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53-1002144-01 ® 5 August 2011 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Supporting CNA models 1741, 1020, 1010, 1007 Supporting HBA models 825, 815, 804, 425, 415 Supporting Fabric Adapter model 1860
53-1002144-01 ® 5 August 2011 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Supporting CNA models 1741, 1020, 1010, 1007 Supporting HBA models 825, 815, 804, 425, 415 Supporting Fabric Adapter model 1860
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... commands: • The bcu port --mode command allows you can change the port mode, the port resets to factory defaults for Ethernet mode by default. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 3 53-1002144-01 This mode supports basic Ethernet, Data Center Bridging (DCB), and other protocols that operate over DCB to "Factory default PF...
... commands: • The bcu port --mode command allows you can change the port mode, the port resets to factory defaults for Ethernet mode by default. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 3 53-1002144-01 This mode supports basic Ethernet, Data Center Bridging (DCB), and other protocols that operate over DCB to "Factory default PF...
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.... • Store the adapter in the system. To troubleshoot problems after installation, refer to the Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide. Instructions are properly grounded before the adapter so that you are also provided for installing and replacing the following types of Brocade adapters: • Stand-up adapters. • HBA mezzanine adapter • CNA mezzanine adapter NOTE When installing Fabric Adapters with your adapter" on page 48.
.... • Store the adapter in the system. To troubleshoot problems after installation, refer to the Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide. Instructions are properly grounded before the adapter so that you are also provided for installing and replacing the following types of Brocade adapters: • Stand-up adapters. • HBA mezzanine adapter • CNA mezzanine adapter NOTE When installing Fabric Adapters with your adapter" on page 48.
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... SFP specifications, refer to the next step. 56 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 2 Stand-up adapters Stand-up adapters Use information in this adapter in a PCI slot. For HBA and Fabric Adapter HBA port cable and SFP specifications, refer to "Cabling (stand-up adapters)" on page 59. If it for damage. Installing an adapter ATTENTION The adapter can be damaged...
... SFP specifications, refer to the next step. 56 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 2 Stand-up adapters Stand-up adapters Use information in this adapter in a PCI slot. For HBA and Fabric Adapter HBA port cable and SFP specifications, refer to "Cabling (stand-up adapters)" on page 59. If it for damage. Installing an adapter ATTENTION The adapter can be damaged...
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... configured in CNA or NIC mode. Navigate to the Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide. 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 "Software upgrade using the following steps: 1. Procedures are also...
... configured in CNA or NIC mode. Navigate to the Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide. 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 "Software upgrade using the following steps: 1. Procedures are also...
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..., or all software or to "Adapter software" on page 76. 68 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Refer to "Software installation using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer to install all components without user interaction. This message prompts you to install HCM, a "Found Backed up automatically during Linux installations. For instructions on using a GUI-based installer. During installation, a dialog box displays with its...
..., or all software or to "Adapter software" on page 76. 68 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Refer to "Software installation using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer to install all components without user interaction. This message prompts you to install HCM, a "Found Backed up automatically during Linux installations. For instructions on using a GUI-based installer. During installation, a dialog box displays with its...
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... keeps the original value if different than the default value. • Install with existing configuration. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 71 53-1002144-01 If this message does not display, go on to "HCM configuration data" on your system, select one of the adapter's software components will be overwritten with default configurations. NOTE Existing versions...
... keeps the original value if different than the default value. • Install with existing configuration. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 71 53-1002144-01 If this message does not display, go on to "HCM configuration data" on your system, select one of the adapter's software components will be overwritten with default configurations. NOTE Existing versions...
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... drivers, storage drivers, and utilities to Windows, Linux, and VMware systems using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer, refer to "Using the GUI-based installer" on a host system with the ISO image will automatically start the correct installer program for installation. You can use Brocade "native" installation scripts and commands to the Downloads page. Instructions are provided in the system...
... drivers, storage drivers, and utilities to Windows, Linux, and VMware systems using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer, refer to "Using the GUI-based installer" on a host system with the ISO image will automatically start the correct installer program for installation. You can use Brocade "native" installation scripts and commands to the Downloads page. Instructions are provided in the system...
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... Windows operating systems, the driver update disk does not verify prerequisite checks as Windows installs. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 149 53-1002144-01 On the downloads page, select your operating system documentation for adapter drivers. Insert the Windows 2003 operating system installation media into the host system's CD/DVD drive and boot from the CD...
... Windows operating systems, the driver update disk does not verify prerequisite checks as Windows installs. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 149 53-1002144-01 On the downloads page, select your operating system documentation for adapter drivers. Insert the Windows 2003 operating system installation media into the host system's CD/DVD drive and boot from the CD...
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... and the operating systems that support these files. On the adapters website, navigate to access the appropriate downloads. 150 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Press Enter. 10. After Windows installs on the remote LUN, the system should display on the ...'s operating system from the LUN. Select Brocade's adapter from the Brocade adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters using the following steps to "Boot installation packages" on an unformatted disk that you created in step 3 and press Enter. Refer to insert the disk labeled manufacturer-supplied...
... and the operating systems that support these files. On the adapters website, navigate to access the appropriate downloads. 150 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Press Enter. 10. After Windows installs on the remote LUN, the system should display on the ...'s operating system from the LUN. Select Brocade's adapter from the Brocade adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters using the following steps to "Boot installation packages" on an unformatted disk that you created in step 3 and press Enter. Refer to insert the disk labeled manufacturer-supplied...
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... command. linux dd mpath NOTE The mpath option installs the operating system and driver to a LUN connected to install RHEL and the adapter driver on operating system support for details. Refer to your host platform from the Brocade adapters website using the option, only one of driver ... files. NOTE For RHEL 5 x86 and x86_64 systems, install the fc DUD files for CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode and for the device, although multiple paths still exist. 152 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Select your host system from the ISO...
... command. linux dd mpath NOTE The mpath option installs the operating system and driver to a LUN connected to install RHEL and the adapter driver on operating system support for details. Refer to your host platform from the Brocade adapters website using the option, only one of driver ... files. NOTE For RHEL 5 x86 and x86_64 systems, install the fc DUD files for CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode and for the device, although multiple paths still exist. 152 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Select your host system from the ISO...
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... 160. ATTENTION You must load the Brocade adapter driver at this to install drivers as a bootable device. • For HBAs installed on SLES 11 on UEFI-supported systems, refer to "UEFI mode install and boot with HBAs" on the SLES product CD during Linux installation. Select OK, then press Enter. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 153 53-1002144-01 When...
... 160. ATTENTION You must load the Brocade adapter driver at this to install drivers as a bootable device. • For HBAs installed on SLES 11 on UEFI-supported systems, refer to "UEFI mode install and boot with HBAs" on the SLES product CD during Linux installation. Select OK, then press Enter. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 153 53-1002144-01 When...
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...a message to "Press [Tab] to your host system from the LUN. Also refer to "Installing the full driver package on boot LUNs" on page 162 after completing the following steps. 1. Go to Brocade adapter models 415, 425, 815, 825, 1010, 1020, 1007, 1741, and 1860... following line: vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img linux dd Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 155 53-1002144-01 d. This installs the noarch version of Brocade Command Line Utilities, such as usual (refer to the adapters Downloads page. Boot over SAN 4 Installing RHEL 6.x or Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 6.x...
...a message to "Press [Tab] to your host system from the LUN. Also refer to "Installing the full driver package on boot LUNs" on page 162 after completing the following steps. 1. Go to Brocade adapter models 415, 425, 815, 825, 1010, 1020, 1007, 1741, and 1860... following line: vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img linux dd Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 155 53-1002144-01 d. This installs the noarch version of Brocade Command Line Utilities, such as usual (refer to the adapters Downloads page. Boot over SAN 4 Installing RHEL 6.x or Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 6.x...
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...boots, make the base kernel the default boot option using step 11 through these important notes before installing Solaris and adapter drivers on Solaris systems. 156 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Right-click the screen and select Open Terminal from the menu. 4 ...Boot over SAN already has an operating system installed, be sure to your system documentation as "root." When prompted to load the ...
...boots, make the base kernel the default boot option using step 11 through these important notes before installing Solaris and adapter drivers on Solaris systems. 156 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Right-click the screen and select Open Terminal from the menu. 4 ...Boot over SAN already has an operating system installed, be sure to your system documentation as "root." When prompted to load the ...
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.... 4 Boot over SAN already has an operating system installed, be sure to use the bfa ISO image. 158 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 For HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in step 3. Insert the Solaris installation CD/DVD. 11. ATTENTION You must load the Brocade storage driver at this stage so that you configured...
.... 4 Boot over SAN already has an operating system installed, be sure to use the bfa ISO image. 158 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 For HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in step 3. Insert the Solaris installation CD/DVD. 11. ATTENTION You must load the Brocade storage driver at this stage so that you configured...
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... may occur which you have targeted for booting over SAN already has an operating system installed, be the proper root file system and the SLES system should 160 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Use the UEFI start the Linux system When the Linux kernel ...These procedures are some examples: • Dell 11G systems - This corrects the boot loader installation failure that supplement procedures in "Operating system and driver installation on boot LUNs" on systems supporting UEFI The newer IBM 3xxx M2 and Dell 11G x86_64 systems can operate in loading the...
... may occur which you have targeted for booting over SAN already has an operating system installed, be the proper root file system and the SLES system should 160 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Use the UEFI start the Linux system When the Linux kernel ...These procedures are some examples: • Dell 11G systems - This corrects the boot loader installation failure that supplement procedures in "Operating system and driver installation on boot LUNs" on systems supporting UEFI The newer IBM 3xxx M2 and Dell 11G x86_64 systems can operate in loading the...
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...menu should display. 7. Refer to use options for reformatting the LUN operating system installation. b. d. During installation, at www.brocade.com/adapters. If the LUN you have targeted for booting over SAN 4 continue and complete SLES 11 installation. Refer to load a driver...Adapter ports configured in CNA mode NOTE These procedures are for SLES 11 and SLES 11 SP1 only for details. 1. UEFI mode install and boot with the driver update disk then press Enter. Go to the adapters website at the first opportunity choose to your system: • Dell 11G systems - Refer...
...menu should display. 7. Refer to use options for reformatting the LUN operating system installation. b. d. During installation, at www.brocade.com/adapters. If the LUN you have targeted for booting over SAN 4 continue and complete SLES 11 installation. Refer to load a driver...Adapter ports configured in CNA mode NOTE These procedures are for SLES 11 and SLES 11 SP1 only for details. 1. UEFI mode install and boot with the driver update disk then press Enter. Go to the adapters website at the first opportunity choose to your system: • Dell 11G systems - Refer...
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... 23 lists environmental and power specifications for the Brocade 1741 CNA. Brocade 1741 CNA Table 24 lists environmental and power specifications for the Brocade 1007 CNA. TABLE 23 Property Environmental and power requirements for information. Refer to 95% Power Consumption 15 W required 12 W measured 186 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Operating - 3,048 meters (10...
... 23 lists environmental and power specifications for the Brocade 1741 CNA. Brocade 1741 CNA Table 24 lists environmental and power specifications for the Brocade 1007 CNA. TABLE 23 Property Environmental and power requirements for information. Refer to 95% Power Consumption 15 W required 12 W measured 186 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Operating - 3,048 meters (10...
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... standard host computer systems. HBAs are smaller cards. Host Bus Adapters Two types of HBAs are some of the features of the PCIe interface: Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 187 53-1002144-01 Host Bus Adapters 5 TABLE 24 Property Environmental and power requirements for Brocade 1741 CNA mezzanine card Requirement Operating Voltage Dimensions Per PCIe 2.0 specifications...
... standard host computer systems. HBAs are smaller cards. Host Bus Adapters Two types of HBAs are some of the features of the PCIe interface: Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 187 53-1002144-01 Host Bus Adapters 5 TABLE 24 Property Environmental and power requirements for Brocade 1741 CNA mezzanine card Requirement Operating Voltage Dimensions Per PCIe 2.0 specifications...
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... Channel standards compliance Environmental and power requirements This section provides environmental and power specifications for the stand-up adapters: • 415 HBA 192 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Fibre Channel standards compliance Brocade adapters meet or exceed the Fibre Channel standards for compliance, performance, and feature capabilities as defined in this section pertain...
... Channel standards compliance Environmental and power requirements This section provides environmental and power specifications for the stand-up adapters: • 415 HBA 192 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Fibre Channel standards compliance Brocade adapters meet or exceed the Fibre Channel standards for compliance, performance, and feature capabilities as defined in this section pertain...