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    ® DB15-000264-02 2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel Host Adapters LSI7102XP-LC , LSI7102LXP-LC LSI7202XP-LC , LSI7202LXP-LC LSI7402XP-LC LSI7202EP-LC , LSI7202EP LSI7402EP-LC , LSI7402EP USER’S GUIDE A ugust 2005 V ersion 2.1[...]

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    ii Copyright © 2002, 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. This document contains proprietar y inf or mation of LSI Logic Cor poration. The inf or mation contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third parties without the e xpress wr itten permission of an officer of LSI Logic Cor poration. LSI Logic products are not int[...]

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    2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel Host Adapters User’ s Guide iii Copyright © 2002, 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Preface This book is the primar y reference and user’ s guide for the LSI Logic f amily of 2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel host adapter boards. It contains a complete functional description of these boards as well as complete ph [...]

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    iv Pref ace Copyright © 2002, 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Related Publications LSIFC929X Dual Channel Fibre Channel I/O Processor T echnical Manual, Document No . DB14-000202-01 LSIFC919X Single Channel Fibre Channel I/O Processor T echnical Manual, Document No . DB15-000225-01 Fusion-MPT™ De vice Management User’ s Gui[...]

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    2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel Host Adapters User’ s Guide v Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Contents Chapter 1 Installation Procedures 1.1 General Description 1-1 1.2 Quick Installation Procedure 1-2 1.3 Detailed Installation Procedure 1-3 1.3.1 Bef ore Y ou Star t 1-3 1.3.2 Installing the Host Adapter 1-3 Chapter[...]

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    vi Contents Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8 Ph ysical Characteristics 2-9 2.8.1 LSI7102XP-LC Host Adapter Configuration 2-9 2.8.2 LSI7102XP-LC Connector and Indicator LED 2-10 2.8.3 LSI7102LXP-LC Host Adapter Configuration 2-12 2.8.4 LSI7102LXP-LC Connector and Indicator LED 2-13 2.8.5 LSI7202XP-LC Host[...]

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    Contents vii Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 4 BIOS Features 4.1 LSI Logic Boot BIOS 4-2 4.1.1 LSI Logic Boot BIOS Features 4-2 4.1.2 BIOS Overview 4-2 4.1.3 LSI Logic BIOS Boot Specification (BBS) 4-2 4.2 Star ting the LSI Logic Boot BIOS Configuration Utility 4-3 4.3 Using the LSI Logic Boot BIOS [...]

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    viii Contents Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    ix Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figures 1.1 Hardware Connections f or the LSI Logic Host Adapter 1-4 1.2 Inser ting the LSI Logic Host Adapter 1-5 2.1 LSI7102XP-LC Host Adapter Configuration 2-10 2.2 LSI7102XP-LC Connector and Indicator LED 2-11 2.3 LSI7102LXP-LC Host Adapter Configuration 2-12 2.4 LSI71[...]

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    x Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    xi Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. T ables 2.1 LSI Logic 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Descr iptions 2-2 2.2 Hardware and Softw are Requirements 2-3 2.3 Maximum P ower Requirements 2-5 2.4 LED Appearance to Represent Link Status 2-7 2.5 PCI System ID V alues 2-8 2.6 PCI Subsystem ID V alues 2-8 2.7 LSI7102XP-LC Li[...]

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    xii Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel Host Adapters User’ s Guide 1-1 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 Installation Pr ocedures This chapter contains general inf or mation about the LSI Logic 2 Gbit/s f amily of Fibre Channel (FC) host adapters. It also provides host adapter installation instructions. This chapte[...]

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    1-2 Installation Procedures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 1.2 Quic k Installation Procedure This section provides an o verview of the installation procedure. If y ou are an e xper ienced computer user with prior host adapter installation and FC setup e xper ience , this section may describe the procedure su[...]

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    Detailed Installation Procedure 1-3 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 1.3 Detailed Installation Pr ocedure This section provides step-b y-step instructions for installing the host adapter . If you are e xper ienced in these tasks , you ma y prefer to use Section 1.2, “Quick Installation Procedure. ” 1.3.1 B[...]

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    1-4 Installation Procedures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. connector contacts. LSI Logic recommends using a static ground strap . Step 5. Locate the slots for PCI plug-in board installation. Ref er to the user’ s manual supplied with your computer to confirm the location of the PCI slots. This host adapte[...]

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    Detailed Installation Procedure 1-5 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 7. Carefully inser t PCI Bus edge connector J1 (see Figure 1.1 )o f the host adapter into the PCI slot. Make sure the edge connector is properly aligned bef ore pressing the board into place, as sho wn in Figure 1.2 . The brac ket around[...]

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    1-6 Installation Procedures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel Host Adapters User’ s Guide 2-1 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 2 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics This chapter provides specific details about the ph ysical environment associated with the 2 Gbit/s f amily of FC host adapters. This chapter includes the f ollowing sec[...]

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    2-2 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. This manual serves as a step-by-step guide during the installation of y our LSI Logic host adapter . T able 2.1 lists the 2 Gbit/s FC host adapters discussed in this User’ s Guide. Hard ware and Software Suppor t – The LSI Logic [...]

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    F eatures 2-3 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.2 Features This section provides an o verview of the PCI-X Interf ace , the PCI Express Interf ace , and the FC Interface for the 2 Gbit/s f amily of host adapters. 2.2.1 PCI-X Interface PCI-X interf aces I/O components to the processor and memor y subsystems in[...]

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    2-4 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.2.2 PCI Express Interface The PCI Express (launched in 2002) interf ace is a new serial I/O interf ace standard being used in next gener ation computer , storage and communications platf or ms . This scalable interf ace allows v en[...]

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    Ph ysical Environment 2-5 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.3.1 Electrical Characteristics T able 2.3 lists the maximum power requirements and includes all of the LSI Logic 2 Gbit/s FC host adapter boards under nor mal oper ation. 2.3.2 Thermal, Atmospheric Characteristics The thermal, atmospher ic characteri[...]

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    2-6 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.3.3 Electroma gnetic Compliance These boards are designed and implemented to minimize susceptibility to electromagnetic emissions, and the eff ects of electromagnetic discharge. The boards are tested to comply with Class B and carr[...]

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    PCI System ID V alues 2-7 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.4.3 FC Interface The FC interf ace varies, depending on which LSI Logic 2 Gbit/s host adapter you ha ve selected. Ref er to Section 2.8, “Ph ysical Characteristics, ” page 2-9 f or details. 2.4.4 FC Link Activity/Link Fault LED The LSI Logic 2 Gb[...]

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    2-8 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.6 PCI Subsystem ID V alues All LSI Logic 2 Gbit/s host adapters are assigned PCI Subsystem V endor IDs (SVIDs) and Subsystem IDs (SSIDs) to allow drivers and BIOS to diff erentiate the individual host adapter variants. The SVID and[...]

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    Unique W or ld Wide Name 2-9 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.7 Unique W orld Wide Name Each LSI Logic FC host adapter is provided with a unique W orld Wide Name, specified b y IEEE. The last 12 hexadecimal char acters of this address appear on a host adapter label. This address is stored in the host adapte[...]

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    2-10 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figure 2.1 LSI7102XP-LC Host Adapter Configuration 2.8.2 LSI7102XP-LC Connector and Indicator LED The LSI7102XP-LC I/O brac ket is configured as shown in Figure 2.2 . The LC connector provides the connection from the adapter chann[...]

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    Ph ysical Characteristics 2-11 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figure 2.2 LSI7102XP-LC Connector and Indicator LED T able 2.7 descr ibes the LSI7102XP-LC Link Activity/Link F ault LED appearance that indicates a v alid link, presence of link activity , or a fault on the link. T able 2.7 LSI7102XP-LC Link Acti[...]

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    2-12 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.3 LSI7102LXP-LC Host Adapter Configuration The LSI Logic LSI7102LXP-LC is a single channel 2 Gbit/s FC adapter . One LC optical connector is used f or I/O , which is accessible through the module brac ket. The LSI7102LXP-LC hos[...]

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    Ph ysical Characteristics 2-13 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.4 LSI7102LXP-LC Connector and Indicator LED The LSI7102LXP-LC I/O brac ket is configured as shown in Figure 2.4 . The LC connector provides the connection from the adapter channel to the FC subsystem. The indicator LED indicates link status, a[...]

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    2-14 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.5 LSI7202XP-LC Host Adapter Configuration The LSI Logic LSI7202XP-LC is a dual-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC adapter . T wo LC optical connectors, used f or I/O, are accessib le through the module brac ket. The LSI7202XP-LC uses the LSI[...]

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    Ph ysical Characteristics 2-15 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.6 LSI7202XP-LC Connectors and Indicator LEDs The LSI7202XP-LC I/O brac ket is configured as sho wn in Figure 2.6 . The LC connectors provide the connections from the adapter channels to the FC subsystem. The indicator LEDs indicate link status[...]

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    2-16 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.7 LSI7202LXP-LC Host Adapter Configuration The LSI Logic LSI7202LXP-LC is a dual-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC adapter . T wo LC optical connectors, used f or I/O, are accessib le through the module brac ket. The LSI7202LXP-LC uses the [...]

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    Ph ysical Characteristics 2-17 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.8 LSI7202LXP-LC Connectors and Indicator LEDs The LSI7202LXP-LC I/O brac ket is configured as shown in Figure 2.8 . The LC connectors provide the connections from the adapter channels to the FC subsystem. The indicator LEDs indicate link statu[...]

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    2-18 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.9 LSI7202EP-LC Host Adapter Configuration The LSI Logic LSI7202EP-LC is a dual-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC adapter . T wo LC optical connectors, used f or I/O, are accessib le through the module brac ket. The LSI7202EP-LC uses the LSI[...]

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    Ph ysical Characteristics 2-19 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.10 LSI7202EP-LC Connectors and Indicator LEDs The LSI7202EP-LC I/O brac ket is configured as sho wn in Figure 2.10 . The P or t 0 and P or t 1 connectors provide the connections from the adapter channels to the FC subsystem. The indicator LEDs[...]

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    2-20 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.11 LSI7202EP Host Adapter Configuration The LSI Logic LSI7202EP is a dual-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC adapter . T wo connectors, used f or I/O, are accessib le through the module brac ket. The LSI7202EP uses the LSIFC929X, providing t[...]

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    Ph ysical Characteristics 2-21 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.12 LSI7202EP Connectors and Indicator LEDs The LSI7202EP I/O brac ket is configured as sho wn in Figure 2.12 . The P or t 0 and P or t 1 connectors provide the connections from the adapter channels to the FC subsystem. The indicator LEDs indic[...]

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    2-22 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.13 LSI7402XP-LC Host Adapter Configuration The LSI Logic LSI7402XP-LC is a quad-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC adapter . F our LC optical connectors, used f or I/O , are accessible through the module brac ket. The LSI7402XP-LC uses two L[...]

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    Ph ysical Characteristics 2-23 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.14 LSI7402XP-LC Connectors and Indicator LEDs The LSI7402XP-LC I/O brac ket is configured as sho wn in Figure 2.14 . The LC connector provides the connection from the adapter channel to the FC subsystem. The indicator LEDs indicate link status[...]

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    2-24 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.15 LSI7402EP-LC Host Adapter Configuration The LSI Logic LSI7402EP-LC is a quad-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC adapter . F our LC optical connectors, used f or I/O , are accessible through the module brac ket. The LSI7402EP-LC uses two L[...]

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    Ph ysical Characteristics 2-25 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.16 LSI7402EP-LC Connectors and Indicator LEDs The LSI7402EP-LC I/O brac ket is configured as sho wn in Figure 2.16 . The LC connectors provide the connections from the adapter channels to the FC subsystem. The indicator LEDs indicate link stat[...]

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    2-26 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.17 LSI7402EP Host Adapter Configuration The LSI Logic LSI7402EP is a quad-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC adapter . F our connectors, used f or I/O, are accessib le through the module brac ket. The LSI7402EP uses two LSIFC929X de vices, p[...]

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    Ph ysical Characteristics 2-27 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 2.8.18 LSI7402EP Connectors and Indicator LEDs The LSI7402EP I/O brac ket is configured as sho wn in Figure 2.18 . The P or t 0, P or t 1, P or t 2, and P or t 3 connectors provide the connections from the adapter channels to the FC subsystem. The[...]

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    2-28 2 Gbit/s FC Host Adapter Characteristics Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.[...]

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    2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel Host Adapters User’ s Guide 3-1 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 3 Firmware Installation Pr ocedure This chapter provides inf or mation about installing and configur ing FC firmware and includes the follo wing sections: • Section 3.1, “FC Fir mware” • Section 3.2, “[...]

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    3-2 Firmware Installation Procedure Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.1 FC Firmware This section includes the f eatures, description, installation, and configuration of the FC firmware. The installation method v aries depending on the operating system. LSI Logic provides fir mware installation tools f or t[...]

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    Download Ne w FC Fir mware 3-3 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. frames to the controller , and processing reply message frames received from the controller . The LSI Logic firmware translates Fusion-MPT message frames into FC-specific sequences, frames , and primitives that are deliv ered to the FC transmit an[...]

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    3-4 Firmware Installation Procedure Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. These files represent updated code that you ma y store on your LSI Logic host adapter using one of the methods described in the next sections. 3.3 Update the FC Firmware The process of updating the FC fir mw are varies slightly , depending [...]

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    Update the FC Firmware 3-5 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 2. Open a ter minal window , and open the director y containing the LSIUtil program. Step 3. Ex ecute the LSIUtil program. Step 4. Select a device to update ( Figure 3.1 ). Figure 3.1 LSIUtil Device Selection Step 5. F rom the subsequent displa y[...]

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    3-6 Firmware Installation Procedure Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Figure 3.2 LSIUtil Download Options Step 6. When prompted, type the fir mware file name . Step 7. T ype Y es , when asked to continue ( Figure 3.3 ). Figure 3.3 LSIUtil File Download The update process requires about 20–30 seconds. Upon c[...]

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    Update the FC Firmware 3-7 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.3.3 Command Line Update T ool for DOS Using a DOS bootable flopp y , users can use a FC Flash Utility called MPTUtil to update LSI Logic adapters with new firmware ( Section 3.2, “Download Ne w FC Fir mw are, ” page 3-3 ) . This section provid[...]

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    3-8 Firmware Installation Procedure Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 5. The MPTUtil program displa ys a menu of options ( Figure 3.5 ). T o update the fir mw are, select option a - Update Firmware . Figure 3.5 MPTUtil Options Step 6. When prompted, type the filename of the BIOS/Fcode update. The update [...]

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    Advanced User: Adjusting Default Firmware Settings 3-9 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. LSI Logic Adapter , and should be reser ved f or adv anced users who fully understand the implications of such changes. The LSI Logic fir mw are suppor ts sev eral configuration options , defined individually in Section [...]

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    3-10 Firmware Installation Procedure Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. g - T oggle Board Speed on Function 1 Successively pressing the F k ey (f or Function 0) or the G key (f or Function 1) toggles the PORT speed setting betw een these three modes: • AU TO • 1 Gbit/s • 2 Gbit/s Step 3. Exit the FCUtil ut[...]

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    Advanced User: Adjusting Default Firmware Settings 3-11 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. A: Mptutil The MPTUtil program identifies all LSI Logic host adapters in the system, and allows y ou to select which adapter to update. (See Figure 3.4 .) Step 2. The MPTUtil program displa ys a menu of options. (See Fig[...]

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    3-12 Firmware Installation Procedure Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 3.5 T roub leshooting Some potential problems and their suggested solutions are as f ollows: The firmware and BIOS revisions typicall y must be in sync for proper operation. Check with LSI Logic T echnical Suppor t to make sure that the Fir[...]

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    2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel Host Adapters User’ s Guide 4-1 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Chapter 4 BIOS Features This chapter describes the Fibre Channel (FC) BIOS and Configuration Utility and includes the following sections: • Section 4.1, “LSI Logic Boot BIOS” • Section 4.2, “Star ting the LSI L[...]

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    4-2 BIOS F eatures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.1 LSI Logic Boot BIOS This section provides the f eatures, description, and installation of the LSI Logic FC boot BIOS. 4.1.1 LSI Logic Boot BIOS Features The LSI Logic FC boot BIOS suppor ts: • Selection and configuration f or up to 256 adapters • Boo[...]

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    Star ting the LSI Logic Boot BIOS Configuration Utility 4-3 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.2 Star ting the LSI Logic Boot BIOS Configuration Utility The LSI Logic boot BIOS allows y ou to change the default configuration of your host adapters , using the embedded BIOS Configuration Utility (CU). When t[...]

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    4-4 BIOS F eatures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. ENTER, the FC Link bus is scanned and the Adapter Properties screen appears. On the Main menu, two selections are the Boot Adapter List and Global Proper ties menus. Boot Adapter List allows selection and ordering of boot adapters. Ref er to Section 4.4.4, ?[...]

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    Main Menu 4-5 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. current page bef ore new entries may be vie wed or modified. A pop-up confirmation window asks to store or discard changes, if needed. 4.4.3 Device Pr operties Menu The De vice Proper ties menu allows y ou to view and update individual de vice settings for an ad[...]

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    4-6 BIOS F eatures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.4.5 Global Properties Menu The Global Proper ties menu allo ws you to pause if an aler t message has been displa yed, to vie w display boot inf or mation, and to set display and video modes. 4.5 Exiting the LSI Logic Boot BIOS Configuration Utility The Exi[...]

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    OpenBoot BIOS 4-7 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. CTRL+E after memor y initialization during reboot. This allows y ou to re- enable and reconfigure. The f ollowing messages ma y appear dur ing the boot process: • Adapter removed from boot order, parameters will be updated accordingly! appears when an adapt[...]

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    4-8 BIOS F eatures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.7.2 Identifying the FC Devices The probe-scsi-all command identifies the FC de vices on your Fusion- MPT adapter . T o show all disks a vailab le from the OpenBoot prompt, use the probe-scsi-all command. Note that this command is used regardless of whether[...]

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    OpenBoot BIOS 4-9 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Target 4 Unit 0 Disk SEAGATE ST39173FC 6258 WWN 210000203710324a Port ID 73 /pci@8,700000/scsi@6 Target 6 Unit 0 Removable Read Only device PLEXTOR CD-ROM PX-20TS If the FC de vices on your IntraServer™ adapter are not identified b y your system, check the [...]

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    4-10 BIOS F eatures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. /upa@8,480000/SUNW,ffb@0,0 ... /pci@8,700000/IntraServer,fc@2 /pci@8,700000/IntraServer,fc@1,1 /pci@8,700000/IntraServer,fc@1 ... /pci@8,700000/IntraServer,fc@2/disk /pci@8,700000/IntraServer,fc@2/tape /pci@8,700000/IntraServer,fc@1,1/disk /pci@8,700000/Intr[...]

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    OpenBoot BIOS 4-11 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Y ou should use caution while issuing the follo wing commands because some commands (such as f orcing 1 Gbit/s operation on a 2 Gbit/s FC loop) could render the bus un usable. 4.7.4.1 select Command Use the select OpenBoot command to choose the adapter entr y[...]

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    4-12 BIOS F eatures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.7.4.3 show-children Command While you ha ve the host adapter or port selected, use the show-children command to displa y the devices currently connected to this adapter . First, select the por t or adapter shown (use the port name your system assigns): ok [...]

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    OpenBoot BIOS 4-13 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.7.5 Interrupt Coalescing The LSI Logic host adapters can complete multiple I/O requests per host interrupt. Interr upt coalescing is used to reduce CPU interrupts by pooling multiple disk command completions (I/O) into one interrupt. This f eature may be en[...]

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    4-14 BIOS F eatures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Interrupt coalescing timeout selected is 100 (256 decimal) microseconds Interrupt coalescing depth selected is 8 (8 decimal) Interrupt coalescing has been set Change will take effect after system reset Note: The system must be pow er cycled before the change[...]

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    OpenBoot BIOS 4-15 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. ok show-link-speed Link speed selected is autobaud Current link speed is 1 Gbaud Note: The system must be pow er-cycled before the changes tak e eff ect. It is not sufficient to ex ecute the reset-all command. 4.7.7 P ersistent De vice Naming One of the most[...]

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    4-16 BIOS F eatures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. Step 2. F rom the displa yed list, select a de vice to mar k persistent as shown in Figure 4.2 . Figure 4.2 Select Device Step 3. T ype ^Y (Ctrl-Y) to inser t disk name in the command line as shown in Figure 4.3 . Figure 4.3 Inserting Disk Name in Command Li[...]

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    OpenBoot BIOS 4-17 Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. 4.7.8 Manual Selection of FC T opology Under cer tain configurations , you ma y want to f orce the selection of FC topology and disable the auto detect mechanism in the FC adapter . This can be done on a por t-by-port basis by using the f ollowing procedure. [...]

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    4-18 BIOS F eatures Copyright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved. ok 1 set-topology Topology selected is NL_Port Topology has been set Change will take effect after system power cycle ok 2 set-topology Topology selected is N_Port Topology has been set Change will take effect after system power cycle ok a set-topology Topol[...]

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    2 Gbit/s Fibre Channel Host Adapters User’ s Guide V er. 2.1 Cop yright © 2002 - 2005 by LSI Logic Cor poration. All rights reserved. Customer Feedbac k W e would appreciate your f eedback on this document. Please cop y the f ollowing page, add y our comments, and f ax it to us at the number shown. If appropriate, please also f ax copies of any [...]

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