used.  One-Way —Unidirectional CHAP is used.  Mutua[...]

1–Product O verview Installing the QLogic Adapte r vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi 1-12 SN0054671-00 A Exit the CNA Function C onfiguration Utility Press the ENTER key to select from the followin g:  Reboot System  Return to Fast!UTIL Inst alling the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi This section on insta lling the QLogic Adapter vCe[...]

1–Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi SN0054671-00 A 1-13 Introduction The QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in is a user-interface extension to t he vS phere™ 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 [...]

1–Product O verview Installing the QLogic Adapte r vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi 1-14 SN0054671-00 A Requirement s The QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in requires the component s in Figure 1-2 to be installed and running. Figure 1-2. vCenter Plug-in Requirements QLogic provides the follow ing components that must be installed on the ESX or ESXi Server[...]

1–Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi SN0054671-00 A 1-15 vCenter Server  QLogic XML configuration file to register t he plug-in to the vCenter Server T omcat Web Server  QLogic Web-based extension to the vS phere Client Inst alling the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider The QLogic Adapter CIM Provider fo r [...]

1–Product O verview Installing the QLogic Adapte r vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi 1-16 SN0054671-00 A 3. Issue the vihostupdate command to inst all the of fline bundle as follows: # vihostupdate.pl <conn_options> --install --bundle offline-bundle.zip --nosigcheck For available options, refer to the vihostup date page . 4. Follow the on-screen[...]

1–Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi SN0054671-00 A 1-17 Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider T o remove the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider , use either the esxupdate or vihostupdate command. T o uninstall the QLogic Ada pter CIM Provider using the esxupdate command: 1. Query and find the existing VIB you[...]

1–Product O verview Installing the QLogic Adapte r vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi 1-18 SN0054671-00 A S t arting the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in T o start the QL ogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in: 1. S tart the VMware vS phere Client and connect to the vCenter Server by entering the IP address or name, user name, and p assword. 2. Click Login. 3. If [...]

1–Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi SN0054671-00 A 1-19 Inst alling the Flash Utility For ESX, before you perform a Flash up date on QLogic Adapters using the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in, ensure that t he QLflash utility is also installed o n the ESX system. T o install the QLflash utilit y on ESX: 1. [...]

1–Product O verview Installing the QLogic Adapte r vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi 1-20 SN0054671-00 A 7. When asked “Do you wan t to reset the adapter to activate the fir mware immediately af ter successful update?,” click OK if you want the n ew firmware to take ef fect immediately . Or , click Cancel to have the new firmware take ef fect afte[...]

1–Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi SN0054671-00 A 1-21 Inst alling T omcat on Linux T o install T omcat on a Linux OS: 1. Go to the following URL: http://tomcat.ap ache.org/download-55.cgi 2. Locate the following directory and file: Binary Distribution > Core > tar.gz (apache-tomcat-5.5.28.tar.gz) [...]

1–Product O verview Installing the QLogic Adapte r vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi 1-22 SN0054671-00 A St arting and Stopping T omcat on Windows T o start and st op T omcat on a Windows OS: 1. Go to Computer Management > Services and Application > Services > Ap ache T omcat <version number> . 2. Right-click, and then select Start /Sto[...]

1–Product Overview Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi SN0054671-00 A 1-23 For Perl: http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-4530 1. Before you can use the scrip t, download the appropriate VI SDK from VMware. For PowerShell, download vSphere PowerCLI : http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vsphere/automationtools/ po[...]

1–Product O verview Installing the QLogic Adapte r vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi 1-24 SN0054671-00 A[...]

SN0054671-00 A 2- 1 2 Configuring NIC This section describes the driv er and QConvergeConsole (QCC) agent installation, co nfiguration, operation, and troubleshooting of the NIC functio n of the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters. Refer to the QCC User ’s Guide for information on QCC Agent s. Inst alling NIC in Linux Refer to the Intelligent Ethernet [...]

2–Configuring NIC Installing NIC in Windows 2-2 SN0054671-00 A Packaging Content Refer to the Intelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Up date for ESX Readme file for information. ESX OS Support Refer to the Intelligent Ethernet Adapter and Converged Network Adapter Networking Inbox Driver Up date for ESX[...]

2–Configuring NIC Configuring PXE Boot SN0054671-00 A 2-3 Configuring PXE Boot This section provides proced ures for configuring the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapters to perform PXE boot. The example uses function 1 and NIC 1. T o configure PXE boot: 1. Enter the system BIOS by pressing the F2 key . 2. On the BIOS window ( Figure 2-1 ), select Inte g[...]

2–Configuring NIC Configuring PXE Boot 2-4 SN0054671-00 A 7. On the CNA Function Configuration main window , ensure that Protocol is set to PXE ( Figure 2-2 ). Figure 2-2. QLogic 8200 CN A Function Configuration 8. Press the ESC key to exit. 9. Select Save changes to save your edit s, exit, and reboot the system. 10. During POST , press the F2 ke[...]

2–Configuring NIC Configuring PXE Boot SN0054671-00 A 2-5 1 1. Select Boot Settings , and then press the ENTER key ( Figure 2-3 ). Figure 2-3. BIOS : Boot Settings 12. Select the Boot Sequence option, and the n press the ENTER key .[...]

2–Configuring NIC Configuring Driver Software Parameters 2-6 SN0054671-00 A 13. Select the Embedded NIC 1 QLogic PXE... entry , and then pr ess the UP ARROW key to move this entry t o the first position ( Figure 2-4 ). Figure 2-4. Embedd ed NIC 1 QLogic PXE 14. Press the ESCAPE key , and then select Save changes and exit . The system reboots . 15[...]

2–Configuring NIC Configuring Driver Software Parameters SN0054671-00 A 2-7 qaucli Utility Install QConvergeConsole CLI ( qaucli ) from the followin g packa ges supplied by QLogic:  QConvergeConso leCLI-<versio n>_linux_<arc h>.install.tar.g z — Package file  QConvergeConsoleCLI-<version>_<arc h>.rpm —RPM install[...]

2–Configuring NIC Configuring Driver Software Parameters 2-8 SN0054671-00 A 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 rx dma [...]

2–Configuring NIC Windows Proper ty Pages SN0054671-00 A 2-9 phantomcore Utility Use the phantomcore utility to collect a firmware dump tha t is useful for forwarding to QLogic T echnical Support. T o collect a firmware dump: 1. T o turn off au to recovery in the driver , issue the following command: insmod qlcnic.ko auto_fw_reset=0 2. T o collec[...]

2–Configuring NIC Windows Property Pages 2-10 SN0054671-00 A T able 2-1. Windows Driver Configurable Parameters Property Description Completion Queue Size S pecifies the size for th e ring wher e command com- pletion and incoming receive indication status will be posted. Registry Key: C ompletionQueueSize Default: 16384 Va l u e s : 1024, 2048, 4[...]

2–Configuring NIC Windows Proper ty Pages SN0054671-00 A 2-1 1 Large Send O f fload V1 IP4 Enables and disable s TCP large send of fload. Allows host TCP stack to give bigger than maximum seg- ment size (MSS) packets to the driver , and then w ith the help of hardware, splits the large r segments into MTU size packet s before sending on wire. Reg[...]

2–Configuring NIC Windows Property Pages 2-12 SN0054671-00 A Max Ethernet Fram e Size S pecifies the Ethernet frame size for packet transmis- sion and receive (i ncludes the MAC head er). Reg Key: MaxFrameSize Default: 1514 (correspond s to 1514 bytes on the wire + 4 bytes of CRC) Max: 9614 Min: 142 (Windows 2003), 590 (Windows 2008) Max Jumbo Bu[...]

2–Configuring NIC Windows Proper ty Pages SN0054671-00 A 2-13 Receive Side Scaling Rings S pecifies the number of RSS ri ngs used. Registry Key: MaxStatusRings Default: 2 Va l u e s : 1-4 TCP Checksum Offload IPv4 Enables a nd disables TCP transmit and receive checksum of fload. Registry Key: * TCPChecksumOffloadIPv4 Default: Rx and Tx Enabled Va[...]

2–Configuring NIC VLAN Configuration 2-14 SN0054671-00 A Configuring NIC Driver Pa rameters with QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System : Setting General NIC Port Parameters and Setting Advanced NIC Port Pa rameters for information. Configuring NIC Driver Paramete rs with QCC Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User'[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eaming/Bonding SN0054671-00 A 2-15 T eam MAC Address At initialization, the teaming driver selects the tea m’s MAC address to be the MAC of one of the teamed adapte rs. In general, the first adapter to come up is chosen to be the preferred primary adapte r . The preferred primary’s MAC addre ss is assigned to the MAC addre[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eam ing/Bonding 2-16 SN0054671-00 A Failsafe Mode The failsafe mode provides Layer 2 fa ult to lerance. Failsafe provides high reliability through redundancy in th e event of port failure. When the primary network connection is down, dat a traf fic is automatically transferred to a secondary , standby connection. The preferred[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eaming/Bonding SN0054671-00 A 2-17 Switch-Independent Load Balancing Mode Switch-independent load balancing mode provides a failsafe feature and supports transmit load balancing. For receive loa d balancing, use the 802.3ad modes. In this mode, the outbound traf fic is efficiently distributed across the member adapters to incr[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eam ing/Bonding 2-18 SN0054671-00 A St atic Link Aggregation (SLA) S tatic link agg regation (SLA, 802.3ad st atic protocols with generic trunking) is a switch-assisted teaming mode, where the switch must be 802.3 ad compliant. The switch ports must be configured so that the switch perceives adapters fro m a LAG as a single, v[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eaming/Bonding SN0054671-00 A 2-19 Using the CLI for T eaming Y ou can view , create, configure, and delete teams using the QCo nvergeConsole utility . T o view a list of teams, issue the following command: qaucli -nic –teamlist T o view team information, issue the following command: qaucli -nic -teaminfo <team_inst|ALL&g[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eam ing/Bonding 2-20 SN0054671-00 A 3. Click the Team Management t ab to bring that pag e to the front ( Figure 2-5 ) and perform teaming-related management. Figure 2-5. T eam Mana gement Property Page On the Team Management p age, the Teams and Adapters p ane on the left lists the network devices currently present on this sys[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eaming/Bonding SN0054671-00 A 2-21 Information on teaming confi guration includes the fo llowing:  Creating a T eam  Modifying a T eam  Deleting a T eam  Saving and Restoring T eaming Configuration Creating a T eam T o create a team: 1. T o create a team, right-click the Teams folder icon, and then click Create Tea[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eam ing/Bonding 2-22 SN0054671-00 A 3. On the Create Team dialog box, specify th e following (see the message pane at the b ottom of the dialog box for more det ails), and then click OK to return to the adapter properties:  Name —T ype a name for the new team.  T ype —Select the teaming mode by clicking e ither Fails[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eaming/Bonding SN0054671-00 A 2-23 The following figures show the conf iguration of vari ous teaming modes. Figure 2-7. Creati ng a Failsafe T eam[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eam ing/Bonding 2-24 SN0054671-00 A Figure 2-8. Creating a Switch-I ndependent Load Balancing T eam[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eaming/Bonding SN0054671-00 A 2-25 Figure 2-9. Cr eating an 802.3ad Static T eam[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eam ing/Bonding 2-26 SN0054671-00 A Figure 2-10. Creating an 802.3ad Dynamic Team[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eaming/Bonding SN0054671-00 A 2-27 T o confirm if a team has been successfully created, view the Team and Adapters pane on the T eam Management pag e. Figure 2-1 1 shows an example of a newly-formed team. The Team Data p ane on the right shows the properties, in formation, and stat us of the team or adapter that is currently s[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eam ing/Bonding 2-28 SN0054671-00 A T o add team members: 1. On the Team Manageme nt property p age, right-click the unteamed adapter to add to a team. 2. 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 ). Figure 2-12. Adding a T eam NOTE: Y ou cannot add [...]

2–Configuring NIC T eaming/Bonding SN0054671-00 A 2-29 T o remove an adapter from a team: 1. On the Team Management property p age, right-click the adapter to be removed from the team. 2. On the shortcut menu, click Remove from Team . 3. At least two adapters must be present in a t eam. If an adapter is no longer required to be a member of a team[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eam ing/Bonding 2-30 SN0054671-00 A The team properties change t akes effect immediately . Changing team properties causes the driver to reload, which could re sult in a moment ary loss of connectivity . NOTE: T o ensure that the properties of all teamed adapters and adapters with VLANs remain synchron ized with the team pro p[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eaming/Bonding SN0054671-00 A 2-31 T o modify team composition: 1. On the Team Management p age, in the left pane under Teams and Adapters , right-click the team name whose p roperties are to be changed. 2. On the shortcut menu, click Modify Team ( Figure 2-14 ). Figure 2-14. Modifyi ng T eam Properties 3. In the Modify Team P[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eam ing/Bonding 2-32 SN0054671-00 A Example 1: For a failsafe team, you can cha nge th e team name, assigned team st atic MAC address, preferred primary adapter , and failback type ( Figure 2-15 ). Figure 2-15. Modifying Fa ilsafe T eam Properties[...]

2–Configuring NIC T eaming/Bonding SN0054671-00 A 2-33 Example 2: Y ou can change the team type and the corresponding team attributes. For example, you can change from failsafe to switch-indepe ndent 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 [...]

2–Configuring NIC T eam ing/Bonding 2-34 SN0054671-00 A Saving and Restoring T eaming Configuration QLogic recommends that you periodically sa ve th e configuration to prevent a ny accidental loss of network to pology and settings. Curren t configuration including the teams, VLANs, and properties can be saved to a file. Restoring an earlier confi[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC Partition (NP AR) SN0054671-00 A 2-35 NIC Partition (NP A R) The NP AR feature in QLogic adapters provides the ability to create multiple PCIe physical functions for each physical 10GbE port on t he adapter . Each of the PCIe functions appears as an independent interfa ce to the host operating system or hypervisor . Dual-por[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC Partition (NP AR) 2-36 SN0054671-00 A After you have configured NP AR mode, you can modify the minimum and maximum bandwidth per NP AR. The changes ta ke ef fect immediately; no reboot is required. The minimum and maximum ban dwidths are specified as percent ages of the link bandwidth, where:  Minimum bandwidth is the min[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC Partition (NP AR) SN0054671-00 A 2-37 Configuring NP AR in the BIOS Refer to the Ty p e section for information. Configuring NP AR in QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System: Partitioning NIC Port s for information. Configuring NP AR in QCC Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User ’s Guide fo r info[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC Partition (NP AR) 2-38 SN0054671-00 A Figure 2-17 shows the default view of QLogic Adapter t ab in the vCenter Plug-in. Figure 2-17. vCenter Plug-in Q Logic Adapter T ab Default V iew Figures 2-18 shows the configuration range of the 8200 Series Adapters without NP AR. Figure 2-18. 8200 Series Confi guration Range Without NP[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC Partition (NP AR) SN0054671-00 A 2-39 Figures 2-19 shows the configuration range of the 8200 Series Adapters with NP AR. Figure 2-19. 8200 Series Conf iguration Range With NP AR Figures 2-20 shows the Configuration Range of the 3200 Series Adapte rs with NP AR. Physical functions 2–7 can be independ ently disabled. Figure [...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC Partition (NP AR) 2-40 SN0054671-00 A In the example in Figure 2-21 , function 2 is disabled. T o enable the function, NIC is selected from the Function T ype menu. Figure 2-21. Enabli ng a Physical Function 3. Click Save Configuration . 4. Reboot your system for the change t o take e ffect. 5. Open vCenter Plug-in. 6. Click[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC Partition (NP AR) SN0054671-00 A 2-41 The selected function now reflect s the change made in St e p 2 . For example, the change made in Figure 2-21 is refle cted in Figure 2-22 (function 2 changed from Disabled to NIC . Figure 2-22. Port One Conf igured with NP AR Enabled NP AR Personality Changes  Changing a function&apo[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC Partition (NP AR) 2-42 SN0054671-00 A Enabling NP AR T o enable NP AR for a port in the QLogic vCente r Plug-in, do the following: 1. Select function 2 for port 0 and function 3 for port 1. 2. Click OK to accept the NP AR parameter(s) Successfully Changed! confirmation message. 3. Reboot the ESX Host. 4. W ait until the ESX [...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC Partition (NP AR) SN0054671-00 A 2-43 See Figure 2-23 for an illustration. Figure 2-23. QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in with Qo S Interface, Function eSwitch Configuration, and eSwitch S t atistics eSwitch The 8200 and 3200 Series adapters con nect the physical port s to the physical functions on the PCIe bus through eSwitche[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics 2-44 SN0054671-00 A NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics NIC Linux Diagnostics Linux Diagnostics This section covers the following inform ation for user diagnostics for Lin ux NIC driver management applications:  Running Linux User Diagnostics  Linux Diagnostic T est Descriptions  Linux Diag[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics SN0054671-00 A 2-45  T o perform a Flash test, issue the following co mmand: qaucli -pr nic testflash [cna_port_inst]  T o perform a hardware test, issue the following command : qaucli -pr nic -testhw [cna_port_inst]  T o perform an interrupt test, issue the fo llowing command: qaucli -p[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics 2-46 SN0054671-00 A # ethtool -t eth4 The test result is PASS The test extra info: Register_Test_on_offline 0 Link_Test_on_offline 0 Interrupt_Test_offline 0 Loopback_Test_offline 0 Linux Diagnostic T est Descriptions  Internal Loopback T est performs internal packet loopback.  Flash T est [...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics SN0054671-00 A 2-47 T o run user diagnostics in the GUI: 1. Access the Windows Control Panel , and then op en the Device Manager . 2. In the Device Manager , right-click the QLogic 10Gb Ethernet adapter , and then on the shortcut men u, click Properties . 3. On the adapter properties p age, click[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics 2-48 SN0054671-00 A 4. Under Diagnostic Tests , select o ne or more c heck boxes indicating the tests you want to run: Hardware Test , Register Test , Interrupt Test , Loopback Test , and Link Te st . ( Windows Diagnostic T est Descriptions describes each test type.) 5. Click Run Tests . T o run [...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics SN0054671-00 A 2-49 Diagnostic help commands, an d command options availa ble for each specific protocol, are available by specifying -h to the proto col, as shown in T able 2-5 . T able 2-6 lists miscellaneous Windo ws diagnostics commands. T able 2-7 lists the Win dows CLI diagnostic test comma[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics 2-50 SN0054671-00 A -a --all Perform all test, regardless o f default -D --default Perform only th e default test -R --CRegs T est all control registers (default) -I --IRQS T est interrupt mechanism (default) -L --IntLB Internal loopback test (d efault) -H --Hw Hardware test (default) -S --LinkST[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics SN0054671-00 A 2-51 For every test performed, the diagnostic utility shows the following data:  T otal number of attempt s  Number of successful completions  Number of failures Y ou can either perform all tests in succession, or perform only specific tests specified by the preceding comm[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics 2-52 SN0054671-00 A Windows Diagnostic T est Descriptions This section provides descriptions of the following Windows diagnostic test s:  Hardware T est  Register T est  Interrupt T est  Loopback T est  Link T est Hardware T est The hardware test checks the st atus of various hardw[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics SN0054671-00 A 2-53 Windows Diagnostic T est Messages If a test fails, an appropriate error code is generated and displayed, as sho wn in T able 2-9 . Note that this t able does not list error messages fo r the interrupt and link test s. T able 2-9. Windows Di agnostic T est Messages Te s t Error[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics 2-54 SN0054671-00 A HW_SRE_PBI_HAL T Segmenta tion and reassembly engine currently halted HW_SRE_L1IPQ Segmentation and reassembly engine currently p aused due to L1 IPQ dis- card failure HW_SRE_L2IPQ Segmenta tion and reassembly engine currently p aused due to L2 IPQ dis- card failure HW_SRE_FRE[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics SN0054671-00 A 2-55 For example: qaucli -nic -testlink === Link Test for 1. CNA Port Index === Function is not supported by this hardware/driver/api stack === Link Test for 2. CNA Port Index === Function is not supported by this hardware/driver/api stack === Link Test for 3. CNA Port Index === Fu[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics 2-56 SN0054671-00 A QCC GUI Diagnostics Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System: Pe rforming NIC Port Diagno stics for information. QCC CLI Diagnostics QCC Interactive CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole User's Guide for information. QCC CLI Diagnostics QC C Non-Interactive CLI Refer to the [...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics SN0054671-00 A 2-57 NIC T roubleshooting Guidelines Figure 2-25. NIC Troub leshooting Diagram 1[...]

2–Configuring NIC NIC T roubleShooting/Diagnostics 2-58 SN0054671-00 A Figure 2-26. NIC Troub leshooting Diagram 2[...]

SN0054671-00 A 3- 1 3 Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Overview This section describes the driver and a gent installation, config uration, operation, and troubleshooting of th e iSCSI function of the 8200 Series Conve rged Network Adapter . Inst alling iSCSI in Linux Refer to the iSCSI Adapter Inbox Driver Up date for Linux Kernel 2.6.x Readme file for info[...]

3–Configuring iSCSI Installing iSCSI in ESX 3-2 SN0054671-00 A Inst alling iSCSI in ESX Refer to the iSCSI Driver for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 Readme file for information. Packaging Content Refer to the iSCSI Driver for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 Readme file for information. ESX OS Support Refer to the iSCSI Driver for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.1 Readme file for inf[...]

3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Configuration SN0054671-00 A 3-3 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 QConv[...]

3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Initiator 3-4 SN0054671-00 A e. IP_Gateway [0.0.0.0]: Press the ENTER key to accept th e default. f. Enable IPv6 [off] : Press the ENTER key to acce pt the default. 9. On the options menu that opens, select 3, Save changes and re set HBA (if necessary) . 10. At the prompt for both port s, type Yes . 1 1. T o return to th[...]

3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Initiator SN0054671-00 A 3-5 6. Select the Converged Network Port you want to configure. 7. Select 2, Configure IP Settings . 8. Complete the interactive list of settings as follows: a. Enable IPv4 [on]: Press the ENTER key to accep t the default. b. DHCP to obtain IPv4 Network Information: [off]: Press the ENTER key to [...]

3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Name Server iSNS 3-6 SN0054671-00 A Configuring an iSCSI Initiator in VMware The software iSCSI initiator must be enabl ed for ESX/ESXi to be able to use it for accessing iSCSI storage. T o configure an ESX/ESXi initiator: 1. Log in to the vS phere Client. 2. In the inventory p anel, select a server to which to connect. [...]

3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Boot SN0054671-00 A 3-7 Accessing Fast!UTIL T o access Fast!UTIL for PXE, iSCSI, and FCoE, respe ctively , press the CTRL+Q keys during the QLogic 8200 and 320 0 Series Adapters BIOS initialization wh en the PXE, iSCSI, or FCoE QLogic banner displays. It may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL menu to appear . The Fast![...]

3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI Boot 3-8 SN0054671-00 A iBFT Boot Setup iBFT is a component of the Advance d Configuration and Po wer Interface Specification (ACPI) 3.0b standa rd that provides operating systems a st andard way to boot from a software -initiated iSCSI protocol. This component utilizes software-based in itiators. iSCSi Boot Setup Using [...]

3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI T roubleShooting SN0054671-00 A 3-9 iSCSI T roubleShooting iSCSI Diagnostics iSCSI Diagnostics using QCC GUI Refer to QConvergeConsole Help System: Pinging an iSCSI Port T arget for information. iSCSI Diagnostics usi ng Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the Interactive CLI User ’s Guide f or information.[...]

3–Configuring iSCSI iSCSI T roubleShoot ing 3-10 SN0054671-00 A iSCSI T roubleshooting Diagram Figure 3-1. iSCSI Troubleshooting Diagram[...]

SN0054671-00 A 4- 1 4 Configuring FCoE This section describes the driver and a gent installation, config uration, operation and troubleshooting of th e FCoE function of the 8200 Series Conve rged Network Adapters. Inst alling FCoE Inst alling FCoE in Linux Refer to the Fibre Channel Adapter and Converg ed Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Lin[...]

4–Configuring FCoE Installing FCoE 4-2 SN0054671-00 A Firmware Installation Refer to the Fibre Channel Adapter and Converg ed Network Adapter Inbox Driver Update for Lin ux Kernel 2.6.x Readme file for inf ormation. Inst alling 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 R[...]

4–Configuring FCoE HBA Parameters SN0054671-00 A 4-3 HBA Parameters Setting HBA Parameters with the QCC GUI Refer to the QConvergeConsole Help System : Managing Fibre Channel an d FCoE Adapters and Port s for information. Setting HBA Parameters with the Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole User ’s Guide for information. Setting HBA[...]

4–Configuring FCoE Virtual Ports (NPIV) 4-4 SN0054671-00 A Configuring Boot Devices with the BIOS Refer to Using QLflash for information. V irtual Port s (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 QConve[...]

4–Configuring FCoE T roubleshooting SN0054671-00 A 4-5 Configuring Selective LUNS wi th the Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User's Guide for information. Configuring Selective LUNS with the Non-Interactive QCC CLI Refer to the QConvergeConsole CLI User's Guide , “Fibre Channel Noninteractive Commands” section f[...]

4–Configuring FCoE T ro ubleshooting 4-6 SN0054671-00 A FCoE T roublesh ooting Diagram Figure 4-1. FCoE T roubleshooting Diagram[...]

SN0054671-00 A A-1 A Adapter LEDs The LED behavior for the 8200 and 3200 Series Adapt ers is defined in T able A-1 . T able A-1. QLE824x an d QLE32 4x LED Scheme Link LED Activity LED Activity Off Off Power of f Off Off Power on (no link) On On Power on/link established, no activity On Flashing Power on/link est ablished, LAN and/or SAN activity[...]

A–Adapter LEDs A-2 SN0054671-00 A[...]

SN0054671-00 A Glossary-1 Glossary adapter The board that interfaces between the host system and the t arget devices. Adapter is synonymous with host bus adapter , host channel adapter (HCA), host adapter , and adapter board. adapter port A port on the adapter board. adapter port beacon An LED on the adapter . Flashing it enables you to locate the [...]

User’s Guide Converged Network Ada pter 8200 and 320 0 Series Adapters Glossary-2 SN0054671-00 A device A computer subsystem, such an adapter card, which mediates dat a in a computer network. The term “device” is used inter- changeably with “targe t” and “target device”. driver The software t hat interfaces between the file system and[...]

SN0054671-00 A Glossary-3 User ’ s Guide Converged Networ k Adapter 8200 and 3200 Seri es Adapters logical unit number (LUN) A subdivision of a SCSI target. I t is the small integer handle that dif ferentiates an individual disk drive or p artition (volume) within a common SCSI t arget device such as a disk array . T echnically , a LUN can be a s[...]

User’s Guide Converged Network Ada pter 8200 and 320 0 Series Adapters Glossary-4 SN0054671-00 A Because a path is a combina tion of an adapter and a t arget port, it is distinct from another path if it is accessed through a different ada pter or it is accessing a different t arget port. Consequently , when switching from one p ath to another , t[...]

SN0054671-00 A Glossary-5 User ’ s Guide Converged Networ k Adapter 8200 and 3200 Seri es Adapters transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) Basic communication language of the Internet. UEFI A specification detailing an interface that helps h and of f control of the system for the pre-boot environment (that is, after the system is[...]

User’s Guide Converged Network Ada pter 8200 and 320 0 Series Adapters Glossary-6 SN0054671-00 A[...]

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