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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
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Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction 1.1 General Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.2 What is Fibre Channel?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1.3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Section 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 Preinstallation Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 2.2 What You Need for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of Contents Hardware Installation Guide for the QLA2300 Board Family FIGURES Figure Page 2-1 QLA2300/2310 Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-2 QLA2300F/2310F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-3 QLA2310FL Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2-4 QLA2302F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2-5 QLA2312F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . .
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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) QLA2302F family (64-bit PCI to dual-channel optical media) QLA2310 family (64-bit PCI-X to Fibre Channel copper media) QLA2310F family (64-bit PCI-X to Fibre Channel optical media) QLA2310FL family (64-bit PCI-
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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; less than 300 meters at the data rate of 2 Gbps). QLA2300F QLA2302F QLA2310F QLA2310FL QLA2312F QLA2312FL With its increased connectivity and performance, Fibre Channel is the I/O
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Section 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 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. Place the board on the bag when you examine or configure it. Retain the bag for future use. 2.2 What You Need for In
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QLA23xx Board Components 2 – Hardware Installation SERIAL NUMBER J1 ISP CHIP Figure 2-1. QLA2300/2310 Board Layout SERIAL NUMBER J1 ISP CHIP Figure 2-2. QLA2300F/2310F Board Layout 2-2 FC2251101-00 D
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2 – Hardware Installation QLA23xx Board Components ISP CHIP J2 J2 1 3 NOTE: The serial number is on the other side of the board. Figure 2-3. QLA2310FL Board Layout ISP CHIP J1 J2 ISP CHIP SERIAL NUMBER Figure 2-4. QLA2302F Board Layout FC2251101-00 D 2-3
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QLA23xx Board Components 2 – Hardware Installation SERIAL NUMBER J1 1 3 J2 J3 ISP CHIP J4 1 3 Figure 2-5. QLA2312F Board Layout J3 1 3 J1 ISP CHIP J2 J4 1 3 NOTE: The serial number is on the other side of the board. Figure 2-6. QLA2312FL Board Layout 2-4 FC2251101-00 D
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CONNECTOR 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 LED LED Activity On On Power On Off Online Off On Signal acquired Off Flashing Loss of synchronization GREEN LED Flashing Flashing Firmware error AMBER LED Figure 2-7. QLA2300/2300F/2310/2310F/2310
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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. 2.4 Power Distribution The QLA2300 and QLA2310 boards supply +5 volts to pin 7 of the HSSDC copper int
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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. PCI and PCI-X slots look the same. If the PC contains both PCI and PCI-X sl
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Installation Help 2 – Hardware Installation 10. Power up all external FC devices, then power up the PC and observe the monitor. 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 for Fast!UTIL BIOS for Adapter 0 is disabled ROM BIOS not installed NOTE: SunSPARC systems
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Section 3 Troubleshooting 3.1 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. 3.2 Hardware Problem Checklist Are all of the circuit cards installed securely in the system? Are all of the cables secure
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Fibre Channel Problem Checklist 3 – Troubleshooting 3.4 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. Have you configured your RAID controller using the utilities provided by the manufacturer? Some Fibre Channel switches support zoning. Make sure that your switch is configured correctly. 3-2 FC225
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Appendix A Fast!UTIL NOTE: The Fast!UTIL BIOS utility does not run on SunSPARC systems. Refer to the Software Installation Guide for the QLA2300 Board Family (FC2253301) for information regarding adapter configuration settings and for installing FCode on a QLA23xx board in a SunSPARC system. A.1 Introduction This appendix provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to customize the configuration of the QLA23xx board and the connected devices. The QLA23xx board c
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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 and described in the following paragraphs. Table A-1. Host Adapter Settings Setting Options Default Host Adapter BIOS Enabled, Disabled Disabled Frame Size 512, 1024, 2048 2048 Loop Reset Delay 0–60 seconds 5 seconds Adapter Hard Loop ID Enabled, Disabled Disabled Hard Loop ID 0–125
