HP 5971-0825 User Manual

HP NetServer

Fibre Channel Host Bus

Adapter Installation Guide

HP Part Number 5971-0825

Printed in November 2000

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Audience Assumptions

This Installation and Configuration Guide is for the person who installs, administers,andtroubleshootsL AN servers. Hewlett-PackardCompany assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.

Contents

1 Introduction............................................................................... 1

Audience for this Manual...................................................................................... 1

What is the Hewlett-Packard Fibre Channel Adapt er? ......................................... 1

Contents of the Fibre Channel Adapter Kits......................................................... 1

What Is Needed Besides the Adapter . ................................................................. 2

Adapter Overview................................................................................................. 2

System Requirements.......................................................................................... 4

Windows NT Systems....................................................................................... 4

Windows 2000 Systems ................................................................................... 4

NetWare Systems............................................................................................. 4

2 Installation................................................................................. 5

Overview............................................................................................................... 5

Installing Adapter in PCI Slot................................................................................ 5

General Steps................................................................................................... 5

GBIC Overview..................................................................................................... 6

Installing the G BIC................................................................................................ 7

Connecting Cables............................................................................................... 8

Removing the GBIC.............................................................................................. 9

Verifying the Adapter ..........................................................................................10

3 Windows NT Driver Installation............................................. 13

Overview .............................................................................................................13

Installing the Driver .............................................................................................13

Removing the Driver ...........................................................................................14

4 Windows 2000 Driver Installation ..........................................15

Overview .............................................................................................................15

Installing the Driver .............................................................................................15

Removing the Driver ...........................................................................................16

Additional Notes ..............................................................................................16

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5 NetWare Driver Loading .........................................................17

Overview .............................................................................................................17

Driver Loading on an Existing NetWare Server ..................................................17

Unloading the Driver ...........................................................................................19

Updating the Driver .............................................................................................19

6 PCI Hot Plug Support .............................................................21

7 Troubleshooting ......................................................................23

A Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) ..............................................25

PreventingElectrostatic Damage ....................................................................... 25

Grounding Methods ............................................................................................25

B Regulatory Information .........................................................27

Regulatory N otic es .............................................................................................27

Electromagnetic Compliance ..........................................................................27

Notice for United States ..................................................................................28

(FederalCommunications Commission) .........................................................28

Class A Accessories .......................................................................................29

Notice for Canada ...........................................................................................29

Notice for Japan ..............................................................................................29

Notice for Taiwan ............................................................................................30

Notice for European Union .............................................................................30

Declaration of Conformity (US, EU, China) ....................................................31

C Specifications ........................................................................33

Fibre Channel Operation ................................................................................33

D Software License Terms .......................................................35

E Fibre Channel Cables ............................................................37

F Warranty and Support ...........................................................39

Hardware Accessories Limited Warranty ...........................................................39

Hewlett-Packard Hardware Accessories ........................................................39

Third-Party Hardware Products ......................................................................40

HP Repair and Telephone Support ....................................................................40

U.S. and Canada ............................................................................................40

Other Countries ..............................................................................................40

World Wide Web .................................................................................................40

1 Introduction

Audience for this Manual

This guide is intended for network administrators, maintenance engineers or qualified personnel who m aintain and/or update servers. Since installing this Adapter involves both hardware a nd software installation functions, it is importantthat the person installing the adapter is familiar with performing such tasks as installing PCI cards, connecting cables, and installing software drivers.

What is the Hewl e tt-Packard Fibre Channel Adapter?

The Hewlett-Packard Fibre Channel Adapter is a reliable, high performance serialI/O storage interfacefor servers. The serial nature of Fibre Channelbrings the flexibility and ease of use of LAN connectivity to storage attachment, introducingtheidea of Storage Area Networks (SAN). Fibre Channel simplifies the physical configuration issues related to the I/O channel. Peripherals m ay be positioned at considerable distances from the server (depending on cabling media) for convenience or for data security. More reliable in data transfer than conventional LAN, Fibre Channel offers Gigabit performance and greater device connectivity t han parallel SCSI. The 32/64 bit, 33 M Hz, 1 Gigabit HP Fibre Channel Adapter provides the I/O channel scalabilityrequired for continuous growth in storage capacity and availability needs.

The Hewlett-Packard Fibre Channel Adapter is configuredto run on an Arbitrated Loop, or a Fabric environment,Class 3 operation with the SCSI FCP protocol. The SCSI FCP protocol allows the use of the standard Windows NT SCSI miniport interface, thus blending the Hewlett-Packard Fibre Channel Adapter’s revolutionary I/O t echnology with evolutionary requirements of standards-based servers.

Contents of the Fibre Channel Adapter K its

This section describes what is in the HP Fibre Channel Adapter kit. The kit contents are as follows:

• Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (HBA)

• A Hewlett-Packard Navigator CD containing the available adapter

driver(s)

• A documentation CD containing the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide

• This installation guide

What Is Needed Besides the Adap ter

Besides the Fibre Channel HBA, you will need the following:

• A GBIC module supported by the Fibre Channel HBA

• A fibre channel cable, either optical or copper

• A fibre channel device (such as the Fibre Channel Hub) to connect to the

GBIC module

Adapter Overview

The HP Fibre Channel Adapter is a PCI to Fibre Channel controller card that provides a one Gigabit serial interface between a server and a Fibre Channel storage system. The cabling between the storage system and the interface card can be either fiber optic or copper.

Figure 1-1. 32/64 bit PCI, 33 MHz PCI, 1 Gbit

The HP Fibre Channel Adapter installs into a standard PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) slot. This adapter supports a high performance 64-bit PCI bus (backward compatible to 32-bit) with multiplexed address and data lines,and parity information. The PCI bus provides a high speed (up to 264/132 Megabytes/sec) path between the system board and the Fibre Channel Adapter. The HP Fibre Channel Adapter is a PCI Bus Master device and conforms to the PCI Local Bus Specifications version 2.1.

The D8602B Fibre Channel Adapter requires the installation of a Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) module before connecting the Fibre Channel cables.See the GBIC Overview section in Chapter 2.

System Requirements

Windows NT Systems

The following items are required when you install the HP Fibre Channel Adapter into a Windows NT system:

• A Pentium or higher system with PCI local bus

• Windows NT 4.0 installed with at least service pack 4

• Minimum recommended system memory is 32 MBytes

Windows 2000 Systems

The following items are required when you install the HP Fibre Channel Adapter into a Windows2000 system:

• A Pentium or higher system with PCI local bus

• Windows 2000 RTM installed

• Minimum recommended system memory is 64 MBytes

NetWare Systems

The following items are required when you install the HP Fibre Channel Adapter into a Novell NetWare system:

• A Pentium or higher system with PCI local bus

• Novell NetWare 5 installed

• Minimum system memory of 32 MBytes

2 Installation

Overview

Before installing the Adapter in your server, make sure that the system is powered down a nd that you follow ESD procedures to reduce the risk of damage to the Adapter or the server electronics. See Appendix A regarding ESD information.

Installing Adapter in PCI Slot

Install the Adapter in any standard PCI slot. The following generalized installation steps pertain to most PCI installations. Most system chassis are either vertical or horizontal orientated, therefore, you should install your card dependingon the orientation of your system.Consult your server or workstation manual for PCI card installation.

General Steps

1. Back up your work and turn off power to your system.

2. Remove the chassis cover.

3. Locate an empty PCI expansion slot in your system.

4. Remove the expansion slot cover. (S ave the slot cover screw.)

5. Insert the HP Fibre Channel Adapter into the slot until it is firmly seated. Refer to Figure 2-1. on page 6.

6. Replace the slot cover s crew.

GBIC Overview

A GBIC converts internal electrical signals to external electrical or optical signals for transmission across the Fibre C hannel media. The Fibre Channel cable inserts into the connector of the GBIC module.

There are several types of GBIC modules currently availablethat can be used in the D8602B Fibre C hannel Adapter. GBICs are “hot pluggable,” which means they c an be plugged into, or pulled out of the Adapter while the power is applied.

CAUTION Do not remove or insert the Ada pter while power is

Figure 2-1. Installing Adapter

applied. If you do switch GBICs while the system is powered up, make sure the Adapter is s ecured in the PCI slot. If the Adapter is not secured in the PCI slot, damage may occur to the Adapter and possibly the system’slogic board.

CAUTION Inserting a passive GBIC without Fibre Channel device/

hub attached will cause an open loop condition.This open loop condition will prevent devices attached to the internal HSSDC connector from functioning. To avoid this situation,avoid inserting the passive GBIC until external Fibre Channel devices are attached to the passive G BIC.

Installing the GBIC

Select the type of GBIC module that is compatible with your system.

• Installthe GBIC into the receptacle on the Adapter.

Refer to Figure 2-2 below.

NOTE You can only install the GBIC one way, as the GBIC and guide rails

inside the Adapter receptacle are keyed.

Figure 2-2. Installing GBIC Module

Connecting Cables

1. If you are using an optical GBIC module, remove the dust plug covers protecting the optical connectors before inserting the fibre-channel cable. Save the dust plug covers for future use.

2. Select the correct cable that matches the GBIC you installed and install the end connectors into the GBIC. The GBIC and Fibre Channel cable a re keyed, so they c an only fit one wa y. Refer to Figure 2-3. on page 8 for optical cable connection and Figure 2-4. on page 9 for copper cable connection.

3. Support the Fibre Channel cable so that you do not have a bend radius of less than 3 inches.

4. Support and route the Fibre Channel cable to prevent damage from sharp edges or from being crushed by nearby equipment.

Figure 2-3. Optical (SFF - LC) and Optical (SC) Cable Connector

Figure 2-4. Copper Cable Connector

Removing the GBIC

To remove the GBIC, follow these steps:

1. Remove the Fibre Channel cable.

(a) If you a re using the HSSDC Copper Cable, squeeze the tab to remove. (See Figure 2-6. on page 10.)

2. (a) If you are using an optical GBIC, flip the bar of the GBIC to the

“OPEN” position and pull to remove. (See Figure 2-5. on page 10.) (b) If you are using the HSSDC Copper GBIC, squeeze the tabs on both sides of the GBIC. (See F igure 2-6. on page 10.)

3. Pull the module out of the receptacle.

4. For optical GBICs, reinsert the dust plug.

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