Sun StorageTek
PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Release Notes
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Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Release Notes
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This document contains the latest supplementary information for the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide (SG-XPCI1FC-QL2). Use it with the latest version of the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide (part number 819-4487).
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Note - The Installation Guide was not updated for this release, and its software installation instructions apply only to systems running the Solaris |
This document contains the following sections:
To use the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide with the Solaris 8, Solaris 9 or Solaris 10 Operating Systems, you must use the Sun driver as described in the following section:
To use the adapter with systems running the Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7 Operating Systems, you must use the QLogic driver as described in the following section:
To use the adapter with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 and 9 Operating Systems, you must use the QLogic driver as described in the following section:
To use the adapter with Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Operating Systems, you must use the QLogic driver as described in the following section:
This section contains the following information about using the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide in Solaris Operating Environments:
The following hardware and software are qualified with the Solaris 8, Solaris 9 and Solaris 10 systems.
60 and 80 workstations
1000, 2000 and 2500 workstations
220R, 250, 420R, and 450 servers
V120 server
20, 240, 440, 1125, 1280 and 140x servers
Before installing the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide card, ensure that the host has both the minimum required Solaris Operating System release with the recommended patch cluster and the software packages and patches listed in this section.
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Driver patch # 119131-03 or later is required for Solaris 10 x86 sytems. Driver patch # 119130-03 or later is required for Solaris SPARC systems. Install the appropriate patch after you have installed your Solaris OS from the Sun Download site or from the CDROMs or DVDROMs provided with your system. These patches can be found at http://sunsolve.sun.com
Visit http://sunsolve.sun.com periodically for patches that are subsequently released.
TABLE 1 lists the packages and their location. You need to install the packages before you install the patches. If the packages are already on the system from a previous installation, you do not need to install them again.
1. Go to http://www.sun.com/storage/san
The Storage Area Networks (SAN) page is displayed.
2. Navigate to the bottom of the page and click the "Sun StorEdge SAN 4.4 release Software/Firmware Upgrades and Documentation" link.
3. Enter your Username and Password and click Login.
If you have not already registered, click the Register Now button before proceeding.
4. Accept the License Agreement and click Continue.
The Download page is displayed.
You will be prompted for a download directory. It is suggested that you download the packages to your /tmp directory.
6. Unzip the packages listed in TABLE 1 and follow the instructions in the Readme file.
It is recommended that you unzip the packages to your /tmp directory.
Use the pkgadd command to install the packages listed in TABLE 1.
Read the README file for the packages and follow the instructions.
TABLE 2 lists the patches necessary to use the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide for the Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 Operating Systems.
Check http://sunsolve.sun.com for updates.
1. Go to http://www.sun.com/storage
The Storage page is displayed.
2. Click PatchPro in the right-hand navigation area.
The PatchPro information page is displayed.
3. Scroll down to the section "How do I use PatchPro Interactive" and click the PatchPro Interactive link.
The PatchPro Hub page is displayed.
4. Click Network Storage Products.
The PatchPro Interactive page is displayed.
5. Select the appropriate operating system release and platform.
6. In the SAN Products group, select version 4.2 or later for the StorEdge SAN Release.
7. Scroll down and click Generate Patch List.
8. Click Download Selected Patches.
You will be prompted for a download directory. It is suggested that you download the patches to your /tmp directory.
1. Ensure that you have installed all the packages listed in TABLE 1 before you install the patches.
2. Use the patchadd command to install the patches in the order in which they are listed in TABLE 2.
Booting from a disk attached via this network adapter in Solaris x64/x86 operating environment is not supported.
Refer to Sun StorEdge SAN 4.x Foundation Software Release Notes (part number 819-0610) for information on other known issues and bugs.
Full support for the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide is available as shown in the table below.
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Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment (StorADE) version 2.1 Sun Validation Test Suite (SunVTS) 5.1 Patch Set 10 (119475-08) |
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For diagnostics support in Solaris 10 x86 systems, use SunVTS 6.0 and qlctest patch # 119275-01. This patch can be downloaded from http://sunsolve.sun.com
This section contains the following information about using the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide in Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 systems:
The following hardware and software are qualified with the Solaris 2.6, and Solaris 7 systems.
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Volume Manager VxVM with DMP[3] [4]
Volume Manager VxVM with DMP1
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3.5 (Solaris 7 OS only)
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The following software is not supported by this product in the Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7 Operating System:
Cluster
Before installing the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide on a Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7 system, ensure that the host has both of the following:
PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide. This driver is supplied by QLogic.
Note that in Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 systems, you cannot boot with the QLogic Solaris SPARC® driver. Therefore, these host bus adapters (HBAs) must not be in the boot path.
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TABLE 3 lists the packages for Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 systems. If the packages are already on the host system from a previous installation, you do not need to install them again.
1. Go to http://www.qlogic.com/support/drivers_software.asp.
2. In the "OEM and ISV approved/recommended drivers and firmware" section, click SUN.
3. In the table "Sun Recommended Software for Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7," locate the appropriate Solaris SPARC driver package (SG-XPCI1FC-QL2) and click Download.
4. Also click and print the "Associated QLogic Driver" Readme and Release Notes files.
5. In the same table, locate "SANblade CLI for Solaris" and click Download.
6. Also click and print the Release Notes and User's Guide files.
Use the pkgadd command to install the packages in TABLE 3.
Refer to the Readme file for the packages, and follow the instructions.
No QLogic patches are required for Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7. For future updates, you can check http://www.qlogic.com/support/drivers_software.asp.
To later migrate from a Solaris 2.6 or Solaris 7 system, check the document Migration Path to Solaris 8/9, available with documentation for the Solaris SPARC driver package at http://www.qlogic.com/support/drivers_software.asp.
For the latest information on known issues and bugs affecting Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 systems, review the Release Notes for the QLogic Solaris SPARC driver package.
SunVTS qlctest and StorADE do not support the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide running on Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 systems.
You can test the installation on Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7 systems using the QLogic SANblade CLI. For product documentation, go to the QLogic web site at
http://www.qlogic.com/support/drivers_software.asp, and in the OEM approved/recommended drivers and firmware section, click SUN.
The QLogic SANblade CLI for Solaris is an HBA management utility that can exercise your system to verify the functionality, reliability, and configuration of the Sun HBA. You must install the QLogic SANblade CLI for Solaris utility to perform diagnostics on the Sun HBA with the QLogic Solaris SPARC driver package.
1. To start the QLogic SANblade CLI for Solaris locally, type the following as root:
2. At the QLogic SANblade CLI Main Menu, type the number that corresponds to the Perform Diagnostics option.
3. At the Select Adapter menu, enter the number that corresponds to the adapter you are going to test.
4. If you want to run the loopback test, place a loopback plug into the FC port on the HBA that you want to test.
5. At the Diagnostic Tests Selection menu, type 1 to select Loopback Test.
6. At the Configure Diagnostic Loopback Test Parameters menu, type the number that corresponds to the option to Run Diagnostic Test with Current Configuration.
7. At the Test Proceed menu, type 1 (Yes) to proceed.
8. At the warning message "Do you want to proceed with the test(s)?" enter 1, Yes, if you have no outstanding I/O on the adapter under test.
9. Verify that the test has passed by reviewing the Status column in the Diagnostic Loopback screen output. Each Status entry should read "Success".
The QLogic Linux x86/IA32 and x64/AMD64 for the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter is a software driver for Sun x86 servers, running the Linux operating systems. These software drivers can be downloaded from the QLogic web site. The QLogic qla2300 Linux driver, the SANblade CLI and the SANsurfer FC HBA CLI for Linux x86 diagnostics are available for download from a QLogic web site dedicated to Sun system users.
This section contains the following information about using the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 and in SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 and 9 systems:
The following hardware and software are qualified with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4 and with the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 and 9 systems.
Please see the documentation for each host platform for the Operating System support details.
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Sun StorEdge Network 2 Gb Brocade SilkWorm 12000 Core Fabric switch |
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The Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 4.4 software is supported by the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 operating system only.
The following software is not supported by the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3 operating systems:
Before installing the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3 or SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 system, ensure that the host has the required driver for the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide. This driver is supplied by QLogic.
Booting in Linux environment is not supported by this host adapter. Therefore, the adapter must not be used in the boot path.
TABLE 5 lists the packages and the minimum version required. You need to install the packages before you install any patches. If the packages are already on the system from a previous installation, you do not need to install them again.
1. Go to http://www.qlogic.com/support/sun_page.asp.
2. In the "OEM and ISV approved/recommended drivers and firmware" section, click SUN.
3. Do one of the following, depending on your system:
4. Also click and print the Readme file.
5. In the same table, locate the SANblade CLI for Linux or the SANsurfer FC HBA CLI for Linux utility and click Download.
6. Also click and print the Readme and User's Guide files.
1. Extract the source files that reside in the source.tgz file by following the instructions in the Readme file that was printed in Step 4 of To Download the Packages.
2. After the source files are extracted, compile the driver by following the instructions in the Readme file.
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Follow the instructions in the Readme file that was printed in Step 6 of To Download the Packages.
SunVTS qlctest and StorADE do not support the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide running in Linux systems.
You can test the installation on RHEL 2.1 and 3 systems and on SLES 8 systems by using the QLogic SANblade CLI for Linux or SANsurfer FC HBA CLI for Linux. Instructions for running the QLogic SANblade CLI for Linux and SANsurfer FC HBA CLI for Linux are given in the respective User's Guide that were downloaded in Step 6 of To Download the Packages.
The QLogic SANblade/SANsurfer CLI is an HBA management utility that can exercise your system to verify the functionality, reliability, and configuration of the Sun HBA. You must install the QLogic SANblade/SANsurfer CLI utility to perform diagnostics on the Sun HBA with the QLogic Linux driver package.
1. To start the QLogic SANblade/SANsurfer CLI locally, type the following as root:
2. At the QLogic SANblade CLI[7] Main Menu, type the number that corresponds to the Perform Diagnostics option.
3. Consult the SANblade CLI User's Guide that was downloaded in Step 6 of To Download the Packages.
The host adapter device driver for running Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 systems is available for download at the QLogic website.
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The following hardware and software are qualified with the Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 (x86/IA32 and x64/ADM64).
The storage systems supported for the Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 operating systems are the same as those listed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux/SuSE Linux Enterprise Server in Storage System Support.
The FC switches supported for the Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 operating systems are the same as those listed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux/SuSE Linux Enterprise Server in TABLE 4 on Page 15.
Before installing the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide on a Windows system, ensure that the host has the required driver for the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide. This driver is supplied by QLogic.
Booting in a Windows environment is not supported by this host adapter. Therefore, the adapter must not be used in the boot path.
The software components provided for the Sun StorageTek PCI-X Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide are listed in TABLE 6.
2. Install the HBA onto a PCI slot.
3. Power up the system and allow Windows to boot.
4. When the "Found new hardware" wizard comes up, click Cancel.
5. Go to QLogic download site for Sun Microsystems, http://www.qlogic.com/support/oem_detail_all.asp?oemid=124
6. Locate the "Install Wizard for Windows" download listed under the product title "Sun Recommended Enterprise Fibre Channel HBA Software"
7. Click Download. Save the qlflzip.exe file to a directory of your choice.
8. Click Open when the download is complete.
The SANsurfer Install Wizard will open.
9. From the SANsurfer HBA Install Wizard, make the following selections:
HBA Configuration Update -> Update Driver?
10. A "select Driver" screen will open. Select Default Driver and hit Next.
11. Click Next again on the following two screens.
12. If a caution window with a ! sign shows up, click Configure Anyway.
13. When the "Driver update successfully" message is displayed, click Next.
14. Click Quit on the following screen.
1. Run the file "qlflzip.exe".
2. When the "SANsurfer HBA Install Wizard" starts up,
a. Select the Performance diagnostic
a. Select the HBA for diagnostic
Be sure the adapter you selected for diagnostic is connected to an active fiber link (storage or switch fabric) or to a loop back cable.
5. Click Next to return to "SANsurfer HBA Install Wizard" window (main).
Click the associated Download and follow the directions in the Readme file.
The QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA CLI is an HBA management utility that can exercise your system to verify the functionality, reliability, and configuration of the Sun HBA. You must install the QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA CLI utility to perform diagnostics on the Sun HBA with the QLogic Windows driver package.
If you need help installing or using this product in the United States, call
1-800-USA-4SUN, or go to:
http://www.sun.com/service/contacting/index.html
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