Dell Brocade Adapters User Manual

53-1002144-01 5 August 2011

Brocade Adapters

Installation and Reference Manual

Supporting CNA models 1741, 1020, 1010, 1007 Supporting HBA models 825, 815, 804, 425, 415 Supporting Fabric Adapter model 1860

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Document History

Title Publication number Summary of changes Date

Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual

53-1001254-01 New document June 2009

53-1001254-02 Updates for Release 2.1 September 2009

53-1001254-03 Update for Release 2.2 May 2010

53-1001581-01 Updates to suppor t Release

2.1.1 and the Brocade 804 adapter.

53-1001254-04 Update for Brocade 1007

adapter

53-1001926-01 Updates to suppor t Release

2.3

June 2010

September 2010

October 2010

Title Publication number Summary of changes Date

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53-1001926-02 Updates to support Brocade

1741 adapte r

53-1002144-01 Updates to support Adapter

release 3.0 and Brocade 1860 adapter

November 2010

August 2011

About This Document

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

How to use this document for installing adapters . . . . . . . . . . . xii

Supported adapter hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Fabric Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

CNAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

HBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

Fabric OS and switch support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Host operating system support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Host operating system support for adapter drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

Fibre Channel support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

FCoE support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Ethernet support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

Hypervisor support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

Host operating system support for HCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii

What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii

Document conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii

Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii

Command syntax conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Command examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Notes, cautions, and warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix

Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xx

Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xx

Brocade resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

Other industry resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi

Providing details for support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxii

Support Save overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv

Initiating Support Save through HCM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvi

Initiating Support Save through BCU commands . . . . . . . . . . xxvi

Initiating Support Save through the internet browser . . . . . . . xxvi

Initiating Support Save through a port crash event. . . . . . . . .xxvii

Support Save differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxvii

Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxvii

Chapter 1 Product Overview

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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Fabric Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

AnyIO technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Hardware compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Converged network adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Stand-up adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Mezzanine adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Hardware compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

WoL and SoL limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Host bus adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Stand-up models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Mezzanine models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Hardware compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Adapter features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

General features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

FCoE features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Data Center Bridging and Ethernet features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

HBA features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Adapter management features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

General adapter management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Fabric Adapter management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

CNA management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

NIC Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

HBA management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Fabric Adapter management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Adapter software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Driver packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Management utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Host Connectivity Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Boot code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

CIM Provider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Adapter event messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Software installation and driver packages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Software installation options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Items shipped with your adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Stand-up adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Mezzanine adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Boot installation packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Downloading software and publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Using BCU commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

ESD precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

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Stand-up adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

What you need for installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Connecting an adapter to a switch or direct-attached

storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Removing and installing SFP transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Replacing an adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Mezzanine adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Brocade 804 HBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Brocade 1007 CNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Brocade 1741 CNA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Chapter 3 Software Installation

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Installation notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Using the GUI-based installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Software installation using Software Installer commands . . . . 76

Software removal using Adapter Software Uninstaller . . . . . . .83

Software upgrade using Adapter Software Installer . . . . . . . . . 87

Software downgrade using Adapter Software Installer. . . . . . .88

Installer log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Using software installation scripts and system commands. . . . . . . 89

Software installation and removal notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Driver installation and removal on Windows systems. . . . . . . . 91

Driver installation and removal on Linux systems . . . . . . . . . . .95

Driver installation and removal on Solaris systems . . . . . . . . . 97

Driver installation and removal on VMware systems . . . . . . . .99

Confirming driver package installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Confirming driver installation with HCM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Confirming driver installation with Windows tools. . . . . . . . . .104

Confirming driver installation with Solaris tools . . . . . . . . . . .106

Confirming driver installation with VMware tools . . . . . . . . . .107

Verifying adapter installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Installing SNMP subagent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Windows systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Linux systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Updating drivers with HCM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Installing HCM to a host from the HCM Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

HCM Agent operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Managing the HCM Agent on Linux and VMware systems . . .112

Managing the HCM Agent on Solaris systems . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Managing the HCM Agent on Windows systems . . . . . . . . . . .114

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HCM configuration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Backing up configuration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Restoring configuration data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Setting IP address and subnet mask on CNAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

VMware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Chapter 4 Boot Code

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Boot support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Boot code updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Updating boot code with HCM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Updating boot code with BCU commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Network boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Brocade BIOS support for network boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Host system requirements for network boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Driver support for network boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Configuring network boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Brocade BIOS support for boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Brocade UEFI support for boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Host system requirements for boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Storage system requirements for boot over SAN. . . . . . . . . . .130

Disabling N_Port trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Configuring boot over SAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Operating system and driver installation on boot LUNs . . . . .148

Installing the full driver package on boot LUNs . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Fabric-based boot LUN discovery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Configuring fabric-based boot LUN discovery (Brocade

fabrics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Configuring fabric-based boot LUN discovery (Cisco

fabrics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Boot systems over SAN without operating system or local drive. .167

Using a LiveCD image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Creating a WinPE image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Updating Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN. . . .170

Chapter 5 Specifications

In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Fabric Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

PCI Express interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Adapter LED operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Environmental and power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

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Converged Network Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

PCI Express interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Cabling (stand-up adapters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Adapter LED operation (stand-up adapters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Environmental and power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Host Bus Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

PCI Express interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Hardware specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Cabling (stand-up adapters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Adapter LED operation (stand-up adapters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Environmental and power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Fibre Channel standards compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Stand-up adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Mezzanine adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Appendix A Adapter Configuration

In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Storage instance-specific persistent parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Managing instance-specific persistent parameters . . . . . . . .205

Storage driver-level parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Linux and VMware driver configuration parameters . . . . . . . .206

Windows driver configuration parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Solaris driver configuration parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Network driver parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

VMware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Enabling jumbo frames for Solaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Appendix B MIB Reference

In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Appendix C List of Acronyms

Index

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About This Document

In this chapter

•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

•Supported adapter hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

•Host operating system support for adapter drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

•Host operating system support for HCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii

•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii

•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii

•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx

•Providing details for support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii

•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii

How this document is organized

This manual provides installation and reference information on Brocade host bus adapters (HBAs), converged network adapters (CNAs), and Fabric Adapters. It is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as possible.

The document contains the following components:

• Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” provides a detailed product overview and description.

Information on adapter hardware and software compatibility is also included.

• Chapter 2, “Hardware Installation,” provides procedures to install adapter hardware and

connect to the fabric or switch. Also included are procedures to verify hardware and software installation.

• Chapter 3, “Software Installation,” provides procedures to install software, such as the

Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) and driver packages. Also included are instructions to verify software and hardware installation. Use this chapter to install software on the host system where you have installed the adapter.

• Chapter 4, “Boot Code,” describes host boot support available on the adapter and provides an

introduction to boot over SAN. It also includes procedures to update adapter boot code, configure boot over SAN, and configure fabric-based boot over SAN. Use this chapter when configuring a host to boot its operating system from a boot device located somewhere on the SAN instead of the host’s local disk or direct-attached storage.

• Chapter 5 “Specifications,” includes details on adapter physical characteristics, LED operation,

environmental requirements, and power requirements. Also included are Fibre Channel standards, regulatory, and safety compliancy information.

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• Appendix A, “Adapter Configuration,” is optional for expert network administrators, who need to

· Install adapter drivers, utilities, and other

software in host system.

· Verify software and hardware installation.

· Configure HCM agent operation as necessary.

· Configure network addressing (CNA only).

Chapter 3

Appendix A

· Configure boot over SAN on BIOS- or UEFI-

based systems.

· Install operating system, adapter drivers,

utilities, and other software on boot devices.

· Configure fabric-based boot LUN discovery

if needed.

· Boot host systems without operating systems

or remote drives if needed.

Chapter 4

Chapter 2

Booting from

external

boot device?

Install adapter hardware in host system, connect to switch, and verify installation.

NoYe s

Optional instructions for expert users.

Configure instance-specific and driver-level

parameters to control adapter operation.

Chapter 1

Determine host system compatibility,

required hardware, and required

software packages for installation.

Start

modify values for adapter instance-specific persistent and driver-level configuration parameters.

• Appendix B, “List of Acronyms,” provides a list of acronyms used in this publication and their

definitions.

• Appendix C, “MIB Reference,” provides information on the MIB groups and objects that support

the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for CNA adapters and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode.

How to use this document for installing adapters

Figure 1 illustrates a flowchart of how to use chapters in this manual to install and configure

adapters.

FIGURE 1 Installing adapters using this document

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Supported adapter hardware and software

NOTE

This section provides an overview of Brocade adapter supported hardware and software.

Fabric Adapters

Brocade Fabric Adapter ports can be configured for CNA, NIC, or HBA operation using Brocade Command Utility (BCU) commands. Ports configured in CNA or NIC mode require appropriate 10GbE SFPs or direct-attached SFP+ with copper cables and operate at a 10 Gbps maximum rate. Those configured in HBA mode require appropriate 8 or 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFPs and operate at an 8 or 16 Gbps maximum rate depending on the installed small form factor pluggable transceiver (SFP+).

The Brocade 1860 is a single or dual-port stand-up adapter that ships in the following configurations.

• Single-port model - 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP, 10GbE SFP, or no optics.

• Dual-port model - Two 16 Gbps Fibre Channel, two 10GbE SFPs, or no optics).

Note that although adapters may ship with specific optics (or no optics) installed, you can replace with compatible optics, such as 8 Gbps FC SFPs, long-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper cables. Refer to “Hardware compatibility” on page 4 for more information.

CNAs

The following Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) CNAs are supported:

• Brocade 1007. Dual-port mezzanine CNA with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps. This is an IBM

compact form factor horizontal (CFFh) mezzanine-type adapter that installs on supported server blades.

• Brocade 1010. Single-port stand-up CNA with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps.

• Brocade 1020. Dual-port stand-up CNA with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps.

• Brocade 1741. Dual-port mezzanine card CNA with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps. This is a

small-form-factor (SFF) mezzanine card that mounts in a Dell blade server.

Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in stand-up CNAs. Mezzanine CNAs do not have SFPs and external port connectors, but utilize internal ports and connections to switch and I/O modules installed in the blade system enclosure.

HBAs

The following Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) are supported:

• Brocade 415. Single-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 4 Gbps using a 4 Gbps

SFP.

• Brocade 425. Dual-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 4 Gbps using a 4 Gbps SFP.

• Brocade 804. Dual-port mezzanine HBA with a per-port maximum of 8 Gbps. This HBA installs

on Hewlett Packard blade servers that install in supported blade system enclosures.

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• Brocade 815. Single-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 8 Gbps using an 8 Gbps

NOTE

SFP+.

• Brocade 825. Dual-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 8 Gbps using an 8 Gbps

SFP+.

Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in stand-up HBAs. Mezzanine HBAs do not have SFPs and external port connectors, but utilize internal ports and connections to switch and I/O modules installed in the blade system enclosure.

Note the following about HBA support

• This publication only supports the HBA models listed under “HBAs” on page xiv and does not

provide information about the Brocade 410 and 420 Fibre Channel HBAs, also known as the Brocade 400 Fibre Channel HBAs.

• Although you can install an 8 Gbps SFP+ into a Brocade 415 or 425 HBA, only 4 Gbps

maximum port speed is possible.

Fabric OS and switch support

Brocade adapters support Brocade Fabric OS and switches.

Fabric Adapters

Support for Fabric Adapter ports depend on the following mode (CNA, HBA, or NIC) in which they are configured:

• Ports on Fabric Adapters configured in CNA mode can connect to Fibre Channel SANs and

Ethernet data networks through a compatible FCoE switch. These ports can also connect to standard Ethernet LAN switch. For a current list of compatible switches, refer to the latest interoperability matrices on the adapters website at

www.brocade.com/adapters.

• Ports configured in HBA mode support Fabric OS and connect to SANs through fabric switches

or connect directly to Fibre Channel storage arrays. For a current list of compatible switches, refer to the latest interoperability matrices on the adapters website at

www.brocade.com/adapters.

• Ports configured in NIC mode fully support the Ethernet protocol and connect directly to the

Ethernet LAN.

CNAs

Brocade CNAs must connect to Fibre Channel SANs and Ethernet data networks through a compatible FCoE switch. For a current list of compatible switches, refer to the latest interoperability matrices on the adapters website at

www.brocade.com/adapters.

HBAs

Brocade HBAs connect to Fibre Channel SANs through compatible fabric switches or connect directly to Fibre Channel storage arrays. For a current list of compatible switches, refer to the latest interoperability matrices on the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.

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Host operating system support

NOTE

Refer to “Host operating system support for adapter drivers” on page xv for information on operating systems that support the Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM), Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU), and adapter drivers.

Host operating system support for adapter drivers

This section lists operating system support for all models of the following types of Brocade adapters:

• Fabric Adapters - Refer to the following subsections depending on your port mode and SFP

configurations:

- “FCoE support” on page xvi and “Ethernet support” on page xvi for ports configured in CNA

mode.

- “Fibre Channel support” on page xv, for ports configured in HBA mode.

- “Ethernet support” on page xvi for ports configured in NIC mode.

• CNAs- Refer to the following subsections:

- “FCoE support” on page xvi

- “Ethernet support” on page xvi.

• HBAs - Refer to “Fibre Channel support” on page xv.

Specific operating system release levels, service pack levels, and other patch requirements are detailed in the current adapter release notes.

Also refer to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices on the Brocade website at

www.brocade.com/adapters for a list of supported host systems and operating systems.

Fibre Channel support

The following lists operating systems that support Fibre Channel operation for HBAs and for Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode:

• Windows 2003 R2/SP2 (x86 and x64)

• Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) (x86 and x64)

• Windows Server 2008 R2/SP1 (x64)

• Microsoft Hyper V for Windows 2008 x86, x64

• Windows 7 (x86 and x64)

• Windows Server Core for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)

• Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)

• Linux RHEL4.9, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1

• Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64)

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• Solaris 10 (x86, x64, and SPARC)

NOTE

Solaris is not supported on Brocade 804 or 1007 adapters.

• VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 (x64)

Drivers and BCU are supported on the VMware ESX platforms. HCM is supported only on the guest system on VMware.

• Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64), Oracle VM 3.0

FCoE support

The following lists operating systems that support FCoE operation for Brocade CNAs and Fabric Adaptor ports configured in CNA mode:

• Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64)

• Windows Server 2008 R2/SP1 (x64)

• Microsoft Hyper V for Windows 2008 x86, x64

• Windows 7 (x86 and x64)

• Windows Server Core for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)

• Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)

• Linux RHEL 4.9, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 (x86 and x64)

• Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64)

• Solaris 10 (x86, x64, and SPARC)

Solaris is not supported on Brocade 804 or 1007 adapters.

• VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 (x64)

Drivers and BCU are supported on the VMware ESX platforms. HCM is supported only on the guest system on VMware.

• Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64)0

Ethernet support

The following lists operating systems that support Ethernet operation for Brocade CNAs and Fabric Adaptor ports configured in CNA or NIC modes:

• Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64)

• Windows 2008 R2/SP1 (x64)

• Windows Server Core for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)

• Windows 7 (x86 and x64)

• Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)

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• Linux RHEL 4.9, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 (x86 and x64)

NOTE

• Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64)

• Solaris 10 (x86, x64, and SPARC)

Solaris is not supported on Brocade 804 or 1007 adapters.

• Xen Hypervisor (x86 and x64)

Refer to “Hypervisor support” on page xvii.

• VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0 (x64)

Drivers and BCU are supported on the VMware ESX platforms. HCM is supported only on the guest system on VMware. Network drivers are not supported on IA-64 systems.

• Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64)

Hypervisor support

The following lists operating systems that support hypervisor operation for Brocade adapters:

• Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (x64)

• Linux RHEVH 6.x (x64)

• Linux XEN (x86 and x64)

• Linux KVM (x64)

• VMware ESX 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0 (x64)

• Oracle VM 3.0 (x64)

• Citrix XenServer 6.0 (x64)

Host operating system support for HCM

The following operating systems support HCM management for adapters.

• Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64)

• Windows Server 2008 R2/SP1 (x86 and x64)

• Windows SBS 2011 (x64)

• Windows XP

• Windows Vista

• Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)

• Linux 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 (x86 and x64)

HCM is a 32-bit application. To use HCM on Linux RHEL 6.0 x64 systems, you must install the x32-compatible libraries because they are not installed by default.

• Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64)

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• Solaris 11, except Open Solaris (x86, x64, and SPARC)

NOTE

• VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 (x64)

HCM is not supported in ESXi systems.

HCM is supported only on the guest operating system for VMware.

• Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64)

Specific operating system service patch levels and other patch requirements are detailed in the current release notes for your adapter software version.

What’s new in this document

This document adds details on adapter software release 3.0 and the Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter. For further information about new features not covered in this document and documentation updates, refer to the release notes for your adapter software version.

Document conventions

This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this document.

Text formatting

The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:

bold text Identifies command names

italic text Provides emphasis

code text Identifies CLI output

For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all lowercase.

Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI

Identifies variables Identifies paths and Internet addresses Identifies document titles

Identifies command syntax examples

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Command syntax conventions

NOTE

ATTENTION

CAUTION

DANGER

Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:

command Commands are printed in bold.

--option, option Command options are printed in bold.

-argument, arg Arguments.

[ ] Optional element.

variable Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined

enclosed in angled brackets < >.

... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”

value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,

--show WWN

| Boolean. Elements are exclusive. Example:

--show -mode egress | ingress

Command examples

This book describes how to perform configuration tasks using the Fabric OS command line interface and the BCU interface, but does not describe the commands in detail. For complete descriptions of all commands, including syntax, operand description, and sample output, see the Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual and Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of increasing severity of potential hazards.

A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related information.

An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.

A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.

A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions or situations.

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Key terms

For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries by logging into

http://my.brocade.com.

For definitions specific to this document, see Appendix C, “List of Acronyms”.

For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online dictionary at:

http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary

Notice to the reader

This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.

These references are made for informational purposes only.

Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products

Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Vista,

Oracle Corporation Solaris

Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

Novell, Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

VMware Inc. ESX Server

SPARC International, Inc. SPARC

Hewlett Packard Corp. BladeSystem

IBM BladeCenter

Dell PowerEdge

XP, PE for Windows, Hyper V for Windows, Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), and Windows 7

Additional information

This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful.

Brocade resources

To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com to register at no cost for a user ID and password. A variety of resources for Brocade products is available.

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Adapters

For adapter resources, such as product information, software, firmware, and documentation, visit

the adapters website www.brocade.com/adapters.

For additional information on Brocade adapters, refer to the following publications:

• The Brocade Quick Installation Guide (provided with your adapter model).

• Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide

• Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide

• CIM Provider for Brocade Adapters Installation Guide

FCoE Switch

For information on the Brocade FCoE Switch for connecting stand-up CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode, refer to the following publications:

• Brocade 8000 Hardware Reference Manual

• WebTools Administrator’s Guide

• EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide

• Fabric OS Command Reference Manual

Blade servers and blade system enclosure components

The Brocade mezzanine card adapters are compatible with blade servers, switch modules, interconnect modules, I/O modules, and other components that install in supported blade system enclosures. For compatibility information, visit the compatible blade server and blade system enclosure manufacturer’s website. Also refer to “Hardware compatibility” on page 10.

SAN information

White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade website at:

http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/products/index.page

For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade website:

http://www.brocade.com

Other industry resources

For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 website. This website provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre Channel, storage management, and other applications:

http://www.t11.org

For information about the Fibre Channel industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association website:

http://www.fibrechannel.org

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Providing details for support

Contact your Brocade adapter support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. Provide the following information:

1. General information:

• Brocade adapter model number.

• Host operating system version.

• Software name and software version, if applicable.

• syslog message logs

• Support Save output

To expedite your support call, use the Support Save feature to collect debug information from the driver, internal libraries, and firmware. You can save valuable information to your local file system and send it to support personnel for further investigation. For details on using this feature, refer to “Support Save overview” on page xxiv.

• Detailed description of the problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately

following the problem, and specific questions.

• Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and the results.

2. Adapter serial number:

The adapter serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label illustrated below. This label is located on the adapter card.

*FT00X0054E9*

FT00X0054E9

You can also display the serial number through the following HCM dialog boxes and BCU commands:

• Adapter Properties tab in HCM.

Select an adapter in the device tree, then click the Properties tab in the right pane.

• BCU adapter --list command.

This command lists all Brocade adapters in the system and information such as model and serial numbers.

3. Port World-Wide Name (PWWN).

Determine the PWWN through the following resources:

• Label on the adapter card contains the PWWN for each port.

• Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility.

Select the appropriate adapter port from the initial configuration utility screen, then select Adapter Settings to display the WNN and PWWN for the port. For details, refer to

“Configuring BIOS using the Brocade configuration utility” on page 136.

• Port Properties tab in HCM.

Select a port for a specific adapter in the device tree, then click the Properties tab in the right pane.

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• The following BCU commands:

NOTE

Command Function

port ---query port_id Displays port information, including the PWWN

for the FCoE port. The <port_id> parameter is the port number.

port ---list Lists all the physical ports on the adapter along

with their basic attributes, such as the PWWN.

4. Media access control (MAC) addresses. These are applicable to CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode only.

The MAC address can be found in HCM by selecting the adapter in the device tree and clicking the Properties tab in the right pane to display the adapter Properties panel. Look for the MAC Address field.

Each port has a “burned-in” local port MAC address. This is the source MAC for LLDP communications between the adapter and FCoE switch. To find this MAC address, select a DCB port in the HCM device tree, then click the Properties tab in the right pane to display the port Properties panel. Look for the Local port MAC field.

The Ethernet MAC address is used for normal Ethernet operations. To find this MAC address using HCM, select an Ethernet port in the HCM device tree, then click the Properties tab in the right pane to display the port Properties panel. Look for the Current MAC address and Factory MAC address fields.

Each enode logging in to the fabric through a local adapter port is assigned a MAC address during FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) operations. This MAC is assigned for the current FCoE communication only. To find this MAC address, perform one of the following tasks:

• Select an FCoE port in the HCM device tree, then click the Properties tab in the right

pane to display the port Properties panel. Look for the FCoE MAC field.

• Enter the port --query port_id BCU command. Look for the FCoE MAC.

MAC addresses assigned during FCoE initialization operations cannot be changed using device management applications.

The FCoE Forwarder (FCF) MAC address is the address of the attached FCoE switch. Select an FCoE port in the HCM device tree, then click the Properties tab in the right pane to display the port Properties panel. Look for the FCF MAC field.

You can also determine port MAC addresses using the following BCU commands:

Command Function

port --query port_id Displays port information, including the MAC

addresses. The <port_id> parameter is the port number.

port --list Lists all the physical ports on the CNA along

with the adapter, Ethernet, and FCoE MAC addresses.

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NOTE

For details on using HCM and BCU commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters

NOTE

Administrator’s Guide.

Support Save overview

The Support Save feature is an important tool for collecting debug information from the driver, internal libraries, and firmware. You can save this information to the local file system and send it to support personnel for further investigation. Use one of the following options to launch this feature:

• In HCM, launch Support Save through the Tools menu.

• In Management applications, use the Technical SupportSave dialog box.

• For BCU, enter the bfa_supportsave command.

For VMware ESX 5.0 and later systems, BCU commands are integrated with the esxcli infrastructure. To initiate the BCU supportsave command, enter esxcli brocade supportsave on the ESX system.

• Through your internet browser (Internet Explorer 6 or later or Firefox 2.0 or later), you can

collect Support Save output if you do not have root access, do not have access to file transfer methods such as File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Secure Copy (SCP), or do not have access to the Host Connectivity Manager (HCM).

• A Support Save collection can also occur automatically for a port crash event.

Launching Support Save through BCU, HCM, and during a port crash event saves the following information:

• Adapter model and serial number

• Adapter firmware version

• Host model and hardware revision

• All support information

• Adapter configuration data

• All operating system and adapter information needed to diagnose field issues

• Information about all adapters in the system

• Firmware and driver traces

• Syslog message logs

• Windows System Event log .evt file

• HCM GUI-related engineering logs

• Events

• Adapter configuration data

• Environment information

• Data .xml file

• Vital CPU, memory, network resources

• HCM Agent (logs, configuration)

• Driver logs

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• Install logs

NOTE

• Core files

• Details on the CNA or Fabric Adapter Ethernet interface, including IP address and mask.

• Status and states of all adapter ports, including the Ethernet, FCoE, and DCB ports on CNAs

and Fabric Adapters.

• DCB status and statistics for CNAs and Fabric Adapters

• Network driver information, Ethernet statistics, offload parameters, and flow control coalesce

parameters for CNAs and Fabric Adapters.

• Ethernet offload and flow control parameters for CNAs and Fabric Adapters.

Before collecting data through the Support Save feature, you may want to disable auto-recovery on the host system. When adapters are reset after an auto-recovery from a failure, traces initiated before the failure may be lost or overwritten.

To disable auto-recovery, use the following commands:

• For Linux, use the following commands, then reboot the system:

- To disable auto-recovery for the network (BNA) driver.

insmod bna.o bnad_ioc_auto_recover=0

- To disable auto-recovery for the storage (BFA) driver.

insmod bfa.o ioc_auto_recover=0

• For VMware, use the following commands.

- To unload and load the network (BNA) driver with IOC auto-recovery disabled, use the

following commands:

esxcfg-module -u bna esxcfg-module bna bnad_ioc_auto_recover=0

- To disable IOC auto-recovery for the network (BNA) driver across reboots, use the following

command:

esxcfg-module -s "bnad_ioc_auto_recover=0" bna

- To disable IOC auto-recovery for the storage (BFA) driver across reboots, use the following

command:

esxcfg-module -s "ioc_auto_recover=0" bfa

• For Windows use the Registry Edit tool (regedt32) or the BCU drvconf --key command.

Following is the drvconf ---key command:

bcu drvconf --key ioc_auto_recover --val 0

• For Solaris, edit /kernel/drv/bfa.conf using the following command:

ioc-auto-recover=0

Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems.

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Initiating Support Save through HCM

NOTE

Launching the Support Save feature in HCM collects HCM application data. Launch Support Save by selecting Tools > Support Save.

Messages display during the Support Save operation that provide the location of the directory where data is saved. If you are initiating Support Save from a remote management station and receive a warning message that support files and Agent logs could not be collected, the HCM Agent is unavailable on the remote host. Select Too ls > Backup to back up data and configuration files manually.

For more information and additional options for using this feature, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide.

Initiating Support Save through BCU commands

Use the bfa_supportsave command to Initiate Support Save through the BCU:

• bfa_supportsave -

- Creates and saves the supportsave output under the /tmp directory on Linux and Solaris

systems.

- Creates and saves the supportsave output under the current directory for Windows

systems.

• bfa_supportsave <dir> - Creates and saves the supportsave output under a directory name

that you provide.

• bfa_supportsave <dir> <ss_file_name> - Creates and saves the supportsave output under a

directory and file name that you provide. If the directory already exists, it will be overwritten.

If specifying a directory, make sure that the directory does not already exist to prevent overwriting the directory. Do not just specify a drive (such as C:) or C:\Program Files.

Messages display as the system gathers information. When complete, an output file and directory display. The directory name specifies the date when the file was saved.

For more information on the bfa_supportsave command, refer to the Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) Administrator’s Guide.

VMware ESX systems

For VMware ESX 5.0 and later systems, BCU commands are integrated with the esxcli infrastructure. To initiate the BCU supportsave command, enter esxcli brocade supportsave to initiate Support Save:

Initiating Support Save through the internet browser

Initiate bfa_supportsave through an internet browser.

1. Open an internet browser and type the following URL:

https://localhost:34568/JSONRPCServiceApp/SupportSaveController.do

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bfa_supportsave information.

2. Log in using the factory default user name (admin) and password (password). Use the current user name and password if they have changed from the default.

The File Download dialog box displays, prompting you to save the file.

3. Click Save and navigate to the location where you want to save the file.

4. Save the file, but rename it with a “zip” extension. For example:

supportSaveController.zip.

5. Open the file and extract contents using any compression utility program.

SupportSaveController.do

Initiating Support Save through a port crash event

If the port crashes and triggers a port crash event, Support Save data is collected at a system-wide level. An Application Log message is generated with the following message:

Port Crash Support Save Completed

Port crash events have a CRITICAL severity and you can view the details in the Master Log and Application Log tables in HCM.

Support Save differences

Following are differences in data collection for the HCM, BCU, and browser applications of bfa_supportsave:

• BCU - Collects driver-related logs, HCM Agent information, and configuration files.

• Browser - Collects driver-related and HCM Agent logs and configuration files.

• HCM - Collects HCM application data, driver information, HCM Agent logs, and configuration

files.

Master and Application logs are saved when Support Save is initiated through HCM, but not through BCU.

Document feedback

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Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your comment, including the topic heading and page number and your suggestions for improvement.

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Product Overview

In this chapter

•Fabric Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

•Converged network adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

•Host bus adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

•Adapter features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

•Adapter management features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

•Adapter software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

•Items shipped with your adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

•Boot installation packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

•Downloading software and publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

•Using BCU commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Fabric Adapters

The Brocade 1860 stand-up Fabric Adapter is a low-profile MD2 form factor PCI Express (PCIe) card that installs in standard host computer systems. Figure 2 illustrates major components of the dual-port Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter. Brocade 1860 single or dual-port adapter models can ship with the following configurations of small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers:

• Single-port model - 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+, 10GbE SFP+, or without optics.

• Dual-port model - Two 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+, two 10GbE SFP+, or without optics.

Although adapters may ship with specific optics (or no optics) installed, you can replace with compatible optics, such as 8 Gbps FC SFPs, long-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper cables. Refer to “Hardware compatibility” on page 4 for more information.

Please note that the following illustration is representative and may have minor physical differences from the card that you purchased.

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ATTENTION

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FIGURE 2 Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter (heat sink removed)

1LEDs for port 1 SFP

2 Cable connectors for port 1 and port 0 SFPs (Fiber optic SFP illustrated)

3LEDs for port 0 SFP

4 Low-profile mounting bracket.

Note: The adapter ships with the standard (full-height) mounting bracket installed.

5 PCIe x8 connector

6ASIC

Only use Brocade-branded SFP+ laser transceivers supplied with stand-up Fabric Adapters.

AnyIO technology

Although the Brocade 1860 can be shipped in a variety of SFP configurations, you can change port function to the following modes using the Brocade AnyIO technology, provided the correct SFP is installed for the port:

• HBA or Fibre Channel mode. This mode utilizes the Brocade Fibre Channel storage driver. An 8

or 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP can be installed for the port. The port provides Host Bus Adapter (HBA) functions on a single port so that you can connect your host system to devices on the Fibre Channel SAN. Ports with 8 Gbps SFPs configured in HBA mode can operate at 2, 4, or 8 Gbps. Ports with 16 Gbps SFPs configured in HBA mode can operate at 4, 8, or 16 Gbps.

Fabric Adapter ports set in HBA mode appear as “FC” ports when discovered in HCM. They appear as “FC HBA” to the operating system.

Fibre Channel mode and HBA mode may be used interchangeably in this document.

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About This Document

In this chapter

How this document is organized

How to use this document for installing adapters

Supported adapter hardware and software

Fabric Adapters

CNAs

HBAs

Fabric OS and switch support

Host operating system support

Host operating system support for adapter drivers

Fibre Channel support

FCoE support

Ethernet support

Hypervisor support

Host operating system support for HCM

What’s new in this document

Document conventions

Text formatting

Command syntax conventions

Command examples

Notes, cautions, and warnings

Key terms

Notice to the reader

Additional information

Brocade resources

Other industry resources

Providing details for support

Support Save overview

Initiating Support Save through HCM

Initiating Support Save through BCU commands

Initiating Support Save through the internet browser

Initiating Support Save through a port crash event

Support Save differences

Document feedback

Product Overview

In this chapter

Fabric Adapters

AnyIO technology