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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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... He Road North Unit 1308 - 13th Floor Guangzhou, China Tel: +8620 3891 2000 Fax: +8620 3891 2111 E-mail: china-info@brocade.com Document History Title 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 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...
... He Road North Unit 1308 - 13th Floor Guangzhou, China Tel: +8620 3891 2000 Fax: +8620 3891 2111 E-mail: china-info@brocade.com Document History Title 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 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...
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Title Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Publication number 53-1001926-02 53-1002144-01 Summary of changes Date Updates to support Brocade November 2010 1741 adapter Updates to support Adapter August 2011 release 3.0 and Brocade 1860 adapter
Title Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Publication number 53-1001926-02 53-1002144-01 Summary of changes Date Updates to support Brocade November 2010 1741 adapter Updates to support Adapter August 2011 release 3.0 and Brocade 1860 adapter
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... document is organized xi How to use this document for installing adapters xii Supported adapter hardware and software xiii Fabric Adapters xiii CNAs xiii HBAs xiii Fabric OS and switch support xiv Host operating system support xv Host operating system support for adapter drivers xv Fibre Channel support xv FCoE support xvi Ethernet...internet browser xxvi Initiating Support Save through a port crash event xxvii Support Save differences xxvii Document feedback xxvii Chapter 1 Product Overview In this chapter 1 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual v 53-1002144-01
... document is organized xi How to use this document for installing adapters xii Supported adapter hardware and software xiii Fabric Adapters xiii CNAs xiii HBAs xiii Fabric OS and switch support xiv Host operating system support xv Host operating system support for adapter drivers xv Fibre Channel support xv FCoE support xvi Ethernet...internet browser xxvi Initiating Support Save through a port crash event xxvii Support Save differences xxvii Document feedback xxvii Chapter 1 Product Overview In this chapter 1 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual v 53-1002144-01
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... CIM Provider 43 Adapter event messages 43 Software installation and driver packages 43 Software installation options 48 Items shipped with your adapter 48 Stand-up adapters 48 Mezzanine adapters 49 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...
... CIM Provider 43 Adapter event messages 43 Software installation and driver packages 43 Software installation options 48 Items shipped with your adapter 48 Stand-up adapters 48 Mezzanine adapters 49 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...
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... Updating drivers with HCM 110 Notes 111 Installing HCM to a host from the HCM Agent 112 HCM Agent operations 112 Managing the HCM Agent on Linux and VMware systems . . .112 Managing the HCM Agent on Solaris systems 113 Managing the HCM Agent on Windows systems 114 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual vii 53-1002144-01
... Updating drivers with HCM 110 Notes 111 Installing HCM to a host from the HCM Agent 112 HCM Agent operations 112 Managing the HCM Agent on Linux and VMware systems . . .112 Managing the HCM Agent on Solaris systems 113 Managing the HCM Agent on Windows systems 114 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual vii 53-1002144-01
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...SAN 131 Operating system and driver installation on boot LUNs . . . . .148 Installing the full driver package on boot LUNs 162 Fabric-based boot LUN discovery 163 Configuring fabric-based boot LUN discovery (Brocade fabrics 164 Configuring fabric-based boot ... Updating Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN . . . .170 Specifications In this chapter 171 Fabric Adapters 171 PCI Express interface 171 Hardware specifications 172 Cabling 176 Adapter LED operation 177 Environmental and power requirements 178 viii Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01
...SAN 131 Operating system and driver installation on boot LUNs . . . . .148 Installing the full driver package on boot LUNs 162 Fabric-based boot LUN discovery 163 Configuring fabric-based boot LUN discovery (Brocade fabrics 164 Configuring fabric-based boot ... Updating Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN . . . .170 Specifications In this chapter 171 Fabric Adapters 171 PCI Express interface 171 Hardware specifications 172 Cabling 176 Adapter LED operation 177 Environmental and power requirements 178 viii Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01
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...179 Hardware specifications 180 Cabling (stand-up adapters 183 Adapter LED operation (stand-up adapters 184 Environmental and power requirements 185 Host Bus Adapters 187 PCI Express interface 187 Hardware specifications 188 Cabling (stand-up adapters 190 Adapter LED operation (stand-up adapters 191 Environmental and power requirements 192 Fibre ... 210 Network driver parameters 211 Windows 211 Linux 216 VMware 219 Enabling jumbo frames for Solaris 224 MIB Reference In this appendix 225 List of Acronyms Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual ix 53-1002144-01
...179 Hardware specifications 180 Cabling (stand-up adapters 183 Adapter LED operation (stand-up adapters 184 Environmental and power requirements 185 Host Bus Adapters 187 PCI Express interface 187 Hardware specifications 188 Cabling (stand-up adapters 190 Adapter LED operation (stand-up adapters 191 Environmental and power requirements 192 Fibre ... 210 Network driver parameters 211 Windows 211 Linux 216 VMware 219 Enabling jumbo frames for Solaris 224 MIB Reference In this appendix 225 List of Acronyms Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual ix 53-1002144-01
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... on the adapter and provides an introduction to the fabric or switch. Also included are instructions to the reader xx •Additional information xx •Providing details for HCM xvii •What's new in this document xviii •Document conventions xviii •Notice to verify software and hardware installation. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xi 53...
... on the adapter and provides an introduction to the fabric or switch. Also included are instructions to the reader xx •Additional information xx •Providing details for HCM xvii •What's new in this document xviii •Document conventions xviii •Notice to verify software and hardware installation. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xi 53...
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... only). How to use chapters in this document xii Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 FIGURE 1 Appendix A Optional instructions for installation. Chapter 3 · Install adapter drivers, utilities, and other software on BIOS- Booting from Yes external No boot device? Chapter 2 Install adapter hardware in host system, connect to control adapter operation. Start Chapter 1 Determine host system compatibility, required...
... only). How to use chapters in this document xii Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 FIGURE 1 Appendix A Optional instructions for installation. Chapter 3 · Install adapter drivers, utilities, and other software on BIOS- Booting from Yes external No boot device? Chapter 2 Install adapter hardware in host system, connect to control adapter operation. Start Chapter 1 Determine host system compatibility, required...
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...-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper cables. NOTE Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in the blade system enclosure. The Brocade 1860 is a small-form-factor (SFF) mezzanine card that ships in a Dell blade server. Single-port stand-up CNAs. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xiii 53-1002144-01 Mezzanine CNAs do not have...
...-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper cables. NOTE Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in the blade system enclosure. The Brocade 1860 is a small-form-factor (SFF) mezzanine card that ships in a Dell blade server. Single-port stand-up CNAs. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xiii 53-1002144-01 Mezzanine CNAs do not have...
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... HBA, only 4 Gbps maximum port speed is possible. xiv Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Dual-port stand-up HBAs. Note the following mode (CNA, HBA, or NIC) in which they are configured: • Ports on the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. CNAs Brocade CNAs must connect to the latest interoperability matrices on Fabric...
... HBA, only 4 Gbps maximum port speed is possible. xiv Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Dual-port stand-up HBAs. Note the following mode (CNA, HBA, or NIC) in which they are configured: • Ports on the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. CNAs Brocade CNAs must connect to the latest interoperability matrices on Fabric...
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... x64) • Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64) • Linux RHEL4.9, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 • Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xv 53-1002144-01 Refer to the following subsections depending on your port mode and SFP configurations: - NOTE Specific operating system release levels, service pack levels, and other...
... x64) • Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64) • Linux RHEL4.9, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 • Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xv 53-1002144-01 Refer to the following subsections depending on your port mode and SFP configurations: - NOTE Specific operating system release levels, service pack levels, and other...
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• Solaris 10 (x86, x64, and SPARC) NOTE Solaris is not supported on Brocade 804 or 1007 adapters. • VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 (x64) NOTE Drivers and BCU are supported on the ... 10 and 11 (x86 and x64) • Solaris 10 (x86, x64, and SPARC) NOTE Solaris is not supported on Brocade 804 or 1007 adapters. • VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 (x64) NOTE Drivers and BCU are supported on the VMware ESX platforms. HCM ...) • Windows 7 (x86 and x64) • Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64) xvi Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01
• Solaris 10 (x86, x64, and SPARC) NOTE Solaris is not supported on Brocade 804 or 1007 adapters. • VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 (x64) NOTE Drivers and BCU are supported on the ... 10 and 11 (x86 and x64) • Solaris 10 (x86, x64, and SPARC) NOTE Solaris is not supported on Brocade 804 or 1007 adapters. • VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 (x64) NOTE Drivers and BCU are supported on the VMware ESX platforms. HCM ...) • Windows 7 (x86 and x64) • Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64) xvi Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01
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... "Hypervisor support" on page xvii. • VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0 (x64) NOTE Drivers and BCU are not installed by default. • Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xvii 53-1002144-01 Network drivers are not supported on IA-64 systems. • Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64...
... "Hypervisor support" on page xvii. • VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0 (x64) NOTE Drivers and BCU are not installed by default. • Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xvii 53-1002144-01 Network drivers are not supported on IA-64 systems. • Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64...
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... NOTE HCM is often all lowercase. In actual examples, command lettercase is supported only on adapter software release 3.0 and the Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter. Document conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used are as follows...GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to the release notes for your adapter software version. What's new in this document. xviii Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Text formatting The narrative-text formatting conventions that are detailed in...
... NOTE HCM is often all lowercase. In actual examples, command lettercase is supported only on adapter software release 3.0 and the Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter. Document conventions This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used are as follows...GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text to the release notes for your adapter software version. What's new in this document. xviii Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Text formatting The narrative-text formatting conventions that are detailed in...
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... these conditions or situations. ATTENTION An Attention statement indicates potential damage to related information. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xix 53-1002144-01 Elements are printed in italics. Variables are exclusive. Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this manual. In the help pages, values are listed below in detail. For example, --show -mode egress | ingress...
... these conditions or situations. ATTENTION An Attention statement indicates potential damage to related information. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xix 53-1002144-01 Elements are printed in italics. Variables are exclusive. Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this manual. In the help pages, values are listed below in detail. For example, --show -mode egress | ingress...
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...Brocade products is available. IBM Dell Referenced Trademarks and Products Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Vista, XP, PE for Windows, Hyper V for a user ID and password. A variety of their respective companies and corporations. Hewlett Packard Corp. These references...information This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful. SPARC International, Inc. xx Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Novell, Inc. Key terms For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see ...
...Brocade products is available. IBM Dell Referenced Trademarks and Products Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Vista, XP, PE for Windows, Hyper V for a user ID and password. A variety of their respective companies and corporations. Hewlett Packard Corp. These references...information This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful. SPARC International, Inc. xx Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Novell, Inc. Key terms For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see ...
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... industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association website: http://www.fibrechannel.org Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xxi 53-1002144-01 This website provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications...are compatible with your adapter model). • Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide • Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide • CIM Provider for Brocade Adapters Installation Guide FCoE Switch For information on page 10. Also refer to the following publications: • Brocade 8000 Hardware Reference Manual • WebTools ...
... industry, visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association website: http://www.fibrechannel.org Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xxi 53-1002144-01 This website provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications...are compatible with your adapter model). • Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide • Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide • CIM Provider for Brocade Adapters Installation Guide FCoE Switch For information on page 10. Also refer to the following publications: • Brocade 8000 Hardware Reference Manual • WebTools ...