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NetWin 110 HB A User’ s Guide.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page ii Copyright © 2 005 Emulex. All righ ts reserved worldwid e. No part of this document may be reproduced by any means nor translated to any electro nic medium without the wri tten consent of Emulex. Information furnished by Emulex is believed to be accu rate and reliable.
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NetWin 110 HBA User’s Gui de Page v Overview The Emulex® NetW in 110 host bus adapter (HB A) offers highly integrated 2Gb/s Fibre Channel to PCI/PCI-X connectivity solutions for entry-lev el storage area networks (SANs) commonly found in small- and medium -sized business (SMB) IT en vironments.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-1 1. Using the A utoPilot Manager Utility The AutoPilot Manager utilit y , which is installed when you inst all the Emulex dri ver for W indo ws from the Emulex In.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-2 1.2. A utoPilot Manager Utility Elements The AutoPilot Manager uti lity windo w contains fi ve basic elements: • Menu bar •T o o l b a r • Discov ery tree • Property pages • Status bar The element you select in the discov ery tree determines whether a menu item or toolbar icon is active.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-3 1.2.3. Discovery T ree The discov ery tree (left pane) displays icons representing discovered network (SAN) elements such as local hos t name, system host names and all HB As that are acti ve on each host. Storage tar gets, LUNs and fabrics, when present, are also displayed.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-4 1.3. Disco vering SAN Elements Hosts, HB As, tar gets and fabrics ar e disco vered automatically b y a di scov ery server when you launch the AutoPilot Manager utility . Discovered SAN elements are displayed in the Discov ery Summary window .
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-5 1.3.2. Viewing the Disco very Summary Pa ge The Discov ery Summary page contains a general summary of the discovered elem ents contained in the SAN. It is displayed when you click the roo t node of the discove ry tree (Hosts or Fabrics, depending on the view).
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-6 1.4. Managing Host Bus Adapter s The AutoPilot Manager utility en ables you to manage many aspects of a sel ected HB A. Using the AutoPilot Manager utility you can: • Sort HBAs in the discov ery tree by host name or by fabric ID.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-7 1.4.2. Resetting an HB A The AutoPilot Manag er utility enables you to reset a selected HB A. T o reset an HBA, do the following: 1. In the directory tree, click the HBA you want to reset. 2. Do one of the following: • From the menu bar , click Adapter , and then click Reset Ad apter .
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-8 1.4.5. Viewing an HB A’ s General Information The General page displ ays relev ant information about the selected HB A, such as the model number , firmw are version, dri ver v ersion and link status.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 1-9 1.4.6. Viewing F abric Information The Fabric Information page contains information specific to the selected fabric. The Fabric Information page displays the following: • Number of Adapters- the number of NetWin 110 HB As discov ered by this host on the sel ected fabric.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Gui de Page 1-10 1.4.8. Viewing LUN Inf o rmation The LUN Summary page contains information about the selected LUN, including vendor name, product name and revision.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Gui de Page 1-11 The Maintenance tab displays the following: • Firmw are V ersion- the ver sion of f irm ware installed on t he HB A. • Operational Firm ware Name- the name of the firmware in use b y the HB A. • SLI-1 Firmw are Name- the name of the firmw are installed in t he HB A ’ s SLI™-1 slo t.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Gui de Page 1-12 3. Click Disable or Enable as appropriate. See chapter 2, BIOS Utility Co nfigur ation Guide , for information on enab ling the BIOS on an HBA and conf iguring the BIOS utility .
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Gui de Page 1-13 P ers istent Binding Co nfiguration Persistent binding enables y ou to permanently assign a SCSI ID to a specific target after it has been discov ered. Discov ery occurs each time a system boots or when a de vi ce is added to or remo ved from the SAN.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 2-1 2. Updating Driver s 2.1. Updating a Driver f or Windo ws T o update an e xisting Emulex driv er for W indows, do the following: 1. Download the distribution e xecutable f ile from the vendor support page at www .
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-1 3. BIOS Utility Configuration Guide The BIOS utility allows you to change HB A parameters (suc h as topology , PLOGI retry timer and auto scan setting) and configure boot de vices. Default settings are acceptable for most installations.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-2 3.2. Enabling the BIOS on an HB A By default, the BIOS is disabled on all HBAs. T o use any of its features, the BIOS must be enabled on at least one installed adapter . T o enable the BIOS on an HB A, do the following: 1.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-3 3. Press the number corresponding to the P LOGI retry timer interval you want to use. The time it takes for one PLOGI to scan the whole loop (if 126 AL_P A are on the loop) is: • 50 msec: 5 to 6 seconds per device.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-4 2. Press 5 (Enable or Disable Spinu p delay). The screen to the right is displayed. 3. Press 1 to enable the spinup delay , or press 2 to disable it. 4. Press x to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system. 3.7.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-5 T o enable or disable EDD 3.0, do the following: 1. Start the BIOS utility (s ee section 3.1, Starting the BIOS Utili ty , on page 3-1 .) and select the desired HB A. Press 2 to configure the adapter . 2. Press 7 (Enable or Disable EDD 3.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 3-6 3.11. Enabling and Di sabling A u to Sector Format Select This option automatically defines the boot sector (32-sector or 63-sector) of the tar get disk. If there is n o partiti on on the target, the default boot s ector format is 63 sectors.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 4-1 4. Configuring an Installe d Drive As a Boot De vice T o conf igure an e xisting storage de vice as a boot device, re gardless of operating system, do the following: 1. Start the BIOS utility (s ee section 3.1, Starting the BIOS Utili ty , on page 3-1 .
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 4-2 7. Select an entry . Another win dow displays the follo wing options: 1. Boot this device via WWPN 2. Boot this device via DID 8. Press the number corresponding to the desired boot meth od. If you select to boot the device vi a WWPN, the WWPN of the earlier select ed entry is sav ed in the flash.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 5-1 5. Installing Windows on a Ne w Boot Device This procedure installs remote boot onto a previously unfo rmatted Fibre Channel disk driv e that is connected to the Emulex HB A. It also applies to a new W indo ws installation.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 5-2 11. Insert the NetW in 110 Installation CD into the system’ s CD dri v e. The Launch It! dialog box appears. Click Launch A utoPilo t HBA Installation Program and follow the prompts . 12. Y ou will be prompted to select a l ocation from which to search for the appropriate dri ver .
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page 6-1 6. Using a Micr osoft Cluster Server If you are using a Microsoft Cluster Serv er , any shared cluster storage must look identical to all clustered serv ers. Ensure that this is the case by doing the follo wing: 1.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page A-1 A. Installing the Low-Pr ofile Bracket The host b us adapter comes with a standard PCI brack et installed. The optio nal lo w-profile mounting bracket i s shorter than the standard bracket; approximatel y 3.11 in.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page B-1 B. Har d ware Reference B.1. Specifications B.2. Laser Safety Notice This laser safety inform ation contains certification and product information covering laser.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page B-2 In the United States, all optical GLMs, GBICs, 1x9 and small form factor tr anscei vers sold b y Emulex are certif ied as Class 1 laser products that conform to the requirements contained in the Depa rtment of Health and Human Services (DHHS) regulation 21 CFR subchapter J.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page B-3 GBICs and 1270 to 1355 nanometers for long wavelength GBICs. F or non-OFC links, the optical power from the laser transmitter is controlled and m aintained at a lower po wer lev el. The power emitted from either an op en fiber or open laser transmitter is guaranteed to be below the Class 1 limit .
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page B-4 1x9 T ranscei ver Short wav elength 1x9 transcei vers allo w normal data transm ission on the optical link when they are connected to another compatible laser product. Short wav elength 1x9s embedded in Emu lex host adapters are non-OFC.
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page C-1 C. T roub leshooting There are sev eral circumstances in whic h yo ur system may operate in an unex pected manner . This chapter provides information regarding unusual situations. If you have problems during or after installation, contact yo ur supplier .
NetWin 110 HBA User’s Guide Page C-2 C.4. HB A Status LEDs Green and yellow LEDs can be seen through openings in the host bus adapter's mounting bracket. Green indicates power and yello w signifies port acti vity . POST condition s and results are summarized in the foll o wing tabl e.
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Se non hai ancora comprato il Emulex 110 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Emulex 110 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Emulex 110 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Emulex 110 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Emulex 110, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Emulex 110.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Emulex 110. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Emulex 110 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
