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EMC P/N 300-002-803 manual

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    EMC Cor poratio n Corpor ate He adqu arters : Hopkinto n, MA 01748 - 9103 1 - 508 - 435 - 1000 ww w .EMC.c om EMC ® Host Connectivity with QLo g ic Fibre Channel and iSCSI Host Bus Ada pter s (HBAs) and Fibre Channel o v er Ether net Con v erged Netw ork Ada pter s (CNAs) f or the Linux En vir o nment P/N 300-00 2-803 REV A20[...]

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    EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment 2 Copyri ght © 2001 – 201 1 EMC Corporation . All rights reser ved. Published December, 2011 EMC bel ieves the informat ion in th is publication is accurate as of its publica tion date. The inform ation is subje ct to chang e withou t notic e. THE INF[...]

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    EMC Hos t Connectivity with QLogi c FC and iSCSI HBAs an d FCoE CN As f or the Li nux Envir onm ent 3 Preface ........................ ...................... ....................... ............................ ...................... ..... 1 1 Cha pter 1 Introduction Purpose of this document .................... ....................... ............[...]

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    EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment 4 Contents Manual ly setting the topo logy for QLogic Fi bre Channel adapters ............. ............................ ....................... ...................... ........ 43 Manually setting th e data rate for QLogic Fibre Channel adapters ........[...]

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    5 EMC Hos t Connectivity with QLogi c FC and iSCSI HBAs an d FCoE CN As f or the Li nux Envir onm ent Conte nts Chapter 6 Connecti ng to the S torage Zoning a nd conne ction p lanning in a Fibre Channe l or Fibre Channel over Ethernet envir onment ................... ......................... 134 Planning procedure ....................... .........[...]

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    EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment 6 Contents SLES 11 OS SAN-bo ot install ation with QLogic FCo E adapters....................... ................. ...................... ....................... . 167 Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for iSCSI 3.x .................. 168 Preparing the [...]

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    7 EMC Hos t Connectivity with QLogi c FC and iSCSI HBAs an d FCoE CN As f or the Li nux Envir onm ent Conte nts Unloading and reloading the modular QLogic driver ........ 203 Device re co nfiguration: Device numbering . ............................ ... 206 HPQ server-s pecific n ote...................... ............................ .............. [...]

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    EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment 8 Contents[...]

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    EMC Hos t Connectivity with QLogi c FC and iSCSI HBAs an d FCoE CN As f or the Li nux Envir onm ent 9 T i t l e P a g e 1 Installation steps .......................... ....................... ....................... ...................... 24 2 Slot requirements of EMC-supported QLogic adapters ...................... ...... 32 3 QLogic BIOS settings[...]

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    EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment 10 Ta b l e s[...]

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    EMC Hos t Connectivity with QLogi c FC and iSCSI HBAs an d FCoE CN As f or the Li nux Envir onm ent 11 Preface As part of an ef fort to im prove and enhanc e the pe rforman ce and capa bilities of its product line, EMC from time to ti me re lease s revisions of its h ardware and soft ware. Therefore, some function s describe d in th is document may[...]

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    12 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Preface Related documenta tion The following related documents are available on Powerli nk : ◆ EMC Host Connectivity Guide for Linux ◆ EMC Linux iS CSI Atta ch Release Not es ◆ The EMC Networked Storag e T opology Guide has been divided into sev[...]

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    EMC Hos t Connectivity with QLogi c FC and iSCSI HBAs an d FCoE CN As f or the Li nux Envir onm ent 13 Preface Where to get help EMC support, product, and licensin g information can be obta ined as follows . Product infor m ation — For documentation, release notes, softw are updates, or for informa tion about EMC products, licensin g, and service[...]

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    14 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Preface Y o ur comments Y our suggestion s will help us co ntinue to im pr o ve the accuracy , organizatio n, and overal l qual ity of the u ser publications. P lease send your opinio n of this docume nt to: techpub_comments@EMC.com[...]

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    Introduction 15 1 Invisible Body T ag This document describes the procedur es for in stalling an EMC-appr oved QLogic host bus adapter (HBA) o r converged network a dapter ( CNA) into a L inux ho st environment a nd configuring the host for connection to an EMC storage array over Fibre Channe l, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE ), or iSCSI. ◆ Pu[...]

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    16 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Introduction Pur pos e of this docu ment This docum ent is meant to assist in the ins tallation and con figuration of QLogic Fi br e Channel host bus adapters (HBA s) and Fibre Channel Over Ethernet (FCoE) converged network adapters (CNAs), and iSCSI [...]

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    Host conne ctivity 17 Introduction ◆ In virtualization environments, where several ph ysical storage and netw ork links are common ly required. The installatio n of the QLogic FCo E CNA provides the host with an Intel-based 10 gi gabit Ethernet interface (us ing the existing in-b ox drivers), and an QLogi c Fibre Channel adapter interface, wh ich[...]

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    18 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Introduction Boot de vice support Linux hosts us ing QLog ic adapters have been qual ified for boot ing from EMC storage array devices interf aced through Fibre Channel and i SCSI as s pecifie d in the EMC Support Matrix . The EMC Symmetrix ® , EMC V[...]

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    Zoning 19 Introduction Zoning This section co ntains general configura tion guidelin es when connecti ng a Linux server vi a Fibr e Channel or iSCSI to an EMC storage array . Note: Multi-i n itiator zones ar e not re c ommen ded in a Linux fabric enviro nment. FC and FCoE When using Linux hosts in a fabric envir onment, the zoning must be set up as[...]

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    20 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Introduction Figure 1 pr ovides a zonin g exampl e. Figure 1 Zoning exa m ple EMC storage array-specific se ttings Refer to the EMC Host C onnectivity Guid e for Linux , availabl e at http:/ /Powe rlink.EM C.com , for E MC storage array-specific setti[...]

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    Installation Ste ps 21 2 Invisible Body T ag This chapter outl ines the prer equisisi tes for first-time installation , offers a summary of the insta llation steps wi th links to th e appropri ate sect ions , and provi des infor mation on ins talling the adap ter . Revi ew the EMC Support M atr ix for the latest informatio n on appro ved adapters a[...]

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    22 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Instal lation Steps Prerequisites f or first-time installation In order to complete a first-time installation of the QLogic adpater in your server , you wi ll need the following : ◆ “Operating sy stem” on page 22 ◆ “QLogic SANSurfer a n d SA[...]

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    Prerequisites for f ir st-time in stallation 23 Installation Steps Follow the D ownloads > EMC l inks to your adapter f or the app ropriate ver sion . Linux driver The Linux dr i ver for y our HBA or CNA per the EMC Support Matri x for your supported configuration. EMC supports both in-kernel and out-of-kernel driv ers. Note: The inst allation o[...]

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    24 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Instal lation Steps Summar y of installation step s Ta b l e 1 describes the procedure s for installing an EMC-appr o ved QLogic adapters into a Linux host an d configuring the h ost for connection to an EMC Storage Array over Fibr e Channel (FC) or F[...]

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    Summar y of installation ste ps 25 Installation Steps 4 Install the d river . There are two states: • In kern el For drivers listed in the EMC Suppor t Ma trix as in kernel dr iv e rs, there is no need to install a dr iver since the process of installi ng the operating sy stem has alre ady included t he driver . T able 4 on page 49 lists suppor t[...]

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    26 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Instal lation Steps 5 Install the fi rmware. There are two states: • Wrong fir mware The adapter fi r mware is par t o f the Linux dri ver and cannot be altered.. Procee d to Step 6. The adapter firmwar e is par t of the Linux dr iv er and ca nnot b[...]

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    Installing the adap ter 27 Installation Steps Installing the ada pter Follow the in structions included wi th your adapter . The adapter installs in to a single slot. T o conn ect the cable to the adapter: 1. (Optical cable only) Remove the pr otective covers on each fiber-o ptic cable. 2. Plug one end of the cable into the connector on the adapter[...]

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    28 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Instal lation Steps • Fibre Cha nnel over Ethernet converged netw ork adapt er (CNA) connectivity options include LC optical and Cisco SFP+, shown next. – LC optical cable: – Cisco SFP+ (T winax cable) 3. Plug the other end of the cable into a c[...]

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    Installing the adap ter 29 Installation Steps Servers have several dif f er en t bus slot types for accepting adapters: ◆ PCI ◆ PCI-X ◆ PCI-X 2.0 ◆ PCI-Express PCI slots can be 32-bit an d 64-bit (denoted by their 12 4-pin or 188-pin connectors.) These slots have plastic "keys" that prevent certain adapters from fitting into them.[...]

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    30 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Instal lation Steps Figure 3 shows the adapter edge connectors comp atible with the PCI slots show n in Fig ur e 2 o n page 29 . Note adapte r 5, which shows a universal adap ter edge connector . Universa l adapters are compatible with both 3 .3 V and[...]

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    Installing the adap ter 31 Installation Steps through put. Because of how PCI E xpress slo ts are k eyed, an x1 adapter can be ins erted in all four slo t types, as the adap ter will negotiate with th e slot to determine the highes t mutually su pported num ber of la nes . How ev er , an a dap t er requiring x16 lanes will not fit into a smaller sl[...]

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    32 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Instal lation Steps QLogic offers adapters f o r each bus/slot type available. Ta b l e 2 shows e ach of the EM C-support ed QLogi c adapte rs, and their respective slot r equirements. Be sure to consult both your server user guide and QLogic to ensur[...]

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    Installing the adap ter 33 Installation Steps most up-to- date information on wh ich servers support these ada pter s.[...]

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    34 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Instal lation Steps[...]

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    Installing an d Configuring the BIOS Settings 35 3 Invisible Body T ag This chapter desc ribes the procedure s for instal ling and config uring the BIOS setting s. ◆ V erifying and configuring the BIOS settings ....... .......................... 36 ◆ Manual ly setting the topolo gy for QLogic F ibr e Cha nnel adapters ................. ........[...]

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    36 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the BIOS Settings V er ifying and conf igur ing the BIOS settings After the adapter is insta lled, follow these steps durin g system boot to verify and configu re adapter firmware settings. T o use SAN surfer or SANsurfer [...]

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    V er ifying and configuring the BIO S settings 37 Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings d. Under Adapte r Settings , note the BIOS version : – If the banner display s the required version, continue to “EMC re commended a dapter BIOS settings” on page 3 9 . – If the banner do es not display the req ui r ed version, upgrade the firmwar[...]

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    38 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the BIOS Settings Be sure to check the readme included with the BIOS files to make sure you have all of the appropriate files before pr oceeding. a. Insert a disk ette into a Microsoft W indows 9 x machine. b. Open an y DO[...]

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    V er ifying and configuring the BIO S settings 39 Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings Method 3: Upgrading the adapter BIOS using QLog ic SANsurfer CLI The SANsurfer CLI (scli) is in stalled as part o f the qlinstall er or may be downloaded fro m the EMC-approved s ection of the QLogic website. T o update the BIO S usin g the SANsurfer CLI,[...]

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    40 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the BIOS Settings heading are thos e that have bee n tested and deter mined to be applicable in a Linux environment. The settings are config urable in NVRAM using the Host Ad apter Settings , Advanced Settings , a nd Exten[...]

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    V er ifying and configuring the BIO S settings 41 Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings * The WWNN of the server's boot LUN must be listed in this field. Note: The QLogic driver may overri de the EMC-recom mended NVRAM values. Un less otherwise specified, use t he default implemented by the driver . The values for the Conne ction Option[...]

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    42 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the BIOS Settings Note: For Lin ux atta ch, EMC recommen ds settin g the Conn ection Options para meter to 1 when atta ched to a f abric and to 0 when a ttached t o an EMC stor age ar ray dir ectly . Fibre Channel ov er E [...]

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    Manu ally setting the to polo gy f o r QLogic Fibre Channel ad apte rs 43 Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings Manually setting the topology f o r QLog ic Fibre Channel adapter s The EMC default se tting fo r the topology is set to 2 (Loop pr eferr ed; otherwise, poin t to point). For Linux environments, it is r e commended that the Connect[...]

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    44 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Conf igur ing the BIOS Settings Manually setting the data rate f or QLog ic Fibre Channel adapter s The EMC default settin g for the da ta rate on the QLA23xx/QLE23xx adapters is Auto Select mode. If necessary , th e mode may be set man[...]

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    Installing and C onf i guring the Linux H ost with the Q Logic D river 45 4 Invisible Body T ag This chapter desc ribes the procedure s for instal ling and config uring the driver . It is divided into th e following sections . ◆ Intro duction ........... ................. ....................... ...................... ............... 46 ◆ QLogi[...]

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    46 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Intr oduction Using the QLo gic adapter with the Linux operating system requires adapter driver softw are. The driver functions at a layer below th e Linux SCSI driver to pr esent Fi br[...]

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    QLog ic SANsurfer and SA Nsurfer CLI 47 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver QLog ic SANsurfer and SAN surfe r CLI QLogic's SANs urfer program is a GUI-based utility and the SANsurfer CLI is a text-ba sed utility . Both applicati ons may be installed on any Linux system an d used to manag e, configure, and update t[...]

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    48 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver 3. En ter qioctl-inst all –install The following is an example of lo ad IOCTL module on R HLE4 U5 and ab ove wit h com mand: modprobe -v qioctlmod RPM packages needed f o r RHEL5 T o [...]

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    Fibre C hannel and FC oE in kern el driver vers ions 49 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Fibre Channel and FCoE in k er nel driver v er sions The follow ing instal lation inf ormatio n is containe d in this section: ◆ “Supported in k ernel driver versions” on page 49 ◆ “Insta llation in structions fo r the[...]

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    50 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver RHEL 4 U3 Miracle Li nux SE 4.0 SP1 RedFlag DC Ser ver 5.0 SP1 Haansoft Linux 2006 Ser ver SP1 8.01.02- d4 √√ SLES 9 SP3 8.01.02-sles √√ RHEL 4 U4 Asianux 2.0 SP2 OEL 4 U4 8.01.[...]

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    Fibre C hannel and FC oE in kern el driver vers ions 51 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver SLES 10 SP1 8.01.07-k3 √√ RHEL 5.1 Asianux 3.0 SP1 OEL 5.1 8.01.07- k7 √√ √ RHEL 5.2 OEL 5.2 8.02.00- k5-rhel5 .2-03 √√ √ RHEL 5.2 (er rata kernels equal to or greater than 2.6.18-92 .1.6.el5) OEL 5.2 (er rata ke[...]

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    52 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver a. For mod els QL E8140 , QLE8 142, QLE 8150, a nd QL E8152 only . b . For mod el QLE 8042 only . What next? If the driver version is not listed in Ta b l e 4 , go to “Fibr e Channel [...]

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    Fibre C hannel and FC oE in kern el driver vers ions 53 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Installation instr uctions for the in k e rnel QLo g ic driver for Linux 2.4.x k er nel The section contain s the following in structions for enabling th e QLogic driver: ◆ “Enab ling the QLogic dr iver in RHEL 3.0” on pag[...]

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    54 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Enabling the QLogic dr iver in SLES 8 In order f o r the driver to be loaded at boot time, the driver must be listed in the /etc/s ysconfig/ kernel and /etc/mod ules.conf files and the [...]

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    Fibre C hannel and FC oE in kern el driver vers ions 55 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver where $1 is the v2.4.x kernel ve rsion currently running. Example: cd /boot mkinitrd -k vmlinuz-2.4.21-295-smp -i initrd-2.4.21-295-smp 4. Reboot the sys tem. Installation Instruc tions fo r the in k er nel QLog ic dr iv e r in [...]

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    56 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Note: QLA230 0 manage s QLA23 10, QLA23 40, and QLA2342. QLA 2322 manag es QLE2360 a nd QLE23 6 2. QLA2 400 manage s QLA2460, QLS2462, QLE2460, a nd QLE2462. QLA6 312 manages QL E220. 2[...]

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    Fibre C hannel and FC oE in kern el driver vers ions 57 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver where $1 is the v2.6.x kernel ve rsion currently running. Example: mkinitrd -v initrd- 2.6.18-8.el5.img 2 .6.18-8.el5 3. Reb oot t he host. Enabling the QLogic dr iver in SLES 9 In order f o r the driver to be loaded at boot tim[...]

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    58 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver b. Save the changes and quit from vi . 2. Create a new ramdisk to r eflect th e changes made: cd /boot mkinitrd -k vmlinuz- $1 -i initrd- $1 where $1 is the v2.6.x kernel ve rsion curre[...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 59 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Fibre Channel and FCoE out of k er nel dr ive r v e rsions The follow ing instal lation inf ormatio n is containe d in this section: ◆ “Supported out of kernel driver versions ” on page 59 ◆ “Insta llation inst ruct[...]

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    60 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver a. For mod el QLE 8042 o nly . b . For mod els QL E8140 , QLE8 142, QLE 8150, a nd QL E8152 only . c. For mod els QLE82 40, QL E8242 , QLE 8250, a nd QLE8 252 on ly . Miracle Linux SE 4[...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 61 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Refer to the lat est E MC Support Matrix for specific qualified kernel versions and distri butions. Note: The support sta ted in the EMC S upport Matrix supersedes versi ons liste d in this document. Insta llation in str ucti[...]

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    62 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver 4. Find the desired and supported driver for the kernel version and distri butio n, and clic k the as sociate d Downl oad link to sav e the file. Prei nstallation ins tructions fo r the[...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 63 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ◆ T o create a modular v7.xx.xx/ v8.xx.xx driver using the DKMS RPM , refer to “Method 1: Installing the QLogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver via the QLog ic DKMS RPM” on pa ge 63 . Use the QLogic D KMS RPM to comp ile and i[...]

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    64 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver The following are example steps to integrate the QLogic driver . Also refer t o the README f i le in the driver package. 1. Boot int o the qualified an d supported kernel onto w hich th[...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 65 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Method 2: Installing the QLogic v 7.xx.xx/v8.xx. xx dr iver via the QLogic installatio n script This section guides you through the process of instal ling and uti lizing the QLogic insta llatio n scrip t Th e script will buil[...]

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    66 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Proceed with the installatio n. cd qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-1-install/./qlinstall -i -dp The qlinstall in stallation scri pt provides the following features: ◆ Installs th e driver source [...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 67 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver RHEL examples An example of the console o u tput reported by th e QLogic installation script on RHEL hosts is as fo llows: ./qlinstall -i -dp #************************************* ********************# # QLogic HBA Linux Dri[...]

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    68 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver the saved configuration to take effect . Configuration saved on HBA port 1. Cha nges have been saved to persistent storage. Please reload the QLA driver module/re build the RAM disk for[...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 69 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Product Type : Disk Number of LUN(s) : 26 Status : Online -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- HBA Port [...]

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    70 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ./qlinstall -i -dp #************************************* ********************# # QLogic HBA Linux Driver I nstallation # # Version: 1.00.00b2 pre4 # #**********************************[...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 71 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Saved copy of /etc/sysconfig/kernel as /usr/src/qlogic/v8.00.03-1/backup/kern el-2.6.5-7.151-smp-042905-124100.bak Saved copy of /etc/modprobe.conf.local as /usr/src/qlogic/v8.00.03-1/backup/modp robe.conf-2.6.5-7.151-smp-042[...]

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    72 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Status : Online -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Path : 0 Target : 2 Device ID : 0x83 Port ID : 61-1A-13 Product Vendor : DGC Product ID : [...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 73 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Status : Online -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- HBA Port 0 - QLA2340 Port Name: 21-00 -00-E0-8B-13-[...]

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    74 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Port Name : 50-06-01- 62-10-60-12-70 Product Type : Disk Number of LUN(s) : 14 Status : Online -------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Path : 0 Ta[...]

  • Page 75

    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 75 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Method 3: Installing the QLogic v 7.xx.xx driver via the QLog ic RPM This section guides you through the process of instal ling and uti lizing the QLogi c driver RPM. The RPM bu ilds and in stalls the qla2 300.o driver and mo[...]

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    76 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver /lib/modules/2.4.21-32.0.1.ELsmp/kerne l/drivers/scsi/ install -o root -g root qla2200_conf.o /lib/modules/2.4.21-32.0.1.ELsmp/kerne l/drivers/scsi/ install -o root -g root qla2300_conf[...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 77 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ◆ “Method 2: Un installing the QL ogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver via the QLogic instal latio n script” on p age 77 ◆ “Method 3 : Uninstalling the QL ogic v7.xx.xx driver via the QLogic RPM ” on page 78 Method 1: Un[...]

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    78 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver [root@l82bi116 qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-in stall]# ./qlinstall -u An example of the console output repo rted by the driver r emoval is as follow s: 3. V erify that the /etc/modprobe.conf fil[...]

  • Page 79

    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 79 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver 4. Reb oot t he host. QLog ic v7. x and v8.x se rie s driver para meter s The QLogic driver contains a number of parameters that may be modified to perform failover functionality or to en hance performance. QLog ic v7.x s eri[...]

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    80 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver qlpor t_ down_retr y 0 (uses v alue speci fied in NVRAM) 0 (uses v al ue specified in NVRAM) ql2xre tr ycount 20 (standa rd mode)/3 0 (failov e r mode) 20 (standar d mode) max_srbs 40 9[...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 81 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Descr iption of QLog ic v7.x-ser ies dr iver parameters When attach ing to VNX series, CLARi iON, or Symmetrix sto rage systems, EMC r ecommends that the ConfigRequired and ql2xfailover parameters be set to zero. General driv[...]

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    82 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ◆ ql2xintrdelaytimer : defines the amoun t of time for the firmwar e to wait befo re generati ng an interrupt to the ho st as notification of th e req uest completio n. ◆ retry_gnnf[...]

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    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 83 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ◆ MaxRetriesPerIo : defines the total number of retries to perform before failing the comm and and r eturning a DID_NO_CONNECT selection timeo ut to the OS. ◆ qlFailoverNotifyType : defines the type of failover notificati[...]

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    84 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver 4. After the m odification to /etc/modules.conf has been m ade, a new ramdisk needs to be cr eated and the host r ebooted. T o create a new ramdisk, type the mkinitrd command : • For [...]

  • Page 85

    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 85 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Note: When attachin g to VNX series, CLAR iiON, or S ymmetrix s t orage arrays, E MC recommends that the ConfigRe qu ired and ql2xfail over para meter s be set to zer o in the /etc/modul es.conf file . ◆ T o loa d the QLogi[...]

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    86 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver where $1 is the currently runnin g v2.6.x kernel version. Example: cd /boot mkinitrd -v initrd-2.6.9-22.ELsmp.img 2.6.9-22.ELsmp • For Su SE distri butions, u s e: cd /boot mkinitrd -[...]

  • Page 87

    Fibre Cha nnel and FC oE out of kern el driver versions 87 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver An example of the console output displayed when modinfo is run on the qla2xxx module is as follo ws: [root@l82bi205 ~]# modinfo qla2xxx filename: /lib/modules/2.6.9-22.ELsmp/kernel/dri vers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla2xxx.ko version: 8.[...]

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    88 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver parm: ql2xexcludemodel:Exclude device m odels from being marked as failover capable.Combine one or more of the foll owing model numbers into an exclusion mask: 0x20 - HSV210, 0x10 - DSX[...]

  • Page 89

    iSCSI in kern el dr iver v er sions 89 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver iSCSI in k er nel dr iver versions The follow ing instal lation inf ormatio n is containe d in this section: ◆ “iSCSI supported in kernel driver versions” on page 89 ◆ “Insta llation instructio ns for the in kernel QLogic d river in Li[...]

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    90 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver What next? If the driver version is listed in Ta b l e 7 , refe r to the appropriate section in “ Installati on instructions for the in k ernel QLogic driver in Linux 2.6. x kernels?[...]

  • Page 91

    iSCSI in kern el dr iver v er sions 91 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Installation inst ruct ions f or the in k er n el QLog ic dr iver in Linux 2.6.x k ern els CAU T I O N The qla3x xx drive r which is used by the QLogic iSCSI HB A to perform T CP/IP traffic w ill automa tically be enabled alo ng with the qla4x x[...]

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    92 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver • “Enab ling the QLogic d river in SLES10 and SLES 1 1” on page 94 Enabling the QLogic dr iver in RHEL 4 T o enable this driver: 1. Ensure th at th e /etc/modpro be.co nf file r e[...]

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    iSCSI in kern el dr iver v er sions 93 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver where N is the sequential va lue of QLogic a dapter installed in the system, beginni ng with the number after the last host adapter number entry in the file. (The first hos t adapter entry begins w ith zero.) . Example: alias scsi_hostadapter1 q[...]

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    94 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver 3. Reboot the sys tem. Enabling the QLog ic driver in SLES10 and SLES 11 If the server install the OS with out the adapter , in order for the driver to be loaded at boot time, the drive[...]

  • Page 95

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 95 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver iSCSI o ut of k er nel dr iver v er sions The follow ing instal lation inf ormatio n is containe d in this section: ◆ “iSCSI supported out of kernel driver versions” o n page 95 ◆ “Insta lling the Linux v2.4.x host a nd the QLogi c[...]

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    96 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver a. For mod els QL E8240 , QLE8 242, QLE 8250, a nd QL E8252 only . Refer to the latest EMC Support Matrix for specific qualified kern el versions and distri butions. Note: The support s[...]

  • Page 97

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 97 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver This section provides the follo wing instructio ns for installing th e QLogic v3.x-Series iSCSI driv er: ◆ “Preinstallatio n instructions,” next ◆ “Downloading the QLogic v3.x-Series iSCSI dr i ver for the v2.4.x kernel ” on pag [...]

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    98 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver T o stop the iqlremote service, issue one of the two following commands: /etc /ini t.d/i qlrem ote stop service iqlremo te stop Downloading the QLog ic v3.x-S eries iS CSI dr iver f or [...]

  • Page 99

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 99 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver This method requires no manual edits fo r systems attached to EMC storage arrays . By instal ling the QLogi c RPM, the necessary files will be edited an d the driver will be compiled and install ed automatica lly . Note: Refer to “Insta ll[...]

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    100 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver qliscsi-linux-3.22-1dkms/README.dkms 4. Ins tall t he DKM S RPM : cd qliscsi-linux -3.22-1dkms rpm -ivh dkms-2.0.5-1.noarch.r pm Output example: Preparing... ######################### [...]

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    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 101 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver - No original module exists within thi s kernel - Installation - Installing to /lib/modules/2.4.21-32 .0.1.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ depmod.... Saving old initrd as /boot/initrd-2.4. 21-32.0.1.ELsmp_old.img Making new initrd as /bo[...]

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    102 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver In the /etc/modules.conf file, the hostadapter line for the qla4010 driver will be appended. The options line con tainin g the additio n of the scsi_allow_ghost_devices and max_scsi_lu[...]

  • Page 103

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 103 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver 2: qla4xxx version: v3.22 Preparing... ######################### ######################### qla4xxx ############################## #################### Creating initial /usr/src/qlogic/v3.22 -2/install.v3.22-2.log... Please wait: Preparing q[...]

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    104 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 4.176 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/5/5 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 4.176 GB Target ID: 6 ------------------------------ HBA/Target/Lun Nu[...]

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    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 105 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/5/2 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 3 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 3.982 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/5/3 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 3 ProdRv = 0217 HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/5/4 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize [...]

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    106 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver #************************************* ********************# # INSTALLATION SUCCESSFUL!! # # QLogic HBA Linux driver installation completed. # #************************************* **[...]

  • Page 107

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 107 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver mkinitrd -i initrd-2.4.21-286-smp -k vmlinuz-2.4.21-286-smp 5. Reb oot t he host. Refer to the latest EMC Support Matrix for specific qualified kernel versions and distri butions. Note: The support sta ted in the EMC S upport Matrix superse[...]

  • Page 108

    108 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Preinstallation instructions Prior to the install ation: ◆ All I/O mu st be stopped. ◆ All filesystem s attached to the QLogi c driver must be unmounted. ◆ If the Naviagent/CLI i[...]

  • Page 109

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 109 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver 3. After selecting a category , find the HBA model bein g used and select the link to be transferred to the page of resources for that HBA. 4. Find the desired and supported driver for the kernel version and distribution, an d click the ass[...]

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    110 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver In the /etc/modprobe.conf file, the hostadapter lin e for the qla4xxx driver will be append ed. Note: The Unisphere/Nav isphere Host Agent r equires that the disconn ected LUN 0 b e re[...]

  • Page 111

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 111 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver alias scsi_hostadapter mptbase alias scsi_hostadapter1 mptscsih alias scsi_hostadapter2 qla4xxx alias usb-controller usb-uhci As specified in the driver inst allation outpu t, a new ramdisk is created automatically by the DKMS RP M installa[...]

  • Page 112

    112 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver 2. Obtain the qliscsi-linux-5.00.4-2-install.tgz package from the EMC-approved section of the QLo gic website listed in “Downloading the QLogic v3.x-Series iSCSI dr i ver for the v2.[...]

  • Page 113

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 113 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Saved copy of /etc/modprobe.conf as /usr/src/qlogic/5.00.04-1/backup/modpr obe.conf-2.6.9-22.ELsmp-122705-195448.bak Saved copy of /boot/initrd-2.6.9-22.EL smp.img as /usr/src/qlogic/5.00.04-1/backup/initr d-2.6.9-22.ELsmp.img-122705-195448[...]

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    114 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 4.176 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/8 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 1 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.088 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/9 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 1 Prod[...]

  • Page 115

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 115 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/18 Vend = DGC ProdID = DISK ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.088 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/19 Vend = DGC ProdID = DISK ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.088 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/20 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 10 Pro[...]

  • Page 116

    116 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ProdID = RAID 3 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 4.176 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/29 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 3 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 4.176 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/30 Vend = DGC Pr[...]

  • Page 117

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 117 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 4.176 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/7 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 4.176 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/8 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 1 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.088 GB [...]

  • Page 118

    118 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.088 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/17 Vend = DGC ProdID = DISK ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.088 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/18 Vend = DGC ProdID = DISK ProdRv[...]

  • Page 119

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 119 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/27 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.784 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/28 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 3 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 4.176 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/29 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 3 [...]

  • Page 120

    120 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 3 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 3.982 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/4 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 4.176 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/5 Vend[...]

  • Page 121

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 121 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.784 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/14 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.784 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/15 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.784 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0[...]

  • Page 122

    122 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/24 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.784 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/2/25 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.784 GB HB[...]

  • Page 123

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 123 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver LunSize = 3.982 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/2 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 3 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 3.982 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/3 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 3 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 3.982 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/4 Vend = DGC [...]

  • Page 124

    124 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.784 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/13 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.784 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/14 Ve[...]

  • Page 125

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 125 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.088 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/23 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 10 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.088 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = 0/3/24 Vend = DGC ProdID = RAID 5 ProdRv = 0217 LunSize = 2.784 GB HBA/Target/Lun Number = [...]

  • Page 126

    126 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver ProdID = LUNZ ProdRv = 0218 LunSize = 17179869184.000 GB #************************************* **************# # INSTALLATION SUCCESSFU L!! # # SANsurfer Driver installation for Linux[...]

  • Page 127

    iSCSI out of ker nel dr iver v er sions 127 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver Example: cd /boot mkinitrd -i initrd-2.6.5-7.201-smp -k vmlinuz-2.6.5-7.201-smp 5. Reb oot t he host. What’s ne xt? Proceed to “Con figuring the QLA40xx-Series HBA to discover iSCSI targets” on page 136 .[...]

  • Page 128

    128 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Dr iver[...]

  • Page 129

    Updating the CEE/M enlo or iSCSI F irm w a re 129 5 Invisible Body T ag This chapter provides info rmation on updating the CEE/M enlo or iSCSI firmwar e for Fibre Chan nel over Ethernet adapters. ◆ Upda ting t he Q Logic CEE /Menl o fi rmware for FC oE ad apter s ... 130 ◆ Updating the QLogic firmware for iSCSI adapters ................... .. 1[...]

  • Page 130

    130 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Updating the CEE/Me nlo or iSCSI Firmw are Updating the QLogic CEE /Menl o f ir mw are f or FCoE adapter s FCoE adapters include an additional chip com ponent which requires the latest support ed firmware. This chip is commo nly referr ed to as a CEE[...]

  • Page 131

    Updating the QL ogic firmware for iSCSI ad ap ters 131 Updating the CEE/ Menlo or iSCSI Firmwa re Updating the QLogic firmw are f or iSCSI ada pters The adapter firmware for the QLogic iSCSI HBA is no t part of the Linux drive r and is ins t alled in NVRAM on the HBA. T o update the firmwa r e on the iSCSI HBA, follo w these steps: 1. Ensu re that [...]

  • Page 132

    132 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Updating the CEE/Me nlo or iSCSI Firmw are[...]

  • Page 133

    Connec ting to the S torage 133 6 Invisible Body T ag This chapter provides info rmation on con necting to the storag e. ◆ Zoni ng and conne ction plann ing in a F ibr e Channel o r Fibre Channel over Ethernet e nvironment .............. ....................... ........ 134 ◆ Zoning and connection planni ng in an iSCSI environment ...... 135 ?[...]

  • Page 134

    134 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Connectin g to the Storage Zoning and connection planning in a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel o ver E ther net en viro nment In a fabric enviro n ment, the user should plan for the switch topology , target-to-hosts mapping, and the zone. Planning pro[...]

  • Page 135

    Zoning and connectio n planning i n an iSCSI environment 135 Connecting to the Storage Zoning and connect ion planning in an iSCS I en vir o nment The user should pl an the connectivit y of the EMC array to the QL ogic iSCSI HBA based on the following consideration s: Be sure to follow the config uration guideli nes that EMC outlin es. Using improp[...]

  • Page 136

    136 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Connectin g to the Storage Configuring the QLA40xx-Ser ies HBA to disco ver iSCSI targets The Ethernet IP and the iSCSI tar gets must be configured for the QLogic i SCSI QLA40xx-Se ries HBAs. T o perform these tasks, knowledge is required o f the Eth[...]

  • Page 137

    Configurin g persi stent binding for the Linux QLog ic iSCSI HBA 137 Connecting to the Storage Configuring per sistent binding for the Linux QLogic iSCSI HBA This section provides the instruction s for enabl ing persistent binding for the Linux QLogic iSCS I HBA v3.x- or v5.x-series drivers. Note: Futur e rev isions of this driv er will not c onta [...]

  • Page 138

    138 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Connectin g to the Storage Config ur ing per sistent binding using SANsurferCLI Note: This exa m ple uses a v 5.x-serie s driver . The same basic steps w ould apply for t h e v3.x -series driver . QLogic SANsurf erCLI is installed in the qliscsi-linu[...]

  • Page 139

    Configurin g persi stent binding for the Linux QLog ic iSCSI HBA 139 Connecting to the Storage 3. Unbind Target 4. Configure Target Parameters 5. Add A Target 6. Configure Target Authentication Me nu 7. List LUN information 8. Save Target changes 9. Set Working Adapter 10. Refresh 11. Exit enter selection: 2 Target ID: 64 IP: 51.50.51.198 P ort: 32[...]

  • Page 140

    140 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Connectin g to the Storage Unconfig ur ing pers istent binding using SANsurferC LI Note: This exa m ple uses a v 5.x-serie s driver . The same basic steps w ould apply for t h e v3.x -series driver . In order to unconfigure persistent binding using t[...]

  • Page 141

    Configurin g persi stent binding for the Linux QLog ic iSCSI HBA 141 Connecting to the Storage 4. Configure Target Parameters 5. Add A Target 6. Configure Target Authentication Me nu 7. List LUN information 8. Save Target changes 9. Set Working Adapter 10. Refresh 11. Exit enter selection: 3 3. Select the desired tar get ID to be unbound: Target ID[...]

  • Page 142

    142 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Connectin g to the Storage Installing the SANSurfer iSCSI GUI Note: This exa m ple in th is section use s a v5.x-series driver . The same ba sic steps would a pply for the v3.x-s eries driver . T o ins tall the SANSu rfer iSCSI GUI, complete the foll[...]

  • Page 143

    Installing the S ANSurfer iSC SI GUI 143 Connecting to the Storage An Import ant Info rmat ion scree n display s. 3. Click Next . A Choose Product F eatures screen displays. 4. Ch oos e iSCSI GUI and Agent and click Next .[...]

  • Page 144

    144 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Connectin g to the Storage The Choose Install Folder win dow disp la ys. 5. T ype where you want the iSCSI GUI and Agent instal led and click Next . The Pre-Insta llation Summary window displa y s . 6. Conf irm the informat ion and click In stall .[...]

  • Page 145

    Installing the S ANSurfer iSC SI GUI 145 Connecting to the Storage An Installing SA N Surfer window dis plays sho wing the progress of the install ation. Once the installatio n is completed, an Install Complet e window displays. 7. Click Done .[...]

  • Page 146

    146 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Connectin g to the Storage Configuring per sistent binding using the SANsurfer GUI Note: This exa m ple in th is section use s a v5.x-series driver . The same ba sic steps would a pply for the v3.x-s eries driver . T o config ure persistent binding u[...]

  • Page 147

    Configurin g pers istent bindin g using the SA Nsurfer GUI 147 Connecting to the Storage An IP Addres s scr een displ ays. 4. Fill out the IPv4 target address and click OK . The IP address now displays in th e list. 5. Click Save T arget Se ttings .[...]

  • Page 148

    148 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Connectin g to the Storage An HBA Save Data W arnings wi ndow displa ys. 6. Click Ye s . A Security Check win dow dis p la ys. 7. Enter the default passw ord, config , and click OK .[...]

  • Page 149

    Configurin g pers istent bindin g using the SA Nsurfer GUI 149 Connecting to the Storage The State in the Ta r g e t O p t i o n s tab shows that the configu ration is saving.[...]

  • Page 150

    150 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Connectin g to the Storage Once it is saved, the State changes to Ready , Link Up , and a n ISCSI Configuration Change box displays. 8. Click Ye s .[...]

  • Page 151

    Configuring a Bo ot Device on an EMC Storage Array 151 7 Invisible Body T ag EMC supports bootin g Linux from an EMC storag e array through an EMC-qualified QL ogic Fibre Channel HBA , Fibr e Channel o ver Ethernet CNA, or iSCSI HBA. (Refer to the EMC Suppor t Matrix for specific HBAs, BIO S r evisions, and drivers.) ◆ Intro duction .............[...]

  • Page 152

    152 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array Intr oduction This chapter discusse s the installatio n of a QLogic HBA or CNA to be used to boot the Linux operating system fr om a device pr ovided by an EMC storage array . This chapter is pr ovi[...]

  • Page 153

    Cautions and res trictions f or booting from EMC s torage array 153 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array Cautions and restr ictions f or booting fr om EMC storage array CAUTION ! If Linux lo ses connectivity long en o ugh, the di sks disappear from the system. T o prevent furt her data from being lost in a si tuation like this, EMC[...]

  • Page 154

    154 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array ◆ CLARiiON service and upgrade pr ocedures, such as o n -line CLARiiON FLA RE upgrades an d/or configurati on changes. ◆ VNX series or CLARiiON SP failures, including failed lasers. ◆ VNX seri[...]

  • Page 155

    Limitations 155 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array Limitations This section dis cusses limi tations, incl uding: ◆ “Com mon limita tions” o n page 145 ◆ “Symm etrix-specific limita tions” on pag e 146 ◆ “CLARiiO N-specific limita tions” o n page 147 Common limitations Boot co nfigurat ions must not de vi ate fro[...]

  • Page 156

    156 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array – An alternative to ma sking the VCM DB is to map the V olume Logix database device s o that it is the highest LUN pres en ted to the host. Be aw are that th e LUN number should not be higher th a[...]

  • Page 157

    Limitations 157 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array ◆ When attach ed to a Symmetrix, the physica l-to-logical spl it must be such that you meet the mi nimum requir ed disk space r equired to in stall the Lin ux opera ting sy stem. R efer to your Linux distribution for these requir ements . ◆ For RHEL 4.5 boot from a LUN with V[...]

  • Page 158

    158 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array Conf igur ing a Symm etr ix boot device f or FC or FCoE This section descri bes how to install an EMC-q ualifie d versio n of Linux onto an EMC Symmetrix storage arr a y connected to an Intel-based [...]

  • Page 159

    Configuring a Symmetr ix boot device for FC or FCoE 159 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array ◆ For servers with IDE CD-ROM drivers, disable the BIOS on the server's integrated SCSI adapter(s) . The SCSI BIOS is not requir ed to boot from the CD-ROM. ◆ Disable the BIOS on any other adapters in the system other than the QLog[...]

  • Page 160

    160 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array 4. From the Fast!UTIL Op tions menu, select Configuration Settings and press Enter . 5. From the Configuration Se ttings men u, se lect Adapter Setti ngs and p ress Enter . 6. From the Host Adapter [...]

  • Page 161

    Configurin g a VNX ser ies or CLARiiON boot device for FC or FCoE 161 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array Configuring a VNX ser ies or CLARiiON boot de vic e f or FC or FCoE This section descri bes how to install an EMC-q ualifie d versio n of Linux onto an EM C VNX seri es or CLARi i ON s torage sy stem connecte d to an I n tel-b[...]

  • Page 162

    162 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array ◆ The PCI Fibre Channel ada pter must be the lowest-numbered PCI slot in the server . For example, if ther e are thr ee adapters in the system in slots 2, 4, and 5, co nnect the cable to the adapt[...]

  • Page 163

    Configurin g a VNX ser ies or CLARiiON boot device for FC or FCoE 163 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array 3. After Fast!UTIL loads , the display depends on whether there ar e multiple QL ogic adapters ins talled: • If ther e is only one QLogic adapter , the Fast!UTIL Options menu app ears. • If ther e are m u ltiple QLogic ada[...]

  • Page 164

    164 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array From the manageme nt host, manua lly register the host's ad apter and add the host to the newly create d Storage Group us ing Unisph ere/N avispher e Manage ment s oftwar e. 12. Return to the B[...]

  • Page 165

    Installing the Lin ux operating systems with o ut of kernel d river s onto a boot device using FCoE Ada pter s 165 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array Installing the Linux operating system s with out of k er nel dr ivers onto a boo t device using FCoE Ada pter s EMC supports boo ting from an array de vice in FCoE environments with[...]

  • Page 166

    166 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array 5. Insert the disk (described in Ste p 1 ) into either the floppy disk drive or the CD dr ive, depending on the option selected in Step 4 . 6. Click OK , then press ENTER . The SCSI driver is loaded[...]

  • Page 167

    Installing the Lin ux operating systems with o ut of kernel d river s onto a boot device using FCoE Ada pter s 167 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array The follow ing messag e displays: Make sure that CD number 1 is in your drive. 8. Put SLES1 0 CD 1 in the drive and press OK . 9. Follo w the on-screen instruction s to complete the[...]

  • Page 168

    168 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array Conf igur ing a Symmetr ix boot de vice f or iSCSI 3.x This section descri bes how to install an EMC-q ualifie d versio n of Linux onto an EMC Symmetrix storage arr a y connected to an Intel-based x[...]

  • Page 169

    Configurin g a Symmet rix boo t device f or iSCSI 3.x 169 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array ◆ Disable the BIO S on an y other HBAs in the sy stem other tha n the QLogic HBA d esignated for booti ng. Configuring the QLog ic BIOS f or S AN boot After the BIOS is installed and ena bled, it must be configured for use for booting f[...]

  • Page 170

    170 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array • If there a re multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addresses occupied by those HBAs appears. Since the EMC storage array is attached to the lowest-numbered PCI slot, select the first adapter from the[...]

  • Page 171

    Configurin g a Symmet rix boo t device f or iSCSI 3.x 171 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array 16. Sel ect Sav e Ch ang es and press ENTER . 17. Press ESC to exit the Fast!UTIL me nu. 18. Reboot the ho st.[...]

  • Page 172

    172 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array Configuring a VNX ser ies or CLARiiON boot de vic e f or iSCSI 3.x This section descri bes how to install an EMC-q ualifie d versio n of Linux onto an EM C VNX seri es or CLARi i ON s torage sy stem[...]

  • Page 173

    Configuring a VNX ser ies or CLARiiO N boo t device for iSCSI 3. x 173 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array ◆ SCSI hard disks are allowed in SAN boot con figurations. However , the BIOS for the dis k's SCSI adapters must be disabled. Any SCSI disks attach ed to the host shou ld be disconnected during the o perating sy stem i[...]

  • Page 174

    174 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array • If there is only one QLogic HBA, the Fast!UTI L Options men u appea rs. • If there a re multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addresses occupied by those HBAs appears. Since the EMC storage array is[...]

  • Page 175

    Configuring a VNX ser ies or CLARiiO N boo t device for iSCSI 3. x 175 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array 12. Once the Fast!UTIL loads, select the Confi g uratio n Settings menu an d press ENTER . 13. F rom t he Configuration Settings m enu, select the iSCSI Boot Settings menu and press ENTER . 14. F rom t he iSCSI Boot Sett ings[...]

  • Page 176

    176 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array Installing onto the boot de v ice with the QLog ic HBA v3.x-Ser ies driver T o ins tall the OS on an EMC storage array d evice, you will need to create a De vice Driver Upda te Disk . T o simpli fy [...]

  • Page 177

    Installin g onto the boot device with the QLo gic HBA v3.x-Se ries driver 177 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array Install k er nel headers and sources The kernel sou rces must be installed on the system o n which the driver diskette image wil l be built. If the kernel sources are not installed, install the kern el-source RPM from [...]

  • Page 178

    178 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array The tarball con tains the configura tion files required to configure the QLogic driver within the DD-kit develop ment environment. It contains the following files: Makefile, disk-info.qla4xxx, modin[...]

  • Page 179

    Installin g onto the boot device with the QLo gic HBA v3.x-Se ries driver 179 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array [mod_devel_kit]# make IMPORT_TREE=/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-32.E L IMPORT_VER=2.4.21-32.EL import If your kernel version is other th an the one mention ed above, please execute the import command with your desired kern el [...]

  • Page 180

    180 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array 5. Delete the Makefile , Makefile.kernel , and Config.in fi les using the follo wing comman d: [scsi]# rm -f Makefile Makefile.k ernel Config .in 6. Co py the qla4xxx_dd_config_files.tgz file fr o m[...]

  • Page 181

    Installin g onto the boot device with the QLo gic HBA v3.x-Se ries driver 181 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array a. T o speed up the build process, only build for the ar chitectu r e you wish to install. T o accomplis h this you can go into the /mod_devel_kit/ <kernel-version> /configs directo ry and rename any of the confi[...]

  • Page 182

    182 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array 6. Change to the system specific directory in the mod_devel_kit path. For RHEL 3.0: [mod_devel_kit]# cd rhel3 7. Build the ar chitecture-specifi c RHEL 3.0 driver diskette image by decompressing t h[...]

  • Page 183

    Installin g onto the boot device with the QLo gic HBA v3.x-Se ries driver 183 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array Upgr ading th e k e rn el After successfully com pleting the installation and r ebo oting the host, the kernel may be upgraded to a newer kernel revision to take advantage of fixes an d features incorporated into the n[...]

  • Page 184

    184 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array Conf igur ing a Symmetr ix boot de vice f or iSCSI 5.x This section descri bes how to install an EMC-q ualifie d versio n of Linux onto an EMC Symmetrix storage arr a y connected to an Intel-based x[...]

  • Page 185

    Configurin g a Symmet rix boo t device f or iSCSI 5.x 185 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array ◆ Disable the BIO S on an y other HBAs in the sy stem other tha n the QLogic HBA d esignated for booti ng. Configuring the QLog ic BIOS f or S AN boot After the BIOS is installed and ena bled, it must be configured for use for booting f[...]

  • Page 186

    186 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array 4. From the Fast!UTIL Opt ions menu, select Configuration Settings and press ENTER . 5. From the Configuration Se ttings menu, select Adapter S ettings and p ress ENTER . 6. From the Host Adapter Se[...]

  • Page 187

    Configurin g a Symmet rix boo t device f or iSCSI 5.x 187 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array 19. Reboot the ho st. 20. Go to “Ins talling onto th e boot device with the QLogic HBA v5.x-Series driver” o n page 192 .[...]

  • Page 188

    188 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array Configuring a VNX ser ies or CLARiiON boot de vic e f or iSCSI 5.x This section descri bes how to install an EMC-q ualifie d versio n of Linux onto an EM C VNX seri es or CLARi i ON s torage sy stem[...]

  • Page 189

    Configuring a VNX ser ies or CLARiiO N boo t device for iSCSI 5. x 189 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array ◆ SCSI hard disks are allowed in SAN boot conf igurations. However , the BIO S for the disk's S CSI adapters must be disabled. Any SCSI disks attach ed to the host shou ld be disconnected during the o perating sy stem [...]

  • Page 190

    190 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array • If there is only one QLogic HBA, the Fast!UTIL Option s menu appea rs. • If there a re multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addresses occupied by those HBAs appears. Since the EMC storage array is [...]

  • Page 191

    Configuring a VNX ser ies or CLARiiO N boo t device for iSCSI 5. x 191 Configuring a Bo ot Devi ce on an E M C Storage Array When the QLogic banner is displayed (in Step 2 ), press CTRL-Q . 13. Once the Fast!UTIL loads, select the Confi g uratio n Settings menu an d press ENTER . 14. F rom t he Configuration Settings m enu, select the iSCSI Boot Se[...]

  • Page 192

    192 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Configuring a Boot D evice on an EMC Stor age Array Installing onto the boot de v ice with the QLog ic HBA v5.x-Ser ies driver EMC only supports th e Linux distributo r's in-box driver tha t arrives with the kernel. This simplifies th e pr ocess[...]

  • Page 193

    Additiona l Notes 193 8 Invisible Body T ag This chapter provides additional notes to consider . ◆ Ethernet connectivity over the CNA ........................... .................. 194 ◆ Device r eco nfiguration pr ocedures fo r FC and FCoE ............... .. 195 ◆ Device r econfiguration procedur es for the iSCSI 3.x driver ...... 196 ◆ De[...]

  • Page 194

    194 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Additional Notes Ether net c onnectiv ity o ver the CNA The QLogic FCoE CNA delivers lossless 10 G b/s Enhanced Etherne t support with dyn amic allocatio n of networkin g and storage bandwidth that may be used for either system ethernet or iSCSI traf[...]

  • Page 195

    Device re configuration procedures f or FC and FCoE 195 Additional Notes De vice reconf iguration pr ocedures f or FC and FCoE There ar e three methods to r econf igure the devices added or removed in the system. Method 1: Reboot the system : shutdown -r now Method 2: Remove and r einsert the modular driver For example: modprobe -rv qla2400 modprob[...]

  • Page 196

    196 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Additional Notes De vice reconf iguration pr ocedures fo r the iSCSI 3.x dr iv er The Linux v2.4.x kernel lacks a co mmand built into the kernel that allows for a dynamic SCSI cha nnel reconfiguration li ke drvconfig or ioscan. The metho ds of rescan[...]

  • Page 197

    Device recon f iguration proce dures f or the iSCSI 3.x driver 197 Additional Notes T o stop the Pow erPath ser vice, is sue one of the two foll owing commands: /etc/init. d/PowerPath stop or service Power Path stop ◆ If the QLogic SANsurfer daemo n iqlremote is installed and enabled on the host, then the iqlr emote service must be stopped in ord[...]

  • Page 198

    198 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Additional Notes De vice reconf iguration pr ocedures fo r the iSCSI 5.x dr iv er The Linux v2.6.x kernel lacks a co mmand built into the kernel that allows for a dynamic SCSI cha nnel reconfiguration li ke drvconfig or ioscan. The metho ds of rescan[...]

  • Page 199

    Device recon f iguration proce dures f or the iSCSI 5.x driver 199 Additional Notes or service naviag entcli stop ◆ If Po werPath i s installe d and enabled on th e host, then the PowerPath service m ust be stopped. T o stop the Pow erPath ser vice, is sue one of the two foll owing commands: /etc/init. d/PowerPath stop or service Power Path stop [...]

  • Page 200

    200 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Additional Notes The unloadin g of the module can be accomplished with the modprobe (wi th the -r sw i tch) comm and or the rmmod command. These commands ar e used to unload the loadable modules fro m the running kernel if they are not in use and if [...]

  • Page 201

    Ada pter inf or mation f or RHEL5, SLES10, and SLES 11 201 Additional Notes Adapter information f or RHEL5, SL ES10, and SLES 11 QLogic fully supports upstream driver using sy sfs start from RHEL5, SLE S10, an d SLES 1 1. QL ogic ada p ter informa tion is n ot availa ble on /proc file system. T o get the QLogic ada pter information, you can manual [...]

  • Page 202

    202 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Additional Notes SNIA API for third-party softw are (EMC Ionix Contro lCenter and Solution Enabler ) For the OS version that su pports in kernel driver , S NIA API library sha ll be in stal led in t he host to disp lay QLog ic adapte r info rmati on [...]

  • Page 203

    OS upgrade from suppo rtin g out of kerne l driver to OS ver sion suppo rtin g in kerne l driver 203 Additional Notes OS upgrade fr om suppor ting out of k er nel driver to OS version supporting in k er nel dr iv er When RHEL or SLES is upgraded fr om supporting the OS version that supports the out of kernel driver to the OS versi on that sup ports[...]

  • Page 204

    204 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Additional Notes ◆ If Po werPath i s installe d and enabled on th e host, then the PowerPath service m ust be stopped. T o stop the Pow erPath ser vice, is sue one of the two foll owing commands: /etc/init.d/PowerPath stop or service PowerPath stop[...]

  • Page 205

    OS upgrade from suppo rtin g out of kerne l driver to OS ver sion suppo rtin g in kerne l driver 205 Additional Notes running kernel if they are not in use and if other modules are not dependent upon them. The v8.x series driver consists of multiple modules. For exam ple, if the command lsm od is i nvoked o n a server w ith a QLA2 340-E-SP adapters[...]

  • Page 206

    206 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Additional Notes De vice reconf iguration: De vice numbering In the Linux kernel, the SCSI addr esses are not used in the device names as they are in other types of UNIX (Sun, SGI, HP-UX, and BSD, for example). Block device filenames take the form /d[...]

  • Page 207

    HPQ server -specif ic note 207 Additional Notes HPQ ser ver -sp ecific note When using HP Q systems, it is h ighly recommended that th e HPQ SmartStart CD be run to conf igure the HPQ server prior to installin g the Linux operating system. The SmartStart CD is shipped by HPQ with their systems and is a bootable CD that is used to co nfigure HPQ ser[...]

  • Page 208

    208 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Additional Notes (VNX ser ies or CLARiiON Only) disconnected ghost LUNs When a Linux host is attached to both SPs in a VNX series or CLARiiON storage system, the driver will r epo rt a disconnected LUN 0 on SPB a nd a failur e to read the capacity of[...]

  • Page 209

    Setting Up Exter nal Boot fo r IBM Blade Ser ver HS40 (883 9) 209 A Invisible Body T ag This appendix con tains inf ormation on se tting up external boot f or IBM Blade Server HS40 . ◆ Configure HS4 0 BladeCenter server to boot from external ar ray ... 210 Setting Up External Boot f or IBM Blade Ser ver HS40 (8839)[...]

  • Page 210

    210 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Setting Up Exte rnal Boot fo r IBM B lade S er ver HS40 (8839) Conf igure HS40 BladeCenter ser v er to boot from e xter nal array IBM HS40 (8839) Blade Servers encounter a dual-port adapter conflict when attempting to configure bo ot BIOS to boot fr [...]

  • Page 211

    Special In str uctions 211 B Invisible Body T ag This appendix con tains speci al instructions for the f ollowing: ◆ CLARiiON CX200 direct-co n nect dual-host Oracle9i RAC or RHEL 2.1 Cluster Manager cluster configuratio ns with QLA234x adapters ................ ....................... ................. ................... 212 ◆ Setting the FC-[...]

  • Page 212

    212 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Special Instruction s CLARiiON CX200 direct-connect dual-host Oracle9i RA C or R HEL 2.1 Cluster Manager c luster configurations with QLA234x adapter s For CLARiiON CX200 dire ct -connect dual-host Oracle 9i RAC or RHEL 2.1 Cluster Manager cluster co[...]

  • Page 213

    Setting the FC-AL loop ID for CLARiiON CX2 00 direct-con nect Oracle9iRAC and RHEL 2.1 Clus ter Manager configur ati ons with Q Logic QL A234x-Seri es ada pters 213 Special In structions Setting the FC-AL loop ID for CLARiiON CX200 direct-connect Oracle 9iRA C and RHEL 2.1 Cluster Manager configurations with QLog ic QLA234x -Ser ies ada pter s The [...]

  • Page 214

    214 EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment Special Instruction s[...]

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    EMC Hos t Connectivity with QLogi c FC and iSCSI HBAs an d FCoE CN As f or the Li nux Envir onm ent 215 B BIO S Setti ngs 32 Version 32 boot config uration 14 1 boot device caution s and restriction s 139 boot dis k 139 bootin g from an EMC s torage array 13 9 C CEE/Menlo firmw are 122 CNA 12 CNA, Et hernet con nectivity 1 80 configura tion boot 14[...]

  • Page 216

    EMC Host C onnectiv ity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FC oE CNAs f or the Linux Environment 216 Index S SANsur fer 32, 126, 13 1 SANsur ferCLI 32, 12 6, 128, 131, 132 , 134 system booting 139 crash even t s 139[...]