Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FC1242SR HP (Hewlett-Packard)
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HP S tor age W or ks FC1 1 4 2SR and FC1 2 4 2SR DC 4Gb P CI Expr ess ho st bu s adapte rs f or L inu x and W indo w s installati on gui de P art number: AA–RWEQA–TE F irst ed itio n: December 2 0.
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FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb PCI Exp ress host bus adapters for Linux and Windows installation guid e 3 Contents About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Intended audience . .
4 Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Selectable Boot Setting s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 5 Ab out this gui de This g uide pro vides informa tion abo ut: • Installing , confi g uri n g.
6 Doc ument con v entions and s y mbols WA R N I N G ! Indicate s that failur e to follo w directi ons could result in bodil y harm or death. CA UTION: Indicates that f ailure to f ollow dir ections could r esult in damage to equipment or data. IMP ORT ANT : P rovides cl ari f ying i n form at ion o r s pe cific in st ru ctio ns.
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 7 TI P: Pro vide s helpful hin ts and shortcuts . HP tec hnical su pport T elephone numbers f or world wide te chni ca l support are lis ted on the HP w eb site: http://www .
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FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 9 1H B A f e a t u r e s This c hapter desc ribes the featur es of the FC1 1 4 2SR (part number AE3 1 1A) and FC1 2 4 2SR DC (part number AE3 1 2A) HB As.
HBA features 10 P erfor mance spec if icati ons The FC1 1 4 2SR HBA and the FC1 2 4 2SR DC HBA ar e 4 Gb/s F ibre Channel P CIe HBAs . The HB As’ F ibre Channel contr oller incorpor ates a multifunc tion nativ e PCIe cor e that is compliant to the PCIe Base Spec ifi cation 1 .
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 11 Physic al s p e cifica t ion s Ta b l e 3 l i sts t he physic al sp ecific a tio ns. T able 3 HB A phy sical spec ificati ons Component S pecification Host bu s Compli es with: PCI Expr ess Base Spec ifi cation 1 .
HBA features 12.
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 13 2 Inst alling the HB As This c hapter desc ribes ho w to install the FC1 1 4 2SR and FC1 2 4 2SR DC HB As.
Installing the HBAs 14 Installati on pr er equisites B ef o re yo u b e g i n , e n s u re t h a t: • Y ou hav e an optical multimode cabl e wi th an L C duple x connector . • Y ou r ecord the HB A ’s seri al number , in the unlikel y ev ent that the NVRAM is corrupt ed.
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 15 3 Inst alling the W indo w s dr i v ers This c hapter desc ribes ho w to install the Windo ws S CSIP O RT miniport dri ver and St orport miniport dri ver .
Installing the Windows drivers 16 Installati on pr er equisites Befo re y ou install the Windo ws dr iv ers: • Obtain th e HP St orage W orks FC1 1 4 2SR and FC1 2 4 2SR DC 4 Gb P CI Expr ess ho st bus adapters f or Lin ux and W indow s release note s fro m the follo wing HP web sit e: http :// h1 8006.
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 17 4 Inst alling the Li nu x dr i ver s This c hapter desc ribes ho w to install the Linu x qla2.
Installing the Linux drivers 18 Installing the dr i ver kit HP r ecommends that you install the comple te dri ver kit fo r the FC1 1 4 2SR and FC1 1 43SR HB As.
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 19 Using the f ibr eutils RP M HP r ecommends using the fibreutils RP M that is included w i th the dri ver kit . It contains usef ul utiliti es fo r managing f ibr e -connect ed storage .
Installing the Linux drivers 20.
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 21 5 T r oubl esho otin g This c hapter pr o vi des trouble shooting info rmati on tha t y ou can use in the ev ent of an HB A pr oblem.
Trouble shooting 22 T r oubleshooting c hecklis ts Thr ee basic ty pes of installati on problems can cau se HBAs t o malfuncti on: hard war e problems , s ystem conf igur ation pr oblems, and F ibr e Channel problems . This sec tion pr ov ides c hecklists to hel p y ou determine wh y the HBA is not f unctioning pr operly .
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 23 Using the E vent V ie wer The S CSIP ORT and Stor port minip ort dri ver s veri f y the HBA ’s pow er -on self- test (P OS T) LED states .
Trouble shooting 24.
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 25 AC o n f i g u r i n g t h e H B A s This appendi x pr o vi des detailed confi gurati on infor mation f or advanced u sers w ho want to c ust omi z e the confi guration o f the HBAs and connec ted dev ices .
Configuring the HBAs 26 Ru n n i n g Fa s t ! UT IL Y ou conf igure the HB As using Fas t! UTIL , HP’ s BIOS-resi dent configur ation tool. T o run Fa s t ! UTIL: 1. Pr ess AL T+Q du r i ng HB A BIOS initi aliz ation (it may tak e a fe w seconds f or the Fa s t ! UTIL Options menu to dis play).
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 27 A desc riptio n of eac h setting follo ws: • Host A dapte r BIOS —Whe n this setting is disabled , the ROM BIO S on the HBA is dis abled, fr eeing space in upper mem ory .
Configuring the HBAs 28 Y ou can select the boot de vice as f ollow s: T o enable th e Selectable Bo ot option: 1. Fr o m t he Con figu rat ion Set t in gs me nu, sel e ct Adapt er Se t tings . 2. Enable the HB A BIOS , and then pres s ESC to r eturn to the Conf igur ation Settings menu .
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 29 A desc ri ptions of eac h setting fol l o ws: • Ex e cu tion Throttl e —The max imum number of commands e xec uting on one port.
Configuring the HBAs 30 Scan F ibr e Channel De v ices This opti on scans the F ibre Channel loop and list s all connect ed dev ices b y loop ID. Inf ormati on about each de vice is listed , such as the vendor name , product name , and re vision . This infor mation is usef ul when confi guring the HB A and connected de vi ces.
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 31 B R egulator y compli ance and saf et y Las e r d evice All HP s yst ems equipped w ith a laser dev ice compl y with saf et y standar ds, including Int ernati onal Electr otechnical C ommission (IE C ) 8 2 5.
Regulatory compliance and safety 32 Inter national no tices and s tatemen ts Canadi an notice (a vis Ca nadien) Class A equ ipm ent This Cla ss A digital appar atus meets all r equir ements of the Canadi an Interfer ence -Causing E quipment Regulations .
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 33 Japanes e notice Ko r e a n n o t i c e.
Regulatory compliance and safety 34 Safety Electr os tatic dis char ge T o pre vent damage to the sy stem , be aw ar e of the pr ecautions y ou need to follo w when setting up the s ys tem or hand ling parts. A dischar ge of static elec tric ity fro m a finger or other conduct or may damage s ys tem boards or other stati c -sensitiv e de v ices.
FC1142SR and FC1242SR DC 4Gb P CI Express host bus ad apters fo r Linux and Windows installation guid e 35 Inde x A audience 5 B BSMI, regulatory compliance notice 32 C certification and classifica ti.
36 L label, laser 31 laser international certificat ion and classification inform ation 31 product label 31 radiation, warning 31 Linux .gz file 18 changing driver parameters 19 fibreutils RPM 19 gcc .
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