Qlogic QLA12160 Manual

Hardware Installation Guide for the
QLA12160/12160L
64-Bit PCI Dual SCSI Host Adapter Board
for the PCI Bus
DC8151101-00 B
May 24, 2000
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Corp.

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Document Revision History
Rev. A initial release, 6/22/99
Rev. B update, 5/24/00 (QLA12160L board added)
Boards Affected
QLA12160 (DC8110402)
QLA12160L (DC8110404)
Copyright 2000 QLogic Corporation
First Printed: June 1999
All Rights Reserved Worldwide
Printed in U.S.A

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Table of Contents
Quick Installation Instructions v
Section 1 Introduction
1.1 Product Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
1.2.1 Mixed Peripheral Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Section 2 Hardware Installation
2.1 Preinstallation Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.2 What You Need for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.3 Setting the SCSI Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.4 SCSI Termination Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.5 Installing the Device Activity Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.6 Installation in the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
2.7 Installation Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Section 3 Troubleshooting
3.1 Problems After Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.2 Hardware Problem Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.3 System Configuration Problem Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.4 SCSI Problem Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Appendix A Fast!UTIL
A.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.2 Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
A.2.1 Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A.2.2 SCSI Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5
A.2.3 Scan and Configure SCSI Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.2.4 Selectable Boot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
A.2.5 Restore Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.2.6 Raw NVRAM Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

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A.3 Scan SCSI Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.4 SCSI Disk Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
A.5 Using SCSI-1 Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9
Appendix B SCSI Termination
B.1 Setting the SCSI Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
B.2 Termination (Jumpers) for the QLA12160/12160L . . . . . . B-1
Appendix C Specifications
FIGURES
Figure Page
2-1 QLA12160 Board Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
2-2 QLA12160L Board Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
B-1 QLA12160/12160L Jumper Termination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2
TABLES
Table Page
1-1 SCSI Data Transfer Rates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
3-1 Maximum Cable Length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
A-1 Host Adapter Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
A-2 QLA12160/12160L Ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4
A-3 SCSI Device Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
C-1 QLA12160/12160L Board Operating Environment. . . . . . . . . . C-1
C-2 QLA12160/12160L Board Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

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Quick Installation Instructions
NOTE: These instructions are for the QLA12160/12160L board (wide, low
voltage differential [LVD], dual port, Ultra3, 64-bit PCI) containing the
ISP12160A/33 or ISP12160A/66 chip.
Using These Instructions
BeforeinstallingyourQLA12160/12160Lboard,takeamomenttoreadthisguide.
These instructions are a condensed version of the instructions in section 2.
Termination for the QLA12160 board is set automatically in most cases; see
appendix A for details. See appendix B for manual termination instructions for the
QLA12160/12160L board.
What You Need for Installation
❑A screwdriver (usually a Phillips #1)
❑One or more of the following cables:
❑Internal narrow (68-pin to 50-pin)
❑Internal wide (68-pin to 68-pin)
❑External narrow (68-pin very high density [VHDC] to 50-pin)
❑External wide (68-pin VHDC)
Installing Your QLA12160/12160L Board
CAUTION! The QLA12160/12160L board contains parts that can be damaged
by ESD. Before handling the QLA12160/12160L board, use
standard methods to discharge static electricity. Keep the
QLA12160/12160L board in the antistatic bag until you are ready
to install it. Place the board on the bag when you examine or
configure it. Retain the bag for future use.
1. Check the motherboard and make any configuration changes necessary to
accommodate the QLA12160/12160L board.
2. Power down your peripheral devices, then your computer.
3. Remove the computer cover.

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4. Install the QLA12160/12160L board in an appropriate PCI slot.
NOTE:
❑QLogic recommends installing the QLA12160/33 in a 33-MHz PCI
slot and the QLA12160/66 or QLA12160L/66 in a 66-MHz PCI slot.
❑Installing a QLA12160/33 adapter in a 66-MHz PCI slot forces the
entire PCI bus to 33 MHz.
❑Installing a QLA12160/66 or QLA12160L/66 in a 33-MHz slot does
not provide the board with the performance benefits of a 66-MHz
PCI bus.
5. Connect the appropriate SCSI peripheral cables.
CAUTION! If the QLA12160/12160L board is on a SCSI bus with any
single-endedperipheraldevice,forexample,aCD-ROM,the
QLA12160/12160L board automatically operates as a
single-ended, Ultra device. Consequently, all single-ended
device restrictions apply to the QLA12160/12160L board,
even though it is an LVD device (see table 3-1 and
appendix C).
6. Replace the computer cover.
7. Power up the peripherals, then the computer.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed your new QLA12160/12160L
board. See the Software Installation Guide for the QLA12160/12160L on the
QLogic web site http://www.qlogic.com/ for detailed instructions on how to install
the QLA12160/12160L board’s software drivers.

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Section 1
Introduction
NOTE: This installation guide affects the following QLogic host adapter boards,
collectivelyreferredtoastheQLA12160/12160Lboardunlessotherwise
noted:
❑QLA12160/33 (DC8110402-06)
❑QLA12160/66 (DC8110402-07)
❑QLA12160L/66 (DC8110404-02)
The QLA12160/12160L board (wide, low voltage differential [LVD],
dual port, Ultra3, 64-bit PCI) contains the ISP12160A/33 or
ISP12160A/66 chip.
1.1
Product Description
The QLA12160/12160L board is an intelligent, high-performance, DMA bus
master SCSI host adapter designed for high-end systems. The intelligence and
performance are derived from theISP chip, makingthe QLA12160/12160L board
a high performance host adapter. The ISP chip combines a powerful RISC
processor, two SCSI executive processors (SXPs), and a peripheral component
interconnect (PCI) local bus interface in a single-chip solution. The
QLA12160/12160L board supports bootable devices (hard drives and CD-ROM
drives) and can be used with tape drives and other SCSI devices. Installation ofthe
QLA12160/12160L board is quick and easy.
The QLA12160/12160L board is for use only with UL listed computers that have
detailed instructions for user installation of accessory cards.
The QLA12160/12160L board is designed to operate with multiple data transfer
speeds under SCSI specifications (see table 1-1).
Table 1-1. SCSI Data Transfer Rates
SCSI Mode Maximum Data Rate Narrow (8-bit) Maximum Data Rate Wide (16-bit)
SCSI (or parallel SCSI) 5 Mbytes/sec
(asynchronous) —
Fast SCSI 10 Mbytes/sec 20 Mbytes/sec
Ultra SCSI 20 Mbytes/sec 40 Mbytes/sec

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NOTE: Onlysingle-endedandLVDdevices(Ultra2andUltra3)canbeconnected
to the QLA12160/12160L board.
The QLA12160/12160L board supports Ultra, Ultra2, and Ultra3 transfer speeds.
The boardcan connect computersto other computersor to peripheral devices such
as CD-ROM drives, tape drives, and hard drives. SCSI allows connecting the
following number and type of devices to a single port by daisy chaining:
❑15 fast, wide SCSI devices
❑15 Ultra2 or Ultra3, LVD SCSI devices
❑6 Ultra SCSI devices (QLA12160/12160L board in single-ended mode)
A daisy chain is a series of connections where the first device is connected to the
host adapter board, the second device is connected to the first, and so on. A daisy
chain can be created by using either a daisy chain cable (one cable with multiple
connectors) or by using multiple cables. Each SCSI device must have a unique
SCSI ID.
Because SCSI allows the computer to use a standard set of commands to
communicate with peripherals, adding a variety of peripherals to your computer
using one host adapter board is easy.
1.2
Features
❑Compliance with Intel PCI version 2.2 specification
❑Compliance with ANSI X3.131-1994 SCSI-2 standard
❑Compliance with ANSI X3T10/1071D SCSI-3 Fast-20 standard (Ultra
SCSI)
❑Compliance with ANSI X3T10/1142D Fast-40 draft (Ultra2 SCSI)
❑Compliance with ANSI T10 project 855D, Information Technology –
SCSI-3 Parallel Interface (SPI)
❑CompliancewithANSIT10project1142D,InformationTechnology–SCSI
Parallel Interface-2 (SPI-2)
Ultra2, LVD SCSI 40 Mbytes/sec 80 Mbytes/sec
Ultra3, LVD SCSI 80 Mbytes/sec 160 Mbytes/sec
Table 1-1. SCSI Data Transfer Rates (Continued)
SCSI Mode Maximum Data Rate Narrow (8-bit) Maximum Data Rate Wide (16-bit)

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❑CompliancewithANSIT10project1302D,InformationTechnology–SCSI
Parallel Interface-3 (SPI-3)
❑Compliance with U.S. and international safety and emissions standards
❑Support for asynchronous and synchronous transfer modes
❑Synchronous SCSI data transfer rates supported:
❑Ultra3, LVD SCSI (160 Mbytes/sec)
❑Ultra2, LVD SCSI (80 Mbytes/sec)
❑Ultra SCSI wide (40 Mbytes/sec)
❑Ultra SCSI narrow (20 Mbytes/sec)
❑Fast SCSI wide (20 Mbytes/sec)
❑Fast SCSI narrow (10 Mbytes/sec)
❑SCSI narrow (5 Mbytes/sec)
❑Support for single-ended mode
❑Support for LVD mode
❑Support for up to 30 LVD SCSI devices (15 per channel)
❑Support for logical unit numbers (LUNs) 0-15
❑Support for bus master DMA
❑Fast!UTIL BIOS utility to customize the configuration parameters on the
QLA12160/12160L board and attached drives
❑Active termination
❑Active negation
1.2.1
Mixed Peripheral Support
❑Support for hard disk, removable disk, optical disk, scanner, tape drive,
CD-ROM, and other SCSI devices
❑Simultaneous mixed-peripheral configurations support
❑Bootable device support for disk and CD-ROM
❑DOSadvancedSCSIprogramminginterface(ASPI)managerfordisk,tape,
and other devices

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