IBM JS20 User Manual

IBM Eserver BladeCenter Fibre Channel Expansion Card and IBM Eserver BladeCenter JS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card

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Installation an d User’ s Guid e

IBM Eserver BladeCenter Fibre Channel Expansion Card and IBM Eserver BladeCenter JS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card

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Installation an d User’ s Guid e

Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in Appendix B, “IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004,” on page 31 and Appendix C, “Notices,” on page 55.

Third Edition (January 2005)

US Government Users Restricted Rights – Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Fibre Channel overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Features and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Inventory checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Notices and statements used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Major components of the expansion card . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Chapter 2. Installing the I/O expansion card . . . . . . . . . . .9

Installation guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Installing the I/O expansion card in a blade server . . . . . . . . .11

Chapter 3. Updating the I/O expansion card BIOS or firmware code and

NVRAM code and installing device drivers . . . . . . . . . .15

Using the Remote Deployment Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Installing the expansion card device drivers . . . . . . . . . . .15

Chapter 4. Using IBM Fast!UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Starting Fast!UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Configuration Settings menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Select host adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Selectable Boot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Restore Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Raw NOVRAM data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Advanced Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Scan Fibre Channel devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Fibre Channel disk utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Loopback data test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

ExitFast!UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Chapter 5. Using the IBM FAStT MSJ utility . . . . . . . . . . .23

Overview of the IBM FAStT MSJ utility . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Installation and system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Update Flash utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Chapter 6. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Appendix A. Getting help and technical assistance . . . . . . . .29

Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Using the documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Getting help and information from the World Wide We b . . . . . . .30

Software service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Hardware service and support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Appendix B. IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004 31

Part 1 - General Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Part 2 - Country-unique Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Part 3 - Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Appendix C. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Edition notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Electronic emission notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement . . . . . . .58

Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement . . . . . .59

Australia and New Zealand Class A statement . . . . . . . . .59

United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement . . . . . .59

European Union EMC Directive conformance statement . . . . . .59

Taiwanese Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Chinese Class A warning statement . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement 60

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

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Safety

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.

Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.

Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.

Important:

All caution and danger statements in this documentation begin with a number. This number is used to cross reference an English caution or danger statement with translated versions of the caution or danger statement in the IBM Safety Information book.

For example, if a caution statement begins with a number 1, translations for that caution statement appear in the IBM Safety Information book under statement 1.

Be sure to read all caution and danger statements in this documentation before performing the instructions. Read any additional safety information that comes with the blade server or optional device before you install the device.

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Statement 1:

DANGER

Electrical

current from power, telephone, and communication cables is

hazardous.

To avoid a shock hazard:

v Do not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,

maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical storm.

v Connect all power cords to a properly wired and grounded electrical

outlet.

v Connect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached

to this product.

v When possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal

cables.

v Never turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or

structural damage.

v 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.

v Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table

when installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached devices.

To Connect: To Disconnect:

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.

1. Turn everything OFF.

2. First, remove power cords from outlet.

3. Remove signal cables from connectors.

4. Remove all cables from devices.

Safety vii

Statement 3:

CAUTION: When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or transmitters) are installed, note the following:

v 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.

v 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 Product Laser Klasse 1 Laser Klass 1 Luokan 1 Laserlaite Appareil A Laser de Classe 1

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Statement 21:

CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade.

WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with

accessories sold with this product, will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer, and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.

ADVERTENCIA: El contacto con el cable de este producto o con cables de accesorios que se venden junto con este producto, pueden exponerle al plomo, un elemento químico que en el estado de California de los Estados Unidos está considerado como un causante de cancer y de defectos congénitos, además de otros riesgos reproductivos. Lávese las manos después de usar el producto.

Safety ix

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Chapter 1. Introduction

This Installation and User’s Guide contains instructions for installing:

v The IBM

ER s e r v e r BladeCenter

or HS40 blade server

v The IBM ER s e r v e r BladeCenter JS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card in an IBM

Eserver BladeCenter JS20 blade server

where specifically stated otherwise, the terms I/O expansion card and

Except expansion card refer to both the IBM Eserver BladeCenter Fibre Channel Expansion Card and the IBMEserverBladeCenter JS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card throughout this document. Except where specifically stated otherwise, the IBM Eserver BladeCenter unit (for example, the BladeCenter Type 8677) and IBM Eserver BladeCenter T unit are referred to throughout this document as the BladeCenter unit.

This document applies to blade servers that are installed in the IBM Eserver BladeCenter and IBM Eserver BladeCenter T units. This document contains information about:

v Features of the expansion card

v Installing the expansion card in your blade server

v Updating the basic input/output system (BIOS) code or firmware code and

device drivers of the expansion card

v Performing custom configuration of the expansion card

v Performing basic troubleshooting of the expansion card

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Fibre Channel Expansion Card in an HS20

The IBM ER s e r v e r BladeCenter Fibre Channel Expansion Card contains

Note:

BIOS code to provide storage area network (SAN) startup (boot) functions on the IBM BladeCenter HS20 and HS40 blade servers. The IBM ER s e r ve r BladeCenter JS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card contains firmware code to provide SAN startup (boot) functions on the IBM BladeCenter JS20 blade server.

The expansion card is a 2 Gb Fibre Channel device that has two configurable adapter ports. Communication signals are routed from the blade server through the Fibre Channel high-speed connector on the expansion card to I/O-module bay 3 and bay 4 in the BladeCenter or BladeCenter T unit.

Note: The modules in I/O-module bay 3 and bay 4 must support Fibre

Channel operation.

The expansion card comes with a three-year limited warranty. For information about your warranty, see Appendix B, “IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-08 04/2004,” on page 31. You can obtain up-to-date information about the expansion card and other IBM Eserver products at http://www.ibm.com/eserver/xseries/.

This Installation and User’s Guide and the most recent versions of other documents that contain detailed information about your BladeCenter unit, blade server, and available options are provided in Portable Document Format (PDF) on the IBM support Web site, http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.

You can register the expansion card at http://www.ibm.com/pc/register/.

For service or assistance, see Appendix A, “Getting help and technical assistance,” on page 29.

Fibre Channel overview

Fibre Channel technology is outlined in the SCSI-3 Fibre Channel Protocol (SCSI-FCP) standard. Fibre Channel is a high-speed data transport technology used for mass storage and networking.

By adding BladeCenter Fibre Channel I/O expansion cards to the blade servers and Fibre Channel compatible I/O modules to the BladeCenter unit, you can attach the blade server to an external SAN through the external 2 Gbps (gigabits per second) optical ports on the I/O modules. The expansion card supports data-transfer rates up to 200 MB per second half-duplex and 400 MB per second full-duplex per port.

Features and specifications

The expansion card has the following features:

v Compliance with Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling

Interface (PC-PH-3), revision 9.2

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

v Support for direct memory access (DMA)

v Support for bus mastering

v Fast!UTIL BIOS utility program to customize the configuration parameters

on the BladeCenter Expansion Card and attached drives

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Note: This feature is not available on the IBM ER s e r ve r BladeCenter JS20

Fibre Channel Expansion Card.

v Support for Fibre Channel protocol small computer system interface

(FCP-SCSI) and Fibre Channel Internet protocol (FCP-IP)

v Support for point-to-point fabric connection (F-port fabric login)

v Support for Fibre Channel service (classes 2 and 3)

The expansion card has the following specifications:

Table 1. Expansion card specifications

Type Specification

Fibre Channel specifications

Processor Single-chip design with two completely independent 2

Host data transfer 64-bit, 100 MHz bus-master DMA data transfers to 800

Random-access memory (RAM)

BIOS or firmware code read-only memory (ROM)

Nonvolatile random-access memory (NVRAM)

Onboard DMA Five-channel DMA controller for each port: transmit,

Frame buffer first-in first-out (FIFO)

v Bus transfer rate: 200 MB per second maximum at

half-duplex and 400 MB per second maximum at full-duplex

v Support for both FCP-SCSI and IP protocols

v Support for point-to-point fabric connection: F-Port

Fabric Login

v Support for Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FCAL)

public loop profile: FL-Port Login

v Support for Fibre Channel services class 2 and 3

v Support for FCP-SCSI initiator and target operation

v Support for full-duplex operation

v Copper interface ac coupled

Gb serial Fibre Channel ports. Each port provides:

v Reduced instruction set computer (RISC) processor

v Integrated serializer/deserializer

v Receive DMA sequencer

v Frame buffer

v Five-channel DMA controller

MB per second

512 KB sync burst static random-access memory (SRAM) per channel supporting parity protection

ROM 128 KB of flash memory (the flash is field programmable)

NVRAM 256 bytes, field programmable

receive, command, auto-request, and auto-response

Integrated 4 KB transmit and 6 KB receive frame buffer FIFO for each data channel

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Table 1. Expansion card specifications (continued)

Type Specification

Connectors (internal only)

Dimensions Approximately 9.35 cm x 13.14 cm (3.683 in. x 5.275 in.)

Operating power Less than 12 watts

v Board-to-board Molex High Speed Mezzanine (HSM)

type for serial interfaces

v 200 pin board-to-board for peripheral component

interconnect-X (PCI-X) interface

Inventory checklist

The expansion card option package includes the following items:

v One IBM Eserver BladeCenter Fibre Channel Expansion Card or IBM

Eserver BladeCenter JS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card

v I/O expansion option tray

v IBM Eserver BladeCenter Fibre Channel Expansion Card and IBM Eserver

BladeCenter JS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card Installation and User’s Guide

(this document)

Notices and statements used in this book

The caution and danger statements used in this book are also in the multilingual Safety Information book provided on the IBM support We b site, http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Each caution and danger statement is numbered for reference to the corresponding statement in the Safety Information book.

The following notices and statements are used in this book:

v Note: These notices provide important tips, guidance, or advice.

v Important: These notices provide information or advice that might help you

avoid inconvenient or problem situations.

v Attention: These notices indicate potential damage to programs, devices, or

data. An attention notice is placed just before the instruction or situation in which damage could occur.

v 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.

v Danger: These statements indicate situations that can be 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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Major components of the expansion card

The following illustration shows the components on the top of the expansion card.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your

hardware.

ISP2312 chip (U5)

Figure 1. Expansion card (top)

ISP2312 chip (U5): The ISP2312 chip provides a PCI-X local bus interface and two completely independent 2 Gb serial Fibre Channel ports. Each port has a RISC processor, an integrated serializer/deserializer (SERDES), a receive DMA sequencer, frame buffer, five-channel DMA controller, and an external memory interface in a single-chip solution.

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The following illustration shows the components on the bottom of the expansion card.

I/O expansion card connector (J3)

I/O expansion

card connector (J2)

Figure 2. Expansion card (bottom)

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Chapter 2. Installing the I/O expansion card

This chapter provides detailed instructions for installing the I/O expansion card in your blade server.

Note: The blade server shown in the illustrations in this section might be

different from your blade server. For additional information, see the documentation that comes with your blade server.

Installation guidelines

Before you begin to install the I/O expansion card in your blade server, read the safety information beginning on page v and the guidelines in “Handling static-sensitive devices” on page 10. This information will help you work safely with your blade server and options.

Make sure that you are using the latest versions of device drivers, firmware, and BIOS or firmware code for your blade server, management module, and I/O modules that are used by the I/O expansion card. Go to the IBM support Web site, http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ for the latest information about upgrading the device drivers, firmware, and BIOS or firmware code for BladeCenter components. The latest instructions are in the documentation that comes with the updates.

If your blade server has an integrated drive electronics (IDE) hard disk drive installed in the IDE connector location where you are installing the I/O expansion card, you will need to remove it to install the I/O expansion card. The I/O expansion card occupies the same space as this hard disk drive and replaces it. Yo u cannot install a hard disk drive in the IDE connector while an I/O expansion card is installed in that connector location. This means that you must choose to install either an IDE hard disk drive or an I/O expansion card in some types of blade servers.

Important:

v If an IDE hard disk drive must be removed to install the I/O expansion

card, and this disk drive contains any information that you want to keep, back it up to another storage device.

v If an IDE hard disk drive must be removed to install the I/O expansion

card, and this disk drive is part of a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array, unconfigure this RAID array before removing the hard disk drive. See your operating-system documentation for instructions.

Make sure that an I/O module that supports Fibre Channel operation is installed in I/O-module bay 3, I/O-module bay 4, or both I/O-module bays 3 and 4 in the BladeCenter unit:

v If your blade server type supports installation of one I/O expansion card,

you must install at least one I/O module that supports Fibre Channel operation in the BladeCenter unit when you install an expansion card in the blade server. Installing a second identical I/O module that supports Fibre Channel operation in the BladeCenter unit provides a backup I/O module in case one I/O module fails. If I/O modules are installed in both I/O-module bays 3 and 4, both I/O modules must be of the same type.

v If your blade server type supports installation of two I/O expansion cards,

you must install I/O modules that support Fibre Channel operation in the BladeCenter unit when you install two expansion cards in any blade server that is installed in the BladeCenter unit.

the following BladeCenter documentation for additional information:

See

v The Installation and User’s Guide for your blade server provides blade-server

specific I/O expansion card installation requirements.

v The Installation Guide for your BladeCenter unit shows I/O module bay

locations.

v The Installation Guide for your I/O module has installation and configuration

instructions for the I/O module.

Handling static-sensitive devices

Attention: Static electricity can damage electronic devices and your system, including your blade server. To avoid damage, keep static-sensitive devices in their static-protective packages until you are ready to install them.

To reduce the possibility of damage from electrostatic discharge, observe the following precautions:

v Limit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up

around you.

v Handle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.

v Do not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed circuitry.

v Do not leave the device where others can handle and damage it.

v While the device is still in its static-protective package, touch it to any

unpainted metal surface of the BladeCenter chassis or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component in the rack in which you are installing the device for at least 2 seconds. (This drains static electricity from the package and from your body.)

v Remove the device from its package and install it directly into the blade

server without setting down the device. If it is necessary to set down the

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device, place it back into its static-protective package. Do not place the device on the blade server cover or on a metal surface.

v Take additional care when handling devices during cold weather. Heating

reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity.

v Wear an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap, if one is available.

Installing the I/O expansion card in a blade server

To install the I/O expansion card in a blade server, complete the following steps:

1. Before you begin installing the I/O expansion card in your blade server,

read the “Installation guidelines” on page 9. This section contains information about procedures that should be performed before you remove your blade server from the BladeCenter unit to install the I/O expansion card.

2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit and operating, shut

down the operating system; then, turn off the blade server. (See the Installation and User’s Guide for your blade server for instructions.)

Attention: Wait at least 30 seconds, until the drives stop spinning, before proceeding to the next step.

Statement 21:

CAUTION: Hazardous energy is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Always replace the blade cover before installing the blade.

3. Remove the blade server from the BladeCenter unit, open the blade server

cover, and locate the connectors where the I/O expansion card will be installed. See the Installation and User’s Guide for your blade server for instructions.

Important:

v If an IDE hard disk drive must be removed to install the I/O expansion

card, and this disk drive contains any information that you want to keep, back it up to another storage device.

v If an IDE hard disk drive must be removed to install the I/O expansion

card, and this disk drive is part of a RAID array, unconfigure this RAID array before removing the hard disk drive. See your operating-system documentation for instructions.

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IDE drive

Tr ay

Riser card

Short screws

IDE connector

4. If an IDE hard disk drive is installed in the IDE connector location where

you are installing the I/O expansion card, remove the drive, riser card, and tray (save the screws that secure the tray to the system board). Otherwise, remove the two screws near the IDE connector, if these items are present.

5. Install the I/O expansion tray that comes with the I/O expansion card.

Secure the tray to the blade server with the screws from the option kit.

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Specifications and Main Features

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User Manual

Contents

Safety

Chapter 1. Introduction

Fibre Channel overview

Related documentation

Features and specifications

Inventory checklist

Notices and statements used in this book

Major components of the expansion card

Chapter 2. Installing the I/O expansion card

Installation guidelines

Handling static-sensitive devices

Installing the I/O expansion card in a blade server