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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM
INSTALLATION GUIDE
ASA-7211C/F iSCSI ADAPTER
FOR INITIATOR APPLICATIONS
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page ii Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Copyright ©2002 – 2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trademarks Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, and ASA are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be r
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page iii Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designe
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page iv Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) This equipment complies to class B Information Technology equipment based on VCCI (Voluntary Control Council fo
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page v Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Contents 1 Introduction Read This First 1-2 Adaptec iSCSI Adapter Features 1-2 Kit Contents 1-2 Adapter Illustrations 1-3 System Requirements 1-4 Hardware Requirements 1-4 Supported iSCSI targets 1-4 Operating System Requirements 1-4 Using the Adaptec iSCSI Installation CD 1-5 About the Documentation 1-6 Overview of the Installation Process 1-7 2 Installing the Adaptec iSCSI Adapter 3 Installing the Initiator Mode Driver Windows 2
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page vi Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 4 Configuring Your iSCSI System Running iConfig on Windows 4-2 Running iConfig on Red Hat Linux 4-3 Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter 4-4 Changing Your iConfig Password 4-5 Configuration Tasks 4-5 ALEDs vi
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM 1 Introduction In this Chapter Read This First 1-2 Adaptec iSCSI Adapter Features 1-2 Kit Contents 1-2 Adapter Illustrations 1-3 System Requirements 1-4 Using the Adaptec iSCSI Installation CD 1-5 About the Documentation 1-6 Overview of the Installation Process 1-7 ® The Adaptec Storage Accelerator (ASA) 7211 iSCSI storage adapter is a PCI Host Bus Adapter (HBA) that enables servers and storage systems to be used in iSCSI SANs usin
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Read This First This chapter is an important guide to the rest of the documentation and provides a summary of the hardware and software installation process. Additional chapters describe how to: Install the adapter. Install, remove, or update the device driver. Install the iConfig utility and configure your adapter (an initiator) and targets. For details to help you monitor your connections, di
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Introduction Adapter Illustrations The Adaptec iSCSI adapters are illustrated below. Note the difference in external connectors. One adapter has a copper connector; the other, a fibre connector. For LED details, see Appendix A, LEDs J4 Copper connector J5 ASA-7211C Adapter Card For LED details, see Appendix A, LEDs J4 J5 Fibre connector ASA-7211F Adapter Card Note: Some ASA-7211 adapters are manufactured with jumpers “hangi
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide System Requirements The following system requirements are discussed: Hardware requirements Supported iSCSI targets Operating system requirements Hardware Requirements Your computer must meet the following requirements: Intel Pentium, or equivalent, computer An available PCI slot At least 128 MB of RAM CD-ROM drive Copper (CAT 5 or CAT 6), or fibre, Ethernet cable. (Visit www.adaptec.com
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Introduction Using the Adaptec iSCSI Installation CD The Adaptec iSCSI installation CD contains the device drivers, iConfig utility, user documentation, and SNMP extensions for your Adaptec iSCSI adapter. You can directly access directories and files on the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD. These include: Documentation—Contains the Readme text files and PDF files. See About the Documentation on page 1-6 for details. Drivers—Pro
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 6 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide About the Documentation The Adaptec iSCSI installation CD provides the following documentation files: readme.txt—The generic Readme text file in the top-level of the CD file structure summarizes the contents of the installation CD. For specific information, refer to the Readme files in the lower folders (or directories). (The Linux Readme file is inside the rpm file.) These files contain the late
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 7 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Introduction Overview of the Installation Process The following steps provide an overview of the process of installing and configuring the ASA-7211 adapter: 1 Verify that your computer meets the requirements described in System Requirements on page 1-4. 2 Gain familiarity with the contents of the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD. 3 Install the Adaptec iSCSI adapter as described in Chapter 2. 4 Install the appropriate driver for your
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM 2 Installing the Adaptec iSCSI Adapter To install the adapter in a PCI slot in a computer: 1 Turn off the power to the computer and disconnect the power cord. 2 Before handling the board, discharge any static electricity from your body by touching a grounded metal object such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer. 3 Remove the cover from the computer case. If necessary, refer to the instructions in your computer
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 5 Insert the adapter in the PCI expansion slot. Press the board firmly into the slot until it clicks into place. Replace the slot cover screw. Note: Some ASA-7211 adapters are manufactured with jumpers “hanging,” but not installed, on jumper connectors J4 and J5. Do not install these jumpers. 6 Close the computer cabinet and reattach the power cord. Next, install the appropriate software driver for
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM 3 Installing the Initiator Mode Driver In this Chapter Windows 2000 3-2 Windows NT 4.0 3-5 Red Hat Linux 3-7 Now that you have installed the adapter in the computer, you are ready to install the driver. When you are finished installing the driver, proceed to Chapter 4, Configuring Your iSCSI System. 3-1
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Windows 2000 The following driver installation scenarios are described: Installing the Driver in Windows 2000 Updating the Driver in Windows 2000 Installing the Driver in Windows 2000 To install the driver: 1 Install your Adaptec iSCSI adapter according to the instructions in Chapter 2. 2 Start Windows and log in with administrative privileges. The Windows Found New Hardware Wizard automatically d
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Installing the Initiator Mode Driver The driver has been installed. The system does not require rebooting. To verify the driver installation, open the Device Manager and view the driver, as shown below. ASA-7211 adapter Updating the Driver in Windows 2000 To update the driver: 1 Open the Windows Device Manager. 2 Expand SCSI & RAID controllers. 3 Right-click the controller identified as an Adaptec Storage Accelerator 7211 and cho
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 10 Choose the appropriate driver (7211C or 7211F) for your adapter and click Next. 11 Click Next again. 12 If you see the Digital Signature Not Found window, click Yes to continue. 13 Click Finish. No reboot is required. The driver has been updated. To verify the driver installation, open the Device Manager and view the driver, as shown on page 3-3. Note: If you have multiple adapters in your compute
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Installing the Initiator Mode Driver Windows NT 4.0 The following driver installation scenarios are described: Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 Updating the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 To install the driver: 1 Install your Adaptec iSCSI adapter according to the instructions in Chapter 2. 2 Start Windows and log in with administrative privileges. 3 Insert the Adaptec iSCSI installation
