用户手册目录Table of Contents3List of Figures11List of Tables16Preface19What’s in This Guide19Intended Audience20Related Materials20Documentation Conventions20License Agreements21Technical Support22Training22Contact Information22Knowledge Database23Legal Notices23Warranty23Laser Safety23FDA Notice23Agency Certification QLogic Adapters23EMI and EMC Requirements24CNS 13438: Class A (QLE8xxx)24MIC: Class A (QLE81xx)25Product Safety Compliance25Quick Start27Installation Instructions27Step 1. Verify the Package Contents27Step 2. Install the Adapter Hardware27Step 3. Install the Adapter Drivers28Step 4. Install QConvergeConsole Management Tools29Additional Resources291 Product Overview31What is a Converged Network Adapter?31What is Enhanced Ethernet?32What is Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)?32QLogic Converged Network Adapter33FCoE Network Deployment34Hardware Components35Boot Code38Operating System Driver38Firmware39Management Tools and Utilities39Adapter Specifications422 Management Tools47Overview47QConvergeConsole Web Management GUI47QConvergeConsole Management Agents (qlremote/netqlremote)48QConvergeConsole CLI49Offline Utilities493 Installation in a Windows Environment51Overview51System Requirements51Operating Systems Requirements51Server and Switch Requirements51Cabling Requirements52Other Requirements52Downloading QLogic Drivers52Installing Hardware54Install the Adapter55Verify the Adapter Installation56Installing Software57Creating the Driver Disk or Extracting the Driver File into a Folder58Identifying Unnamed Devices58Installing and Updating Drivers Using Device Manager60Installing the NIC Driver for Windows Server 200360Installing the FCoE Driver for Windows Server 200364Installing the NIC Driver for Windows Server 200867Installing the FCoE Driver for Windows Server 200870Installing and Updating Drivers Using the Windows SuperInstaller73Downloading the Windows SuperInstaller73Initial Windows Server 2003 Installation with the Converged Network Adapter as Boot Device (for FCoE Driver Only)75Initial Windows Server 2008 Installation with the Converged Network Adapter as Boot Device (for FCoE Driver Only)77Removing the Driver80Verifying Driver Installation81Firmware Upgrades83Obtaining the QLogic Firmware/Boot Code83Determining the Installed Firmware Version84Upgrading the Firmware/Boot Code86Using QConvergeConsole GUI or QConvergeConsole CLI86Updating Firmware Using QLogic BIOS and UEFI Utilities88Installing Management Tools88Obtaining QLogic Adapter Management Utilities89Installing and Launching the QConvergeConsole90Installing and Launching the QConvergeConsole CLI96Standard Windows Interactive (CLI) Installation96Quiet or Unattended Windows Installation96Passive Windows Installation96Overwrite Previous Windows Installations97Starting the QConvergeConsole CLI974 Installation in a Linux Environment99Overview99System Requirements99Operating System Requirements99Server and Switch Requirements99Cabling Requirements100Other Requirements100Installing Hardware100Install the Adapter101Verify the Adapter Installation103Installing Software104Installing the FCoE Driver (qla2xxx)104Installing the FCoE Driver for RHEL 5.3 Boot-from-SAN109Installing the Networking Driver112Verifying the Driver Installation117Removing Drivers118Firmware Upgrades119Obtaining the QLogic Firmware/Boot Code119Determining the Installed Firmware Version120Displaying the Firmware Version Using the QConvergeConsole120Displaying the Firmware Version Using sysfs122Upgrading the Boot Code (Firmware)122Upgrading the Boot Code Using the QConvergeConsole GUI122Using QLogic BIOS and UEFI Utilities124Management Tool Installation124Obtaining the QLogic Adapter Management Tools125Installing and Launching QConvergeConsole126Installing and Launching the QLogic Linux Tools1335 Installation in a VMware Environment135Overview135Installing Hardware135Installing the FCoE and Networking Drivers137Verifying Driver Installation142Validating Driver and Firmware Versions142Identifying QLogic Adapters Using vSphere Client145Configuring NIC Using the vSphere Client146Configuring the Driver Parameters149Configuring a Hard Drive in a Virtual Machine152Configuring a Network Adapter in a Virtual Machine158Deploying NPIV for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.0162Requirements for Using NPIV162Assigning WWNs to Virtual Machines1636 Configuring NIC Functionality in the Converged Network Adapter169Overview169Configuring the NIC in a Windows Environment169Managing the NIC Function with Windows Property pages169Managing the NIC Function with the QConvergeConsole CLI171NIC Driver Parameters (Windows)172Offload Support177Receive Side Scaling178Header Data Split (HDS)182NIC Teaming183Switch Independent Teaming184Switch Dependent Teaming184Creating and Configuring a Team185Deleting a Team188VLAN Tagging189Configuring VLAN Tagging Using the Adapter NIC Function189Removing VLAN ID Assignment192PXE Boot193Prerequisites for PXE Boot193PXE Protocol Operation195Configuring the NIC in a Linux Environment197NIC Driver Parameters (Linux)197Modifying NIC Driver Parameters (Linux)199Using modprobe199Using sysfs202Using ethtool203Using ifconfig205Identifying the QLogic 8100 Adapter Network ID205Interrupt Support208Offload Support208NIC Bonding (Linux)208Switch Independent Bonding209Switch Dependent Bonding209Bonding Prerequisites209Ethernet Channel Bonding Driver210Bonding Driver Parameters210Loading the Bonding Driver213Unloading the Bonding Driver214Changing Bonding Driver Parameters214Bonding Configuration216Verify the Bonding Configuration218Disabling a Bonding Network Interface219VLAN Configuration220VLAN Prerequisites220Loading the VLAN 802.1q Kernel Module221Unloading the VLAN 802.1q Kernel Module221Configuring a VLAN221Verify the VLAN configuration223Disabling a VLAN interface224Creating a VLAN on a Bond Interface224Wake On LAN225PXE Boot225Prerequisites for PXE Boot227Setting the Client Servers BIOS Boot Order2277 Configuring FCoE in a Windows Environment229Overview229Driver Parameters229Operation Mode (ZIO)232Interrupt Delay Timer (IDT)233N_Port ID Virtualization233QLogic CNA NPIV Solution234NPIV Deployment Requirements234Creating Virtual Ports235Verifying the Virtual Ports237Deleting Virtual Ports238Verifying Deletion of Virtual Ports239Virtual Port Features and Limitations240Implementing Adapter-Based Quality of Service241Setting QoS by Bandwidth242Boot from SAN243Boot-from-SAN Requirements243Host/Server Requirements243Converged Network Adapter Requirements244FCoE Switch Requirements244Storage Array Requirements244Boot-from-SAN Configuration245Boot-from-SAN Topologies245Single-Path Configuration246Multipath Topology247Configuring an Adapter to Boot-from-SAN2488 Configuring FCoE in a Linux Environment255Overview255FCoE Driver Parameters for Linux255Configuring Driver Parameters Using modprobe260Making Nonpersistent Changes Using modprobe260Making Persistent Changes Using modprobe261Configuring Driver Parameters Using sysfs262Configuring FCoE Parameters Using QLogic Utilities263Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters Using QConvergeConsole264Configuring FCoE Driver Parameters Using Fast!UTIL266Displaying FCoE Driver Parameters Using sysfs268Identifying the SCSI Host ID273Displaying and Modifying sysfs Entries275Online Storage Configuration and Reconfiguration275Adapter FCoE Performance Tuning276Operation Mode (ZIO)276Interrupt Delay Timer (zio_timer)276Queue Depth (qla2xmaxqdepth)277N_Port ID Virtualization277QLogic CNA NPIV Solution278NPIV Deployment Requirements278Creating Virtual Ports279Verifying the Creation of Virtual Ports280Deleting Virtual Ports281Differentiating Virtual Ports from Physical Ports in sysfs282Boot-from-SAN283Boot-from-SAN Requirements284Host/Server Requirements284Converged Network Adapter Requirements285FCoE Switch Requirements285Storage Array Requirements286Boot-from-SAN Configuration Topologies286Single-Path Topology286Multipath Topology287Configuring an Adapter to Boot-from-SAN289Booting from SAN Using a LUN Other Than LUN 0294Using the QLogic Linux Utilities295Dynamic TGT-LUN Discovery Utility296Package Contents296Using the Utility297HBA Collect Utility300Package Contents301Using the Utility301FC HBA Snapshot Utility302Package Contents302Using the Utility302FC HBA Change LUN State Utility304Package Contents304Using the Utility304Set Device Command Timeout Utility306Package Contents307Using the Utility3079 Offline Utilities313Overview313Fast!UTIL314Starting Fast!UTIL314Configuration Settings316Adapter Settings316Selectable Boot Settings318Restore Default Settings320Raw NVRAM Data320Advanced Adapter Settings320Scan Fibre Channel Devices322Fibre Disk Utility323Loopback Data Test323Select Host Adapter323Exit Fast!UTIL324EFICFG324FlasUTIL325Installing FlasUTIL325Using FlasUTIL326Installing the Multi-boot Image327EFIUTIL328A Adapter Port LEDs331B Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Configuration333Enable FCoE on the Switch334Create and Configure the VLAN335Configure the Physical Ethernet Interface Switch Port335Create and Configure a Virtual Fibre Channel Interface336Verify that the Adapter Is Logged into the Switch337C Brocade CEE/FCoE Switch/Blade Configuration339Enable the Ethernet Switch Service340Create and Configure FCoE VLAN341Create and Configure CEE-MAP342Configure LLDP/DCBX for FCoE343Configure CEE Port344Verify that the Adapter is Logged into the Switch345文件大小： 11.6 MB页数： 348Language: English打开用户手册
