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NEC Solutions (America), Inc. NR461 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide.
Manual Name: Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide P ar t Number : NR461 Express5800/320Ma Software Release Number: 4.1.0 Publication Date: J anuary 2006 NEC Solutions (America) , Inc. 10850 Gold Center Drive, Suite 200 Rancho Cordov a, CA 95670 © 2006 NEC Solutions (Amer ica), Inc.
Contents iii Contents Preface vii 1. Overview of PCI Adapters 1-1 PCI Adapters Available with Express5800/ 320Ma Systems 1-1 System Configurations and PCI Slot Availability 1-3 PCI Slot Numbering, Rese rvations, and Performance 1-3 Paired PCI Slots and Duplex Oper ation of PCI Adapters 1-4 General Refe rences 1-5 2.
Contents iv Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Managing Ethe rnet Teams 2-27 Removing Ethernet PCI Ada pt ers from a Team 2-28 Adding Ethern et PCI Adapters to a Team 2-31 Updating a Team’s Ethern.
v Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figures Figure 1-1. PCI Adapter Slot Numbering 1-4 Figure 2-1 . F aceplate of the U575 PC I Adapter 2-2 Figure 2-2 . RJ-45 Connector 2-6 Figure 2-3. Initial PROSet Dialog Bo x 2-8 Figure 2-4. Identify Adapte r Dialog Bo x 2-16 Figure 2-5.
vi Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Ta b l e s T able 1-1. Suppor ted PCI Adapt ers 1-2 T able 1-2. General Re f erence Inf ormation for PCI Adapters 1- 5 T able 2-6. U575 PCI Adapter F eatures and Require ments Summar y 2-2 T able 2-7. U575 PCI Adapter Slot Locations 2-3 T able 2-8.
Preface vii Preface Purpose of This Manual The Express5 800/320Ma: PCI Ad apter Guide describe s the PCI adapters used in Express5800/320 Ma syst ems. The guide contains inf ormation specific to each adapter, including ha rdware and software requir ements, cabling specificatio ns, and configuration and trouble shooting guidelines.
Pref ace viii Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide T ypographical Con ventions The following typograph ical conventions are used in Express5 800/320Ma system documents : • The bold f ont emphasiz es words in te xt or indicates te xt that y ou type, the name of a screen object, or th e nam e of a progr amming element.
Preface Preface ix If you are una ble to resolve your questions with the help available at these online sit es, and the Express580 0/320Ma system is cove red by a service agreement, ple ase contact NEC T echnical Suppor t (866-269-1239 ). Notices • All regulator y notices are pr ovided in the site planning guide f or your system.
Pref ace x Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide.
Overview of PCI Adapters 1-1 Chapter 1 Overview of PCI Adapter s 1- Peripheral compo nent interconnect (PCI ) adapters, along with the Express5800/320Ma I/O subsys tem, provide the I/O capability for Expres s5800/320Ma systems.
PCI Adapters A vailab le with Express5800/320Ma Systems 1-2 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide NO TES 1. F or inf ormation about the U463 Vir tual T echnician Module, see t he Express5800/320Ma Vir.
System Configurations and PCI Slot A vailability Overview of PCI Adapters 1-3 System Configurations an d PCI Slot A vailability Express5800/320 Ma syst ems contain two CPU- I ⁄ O enclosures, each of which contains a CPU element and an I /O element .
P aired PCI Slots and Duplex Operation of PCI Adapters 1-4 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide No slots are reserved; however, you can inst all full-height PCI adapters only in slot 2 or slot 3. See the Ha rdware Requirement s section in each chapter for specific installation recommendation s f or each adapter.
General References Overview of PCI Adapters 1-5 NO TE If yo u remov e a simplex ed PCI adapter , or if it f ails, communications f or applications related to that ada pter will ter minate. Remo ving one of two duplex ed PCI adapters, ho we v er , will not af fect communications .
General References 1-6 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide Status LE Ds f or I/O enclosure s and PCI slots Express5800/320Ma: Operation and Mainten ance Guide General troubleshooting procedures General maintenance information CR U replacement procedures T able 1-2.
Ethernet PCI Adapte rs 2-1 Chapter 2 Ethernet PCI Adapters 2- The following sections descri be the support ed Ethernet PCI adapters: • “U575 Dual-P or t Copper Gigabit Ethernet Adapters” on page.
Embedded Ether net PCI Adapters 2-2 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide Figure 2-1. Faceplate of the U57 5 PCI Adapter Embedded Ethernet PCI Adapter s Your system contains two embed ded 10/100/1000- Mb ps Ethernet PCI adapters in each CPU- I ⁄ O enclosure.
Hardware Requirements of Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapte rs 2-3 Requirements and configur ation proced ures for t he embedd ed Ethernet PCI adapte rs are similar to the pr ocedures for the ot her Ethernet PCI ada pters.
Software Requirements of Ethernet PC I Adapters 2-4 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide Software Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapter s Ethernet PCI adapte rs re quire the following software: • sragbe .
Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapte rs 2-5 Cabling Requirements of Ethernet PCI Adapter s The following sections describ e the cabling require ments of the follow ing Eth.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-6 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide Figure 2- 2. RJ-45 Co nnector Configuring Ethernet PCI Adapters Use the PROSet utility t o configure Ethernet PCI adapters (see “ St arting PROSet” on page 2-7 ). PROSet is part of the Ethernet PCI adapt er softw are.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapte rs 2-7 • T roubleshoot Et her net PCI adapt ers (see “Using PROSet Utility Diagnostics” on page 2-41 ).
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-8 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide A PROSet dialog box appea rs (see Figure 2-3 for an examp le). Figure 2-3. Init ia l PROSet Dialog Bo x If you need to start PROSet re motely, you can use Windows Remote Desktop t o access PROSet (and the system’s desktop).
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapte rs 2-9 NO TES 1. When y ou are using PROSet remotely through Remote Des ktop , do not mo dify the team that provides y our connection to the system. Doing so will result in a loss of network connection.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-10 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide You can assign any Etherne t PCI adapter supplied by NEC Solutio ns (America), Inc. to any type of team, with some exceptions for static link aggreg ation teams. See “ Static Link Aggregat ion T eams” on page 2-11 for details .
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-11 address of the ne w primar y adapter . As a result, some pac kets are dro pped until the ne w primar y adapter can reestab lish connections using the ne w Ethernet address (possib ly a 30-second or more dela y).
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-12 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Note that t he Ethernet PCI a dapters in an 802.3ad te am cannot be conn ected to a hub. The adapters must be co nnected to a single switch that supports the final 802.3a d specification, and the relevant switch ports must be properly conf igured for it.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-13 Virtual L ANs You can add a Vi rtual LAN (VLAN) to any type of Ethernet team. NO TE NEC Solutions (A merica), Inc. suppor ts VLANs only over Ethernet teams, not ov er individual adap ters.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-14 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Ethernet T eams Use the PROSet utility to c onfigure Ethernet PCI adapte rs into teams.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-15 1. “Locating Ethernet PCI Adapte rs” on page 2-15 2. “Configur ing Link Speed and Duplex Mode” on page 2 -16 3. “Creating Ethernet T eams” on page 2-18 4. “Configuring Virtual LANs Over a T eam” on page 2-22 5.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-16 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-4. Identify Adapter Dialog Box 5. Click Start to flash the LED . The LED flashes f or the specif ied n umb er of seconds. Fin d the Ethernet por t with the flashing LED and mak e note of its de vice name in PROSet.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-17 To set the link speed and duplex mode 1. Star t the PROSet utility if you have not already done so (see “Star ting PR OSet” on page 2-7 ). 2. In the left pan e of the Intel(R) PROSet f or Wired Connections dialog bo x, click an adapte r .
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-18 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-6. V e rifying Li nk Speed, Duple x Mode, and Link Activity If necessary , also verify the actual link spee d and duple x mode LEDs on the Ethernet PCI adapters and the remote ports to which they are connected.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-19 Figure 2-7. Selecting the T ype of T eam 4. In the ne xt dialog box o f the T eaming Wizar d , se lect the Ether net P CI adapters for the team b y clic king the chec k bo x es ne xt to each adapter .
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-20 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-8. Selecti ng Ethern et PCI Adapters f or a T eam 5. After y ou ha v e selected the Ethernet PCI adapters f or the team, clic k Next , and then click Finish . 6. When t he Intel(R) PR OSet f or Wire d Connections dialog bo x reappears, clic k Apply .
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-21 Figure 2-9. Assign ing Priorities to Ethernet PCI Adapter s NO TE Y ou can select only one primar y adapter and only one secondary adapter for a te am. If y ou select another primar y or secondary adapter , it ov err ides y our initial selection.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-22 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Configuring Virtual LANs Over a T eam CA UTION ! Configuring a VLAN ov er an Ethernet team disrupts the networ k traffic ov er the te am. NO TE Configuring VLANs is optional.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-23 Figure 2-11. Specifying a VLAN ID and Name 4. In the same dialog bo x, enter a Name f or the VLAN. The name is onl y f or identification, and it does not need to matc h the name of VLAN on other netw ork de vices.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-24 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide 2. V erify that an IP add ress has been assigned to each tea m or VLAN. • If y o u hav e created a team without VLANs , the team requir es an IP address. (The individual Ethernet PCI adapters in a team hav e no IP addresses.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-25 Figure 2-12. Network Connections Window 3. In the Te a m # n Properties or VLAN Name , ID: n Pr operties dialog bo x (see Figure 2-13 ), clic k Internet Pr otocol (TCP/IP) , and click Pr oper ties .
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-26 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-13 . Ethe r ne t T eam Pr operties 4. In the Internet Pr otocol (TCP/IP) Pr operties dialog b o x (see Figur e 2-14 ), select Obtain an IP ad dress automatic ally or Use the foll owing IP a d dress .
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-27 Figure 2-14. I nternet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 5. Click OK to accept the changes . 6. In the Te a m # n Properties or VLAN Name , ID: n Pr operties dialog box, click Close to process the ne w TCP/IP settings and to close the dialog bo x.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-28 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide • “Updating a T eam’ s Ether net Addr ess” on page 2-32 • “Remo ving an Ethernet T eam” on page 2-34 NO TES 1. Anytime y ou modify an existing te am, you might temporar ily interr upt the flow of networ k traffic to th e team.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-29 Figure 2-15 . R em o ving an Ethe rnet PCI Adapter from a T eam 4. A confirmation message appears . If there are only two Ethernet PCI adapters in the team, PR OSet warns y ou about lea ving the team with only on e adapter ( Figure 2-16 ).
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-30 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide 6. Click Apply to process an d sa ve the changes . 7. If yo u are not ph ysically replacing the Eth er net PCI adapters that you remo v ed, update the Eth er net address of the team at this time .
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-31 Adding Ethernet PCI Adapter s to a T eam NO TE Add Ethernet PCI adapters to only one team at a ti me. Complete the proce dur e bef ore adding an ada pter to another team . 1. Star t the PROSet utility if you have not already done so (see “Star ting PR OSet” on page 2-7 ).
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-32 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide 5. If necessary , reset the Ethernet address of the team. See “Updating a T eam’ s Ether net Addres s” on page 2-32 . 6. If y o u hav e not already done so , connect the new Eth er net PCI ada pters to the networ k.
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-33 Figure 2-19. Obtaining the Ethernet Address for a T eam 3. T o obtain the permanent Ethernet address of each Ethernet PCI adapter , click th e adapter in the device tree, clic k the General tab , and click Adapter Detail s .
Configurin g Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-34 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide To update the Etherne t Address for a team 1. Star t the PROSet utility if you ha ve not already done so (see “Star ting PR OSet” on page 2-7 ). 2. In the left pan e of the Intel(R) PROSet f or Wired Connections dialog bo x, right- click the appropria te team.
T roubleshooting Ether net PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-35 Figure 2-21. Removing a T eam of Ethe rne t PCI Adapters 3. A confirmation message appears (see F igure 2-22 ).
T roubleshooting Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-36 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide • “Chec king Status LEDs” on page 2-36 • “Chec king Cable s of Ethernet PCI Adapters” on page 2-38 • “.
T roubleshooting Ether net PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-37 U575 PCI adapters have two status LEDs in each conne ctor port (see Figur e 2-1 ). Ta b l e 2 - 1 2 describes these LEDs.
T roubleshooting Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-38 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Checking Cab les of Ethernet PCI Adapters If your system cannot co mmu nicate with the network using a part icular Ethernet port, make sure t hat the Ethern et cable is proper ly connected to the port and that the ACT/LNK LED on the port is lit.
T roubleshooting Ether net PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-39 Figure 2-24. N etw ork Statistics in PROSe t You can also f ind network statistic s for unteamed adapters in ftSMC. The statistics are located in P erf or mance Count er s under the Ethe rnet Contr oller node ( Figur e 2-25 ).
T roubleshooting Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-40 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-25. Network Statistics in ftSMC If PROSet or ftSMC ind icat e hi gh er ro r count s, t ry runn ing diagno stic t ests in PROS et to locate the proble m.
T roubleshooting Ether net PCI Adapters Ethernet PCI Adapters 2-41 Using PR OSet Utility Dia gnostics Use the PROSet utility to run diagnostic te sts on Ethernet conne ctions, cables, and hardware.
T roubleshooting Ethern et PCI Adapters 2-42 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide Figure 2-26. PROSet Diagnostics If network conne ct ivity pr ob le ms persist, try replacing th e as soc i at ed Ethe rn e t PCI adapter(s). If that does not correct th e problem, contact your auth orized Service Representa tive.
U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PC I Adapters 3-1 Chapter 3 U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3- The following 64-bit, 66-MHz PCI host bus adapters (H BAs) provide connections to mo.
U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-2 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide For information about your EMC storage system, see the EMC documentation supplied with your storage syste m. For additional informatio n abo ut the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters, con tact Technical Sup port (866-269-12 39).
Hardware Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PC I Adapters 3-3 Figure 3-1. Faceplate of an Op tical Fibre Channel PCI Adapter Har dware Requirements of Opti cal Fibre Channel PCI Adapters Optical Fibre Chan nel PCI adapt ers are opt ional.
Software Requirements of Optical Fib re Channel PCI Adapters 3-4 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide Software R equirements of Opti cal Fibre Channel PCI Adapters T o function properly , optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters require a QLogic QLA2310 driver an d other softw are updates appro v ed by EMC .
Cabling Requirements of Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PC I Adapters 3-5 NO TES 1. If the EMC Suppo r t Matrix po in ts to th e QL ogic Web site f or the latest ada pt er driver , search f or the driver under the QLog ic product name f or the adapter .
Configurin g Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-6 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide Figure 3-2. LC Conn ector of a Fibre Chann el Optical Cable Configuring Optical Fibr e Channel PCI Adapters The manufacturer config ures the internal settings for ea ch optical Fibre Channel PCI adapter bef ore the adapters arri ve at your site.
Updating the Dr iver f or Optical Fi bre Channel PCI Adapters U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PC I Adapters 3-7 3. Ph ysically install the optical Fibre Channel PCI adapters .
Updating the Driver for Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters 3-8 Express5800/320Ma: PC I Adapter Guide To update the driver using Device Mana ger 1. Access De vice Manager . Fo r ex amp le: a. On the Start menu, r ight-click My Compu ter . Th en, click Mana ge on t he shor tcut menu.
T roubleshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PC I Adapters 3-9 T roub leshooting Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapter s To troubleshoot an optical Fibre Ch anne.
T roubleshooting Optical Fibre Channe l PCI Adapters 3-10 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide.
Converting Adapters for Low- and High-Profile PCI Slots A-1 Appendix A Con ver ting Adapters fo r Low- and High-Pr ofile PCI Slots A- If you order and receive certai n PCI adapters separately from the.
Conv er ting Adapters for Low- and High-Profile PCI Slots A-2 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide.
Inde x-1 Inde x Index- A Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) teams, 2-10 adapters. See PCI adapters Adaptive Load Bal ancing (ALB) teams, 2-10 AK533 attachment kit, 1-3 using for U525 or U526 adapters, 3-3 .
Index Inde x-2 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide data rate, 2-16 duplex mode, 2-1 6 identifying, 2-15 line speed, 2-16 locating, 2-15 network filtering, 2-28 network statistics, 2-38 permanent MAC address, 2-9 removing from team, 2-28 surprise removal, 2-4 U575 PCI adapters, 2-1 Ethernet teams.
Inde x Inde x-3 address missing Ethernet PCI adapter, 2-30 multicasting, 2-12 N network statistics, 2-38 O Op State of Etherne t PCI adapters, 1-4 P paired PCI adapters, 1-4 PCI adapters, 1-1 duplexed.
Index Inde x-4 Express5800/320Ma: PCI Adapter Guide U U525 and U526 Optical Fibre Channel PCI Adapters, 1-2, 3-1 cables, 3-5 driver, 3-4 hardware requirements, 3-3 LEDs, 3-9 maximum number supported, .
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