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Intel ® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Car d SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’ s Guide A Guide for T echnicall y Qualified Assembler s of Intel Identified Subassemblies & Pro ducts .
ii Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide 12 1 Disclaimer Information in this document is pro vided in connection with Intel ® products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document.
iii Contents Safety inf ormation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v General Saf ety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Intended Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Product Saf ety Compliance .
v Safety inf ormation Note: The service pr ocedur es are design ed to help you isolate pr oblems. They ar e written with the assumption that you have model-specific training on all computers, or that you are familiar with the computers, functions, terminology , and service information pr ovided in this manual.
vi I n t e l ® B l a d e S e r v e r F i b r e C h a n n e l E x p a n s i o n C a r d S B E F CM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide General Safety Follo w these rules to ensure general safety: • Observe good hous ekeeping in the area of the machines during and after maintenance.
vii • Find the emer gency po wer-of f (EPO) switch, discon nect switch, or electrical out let in the room. If an electrical accident occurs , you can quickl y turn of f the switch or unplug the po wer cord. • Do not work alone under hazard ous conditions, or near equipmen t that has hazardous voltages.
viii I n t e l ® B l a d e S e r v e r F i b r e C h a n n e l E x p a n s i o n C a r d S B E F CM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide Handling electr ostatic discharge-sensitive de vices Any comp uter part containing transistors or integrat ed circuits (IC) should be considered sensiti ve to electrostatic discharge (ESD).
ix T o C onnect T o Disconnec t 1. T ur n e ver ything OFF . 2. First, attach all cables to de vices. 3. Attach signal cable s to connectors . 4. Attach pow er cords to outlet. 5. T ur n device ON. 1. T ur n e v er ything OFF . 2. First, remov e pow er cords from outlet.
x I n t e l ® B l a d e S e r v e r F i b r e C h a n n e l E x p a n s i o n C a r d S B E F CM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Gu ide ≥ 18 kg (37 lbs) ≥ 32 kg (70.
xi xx CA UTION: T o av oid person al injury , bef ore lifting the unit, remove all the b lades to reduce the weight. xx CA UTION: Hazardous energ y is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Alwa ys replace the blade cover before installing the blade.
xii I n t e l ® B l a d e S e r v e r F i b r e C h a n n e l E x p a n s i o n C a r d S B E F CM4, 4 Gbps: Installa tion and User’s Guide.
1 1 Intr oduction This Installation and User’ s Guide contains instructions for installing your Intel ® Blade Serv er Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps in an Intel ® Blade Server Chassis SBCE.
2 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Related documentation This Installation and User’ s Guide contains setup and installation instructions for your expansion card, including information about getting starte d an d how to conf igure your e xpansion card.
3 In ventor y chec klist The Expansion Card option packag e includes the follo wing items: •I n t e l ® Blade Serv er Fibre Channel Ex pansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps •I n t e l ® Blade Serv er Fib.
4 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide.
5 2 Installing the Fibre Channel I/O Expansion Car d This chapter provides detailed requirements f o r installing the Fibre Channe l I/O Expansion Cards.
6 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Ensure that an I/O m odule that supports f ibre ch annel operation is installed in I/O-module bay 3, I/O-module bay 4, or both I/O-module bays 3 and 4 in the SBCE unit.
7 3 Updating the boot code and firmware, and installing de vice drivers After you install the Fibre Channel Expansion Card, be sure that the latest boot code and f irmware are installed.
8 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide.
9 4 Using F ast!UTIL This chapter provides detailed co nf iguration information for adv a nc ed users w ho want to customize the configuration of the small form f actor Fibre Ch anne l Expansion Card when it is installed in an Intel ® Server Comput e Blade.
10 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Note: The loop r eset delay , adapter har d loop ID, and har d loop ID settings ar e not applicable.
11 There are specific Fibre Channel Expansion Card se ttings that you cannot m odify . T able 5 describ es these settings and gi ves examples. Note: See the device driver installa tion instructions for the r equ ir ed operating system specific modifications to the NVRAM.
12 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Adv anced adapter settings Use this option to vie w and set advanced adapter settings. The default settings for the Fibre Channel Expansion Card are listed in T able 6 on page 12 an d are described in this section.
13 RIO operation mode: This setting specif ies the reduced interrupt operation (RIO) mode, if supported by the software de vic e driv er . When the expansion card is in RIO mode, you can p ost multiple command completions in a single interrupt (see T able 7 on page 13).
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15 5 Using the SANsurfe r application This chapter provides an o verview of the QLog ic* SANsurfer application that can be used by adv anced users to cu stomize th e conf iguration of the Fibre Channel expansion card when it is installed in a blade server .
16 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide • Control host-side agent operations, includin g setting of the host agent polling interv al.
17 6 T r oubleshooting If you are ha ving a problem, use the follo wing info rmation to help you dete rmine the cause of the problem and the actio n to tak e. Additional troubleshooting a nd debugging procedures are av ailable in the Har dwar e M aintenance Manual an d T r oubleshooting Guide for your blade server .
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B21 B Regulatory and Compliance Information Pr oduct Regulator y Compliance Intended Application This product was e valuated as Information T echno logy Equipment (ITE), whic h may be installe d in off ices, schools, computer rooms, and similar commercial type locati ons.
B22 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Cer tifications / Registrations / Declarations • UL Certification (US/Canada) • CE Declar.
B23 Only peripherals (computer input/o utput devices, termin als, printers, etc.) that comply with FCC Class A or B limits may be attached to this computer product. Operation with no ncompliant peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception.
B24 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide K orean Compliance (RRL) English translation of the notice abov e: 1. T ype of Equipment (Model Name): On License an d Product 2. Certification No.
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