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User’s Guide
Converged Network Adapter
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
User’s Guide Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Functionality and Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Functional Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Supported Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Solaris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
VMware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Documentation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
UL and CUL Listing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
CE Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Electromagnetic Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Safety (Low Voltage Directive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Canadian Compliance (Industry Canada) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Manufacturer Declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
1 Hardware Installation
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Hardware and Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Pre-Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Installing the Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Connecting to the Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
2 Driver Installation and Configuration
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Windows Driver Installation and Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

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Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installing Windows Drivers and Applications Using the
InstallShield Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Extracting and Installing Windows Drivers Manually . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installing the Windows NIC Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Installing the Windows iSCSI Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Initial OS installation with the iSCSI Adapter as Boot or as
Add-On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Adding the iSCSI Adapter to the Existing OS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Updating the Existing Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Installing the Windows FCoE Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Initial OS installation with the Converged Network Adapter as
Boot or as Add-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9
Adding the Converged Network Adapter to the Existing OS . . . 2-11
Updating the Existing Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
Linux Driver Installation and Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Installing the Linux NIC Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Installing the Linux iSCSI Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 5.4 and
RHEL 5.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14
Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for SLES 10 SP3 and
SLES 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16
Building the iSCSI Adapter Driver for RHEL 6.0 and SLES 11
SP1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18
Installing the Linux FCoE Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Building the Driver for RHEL 5.x Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
Building the Driver for RHEL 6.0 Linux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-21
Building the Driver for SLES 10 SP3 Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-22
Building the Driver for SLES 11 and SLES11 SP1 Linux . . . . . . 2-23
VMware Driver Installation and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Installing the ESX NIC Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Installing the Driver for Devices as Part of a New ESX
Installation (ESX Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an
Existing ESX Installation with esxupdate (ESX Only) . . . . . . . 2-26
Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an
Existing ESX or ESXi Installation with vihostupdate (ESX
and ESXi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-26
Verifying the Version of the Installed Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27

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Installing the ESX iSCSI Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Installing the Driver for Devices as Part of a New ESX
Installation (ESX Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27
Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an
Existing ESX Installation with esxupdate (for ESX Only) . . . . . 2-28
Updating Existing Drivers or Installing New Drivers for an
Existing ESX or ESXi Installation with vihostupdate (for Both
ESX and ESXi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-28
Verifying the Version of the Installed Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Installing the ESX FCoE Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Installing the Driver for Devices as Part of a New ESX
Installation (ESX Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-29
Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an
Existing ESX Installation with esxupdate (for ESX Only) . . . . . 2-30
Updating an Existing Driver or Installing a New Driver for an
Existing ESX or ESXi Installation with vihostupdate (for Both
ESX and ESXi). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-30
Verifying the Version of the Installed Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-31
Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in for ESX/ESXi . . . . . . . 2-31
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
Starting the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35
Installing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-36
Starting the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Removing the QLogic Adapter vCenter Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Installing the Flash Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-37
Updating the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-38
Using the vCenter Plug-in on a Tomcat Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-39
Plug-in Unregistration from a Manual Install. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41
Launching the Plug-in from vSphere Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-42
3 Adapter Management Applications
General Management with QConvergeConsole. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Configuring iSCSI Offload with QConvergeConsole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Configuring iSCSI Initiators with QConvergeConsole . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Configuring the Windows iSCSI Initiator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Configuring the Linux iSCSI Initiator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Configuring the ESX iSCSI Initiator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19

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Enabling CHAP Authentication with QConvergeConsole . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Configuring CHAP with QConvergeConsole CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Linking to a CHAP Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
General Management with NIC Partitioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
NIC Partitioning (NPAR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Configuration and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25
Windows Management Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Windows NIC Driver Management Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Viewing and Changing Adapter Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26
Windows Teaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Teaming Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Using the CLI for Teaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Using the Team Management GUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
Teaming Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Viewing Teaming Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Windows VLAN Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
VLAN Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Using the CLI for VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Using the GUI for VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
User Diagnostics for Windows NIC Driver Management
Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Running Windows User Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
Windows Diagnostic Test Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Windows Diagnostic Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Linux Management Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Linux NIC Driver Management Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Viewing and Changing Adapter Properties on Linux . . . . . . . . . 3-57
User Diagnostics for Linux NIC Driver Management Applications . . . 3-60
Running Linux User Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60
Linux Diagnostic Test Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Linux Diagnostic Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
VMware Management Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
VMware NIC Driver Management Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63
Using NPAR Under ESX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63

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Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64
Ethtool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64
EFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64
4 Boot Configuration
Boot from SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
General Boot from SAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Windows Boot from SAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Creating a Driver Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Windows 2003 Boot from SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Windows 2008 Boot From SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Linux Boot from SAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Boot from SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (Novell) Boot from SAN. . . . . . . 4-5
ESX Boot from SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
PXE Boot Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Configuring PXE Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
iSCSI Configuration Using Fast!UTIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Accessing Fast!UTIL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Configuring Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Configuring iSCSI Boot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
Boot Device Primary and Alternate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Adapter Boot Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Primary and Alternate Boot Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Configuring the iSCSI Boot Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Configuring the iSCSI Boot Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Boot Protocol Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Static iSCSI Boot Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Dynamic iSCSI Boot Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
Configuring Parameters for a Secondary Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Preparing the Image on the Local Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
Transferring the OS Image to the iSCSI Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Booting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
iBFT Boot Setup (iSCSI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Enabling iBFT Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Setting Up iBFT on IPv4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Setting Up a Static IPv4 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Setting Up a Dynamic IPv4 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

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Setting Up iBFT on IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Setting Up a Static IPv6 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Setting Up a Dynamic IPv6 Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Booting to a Target Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
DHCP Boot Setup (iSCSI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
Configuring DHCP iSCSI Boot for IPv4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
DHCP Option 17, Root Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
DHCP Option 43 (Adding Vendor Options) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
A Troubleshooting
Diagnosing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
NIC Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
iSCSI Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
FCoE Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
ESX Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
B Specifications
Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Standards Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
C QConvergeConsole GUI
Introduction to QConvergeConsole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Downloading QConvergeConsole Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
What's in the QConvergeConsole Help System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
List of Figures
2-1 vSphere Client Showing QLogic Adapter Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32
2-2 vCenter Plug-in Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-33
3-1 Team Management Property Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
3-2 Creating a Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
3-3 Creating a Failsafe Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3-4 Creating a Switch-Independent Load Balancing Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
3-5 Creating an 802.3ad Static Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
3-6 Creating an 802.3ad Dynamic Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
3-7 Setting Advanced Team Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
3-8 Confirming New Team Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
3-9 Adding a Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
3-10 Modifying Advanced Team Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-43
3-11 Modifying Team Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44

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3-12 Modifying Failsafe Team Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
3-13 Modifying the Team Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
3-14 Adding a VLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
3-15 Configuring a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
3-16 Viewing VLAN Data Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-50
3-17 Diagnostics Tests on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
4-1 QLogic QME8242 CNA Function Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4-2 Dell BIOS: Boot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4-3 Dell BIOS: Integrated Daughter Card 3 QLogic PXE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
4-4 Fast!UTIL: Options Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
4-5 Fast!UTIL: Host Adapter Settings Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
4-6 Fast!UTIL: iSCSI Boot Settings Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
4-7 Fast!UTIL: Primary Boot Device Settings Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
4-8 Fast!UTIL: Select iSCSI Device Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
4-9 Dell System BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
4-10 Enabling iSCSI Boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
4-11 Configuring Adapter Settings for IPv4 (Static) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
4-12 Configuring Initiator Settings for IPv4 (Static) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
4-13 Configuring Target Settings for IPv4 (Static) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
4-14 Configuring Adapter Settings for IPv4 (Dynamic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
4-15 Configuring Initiator Settings for IPv4 (Dynamic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
4-16 Configuring Target Settings for IPv4 (Dynamic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
4-17 Configuring Adapter Settings for IPv6 (Static) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
4-18 Configuring Initiator Settings for IPv6 (Static) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
4-19 Configuring Target Settings for IPv6 (Static) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
4-20 Configuring Adapter Settings for IPv6 (Dynamic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
4-21 Configuring Initiator Settings for IPv6 (Dynamic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
4-22 Configuring Target Settings for IPv6 (Dynamic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
4-23 Setting the Boot Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
4-24 Connecting to the iSCSI Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
A-1 NIC Diagnostics Flowchart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A-2 iSCSI Diagnostics Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
A-3 FCoE Diagnostics Flowchart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
C-1 QLogic Products Download Selections (Example). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
List of Tables
Table Page
2-1 Windows Driver Installation Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
3-1 Port Adapter Variables and Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
3-2 Windows Teaming Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
3-3 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI—Selecting a Protocol in Menu Mode . . . . . . . . 3-53
3-4 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI—Selecting a Protocol in Legacy Mode . . . . . . . 3-53
3-5 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI—Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
3-6 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI—Miscellaneous Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
3-7 Windows QConvergeConsole CLI—Diagnostic Test Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

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3-8 Running Windows Diagnostic Tests in the CLI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56
3-9 Windows Diagnostic Test Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
B-1 Physical Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
B-2 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
B-3 Interface Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
B-4 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

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Introduction
Overview
This guide provides technical information to system administrators for the QLogic
QME8242 mezzanine card, including how to install, configure, and use the
products and their functions.
User’s Guide Content
The QLogic QME8242 Mezzanine Card User’s Guide includes the following
sections
Hardware Installation covers the hardware and software requirements,
safety precautions, and a pre-installation checklist.
Driver Installation and Configuration covers the installation of the three
drivers—NIC, iSCSI, and FCoE—included with the QLogic QME8242 on
Windows, Linux, and VMware operating systems.
Adapter Management Applications covers how to use QConvergeConsole,
as well as operating system-specific applications for Windows, Linux, and
VMware.
Boot Configuration provides information on booting from SAN, PXE boot
setup, and iSCSI boot configuration using Fast!UTIL, iBFT, and DHCP.
Troubleshooting provides troubleshooting flowcharts of steps for diagnosing
adapter problems specific to NIC, iSCSI, FCoE, and ESX.
Specifications defines the physical characteristics and power requirements,
and lists supported standards, interface, and environmental specifications.
QConvergeConsole GUI provides an overview of the QConvergeConsole
web management interface.
Functionality and Features
Functional Description
The QME8242 is a mezzanine card with Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and
iSCSI offload for the blade server environment.

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Features
The QME8242 adapter provides the following features:
NIC Partitioning (NPAR)
Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI-X)
Device management for power and SAN
Multi-boot capability including:
Preboot-eXecution Environment (PXE)
iSCSI
Fibre Channel
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI)
PCIe 2.0 x8
Dynamic Power Management (DPM)
User diagnostics that can be run from the Command Line Interface (CLI)
and the Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Ethernet functions include:
2x10 GbE with KR (copper backplane)
Priority and virtual LAN (VLAN) tagging
Jumbo frames up to 9618 bytes
Enhanced Ethernet functions include:
Priority-based flow control
Enhanced transmission selection
Advanced teaming
VLAN configuration and management
Preservation of teaming and VLAN configuration information during
driver upgrade
Advanced stateless offload features include:
IP, TCP, and UDP checksums
Large Send Offload (LSO)
Large Receive Offload (LRO)
Stateful offload features include:
iSCSI offload
Fibre Channel and FCoE Host Bus Adapters

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Advanced management features for iSCSI and Fibre Channel adapters,
including QConvergeConsole (GUI and CLI)
Interrupt management and scalability features including:
Receive Side Scaling (RSS)
Interrupt moderation
Flow control
Locally Administered Address (LAA)
Enhanced optimization with MSI, MSI-X, and NetQueue
Supported Operating Systems
The QME8242 adapter supports the following operating systems. To view the
most complete and current list, refer to the QME8242 release notes.
Windows
Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2 x86-32 and x86-64
Windows Server 2008 SP2 x86-32 and x86-64
Windows Server 2008 R2 x86-64
Hyper-V for Windows 2008 R2
Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 x86-32 and x86-64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 x86-64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 x86-64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 x86-64
Solaris
Solaris 10 U9
VMware
ESX and ESXi 4.1 U1
ESX and ESXi 4.0 U3
NOTE:
For the most current versions of the OS and drivers supported by the
QME8242, refer to the release notes. The release notes are supplied in the
release.txt file. Global release notes files for the complete CD image are
located at the root of the CD. Additional release notes may be provided in
the directories containing the individual software components.

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Documentation Conventions
This guide uses the following documentation conventions:
NOTE: provides additional information.
CAUTION! indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of
causing damage to data or equipment.
WARNING!! indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of
causing personal injury.
Tex t i n blue font indicates a hyperlink (jump) to a figure, table, or section in
this guide, and links to Web sites are shown in underlined blue:
Table 9-2 lists problems related to the user interface and remote agent.
See “Installation Checklist” on page 3-6.
For more information, visit www.qlogic.com.
Tex t i n bold font indicates user interface elements such as a menu items,
buttons, check boxes, or column headings:
Click the Start button, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and
then click Command Prompt.
Under Notification Options, select the Warning Alarms check box.
 Text in Courier font indicates a file name, directory path, or command line text:
To return to the root directory from anywhere in the file structure:
Type cd /root and press ENTER.
Enter the following command: sh ./install.bin
Key names and key strokes are indicated with UPPERCASE:
Press CTRL+P.
Press the UP ARROW key.
Tex t i n italics indicates terms, emphasis, variables, or document titles:
For a complete listing of license agreements, refer to the QLogic
Software End User License Agreement.
What are shortcut keys?
To enter the date type mm/dd/yyyy (where mm is the month, dd is the
day, and yyyy is the year).
Topic titles between quotation marks identify related topics either within this
manual or in the online help, which is also referred to as the help system
throughout this document.

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Regulatory Information
UL and CUL Listing
This information technology equipment is UL-Listed and CUL-Listed for use with
UL-Listed personal computers that have installation instructions detailing user
installation of card cage accessories.
CE Compliance
Electromagnetic Compatibility
This device complies with the following standards in accordance with the
European Directives 2004/108/EC:
Immunity EN55024:1998 (Amds A1:2001, A2:2003)
Emission EN55022:2006+A1:2007/ CISPR 22:2005+A1:2005 Class A
Safety (Low Voltage Directive)
This device complies with the following standard in accordance with European
Directives 2006/95/EC:

EN60950-1:2006+A11 Second Edition and IEC 60950-1 2005 Second Edition
This definition is classified as per safety standard:
SELV: Safety Extra Low Voltage
FCC Compliance Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged
to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures
:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
CAUTION!
Power off the computer and all attached devices such as monitors, printers,
and external components.

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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Canadian Compliance (Industry Canada)
When tested in at least one intended host: This digital apparatus does not exceed
the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the
interference-causing equipment standard entitled "Digital Apparatus", ICES-003
of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites bruits radioélectriques applicables
aux appareils numériques de Class A prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel
brouilleur: "Appareils Numériques", NMB-003 édictée par le Ministre Canadien
des Communications.
Manufacturer Declaration
This certifies that this product is in compliance with EU Directive 2004/108/EC,
using the EMC standards EN55022 Class A and EN55024. This product also
meets or exceeds EN60950 safety requirements. This product has been tested
and verified to meet CISPR 22 Class A requirements.
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms
to the above directive(s).
NOTE:
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
CAUTION!
If the device is changed or modified without permission from QLogic
Corporation, the user may void his or her authority to operate the equipment.
Place:
QLogic Corporation
26650 Aliso Viejo Parkway
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Date:
January 07, 2011
Signature:
Full Name:
Mark Craven
Position:
Engineering Manager

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1Hardware Installation
Overview
This section provides the hardware and software requirements, safety
precautions, a pre-installation checklist, procedures for installing the adapter and
connecting it to the network, and a description of the indicators for network and
link activity.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Before you install the QME8242, verify that your system meets the following
hardware and software requirements.
Hardware: For port and slot assignments, refer to the blade and M1000e
chassis diagram in the Dell PowerEdge M1000e Systems Configuration
Guide for the blade and chassis.
Software: For information on the supported operating systems, firmware
versions, adapter drivers, and utilities, refer to the product release notes.
Safety Precautions
1. Remove any metallic objects or jewelry from your hands and wrists.
2. Make sure to use only insulated or non-conducting tools.
3. Before you touch internal components, verify that the system is powered
OFF and is unplugged.
4. Install or remove adapters in a static-free environment. The use of a properly
grounded wrist strap or other personal antistatic devices and an antistatic
mat is strongly recommended.
CAUTION!
The adapter is being installed in a system that operates with voltages that
can be lethal. Before you open the case of your system, observe the
following precautions to protect yourself and to prevent damage to the
system components.

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Pre-Installation Checklist
1. Verify that your system meets the hardware and software requirements
listed in “Hardware and Software Requirements” on page 1-1.
2. Verify that your system is using the latest BIOS.
3. Check the adapter for visible signs of damage. Never attempt to install a
damaged adapter.
Installing the Adapter
For information on adapter installation, refer to the Dell™ PowerEdge™ Modular
Systems Hardware Owner's Manual:Installing Blade Components page. For I/O
Module Mezzanine Cards, see the following link:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pem/en/HOM/HTML/blades.htm#w
p1527391
Connecting to the Network
For information on network connections, refer to the Dell™ PowerEdge™ Modular
Systems Hardware Owner's Manual: About Your System page, Guidelines for
Installing I/O Modules section:
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pem/en/HOM/HTML/about.htm#w
p1184847
NOTE:
If you acquired the adapter software on a disk or from the Dell support
website (http://support.dell.com), verify the path to the adapter driver
files.

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Configuration
Overview
This section provides links to the following information about the three
drivers—NIC, iSCSI, and FCoE—included with the QLogic QME8242:
Windows Driver Installation and Configuration
Linux Driver Installation and Configuration
VMware Driver Installation and Configuration

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Windows Driver Installation and Configuration
Installation Overview
To install and configure the QME8242 drivers on a Windows system, refer to the
driver release notes and readme files included in the package. Basic installation
for the drivers is included in the following sections:
Installing the Windows NIC Driver
Installing the Windows iSCSI Driver
Installing the Windows FCoE Driver
You can install Windows drivers using either the graphical user interface (GUI)
installer or the command line interface (CLI), as summarized in the following
sections.
Installing Windows Drivers and Applications Using the InstallShield Wizard
To download and run the QLogic P3P Installer (DELL) - InstallShield Wizard:
1. From the Dell web site, locate and save the
QLogic_1.0_Windows_A00.exe self-extracting zip file to your local drive.
2. Double-click the zip file.
3. In the C:\QLogic\Windows folder, double-click the setup.exe file.
4. Run the installer:
You can choose to install drivers only or both drivers and applications.
You can choose to optionally install the VLAN and Teaming driver.
Extracting and Installing Windows Drivers Manually
Before you begin CLI installation, use the setup installer to extract Plug and Play
drivers only from the SuperInstaller as follows:
1. From the Dell web site, download the package containing setup.exe.
2. Extract the package to a local directory (for example,
C:\Temp\Downloads\Setup).
3. Extract all drivers (NIC, iSCSI, and FCoE) from the package by issuing the
following commands:
cd /d C:\Temp\Download\Setup\
setup.exe /s
/z"/extractdrivers=\"C:\Temp\Download\Setup\extractdrivers\"
/logfile=\"C:\Temp\Download\Setup\log.txt\""