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- Page 1 Hardware Installation Guide for the QLA2300 Board Family Fibre Channel Host Adapter Boards for the PCI Bus Part of the SANblade Family of Products FC2251101-00 D October 5, 2001...
- Page 2 QLogic Corporation Information furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use.
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- Page 4 QLogic Corporation © 2000–2001 QLogic Corporation First Printed: July 2000 All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Printed in U.S.A. QLogic Corporation, 26600 Laguna Hills Drive, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (800) 867-7274 or (949) 389-6000 Page iv FC2251101-00 D...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction General Description....... . What is Fibre Channel? ......Features . - Page 6 Table of Contents Hardware Installation Guide for the QLA2300 Board Family FIGURES Figure Page QLA2300/2310 Board Layout ......QLA2300F/2310F Board Layout .
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Page 7: Introduction
Section 1 Introduction NOTE: The following SANblade QLogic host adapter boards are collectively referred to as the QLA23xx board unless otherwise noted: QLA2300 family (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media) QLA2300F family (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media) -
Page 8: Features
Features 1 – Introduction boards use a copper interface for short connections (less than 30 meters at a data rate of 1 Gbps; less than 15 meters at a data rate of 2 Gbps). The following boards use a multimode optical interface for intermediate distances (less than 500 meters at the data rate of 1 Gbps;... -
Page 9: Hardware Installation
Section 2 Hardware Installation Preinstallation Procedures Before installing your QLA23xx board, take a moment to read this guide. CAUTION! The QLA23xx board contains parts that can be damaged by ESD. Before handling the QLA23xx board, use standard methods to discharge static electricity. Keep the QLA23xx board in the antistatic bag until you are ready to install it. -
Page 10: Qla2300/2310 Board Layout
QLA23xx Board Components 2 – Hardware Installation SERIAL NUMBER ISP CHIP Figure 2-1. QLA2300/2310 Board Layout SERIAL NUMBER ISP CHIP Figure 2-2. QLA2300F/2310F Board Layout FC2251101-00 D... -
Page 11: Qla2310Fl Board Layout
2 – Hardware Installation QLA23xx Board Components ISP CHIP NOTE: The serial number is on the other side of the board. Figure 2-3. QLA2310FL Board Layout ISP CHIP ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER Figure 2-4. QLA2302F Board Layout FC2251101-00 D... -
Page 12: Qla2312F Board Layout
QLA23xx Board Components 2 – Hardware Installation SERIAL NUMBER ISP CHIP Figure 2-5. QLA2312F Board Layout ISP CHIP NOTE: The serial number is on the other side of the board. Figure 2-6. QLA2312FL Board Layout FC2251101-00 D... -
Page 13: Leds
2 – Hardware Installation QLA23xx Board Components 2.3.1 LEDs Figure 2-7 identifies and describes the activity of the QLA2300/2300F/2310/2310F/ 2310FL board LEDs. Figure 2-8 identifies and describes the activity of the QLA2302F/2312F board LEDs. The QLA2312FL board has no LEDs. Green Amber Activity... -
Page 14: Jumpers
Power Distribution 2 – Hardware Installation 2.3.2 Jumpers The jumpers on the QLA2310FL/2312F/2312FL boards set the default state of the laser and are set at the factory with a jumper plug on pins 1–2 of the following jumpers. QLA2310FL (jumper J2) QLA2312F (jumpers J1 and J4) QLA2312FL (jumpers J3 and J4) CAUTION! Changing the jumper settings can result in the board being inoperable. - Page 15 2 – Hardware Installation Installation in the Computer PCI connectors vary among system board manufacturers. The QLA23xx board is a 64-bit PCI device that can function in a 32-bit PCI slot; the slot conforms to the PCI specification (the rear edge of the PCI slot is notched). If you try to install the QLA23xx board into a PCI slot that does not conform to the PCI specification, you may damage the QLA23xx board.
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Page 16: Installation Help
The BIOS is disabled by default. Consequently, the devices attached to the QLA23xx board are not identified. For example: QLogic Corporation QLA23xx PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version x.xx Copyright (C) QLogic Corporation 2000 All rights reserved. www.qlogic.com Press <Alt-Q> for Fast!UTIL BIOS for Adapter 0 is disabled... -
Page 17: Troubleshooting
Section 3 Troubleshooting Problems After Installation There are three basic types of installation problems that can cause your QLA23xx board to function incorrectly: hardware problems, system configuration problems, and Fibre Channel problems. The following section provides itemized checklists to help you determine why your QLA23xx board is not functioning. Hardware Problem Checklist Are all of the circuit cards installed securely in the system? Are all of the cables securely connected to the correct connectors? Be sure... -
Page 18: Fibre Channel Problem Checklist
Fibre Channel Problem Checklist 3 – Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Problem Checklist Were all of the FC devices powered up before you powered up the PC? Check that all cables are properly connected. If you are using an HSSDC cable, verify that it is compatible with data rates of 2 Gbps. -
Page 19: Appendix A Fast!Util
QLA23xx board and the connected devices. The QLA23xx board can be configured using Fast!UTIL, QLogic’s BIOS-resident configuration tool. Access Fast!UTIL by pressing ALT+Q during the QLA23xx board BIOS initialization (it may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL Options menu to display). -
Page 20: Host Adapter Settings
Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL A.2.1 Host Adapter Settings From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Host Adapter Settings. The default settings for the QLA23xx board are listed in table A-1 described in the following paragraphs. Table A-1. Host Adapter Settings Setting Options Default... -
Page 21: Restore Default Settings
QLA23xx board default settings. A.2.4 Raw NVRAM Data This option displays the adapter’s NVRAM contents in hexadecimal format. This is a QLogic troubleshooting tool; you cannot modify the data. A.2.5 Advanced Adapter Settings From the Configuration Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Advanced Adapter Settings. - Page 22 Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL Execution Throttle. This setting specifies the maximum number of commands executing on any one port. When a port’s execution throttle is reached, no new commands are executed until the current command finishes executing. The valid options for this setting are 1–256. The default is 16.
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Page 23: Extended Firmware Settings
A – Fast!UTIL Configuration Settings Disable Database Load. When enabled, the device database is read from the Registry during driver initialization. When disabled, the device database is created dynamically during driver initialization. The default is No. NOTE: This option usually applies to the Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating environments. -
Page 24: A-4 Rio Operation Modes
Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL Extended Control Block. This setting enables all other extended firmware settings. The default is Enabled. RIO Operation Mode. This setting specifies the reduced interrupt operation (RIO) modes, if supported by the software driver. RIO modes allow posting multiple command completions in a single interrupt (see table A-4). -
Page 25: Scan Fibre Channel Devices
A – Fast!UTIL Select Host Adapter Read Transfer Ready. This setting is reserved. The default is Disabled. Response Timer. This setting contains the value (in 100-microsecond increments) used by a timer to limit the time waiting accumulating multiple responses. For example, if this field is 8, the time limit is 800 microseconds. The default is 0. - Page 26 Select Host Adapter A – Fast!UTIL FC2251101-00 D...
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Page 27: Appendix B Specifications
Interface chip: ISP2300 (PCI QLA2300/2300F/2302F boards) ISP2310 (PCI-X QLA2310/2310F/2310FL boards) ISP2312 (PCI-X QLA2312F/2312FL boards) Single-chip design that includes a QLogic RISC processor, Fibre Channel protocol manager, PCI/PCI-X DMA controller, and integrated serializer/deserializer (SERDES) and electrical transceivers that can auto-negotiate a data rate of 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps... - Page 28 B – Specifications Table B-2. QLA23xx Board Specifications (Continued) Type Specification NVRAM 256 bytes, field programmable Onboard Five-channel DMA controller: two data, one command, one auto-DMA request, and one auto-DMA response Frame buffer Integrated 4-KB transmit and 6-KB receive frame buffer FIFO for each data FIFO channel Connectors...
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Page 29: Appendix C Label
Appendix C Label The transceiver on the QLA23xx board is a Class I laser product. It complies with IEC 825-1 and FDA 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11. The transceiver must be operated under recommended operating conditions. CLASS I LASER PRODUCT FC2251101-00 D... - Page 30 C – Label FC2251101-00 D...