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CompactPCI ® Multi-Function Adapters Installation and User’s Guide Order Number ITI-90-100250 Version 1.2 (Second Publication) LSI Logic Copyright 2000.
Page 2 of 83 Copyright 2000 Second Printing, August 2000 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by LSI Logic/IntraServer Technology, Inc. LSI Logic/IntraServer Technology, Inc. assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document.
Page 3 of 83 The, software, if any, described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. No responsibility is assumed for the use or reliability of software or equipment that is not supplied by IntraServer Technology, Inc.
Page 4 of 83 FCC NOTICE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Page 5 of 83 FCC Declaration of Conformity The IntraServer Technology, Inc. CompactPCI ® Ultra2 SCSI, Video and Ethernet adapter, model numbers ITI-8241, ITI-8240, ITI-8200, ITI-8040 and ITI-8001 comply with the requirements of FCC part 15, class A as defined under paragraph 2.
Page 6 of 83 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... 6 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 9 ITI-8000 S ERIES A DAPTERS I NCLUDED IN T HIS G UIDE .
Page 7 of 83 Ethernet 10/100 Auto-Negotiation .......................................................... 43 Verifying the Installation ........................................................................ 44 Diagnostic Testing .....................
Page 8 of 83 E ND -U SER L ICENSE A GREEMENT FOR S OFTWARE ........................................ 77 PRODUCT WARRANTY ......................................................................... 81 R EADER ’ S C OMMENTS ..............................
Page 9 of 83 ________________________1 Introduction IntraServer’s ITI-8000 Series Ultra2/Ultra3 SCSI, Quad Fast Ethernet and Video adapters for CompactPCI ® combine state of the art Low Voltage Differential (LVD) Ultra2 and Ultra3 SCSI technology with multiport Fast Ethernet and Video.
Page 10 of 83 ITI-8000 Series Adapters Included in This Guide This guide covers the installation and operation of IntraServer’s ITI-8000 Series CompactPCI ® Combination adapters as follows: IntraSe.
Page 11 of 83 Software Covered by This Guide All IntraServer’s ITI-8000 Series CompactPCI adapters are supported by the Solaris operating system on SPARC™ based systems. Information regarding software installation is included in the software driver section of this guide.
Page 12 of 83 Documentation Organization This manual is organized into the following sections: • Adapter Configuration and Installation • BIOS and Firmware Configuration • Testing the Installati.
Page 13 of 83 ________________________2 Adapter Configuration IntraServer CompactPCI ® Combination adapters will have a different connector configuration depending on which variation you have purchased. This guide will cover the ITI-8241C-S, two Ultra2/LVD SCSI port, four Fast Ethernet and Video, fully configured module.
Page 14 of 83 handle is qfe0. See Figure 1 for location of the ports, and Appendix A for connector pin-out. 1 Note: Your ports will be named with the next four available qfe numbers if there are existing qfe ports in your system. Video A 15-pin “D” standard VGA connector is provided on the module handle.
Page 15 of 83 ITI-8241C-S Handle Connections Use the following diagram as a guide when connecting your external devices to IntraServer’s ITI-8241C-S adapter.
Page 16 of 83 ITI-8241C-R Handle Connections Use the following diagram as a guide when connecting your external devices to IntraServer’s ITI-8241C-R rear I/O module.
Page 17 of 83 ITI-8241C-S Module Configuration The following diagram can be used to locate the major components and option jumpers on the ITI-8241C-S adapter.
Page 18 of 83 Header Number Function HDR 1 Bus A Internal Termination Invert HDR 3 Bus B Internal Termination Invert HDR 4 Video Disable HDR 5 Video Interrupt Disable HDR 6 Bus A External Termination .
Page 19 of 83 ITI-8241C-R Rear I/O Transition Module Figure 4 : IntraServer ITI-8241C-R Rear I/O Transition Module.
Page 20 of 83 Installing the ITI-8241C-S Adapter The ITI-8241C-S Combination host adapter is plug and play compatible with Sun Solaris SPARC™ systems.
Page 21 of 83 Configuring the Video for Rear I/O To configure the ITI-8241C-S Video to exit the rear of the system cabinet via the ITI-8241C-R rear I/O module, use the following procedure: § Locate J10 and J11. (See Figure 2 for jumper locations) § Move each of the jumpers on J10 and J11 from the “F” position to the “R” position.
Page 22 of 83 Configuring Ethernet for Rear I/O To configure the ITI-8241C-S Ethernet to exit the rear of the system cabinet via the ITI-8241C-R rear I/O module, use the following procedure: § Locate J6, J7, J8 and J9. (See Figure 2 for jumper locations) § Move the jumpers for each port to the Front “F” or Rear “R” position.
Page 23 of 83 The following procedure should be used to install all IntraServer CompactPCI ® adapters: 1. Turn OFF the power to the computer system, and to all peripherals directly connected to the system (monitor, printer, external SCSI enclosures, etc.
Page 24 of 83 3 Configuring the SCSI Bus Some basic SCSI principles must be applied to correctly configure the SCSI bus on your system. Termination Most difficulties with the SCSI bus can be traced to improper termination and cabling. The SCSI bus must be terminated at both ends, and only at the ends.
Page 25 of 83 LVD signal levels. The LVD light will light to indicate the bus is running in ULTRA2 LVD (80MB/sec) mode. • If the LVD/SE bus on an ITI-8000 Series module senses ANY Single Ended (SE Only) devices on the bus, it will automatically set to SE signal levels and run in ULTRA (40MB/sec) mode.
Page 26 of 83 SCSI IDs Each device and host adapter on the SCSI bus must have a unique SCSI ID. It is recommended that the host adapter be left at its default ID of 7. Should it be necessary for the host adapter ID to be changed, use the OBP setenv command to change the scsi-initiator-id from 7 to the desired value.
Page 27 of 83 4 Cabling SCSI Devices All IntraServer CompactPCI ® SCSI adapters support up to 15 devices per SCSI channel. Devices can be connected internally, externally or a combination of internally and externally. For FAST SCSI operation, it is recommended that the total bus (cable) length from end to end be kept to 3 meters.
Page 28 of 83 ITI-8000 Series LVD/SE SCSI Cable Selection Guide Cable Description BUS Length Meters Adapter Connector Device Connector Part Number Internal 68-pin ribbon, LVD differential high density, 5 position (1 adapter & 4 devices) with built in LVD/SE Terminator 16-Bit LVD/SE Internal 1.
Page 29 of 83 Connecting Internal SCSI Devices Internal SCSI devices (disks inside the host enclosure) can be connected to the ITI-8241C-R rear I/O adapter using a multi-conductor 68 position ribbon cable for 16-bit (WIDE) devices. There is one 68 position connector for each of the two SCSI buses.
Page 30 of 83 LVD bus segment. The adapter will terminate the other end of the bus automatically..
Page 31 of 83 Attaching SE (non-Ultra2/LVD) Devices The IntraServer internal cable (50-401030) can also be used to attach internal Single Ended (SE) disks to the ITI-8241C-R rear I/O module.
Page 32 of 83 Hard Disk Activity Light IntraServer’s ITI-8000 Series adapters have a built in activity LED, which indicates when the SCSI bus is busy. The LED will flash to indicate activity on the bus. Connecting External SCSI Devices Optional cables are available from IntraServer for all external devices.
Page 33 of 83 5 Example SCSI Configurations IntraServer’s ITI-8000 Series adapters greatly increase the configuration flexibility for SCSI while allowing increased performance two to four times over previous generation products. LVD technology allows multi-drop cables up to 12 meters, while operating at 80MB/sec.
Page 34 of 83 Cabling Internal Devices Be certain to use the IntraServer LVD differential cable and the LVD/SE 68- pin connector to connect all your internal LVD peripherals. The cable has a built in terminator at the drive end. The ITI-8000 Series adapter will terminate the controller end.
Page 35 of 83 Cabling External Devices Be certain to use high quality differential cable for all your external LVD/SE connections. When running in LVD mode (LVD LED indicator ON), your total LVD bus must be kept to 12 meters for multi-drop connections.
Page 36 of 83 The configuration example figures in this section show how the shared disk drives, the cables, and the controller cards are physically located in Node 0 and Node 1. Table 6 shows the recommended termination scheme and SCSI ID settings for one mirrored drive configuration.
Page 37 of 83 Figure 12 : Dual Rear SCSI Cabling in Side-by-Side Layout - two disks per node using SCA adapter.
Page 38 of 83 Figure 13 : Dual Rear SCSI Cabling in Side-by-Side Layout - one disk per node using internal SCSI cable with terminator.
Page 39 of 83 Figure 14 : Dual Rear SCSI Cabling in Side-by-Side Layout - two disks per node using internal SCSI cable with terminator.
Page 40 of 83 Device at Description Notes HDD Node0 Shared Disk Drive 1 mounted on the removable caddy. The drive has an SCA connector that permits hot swap. SCSI-ID = 0 Terminator = Disabled TermPwr = Off SCA-Adapter Node0 Adapter fixed at the rear of the backplane on top section.
Page 41 of 83 Installing the Ethernet Function The IntraServer ITI-8241C-S adapter contains four fully-buffered twisted- pair Ethernet ports (RJ-45), providing four 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX channels on one CompactPCI ® adapter. Features • Fully complies with the ANSI/IEEE std.
Page 42 of 83 Hardware and Software Requirements for Ethernet Before installing the adapter, the system must meet the following hardware and software requirements: Table 7 : Hardware and Software Requirements Requirements Hardware /Software Supported Systems Sun SPARC™ or SPARC™ OEM systems Supported Operating Solaris 2.
Page 43 of 83 Installing the Ethernet Ports This chapter covers how to install the Ethernet portion of the ITI-8241C-S CompactPCI ® Combination adapter in your system and how to verify that the Ethernet ports have been installed correctly.
Page 44 of 83 Verifying the Installation After you have installed the ITI-8241C-S combination adapter, but before you boot the system, perform the following tasks to verify the installation. Power on the system and when the banner appears, press the Stop-A keys to interrupt the boot process and to get to the ok prompt.
Page 45 of 83 Diagnostic Testing The following tests are available to help identify problems when the system containing the IntraServer ITI-8241C-S adapter does not boot. The FCode selftest is added to the device tree during the probing phase of the OpenBoot™ PROM start-up sequence.
Page 46 of 83 The following tests are run when the test command is executed and the adapter is connected to a network. • qfe register • MAC Internal Loopback • 100MBit PHY Loopback • 100MBit TP Loopback • 10MBit XCVR Loopback Note: To test other channels of the adapter, you will need to execute the test command separately on each channel.
Page 47 of 83 Verify Connectivity by Monitoring Network Activity Perform the following task to verify that the system recognizes the Ethernet connection.
Page 48 of 83 ________________________6 Software Installation Custom, high performance, Ultra2 SCSI device drivers for Sun Solaris SPARC™ based platforms, including Versions 2.6 and 7.0 are available from IntraServer, and are included with your adapter.
Page 49 of 83 Introduction The IntraServer driver, ITHPS, allows the Solaris operating system to interface with SCSI devices connected to IntraServer 8200 series Ultra2 controllers with support for Low Voltage Differential (LVD) devices.
Page 50 of 83 Verifying Correct Installation Use this procedure to verify installation of your ITI-8000 Series Ultra2 SCSI adapter before booting your system: 1 Power on the system. 2 When the banner is displayed, press the Stop-A keys to interrupt the boot process and stop at the ok prompt.
Page 51 of 83 Identifying the SCSI disks The probe-scsi-all command is used to identify the SCSI devices on your IntraServer adapter. ok probe-scsi-all /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/IntraServer,Ultra2-scsi@0,.
Page 52 of 83 IntraServer adapters can be identified at the ok prompt using the following procedure: 1. select the adapter entry: cd /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/IntraServer,Ultra2-scsi@0,1 2.
Page 53 of 83 ITHPS and ITSPS Device Drivers The IntraServer ITHPS and ITSPS drivers are designed to Sun Microsystems SCSA specifications' for device drivers. These drivers allows connection of SCSI devices including disk drives, CD-ROMs, and tape drives for PCI- based machines.
Page 54 of 83 Distribution File Install If you received the drivers in an itis_install.tar.Z file: 1. Uncompress and un-tar the itis_install.tar.Z file by typing the following commands in order to create a directory named install: uncompress itis_install.
Page 55 of 83 The basic steps to set up a boot/install server are as follows: 1. Insert your Solaris distribution CD in your boot/install server’s CDROM drive. 2. Change your directory to the Tools area on your distribution CD: cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Solaris_2.
Page 56 of 83 2. Use the add_install_client script to add the client machine ./add_install_client -i ipaddr -e ethernetid client_name platform_group Where: ipaddr is the tcp/ip address of the client e.
Page 57 of 83 Notes: The message “major number maximum based on server, not client” can safely be ignored. Your SUN machine will prompt you to allow power saving automatic shutdown .
Page 58 of 83 Configuring the Driver Software Beginning with the Solaris 2.6 Hardware: 5/98 release the Solaris qfe software driver that is used by the ITI-8241C-S is bundled with the Solaris operating system. Note: For information on how to obtain the latest patches and patch revisions, visit the SunSolve website at http://sunsolve.
Page 59 of 83 intra # cat /etc/hostname.qfe3 intra-4 Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active qfe channel. intra # cat /etc/hosts … 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.120.10 intra loghost 192.168.121.10 intra-1 192.168.122.10 intra-2 192.
Page 60 of 83 Customizing the Installation Network Hubs that do not send Link Pulses Certain 10BASE-T hubs are not compliant with the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards for link pulses.
Page 61 of 83 • Use the ndd (1M) utility to temporarily change a parameter. This change is lost when you reboot the system. Refer to the Platform Notes: The qfe Fast Ethernet Device Driver document for more information on configuring driver parameters.
Page 62 of 83 /pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@2/IntraServer,qfe@0,1 Type: ok nvstore ok setenv use-nvramrc? true Reboot your system. Refer to the Platform Notes: The qfe Fast Ethernet Device Driver document for more information on the qfe device driver and forcing network speed.
Page 63 of 83 Increasing Performance on Enterprise Servers If you deploy four ITI-8241C-S Four-Port FastEthernet adapters in an Enterprise Server you may experience slow performance and response times during peak periods of high network traffic.
Page 64 of 83 Troubleshooting The following are some potential error messages that may be preceded by a warning message displayed by the operating system. In the message descriptions below; the ITHPS<n> (or ITSPS(n) in case of the ITSPS driver) signifies that <n> can be replaced by some number assigned to it by the operating system.
Page 65 of 83 ITHPS<n>: ddi_dma_buf_bind_handle: DDI_DMA_INUSE impossible ITHPS<n>: ddi_dma_buf_bind_handle: xxh unknown/impossible ITHPS<n>: ddi_dma_unbind_handle: failed The operating system failed to respond to the named routine in a known manner.
Page 66 of 83 The driver was unable to communicate with the SCSI device driver that is part of the operating system. You may need to update your driver. ITHPS<n>: Failed to allocate memory The driver was unable to allocate the memory needed during initialization.
Page 67 of 83 ________________________7 Glossary of Terms The following terms are used throughout this guide. Term Meaning Notes 10/100 Both 10 and 100Mbps on the same port. 100BaseT Physical layer spec. for 100Mbps Ethernet over various wiring specs.
Page 68 of 83 I/O Input/Output ISA Industry Standard Architecture Older PC Standard I/O bus LUN Logical Unit Number LVD Low Voltage Differential Ultra2 SCSI Standard NIC Network Interface Card, e.g. ITI-8241C-S Packet Unit of information packaged in a predetermined structure for communications using Ethernet protocols.
Page 69 of 83 Wide SCSI 16-Bit SCSI Table 8 : Glossary of Terms.
Page 70 of 83 Appendix A Connector Specifications VGA Video Connector The VGA interface on the ITI-8241C-S uses the industry standard 15-pin “D” connector, and is wired as follows: Figure 15 : Vid.
Page 71 of 83 Ethernet Connector The 8-pin RJ-45 connector for 10/100 Mb/sec Ethernet is wired as shown: Figure 16 : 8-Pin MJ Connector (Front) With the connection pins assigned as shown: Pin Number S.
Page 72 of 83 Table 11 : Adapter to Network Hub Wiring Connection from the ITI-8241C-S adapter to another network adapter (point to point) must be made as shown: Crossover Adapter 1 Pin Adapter 2 Pin .
Page 73 of 83 64-bit PCI SCSI bus A SCSI bus B PCI Appendix B: Block Diagram Figure 17 : ITI-8241C-S Block Diagram 64-bit PCI-PCI Bridge Ethernet Port 0 Ethernet Port 1 Ethernet Port 3 Ethernet Port 2.
Page 74 of 83 Appendix C: Rear I/O Backplane Connections All I/O is accessible via the rear connectors of the module, on J3 and J5. J3 brings the Video and SCSI Channel A to the backplane, and J5 brings SCSI Channel B, and the four Ethernet channels to the backplane.
Page 75 of 83 Compact PCI ® Connector J5 Connector Row Pin A B C D E 22 BPORT0_RX+ BPORT0_RX- GND BPORT0_TX- BPORT0_TX+ 21 GND GND BPORT0_LED GND GND 20 BPORT1_RX+ BPORT1_RX- GND BPORT1_TX- BPORT1_TX.
Page 76 of 83 List of Figures Figure 1: ITI-8241C-S I/O Connector Configuration .................................... 15 Figure 2: ITI-8241C-R Rear I/O Connector Configuration ........................... 16 Figure 3: ITI-8241C-S Configuration Jumper and Header Location .
Page 77 of 83 ________________________8 Software License End-User License Agreement for Software Warranty for Software and Hardware Important- READ CAREFULLY: This End-User License Agreement (“EULA.
Page 78 of 83 transferring any aspects of such rights to you or any third party. Except as specifically permitted in this Agreement, you may not copy the software, any printed materials accompanying the software or any “on-line” or electronic documentation.
Page 79 of 83 2. DESCRIPTION OF OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS: Limitation on Reverse Engineering, Decompilation, Disassembly, Modifications and Derivatives: You may not reverse engineer, decompile, dis.
Page 80 of 83 3. UPGRADES: If the SOFTWARE PRODUCT is an upgrade from another ITI product, whether from ITI or a reseller, you may use or transfer the SOFTWARE PRODUCT only in conjunction with that upgraded product and the associated ITI Host Adapter.
Page 81 of 83 PRODUCT WARRANTY LIMITED SOFTWARE WARRANTY IntraServer Technology, Inc. (“ITI”) warrants to only the original licensee that the Software, when properly installed in conjunction with .
Page 82 of 83 return shipping date of the repaired or replaced product, or (ii) the period of time remaining on the original three-year warranty. Before returning any product, contact ITI’s Technical Support (for telephone numbers and addresses, see the Technical Support section of this document).
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