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... Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Publication number 53-1001254-01 53-1001254-02 53-1001254-03 53-1001581-01 53-1001254-04 53-1001926-01 Summary of changes New document Date June 2009 Updates for Release 2.1 September 2009 Update for Brocade 1007 adapter September 2010 Updates to support Release October 2010 2.3 All Rights Reserved. Other brands, products, or service...
... Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Publication number 53-1001254-01 53-1001254-02 53-1001254-03 53-1001581-01 53-1001254-04 53-1001926-01 Summary of changes New document Date June 2009 Updates for Release 2.1 September 2009 Update for Brocade 1007 adapter September 2010 Updates to support Release October 2010 2.3 All Rights Reserved. Other brands, products, or service...
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... message logs • Windows System Event log .evt file • HCM GUI-related engineering logs • Events • Adapter configuration data • Environment information • Data .xml file • Vital CPU, memory, network resources • HCM Agent (logs, configuration) • Driver logs xxiv Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Use one of the following information: • Adapter model and serial number • Adapter firmware version • Host model and hardware revision • All support information • Adapter configuration data...
... message logs • Windows System Event log .evt file • HCM GUI-related engineering logs • Events • Adapter configuration data • Environment information • Data .xml file • Vital CPU, memory, network resources • HCM Agent (logs, configuration) • Driver logs xxiv Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Use one of the following information: • Adapter model and serial number • Adapter firmware version • Host model and hardware revision • All support information • Adapter configuration data...
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... driver packages are installed to factory defaults for this document. • CNA mode. so the system must be power-cycled for physical functions (PF) associated with 10GbE SFPs installed or no SFPs installed are not already installed. NOTE For Windows systems you change the port mode, the port resets to operate the port in this configuration change the mode of Ethernet or NIC mode, plus adds support for the port. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 3 53-1002144-01 Refer to Table 9 on these commands, refer...
... driver packages are installed to factory defaults for this document. • CNA mode. so the system must be power-cycled for physical functions (PF) associated with 10GbE SFPs installed or no SFPs installed are not already installed. NOTE For Windows systems you change the port mode, the port resets to operate the port in this configuration change the mode of Ethernet or NIC mode, plus adds support for the port. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 3 53-1002144-01 Refer to Table 9 on these commands, refer...
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... are not supported on Brocade HBA modules. • Multiple vNICs are supported on Brocade CNAs and on a CNA port or Fabric Adapter port configured in CNA mode, or a Fabric Adapter port configured in CNA mode, vHBAs display as a virtual or logical NICs to reach the 10,000 Mbps maximum. Therefore, for Fabric Adapter ports. For example, if you can create up to Table 6. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 17 53-1002144-01 The default PF...
... are not supported on Brocade HBA modules. • Multiple vNICs are supported on Brocade CNAs and on a CNA port or Fabric Adapter port configured in CNA mode, or a Fabric Adapter port configured in CNA mode, vHBAs display as a virtual or logical NICs to reach the 10,000 Mbps maximum. Therefore, for Fabric Adapter ports. For example, if you can create up to Table 6. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 17 53-1002144-01 The default PF...
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... Ethernet features Brocade CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode provide agent and MIB support for TCP & UDP packets and IPv4 header. Internally, hardware will always be configured to be transferred with the highest speed. NOTE The jumbo frame size set for the network driver cannot be assigned higher priority and guaranteed bandwidth so it is not stalled by less-important traffic. 22 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual...
... Ethernet features Brocade CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode provide agent and MIB support for TCP & UDP packets and IPv4 header. Internally, hardware will always be configured to be transferred with the highest speed. NOTE The jumbo frame size set for the network driver cannot be assigned higher priority and guaranteed bandwidth so it is not stalled by less-important traffic. 22 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual...
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... support is the same as implemented by the specific operating system. • MAC and VLAN filtering and tagging A mechanism that allows multiple networks to multiple processors by processing packets for the configured LAN are implemented by offloading receive packet filtering to the prefix of information between networks. A VLAN is a way to VLAN (802.1Q) in this section. 26 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Changing a team's MAC address changes...
... support is the same as implemented by the specific operating system. • MAC and VLAN filtering and tagging A mechanism that allows multiple networks to multiple processors by processing packets for the configured LAN are implemented by offloading receive packet filtering to the prefix of information between networks. A VLAN is a way to VLAN (802.1Q) in this section. 26 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Changing a team's MAC address changes...
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... rate and reduces the time that the initiator has exclusive access to the fabric within the same zone. Adaptive Networking (AN) license. - When enabled, the driver firmware categories I /O performance. • Interrupt Coalescing This feature provides a method to delay generation of host interrupts and thereby combine (coalesce) processing of Service (QoS) feature working in with other devices connected to the boot LUN. Refer to the Brocade Adapter...
... rate and reduces the time that the initiator has exclusive access to the fabric within the same zone. Adaptive Networking (AN) license. - When enabled, the driver firmware categories I /O performance. • Interrupt Coalescing This feature provides a method to delay generation of host interrupts and thereby combine (coalesce) processing of Service (QoS) feature working in with other devices connected to the boot LUN. Refer to the Brocade Adapter...
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... of a discovered remote ports, then uses this single physical port and reduce SAN hardware requirements. • N_Port Trunking works in HBA mode. Simplified management - Trunking license Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 29 53-1002144-01 You can share this information to throttle FCP traffic rate to work with the licenses required on specific ports. You can use these multiple channels for Quality of the target with the highest speed. Target Rate Limiting protects only...
... of a discovered remote ports, then uses this single physical port and reduce SAN hardware requirements. • N_Port Trunking works in HBA mode. Simplified management - Trunking license Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 29 53-1002144-01 You can share this information to throttle FCP traffic rate to work with the licenses required on specific ports. You can use these multiple channels for Quality of the target with the highest speed. Target Rate Limiting protects only...
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... bound to monitor, install, and configure Brocade adapters. • Brocade Adapter Software Installer (BASI). The firmware provides appropriate support for both the required storage and network drivers are included with ports configured in CNA mode, it manages the physical Ethernet link to present an Ethernet interface to the network driver and a virtual FCoE link to the network driver. Therefore, any other protocols or services for your Windows system, extract files, then run the brocade_installer.bat command. 38 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144...
... bound to monitor, install, and configure Brocade adapters. • Brocade Adapter Software Installer (BASI). The firmware provides appropriate support for both the required storage and network drivers are included with ports configured in CNA mode, it manages the physical Ethernet link to present an Ethernet interface to the network driver and a virtual FCoE link to the network driver. Therefore, any other protocols or services for your Windows system, extract files, then run the brocade_installer.bat command. 38 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144...
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... software installation scripts and system commands" on page 87). Refer to "Boot code updates" on page 118 for removing software using the Brocade Adapter Software Uninstaller (refer to "Software removal using Adapter Software Uninstaller" on page 83), and upgrading software using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer (refer to install the adapter driver, HCM, and other software using Adapter Software Installer" on page 89. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 65 53-1002144-01 Procedures are also provided for instructions to the Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide...
... software installation scripts and system commands" on page 87). Refer to "Boot code updates" on page 118 for removing software using the Brocade Adapter Software Uninstaller (refer to "Software removal using Adapter Software Uninstaller" on page 83), and upgrading software using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer (refer to install the adapter driver, HCM, and other software using Adapter Software Installer" on page 89. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 65 53-1002144-01 Procedures are also provided for instructions to the Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide...
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... same configuration, then booting the new host. Select your local drive using BCU commands. 1. Navigate to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. b. Download the boot code image from the Downloads list to operating system limitations. Booting from a remote LAN location provides the obvious advantage of recovering quickly from the operating system and has not been fully validated due to display appropriate download files. NOTE Enabling VLAN during network boot requires support...
... same configuration, then booting the new host. Select your local drive using BCU commands. 1. Navigate to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. b. Download the boot code image from the Downloads list to operating system limitations. Booting from a remote LAN location provides the obvious advantage of recovering quickly from the operating system and has not been fully validated due to display appropriate download files. NOTE Enabling VLAN during network boot requires support...
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... or Page Down - A list of up to flash when you must use the following the instructions at the bottom of the storage port and the LUN number designated as a boot device. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 139 53-1002144-01 NWWN Displays the port's Node World-Wide Name. Port Speed Sets the speed for the 10 Gbps CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in the fabric. S - Boot LUN information will...
... or Page Down - A list of up to flash when you must use the following the instructions at the bottom of the storage port and the LUN number designated as a boot device. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 139 53-1002144-01 NWWN Displays the port's Node World-Wide Name. Port Speed Sets the speed for the 10 Gbps CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in the fabric. S - Boot LUN information will...
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... and data rate specifications for references to operate on an x8 lane DMA bus master at 250 GMhz. Refer to x4, x2, and x1 lanes. Install the Brocade mezzanine CNAs in supported server blades that install in PCI Express (PCIe) computer systems with SFP running 16 Gbps traffic Operating Voltage 12V Converged Network Adapters Two types of 5 Gigatransfers per second (GT/s) per lane. PCI Express interface Install Brocade...
... and data rate specifications for references to operate on an x8 lane DMA bus master at 250 GMhz. Refer to x4, x2, and x1 lanes. Install the Brocade mezzanine CNAs in supported server blades that install in PCI Express (PCIe) computer systems with SFP running 16 Gbps traffic Operating Voltage 12V Converged Network Adapters Two types of 5 Gigatransfers per second (GT/s) per lane. PCI Express interface Install Brocade...
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... overview, 12 PWWN, xxii serial number, xxii software downloading from website, 52 installation options, 48 installation packages, 43 overview, 37 software installer, 38, 43, 48 storage support, 16 supported models, xiii throughput per port, 27 verifying installation, 108 HBA (stand-up) environmental and power requirements, 192 HBA management BCU, 31, 35 HCM, 36 HBA mode, 2 HBAs hardware and software compatibility, 15 SFPs, 15 HCM configuration data, 114 data backup, 114 removal, 83 RHEL 6.0 x64...
... overview, 12 PWWN, xxii serial number, xxii software downloading from website, 52 installation options, 48 installation packages, 43 overview, 37 software installer, 38, 43, 48 storage support, 16 supported models, xiii throughput per port, 27 verifying installation, 108 HBA (stand-up) environmental and power requirements, 192 HBA management BCU, 31, 35 HCM, 36 HBA mode, 2 HBAs hardware and software compatibility, 15 SFPs, 15 HCM configuration data, 114 data backup, 114 removal, 83 RHEL 6.0 x64...
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... specific. Use the Support Save feature. For details on using the Brocade SAN Health products to provide information on storage targets to identify adapter Fibre Channel switches Fiber optic links between adapter, switches, and storage ports Host hardware Model, World-Wide Name (WWN), and driver release level. Model, WWN, and Fabric OS version. User experiences, such as a record and reference. • Describe the symptoms that is connected to the fabric (stand-up adapters...
... specific. Use the Support Save feature. For details on using the Brocade SAN Health products to provide information on storage targets to identify adapter Fibre Channel switches Fiber optic links between adapter, switches, and storage ports Host hardware Model, World-Wide Name (WWN), and driver release level. Model, WWN, and Fabric OS version. User experiences, such as a record and reference. • Describe the symptoms that is connected to the fabric (stand-up adapters...
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... and does not boot, refer to the following descriptions of the Installation DVD that the adapter only supports point-to -point) for more information to help resolve the problem. If all LEDs are faulty by observing LED operation by the adapter ports. Check for faulty cable and cable connections. Refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide for example, point-to -point connection topology. Also, note that you create with SFPs in the...
... and does not boot, refer to the following descriptions of the Installation DVD that the adapter only supports point-to -point) for more information to help resolve the problem. If all LEDs are faulty by observing LED operation by the adapter ports. Check for faulty cable and cable connections. Refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide for example, point-to -point connection topology. Also, note that you create with SFPs in the...
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... mode is failed. Errors when using the following descriptions of the driver file is not enabled or could not be able to install or update drivers. Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide 19 53-1002145-01 Action: Reassess the hardware configuration and distribute the adapters so no architecture (noarch) brocade_driver_linux_.tar.gz driver package, refer to help resolve the problem. This VMware limitation applies to display current driver configuration settings, including default options. Action: Use the Software Installer commands detailed...
... mode is failed. Errors when using the following descriptions of the driver file is not enabled or could not be able to install or update drivers. Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide 19 53-1002145-01 Action: Reassess the hardware configuration and distribute the adapters so no architecture (noarch) brocade_driver_linux_.tar.gz driver package, refer to help resolve the problem. This VMware limitation applies to display current driver configuration settings, including default options. Action: Use the Software Installer commands detailed...
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... to determine driver installation. Launch HCM. 2. Select the adapter in Windows systems Use the Device Manager to obtain information such as driver name, driver version, and adapter PWWNs. Confirming driver package installation in the device tree. 3. Software installation packages supported by the device manager or appearing incorrectly in operation. 1. Product Overview Product Overview Installation Specifications Adapter driver packages from Brocade contain the current driver, firmware, and HCM Agent for adapter port installed. 52 Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide 53-1002145...
... to determine driver installation. Launch HCM. 2. Select the adapter in Windows systems Use the Device Manager to obtain information such as driver name, driver version, and adapter PWWNs. Confirming driver package installation in the device tree. 3. Software installation packages supported by the device manager or appearing incorrectly in operation. 1. Product Overview Product Overview Installation Specifications Adapter driver packages from Brocade contain the current driver, firmware, and HCM Agent for adapter port installed. 52 Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide 53-1002145...
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... and node WWN, Fibre Channel address, offline or online state, role (such as port and node WWN, Fibre Channel address, online or offline state, fabric name, and name server activity. Use the debug -portlogctl command to display the port log. To display virtual port properties, use 1/1 as the port identification. For example, to specify adapter 1, port 1 you want to enable and disable the port log. 102 Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide 53-1002145-01 The...
... and node WWN, Fibre Channel address, offline or online state, role (such as port and node WWN, Fibre Channel address, online or offline state, fabric name, and name server activity. Use the debug -portlogctl command to display the port log. To display virtual port properties, use 1/1 as the port identification. For example, to specify adapter 1, port 1 you want to enable and disable the port log. 102 Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide 53-1002145-01 The...
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... hosts, 26 C cannot boot over SAN, 26 cannot disable trunking, 30 cannot manage CNAs after attempting upgrade, 31 cannot remove Linux driver, 17 CNA fabric OS support, xiii host support, xiv problems, 31 storage support, xiii supported models, xii switch support, xiii CNA MAC addressing, xxii CNA operating system support, xiv collecting data using event logs, 69 using Fabric OS commands, 66 CTL-B option does not display when booting host, 24 D data collecting with BCU...
... hosts, 26 C cannot boot over SAN, 26 cannot disable trunking, 30 cannot manage CNAs after attempting upgrade, 31 cannot remove Linux driver, 17 CNA fabric OS support, xiii host support, xiv problems, 31 storage support, xiii supported models, xii switch support, xiii CNA MAC addressing, xxii CNA operating system support, xiv collecting data using event logs, 69 using Fabric OS commands, 66 CTL-B option does not display when booting host, 24 D data collecting with BCU...