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QUICK START GUIDE
ISCSI HOST BUS ADAPTER INSTALLATION
QLA®4050/4050C/4052C
QLE4060C/4062C
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Quick Start Guide
CAUTION!
Installation Instructions
This Quick Start Guide describes how to install and configure your new QLogic SANblade® host bus adapter and
SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager application in four simple steps:
❑ Step 1. Verify the package contents.
❑ Step 2. Install the host bus adapter hardware.
❑ Step 3. Install the host bus adapter driver.
❑ Step 4. Install the SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager application.
Keep the host bus adapter in the antistatic bag until installation. The host bus adapter contains parts that can be
damaged by electrostatic discharg e (ESD). Before handling the host bus adapter, use standard methods to discharge
static electricity. Place the host bus adapter on the bag when examining it. Retain the bag for future use.
System Requirements
Your system must have the functionality described in the following sections to support the QLogic SANblade host bus
adapter.
Minimum Software Requirements
❑ Windows
❑ Windows
❑ Windows XP Pro SP 1 or SP 2
❑ Windows PE 2.0, 2004, 2005
❑ Windows Vista (Business and Enterprise)
❑ Linux
❑ Novell SUSE Linux: SLES 8 Update 3 or later (QLA405x host bus adapters), SLES 9 Update 2 or later (QLA40 5x
❑ Solaris: Solaris 9 or later for Solaris SPARC and x86 (IA32 and x64)
❑ VMware
NOTE: The operating systems listed above are applicable to all host bus adapter models unless otherwise noted.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
❑ Empty PCI-X 32-bit or PCI-X 64-bit slot (QLA405x host bus adapters), 2.5-GHz PCI Express x4 slot (QLE406xC
❑ PCI-X: 3.3-volt signaling (QLA4050 host bus adapters); 3.3V or 5-volt signaling (QLA4050/4052C host bus
❑ The correct media:
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2000: Service Pack (SP) 4 or later (QLA405x host bus adapters)
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Server™ 2003 SP 1 or SP 2
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Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 7 or later (QLA405x host bus adapters), Linux Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.0 Update 3 or later (QLA405x and QLE406xC host bus adapters)
and QLE406xC host bus adapters), SLES 10 (QLA405x and QLE406xC host bus adapters)
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3.0.1 (QLA405x host bus adapters)
host bus adapters)
adapters)
❑ QLA4050: 62.5/125-µM multimode fiber
❑ QLA4050C/4052C, QLE4060C/4062C: UTP copper (Cat5E or Cat6)
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❑ The correct connectors:
❑ QLA4050: LC duplex
❑ QLA4050C/4052C, QLE4060C/4062C: RJ45
Step 1. Verify the Package Contents
The QLogic host bus adapter is shipped with the following items:
❑ QLogic SANblade host bus adapter
❑ Low-profile bracket (not available in all models)
❑ Quick Start Guide (this document)
❑ SANsurfer
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for SANblade iSCSI HBAs CD(s)
Step 2. Install the Host Bus Adapter Hardware
NOTE: When installing the QLogic host bus adapter and driver in a Solaris system that does not already have QLogic
host bus adapters or drivers installed, please install the QLogic Solaris driver before you install the QLogic host bus
adapter hardware. This allows Solaris to correctly bind the QLogic Solaris driver to the QLogic host bus adapter. Failure
to do so will require an additional system reboot after the driver is loaded.
To install the host bus adapter hardware, you need to open the computer and locate the appropriate bus slot. If necessary,
consult your computer system manual for instructions to remove the computer cover.
Depending on the host bus adapter you are installing, the bus connector will look like one of the following samples:
PCI-X PCI Express
QLA4050 N/A
Optical
QLA4050C QLE4060C
Copper
QLA4052C QLE4062C
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Follow these steps to install the host bus adapter hardware:
TAINING BRACKET
LEVER
SLOT COVERS
SYSTEM
CHASSIS
64-BIT PCI-X SLOT
(QLA405x HOST BUS
ADAPTERS) OR
PCI EXPRESS x4, x8, x16
SLOT (QLE406xC HOST BUS
ADAPTERS)
SCREW
HOST BUS
ADAPTER
1. Power off the computer, then disconnect the power cable.
2. Remove the computer cover and find an empty bus slot.
3. Pull out the slot cover (if any) by removing the screw or releasing the lever.
4. Grasp the host bus adapter by the top edge and seat it firmly into the slot.
5. Refasten the host bus adapter’s retaining bracket using the existing screw or lever.
6. Close the computer cover.
7. Plug in the power cable and turn on the computer.
Sample motherboard and slots
Step 3. Install the Host Bus Adapter Driver
After you have completed the hardware installation and turned on the computer, insert the applicable SANsurfer for
SANblade iSCSI HBAs CD into the CD-ROM drive, based on your operating system. Follow the instructions below for
your operating system.
The latest drivers and documentation can be found on the QLogic Web site, www.qlogic.com
Windows 2000 (QLA405x Host Bus Adapters only)
NOTE: If an earlier version of the Windows 2000 driver is already installed, see the readme file for information about
updating the existing driver.
Perform the following steps to install the host bus adapter driver for Windows 2000:
1. Log onto the computer as Administrator.
2. Download and save the host bus adapter driver to your hard drive:
a. Type or browse the path to the QLogic driver directory on the applicable SANsurfer for SANblade
iSCSI HBAs CD. For example:
<CD-ROM Drive Letter>:\autoplay\iSCSI_HBA_drivers\Windows
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