Adaptec 9210LP User manual

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INSTALLATION
GUIDE
ADAPTEC FIBRE CARD 9210LP
2 GIGABIT FIBRE CHANNEL HOST BUS ADAPTER
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The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP provides a 2 gigabit interface
between a server and a Fibre Channel storage system and installs
into a standard PCI slot. The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP optical
and Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LPC copper adapters supports a
high-performance 64-bit and 66 MHz PCI bus (backward
compatible to 32-bit and 33 MHz). The PCI bus provides a high-
speed (up to 528 MBps) path between the system board and the
Fibre Channel adapter. The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP is a PCI
Bus Master device and requires a PCI BusMastering slot that
conforms to the PCI Local Bus Specifications, version 2.2 or
previous versions.
INTRODUCTION
SFP
Receptacle
TachyonXL2
ASIC
Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP With Optical SFP Connector
Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LPC With Copper HSSDC Connector
HSSDC
Connector
Tachyon
XL2 ASIC
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Installation Guide
This installation guide explains how to:
•Install the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP/9210LPC
•Change bracketson the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP/9210LPC
•Install the Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) (on the
Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP only)
•Connect Fibre Channel cables
•Verify the adapter and cable installation
•Install Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP/9210LPC device drivers
Discharge any static electricity build-up before handling the
Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP bytouching a grounded metal object
(such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer).
After you turn OFF your computer and unplug the power cord,
remove the cover from the computer.
INSTALLING THE ADAPTEC FIBRE CARD 9210LP
STEP 1
Turn OFF power to the computer and disconnect
the power cord.
WARNING
STEP 2
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Locate an unused 64-bit PCI expansion slot and remove the
expansion slot cover. If the computerdoes not have a 64-bit slot,
you can install the card in a 32-bit PCI slot.
Select a PCI expansionslot. Savethe slotcover screw for use in
Step 4.
Computers may have vertical or horizontal expansion slots.
Refer to your computer manual to locate the PCI slots. If your
computer is a tower model, place it on its side to make it easier to
install the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP.
STEP 3
Be careful when inserting the Adaptec Fibre Card
9210LP into a PCI slot. Some older 32-bit slots do not
accommodate 64-bit cards, and the card or slot may break if
you use force.
64-bit PCI Slot
32-bit PCI Slot
Slot Cover
Expansion
Slot Cover
Screw
WARNING
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Insert the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP into the PCI expansion
slot. Press down firmly until the card clicks into place; then
replace the slot cover screw. When installed properly, the card
should appear level with the expansion slot, as shown below.
Vertical Installation Horizontal Installation
STEP 4
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Your Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP comes with a low profile
bracket. If you need to attach a standard height bracket, follow
these steps:
Unscrew the two screws located on the face of your Fibre
Channel adapter near your bracket. Set the screws aside.
Remove the bracket.
Attachthe new bracket by lining up the bracket mounting tabs
with the matching holes in your Fibre Channel adapter. Fasten
thetwoscrewsyousetasideinStep1bytwistingsecurelyintothe
holes.
CHANGING THE BRACKET ON YOUR ADAPTER
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
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The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP optical interface requires the
installation of a Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) module for
the external connector interface before connecting the external
Fibre Channel cables. For more information about the SFP, see
the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP User’s Reference.
Install the SFP into the receptacle on the adapter.
Make sure the SFP fits securely into the receptacle.
INSTALLING THE SFP
STEP 1
STEP 2
You can only install the SFP one way, as the SFP and
guide rails inside the adapter receptacle are keyed.
NOTE
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Select the correct cable that matches the Adaptec Fibre Card
9210LP you have installed.
Install the endconnectors of your cable into your computer. The
SFP and Fibre Channel cable are keyed, so they can only fit one
way.
CONNECTING CABLES
STEP 1
Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP
Optical (LC) Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LPC
Copper (HSSDC)
STEP 2
For optical Fibre Channel cables, support the cable
so that you do not have a bend radius of less than 3 inches.
For optical and copper Fibre Channel cables,
support and route the cable to prevent damage from sharp
edges or from being crushed by nearby equipment.
CAUTION
CAUTION
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You can verify the adapter and cable installation by powering up
the system and looking at the two LEDs on the bulkhead of the
adapter. Under normal operation, the LEDs operate as follows:
Upon Power-Up
•PWR/ACT LED is on
•LNK LED is off
During Card Initialization by the Host OS
•PWR/ACT LED will flash as Fibre Channel devices are
identified
•LNK LED is off
Once the Card has been Initialized by the Host OS
•PWR/ACT LED will flash at one second intervals
•LNK LED is on if the link is up
VERIFYING THE ADAPTER
PWR/ACT
LNK
Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP and Adaptec Fibre Card
9210LPC With Low Profile and Standard Height
Brackets
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Installing the Driver When Installing Windows NT 4.0
The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP driver is not embedded on the
Windows NT 4.0 installation disks (or CD-ROM) and must be
added during Windows NTinstallation. See your operating
system documentation for instructions.
Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation
From Floppy Disk
Start your system with the Windows NT 4.0 Boot Disk in the
floppy disk drive.
When prompted, insert disk #2 into your floppy disk drive. After
a few moments you will see a blue screen.To set up WindowsNT
now, press Enter.
Press Sto skip auto-detection of devices in your system.
Press Sagain to specify an additional device.
Press Enter to select Others; insert the Adaptec Fibre Channel
Drivers disk in your floppy disk drive.
Using the arrow keys, select the following driver and press Enter:
Adaptec 1Gb/2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller
(NT 4.0)
INSTALLING THE ADAPTEC FIBRE CARD 9210LP
DEVICE DRIVER FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0
In order to boot the operating system from a drive
attachedtotheAdaptecFibreCard 9210LP,theAdaptecFibre
Card 9210LP must be connected to a drive without a Fibre
Channel switch attached.
NOTE
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
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To add the driver for other devices in your system, press Sfor
each additional device and insert the appropriate driver disk.
Your system manufacturer and respective device vendor should
provide these device drivers.
Press Enter to continue with the Windows NT operating system
setup. Followthe instructions on-screen and in the Windows NT
documentation to complete the installation.
Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation
From CD-ROM
Insert the Windows NT 4.0 CD into the CD-ROM drive.
Start your system. Press the F6 key when you see the following
message:
Setup in inspecting your computer’s hardware
configuration...
Ifyoudonotsee thismessage,yoursystemmightnotbesetupto
boot from a CD-ROM. You will need to install from floppy disks.
See Completing a Fresh Windows NT 4.0 Installation From Floppy
Diskon page 9.
When prompted, press Sto specify an additional device.
Press Enter to select Others; insert the Adaptec Fibre Channel
Drivers disk in your floppy disk drive.
Using the arrow keys, select the following driver and press Enter:
Adaptec 1Gb/2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller
(NT 4.0)
To add the driver for other devices in your system, press Sfor
each additional device and insert the appropriate driver disk.
Your system manufacturer and respective device vendor should
provide these device drivers.
STEP 7
STEP 8
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
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Press Enter to continue with the Windows NT operating system
setup. Followthe instructions on-screen and in the Windows NT
documentation to complete the installation.
Install the Driver When Windows NT 4.0 is Already
Installed
Start Windows NT and log into an account with administrative
privileges.
Insert the Adaptec Fibre Channel Drivers disk into the floppy
disk drive.
From the Start button, select Settings.
From the Settings menu, select Control Panel.
From the Control Panel window, select SCSI Adapters icon.
From the SCSI Adapterswindow, select Drivers tab.
From the Drivers window, select Add.
Select Have Disk.
Click the Browse button.
Double-click the Winnt4 folder.
Click the Open button.
Click OK.
Select Adaptec 1Gb/2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller
(NT4.0).
STEP 7
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
STEP 7
STEP 8
STEP 9
STEP 10
STEP 11
STEP 12
STEP 13
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Click OK.
When the installation is complete, remove the disk, shut down
Windows NT, and Click Yes to reboot the system and start the
driver.
Removing the Driver
In certain situations you might need to remove the device driver.
Follow these steps to remove the driver:
Start Windows NT and log into an account with administrative
privileges.
From the Start button, select Settings.
From the Settings menu, select Control Panel.
From the Control Panel window, select SCSI Adapters icon.
From the SCSI Adapterswindow, select Drivers tab.
Select Adaptec 1Gb/2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller
(NT4.0).
From the Drivers window, select Remove.
Click on Yes to remove the driver.
When you are finished, shut down Windows NT, and reboot the
system to remove the driver.
STEP 14
STEP 15
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
STEP 7
STEP 8
STEP 9
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Additional Notes
•RAID Storage Arrays:
If you are using RAID Storage arrays that are continually tim-
ing out on complex operations, you should increase the disk
operation timeouts from a default of 10 to 60 seconds. The
following registry file will change the TimeOutValue to 60
seconds to avoid NT timeouts (Event ID 9s on Windows NT’s
System EventLog).
To increase the timeout value:
1. Go to the Start button and select Run...
2. Type a:\winnt4\timeout.reg
3. Select OK for the pop up window.
4. You need to reboot in order forthe registry setting to take
place.
•N-port support:
Iftheswitchis configured asanF_port,theadaptershould be
configured as an N_port. When the adapter is configured as
an N_port:
To enable or disable N_Port:
1. Go to the Start button and select Run...
2. Type a:\winnt4\nport_on.reg
Replace nport_on.reg withnport_off.reg if you
would like todisable N_port support.
3. Select OK for the pop up window.
4. You need to reboot in order forthe registry setting to take
place.
The following registry files will change your sys-
tems registry information. Improper changes can cause the
system to become unbootable. Use the optionsthat pertain to
your configuration. All the following changes require you to
log into Windows NT 4.0 with administrative privileges.
WARNING
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•Large I/O request performance enhancement:
Performance enhancement fora large size I/O request could
be done byincreasing the maximumnumber of scatter-
gather lists or NumberOfPhysicalBreaks used by the SCSI-
PORT driver. This is only needed if you are running a special
application that takes advantage of large I/O.
The default when not specified in the Registry is 17 elements
or a maximum transfer size of 64K. The Registry file provided
will change the value to 65 elements or a maximum transfer
size of 256K.
To enable large I/O support:
1. Go to the Start button and select Run...
2. Type a:\winnt4\largesg.reg
3. Select OK for the pop up window.
4. You need to reboot in order forthe registry setting to take
place.
•EMC Symmetrix Storage array:
For Windows NT 4.0, there are some registry adjustments
needed for supporting the EMC Symmetrix Storage array.
Adaptec has provided a registry file to adjust some parame-
ters to EMC recommendations.
To enable EMC Symmetrix support:
1. Go to the Start button and select Run...
2. Type a:\winnt4\emc.reg.
3. Select OK from the pop up window.
4. You need to reboot in order forthe registry setting to take
place.
•Windows NT 4.0 conflict of Agilent and Adaptec drivers:
Windows NT 4.0 cannot distinguish the difference between
Agilent Fibre Channel controllers and the Adaptec controller
when installed in the same system. If both controllers are
installed in the same system, either Adaptec’s or Agilent’s
driver will load for all the controllers. To avoid this conflict,
avoid using both controllers in the same system.
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Installing the Driver When Installing Windows 2000
The Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP driver is not embedded on the
Windows 2000 installation disks (or CD-ROM) and must be
added during Windows 2000 installation. See your operating
system documentation for instructions.
Completing a Fresh Windows 2000 Installation From
CD-ROM or Floppy Disk
Start your system with the Windows 2000 CD-ROM in the
CD-ROM drive. (If you are installing from floppy disk, insert the
Windows Boot Disk into the floppy disk drive instead of the
Windows 2000 CD-ROM.)
You might see a message:
Press any key to boot from CD.
You will have five seconds to press a key to boot off the CD.
Press F6 whenthis message is displayed:
Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID
driver...
INSTALLING THE ADAPTEC FIBRE CARD 9210LP
DEVICE DRIVER FOR WINDOWS 2000
In order to boot the operating system from a drive
attachedtotheAdaptecFibreCard9210LP,theAdaptecFibre
Card 9210LP must be connected to a drive without a Fibre
Channel switch attached.
NOTE
STEP 1
When using a CD-ROM drive to install Windows 2000
from a bootable CD-ROM, make sure Bootable CD-ROM
support is enabled in either the system or SCSI BIOS setup
utility. If these options are not available, use the Windows
2000 floppy disks to boot from.
NOTE
STEP 2
STEP 3
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Amessagewillappearaftera short time, prompting youtoinstall
your driver. Press Sto specify a driver.
Insert the AdaptecFibre Channel Driver diskinto the floppy disk
drive and press Enter.
You will bepresented with a selectionof driver choices. Using the
arrow keys, select the following driver and press Enter:
Adaptec 1Gb/2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller
(Windows 2000)
If you have no other controllers to add, press Enter to continue
with the Windows 2000 installation.
Install the Driver WhenWindows 2000 is Already
Installed
BeforeinstallingtheAdaptecFibreCard9210LP driver,Windows
2000 should be installed.
Turn ON the system after installing the Adaptec Fibre Card
9210LP.
Start Windows 2000 and log into an account with administrative
privileges.
Windows 2000 will automatically discover the new hardware and
start a Found New Hardware Wizard to guide you through the
device driver installation.
At the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard window,
select Next.
The window should say:
This Wizard will complete the installation for this device:
Fibre Channel Controller
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
STEP 7
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
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It will ask,
What do you want the wizard to do?
SelectSearch for a suitabledriverformydevice (recommended),
then select Next.
For optional search locations, deselect Floppy disk drives and
CD-ROM drives. Select Specify a location, then select Next.
Insert the AdaptecFibre Channel Driver diskinto the floppy disk
drive.
Belowthewindowrequesting,Copy manufacturer’s files from:
type: A:\WIN2000
Select OK.
At the Driver Files Search Results window, select Next.
The next window may ask,
Do you want to continue the installation?
Select Yes.
At the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window,
select Finish.
The device driver has been installed and loaded. The system does
not require rebooting.
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
STEP 7
STEP 8
STEP 9
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Removing the Driver
To uninstall the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP, follow these steps:
Turn OFF your system and remove the Adaptec Fibre Card
9210LP from your computer.
Once you reboot the system, Windows 2000 will recognize that
the Adaptec Fibre Card 9210LP has been removed.
Additional Notes
•RAID Storage Arrays:
If you are using RAID Storage arrays that are continually tim-
ing out on complex operations, you should increase the disk
operation timeouts from a default of 10 to 60 seconds. The
following registry file will change the TimeOutValue to 60
seconds to avoid Windows 2000 timeouts (Event ID 9s on
Windows 2000 System EventLog).
To increase the timeout value:
1. Go to the Start button and select Run...
2. Type a:\win2000\timeout.reg
3. Select OK for the pop up window.
4. You need to reboot in order forthe registry setting to take
place.
STEP 1
STEP 2
The following registry files will change your sys-
tems registry information. Improper changes can cause the
system to become unbootable. Use the optionsthat pertain to
your configuration. All the following changes require you to
log into Windows 2000 with administrative privileges.
WARNING
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•N-port support:
Iftheswitchis configured asanF_port,theadaptershould be
configured as an N_port. When the adapter is configured as
an N_port:
To enable or disable N_Port:
1. Go to the Start button and select Run...
2. Type a:\win2000\nport_on.reg
Replace nport_on.reg withnport_off.reg if you
would like todisable N_port support.
3. Select OK for the pop up window.
4. You need to reboot in order forthe registry setting to take
place.
•Large I/O request performance enhancement:
Performance enhancement fora large size I/O request could
be done byincreasing the maximumnumber of scatter-
gather lists or NumberOfPhysicalBreaks used by the SCSI-
PORT driver. This is only needed if you are running a special
application that takes advantage of large I/O.
The default when not specified in the Registry is 17 elements
or a maximum transfer size of 64K. The Registry file provided
will change the value to 65 elements or a maximum transfer
size of 256K.
To enable large I/O support:
1. Go to the Start button and select Run...
2. Type a:\win2000\largesg.reg
3. Select OK for the pop up window.
4. You need to reboot in order forthe registry setting to take
place.
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