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... WoL and SoL limitations 12 Host bus adapters 12 Stand-up models 13 Mezzanine models 14 Hardware compatibility 15 Adapter features 16 General features 16 FCoE features 20 Data Center Bridging and Ethernet features 22 HBA features 27 Adapter management features 31 General ... Boot installation packages 49 Downloading software and publications 52 Using BCU commands 53 Hardware Installation In this chapter 55 Introduction 55 ESD precautions 55 vi Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01
... WoL and SoL limitations 12 Host bus adapters 12 Stand-up models 13 Mezzanine models 14 Hardware compatibility 15 Adapter features 16 General features 16 FCoE features 20 Data Center Bridging and Ethernet features 22 HBA features 27 Adapter management features 31 General ... Boot installation packages 49 Downloading software and publications 52 Using BCU commands 53 Hardware Installation In this chapter 55 Introduction 55 ESD precautions 55 vi Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01
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...boot over SAN. Use this chapter to install software on Brocade host bus adapters (HBAs), converged network adapters (CNAs), and Fabric Adapters. Information on adapter hardware and software compatibility is organized This manual provides installation and reference information on the... host system where you want as quickly and easily as the Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) and driver packages. The ...
...boot over SAN. Use this chapter to install software on Brocade host bus adapters (HBAs), converged network adapters (CNAs), and Fabric Adapters. Information on adapter hardware and software compatibility is organized This manual provides installation and reference information on the... host system where you want as quickly and easily as the Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) and driver packages. The ...
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... driver-level configuration parameters. • Appendix B, "List of Acronyms," provides a list of how to use this document xii Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Chapter 4 · Configure boot over SAN on boot devices. · Configure ...183; Configure network addressing (CNA only). Installing adapters using this document for installation. or UEFI- Start Chapter 1 Determine host system compatibility, required hardware, and required software packages for installing adapters Figure 1 illustrates a flowchart of acronyms used in this manual to install...
... driver-level configuration parameters. • Appendix B, "List of Acronyms," provides a list of how to use this document xii Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Chapter 4 · Configure boot over SAN on boot devices. · Configure ...183; Configure network addressing (CNA only). Installing adapters using this document for installation. or UEFI- Start Chapter 1 Determine host system compatibility, required hardware, and required software packages for installing adapters Figure 1 illustrates a flowchart of acronyms used in this manual to install...
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...provides an overview of 10 Gbps. Single-port stand-up HBA with a per -port maximum of 10 Gbps. • Brocade 1020. Ports configured in a Dell blade server. Dual-port mezzanine card CNA with copper cables and operate at an 8 or 16 Gbps maximum rate depending on...Gbps using a 4 Gbps SFP. • Brocade 804. This HBA installs on supported server blades. • Brocade 1010. Fabric Adapters Brocade Fabric Adapter ports can replace with a per -port maximum of Brocade adapter supported hardware and software. Single-port stand-up CNA with compatible optics, such as 8 Gbps FC SFPs, ...
...provides an overview of 10 Gbps. Single-port stand-up HBA with a per -port maximum of 10 Gbps. • Brocade 1020. Ports configured in a Dell blade server. Dual-port mezzanine card CNA with copper cables and operate at an 8 or 16 Gbps maximum rate depending on...Gbps using a 4 Gbps SFP. • Brocade 804. This HBA installs on supported server blades. • Brocade 1010. Fabric Adapters Brocade Fabric Adapter ports can replace with a per -port maximum of Brocade adapter supported hardware and software. Single-port stand-up CNA with compatible optics, such as 8 Gbps FC SFPs, ...
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• Brocade 815. Single-port stand-up HBA with a per -port maximum of 8 Gbps using an 8 Gbps SFP+. • Brocade 825. Dual-port stand-up HBAs. NOTE Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in CNA mode can connect to Fibre Channel SANs and ...; Ports configured in HBA mode support Fabric OS and connect to Fibre Channel SANs through a compatible FCoE switch. HBAs Brocade HBAs connect to SANs through a compatible FCoE switch. For a current list of compatible switches, refer to Fibre Channel storage arrays. Note the following mode (CNA, HBA, or ...
• Brocade 815. Single-port stand-up HBA with a per -port maximum of 8 Gbps using an 8 Gbps SFP+. • Brocade 825. Dual-port stand-up HBAs. NOTE Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in CNA mode can connect to Fibre Channel SANs and ...; Ports configured in HBA mode support Fabric OS and connect to Fibre Channel SANs through a compatible FCoE switch. HBAs Brocade HBAs connect to SANs through a compatible FCoE switch. For a current list of compatible switches, refer to Fibre Channel storage arrays. Note the following mode (CNA, HBA, or ...
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...on the VMware ESX platforms. HCM is supported only on the guest system on Linux RHEL 6.0 x64 systems, you must install the x32-compatible libraries because they are not supported on IA-64 systems. • Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64) Hypervisor ...support The following lists operating systems that support hypervisor operation for Brocade adapters: • Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (x64) • Linux RHEVH 6.x (x64) • Linux XEN (x86 and x64) • Linux KVM (x64...
...on the VMware ESX platforms. HCM is supported only on the guest system on Linux RHEL 6.0 x64 systems, you must install the x32-compatible libraries because they are not supported on IA-64 systems. • Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64) Hypervisor ...support The following lists operating systems that support hypervisor operation for Brocade adapters: • Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (x64) • Linux RHEVH 6.x (x64) • Linux XEN (x86 and x64) • Linux KVM (x64...
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... Switch for Fibre Channel, storage management, and other components that install in CNA mode, refer to "Hardware compatibility" on Brocade adapters, refer to the following publications: • Brocade 8000 Hardware Reference Manual • WebTools Administrator's Guide • EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide • Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Blade servers and blade system enclosure components...
... Switch for Fibre Channel, storage management, and other components that install in CNA mode, refer to "Hardware compatibility" on Brocade adapters, refer to the following publications: • Brocade 8000 Hardware Reference Manual • WebTools Administrator's Guide • EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide • Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Blade servers and blade system enclosure components...
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... adapters may have minor physical differences from the card that you can ship with compatible optics, such as 8 Gbps FC SFPs, long-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper cables. Brocade 1860 single or dual-port adapter models can replace with the following illustration is ...a low-profile MD2 form factor PCI Express (PCIe) card that the following configurations of the dual-port Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter. Please note that installs in standard host computer systems. Figure 2 illustrates major components of small form factor pluggable (...
... adapters may have minor physical differences from the card that you can ship with compatible optics, such as 8 Gbps FC SFPs, long-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper cables. Brocade 1860 single or dual-port adapter models can replace with the following illustration is ...a low-profile MD2 form factor PCI Express (PCIe) card that the following configurations of the dual-port Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter. Please note that installs in standard host computer systems. Figure 2 illustrates major components of small form factor pluggable (...
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...for Distance depends on cable type. Any switch compatible with the cable. SFP+ for 5-meter maximum twinaxial copper cable (16.4 feet) Any switch compatible with the adapter Any switch compatible with the adapter Any switch compatible with the adapter 4 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01... in ports configured in CNA or NIC mode Table 1 provides the type, description, and switch compatibility information for stand-up Brocade Fabric Adapters. Any switch compatible with the adapter Any switch compatible with the cable. 1 Fabric Adapters Hardware...
...for Distance depends on cable type. Any switch compatible with the cable. SFP+ for 5-meter maximum twinaxial copper cable (16.4 feet) Any switch compatible with the adapter Any switch compatible with the adapter Any switch compatible with the adapter 4 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01... in ports configured in CNA or NIC mode Table 1 provides the type, description, and switch compatibility information for stand-up Brocade Fabric Adapters. Any switch compatible with the adapter Any switch compatible with the cable. 1 Fabric Adapters Hardware...
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... referred to -point topology. Any switch compatible with the adapter Any switch compatible with the adapter PCI express connections Brocade Fabric Adapters are the model number, port speed, number of switches, servers, and applications compatible with a compatible FCoE switch. Provided in CNA mode, ...you can connect a server (host system) to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices for each CNA. Host systems and switches For a current ...
... referred to -point topology. Any switch compatible with the adapter Any switch compatible with the adapter PCI express connections Brocade Fabric Adapters are the model number, port speed, number of switches, servers, and applications compatible with a compatible FCoE switch. Provided in CNA mode, ...you can connect a server (host system) to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices for each CNA. Host systems and switches For a current ...
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...Installation". Hardware compatibility This section outlines important compatibility information. The table provides the type, description, and switch compatibility information for Distance depends on Brocade's website at www.brocade.com/adapters. 10 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Any switch compatible with the ...+, 1490 NM Optical short range SFP+ for supported SFPs. For information on installing the Brocade 1741 CNA on supported blade servers that install in Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e modular blade systems. It is used in the enclosure such ...
...Installation". Hardware compatibility This section outlines important compatibility information. The table provides the type, description, and switch compatibility information for Distance depends on Brocade's website at www.brocade.com/adapters. 10 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Any switch compatible with the ...+, 1490 NM Optical short range SFP+ for supported SFPs. For information on installing the Brocade 1741 CNA on supported blade servers that install in Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e modular blade systems. It is used in the enclosure such ...
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...connectors with an x8 lane transfer interface or greater for the blade server and blade system enclosure. • The Brocade mezzanine adapter is compatible with this adapter, visit the manufacturer websites for these products. I /O bays of the enclosure. You can install..., see the installation, user guides and interoperability guides provided for the blade server and the blade system enclosure. PCI express connections Brocade CNAs are compatible with the following specifications: • x8 lane or greater transfer interface. • Gen1 (PCI Base Specification 1.0, 1.01a, and...
...connectors with an x8 lane transfer interface or greater for the blade server and blade system enclosure. • The Brocade mezzanine adapter is compatible with this adapter, visit the manufacturer websites for these products. I /O bays of the enclosure. You can install..., see the installation, user guides and interoperability guides provided for the blade server and the blade system enclosure. PCI express connections Brocade CNAs are compatible with the following specifications: • x8 lane or greater transfer interface. • Gen1 (PCI Base Specification 1.0, 1.01a, and...
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... adapters provide reliable, high-performance host connectivity for the current Brocade Fibre Channel PCIe HBAs. WoL is supported using the IBM BladeCenter 1GbE NIC included on server blades that install in PCIe connectors in Brocade 815 or 825 HBAs allows 4, 2, or 1 Gbps. 2. ...These are low-profile MD2 form factor PCI Express (PCIe) cards, measuring 6.6 in the enclosure. 12 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 1 Host bus adapters Storage systems Using Brocade CNAs you can connect with a compatible ...
... adapters provide reliable, high-performance host connectivity for the current Brocade Fibre Channel PCIe HBAs. WoL is supported using the IBM BladeCenter 1GbE NIC included on server blades that install in PCIe connectors in Brocade 815 or 825 HBAs allows 4, 2, or 1 Gbps. 2. ...These are low-profile MD2 form factor PCI Express (PCIe) cards, measuring 6.6 in the enclosure. 12 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 1 Host bus adapters Storage systems Using Brocade CNAs you can connect with a compatible ...
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...server, blade system enclosure and enclosure components. NOTE All Brocade 815 and 825 HBAs ship with the 8 Gbps SFP+, and Brocade 415 and 425 HBAs ship with this adapter, refer to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices at www.brocade.com/adapters. • Manufacturer websites for these products....form factor pluggable (SFP) fiber optic 4 Gbps and 8 Gbps transceivers in supported blade system enclosures. PCI express connections The Brocade Fibre Channel HBAs are compatible with the 4 Gbps SFP. NOTE Install HBAs in PCI or PCIx slots. SFP transceivers (stand-up adapters) Refer to...
...server, blade system enclosure and enclosure components. NOTE All Brocade 815 and 825 HBAs ship with the 8 Gbps SFP+, and Brocade 415 and 425 HBAs ship with this adapter, refer to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices at www.brocade.com/adapters. • Manufacturer websites for these products....form factor pluggable (SFP) fiber optic 4 Gbps and 8 Gbps transceivers in supported blade system enclosures. PCI express connections The Brocade Fibre Channel HBAs are compatible with the 4 Gbps SFP. NOTE Install HBAs in PCI or PCIx slots. SFP transceivers (stand-up adapters) Refer to...
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... a boot device located somewhere on a storage device. This enables you to permanently assign a system SCSI target ID to enable backward compatibility. 20 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 FIP version compatibility - FIP Discovery protocol for dynamic FCF discovery and FCoE link management - FPMA type FIP fabric login - 1 Adapter features FCoE...
... a boot device located somewhere on a storage device. This enables you to permanently assign a system SCSI target ID to enable backward compatibility. 20 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 FIP version compatibility - FIP Discovery protocol for dynamic FCF discovery and FCoE link management - FPMA type FIP fabric login - 1 Adapter features FCoE...
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...fabric login. - FIP version compatibility. - This driver is only included in the Linux "noarch" RPM package (brocade_driver_linux_.tar.gz). • vHBA Virtual HBAs (vHBAs) are virtual port partitions that appear as an optional application through the Brocade Adapter Software Installer (BASI). ...for the following manuals for more information, refer to the following : - Adapter management features The Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) and Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU) are not supported, therefore you cannot create or delete them from an adapter. Refer to "I/O virtualization" ...
...fabric login. - FIP version compatibility. - This driver is only included in the Linux "noarch" RPM package (brocade_driver_linux_.tar.gz). • vHBA Virtual HBAs (vHBAs) are virtual port partitions that appear as an optional application through the Brocade Adapter Software Installer (BASI). ...for the following manuals for more information, refer to the following : - Adapter management features The Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) and Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU) are not supported, therefore you cannot create or delete them from an adapter. Refer to "I/O virtualization" ...
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... supported Both drivers not supported 40 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 not supported Both drivers not supported Both drivers - Operating system support The following table provides general information on compatible software operating systems and environments for... WinPE 3.x for Windows 2008 Standard/Enterprise Server Both drivers supported - 32b Both drivers supported - 64b Windows Server Core for Brocade adapter network and storage drivers. 1 Adapter software • SNMP subagent. SNMP support is only supported on Linux and Windows systems...
... supported Both drivers not supported 40 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 not supported Both drivers not supported Both drivers - Operating system support The following table provides general information on compatible software operating systems and environments for... WinPE 3.x for Windows 2008 Standard/Enterprise Server Both drivers supported - 32b Both drivers supported - 64b Windows Server Core for Brocade adapter network and storage drivers. 1 Adapter software • SNMP subagent. SNMP support is only supported on Linux and Windows systems...
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... (UEFI) Boot code for all previous versions of the HCM agent. Go to as Windows, Solaris, and Linux platforms. HCM is compatible with any version of these steps: 1. The HCM agent is a graphical user interface (GUI) based management software for remote management of...all commonly used operating systems, such as "virtual drives," "boot disks," and "boot devices." Install HCM on the host system containing Brocade adapters for local management or install on a network-attached system for installing, configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting installed adapters. You can download...
... (UEFI) Boot code for all previous versions of the HCM agent. Go to as Windows, Solaris, and Linux platforms. HCM is compatible with any version of these steps: 1. The HCM agent is a graphical user interface (GUI) based management software for remote management of...all commonly used operating systems, such as "virtual drives," "boot disks," and "boot devices." Install HCM on the host system containing Brocade adapters for local management or install on a network-attached system for installing, configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting installed adapters. You can download...
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... the system during the RPM installation. To install this package, the appropriate distribution kernel development packages must install the x32-compatible libraries because they are used for x86, EM64T, and AMD64 platforms. 1. Although this package. This package contains the ....zip offline bundle and brocade_esx50_.iso ESX 5.0 installation image that you must be installed for Solaris distributions 7. Note that includes brocade drivers and utilities. Downloading software and documentation To download the software installer, driver packages, boot code, driver update disks, the...
... the system during the RPM installation. To install this package, the appropriate distribution kernel development packages must install the x32-compatible libraries because they are used for x86, EM64T, and AMD64 platforms. 1. Although this package. This package contains the ....zip offline bundle and brocade_esx50_.iso ESX 5.0 installation image that you must be installed for Solaris distributions 7. Note that includes brocade drivers and utilities. Downloading software and documentation To download the software installer, driver packages, boot code, driver update disks, the...
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...the receiver. • For copper SFPs with attached cables, use your thumb and forefinger to unlatch the bail from the switch to "Hardware compatibility" on the adapter. Pull out the protective rubber inserts from the SFP connector. 2. Remove the SFP. • For SFPs with attached cable... are shown in the Brocade adapters. Removing and installing SFP transceivers User the following figure, the fiber optic SFPs are shown illustration A, and the copper SFPs with optical...
...the receiver. • For copper SFPs with attached cables, use your thumb and forefinger to unlatch the bail from the switch to "Hardware compatibility" on the adapter. Pull out the protective rubber inserts from the SFP connector. 2. Remove the SFP. • For SFPs with attached cable... are shown in the Brocade adapters. Removing and installing SFP transceivers User the following figure, the fiber optic SFPs are shown illustration A, and the copper SFPs with optical...