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    Intel ® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Car d SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’ s Guide A Guide for T echnicall y Qualified Assembler s of Intel Identified Subassemblies & Pro ducts Order Number D34987-001[...]

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    ii Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide 12 1 Disclaimer Information in this document is pro vided in connection with Intel ® products. No license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise, to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. Except as provided in Int[...]

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    iii Contents Safety inf ormation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v General Saf ety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Electrical Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    iv Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Intended Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Product Saf ety Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 [...]

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    v Safety inf ormation Note: The service pr ocedur es are design ed to help you isolate pr oblems. They ar e written with the assumption that you have model-specific training on all computers, or that you are familiar with the computers, functions, terminology , and service information pr ovided in this manual. Import a nt S a fe ty Instr uc tion s [...]

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    vi I n t e l ® B l a d e S e r v e r F i b r e C h a n n e l E x p a n s i o n C a r d S B E F CM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide General Safety Follo w these rules to ensure general safety: • Observe good hous ekeeping in the area of the machines during and after maintenance. • When lifting an y heavy object: 1. Ensure you can stand[...]

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    vii • Find the emer gency po wer-of f (EPO) switch, discon nect switch, or electrical out let in the room. If an electrical accident occurs , you can quickl y turn of f the switch or unplug the po wer cord. • Do not work alone under hazard ous conditions, or near equipmen t that has hazardous voltages. • Disconnect all power before: — Perfo[...]

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    viii I n t e l ® B l a d e S e r v e r F i b r e C h a n n e l E x p a n s i o n C a r d S B E F CM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Guide Handling electr ostatic discharge-sensitive de vices Any comp uter part containing transistors or integrat ed circuits (IC) should be considered sensiti ve to electrostatic discharge (ESD). ESD damage can oc[...]

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    ix T o C onnect T o Disconnec t 1. T ur n e ver ything OFF . 2. First, attach all cables to de vices. 3. Attach signal cable s to connectors . 4. Attach pow er cords to outlet. 5. T ur n device ON. 1. T ur n e v er ything OFF . 2. First, remov e pow er cords from outlet. 3. Remov e signal cabl es from connectors. 4. Remov e all cables from de vices[...]

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    x I n t e l ® B l a d e S e r v e r F i b r e C h a n n e l E x p a n s i o n C a r d S B E F CM4, 4 Gbps: Installation and User’s Gu ide ≥ 18 kg (37 lbs) ≥ 32 kg (70.5 lbs) ≥ 55 kg (121.2 lbs) xx CA UTION: Use safe practices when lifting. xx CA UTION: The po wer control bu tton on the device and the power swi tch on the power supply do no[...]

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    xi xx CA UTION: T o av oid person al injury , bef ore lifting the unit, remove all the b lades to reduce the weight. xx CA UTION: Hazardous energ y is present when the blade is connected to the power source. Alwa ys replace the blade cover before installing the blade.[...]

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    xii I n t e l ® B l a d e S e r v e r F i b r e C h a n n e l E x p a n s i o n C a r d S B E F CM4, 4 Gbps: Installa tion and User’s Guide[...]

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    1 1 Intr oduction This Installation and User’ s Guide contains instructions for installing your Intel ® Blade Serv er Fibre Channel Expansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps in an Intel ® Blade Server Chassis SBCE. This document contains information about: • Installing and conf iguring the 4 Gb ps Fibre Channel Expansion Card • Updating the BIOS co de[...]

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    2 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Related documentation This Installation and User’ s Guide contains setup and installation instructions for your expansion card, including information about getting starte d an d how to conf igure your e xpansion card. In addition to this Insta[...]

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    3 In ventor y chec klist The Expansion Card option packag e includes the follo wing items: •I n t e l ® Blade Serv er Fibre Channel Ex pansion Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps •I n t e l ® Blade Serv er Fibre Channel Expansio n Card SBEFCM4, 4 Gbps Resource CD Notices and statements used in this book The follo w ing types of notices and st atements are u[...]

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    4 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide[...]

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    5 2 Installing the Fibre Channel I/O Expansion Car d This chapter provides detailed requirements f o r installing the Fibre Channe l I/O Expansion Cards. The expansion card can be installed in a bl ade serv er and a storage e xpansion unit. Note: See the blade server or expansion unit document ation for instructions about installing the Fibr e Chan[...]

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    6 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Ensure that an I/O m odule that supports f ibre ch annel operation is installed in I/O-module bay 3, I/O-module bay 4, or both I/O-module bays 3 and 4 in the SBCE unit. If you r SBCE component supports the installation of one or more I/O e xpans[...]

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    7 3 Updating the boot code and firmware, and installing de vice drivers After you install the Fibre Channel Expansion Card, be sure that the latest boot code and f irmware are installed. Then install the de vice driv ers. Note: For the latest information about supported op erating systems, versions of device drivers , utilities, and documentation, [...]

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    8 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide[...]

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    9 4 Using F ast!UTIL This chapter provides detailed co nf iguration information for adv a nc ed users w ho want to customize the configuration of the small form f actor Fibre Ch anne l Expansion Card when it is installed in an Intel ® Server Comput e Blade. Y ou ca n configure the I/ O expansion ca rd using the Fast!UTIL utili ty . Star ting F a s[...]

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    10 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Note: The loop r eset delay , adapter har d loop ID, and har d loop ID settings ar e not applicable. Host adapter BIOS: When this option is disabled, the read -only memory (R OM) BIOS code on the Fibre Channel Expansion Card is disabled, freein[...]

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    11 There are specific Fibre Channel Expansion Card se ttings that you cannot m odify . T able 5 describ es these settings and gi ves examples. Note: See the device driver installa tion instructions for the r equ ir ed operating system specific modifications to the NVRAM. BIOS address: The BIOS address is the Fibre Channel Ex pansion Card I/O addres[...]

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    12 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Adv anced adapter settings Use this option to vie w and set advanced adapter settings. The default settings for the Fibre Channel Expansion Card are listed in T able 6 on page 12 an d are described in this section. Execution throttle: This sett[...]

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    13 RIO operation mode: This setting specif ies the reduced interrupt operation (RIO) mode, if supported by the software de vic e driv er . When the expansion card is in RIO mode, you can p ost multiple command completions in a single interrupt (see T able 7 on page 13). Interrupt delay timer: This setting contai ns the v alue (in 10 0-microsecond i[...]

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    14 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide[...]

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    15 5 Using the SANsurfe r application This chapter provides an o verview of the QLog ic* SANsurfer application that can be used by adv anced users to cu stomize th e conf iguration of the Fibre Channel expansion card when it is installed in a blade server . For more detailed info rmation, see the SANsurfe r application online help. Overview of the [...]

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    16 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide • Control host-side agent operations, includin g setting of the host agent polling interv al • Re v ie w host adapter information, including: — General information — Statist ics — Information about attached de vices — Link status fo[...]

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    17 6 T r oubleshooting If you are ha ving a problem, use the follo wing info rmation to help you dete rmine the cause of the problem and the actio n to tak e. Additional troubleshooting a nd debugging procedures are av ailable in the Har dwar e M aintenance Manual an d T r oubleshooting Guide for your blade server . Make sure yo u are using the lat[...]

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    18 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide[...]

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    A19 A Getting help and technical assistance If you need help, technical assistance, or just want more information about Intel products, you will find a wide v ariety of sources av ailable from Intel to assist you. This append ix contains information about where to go for additional information about Intel and Intel products, an d what to do if you [...]

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    A20 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide[...]

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    B21 B Regulatory and Compliance Information Pr oduct Regulator y Compliance Intended Application This product was e valuated as Information T echno logy Equipment (ITE), whic h may be installe d in off ices, schools, computer rooms, and similar commercial type locati ons. The suitability of this product for other product cate gories and en vironmen[...]

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    B22 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide Cer tifications / Registrations / Declarations • UL Certification (US/Canada) • CE Declaration of Conformity (CENELEC Europe) • FCC/ICES-003 Class A Attestation (USA/Canada) • VCCI Certification (Japan) • C-T ick Declaration of Confo[...]

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    B23 Only peripherals (computer input/o utput devices, termin als, printers, etc.) that comply with FCC Class A or B limits may be attached to this computer product. Operation with no ncompliant peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception. All cables used to connect to peripherals must be sh ielded and grounded . Opera [...]

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    B24 Intel® Blade Server Fibre Channel Expansion Card SB EFCM4, 4 Gbps : Insta llation and User’s G uide K orean Compliance (RRL) English translation of the notice abov e: 1. T ype of Equipment (Model Name): On License an d Product 2. Certification No.: On RRL certificate. Ob tain certificate from local Intel representative 3. Name of Certificati[...]