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NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page iii Overview ............................................... .......................................... .......................................... .. v 1. Using the AutoPilot Manager Utility ..................................................... .............................. 1-1 1.1. Starting the AutoPilot Mana ge[...]

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NetWin 110 HBA User’s Gui de Page v Overview The Emulex® NetW in 110 host bus adapter (HB A) offers highly integrated 2Gb/s Fibre Channel to PCI/PCI-X connectivity solutions for entry-lev el storage area networks (SANs) commonly found in small- and medium -sized business (SMB) IT en vironments. The NetW in 110 HB A deli v ers SMB-optimized perfo[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-1 1. Using the A utoPilot Manager Utility The AutoPilot Manager utilit y , which is installed when you inst all the Emulex dri ver for W indo ws from the Emulex Installation CD, enables yo u to discov er and check the status of local and remote Emulex HB As, hosts, fabrics, storage targets and logical unit numbe[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-2 1.2. A utoPilot Manager Utility Elements The AutoPilot Manager uti lity windo w contains fi ve basic elements: • Menu bar •T o o l b a r • Discov ery tree • Property pages • Status bar The element you select in the discov ery tree determines whether a menu item or toolbar icon is active. For e xample[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-3 1.2.3. Discovery T ree The discov ery tree (left pane) displays icons representing discovered network (SAN) elements such as local hos t name, system host names and all HB As that are acti ve on each host. Storage tar gets, LUNs and fabrics, when present, are also displayed. Discovery tree icons represent the [...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-4 1.3. Disco vering SAN Elements Hosts, HB As, tar gets and fabrics ar e disco vered automatically b y a di scov ery server when you launch the AutoPilot Manager utility . Discovered SAN elements are displayed in the Discov ery Summary window . Note: The AutoPilot Manage r utility must be running on all re mote [...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-5 1.3.2. Viewing the Disco very Summary Pa ge The Discov ery Summary page contains a general summary of the discovered elem ents contained in the SAN. It is displayed when you click the roo t node of the discove ry tree (Hosts or Fabrics, depending on the view). The Discov ery Summary page displays the foll o wi[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-6 1.4. Managing Host Bus Adapter s The AutoPilot Manager utility en ables you to manage many aspects of a sel ected HB A. Using the AutoPilot Manager utility you can: • Sort HBAs in the discov ery tree by host name or by fabric ID. • Reset an HB A. • Rename an HB A or use its default name. • Upgrade an H[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-7 1.4.2. Resetting an HB A The AutoPilot Manag er utility enables you to reset a selected HB A. T o reset an HBA, do the following: 1. In the directory tree, click the HBA you want to reset. 2. Do one of the following: • From the menu bar , click Adapter , and then click Reset Ad apter . • Click the Reset bu[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-8 1.4.5. Viewing an HB A’ s General Information The General page displ ays relev ant information about the selected HB A, such as the model number , firmw are version, dri ver v ersion and link status. The Adapter Summary area of the General page displays the following: • Model- the complete model name of th[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-9 1.4.6. Viewing F abric Information The Fabric Information page contains information specific to the selected fabric. The Fabric Information page displays the following: • Number of Adapters- the number of NetWin 110 HB As discov ered by this host on the sel ected fabric. • Number of Hosts- the number of ho[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Gui de Page 1-10 1.4.8. Viewing LUN Inf o rmation The LUN Summary page contains information about the selected LUN, including vendor name, product name and revision. The V endor/Product Information area of the LUN Summary page displays the foll o wing: • V endor Name- the name of the manufacturer of the selected target LUN[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Gui de Page 1-11 The Maintenance tab displays the following: • Firmw are V ersion- the ver sion of f irm ware installed on t he HB A. • Operational Firm ware Name- the name of the firmware in use b y the HB A. • SLI-1 Firmw are Name- the name of the firmw are installed in t he HB A ’ s SLI™-1 slo t. • SLI-2 Firmw[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Gui de Page 1-12 3. Click Disable or Enable as appropriate. See chapter 2, BIOS Utility Co nfigur ation Guide , for information on enab ling the BIOS on an HBA and conf iguring the BIOS utility . 1.5.2. Mapping T ar gets and Editing P ersistent Bindings The T ar get Mapping tab enables you to modify the map ped target settin[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Gui de Page 1-13 P ers istent Binding Co nfiguration Persistent binding enables y ou to permanently assign a SCSI ID to a specific target after it has been discov ered. Discov ery occurs each time a system boots or when a de vi ce is added to or remo ved from the SAN. If persistent binding is not used, the SCSI ID/target rel[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 2-1 2. Updating Driver s 2.1. Updating a Driver f or Windo ws T o update an e xisting Emulex driv er for W indows, do the following: 1. Download the distribution e xecutable f ile from the vendor support page at www .emulex.com to your sy stem. 2. In W indows Explorer , double-click the distribution ex ecu table f[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-1 3. BIOS Utility Configuration Guide The BIOS utility allows you to change HB A parameters (suc h as topology , PLOGI retry timer and auto scan setting) and configure boot de vices. Default settings are acceptable for most installations. In the BIOS utility , pr ess d to reset the selected adapter to default va[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-2 3.2. Enabling the BIOS on an HB A By default, the BIOS is disabled on all HBAs. T o use any of its features, the BIOS must be enabled on at least one installed adapter . T o enable the BIOS on an HB A, do the following: 1. Start the BIOS utility (s ee section 3.1, Starting the BIOS Utility , on page 3-1 .) and[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-3 3. Press the number corresponding to the P LOGI retry timer interval you want to use. The time it takes for one PLOGI to scan the whole loop (if 126 AL_P A are on the loop) is: • 50 msec: 5 to 6 seconds per device. • 100 msec: 12 seconds per de vice. • 200 msec: 22 seconds per de vice. 4. Press x to exit[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-4 2. Press 5 (Enable or Disable Spinu p delay). The screen to the right is displayed. 3. Press 1 to enable the spinup delay , or press 2 to disable it. 4. Press x to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system. 3.7. Setting A uto Scan This option allows you to set auto scan. The default setting is disabled. This[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-5 T o enable or disable EDD 3.0, do the following: 1. Start the BIOS utility (s ee section 3.1, Starting the BIOS Utili ty , on page 3-1 .) and select the desired HB A. Press 2 to configure the adapter . 2. Press 7 (Enable or Disable EDD 3.0). The screen to the right is displayed. 3. Press 1 to enable EDD 3.0, o[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-6 3.11. Enabling and Di sabling A u to Sector Format Select This option automatically defines the boot sector (32-sector or 63-sector) of the tar get disk. If there is n o partiti on on the target, the default boot s ector format is 63 sectors. The default setting is enabled. T o enable or disable auto sector fo[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 4-1 4. Configuring an Installe d Drive As a Boot De vice T o conf igure an e xisting storage de vice as a boot device, re gardless of operating system, do the following: 1. Start the BIOS utility (s ee section 3.1, Starting the BIOS Utili ty , on page 3-1 .) and select the desired HB A . The screen to the right is[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 4-2 7. Select an entry . Another win dow displays the follo wing options: 1. Boot this device via WWPN 2. Boot this device via DID 8. Press the number corresponding to the desired boot meth od. If you select to boot the device vi a WWPN, the WWPN of the earlier select ed entry is sav ed in the flash. Howe ver , du[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 5-1 5. Installing Windows on a Ne w Boot Device This procedure installs remote boot onto a previously unfo rmatted Fibre Channel disk driv e that is connected to the Emulex HB A. It also applies to a new W indo ws installation. Note: Before proceeding, make sure ther e is a physical connection with a v alid path b[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 5-2 11. Insert the NetW in 110 Installation CD into the system’ s CD dri v e. The Launch It! dialog box appears. Click Launch A utoPilo t HBA Installation Program and follow the prompts . 12. Y ou will be prompted to select a l ocation from which to search for the appropriate dri ver . Y ou can install the dri v[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 6-1 6. Using a Micr osoft Cluster Server If you are using a Microsoft Cluster Serv er , any shared cluster storage must look identical to all clustered serv ers. Ensure that this is the case by doing the follo wing: 1. After the HBA is installed, run the Emulex AutoPilot Manager ut ility . 2. From the V iew menu, [...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page A-1 A. Installing the Low-Pr ofile Bracket The host b us adapter comes with a standard PCI brack et installed. The optio nal lo w-profile mounting bracket i s shorter than the standard bracket; approximatel y 3.11 in. (7 .9 cm) compared to 4.75 in. (12.06 cm) long. 1. Remove the mounting bracket scre ws from the t[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page B-1 B. Har d ware Reference B.1. Specifications B.2. Laser Safety Notice This laser safety inform ation contains certification and product information covering laser products known as optical Gigabaud Link Modules (GLMs), Gigabit Interface Con verters (GBICs), 1x9 and small form factor transce iv ers sold as acces[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page B-2 In the United States, all optical GLMs, GBICs, 1x9 and small form factor tr anscei vers sold b y Emulex are certif ied as Class 1 laser products that conform to the requirements contained in the Depa rtment of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulation 21 CFR subchapter J. The certification is indicated b y a[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page B-3 GBICs and 1270 to 1355 nanometers for long wavelength GBICs. F or non-OFC links, the optical power from the laser transmitter is controlled and m aintained at a lower po wer lev el. The power emitted from either an op en fiber or open laser transmitter is guaranteed to be below the Class 1 limit . Class 1 lase[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page B-4 1x9 T ranscei ver Short wav elength 1x9 transcei vers allo w normal data transm ission on the optical link when they are connected to another compatible laser product. Short wav elength 1x9s embedded in Emu lex host adapters are non-OFC. For non- OFC links, a compatible laser de vice must be non-OFC and certif[...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page C-1 C. T roub leshooting There are sev eral circumstances in whic h yo ur system may operate in an unex pected manner . This chapter provides information regarding unusual situations. If you have problems during or after installation, contact yo ur supplier . C.1. SCSIpor t Minipor t Dr iver Does Not See T argets [...]

NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page C-2 C.4. HB A Status LEDs Green and yellow LEDs can be seen through openings in the host bus adapter's mounting bracket. Green indicates power and yello w signifies port acti vity . POST condition s and results are summarized in the foll o wing tabl e. Y ellow LED Green LED State OFF OFF W ake-up failure (de [...]