Dell Brocade Adapters Installation and operating manual

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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Title Publication number Summary of changes Date
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53-1001254-01 New document June 2009
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53-1001254-02 Updates for Release 2.1 September 2009
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Reference Manual
53-1001254-03 Update for Release 2.2 May 2010
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Reference Manual
53-1001581-01 Updates to support Release
2.1.1 and the Brocade 804
adapter.
June 2010
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53-1001254-04 Update for Brocade 1007
adapter
September 2010
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53-1001926-01 Updates to support Release
2.3
October 2010

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53-1001926-02 Updates to support Brocade
1741 adapter
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Contents
About This Document
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
How this 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 support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Hypervisor support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Host operating system support for HCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
What’s new in this document. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Text formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Command syntax 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 Support Save through BCU commands . . . . . . . . . . xxvi
Initiating Support Save through the 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

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Fabric Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
AnyIO technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Hardware compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Converged network adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Stand-up adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Mezzanine adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Hardware compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WoL and SoL limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Host bus adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Stand-up models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mezzanine models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Hardware compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adapter features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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 Connectivity Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Boot code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
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
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
ESD precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Stand-up adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
What you need for installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Installing an adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Connecting an adapter to a switch or direct-attached
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
Chapter 3 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 Installer commands . . . . 76
Software removal using Adapter Software Uninstaller . . . . . . .83
Software upgrade using Adapter Software Installer . . . . . . . . . 87
Software downgrade using Adapter Software Installer . . . . . . . 88
Installer log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using software installation scripts and system commands. . . . . . .89
Software installation and removal notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Driver installation and removal on Windows systems. . . . . . . . 91
Driver installation and removal on Linux systems . . . . . . . . . . .95
Driver installation and removal on Solaris systems . . . . . . . . . 97
Driver installation and removal on VMware systems . . . . . . . .99
Confirming driver package installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
Confirming driver installation with HCM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Confirming driver installation with Windows tools. . . . . . . . . .104
Confirming driver installation with Solaris tools . . . . . . . . . . .106
Confirming driver installation with VMware tools . . . . . . . . . . 107
Verifying adapter installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Installing SNMP subagent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Windows systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Linux systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
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

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HCM configuration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Backing up configuration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Restoring configuration data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Setting IP address and subnet mask on CNAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
VMware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Chapter 4 Boot Code
In this chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Boot support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Boot code updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Updating boot code with HCM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Updating boot code with BCU commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Network boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
Brocade BIOS support for network boot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Host system requirements for network boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Driver support for network boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Configuring network boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127
Brocade BIOS support for boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Brocade UEFI support for boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Host system requirements for boot over SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Storage system requirements for boot over SAN. . . . . . . . . . .130
Disabling N_Port trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Configuring boot over 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 LUN discovery (Cisco
fabrics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Boot systems over SAN without operating system or local drive . .167
Using a LiveCD image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Creating a WinPE image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Updating Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN . . . .170
Chapter 5 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

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Converged Network Adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
PCI Express interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .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 Channel standards compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Stand-up adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Mezzanine adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199
Appendix A Adapter Configuration
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Storage instance-specific persistent parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Managing instance-specific persistent parameters . . . . . . . .205
Storage driver-level parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Linux and VMware driver configuration parameters . . . . . . . .206
Windows driver configuration parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
Solaris driver configuration parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
Network driver parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211
Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
VMware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Enabling jumbo frames for Solaris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
Appendix B MIB Reference
In this appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Appendix C List of Acronyms
Index

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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
•Supported adapter hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
•Host operating system support for adapter drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
•Host operating system support for HCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
•Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
•Providing details for support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii
How this document is organized
This manual provides installation and reference information on Brocade host bus adapters (HBAs),
converged network adapters (CNAs), and Fabric Adapters. It is organized to help you find the
information that you want as quickly and easily as possible.
The document contains the following components:
•Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” provides a detailed product overview and description.
Information on adapter hardware and software compatibility is also included.
•Chapter 2, “Hardware Installation,” provides procedures to install adapter hardware and
connect to the fabric or switch. Also included are procedures to verify hardware and software
installation.
•Chapter 3, “Software Installation,” provides procedures to install software, such as the
Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) and driver packages. Also included are instructions
to verify software and hardware installation. Use this chapter to install software on the host
system where you have installed the adapter.
•Chapter 4, “Boot Code,” describes host boot support available on the adapter and provides an
introduction to boot over SAN. It also includes procedures to update adapter boot code,
configure boot over SAN, and configure fabric-based boot over SAN. Use this chapter when
configuring a host to boot its operating system from a boot device located somewhere on the
SAN instead of the host’s local disk or direct-attached storage.
•Chapter 5 “Specifications,” includes details on adapter physical characteristics, LED operation,
environmental requirements, and power requirements. Also included are Fibre Channel
standards, regulatory, and safety compliancy information.

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•Appendix A, “Adapter Configuration,” is optional for expert network administrators, who need to
modify values for adapter instance-specific persistent and driver-level configuration
parameters.
•Appendix B, “List of Acronyms,” provides a list of acronyms used in this publication and their
definitions.
•Appendix C, “MIB Reference,” provides information on the MIB groups and objects that support
the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for CNA adapters and Fabric Adapter ports
configured in CNA mode.
How to use this document for installing adapters
Figure 1 illustrates a flowchart of how to use chapters in this manual to install and configure
adapters.
FIGURE 1 Installing adapters using this document
·Install adapter drivers, utilities, and other
software in host system.
·Verify software and hardware installation.
·Configure HCM agent operation as necessary.
·Configure network addressing (CNA only).
Chapter 3
Appendix A
·Configure boot over SAN on BIOS- or UEFI-
based systems.
·Install operating system, adapter drivers,
utilities, and other software on boot devices.
·Configure fabric-based boot LUN discovery
if needed.
·Boot host systems without operating systems
or remote drives if needed.
Chapter 4
Chapter 2
Booting from
external
boot device?
Install adapter hardware in host system,
connect to switch, and verify installation.
NoYe s
Optional instructions for expert users.
Configure instance-specific and driver-level
parameters to control adapter operation.
Chapter 1
Determine host system compatibility,
required hardware, and required
software packages for installation.
Start

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Supported adapter hardware and software
This section provides an overview of Brocade adapter supported hardware and software.
Fabric Adapters
Brocade Fabric Adapter ports can be configured for CNA, NIC, or HBA operation using Brocade
Command Utility (BCU) commands. Ports configured in CNA or NIC mode require appropriate
10GbE SFPs or direct-attached SFP+ with copper cables and operate at a 10 Gbps maximum rate.
Those configured in HBA mode require appropriate 8 or 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFPs and operate
at an 8 or 16 Gbps maximum rate depending on the installed small form factor pluggable
transceiver (SFP+).
The Brocade 1860 is a single or dual-port stand-up adapter that ships in the following
configurations.
•Single-port model - 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP, 10GbE SFP, or no optics.
•Dual-port model - Two 16 Gbps Fibre Channel, two 10GbE SFPs, or no optics).
Note that although adapters may ship with specific optics (or no optics) installed, you can replace
with compatible optics, such as 8 Gbps FC SFPs, long-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper
cables. Refer to “Hardware compatibility” on page 4 for more information.
CNAs
The following Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) CNAs are supported:
•Brocade 1007. Dual-port mezzanine CNA with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps. This is an IBM
compact form factor horizontal (CFFh) mezzanine-type adapter that installs on supported
server blades.
•Brocade 1010. Single-port stand-up CNA with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps.
•Brocade 1020. Dual-port stand-up CNA with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps.
•Brocade 1741. Dual-port mezzanine card CNA with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps. This is a
small-form-factor (SFF) mezzanine card that mounts in a Dell blade server.
NOTE
Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in stand-up CNAs. Mezzanine CNAs
do not have SFPs and external port connectors, but utilize internal ports and connections to switch
and I/O modules installed in the blade system enclosure.
HBAs
The following Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) are supported:
•Brocade 415. Single-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 4 Gbps using a 4 Gbps
SFP.
•Brocade 425. Dual-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 4 Gbps using a 4 Gbps SFP.
•Brocade 804. Dual-port mezzanine HBA with a per-port maximum of 8 Gbps. This HBA installs
on Hewlett Packard blade servers that install in supported blade system enclosures.

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•Brocade 815. Single-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 8 Gbps using an 8 Gbps
SFP+.
•Brocade 825. Dual-port stand-up HBA with a per-port maximum of 8 Gbps using an 8 Gbps
SFP+.
NOTE
Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in stand-up HBAs. Mezzanine
HBAs do not have SFPs and external port connectors, but utilize internal ports and connections to
switch and I/O modules installed in the blade system enclosure.
Note the following about HBA support
•This publication only supports the HBA models listed under “HBAs” on page xiv and does not
provide information about the Brocade 410 and 420 Fibre Channel HBAs, also known as the
Brocade 400 Fibre Channel HBAs.
•Although you can install an 8 Gbps SFP+ into a Brocade 415 or 425 HBA, only 4 Gbps
maximum port speed is possible.
Fabric OS and switch support
Brocade adapters support Brocade Fabric OS and switches.
Fabric Adapters
Support for Fabric Adapter ports depend on the following mode (CNA, HBA, or NIC) in which they
are configured:
•Ports on Fabric Adapters configured in CNA mode can connect to Fibre Channel SANs and
Ethernet data networks through a compatible FCoE switch. These ports can also connect to
standard Ethernet LAN switch. For a current list of compatible switches, refer to the latest
interoperability matrices on the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
•Ports configured in HBA mode support Fabric OS and connect to SANs through fabric switches
or connect directly to Fibre Channel storage arrays. For a current list of compatible switches,
refer to the latest interoperability matrices on the adapters website at
www.brocade.com/adapters.
•Ports configured in NIC mode fully support the Ethernet protocol and connect directly to the
Ethernet LAN.
CNAs
Brocade CNAs must connect to Fibre Channel SANs and Ethernet data networks through a
compatible FCoE switch. For a current list of compatible switches, refer to the latest interoperability
matrices on the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
HBAs
Brocade HBAs connect to Fibre Channel SANs through compatible fabric switches or connect
directly to Fibre Channel storage arrays. For a current list of compatible switches, refer to the latest
interoperability matrices on the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.

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Host operating system support
Refer to “Host operating system support for adapter drivers” on page xv for information on
operating systems that support the Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM), Brocade Command
Line Utility (BCU), and adapter drivers.
Host operating system support for adapter drivers
This section lists operating system support for all models of the following types of Brocade
adapters:
•Fabric Adapters - Refer to the following subsections depending on your port mode and SFP
configurations:
-“FCoE support” on page xvi and “Ethernet support” on page xvi for ports configured in CNA
mode.
-“Fibre Channel support” on page xv, for ports configured in HBA mode.
-“Ethernet support” on page xvi for ports configured in NIC mode.
•CNAs- Refer to the following subsections:
-“FCoE support” on page xvi
-“Ethernet support” on page xvi.
•HBAs - Refer to “Fibre Channel support” on page xv.
NOTE
Specific operating system release levels, service pack levels, and other patch requirements are
detailed in the current adapter release notes.
NOTE
Also refer to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices on the Brocade website at
www.brocade.com/adapters for a list of supported host systems and operating systems.
Fibre Channel support
The following lists operating systems that support Fibre Channel operation for HBAs and for Fabric
Adapter ports configured in HBA mode:
•Windows 2003 R2/SP2 (x86 and x64)
•Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn) (x86 and x64)
•Windows Server 2008 R2/SP1 (x64)
•Microsoft Hyper V for Windows 2008 x86, x64
•Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
•Windows Server Core for Windows 2008 (x86 and 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)

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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 VMware ESX platforms. HCM is supported only on the
guest system on VMware.
•Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64), Oracle VM 3.0
FCoE support
The following lists operating systems that support FCoE operation for Brocade CNAs and Fabric
Adaptor ports configured in CNA mode:
•Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64)
•Windows Server 2008 R2/SP1 (x64)
•Microsoft Hyper V for Windows 2008 x86, x64
•Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
•Windows Server Core for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)
•Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)
•Linux RHEL 4.9, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 (x86 and x64)
•Linux SLES 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 is supported only on the
guest system on VMware.
•Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64)0
Ethernet support
The following lists operating systems that support Ethernet operation for Brocade CNAs and Fabric
Adaptor ports configured in CNA or NIC modes:
•Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64)
•Windows 2008 R2/SP1 (x64)
•Windows Server Core for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)
•Windows 7 (x86 and x64)
•Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64)

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•Linux RHEL 4.9, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 (x86 and x64)
•Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64)
•Solaris 10 (x86, x64, and SPARC)
NOTE
Solaris is not supported on Brocade 804 or 1007 adapters.
•Xen Hypervisor (x86 and x64)
Refer to “Hypervisor support” on page xvii.
•VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0 (x64)
NOTE
Drivers and BCU are supported on the VMware ESX platforms. HCM is supported only on the
guest system on VMware. Network drivers are not supported on IA-64 systems.
•Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64)
Hypervisor support
The following lists operating systems that support hypervisor operation for Brocade adapters:
•Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (x64)
•Linux RHEVH 6.x (x64)
•Linux XEN (x86 and x64)
•Linux KVM (x64)
•VMware ESX 4.0, 4.1, and 5.0 (x64)
•Oracle VM 3.0 (x64)
•Citrix XenServer 6.0 (x64)
Host operating system support for HCM
The following operating systems support HCM management for adapters.
•Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64)
•Windows Server 2008 R2/SP1 (x86 and x64)
•Windows SBS 2011 (x64)
•Windows XP
•Windows Vista
•Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)
•Linux 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 (x86 and x64)
NOTE
HCM is a 32-bit application. To use HCM on Linux RHEL 6.0 x64 systems, you must install the
x32-compatible libraries because they are not installed by default.
•Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64)

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•Solaris 11, except Open Solaris (x86, x64, and SPARC)
•VMware ESX Server 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 (x64)
NOTE
HCM is not supported in ESXi systems.
NOTE
HCM is supported only on the guest operating system for VMware.
•Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64)
NOTE
Specific operating system service patch levels and other patch requirements are detailed in the
current release notes for your adapter software version.
What’s new in this document
This document adds details on adapter software release 3.0 and the Brocade 1860 Fabric Adapter.
For further information about new features not covered in this document and documentation
updates, refer to the release notes for your adapter software version.
Document conventions
This section describes text formatting conventions and important notice formats used in this
document.
Text formatting
The narrative-text formatting conventions that are used are as follows:
bold text Identifies command names
Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements
Identifies keywords and operands
Identifies text to enter at the GUI or CLI
italic text Provides emphasis
Identifies variables
Identifies paths and Internet addresses
Identifies document titles
code text Identifies CLI output
Identifies command syntax examples
For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed
lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all
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Command syntax conventions
Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions:
Command examples
This book describes how to perform configuration tasks using the Fabric OS command line
interface and the BCU interface, but does not describe the commands in detail. For complete
descriptions of all commands, including syntax, operand description, and sample output, see the
Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual and Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide.
Notes, cautions, and warnings
The following notices and statements are used in this manual. They are listed below in order of
increasing severity of potential hazards.
NOTE
A note provides a tip, guidance, or advice, emphasizes important information, or provides a
reference to related information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you or cause
damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.
command Commands are printed in bold.
--option, option Command options are printed in bold.
-argument, arg Arguments.
[ ] Optional element.
variable Variables are printed in italics. In the help pages, values are underlined or
enclosed in angled brackets < >.
... Repeat the previous element, for example “member[;member...]”
value Fixed values following arguments are printed in plain font. For example,
--show WWN
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Key terms
For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the technical glossaries by logging into
http://my.brocade.com.
For definitions specific to this document, see Appendix C, “List of Acronyms”.
For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at:
http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary
Notice to the reader
This document may contain references to the trademarks of the following corporations. These
trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and corporations.
These references are made for informational purposes only.
Additional information
This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find
helpful.
Brocade resources
To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com to register at no cost for a user ID
and password. A variety of resources for Brocade products is available.
Corporation Referenced Trademarks and Products
Microsoft Corporation Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Vista,
XP, PE for Windows, Hyper V for Windows, Windows Automated
Installation Kit (WAIK), and Windows 7
Oracle Corporation Solaris
Red Hat Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Novell, Inc. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
VMware Inc. ESX Server
SPARC International, Inc. SPARC
Hewlett Packard Corp. BladeSystem
IBM BladeCenter
Dell PowerEdge