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    Sun Microsystems, Inc. www .sun.com Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback Sun StorageT ek ™ 8 Gb FC PCI- Express HBA, Emule x Installation Guide F or HBA Models SG-XPCIE1FC-EM8-Z and SG-XPCIE2FC-EM8-Z P ar t No . 820-5465-12 December 2008, Revision A[...]

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    Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved. Sun Microsystems, Inc. has intellectual pr operty rights relating to technology that is described in this document. In particular , and without limitation, these intellectual property rights may include one or mor e of the U.S. pat[...]

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    iii Contents Declaration of Conformity v Regulatory Compliance Statements vii Safety Agency Compliance Statements xi Preface xxiii 1. HBA Overview 1 Kit Contents 1 HBA Features and Specifications 2 Operating System and Technology Requirements 3 System Interoperability 4 Host Platform Support 4 Storage Support 5 Array Support 6 System Support 6 T ap[...]

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    iv Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 Observing ESD and Handling Precautions 9 Installing the Hardware 10 ▼ T o Install the HBA 10 ▼ T o Connect the Optical Cable 14 ▼ T o Apply Power 15 ▼ (LED) Status 15 Testing the Installation 17 ▼ T o V erify Pr oper Installation (for the Solaris OS) 17[...]

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    v Declaration of Conformity EMC USA—FCC Class A This equipment complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This equipment may not cause harmful interference. 2. This equipment must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation. Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with Ca[...]

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    vi Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 . /S/ /S/ Dennis P . Symanski DA TE Donald Cameron DA TE W orldwide Compliance Office Program Manager/Quality Systems Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun Microsystems Scotland, Limited 4150 Network Circle, MPK15-102 Blackness Road, Phase I, Main Bldg. Santa Clara, CA 9505[...]

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    vii Regulatory Compliance Statements Y our Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class: • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA • Industry Canada Equipment Standard for Digital Equipment (ICES-003) — Canada • V oluntary Control Council for Interfer ence (VCCI) — Japan • Bureau of Standar ds Metrology and Inspection [...]

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    viii Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • December 2008 BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to T aiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label. CCC Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to China and marked with “Class A”[...]

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    Regulatory Compliance Statements ix[...]

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    x Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • December 2008[...]

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    xi Safety Agency Compliance Statements Read this section before beginning any procedure. The following text provides safety precautions to follow when installing a Sun Microsystems product. Safety Precautions For your protection, observe the following safety precautions when setting up your equipment: ■ Follow all cautions and instructions marked[...]

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    xii Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • December 2008 products). T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not plug Sun products into any other type of power system. Contact your facilities manager or a qualified electrician if you are not sure what type of power is supplied to your building. Caution – Not all [...]

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    Safety Agency Compliance Statements xiii System Unit Cover You must remove the cover of your Sun computer system unit to add cards, memory, or internal storage devices. Be sure to replace the cover before powering on your computer system. Caution – Do not operate Sun products without the cover in place. Failure to take this precaution may r esult[...]

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    xiv Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • December 2008 Symboles Vous trouverez ci-dessous la signification des différents symboles utilisés: Attention – Vous risquez d'endommager le matériel ou de vous blesser . V euillez suivre les instructions. Attention – Surfaces brûlantes. Evitez tout contact. Le[...]

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    Safety Agency Compliance Statements xv utilisés avec des ordinateurs. N'utilisez jamais de cordon d'alimentation à usage domestique avec les produits Sun. L'avertissement suivant s'applique uniquement aux systèmes équipés d'un interrupteur Veille: Attention – L'interrupteur d'alimentation de ce produit fonc[...]

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    xvi Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • December 2008 Avis de conformité des appareils laser Les produits Sun qui font appel aux technologies lasers sont conformes aux normes de la classe 1 en la matière. Périphériques CD et DVD L'avertissement suivant s'applique aux périphériques CD, DVD et autre[...]

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    Safety Agency Compliance Statements xvii tung dieser Richtlinien kann Überhitzung verursachen und die Zuverlässigkeit Ihres Sun-Geräts beeinträchtigen. Lautstärke Produkt: Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Gemäß den Vorgaben in der Norm ISO 7779 beträgt der Geräuschpegel dieses Geräts in Abhängigkeit vom Arbeitsplatz unter 7[...]

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    xviii Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • December 2008 Achtung – Nehmen Sie Sun-Geräte nicht ohne Abdeckung in Betrieb. Die Nichtbeachtung dieses W arnhinweises kann V erletzungen oder Geräteschaden zur Folge haben. Warnungen bezüglich in Racks eingebauter Systeme Die folgenden Warnungen gelten für Racks u[...]

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    Safety Agency Compliance Statements xix Precaución – Superficie caliente. Evite todo contacto. Las superficies están calientes y pueden causar lesiones personales si se tocan. Precaución – V oltaje peligroso. Para r educir el riesgo de descargas eléctricas y lesiones personales, siga las instrucciones. En función del tipo de interruptor de[...]

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    xx Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • December 2008 de tierra situada cerca del sistema y de fácil acceso. No conecte el cable de alimentación si la unidad de alimentación no se encuentra en el bastidor del sistema. La siguiente medida solamente se aplica a aquellos dispositivos que dispongan de varios cables[...]

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    Safety Agency Compliance Statements xxi Dispositivos de CD y DVD La siguiente medida se aplica a los dispositivos de CD y DVD, así como a otros dispositivos ópticos: Precaución – La utilización de controles, ajustes o procedimientos distintos a los aquí especificados puede dar lugar a niveles de radiación peligrosos. Nordic Lithium Battery [...]

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    xxii Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • December 2008[...]

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    xxiii Pr eface This installation guide describes how to install and remove the single and dual port Sun StorageT ek™ 8 Gigabit (Gb) Fibre Channel (FC) PCI-Express module host bus adapter (HBA). It also explains how to install the driver and any other utilities requir ed by the HBA. The document is written for technicians, system administrators, a[...]

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    xxiv Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 Chapter 4 contains known issues with the HBA. Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information about basic UNIX ® commands and procedur es such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for [...]

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    Preface xxv T ypographic Conventions Note – Characters display differently depending on br owser settings. If characters do not display correctly , change the character encoding in your br owser to Unicode UTF-8. Documentation, Support, and T raining T ypeface Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files, and directories; on-scr een co[...]

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    xxvi Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 Thir d-Party W eb Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or th[...]

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    1 CHAPTER 1 HBA Overview This chapter provides a basic overview of the single and dual port Sun StorageT ek™ 8 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) PCI-Express host bus adapter (HBA), Emulex (r eferred to as Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA in this document), which uses Emulex technology . This chapter also describes the various operating systems, host p[...]

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    2 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 HBA Featur es and Specifications The Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex (single port: SG-XPCIE1FC- EM8-Z, dual port: SG-XPCIE2FC-EM8-Z) consists of a single-wide, FC bus expansion board. The boar d interfaces a four- or eight-lane PCI-Express bus, wit[...]

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    Chapter 1 HBA Overview 3 Operating System and T echnology Requir ements The HBA requir es the OS and technology levels listed in T ABLE 1-2 . Maximum FC cable length 2 Gb/s: 500 meters using 50/125 µ m core OM3 f iber 300 meters using 50/125 µ m core OM2 f iber 150 meters using 62.5/125 µ m core OM1 f iber 4 Gb/s: 380 meters using 50/125 µ m co[...]

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    4 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 System Inter operability This section provides information about selected platforms and storage that are compatible with the heterogeneous FC network design of the HBA. This section contains the following topics: ■ “Host Platform Support” on page 4 ■ “St[...]

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    Chapter 1 HBA Overview 5 The host system must have at least one PCI-Express 8-lane slot to support the HBA. Storage Support This section lists the arrays and tape storage supported by the HBA. This section contains the following topics: ■ “Array Support” on page 6 ■ “System Support” on page 6 ■ “T ape Storage Support” on page 6 ?[...]

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    6 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 Array Support The HBA is supported by the following arrays: ■ Sun StorageT ek 2540 ■ Sun StorageT ek 6140 ■ Sun StorageT ek 6540 System Support The HBA is supported by the following systems: ■ Sun StorageT ek 9990 ■ Sun StorageT ek 9980/9985 ■ Sun Stor[...]

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    Chapter 1 HBA Overview 7 ■ Brocade 200E switch ■ Brocade 300 switch ■ Brocade SW4100 switch ■ Brocade SW4900 switch ■ Brocade SW5000 switch ■ Brocade SW5100 switch ■ Brocade SW5300 switch ■ Brocade SW7500 switch ■ Cisco MDS9124 24-port multilayer fabric switch ■ Cisco MDS 9134 multilayer fabric switch ■ Cisco MDS 9140 multilay[...]

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    8 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 Altitude 3200m 12,200m V ibration 0.20G in all axes swept for 5-500 Hz sine 1.0G in all axes 5-500-5 Hz sine Shock 5G, 1 1 ms half-sine 30G, 1 1 ms half-sine T ABLE 1-4 HBA Environmental Requirements Specification Operating Non-Operating[...]

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    9 CHAPTER 2 Har dware Installation and Removal This chapter describes the tasks required to install and r emove the HBA. Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed instructions. This chapter contains the following topics: ■ “Observing ESD and Handling Pr ecautions” on page 9 ■ “Installing the Hardwar e” on page 10 [...]

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    10 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 ■ Hold the HBA by the edge of the PCB, not by the connectors. ■ Place the HBA on a properly gr ounded antistatic work surface pad when it is out of its protective antistatic bag. Installing the Har dware The hardwar e installation process involves the followi[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remov al 11 a. Remove the transceiver from its cage assembly (see FIGURE 2-2 ) by pulling the bail (handle) out and down to release the latch and gently pull the transceiver out of its housing. Do not force it. After the latch is r eleased, the transceiver slides out easily .. Caution – This is a delicate opera[...]

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    12 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 b. Observing ESD precautions, store the transceiver in an ESD-safe place. c. Remove the mounting bracket screws from the top of the HBA. FIGURE 2-3 Removing the Bracket Mounting Screws d. Remove the bracket and store it for future use. e. Align the new mounting b[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remov al 13 9. Replace the computer case and tighten the case screws. The HBA is now installed in the computer and is ready for media attachment. ▼ T o Connect the Optical Cable Note – The HBA does not allow normal data transmission on an optical link unless it is connected to another similar or compatible Fi[...]

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    14 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 FIGURE 2-4 Attaching the Optical Cable 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the FC device. After the optical cable is connected to the HBA, you can power on the system. ▼ T o Apply Power 1. V erify that the HBA is securely installed in the system. 2. V erif[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remov al 15 FIGURE 2-5 LEDs 4. Observe the light-emitting diode (LED) status for the power-on self test (POST) results as shown in T ABLE 2-2 . Figure Legend 1 P or t 0 LEDs 2 P or t 1 LEDs T ABLE 2-2 LED Status Green LED Y ellow LED State Off Off W ake-Up Failur e (Dead Board) Off On POST failure (Dead Boar d) O[...]

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    16 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 T esting the Installation This section contains the following topics: ■ “T o V erify Proper Installation (for the Solaris OS)” on page 17 ■ “T o V erify Attached Storage (for the Solaris OS)” on page 21 ▼ T o V erify Proper Installation (for the Sol[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remov al 17 ( continued ) /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/SUNW,emlxs@0,1/fp@0,0/disk /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/SUNW,emlxs@0/fp@0,0 /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@9/SUNW,emlxs@0/fp@0,0/disk /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/SUNW,emlxs@0 /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/SUNW,emlxs@0/fp@0,0 /pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8/SUNW,emlxs@0/fp@0,0/tape/pci@7c0/pci@0/pci@8 /SUNW,emlxs@[...]

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    18 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 2. T o positively identify the port as a Sun StorageT ek 8 Gb FC port, use the cd command to change to the SUNW,emlxs@ n directories, and use the .properties command. ( continued ) /pci@780/pci@0/pci@9/scsi@0/disk /pci@780/pci@0/pci@9/scsi@0/tape /pci@780/pci@0/p[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remov al 19 In this example, the .properties command output displays the properties of the two ports in a dual port HBA. ok cd /pci@780/pci@0/pci@8/SUNW,emlxs@0 {c} ok .properties assigned-addresses 82060010 00000000 00300000 00000000 00002000 82060018 00000000 00304000 00000000 00004000 81060020 00000000 0000000[...]

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    20 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 ▼ T o V erify Attached Storage (for the Solaris OS) ● If online storage is connected to the HBA, use the apply show-children command to list the attached storage. assigned-addresses 82080110 00000000 03504000 00000000 00002000 82080118 00000000 03506000 00000[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remov al 21 Note – Y ou might need to use the reset-all command before using the apply show-children command. In the example that follows, four SANS with 14 to 16 drives each and an FC tape drive are attached to the two ports or a dual-port HBA. {14} ok show-children Device PortID 10600 WWPN 200600a0b8220346 LU[...]

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    22 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 ( continued ) Device PortID 20600 WWPN 200600a0b8220345 LUN 0 Disk SUN CSM100_R_FC 0612 LUN 1 Disk SUN CSM100_R_FC 0612 LUN 2 Disk SUN CSM100_R_FC 0612 LUN 3 Disk SUN CSM100_R_FC 0612 LUN 4 Disk SUN CSM100_R_FC 0612 LUN 5 Disk SUN CSM100_R_FC 0612 LUN 6 Disk SUN [...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remov al 23 Replacing the SFP+ Unit on the HBA The Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP+) optics unit on this card is considered a part of the card, NOT as a separate f ield replaceable unit (FRU). Therefor e, in the event that the SFP+ unit malfunctions, you must return the entire car d in order to receive a replace[...]

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    24 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008[...]

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    25 CHAPTER 3 HBA Softwar e Installation After you have completed the hardwar e installation and powered on the system, follow the instructions in this chapter for your operating system to install the HBA driver and any other utilities that are requir ed. This chapter contains the following topics: ■ “Driver Software for the Solaris OS” on pag[...]

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    26 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 ■ Connectivity verification ■ Firmware version and checksum test ■ Self-test ■ Loopback tests ■ External ■ Internal, single-bit ■ Internal, 10-bit ■ Mailbox Installing Softwar e For the Red Hat and SUSE Linux OSes No updates are r equired to suppo[...]

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    Chapter 3 HBA Software Installation 27 7. Install the driver for Linux as described in the Emulex Driver and Utilities for Linux User Manual. 8. Install the management utilities as described in the Emulex driver and utilities documentation. ▼ T o Install the HBA Software For the VMwar e T echnology Y ou must obtain the drivers from VMware. 1. Go [...]

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    28 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008 ▼ T o Install the Software For the W indows Server 2003 or W indows Server 2008 OS 1. Go to the Emulex support site for Sun Microsystems at: http://www.emulex.com/sun/support/index.jsp 2. Locate the driver section for W indows. 3. Download the Driver Kit by cli[...]

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    29 CHAPTER 4 Known Issues This chapter contains any known issues with the HBA. Reboot Fails on the SP ARC Enterprise M8000 System (6728135) On the SP ARC Enterprise M8000 system, if you use the stmsboot command to provide dual paths to the boot device, on occasion the boot device is not found and the reboot does not succeed. At the console, the fol[...]

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    30 Sun StorageTek 8 Gb FC PCI-Express HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • December 2008[...]