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    Sun Microsystems, Inc. www .sun.com Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback Sun Stor ageT ek ™ Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Em ule x Installation Guide F or HBA Model SG-XPCIE2FCGBE-E-Z P ar t No . 820-3784-10 July 2008, Re vision A[...]

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    Copyright © 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Cir cle, Santa Clara, California 95054, U.S.A. All rights reserved. U.S. Government Rights - Commercial softwar e. Government users are subject to the Sun Micr osystems, Inc. standard license agr eement and applicable provisions of the F AR and its supplements. Use is subject to license terms. [...]

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

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    iv Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 Observing ESD and Handling Precautions 9 Installing the Hardware 10 ▼ T o Install the HBA 10 ▼ T o Connect the Optical Cable 12 ▼ T o Connect the Ethernet Cable 14 ▼ T o Apply Power 14 Testing the Installation 17 ▼ T o V erify Pr oper Installation (for th[...]

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    Contents v Cannot Detect the HBA Through the BIOS on the Sun Blade X8450 System (6704510) 26 Cannot V erify the FCode V ersion of the HBA on the Sun Blade T6300 and T6320 Systems (6686545) 26[...]

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    vi Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008[...]

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    vii 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 undesir ed operation. Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with[...]

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    viii Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008[...]

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    ix 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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    x Sun StorageT ek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • July 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 powe[...]

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    Saf ety Agency Compliance Statements xi 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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    xii Sun StorageT ek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • July 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. Les [...]

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    Saf ety Agency Compliance Statements xiii 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 f[...]

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    xiv Sun StorageT ek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • July 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 autres [...]

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    Saf ety Agency Compliance Statements xv tung dieser Richtlinien kann Überhitzung verursachen und die Zuverlässigkeit Ihres Sun-Geräts beeinträchtigen. Lautstärke Produkt: Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Gemäß den Vorgaben in der Norm ISO 7779 beträgt der Geräuschpegel dieses Geräts in Abhängigkeit vom Arbeitsplatz unter [...]

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    xvi Sun StorageT ek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • July 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 und i[...]

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    Saf ety Agency Compliance Statements xvii 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 [...]

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    xviii Sun StorageT ek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • July 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 cable[...]

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    Saf ety Agency Compliance Statements xix 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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    xx Sun StorageT ek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emule x Installation Guide • July 2008[...]

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    xxi 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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    xxii Sun StorageT ek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA Installation Guide • June 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” on the pr [...]

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    xxiii Pr eface This installation guide describes how to install and remove the Sun StorageT ek™ Dual 4 Gigabit (Gb) Fibre Channel (FC) Dual Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) host bus adapter (HBA), Emulex. It also explains how to verify the driver version and install any necessary patches. The document is written for technicians, system administrators, appl[...]

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    xxiv Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 Chapter 4 contains known issues with this release of the HBA. Using UNIX Commands This document might not contain information on basic UNIX ® commands and procedur es such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the fol[...]

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    Pref ace xxv T ypographic Conventions Note – Characters display differ ently depending on browser 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 c[...]

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    xxvi Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 Thir d-Party W eb Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of thir d-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 thr[...]

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    1 CHAPTER 1 HBA Overview This chapter provides a basic overview of the Sun StorageT ek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex (referr ed to as Sun StorageT ek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA in this document), which uses Emulex technology . This chapter also describes the various operating systems, host platforms, storage, and infrastructure conf igurations t[...]

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    2 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 autonegotiation. The HBA is also backwards compatible with FC ports that operate at 2-Gbit/s and 1-Gbit/s. The Gigabit Ethernet ports can be configured to operate in 10, 100, or 1000 Mbit/sec Ethernet networks. See T ABLE 1- 1 for a list of the HBA features. T ABLE [...]

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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 1 Gbps: 1000 meters using 50/125 µ m core OM3 f iber 500 meters using 50/125 µ m core OM2 f iber 300 meters using 50/125 µ m core OM1 f iber 300 meters using 62.5/125 µ m core f ib[...]

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    4 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 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 5 ■ “Stor[...]

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    Chapter 1 HBA Overview 5 Host Platform Support The HBA is supported by the platforms and operating systems listed in T ABLE 1-3 . The system must have an available ExpressModule slot in which you can install the HBA. Storage Support This section lists the arrays and tape storage supported by the HBA. This section contains the following topics: ■ [...]

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    6 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 T ape Storage Support The HBA is supported by the following tape storage: ■ Sun StorageT ek SL48 tape library ■ Sun StorageT ek SL24 tape autoloader ■ Sun StorageT ek L8500 modular library ■ Sun StorageT ek L1500 modular library ■ Sun StorageT ek L1400 tap[...]

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    Chapter 1 HBA Overview 7 ■ Cisco MDS 9509 multilayer director ■ Cisco MDS 9513 multilayer director ■ QLogic® SANbox 9000 stackable chassis FC switch series ■ QLogic SANbox 5600 switch ■ QLogic SANbox 5602 switch The HBA is supported by all 1-Gb Ethernet switches. Softwar e Support The HBA is supported by the software applications listed [...]

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    8 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 T ABLE 1-5 HBA Environmental Requir ements Specification Operating Non-Operating T emperature 0˚ to 43˚C, noncondensing, 16 hour dwells at extremes -43˚C to 73˚C, noncondensing, 16 hour dwells at extremes Humidity 7% to 93% RH, noncondensing, 40˚C, 16 hour dwel[...]

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

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    10 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 ■ 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 following general steps, described in this section: ■ “T o Install th[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remo val 11 FIGURE 2-1 Pulling Out the HBA Lever 4. Insert the HBA into its slot, being careful that the tooth on the bottom of the lever does not come into contact with the chassis sheet metal during insertion. 5. When the HBA is inserted nearly all the way into its slot, push the lever back into its fully close[...]

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    12 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 ▼ 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 Fibr e Channel (FC) pr oduct (that is, multimode to multimode). Use multimode fiber -optic cable, w[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remo val 13 FIGURE 2-2 Connecting the Cables 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the FC device. After the optical cable is connected to the HBA, you are r eady to connect the Ethernet cable(s). T ABLE 2-2 Cables Shown in FIGURE 2-2 Cable Description Orange Fiber-optic (FC) cable Blue Ethernet (GbE) cable[...]

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    14 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 ▼ T o Connect the Ethernet Cable Use high-quality Ethernet cable, category 5e or category 6, that adher es to the specifications in T ABLE 2-3 . 1. Connect the ethernet cable to RJ-45 connectors on the HBA (see FIGURE 2-2 ). 2. Connect the other end of the cable [...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remo val 15 6. Observe the LEDs status for the Ethernet connection as shown in T ABLE 2-5 . T ABLE 2-5 summarizes LED indicator combinations. Refer to FIGURE 2-3 to determine the location of the LEDs. Each Ethernet port has a corresponding set of LEDs that provide a visual indication of the operating state. Off O[...]

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    16 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 FIGURE 2-3 LEDs and Attention Button[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remo val 17 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 17 ▼ T o V erify Proper Installation (for the Solaris OS) 1. Use the cfgadm command to v[...]

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    18 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 2. If an HBA is shown as unconf igured, use the cfgadm -c configure command to conf igure it. Conf iguring the HBA for Hot-Plug Operation 1. Locate the green Power LED indicator near the bottom of the HBA front panel (see FIGURE 2-3 for LED location). Power LED ind[...]

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    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Remo val 19 Removing the Har dware The following procedur es describe how to remove the HBA. Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed HBA removal instructions. The hardwar e r emoval process involves the following general steps: 1. Either halting the operating system and removing power fro[...]

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    20 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 1. Use the cfgadm command to identify the HBA to be removed. 2. Use the cfgadm -c unconfigure command to unconf igure the attachment point ID ( Ap_Id ) for the HBA. 3. Use the cfgadm -c disconnect command to prepare the HBA for removal. A flashing Power indicator L[...]

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

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    22 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 ■ 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 requir ed to support the HBA on minimum supported versions of Linux. For diagnostic suppo[...]

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    Chapter 3 HBA Software Installation 23 7. Install the driver for Linux as described in the Emulex driver and utilities user guide. 8. Install the management utilities as described in the Emulex driver and utilities user guide. ▼ T o Install the HBA Software for the VMwar e T echnology The management utilities are available for download at the Emu[...]

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    24 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 ▼ T o Install the Software for the W indows Server 2003 OS 1. Go to the Emulex support site for Sun Microsystems at: http://www.emulex.com/sun/support/em-e11000.jsp 2. Locate the driver section for W indows. 3. Download the Driver Kit by clicking Download. 4. Cli[...]

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    25 CHAPTER 4 Known Issues This chapter contains the latest supplementary information for the preceding chapters in this guide. There ar e no known issues with this release. This chapter contains the following topics: ■ “Cannot Detect the HBA on the Sun Blade T6300 System (6680542)” on page 25 ■ “The PEM Might Not Come Online on a Sun Blad[...]

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    26 Sun StorageTek Dual 4 Gb FC Dual GbE HBA, Emulex Installation Guide • July 2008 The PEM Might Not Come Online on a Sun Blade T6300 or T6320 System (6683536) In rare cir cumstances, after a Sun Blade T6300 or T6320 system has gone through several reboots, the Pluggable Expr ess Module ( PEM) on the system might not come online. W ith this PEM o[...]