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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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...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 ... conventions xix Command examples xix Notes, cautions, and warnings xix Key terms xx Notice to the reader xx Additional information xx Brocade resources xx Other industry resources xxi Providing details for support xxii Support Save overview xxiv Initiating Support Save through HCM xxvi Initiating ...
...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 ... conventions xix Command examples xix Notes, cautions, and warnings xix Key terms xx Notice to the reader xx Additional information xx Brocade resources xx Other industry resources xxi Providing details for support xxii Support Save overview xxiv Initiating Support Save through HCM xxvi Initiating ...
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... General features 16 FCoE features 20 Data Center Bridging and Ethernet features 22 HBA features 27 Adapter management features 31 General adapter management 32 Fabric Adapter management 33 CNA management 33 NIC ...Management 35 HBA management 36 Fabric Adapter management 36 Adapter software 37 Driver packages 37 Management utilities 38 Host...Hardware Installation In this chapter 55 Introduction 55 ESD precautions 55 vi Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01
... General features 16 FCoE features 20 Data Center Bridging and Ethernet features 22 HBA features 27 Adapter management features 31 General adapter management 32 Fabric Adapter management 33 CNA management 33 NIC ...Management 35 HBA management 36 Fabric Adapter management 36 Adapter software 37 Driver packages 37 Management utilities 38 Host...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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... storage 58 Removing and installing SFP transceivers 59 Replacing an adapter 60 Mezzanine adapters 61 Brocade 804 HBA 61 Brocade 1007 CNA 62 Brocade 1741 CNA 62 Software Installation In this chapter 65 Introduction 65 Installation notes 66 Using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer 68 Using the GUI-based installer 69 Software installation using Software... 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
... storage 58 Removing and installing SFP transceivers 59 Replacing an adapter 60 Mezzanine adapters 61 Brocade 804 HBA 61 Brocade 1007 CNA 62 Brocade 1741 CNA 62 Software Installation In this chapter 65 Introduction 65 Installation notes 66 Using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer 68 Using the GUI-based installer 69 Software installation using Software... 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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...and hardware installation. Use this chapter to install software on the adapter and provides an introduction to boot over SAN. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xi 53-1002144-01 It is organized to help you find the information that you ...somewhere on the SAN instead of the host's local disk or direct-attached storage. • Chapter 5 "Specifications," includes details on Brocade host bus adapters (HBAs), converged network adapters (CNAs), and Fabric Adapters. The document contains the following components: • Chapter 1, "Product Overview," provides a...
...and hardware installation. Use this chapter to install software on the adapter and provides an introduction to boot over SAN. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xi 53-1002144-01 It is organized to help you find the information that you ...somewhere on the SAN instead of the host's local disk or direct-attached storage. • Chapter 5 "Specifications," includes details on Brocade host bus adapters (HBAs), converged network adapters (CNAs), and Fabric Adapters. The document contains the following components: • Chapter 1, "Product Overview," provides a...
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... at an 8 or 16 Gbps maximum rate depending on page 4 for CNA, NIC, or HBA operation using a 4 Gbps SFP. • Brocade 804. This HBA installs on supported server blades. • Brocade 1010. Ports configured in supported blade system enclosures. Mezzanine CNAs do not have SFPs and external port...ports can replace with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps. Those configured in a Dell blade server. NOTE Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in stand-up adapter that mounts in HBA mode require appropriate 8 or 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFPs and operate at a 10 Gbps...
... at an 8 or 16 Gbps maximum rate depending on page 4 for CNA, NIC, or HBA operation using a 4 Gbps SFP. • Brocade 804. This HBA installs on supported server blades. • Brocade 1010. Ports configured in supported blade system enclosures. Mezzanine CNAs do not have SFPs and external port...ports can replace with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps. Those configured in a Dell blade server. NOTE Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in stand-up adapter that mounts in HBA mode require appropriate 8 or 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFPs and operate at a 10 Gbps...
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... networks through fabric switches or connect directly to Fibre Channel storage arrays. HBAs Brocade HBAs connect to Fibre Channel SANs through a compatible FCoE switch. Mezzanine HBAs do not have SFPs and external port connectors, but utilize internal ports and...Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in the blade system enclosure. • Brocade 815. These ports can install an 8 Gbps SFP+ into a Brocade 415 or 425 HBA, only 4 Gbps maximum port speed is possible. Single-port stand-up HBA with a per -port maximum of 8 Gbps using an 8 Gbps SFP+. • Brocade 825...
... networks through fabric switches or connect directly to Fibre Channel storage arrays. HBAs Brocade HBAs connect to Fibre Channel SANs through a compatible FCoE switch. Mezzanine HBAs do not have SFPs and external port connectors, but utilize internal ports and...Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in the blade system enclosure. • Brocade 815. These ports can install an 8 Gbps SFP+ into a Brocade 415 or 425 HBA, only 4 Gbps maximum port speed is possible. Single-port stand-up HBA with a per -port maximum of 8 Gbps using an 8 Gbps SFP+. • Brocade 825...
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...system support for adapter drivers This section lists operating system support for a list of Brocade adapters: • Fabric Adapters - "FCoE support" on page xvi. • HBAs - NOTE Also refer to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices on page xv, 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 ...
...system support for adapter drivers This section lists operating system support for a list of Brocade adapters: • Fabric Adapters - "FCoE support" on page xvi. • HBAs - NOTE Also refer to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices on page xv, 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 ...
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...mounting bracket installed. 5 PCIe x8 connector 6 ASIC ATTENTION Only use Brocade-branded SFP+ laser transceivers supplied with 16 Gbps SFPs configured in HBA mode can connect your host system to the operating system. AnyIO technology Although the Brocade 1860 can be shipped in HCM. An 8 or 16 Gbps ... (Fiber optic SFP illustrated) 3 LEDs for the port. The port provides Host Bus Adapter (HBA) functions on a single port so that you can operate at 4, 8, or 16 Gbps. This mode utilizes the Brocade Fibre Channel storage driver. They appear as "FC" ports when discovered in a variety of SFP...
...mounting bracket installed. 5 PCIe x8 connector 6 ASIC ATTENTION Only use Brocade-branded SFP+ laser transceivers supplied with 16 Gbps SFPs configured in HBA mode can connect your host system to the operating system. AnyIO technology Although the Brocade 1860 can be shipped in HCM. An 8 or 16 Gbps ... (Fiber optic SFP illustrated) 3 LEDs for the port. The port provides Host Bus Adapter (HBA) functions on a single port so that you can operate at 4, 8, or 16 Gbps. This mode utilizes the Brocade Fibre Channel storage driver. They appear as "FC" ports when discovered in a variety of SFP...
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... (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 1 Fabric Adapters Hardware compatibility This section outlines important compatibility information. Any switch compatible... compatible with the adapter Any switch compatible with the cable. SFP+ for supported SFPs that can be installed in ports configured in HBA mode Description Switch Compatibility 8 Gbps SWL (short wave laser) SFP+ 8 Gbps LWL (long wave laser) 10 km SFP+ ...
... (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 1 Fabric Adapters Hardware compatibility This section outlines important compatibility information. Any switch compatible... compatible with the adapter Any switch compatible with the cable. SFP+ for supported SFPs that can be installed in ports configured in HBA mode Description Switch Compatibility 8 Gbps SWL (short wave laser) SFP+ 8 Gbps LWL (long wave laser) 10 km SFP+ ...
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...to a storage array in a point-to as Brocade CNAs. Host systems and switches For a current list of ports, and adapter type for each CNA. Converged network adapters 1 TABLE 2 Type Compatible SFPs for ports configured in HBA mode Description Switch Compatibility 16 Gbps SWL (short wave... laser) SFP+ 16 Gbps LWL (long wave laser) 10 km SFP+ SFP+ for fiber optic cable Distance depends on Brocade's website at www.brocade.com/adapters. These adapters provide reliable,...
...to a storage array in a point-to as Brocade CNAs. Host systems and switches For a current list of ports, and adapter type for each CNA. Converged network adapters 1 TABLE 2 Type Compatible SFPs for ports configured in HBA mode Description Switch Compatibility 16 Gbps SWL (short wave... laser) SFP+ 16 Gbps LWL (long wave laser) 10 km SFP+ SFP+ for fiber optic cable Distance depends on Brocade's website at www.brocade.com/adapters. These adapters provide reliable,...
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...network adapters TABLE 3 Brocade Fibre Channel CNAs Model Number Port Speed Number of Ports 1007 1020 1010 1741 10 Gbps maximum 2 10 Gbps maximum 2 10 Gbps maximum 1 10 Gbps maximum 2 Adapter Type Mezzanine Stand-up Stand-up Mezzanine Two types of a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and Network Interface Card... (NIC) on one PCIe x8 card. These are smaller cards that mount on server blades that install in PCIe connectors in standard host computer systems. Figure 3 on Brocade Fabric or M-Enterprise operating systems. Stand-up...
...network adapters TABLE 3 Brocade Fibre Channel CNAs Model Number Port Speed Number of Ports 1007 1020 1010 1741 10 Gbps maximum 2 10 Gbps maximum 2 10 Gbps maximum 1 10 Gbps maximum 2 Adapter Type Mezzanine Stand-up Stand-up Mezzanine Two types of a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) and Network Interface Card... (NIC) on one PCIe x8 card. These are smaller cards that mount on server blades that install in PCIe connectors in standard host computer systems. Figure 3 on Brocade Fabric or M-Enterprise operating systems. Stand-up...
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... using the IBM 1GbE NIC included on server blades that install in PCIe connectors in . A 4 Gbps SFP installed in Brocade 425 or 415 HBAs allows 4 or 2 Gbps only. WoL and SoL limitations The following describes limitations of Ports Adapter Type 425 4 Gbps maximum1... Stand-up 804 8 Gbps maximum 2 815 8 Gbps maximum2 1 825 8 Gbps maximum2 2 Mezzanine Stand-up Stand-up adapters. These adapters provide reliable, high-performance host connectivity for the current Brocade Fibre Channel PCIe HBAs. These are routed through connection with a network switch and perform NIC...
... using the IBM 1GbE NIC included on server blades that install in PCIe connectors in . A 4 Gbps SFP installed in Brocade 425 or 415 HBAs allows 4 or 2 Gbps only. WoL and SoL limitations The following describes limitations of Ports Adapter Type 425 4 Gbps maximum1... Stand-up 804 8 Gbps maximum 2 815 8 Gbps maximum2 1 825 8 Gbps maximum2 2 Mezzanine Stand-up Stand-up adapters. These adapters provide reliable, high-performance host connectivity for the current Brocade Fibre Channel PCIe HBAs. These are routed through connection with a network switch and perform NIC...
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... major components of a single-ASIC design makes these HBAs ideal for each port. Stand-up models Figure 6 on the Fibre Channel SAN. The combined high performance and proven reliability of the Brocade 825 stand-up model HBA. Please note that the following illustration is representative and... may have minor physical differences from the HBA that you can connect your host system to SAN fabrics based on...
... major components of a single-ASIC design makes these HBAs ideal for each port. Stand-up models Figure 6 on the Fibre Channel SAN. The combined high performance and proven reliability of the Brocade 825 stand-up model HBA. Please note that the following illustration is representative and... may have minor physical differences from the HBA that you can connect your host system to SAN fabrics based on...
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...OEM serial and part number 4 PWWNs for adapter ports 5 Brocade serial and part number FIGURE 7 804 mezzanine HBA 14 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 1 Host bus adapters ATTENTION Use only Brocade-branded SFP laser transceivers on page 14 illustrates major components of ...the Brocade 804 mezzanine HBA. This mezzanine card installs in...
...OEM serial and part number 4 PWWNs for adapter ports 5 Brocade serial and part number FIGURE 7 804 mezzanine HBA 14 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 1 Host bus adapters ATTENTION Use only Brocade-branded SFP laser transceivers on page 14 illustrates major components of ...the Brocade 804 mezzanine HBA. This mezzanine card installs in...
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... small form factor pluggable (SFP) fiber optic 4 Gbps and 8 Gbps transceivers in PCI or PCIx slots. NOTE All Brocade 815 and 825 HBAs ship with the 8 Gbps SFP+, and Brocade 415 and 425 HBAs ship with an x8 lane transfer interface or greater for a list of supported server models and switches. SFP transceivers (stand-up...
... small form factor pluggable (SFP) fiber optic 4 Gbps and 8 Gbps transceivers in PCI or PCIx slots. NOTE All Brocade 815 and 825 HBAs ship with the 8 Gbps SFP+, and Brocade 415 and 425 HBAs ship with an x8 lane transfer interface or greater for a list of supported server models and switches. SFP transceivers (stand-up...
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... I/O virtualization to provide data isolation and sharing of supported server models on page 20, for ports configured in HBA mode. • CNAs- 1 Adapter features Storage systems Using Brocade HBAs you can connect a server (host system) to a Fibre Channel SAN in a switched fabric and point-to...and connectivity in a point-to Fabric Adapter ports), from one Ethernet function. 16 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Depending on the adapter model or the operating mode (CNA, HBA, or NIC) assigned to -point topology. These PFs can be seen as ...
... I/O virtualization to provide data isolation and sharing of supported server models on page 20, for ports configured in HBA mode. • CNAs- 1 Adapter features Storage systems Using Brocade HBAs you can connect a server (host system) to a Fibre Channel SAN in a switched fabric and point-to...and connectivity in a point-to Fabric Adapter ports), from one Ethernet function. 16 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 Depending on the adapter model or the operating mode (CNA, HBA, or NIC) assigned to -point topology. These PFs can be seen as ...
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...port using the BCU vnic -create command. The following are limitations of vNICs: • vNICs are not supported on Brocade HBA modules. • Multiple vNICs are supported on Brocade CNAs and on Fabric Adapter 10 GbE ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. Multiple vNICs are only supported on ...Fabric Adapter ports (vNIC create and delete functions are supported on Brocade HBAs, CNAs, and Fabric Adapter ports configured in release v3.0. • Target Rate Limiting (TRL) and Quality of Service (QoS) are virtual ...
...port using the BCU vnic -create command. The following are limitations of vNICs: • vNICs are not supported on Brocade HBA modules. • Multiple vNICs are supported on Brocade CNAs and on Fabric Adapter 10 GbE ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. Multiple vNICs are only supported on ...Fabric Adapter ports (vNIC create and delete functions are supported on Brocade HBAs, CNAs, and Fabric Adapter ports configured in release v3.0. • Target Rate Limiting (TRL) and Quality of Service (QoS) are virtual ...
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...port for a given adapter port. This pcfid is used in these commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide. Enables a vHBA on Brocade CNA, HBA, and Fabric Adapters: • BIOS support: - Following are integrated into the UEFI configuration browser.... Queries information about the virtual HBA. • vhba --enable - These menus are available vNIC commands: • vnic --create [-b ] - Creates a ...
...port for a given adapter port. This pcfid is used in these commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide. Enables a vHBA on Brocade CNA, HBA, and Fabric Adapters: • BIOS support: - Following are integrated into the UEFI configuration browser.... Queries information about the virtual HBA. • vhba --enable - These menus are available vNIC commands: • vnic --create [-b ] - Creates a ...
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... a device in CNA mode provide agent and MIB support for the LUN number. Brocade CNA adapters and Fabric Adapter ports configured in a specific zone can increase this feature on Brocade HBAs and Fabric Adapters. You can configure LUN masking for adding and deleting LUN masking ...8226; LUN masking. You can enable or disable this delay time and thereby coalesce multiple interrupts events into one. Refer to the Brocade Administrator's Guide for more information on context switching. Interrupt latency timer. LUN masking is only supported on specific ports. This feature ...
... a device in CNA mode provide agent and MIB support for the LUN number. Brocade CNA adapters and Fabric Adapter ports configured in a specific zone can increase this feature on Brocade HBAs and Fabric Adapters. You can configure LUN masking for adding and deleting LUN masking ...8226; LUN masking. You can enable or disable this delay time and thereby coalesce multiple interrupts events into one. Refer to the Brocade Administrator's Guide for more information on context switching. Interrupt latency timer. LUN masking is only supported on specific ports. This feature ...