Qlogic QLA22xx board, QLA22 Series Installation Manual

Hardware Installation Guide for the

QLA22xx Board Family

Fibre Channel Host Adapter Boards for the PCI Bus

FC0151 103-00 E

February 6, 2001

QLogic Corporation

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Document Revisi on H ist ory
Rev. A, initial release, 4/16/99
Rev. B, update, 10/4/99, extended firmware settings added to Fast!UTIL
Rev. C, update, 2/15/00, QLA2200G and QLA2200L boards added
Rev. D, update, 4/28/00, QLA2204F board added
Rev. D.1, update, 2/6/01, QLA2212F board added

Boards Affected

QLA2200 family
QLA2200F family
QLA2202F family
QLA2204F family
QLA2200G family
QLA2200L family
QLA2212F family

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Table of Contents

Section 1 Introduction

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

1.2 What is Fibre Channel?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.3 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Section 2 Hard war e Ins tallat ion

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

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

2.3 Power Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.4 Installation in the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.5 Installation Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Section 3 Troubleshooting

3.1 Problems After Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.2 Hardware Problem Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.3 System Configuration Problem Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.4 Fibre Channel Problem Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Appendix A Fast!UTIL

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

A.2 Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.2.1 Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

A.2.2 Selectable Boot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

A.2.3 Restore Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

A.2.4 Raw NVRAM Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

A.2.5 Advanced Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

A.2.6 Extended Firmware Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

A.3 Scan Fibre Channel Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

A.4 Fibre Disk Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

A.5 Select Host Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

Appendix B Specifications

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FIGURES

Figure Page

2-1 QLA2200 Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2-2 QLA2200F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2-3 QLA2202F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2-4 QLA2204F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2-5 QLA2200G Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2-6 QLA2200L Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2-7 QLA2212F Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

TABLES

Table Page

A-1 Host Adapter Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

A-2 Advanced Adapter Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

A-3 Extended Firmware Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

A-4 RIO Operation Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

A-5 Connection Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

B-1 QLA22xx Board Operating Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B-2 QLA22xx Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

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Section 1

Introduction

NOTE: The follow ing QLogic host adapte r boards are collectively refe rred to as the

QLA22xx board unless otherwise noted:

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

FC0210406-03 (ISP2200 chip)
FC0210406-04 (ISP2200A/33 chip)
FC0210406-05 (ISP2200A/66 chip)

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

FC0310406-03 (ISP2200 chip)
FC0310406-04 (ISP2200A/33 chip)
FC0310406-05 (ISP2200A/66 chip)

■ QLA2202F family (64-bit PCI to dual channel optical media):

FC0610403-04 (ISP2200A/33 chip)
FC0610403-05 (ISP2200A/66 chip)

■ QLA2204F family (64-bit PCI to quad channel optical media):

FC2610402-xx (ISP2200A/66 chip)

■ QLA2200G family (64-bit PCI to Fibre Channel gigabit interface

converter [GBIC]) with ISP2200A/66 chip:

FC3010402-01 (QLA2200 G/66; without GBIC)
FC3010402-01(QLA2200GC/66, with GBIC copper)
FC3010402-01 (QLA2200GF/66; with GBIC optical)

■ QLA2200L family (64-bit, low-profile PCI to Fibre Channel copper

media):

FC0210408-xx (ISP2200A/66 chip)

■ QLA2212F family (64-bit PCI to dual channel optical media):

FC0610404-xx (ISP2200A/66 chip)

In the chip and board names, /33 indicates 33 MHz; /66 indicates 66 MHz.

1.1

General Description

Thank you for selecting the QLA22xx Fibre Channel (FC) board. The QLA22xx
board is an intel ligen t, high-p erforma nce, DMA b us master h ost ada pter designed
for high-end systems. The intelligence and performance are derived from the
ISP22xx chips, making the QLA22xx board a leading-edge host adapter. The
ISP22xx combines a powerful RISC proc essor, a fibre protocol modu le (FPM) w ith
gigabit transceivers, and a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) local bus
interface in a sin gle-chip s olution. The Q LA22xx board su pports all FC per ipherals

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What is Fibre Channel? 1 – Introduction

that support private loop direct attach (PLDA) and fabric loop attach (FLA).
Installation of the QLA22xx board is quick and easy.

1.2

What is Fibre Channel?

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 storag e and netw orking. It co nnect s m ainfra mes, supe r compute rs,
workstations, storage devices, and servers.

Fibre Channel sup ports data transfer rates of 100 Mbytes/sec on copper and optical
interfaces. The QLA2200/2200L board uses a copper interface for short connections
(less than 3 0 meters); the QLA2200F/2 202F/2204F/2212F board uses a multimode
optical interfa ce for intermedi ate dist ances (l ess than 50 0 meters); th e QLA2200G
board uses a GBI C, which can be either a single mode or multimode optical interfac e
for long distances (greater than 500 meters).

With increased connectivity and performance, Fibre Channel is the technology
preferred and used by syst em des ig ners .

1.3

Features

■ Compliance with PCI version 2.2 specification

■ Compliance with Third Generation Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling

Interface (FC-PH-3) standard

■ Compliance with Fibre Channel-Arbi trate d Loop (FC-AL-2) standard

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

■ Support for bus master DMA

■ Fast!UTIL BIOS utility to customize the configuration parameters on the

QLA22xx boa rd and attached drives

■ Two independent channels on a single board (QLA2202F board)

■ Two independent channels, one of which supports internal and external

connection (QLA2212F)

■ Four independent channels on a single board (QLA2204F board)

■ Supports Fibre Channel SCSI (FCP-SCSI) and internet protocol (IP)

protocols

■ Supports point-to-point fabric connection (F-PORT FABRIC LOGIN)

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Section 2

Hardware Installation

2.1

Preinstallation Procedures

Before installing your QLA22xx board, take a moment to read this guide.

CAUTION!

2.2

The QLA22xx board contains parts that can be damaged by
electrostatic disc ha rge (ESD). Bef ore han dli ng the QLA22xx board,
use standard methods to discharge static electricity . Keep the QLA22xx
board in the antistatic bag until you are ready to install it. Place the
board on the bag wh en you examine or con figure it. Retain the bag for
future use.

What You Need for Installation

Before you install the QLA22xx board in your computer, you need the following:

■ A screwdriver (usually a Phillips #1)

■ A high-speed, seri al data connector ( HSSDC) cable for the QL A2200/2200L

board

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

QLA2200F/2202F/2212F board

■ An optical mutimode cable with an LC-style duplex connector for the

QLA2204F board

■ One of the following cables for each of the three-position point-to-point

adapters on the QLA2212F board (J3 and J4; see figure 2-7):

❑ PTP to HDDSC-AMP 636351-X
❑ PTP to DB-9 plug-AMP 636373-X
❑ PTP to DB-9 receptacle-AMP 636372-X

■ A GBIC and appropriate cable for the QLA2200G board

NOTE: QLogic does not supp ly cables. Cont act your dis tributor for the appropriate

cable type and lengt h.

Figures 2-1 through 2-6 identify the QLA22xx board components referenced

throughout this section.
Each QLA22xx bo ard has a uniqu e serial numbe r; its location on the board i s noted

in figures 2-1 through 2-6. Take a minute to write down the serial number of the

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What You Need for Installation 2 – Hardware Installation

QLA22xx board in the unlikely event that the NVRAM is corrupted. If the NVRAM
is corrupted, you will be prompted for the QLA22xx serial number.

J1

ISP CHIP

SERIAL NUMBER

Figure 2-1. QLA2200 Board Layout

J1

SERIAL NUMBER

ISP CHIP

Figure 2-2. QLA2200F Board Layout

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ISP CHIP

SERIAL NUMBER

J1

ISP CHIP

J2

Figure 2-3. QLA2202F Board Layout

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What You Need for Installation 2 – Hardware Installation

SERIAL NUMBER

PORT 1

J4

PORT 3

PORT 4

J3

J2

PORT 2

J1

ISP CHIP

ISP CHIP

ISP CHIP

ISP CHIP

Figure 2-4. QLA2204F Boar d Layou t

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J6

SERIAL NUMBER

ISP CHIP

Figure 2-5. QLA2200G Board Layout

J1

SERIAL NUMBER

Figure 2-6. QLA2200L Board Layout

ISP CHIP

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Power Distribution 2 – Hardware Installation

TX RX

J3

J1

SERIAL NUMBER

J4

ISP CHIP

J2

ISP CHIP

Figure 2-7. QLA2212F Board Layout

2.3

Power Distribution

The QLA2200/220 0L board supplies +5 volts to pin 7 of the HSSDC copper interface
to support an extern al media interface adapter (MIA), if requ ired. (An MIA convert s
copper bus signals to optical bus signals.)

2.4

Installation in the Computer

Perform the following steps to install the QLA22xx board in your PC:

1. Check the mot herboard and make any con figuration chan ges necessary to
accommodate the QLA22xx board.

The QLA22xx board is self-configuring; however, some motherboards
require manual configuration. For example, some systems have a PCI
Device Configuration menu in the mo therboard setup BIOS where you must
enable host adapte r boards, bus master slot s, and int errupt reque st (IRQ)
levels. If the motherboard supports triggering, use level triggering for the
QLA22xx board. See the documentation supplied with your computer, or
contact your computer dealer to determine if your motherboard requires
configuration.

2. Power down the peripherals, then the computer.

3. Remove the computer cover and save the screws.

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4. Choose any PCI b us slot t hat su pports bus masteri ng. Mos t motherbo ards
automatically assign an IRQ level and interrupt line; if your motherboard
does not, y ou must assign the IRQ level and use interrup t line A for this slot.

NOTE:

❑ Some motherboards have two kinds of PCI bus slots: master and

slave. The QLA22 xx board m ust be in a PC I bus master slot. (Som e
motherboards have PCI bus master slots that are shared with
onboard devices. QLA2 2xx boards do not work in shared sl ots.)

❑ PCI connectors vary among system board manufacturers. The

QLA22xx board is a 64-bit PCI device that can function in a 32-bit
PCI slot that confo rms to t he PCI speci ficati on (the re ar edge of the
PCI slot is notched ). If you try to inst all the QLA22xx board into a PCI
slot that does not co nform to the PCI specificati on, you may damage
the QLA22xx board.

❑ The 66-MHz QLA22xx boards (indicated by /66 in their name) are

backward compatible; consequently, they can be used in a 33-MHz
slot.

5. Unscrew and remo ve the slot cov er. Retain the screw; you will use it when
you install the QL A22 xx board.

6. Place the QLA22xx board into the slot. Carefully press the board into the
slot until it seats firmly.

7. Secure the QLA22xx board to the chassis with the slot cover screw.

8. Connect the appropriate cable from the devices to the corresponding
connector:

❑ J1 (QLA2200/2200F/2202F/2200L)
❑ J1 and J2 (QLA2202F/221 2F)
❑ J3 and J4 (QLA2212F). These are three-position point-to-point

adapters connected to J1. J3 is the transmit connector; J4 is the
receive connector.

❑ J1 through J4 (QLA2204F)
❑ J6 (QLA2200G)

9. Carefully reins tall the computer cover. Inse rt and tighten the com puter cover
screws.

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Installation Help 2 – Hardware Installation

10. Power up all external FC devices, then power up the PC and observe the
monitor. The BIOS is disabled by default. Consequently, the devices
attached to the QLA22xx board are not identified. For example:

QLogic Corporation
QLA22xx PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version X.XX
Copyright (C) QLogic Corporation 2000 All rights reserved.
www.qlogic.com
Press <Alt-Q> for Fast!UTIL

BIOS for Adapter 0 is disabled
ROM BIOS not installed

NOTE:

❑ Sun SPARC systems do not display the BIOS banner.
❑ Enable the BIOS onl y if the boot de vice i s att ache d to the QLA2 2xx

board.

❑ For further information about enabling the QLA22xx BIOS, see

appendix A.

If the information displayed on your monitor is correct, congratulations! You have
successfully installed the QLA22xx board in your computer.

See the appropri ate Q Log ic so ftw are i nstallation gui de for detailed instruc ti ons o n
how to install the software drivers.

If the information displayed is not correct and you have checked the QLA22xx
board’s configuration, see section 3 for troubleshooting information.

2.5

Installation Help

If your system has an inte grated drive e lectronics (IDE) fixed di sk device , it may be
assigned dev ice number 80, whi ch is the boot dev ice. If your system does not have
an IDE disk device, the first bootable FC disk device configured (the one with the
lowest ID) is assigned device number 80 and becomes the boot device. The
QLA22xx BIOS must be enabled if the boot device is connected to the QLA22xx.

If you have a sel ectable boot BIOS, set the motherb oard BIOS parameters to None
or Not Installed. The ROM BIOS on the FC controller automatically configures the
FC peripherals.

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Section 3

Troubleshooting

3.1

Problems After Installation

There are th ree basic type s o f installation problems t hat can cause y ou r QLA22xx
board to function incorrectly: hardware problems, system configuration problems,
and Fibre C hannel problems . The fo llowing s ection provides itemiz ed checkl ists to
help you determine why your QLA22xx board is not functioning.

3.2

Hardware Problem Checklist

■ Are all of the circuit cards installed securely in the system?

■ Are all of the cab les securely c onnected to the c orrect connecto rs? Be sure

that the FC cables that attach from the QLA22xx connectors to the device
are connected corre ctly . Fo r example, the optic al transmit conn ector on the
board should be connected to the o pti cal rec eiv e c on nec tor o n the dev ic e.
Some connecto rs require a firm push to ens ure proper seating. An easy way
to check is to switch the connectors on either the QLA22xx or the device,
then reboot your system. If the BIOS is enabled, devices attached to the
QLA22xx board are displayed on the screen.

■ Is the Q LA22xx board installed correctly in the PCI slot? Is it seated firmly

in the slot? Check for interference due to nonstandard PCI connectors.

■ Is the GBIC on the QLA2200G fully seated?

■ Are all external peripherals properly powered up? See appendix A.3 for

information about displaying attached devices.

3.3

System Configuration Problem Checklist

All PCI-compliant systems automatically detect 32- or 64-bit boards and set the
appropriate bus speed (33 or 66 MHz). Check the motherboard for proper
configuration (see section 2.4) .

See the documentation supplied with your computer, or contact your computer
dealer to determine if your motherboard requires special configuration.

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Fibre Channel Problem Checklist 3 – Troubleshooting

3.4

Fibre Channel Problem Checklist

■ Were all of the FC devices powered up before you powered up the PC?

■ Check that all cables are properly connected.

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Appendix A

Fast!UTIL

NOTE: The Fast!Util BIOS utility does not run on Sun SPARC systems. Refer to

the Software Installation Guide for the QLA2200 Board Family for
information regarding adapter configuration settings.

A.1

Introduction

This appendi x provide s deta iled con figurati on inform ation for ad vanced users who
want to customize the configuration of the QLA22xx board and the connected
devices.

The board can be configure d usin g Fast!UTIL. Access Fast!UTIL by pressing
<AL T>-<Q> during the QLA22xx board BIOS in itialization (it may t ake a few seconds
for the Fast!UTIL menu to appear). If you have more than one QLA22xx board,
Fast!UTIL asks you to select the board you want to configure. After changing the
settings, Fast!UTIL reboots your system to load the new parameters.

CAUTION!

The following sections describe the Fast!UTIL options.

A.2

If the configuration settings are incorrect, your QLA22xx board may
not function properly.

Configuration Settings

The first selec tion on the Fast!UTIL Options menu is Configurati on Settings. These
settings configure the FC devices and the QLA22 xx board to which they are
attached.

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Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL

A.2.1

Host Adapter Settings

From the Conf iguration Setti ngs menu in Fast!UTIL, select Hos t Adap ter Settin gs.
The default set tings for the Q LA22xx host adapter bo ard are listed in table A-1 and
described in the following paragraphs.

Table A-1. Host Adapter Settings

Setting Options Default

Host Adapter BIOS Enabled or Disabled Disabled
Frame Size 512, 1024, 2048 1024
Loop Reset Delay 0-15 seconds 5 seconds
Adapter Hard Loop ID Enabled or Disabled Disabled
Hard Loop ID 0-125 0

■ Host Adapter BIOS. When this setting is disabled, the ROM BIOS on the

QLA22xx board is disabled, freeing space in upper memory. This setting
must be enabled if you are booting from an FC disk drive attached to the
QLA22xx board. The default is Disabled.

■ Frame Size. This settin g specifies the maximum fr ame length supp orted by

the QLA22xx board. The default size is 1024. If using F-Port (poin t-to-point)
connections, change this setting to 2048 for maximum performance.

■ Loop Reset Delay. After resetting the loop, the firmware refrains from

initiating any loop activity for the num ber of seconds specif ied in this setting.
The default is 5 seconds.

■ Adapter Hard Loop ID. This setting forces the adapter to attempt to use

the ID specified in the Hard Loop ID setting. The default is Disabled.

■ Hard Loop ID. If the Adap ter Ha rd Lo op ID setting is enab led , th e ad apt er

attempts to use the ID specified in this setting. The default ID is 0.

A.2.2

Selectable Boot Settings

The Selectable Boot Settings option is accessed from the Configuration Settings
menu. If you enable this op tion, you can select the n ode name from which you want
to boot. Once enabled, this option forces the system to boot on the selected FC
drive, ignoring any IDE drives attached to your system. If you disable this option,
the system looks for a boot device (as selected in the system BIOS). In disabled
mode, the Boot ID and Boot LUN parameters have no effect.

NOTE: This option applies only to dis k devices; it does no t apply to tape dri ves and

other nondisk devices.

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A.2.3

Restore Default Settings

The Restore Defaults option from the Configuration Settings menu restores the
QLA22xx board default settings.

A.2.4

Raw NVRAM Data

This option display s the adapter’s NVRAM co ntents in hex adecima l format. This is
a QLogic troubleshooting tool; you cannot modify the data.

A.2.5

Advanced Adapter Settings

From the Configurati on Setti ngs menu in Fast!UTIL, select Advanced Adapter
Settings. The default settings for the QLA22xx host adapter board are listed in

table A-2 and described in the following paragraphs.

Table A-2. Advanced Adapter Settings

Setting Options Default

Execution Throttle 1-256 16
Fast Command Posting Enabled or Disabled Enabled
>4GByte Addressing Enabled or Disabled Disabled
Luns per Target 0, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256 8
Enable LIP Reset Yes or No No
Enable LIP Full Login Yes or No Yes
Enable Target Reset Yes or No No
Login Retry Count 0-255 8
Port Down Retry Count 0-255 8
Drivers Load RISC Code Enabled or Disabled Enabled
Enable Database Updates Yes or No No
Disable Database Load Yes or No No
IOCB Allocation 1-512 buffers 256 buffers
Extended Error Logging Enabled or Disabled Disabled

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Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL

■ Execution Throttle. This setting specifies the maximum number of

commands executing on any one port. When a port’s execution throttle is
reached, no new commands are executed until the current command
finishes executing. The valid options for this setting are 1-256. The default
(optimum) is 16.

■ Fast Command Posting. Th is setting decreas es command execu tion time

by minimizing the number of interrupts. The default is Enabled.

■ >4GByte Addressing. This option should be enabled if the system has more

than 4 Gbytes of memory available. The default is Disabled.

■ LUNs per Target. This setting specifies the number of LUNs per target.

Multiple LUN support is typically for redundant array of independent disks
(RAID) boxes that use LUNs to map drives. The default is 8. If you do not
need multiple LUN support, set the number of LUNs to 0.

■ Enable LIP Reset. This setting determines the type of loop initialization

process (LIP) reset that is used when the operating system initiates a bus
reset routine. Whe n this setting is yes, the driver initiate s a global L IP reset
to clear the target device reservations. When this setting is no, the driver
initiates a global LIP reset with full login. The default is No.

■ Enable LIP Full Login. This setting instructs the ISP chip to re-login to all

ports after any LIP. The default is Yes.

■ Enable Target Reset. This setting enables the drivers to issue a Target

Reset command to all devices on the loop wh en a SCSI Bus Reset command
is issued. The default is No.

■ Login Retry Count. This settin g specifies t he number of ti mes the softw are

tries to log in to a device. The default is 8 retries.

■ Port Down Retry Count. This setting specifies the number of times the

software retries a comma nd to a port returning port down status. The defa ult
is 8 retries.

■ Drivers Load RISC Code. When this setting is enabled, the host adapter

uses the RISC firmware that is embedded in the software driver. When this
setting is dis abled, the software d river loads the RI SC firmware that is sto red
in the QLA22xx BIOS. The default is Enabled.

NOTE: The driver bei ng loaded must suppo rt this setting. If the drive r does

not support this setting, the result is the same as disabled
regardless o f the se tting. Le aving t his opti on enab led guarant ies a
certified combination of software driver and RISC firmware.

■ Enable Dat abase Up dates. When enabled , this setting allows th e software

to save the loop configurat ion information in flash memory w hen the syst em
powers down. The default is No.

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■ Disable Data base Load. Wh en enabled , the devic e data base is read fro m

the Registry during dri ver initialization. Whe n disabled, the device dat abase
is created dynamically during driver initialization. The default is No.

NOTE: This option usually a pplies to W indows NT operatin g environm ent.

■ IOCB Allocation. This setting specifies the maximum number of buffers

from the firmware’s bu ffer pool that a re allocated to any on e port. The defaul t
is 256 buffers.

■ Extended Error Logging. This setting provide s additional error and debug

information to the operati ng syste m. When enab led, even ts are l ogged int o
the Windows NT Event Viewer. The default is Disabled.

A.2.6

Extended Firmware Settings

From the Configurati on Setti ngs menu in Fast!UTIL, select Extended Firmware
Settings. The default settings for the QLA22xx host adapter board are listed in

table A-3 and described in the following paragraphs.

Table A-3. Extended Firmware Settings

Setting Options Default

Extended Control Block Enabled or Disabled Enabled
RIO Operation Mode 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 0
Connection Options 0, 1, 2, 3 3
Class 2 Service Enabled or Disabled Disabled
ACK0 Enabled or Disabled Disabled
Fibre Channel Tape Support Enabled or Disabled Disabled
Fibre Channel Confirm Enabled or Disabled Disabled
Command Reference Number Enabled or Disabled Disabled
Read Transfer Ready Enabled or Disabled Disabled
Response Timer 0-255 0
Interrupt Delay Timer 0-255 0

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Configuration Settings A – Fast!UTIL

■ Extended Control Block . This setting enables all other extend ed firmware

settings. The default is Enabled.

■ RIO Operation Mode. This se tting specifies the reduced interrupt operation

(RIO) modes, if supp orted by the soft ware driver. RIO modes allow posting
multiple command completions in a single interrupt (see table A-4). The
default is 0.

Table A-4. RIO Operation Modes

Option Operation Mode

0 No multiple responses
1 Multiple responses, 16 bit handles, interrupt host
2 Multiple responses, 32 bit handles, interrupt host
3 Multiple responses, 16 bit handles, delay host interrupt
4 Multiple responses, 32 bit handles, delay host interrupt

■ Connection Options. This setting defines the type of connection (loop or

point to point) or connection preference (see table A-5). The default is 3.

Table A-5. Connection Options

Option Type of Connection

0 Loop only
1 Point to point only
2 Loop preferred, otherwise point to point
3 Point to point, otherwise loop

■ Class 2 Service. This setting enables Class 2 service parameters to be

provided during al l automatic logins (loop ports). The default is Disabled.

■ ACK0. This setting determ ines the type of acknowledge (ACK ) used. When

this setting is enabled, sequenc e ACK is used. When this se tting is disabled,
frame ACK is used. The default is Disabled.

NOTE: The Class 2 Service setting must be enabled to use the ACK0

setting.

■ Fibre Channel Tape Support. This setting is reserved for Fibre Channel

tape support , which will be impl emented in a future v ersion of the QLA22xx.
The default is Disabled.

■ Fibre Channel Confirm. This setting is reserved for Fibre Channel tape

support, which w ill be implemente d in a future version of th e QLA22xx. The
default is Disabled.

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■ Command Reference Number. This setting is reserved f or Fibre Chan nel

tape support , which will be impl emented in a future v ersion of the QLA22xx.
The default is Disabled.

■ Read Transfer Ready. This setting is reserved. The default is Disabled.

■ Response Timer. This setting contains the value (in 100-microsecond

increments ) used by a timer to limit the time wai tin g acc um ul ati ng mu lti ple
responses. For exam ple, if this field is 8, the time limit is 800 micros econds.
The default is 0.

■ Interrupt Delay Time r. This setting contains the value (in 100-micro second

increments ) used by a time r to set th e wai t time between a ccessi ng (DMA )
a set of handles and generating an interrupt. The default is 0.

A.3

Scan Fibre Channel Devices

This option scans the FC loop and lists all the connected devices by loop ID.
Information ab out ea ch devi ce is list ed, fo r exam ple, vendo r name , pr oduct name ,
and revision. This infor mation is useful w hen conf iguring y our QLA22xx boar d and
attached devices.

A.4

Fibre Disk Utility

This option scans the FC loop bus and lists all the connected devices by loop ID.
Y ou can selec t a disk device and perform a low-level format or verify the disk media.

CAUTION!

Performing a low-level format destroys all data on the disk.

A.5

Select Host Adapter

Use this setting to select a specific QLA22xx board if you have multiple QLA22xx
boards in your system.

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Select Host Adapter A – Fast!UTIL

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Specifications

Table B-1. QLA22xx Board Operating Environment

Environment Minimum Maximum

Operating temperature 0°C/32°F 55°C/131°F
Storage temperature -20°C/-4°F 70°C/158°F
Relative humidity (noncondensing) 10% 90%
Storage humidity (noncondensing) 5% 95%

Table B-2. QLA22xx Board Specifications

Type Specification

Host bus Conforms to PCI Local Bus Specification, revision 2.2
PCI signaling

environment
PCI transfer

rate

Fibre Channel
specifications

Central
processing
unit (CPU)

Host data
transfer

RAM 128K bytes of SRAM
BIOS ROM 128K bytes of flash ROM in two 64K-byte, software selectable banks. The

3.3 V and 5.0 V busses supported

132 Mbytes/sec maximum burst rate for 32-bit PCI operation at 33 M Hz
264 Mbytes/sec maximum burst rate for 32-bit PCI operation at 66 M Hz
264 Mbytes/sec maximum burst rate for 64-bit PCI operation at 33 M Hz
528 Mbytes/sec maximum burst rate for 64-bit PCI operation at 66 M Hz

Bus type: copper media, twisted pair (QLA2200/2200L)

fibre optic media (QLA2200F/2202F/2204F/2212F)
GBIC (QLA2200G)

Bus transfer rate: 100 Mbytes/ sec max imum at half duplex

200 Mbytes/sec maximum at full duplex

Interface chip: ISP2200 or ISP2200A
Single-chip design that includes a RISC processor, Fibre Channel

protocol manager, PCI DMA controller, and 1-gigabit transceivers

64-bit, 33-MHz bus master DMA data transfers to 264 Mbytes/sec
64-bit, 66-MHz bus master DMA data transfers to 528 Mbytes/sec

flash is field programmable.
NVRAM 256 bytes, field programmable
Onboard DMA Three independent DMA channels: two data and one command.

Integrated 4K-byte frame buffer FIFO for each data channel.

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Table B-2. QLA22xx Board Specifications (Continued)

Type Specification

Connectors QLA2200/2200L: HSSDC connector that supports copper cabling. Fibre

optic support available using an external MIA.
QLA2200F/2202F: SC-style connector that supports non-OFC,

multimode fibre optic cabling using 1x9 fibre optic transceiver module.
QLA2204F: LC-style connector that supports non-OFC, multimode fibre

optic cabling using a small form factor optical transceiver module.
QLA2200G: GBIC receptacle.
QLA2212F: SC-style connector that supports non-OFC, multimode fibre

optic cabling using 1 x9 fibre optic transceiver module. One channel
provides an internal copper connection to support PTP cabling.

Form factor 17.78cm x 10.67cm (7.0" x 4.2") (QLA2200/2200F/2202F/2200G/2212F)

16.93cm x 5.15cm (6.7" x 2.5") (QLA2200L)

31.2cm x 10.6cm (12.2" x 4.2") (QLA2204F)

Operating
power

Less than 15 watts

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