Cambex PC2000 User Manual
FibreQuik
Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
For AIX
User Guide
Cambex Corporation
115 Flanders Road.
Westborough, MA 01581
Customer support
support@cambex.com
Document: 081-468-042
Date: 01/06/04
Rev.: C
FibreQuik - Fibre Channel Adapter User Guide
Table of Contents
Table of Contents......................................................................................... 1
Description................................................................................................... 2
Specifications............................................................................................... 2
AIX Driver Installation................................................................................ 3
Command line driver installation............................................................. 3
SMIT Driver Installation.......................................................................... 4
Hardware Installation............................................................................... 4
AIX Configuration................................................................................... 5
Persistent Bindings................................................................................... 6
SMIT commands...................................................................................... 6
AIX Troubleshooting............................................................................... 7
Appendix A................................................................................................ 12
Map of SCSI ID to arbitrated loop physical address (ALPA). .............. 12
PC2000 LED Meanings......................................................................... 13
Declaration of conformity.......................................................................... 14
FCC Warning............................................................................................. 14
Safety Notices............................................................................................ 14
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Description
The Cambex FibreQuik™ Fibre Channel host bus adapters
provide attachment of Fibre Channel devices to PCI or Micro
Channel based servers. They support the SCSI-FCP protocol.
When used with the Cambex Alternate Channel Failover
software, two adapters in a system provide greater throughput
and total protection from failure of a fibre channel loop.
Specifications
Model PC2000 PC1000 MC1000
Data rate (each dir.) 200 100 100 MB/s
Cable length - copper 30 30 30 m
- multimode optical 500 500 500 m
- single mode optical 10 10 10 Km
Voltage 3.3 or 5 3.3 or 5 5 V
Power 7.2 6.5 12.5 W
Max adapters / host 16 16 16
Max devices / adapter (AL)126 126 126
(Fabric) 254 254 254
Shipping weight 10 10 15 oz
Trademarks
Centurion and FibreQuik are trademarks of Cambex
Corporation.
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AIX Driver Installation
Command line driver installation
The name and revision level of a driver may be examined by
issuing the command (as root):
installp -ld <device>
where <device> is replaced by
/mnt/AIX/PC1000.image for a CD-ROM mounted at /mnt or
/dev/fd0 for the floppy drive,
the name of a driver image file on the hard disk, typically
MC1000.image for Micro Channel systems or PC1000.image
for PCI systems. Example output would be:
Option Name Level I/U Q Content
==================================================
PC1000.driver.obj 01.05.22.00 I N usr
Cambex Fibre Channel Adapter Driver
Before installing a new version of the driver, delete the previous
version of the driver. Note that any filesystems, volume groups
and SCSI devices must be removed before removing the driver.
Be sure to have a complete backup of all data before attempting
to update the driver. The command to remove the driver is:
installp -u <name>.driver.obj
where name is one of
q2200
or q2200m depending on the type of card and previous
MC1000, PC1000, q2100, q2100m,
driver version.
The new driver may be installed on the system with the
command:
installp -acd <device> all
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where <device> is as described above.
example:
installp -acd /dev/cd0 all
After installing the driver, see the README file for additional
information
more /usr/lpp/cbxfc/READ_ME
SMIT Driver Installation
The smit path is
Software Installation and Maintenance
Install and Update Software
Install and Update Software by Package Name
For the menu item " INPUT device / directory" use
/dev/cd0,
or the directory where the image file is located. A list should
pop up with the name of the driver. Select it and press enter.
Hardware Installation
Power down the system and install the adapter in a free slot.
The PCI card will work in either 32 or 64-bit PCI card slots.
Make sure that airflow is not blocked by cables. Observe
proper static precautions. Detailed procedures for opening the
case may be found in the Operator Guide for the specific
RS/6000 model.
When using copper cable, it is extremely important that the
building wiring present a low impedance ground path to the
frame of the device and the host with which it will
communicate. Additional ground wiring may be added between
the unit and the host to ensure that no electrical noise is
impressed on the interconnecting data cables. Noise due to
copiers or large machinery sharing the electrical circuits is a
common cause of signal integrity problems.
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