Dell 2200F, QLA2200 User Manual

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QLA2200/2200F

USER’S GUIDE

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QLA2200/2200F

USER’S GUIDE

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Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text:

of QLogic Corporation;

Intel

Dell

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DELL

logo, and

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is a trademark of Intel Corporation.

are registered trademarks of Dell Computer Corporation;

QLogic

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Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Computer Corporation disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

September 1999 P/N 5503T

Chapter 1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Mixed Peripheral Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Chapter 2

Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Preinstallation Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

What You Need for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Installation in the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Appendix A

Fast!UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Advanced Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Scan Fibre Channel Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Select Host Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Appendix B

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Appendix C

Regulatory Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

FCC Notices (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Class A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

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Class B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

FCC Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

IC Notice (Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

CE Notice (European Union) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

Battery Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4

EN 55022 Compliance (Czech Republic Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

VCCI Notice (Japan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Class A ITE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

Class B ITE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

MOC Notice (South Korea Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

Class A Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Class B Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Polish Center for Testing and Certification Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Wymagania Polskiego Centrum BadaÒ i Certyfikacji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

PozostaŠe instrukcje bezpieczeÒstwa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

NOM Information (Mexico Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

Información para NOM (únicamente para México) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

BSMI Notice (Taiwan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10

Appendix D Warranty, Return Policy, and Year 2000 Statement of Compliance . . D-1

Limited Three-Year Warranty (U.S. Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Coverage During Year One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Coverage During Years Two and Three. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

Limited Three-Year Warranty (Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Coverage During Year One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3

Coverage During Years Two and Three. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

General Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

Intel® Warranty Statement (U.S. and Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-6

“Total Satisfaction” Return Policy (U.S. and Canada Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7

Year 2000 Statement of Compliance for Dell-Branded Hardware Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7

Previous Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8

Additional Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8

Figures

Figure 2-1. QLA2200/2200F Board Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Figure 2-2. Installing the QLA2xxx Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Figure C-1. VCCI Class A ITE Regulatory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

Figure C-2. VCCI Class B ITE Regulatory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

Figure C-3. MOC Class A Regulatory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Figure C-4. MOC Class B Regulatory Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

Tables

Table A-1. Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Table A-2. Advanced Adapter Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

Table B-1. QLA2xxx Board Operating Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Table B-2. QLA2xxx Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Table C-1. QLA2200 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

Table C-2. QLA2200F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3

CHAPTER 1

Introduction

The following QLogic™ host adapter boards are collectively referred to as the QLA2xxx board unless otherwise noted:

QLA2200 (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel copper media)

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QLA2200F (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel optical media)

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General Description

Thank you for selecting the QLA2 gent, high-performance, Direct Memory Access (DMA) bus master host adapter designed for highend systems. The intelligence and performance are derived from the ISP2 QLA2 Set Computer (RISC) processor, a Fibre Protocol Module (FPM) with gigabit transceivers, and a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus interface in a single-chip solution. The QLA2 Fabric Loop Attach (FLA). Installation of the QLA2

board a leading-edge host adapter. The ISP2

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board supports all FC peripherals that support Private Loop Direct Attach (PLDA) and

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Fibre Channel (FC) board. The QLA2

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combines a powerful reduced-instruction

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board is quick and easy.

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board is an intelli-

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chips, making the

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Features

Compliance with Intel® PCI version 2.1 specification

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Compliance with

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standard

Compliance with

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Compliance with U.S. and international safety and emissions standards

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Support for bus master DMA

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UTIL BIOS utility to customize the configuration parameters on the QLA2

Fast!

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attached drives

Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface

Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop

(FC-AL) standard

(FC-PH-3)

board and

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Mixed Peripheral Support

Simultaneous mixed-peripheral configurations and bootable device support for FC devices that meet the following standards:

Fibre Channel – Private Loop Direct Attach Technical Report

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Fibre Channel – Fabric Loo p Attachment Technical Report

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(FC-PLDA)

(FC-FLA)

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CHAPTER 2

Hardware Installation

Preinstallation Procedures

Before installing your QLA2

CAUTION: The QLA2 charge (ESD). Before handling the QLA2 electricity. Keep the QLA2 the board on the bag when you examine or configure it. Retain the bag for future use.

Refer to the “Safety Information” section of your system documentation for specific safety guidelines. Some Dell™ systems can only be serviced by trained service technicians.

board, take a moment to read this guide.

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board contains parts that can be dama g ed by Electrostatic Dis-

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board, use standard methods to discharge static

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board in the antistatic bag until you are ready to install it. Place

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What You Need for Installation

Before you install the QLA2

A screwdriver (usually a Phillips #1)

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A High-Speed, Serial Data Connector (HSSDC) cable for the QLA2200 board

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An optical, multimode cable with an SC-style duplex connector for the QLA2200F board

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Figure 2-1identifies the QLA2

Each QLA2 Take a minute to write down the serial number of the QLA2 Nonvolatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) is corrupted. If the NVRAM is corrupted, you will be prompted for the QLA2

board has a unique serial number; its location on the board is noted in Figure 2-1.

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board in your computer, you need the following:

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board components referenced throughout this section.

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board in the unlikely event that the

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serial number.

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Hardware Installation 2-1

serial number

igure 2-1. QLA2200/2200F Board Layouts

Power Supply

The QLA2 an external media interface adapter (MIA).

Installation in the Computer

NOTE: Due to mu ltiple system conf igur ations, these instruc tions pr o vide a g ener al descripti on of the installation procedure. Please consult your system’s user guide for any specific installation procedures.

board supplies +5 volts to pin 7 of the HSSDC copper interface to support

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1. Power down the peripherals, and then turn off the computer.

2. Remove the computer cover, if necessary, and slot cover and save the screws (if there are any).

3. Unscrew and remove the slot cover. Retain the screw; you will use it when you install the

QLA2

4. Place the QLA2

firmly.

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board.

board into the slot. Carefully press the board into the slot until it seats

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