IBM 59P5712 User Manual
IBM FAStT Host Adapter
Installation and User's Guide
IBM
IBM
IBM FAStT Host Adapter
Installation and User's Guide
Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information under Appendix D,
“Warranty information” on page 35 and Appendix E, “Notices” on page 47.
Fourth Edition (June 2002)
Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1998, 2002. All rights reserved.
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Contents
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
About this book ..................................... ix
How this book is organized ............................... ix
Notices used in this book ................................ x
Part I. Hardware installation ....................................... 1
Chapter 1. Hardware overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What is Fibre Channel? ................................. 3
Fibre Channel adapter features
............................. 3
Chapter 2. Installing the adapter
Preinstallation procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the IBM FAStT Host Adapter ........................ 6
Chapter 3. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System configuration problems ............................. 9
Fibre Channel problems ................................. 9
.......................... 5
Part II. Software installation ....................................... 11
Chapter 4. Software overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 5. Installing the Windows NT and Windows 2000 device drivers 15
Installing Windows NT and Windows 2000 ..................... 16
Adding the Windows NT driver ............................ 16
Adding the Windows 2000 driver ........................... 17
Updating the Windows NT device driver ...................... 17
Updating the Windows 2000 device driver ..................... 18
Chapter 6. Installing the Novell NetWare device driver ........... 19
NetWare device driver files and parameters .................... 19
Installing the NetWare 5.1 device driver ....................... 19
Part III. Appendices ............................................. 21
Appendix A. Fast!UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fast!UTIL options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Appendix B. Adapter operating environment and specifications ..... 31
Appendix C. Getting help and technical assistance ............. 33
Before you call ..................................... 33
Appendix D. Warranty information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Warranty period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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IBM Statement of Limited Warranty ......................... 38
Appendix E. Notices
Edition Notice
Trademarks
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Electronic emission notices .............................. 48
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Safety Information
Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.
Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.
Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.
Lees voordat u dit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.
Avant d'installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.
Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.
Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
Pred inštaláciou tohto zariadenia si pečítaje Bezpečnostné predpisy.
Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.
Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
Copyright IBM Corp. 1998, 2002 v
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DANGER
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication
cables is hazardous.
To avoid a shock hazard:
– Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform
installation, maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product
during an electrical storm.
– Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded
electrical outlet.
– Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be
attached to this product.
– When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect
signal cables.
– Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire,
water, or structural damage.
– Disconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications
systems, networks, and modems before you open the
device covers, unless instructed otherwise in the installation
and configuration procedures.
– Connect and disconnect cables as described in the
following table when installing, moving, or opening covers
on this product or attached devices.
To Connect:
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, attach all cables to devices.
3. Attach signal cables to connectors.
4. Attach power cords to outlet.
5. Turn device ON.
To Disconnect:
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, remove power cords from outlet.
3. Remove signal cables from connectors.
4. Remove all cables from devices.
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CAUTION:
When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic
devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following:
– Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser
product could result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation.
There are no serviceable parts inside the device.
– Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other
than those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation
exposure.
DANGER
Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class
3B laser diode. Note the following.
Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not
view directly with optical instruments, and avoid direct
exposure to the beam.
Class 1 laser statement
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
IEC 825-1:1993 CENELEC EN 60 825
Safety Information
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About this book
This book provides instructions for installing and customizing the configuration of
your IBM FAStT Host Adapter and connected devices, and for installing and
updating the device drivers. It also provides information on troubleshooting your
IBM FAStT Host Adapter. To set up your IBM FAStT Host Adapter, see Chapter 2,
“Installing the adapter” on page 5 for detailed information.
How this book is organized
This book is comprised of the following parts:
Part I. Hardware installation
Chapter 1, “Hardware overview,” describes the IBM FAStT Host Adapter.
This chapter includes an overview of the IBM FAStT Host Adapter features.
Chapter 2, “Installing the adapter,” contains the information and instructions
needed to prepare and install the IBM FAStT Host Adapter.
Chapter 3, “Troubleshooting,” covers the type of installation problems that
can cause the IBM FAStT Host Adapter to function incorrectly.
Part II. Software installation
Chapter 4, “Software overview,” provides preinstallation information for
installing the device drivers.
Chapter 5, “Installing the Windows NT and Windows 2000 device drivers,”
provides instructions for installing Microsoft Windows NT and Windows
2000 device drivers.
Chapter 6, “Installing the Novell NetWare device driver,” provides
instructions for installing the NetWare device driver in a system that is
running Novell NetWare.
Part III. Appendices
Appendix A, “Fast!UTIL,” provides detailed configuration information for
users who want to customize the configuration of the IBM FAStT Host
Adapter and connected devices.
Appendix B, “Adapter operating environment and specifications,” contains
the IBM FAStT Host Adapter operating environment and specification
information.
Appendix C, “Getting help and technical assistance,” provides information
about getting help, service, technical assistance, or additional product
information.
Appendix D, “Warranty information,” provides information about product
warranty service and support.
Appendix E, “Notices,” contains product notices and trademarks.
Copyright IBM Corp. 1998, 2002 ix
Notices used in this book
The caution and danger statements used in this book also appear in the
multilingual Safety Information book that comes with the IBM FAStT Host Adapter.
Each caution and danger statement is numbered for easy reference to the
corresponding statements in the safety book.
The following types of notices and statements are used in this book:
Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.
Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you
avoid inconvenient or problem situations.
Attention: These notices indicate possible damage to programs, devices, or
data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in
which damage could occur.
Caution: These statements indicate situations that can be potentially
hazardous to you. A caution statement is placed just before the description of
a potentially hazardous procedure step or situation.
Danger: These statements indicate situations that are potentially lethal or
extremely hazardous to you. A danger statement is placed just before the
description of a potentially lethal or extremely hazardous procedure step or
situation.
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Part I. Hardware installation
Chapter 1. Hardware overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
What is Fibre Channel? ................................. 3
Fibre Channel adapter features ............................. 3
Chapter 2. Installing the adapter .......................... 5
Preinstallation procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Handling static-sensitive devices .......................... 5
What you need for the installation ......................... 5
Adapter layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing the IBM FAStT Host Adapter ........................ 6
Chapter 3. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Hardware problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System configuration problems ............................. 9
Fibre Channel problems ................................. 9
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Chapter 1. Hardware overview
The IBM FAStT Host Adapter is a high-performance, direct memory access
(DMA), bus-master, host adapter designed for high-end systems. The function and
performance are derived from the ISP2200A chip, making this FAStT Host Adapter
a leading-edge host adapter.
The ISP2200A chip combines a powerful RISC processor, a Fibre Channel protocol
manager (FPM) with gigabit transceivers, and a 64-bit peripheral component
interconnect (PCI) local bus interface in a single-chip solution. The IBM FAStT
Host Adapter supports all Fibre Channel (FC) peripheral devices that support
private-loop direct attach (PLDA) and fabric-loop attach (FLA).
What is Fibre Channel?
Fibre Channel technology is outlined in the Information Systems - Fibre Channel
Protocol for SCSI (small computer system interface - FCP) standard, revision 12,
30 May 1995. Fibre Channel is a high-speed data transport technology used for
mass storage and networking. The IBM FAStT Host Adapter connects:
Mainframe computers
Super computers
Workstations
Storage devices
Servers
Using a Fibre Channel arbitrated loop (FC-AL), 126 devices can be supported,
compared to 15 devices with Ultra SCSI.
Fibre Channel supports data transfer rates of 100 MB per second, which is more
than twice that of Ultra SCSI (40 MB per second). A multimode optical interface is
used for distances up to 500 meters. With increased connectivity and performance,
Fibre Channel is the technology preferred and used by system designers.
Fibre Channel adapter features
Fibre Channel adapter features include:
Compliance with Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling
Interface - 3 (PC-PH-3), revision 9.2
Compliance with Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL-2) standard
Compliance with Intel PCI version 2.2 specification
Compliance with U.S. and international safety and emissions standards
Support for bus-master DMA
Fast!UTIL basic input/output system (BIOS) utility program to customize the
configuration parameters on the IBM FAStT Host Adapter and attached drives
Supports Fibre Channel SCSI (FCP-SCSI) and internet protocol (IP) protocols
Supports point-to-point fabric connection (F-PORT FABRIC LOGIN)
Supports Fibre Channel service (Classes 2 and 3)
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32 bit or 64 bit, 66 or 33 MHz operation
Simultaneous mixed-peripheral configurations and startable device support for
Fibre Channel devices that meet the following standards:
– Fibre Channel — Private Loop Direct Attach Technical Report (FC-PLDA)
revision 1.10, 17 February 1997
– Fibre Channel — Fabric Loop Attachment Technical Report (FC-FLA)
revision 2.1, 12 July 1997
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Chapter 2. Installing the adapter
This chapter contains instructions for preparing and installing the IBM FAStT Host
Adapter.
Preinstallation procedures
Before you begin
Read “Handling static-sensitive devices.”
Read “What you need for the installation.”
Handling static-sensitive devices
Attention: Static electricity can damage electronic devices and your system. To
avoid damage, keep static-sensitive devices in their static-protective package until
you are ready to install them.
To reduce the possibility of electrostatic discharge, observe the following
precautions:
Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up around
you.
Handle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.
Do not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed printed circuitry.
Do not leave the device where others can handle and possibly damage the
device.
While the device is still in its static-protective package, touch it to an unpainted
metal part of the system unit for at least two seconds. (This drains static
electricity from the package and from your body.)
Remove the device from its package and install it directly into your system unit
without setting it down. If it is necessary to set the device down, place it in its
static-protective package. Do not place the device on your system unit cover
or on a metal table.
Take additional care when handling devices during cold weather because
heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity.
What you need for the installation
To install the IBM FAStT Host Adapter in your server, you need an optical,
multimode cable with an SC-style duplex connector.
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Adapter layouts
The following figure identifies the adapter components referred to in this chapter.
J1
ISP2200
Installing the IBM FAStT Host Adapter
Before you begin the installation, write down the serial number of the IBM FAStT
Host Adapter. In the event that the nonvolatile random access memory (NVRAM)
is damaged, the system will prompt you for the IBM FAStT Host Adapter serial
number.
Attention: To avoid damage to your fiber-optic cables, follow these guidelines:
Do not route the cable along a folding cable-management arm.
When attaching fiber-optic cables to a device on slide rails, leave enough slack
in the cables so that they do not bend to a radius smaller than 76 mm (3 in.)
when extended or become pinched when retracted.
Route the cable away from places where it can snag on other devices in the
rack.
Do not over tighten the cable straps or bend the cables to a radius smaller than
76 mm (3 in.).
Do not put excess weight on the cable at the connection point and be sure that
the cable is well supported.
Follow these steps to install the IBM FAStT Host Adapter in your server:
1. Check the system board and make any configuration changes needed to
accommodate the IBM FAStT Host Adapter.
2. Turn off the peripheral devices, then the server.
3. Disconnect the power cords.
4. Remove the server cover.
5. Remove the slot cover.
6. Choose any PCI bus slot that supports 32 or 64-bit adapters. You can install
the adapter in a 64-bit PCI slot if one is available. If a 64-bit slot is not
available, then you can use a 32-bit PCI slot.
7. Align the adapter with the expansion slot. Carefully press the adapter into the
slot until it is fully seated.
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8. Secure the adapter in place.
9. Connect one end of the fiber-optic cable from the device to the J1 connector on
the adapter.
10. Carefully install and secure the server cover.
11. Connect the power cables.
12. Turn on all external Fibre Channel devices; then, turn on the server. The
following information displays:
QLogic Corporation
QLA2xxx PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version X.XX
Copyright (C) QLogic Corporation 1998 All rights reserved.
www.qlc.com
Press <Alt+Q> for Fast!UTIL
BIOS for Adapter X is disabled.
ROM BIOS not installed.
To display the Fibre Channel devices, press Alt+Q; then, use the utility program.
See Appendix A, “Fast!UTIL” on page 23 for detailed utility information.
See “Part II. Software installation” on page 11 for detailed instructions on how to
install the device drivers.
If the information displayed is not correct and you have checked the adapter
configuration, see Chapter 3, “Troubleshooting” on page 9 for troubleshooting
information.
Chapter 2. Installing the adapter 7
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