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1. i 7 1 Universal HBA Overview ee 9 Kit Contents scuri ite 9 Universal HBA Features and Specifications 9 Operating System and Technology Requirements eres 11 Boot Support seisseen sa ea e ia iaia spia 11 System Interoperability sise 12 Host Platform Support 35222286 eain ir a iE 12 Storage Support sis eee a AE TEEN aes A E EES ERS 13 Switch SUpport lt ini ata 14 Environmental Requirements ie 15 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Removal 17 Observing ESD and Handling Precautions i 17 Installing the Hardware i 18 Y To Install the Universal HBA i 18 Y To Replace the Low Profile Bracket With a Standard Bracket 19 Changing the Operating Protocol Mode i 24 Connecting the Optical and Copper Cables 25 About Connecting Optical Cables e 25 Y To Connect Optical Cables issus 26 Y To Connect Copper Cables i 28 Powering on the System ii 29 Y To Apply Power to the Server e 29 Viewing LEDS nare halo nia en Penn nent end ir 29 LED Indicator Combinations ii 29 POST Results toni aiar iena tira 32 Removing the Hardware iii 32 Y To Remove the Universal H2. 7 Install the driver and management applications for VMware as described in the Emulex documentation Installing Software for Windows Server 2008 OS The universal HBA driver and applications kits for the Windows Server 2008 OS are available for download at the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site Chapter 3 Software Installation 37 To Install the Software for the Windows Server 2008 OS vy To Install the Software for the Windows Server 2008 OS Go to the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site at http www emulex com downloads oem qualified oracle Click the model number 7101684 for the universal HBA you want to install Click the link to the Windows Driver section and do one of the following Locate the driver kit and applications kit for the appropriate version of Windows m If available locate the Onelnstall package which contains all drivers and applications for Windows Do one of the following Click Download next to the driver kit to copy the driver to a local file system Click Download next to the Onelnstall package to copy the Onelnstall package to a local file system and skip to Step 6 Click Download next to the applications kit to copy the management application to a local file system Click each of the manual icons to open the associated user manual Install the driver and management applications for the Windows OS as described in the Emulex documentation Configuration a
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4. www emulex com downloads oem qualified oracle System Interoperability This section provides information about selected platforms and storage that are compatible with the heterogeneous FC network design of the universal HBA This section contains the following topics Host Platform Support on page 12 m Storage Support on page 13 m Switch Support on page 14 Host Platform Support The universal HBA is supported by the platforms listed in Table 1 4 For up to date information see your system Product Notes and web pages For information about supported OS technology versions see Table 1 2 TABLE 1 4 Platform Support Platforms Supported OS Technology Oracle s SPARC Servers SPARC T4 1 Oracle Solaris 12 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 System Interoperability Platforms Supported OS Technology SPARC T4 2 Oracle Solaris SPARC T5 2 Oracle Solaris SPARC T5 4 Oracle Solaris SPARC T5 8 Oracle Solaris Oracle s x86 Servers Netra X3 2 Legacy BIOS mode only no Oracle Solaris Windows Linux VMware UEFI support Sun Server X4 2 Oracle Solaris Windows Linux VMware Sun Server X4 2L Oracle Solaris Windows Linux VMware Storage Support This section lists the supported arrays and tape storage that can connect to the universal HBA through a supported switch see Switch Support on page 14 This section contai
5. Component Interconnect Express power on self test random access memory relative humidity Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive Glossary 47 SAN S SAN storage area network SFP enhanced small form factor pluggable transceiver SR short range SW short wave T TOR top of rack U UCNA universal converged network adapter V VLAN virtual local area network W WWN world wide name WWPN world wide port name 48 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015
6. For information about diagnostic options using the OneCommand Manager utilities see Configuration and Diagnostic Utilities on page 38 The emlxtest utility which is part of the Oracle VTS software supports the following functions Connectivity verification Firmware version and checksum test Self test Loopback tests External all universal HBAs in FC mode only present in the system Internal single bit Internal 10 bit Mailbox Installing Software for the Red Hat and SUSE Linux OSes Before using the universal HBA check for the latest drivers at the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site For diagnostic support you might need to rebuild the Linux driver Before rebuilding the drivers for Linux you must have the required Linux OS installed on the hard disk The driver and utilities are available for download at the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site V To Install the Universal HBA Software for the Linux OS 1 Goto the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site at http www emulex com downloads oem qualified oracle 2 Click the model number 7101684 for the universal HBA for which you want to install Linux driver software 3 Click the link to the Linux Driver section locate the driver you want to install and click the driver you want to install 4 Click the driver kit Download icon to copy the driver to a local file system 5 Click the applications kit Download icon to copy the m
7. HBA FIGURE 2 6 Connecting an Optical Cable Chapter 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Removal 27 To Connect Copper Cables 3 After the fiber optic cables are connected to the universal HBA connect the other end of the cables to FC or FCoE devices V To Connect Copper Cables Perform this procedure if you do not plan to install any transceivers in the universal HBA Use any SFP direct attach twin ax copper cables to attach devices to the universal HBA 1 Insert one end of the copper cables into the empty SFP cages on the universal HBA Ensure that the cable s are fully inserted and secured Figure 2 7 shows how to connect the universal HBA with a copper cable FIGURE 2 7 Connecting the Copper Cable wi in la OR m 2 After the copper cables are connected to the universal HBA insert the other end of the cables into the empty SFP cages on FC or FCoE devices 28 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 Powering on the System Powering on the System This section provides basic instructions on how to apply power to the system For detailed instructions see your system documentation W To Apply Power to the Server 1 Verify that the universal HBA is securely installed in the system For more information see Installing the Hardware on page 18 2 Verify that the correct optical or copper cable is attached to the HBA
8. Refer to Observing ESD and Handling Precautions on page 17 2 Perform the following actions based on your system Power down the system m Disconnect power from the system 32 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 To Remove the Universal HBA If your system documentation states that hot plug removal is supported for this universal HBA slot and Emulex OneCommandManager is in use you must first stop the OneCommandManager process prior to attempting hot plug removal If you do not stop the OneCommandManager process first the hot plug removal might fail or a system panic might occur To stop the OneCommandManager process issue the stop_ocmanager command which is located in this installation directory Oracle Solaris opt ELXocm n Linux usr sbin ocmanager Disconnect all cables Remove the necessary covers and bezels from your system as described in your system documentation Remove the universal HBA mounting bracket from the system by unscrewing the mounting bracket screw or removing the clip whichever is being used You can now remove the universal HBA Chapter 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Removal 33 34 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 CHAPTER 3 Software Installation After you have completed the hardware installation and powered on the sy
9. and to the FC or FCoE device 3 Power on the system as described in your system documentation 4 Observe the light emitting diode LED status for Power On Self Test POST results as described in Viewing LEDs on page 29 Viewing LEDs You can view green and yellow LEDs through openings in the mounting bracket of the universal HBA Each port has a corresponding set of green and yellow LEDs See Figure 2 8 The green LED indicates firmware operation and the yellow LED indicates port activity or link speed This section describes how to interpret LED indicator combinations and power on self test POST results The section contains the following topics LED Indicator Combinations on page 29 POST Results on page 32 LED Indicator Combinations Figure 2 8 shows the LED indicators on the universal HBA Chapter 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Removal 29 To Apply Power to the Server FIGURE 2 8 Optical Universal HBA LED Indicators Each port has a corresponding set of LEDs that provide a visual indication of the operating state Table 2 2 summarizes the LED indicator combinations and their meanings when the universal HBA is in FC mode Refer to Figure 2 8 to determine the location of the LEDs TABLE 2 2 FC Mode LED Status Green LED Yellow LED State Off Off Boot failure Dead board Off On POST failure Dead board 30 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Unive
10. boot device the system is in a state in which this type of maintenance can be performed 1 O activity on the bus is stopped Cluster software or any other software that relies on the universal HBA to be available is stopped or paused From the OneCommand Manager GUI select Host or Fabric view In the discovery tree select the universal HBA for which you want to upgrade firmware Select the Maintenance or Firmware tab and click Download Firmware If the warning screen appears click Yes The Firmware Download dialog box is displayed FIGURE 3 1 Firmware Download Dialog Box From the Firmware Download dialog box navigate to the unzipped extracted firmware file you want to use for the upgrade Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 To Upgrade Firmware Using the OneCommand Manager CLI You can navigate to the firmware image by clicking Browse or by typing the path to the file in the Firmware File field in the dialog box After you have found the file and it is populated in the Firmware File field click Start Download A warning dialog box is displayed On the warning dialog box click Yes A status bar shows the progress of the download and the HBA in the discovery tree is displayed in black text when the update is complete Note If the HBA is offline the HBA is displayed in red text in the discovery tree Click Close The Firmware
11. installed in a system running the Oracle Linux UEK or Oracle VM operating systems you must use the elxflash toolkit to update firmware This toolkit and instructions are available at the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site http www emulex com downloads oem qualified oracle If the universal HBA is in a configuration that allows multiple virtual functions note that firmware can only be upgraded in the primary function domain Any attempt to do so ina virtual function domain might cause the system to hang This section contains the following topics To Upgrade Firmware Using the OneCommand Manager GUI on page 39 To Upgrade Firmware Using the OneCommand Manager CLI on page 41 V To Upgrade Firmware Using the OneCommand Manager GUI From the Maintenance or Firmware tab of the OneCommand Manager GUI you can update firmware on local and remote HBAs Chapter 3 Software Installation 39 To Upgrade Firmware Using the OneCommand Manager GUI Before You Begin 5 40 Before performing this procedure ensure the following is true The universal HBA driver is installed as described earlier in this chapter The OneCommand Manager application is installed and the application is NOT running in read only mode The HBA firmware zip file is downloaded from the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site unzipped and extracted to a folder on a local drive Ifthe universal HBA is already connected to a
12. 0D tape drive a IBM LTO4 a IBMLTO5 Unified Storage The universal HBA supports connecting through a supported switch to the following unified storage Oracle s Sun Storage 7110 7210 7310 7410 System Target mode only Oracle s Sun ZFS Storage 7120 7320 7420 7720 System Switch Support The universal HBA supports the following FC switches Brocade 8000 FCoE TOR Switch Brocade 300 FC Switch 14 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 Environmental Requirements Brocade 5100 5300 FC Switch Brocade 6510 FC Switch 16 GB Brocade DCX DCX 4S DCX8510 FC Switch Cisco Nexus 5010 Cisco Nexus 5020 FCoE TOR Switch Cisco 5548 FC FCOE Switch Cisco 9148 FC switch 8 Gb FC m Cisco MDS 9513 Note The universal HBA has been verified to function with Cisco 5xxx switches however Oracle Services does not support customers with questions or issues about these switches Direct all inquiries about the use of Cisco 5xxx switches to Cisco Systems Environmental Requirements The universal HBA environmental requirements are listed in Table 1 5 TABLE 1 5 Universal HBA Environmental Requirements Specification Operating Non Operating Temperature 0 to 55 C non condensing 20 C to 85 C non condensing Relative 10 to 90 RH non condensing 5 to 95 RH non condensing 22 C max wet bulb Humidity RH 22 C max wet bulb Alti
13. A you can connect either optical or copper cables to the HBA If you plan to change the operating protocol mode of the HBA by installing a transceiver connect optical cables If you plan to use the standard HBA without installing transceivers connect copper cables This section contains the following topics About Connecting Optical Cables on page 25 About Connecting Optical Cables on page 25 To Connect Copper Cables on page 28 About Connecting Optical Cables This section describes how to connect optical cables to the universal HBA Optical cables are used with the universal HBA when you choose to install optics modules in the HBA as described in Changing the Operating Protocol Mode on page 24 If you do not plan to install an optics module in the HBA skip to To Connect Copper Cables on page 28 Note The universal HBA does not allow normal data transmission on an optical link unless it is connected to another similar or compatible laser product multimode to multimode Note The universal HBA does not automatically downgrade to the required FC speed based on cable length if both links are capable of a higher operating speed You must downgrade the speed with the appropriate utility or link errors might occur Chapter 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Removal 25 To Connect Optical Cables When using multimode fiber optic cables with short wave lasers ensure that the cables adhe
14. BA i 32 Contents 3 Software Installation iaia 35 Driver Software for the Oracle Solaris OS i 35 Oracle Solaris Diagnostic Support e 35 Installing Software for the Red Hat and SUSE Linux OSes eee ee eee 36 Y To Install the Universal HBA Software for the Linux OS 36 Installing Software for VMware Technology 37 Y To Install the Universal HBA Software for VMware Technology 37 Installing Software for Windows Server 2008 OS ii 37 Y To Install the Software for the Windows Server 2008 OS 38 Configuration and Diagnostic Utilities i 38 Upgrading Firmware ima a 39 Y To Upgrade Firmware Using the OneCommand Manager GUI 39 v To Upgrade Firmware Using the OneCommand Manager CLI 41 Ay Known ISSuesS ss ieee ketene inti to alii eet ine dates lose 43 Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP Cannot Be Used In Certain Conditions semer aces EEA amende REINER RIE 43 SAN Boot Fails Via Direct Attached Storage on Oracle SPARC Systems 43 Glossary rallo aaa cha he de ae 45 6 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 Using This Documentation m Overview Describes how to troubleshoot and maintain the universal host bus a
15. FS emlxs1 devices pci 78 0 pci8086 3c04 2 pcil0df e20e 0 1 fp 0 0 CONNECTED 3 SFS emlxs10 devices pci 78 0 pci8086 3c0a 3 2 pcil0df e20e 0 fp 0 0 CONNECTED Enter an HBA number or zero to exit 1 Upgrade the firmware on the selected HBA by issuing the following command emlxadm gt download_fw lt full path and name of firmware file gt At the prompt type y to confirm you want to upgrade the firmware A message is displayed upon completion of the upgrade Download may take several minutes Do not interrupt Downloading Done Type q to quit or type hba to select a different universal HBA to update After you have updated all HBAs type q to quit the emlxadm utility and perform a full power reboot of the system Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 CHAPTER 4 Known Issues This chapter provides supplementary and workaround information about the universal HBA Specific bug identification numbers are provided for service personnel This chapter contains the following topics Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP Cannot Be Used In Certain Conditions on page 43 m SAN Boot Fails Via Direct Attached Storage on Oracle SPARC Systems on page 43 Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP Cannot Be Used In Certain Conditions Bug 18707752 Conditions m System Platform All supported systems using the Oracle Solaris driv
16. OS Microsoft Windows OS Enterprise and Standard Editions WHAL Certified MS Windows MPIO VMware technology Oracle Solaris 10 1 13 for the x86 64 bit platform Patch ID 149623 02 Oracle Solaris 10 1 13 for the SPARC platform Patch ID 149622 02 Oracle Solaris 11 1 for the x86 64 bit and SPARC platforms SRU 6 Oracle Linux 5 9 UEK 2 6 39 400 109 4 at minimum Oracle Linux 6 3 UEK 2 6 39 400 109 4 at minimum Oracle VM 2 3 1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 5 9 64 bit RHEL 6 4 64 bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 10 U4 SLES 11 U2 Windows Server 2008 SP2 64 bit Windows Server 2008 R2 including SP1 64 bit Windows Server 2012 64 bit VMware ESXi 5 0 5 1 Boot Support FC SAN and FCoE SAN booting through the universal HBA is supported as listed in Table 1 3 Chapter 1 Universal HBA Overview 11 System Interoperability TABLE 1 3 Universal HBA Boot Support Operating System Technology FC SAN Boot Support FCoE SAN Boot Support Oracle Solaris 10 1 13 Yes No Oracle Solaris 11 1 Yes No Oracle Linux 5 9 No No Oracle Linux 6 4 Yes No Oracle VM 2 3 1 Yes No RHEL 5 9 Yes Yes RHEL 6 4 Yes Yes SLES 10 U4 Yes Yes SLES 11 U2 Yes Yes Windows Server 2008 SP2 Yes Yes Windows Server 2008 R2 Yes Yes Windows Server 2012 Yes Yes While using the Driver Update disk during the installation process Driver Update is available at the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site http
17. Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide For HBA Model 7101684 Part No E24462 07 ORACLE July 2015 Part No E24462 07 Copyright 2014 2015 Oracle and or its affiliates All rights reserved This software and related documentation are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are protected by intellectual property laws Except as expressly permitted in your license agreement or allowed by law you may not use copy reproduce translate broadcast modify license transmit distribute exhibit perform publish or display any part in any form or by any means Reverse engineering disassembly or decompilation of this software unless required by law for interoperability is prohibited The information contained herein is subject to change without notice and is not warranted to be error free If you find any errors please report them to us in writing If this is software or related documentation that is delivered to the U S Government or anyone licensing it on behalf of the U S Government then the following notice is applicable U S GOVERNMENT END USERS Oracle programs including any operating system integrated software any programs installed on the hardware and or documentation delivered to U S Government end users are commercial computer software pursuant to the applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation and agency specific supplementa
18. anagement utilities to a local file system 36 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 Installing Software for VMware Technology 6 Click each of the manual icons to open the associated user manual 7 Install the driver and management applications for Linux as described in the Emulex documentation Installing Software for VMware Technology The universal HBA management applications for VMware technology are available for download at the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site However you must obtain the drivers from the VMware web site V To Install the Universal HBA Software for VMware Technology 1 Goto the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site at http www emulex com downloads oem qualified oracle 2 Click the model number 7101684 of the universal HBA for which you want to install VMware driver and management application software 3 Click the link to the VMware Driver section and click the link to the driver for the appropriate version of VMware 4 From the Description column click the link to the VMware web site and download the driver to a local file system 5 Return to the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site and from the Download column click the applications kit link to copy the management applications to a local file system 6 From the Documentation column click each of the manual links to open the associated user manual
19. ansceiver by sliding the transceiver back into the housing When the latch engages it clicks b Push the bail handle back into place FIGURE 2 4 Typical Optical Transceiver c If you do not plan to immediately attach cables to the universal HBA reinstall the dust plug into the transceiver Chapter 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Removal 23 Changing the Operating Protocol Mode Changing the Operating Protocol Mode 24 You can choose to change the operating protocol mode of the Sun Storage 16 Gb FC PCIe Universal HBA The operating protocol mode is selected automatically by the firmware based on the types of transceivers that you install following these rules Note The transceivers must be plugged into the HBA before the board is booted The Sun Storage 16 Gb FC PCle Universal HBA does not support changing the operating mode by hot swapping the transceivers The two modes of operation are Two port 16 Gb FC Or Two port 10 GbE CNA one NIC plus one FCoE function per port The board operates with only one valid transceiver plugged into either port with the following behavior Functions continue to be presented as if the universal HBA were a two port board Functions mapped to the empty transceiver cage will be in link down condition The Sun Storage 16 Gb FC PCle Universal HBA retains its last known good operating state when it boots If an invalid combination of transceivers is plu
20. ard PCle bracket m Accessing Documentation document m China RoHS Material Disclosure Universal HBA Features and Specifications Oracle s Sun Storage 16 Gb FC PCIe Universal HBA Emulex marketing part number 7101684 is a standalone PCIe low profile universal host bus adapter The HBA is considered universal because it is a configurable board that changes its operating protocol mode from a two port 16 Gb FC HBA to a two port 10 GbE CNA based on the optical transcievers and optical cables that you insert and attach to the HBA Chapter 1 Universal HBA Overview Universal HBA Features and Specifications 10 The board interfaces an eight lane PCI Express bus with eight lanes supporting two Fibre Channel FC or two Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE optical media ports Each independent FC port operates at 16 Gb sec and features 16 8 4 autonegotiation Each FCoE port operates at 10 Gb sec You can configure the following three options 10 GbE FCoE option The version of the card that provides twin ax or copper 10 GbE FCoE ExpressModule Converged Network Adapter functionality No optic modules are installed in this Converged Network Adapter 16 Gb FC optics option The version of the card that has 16 Gb FC optics installed optics marketing part number 7101686 in the SFP connecter of the card providing short wave 16 Gb Fibre Channel ExpressModule Host Bus Adapter functionality 10 GbE FCoE optics option The versi
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22. dapter m Audience Technicians system administrators and authorized service providers Required knowledge Advanced experience troubleshooting and replacing hardware Product Documentation Library Documentation and resources for this product and related products are available at http docs oracle com cd E24648 01 index html Feedback Provide feedback about this documentation at http www oracle com goto docfeedback Using This Documentation Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 CHAPTER 1 Universal HBA Overview This chapter provides a basic overview of Oracle s Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel FC Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PCIe Universal HBA which is a low profile HBA that uses Emulex technology This chapter also describes the various operating systems host platforms storage and infrastructure configurations that support the universal HBA and lists the universal HBA environmental requirements This chapter contains the following topics Kit Contents on page 9 m Universal HBA Features and Specifications on page 9 Operating System and Technology Requirements on page 11 Boot Support on page 11 m System Interoperability on page 12 Environmental Requirements on page 15 Kit Contents m Sun Storage 16 Gb FC PCIe Universal HBA Emulex with a low profile bracket installed m Stand
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24. er m Operating Protocol Mode of Universal HBA FC CNA m Environment Universal HBA connected directly to supported storage Issue LACP cannot be used on the same port as FCoE or iSCSI Workaround None SAN Boot Fails Via Direct Attached Storage on Oracle SPARC Systems Bug 15809064 Chapter 4 Known Issues 43 SAN Boot Fails Via Direct Attached Storage on Oracle SPARC Systems 44 Conditions m System Platform Oracle SPARC systems m Operating Protocol Mode of Universal HBA FC Environment Universal HBA connected directly to supported storage Boot Method SAN boot via the universal HBA Issue When the universal HBA is in Fibre Channel FC mode in an Oracle SPARC Enterprise T4 1 or T4 2 system and a direct connection is made with a fiber optic cable from the universal HBA to a storage device the system might not detect any bootable volume on that storage device When you attempt to boot using the storage device an error message is displayed ERROR boot read fail Workaround Do not boot from a bootable volume on a storage device if that storage device is directly connected to the universal HBA Instead if you want to boot using the storage attached to the universal HBA use a SAN topology that includes one or more FC switches connected in the path between the universal HBA and the target storage device You can use a direct connection to storage as long as the system is booting the Oracle Solaris operatin
25. g system from a boot device that is not connected directly to the universal HBA Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 ASIC BIOS C CENELEC CLI CNA DAC DAS DCR DHHS Glossary application specific integrated circuit Basic Input Output System European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization command line interface converged network adapter direct attach copper direct attached storage direct connecting receptacle Department of Health and Human Services Glossary 45 ECC E ECC Error Checking and Correction EE Enhanced Ethernet EEPROM electrically erasable programmable read only memory ESD electrostatic discharge F FC Fibre Channel FCoE Fibre Channel over Ethernet G Gb gigabit GbE gigabit Ethernet GUI graphical user interface H HBA host bus adapter l IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IP internet protocol iSCSI internet Small Computer System Interface L LED light emitting diode 46 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 RoHS LP LUN MAC MSI X NIC OFC OS PCI PCIe POST RoHS low profile logical unit number media access control message signaled interrupts extended networking interface card optical fiber cable operating system Peripheral Component Interconnect Peripheral
26. gged into the HBA ports and the board is booted the universal HBA will return to that last known good operating mode Thus the behavior of the board for an invalid configuration depends on the prior configuration as follows The default operating mode is two port 16 Gb FC If no valid transceivers are plugged in the HBA will remain in this default mode when booted If one or two valid 16 Gb FC transceivers are plugged in and the board is booted the universal HBA operates in FC mode If invalid transceivers are then plugged in and the board is rebooted the HBA remains in FC mode but the links are down If one or two valid 10 GbE transceivers are plugged in and the board is booted the universal HBA operates in Converged Network Adapter mode If invalid transceivers are then plugged in and the board is rebooted the universal HBA remains in Converged Network Adapter mode If the last known good mode of a board was FC and the board is booted with one 16 Gb FC transceiver and one 10 GbE transceiver the board continues to present two FC functions but the only operational link is the link mapped to the port with the 16 Gb FC transceiver If the universal HBA is in this mode you must change the incorrect transceiver and perform a full power reboot of the board to make the second port operational This must be a full power reboot and not an Oracle Solaris FAST reboot which is insufficient for this operation If the last know
27. he universal HBA in its antistatic bag until you are ready to install it in the system Always use a properly fitted and grounded wrist strap or other suitable ESD protection when handling the universal HBA and observe proper ESD grounding techniques Hold the universal HBA by the edge of the printed circuit board PCB not by the connectors or heatsink Chapter 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Removal 17 Installing the Hardware m Place the universal HBA on a properly grounded antistatic work surface pad when it is out of its protective antistatic bag Installing the Hardware The hardware installation process involves the following general steps described in this section To Install the Universal HBA on page 18 To Replace the Low Profile Bracket With a Standard Bracket on page 19 V To Install the Universal HBA The universal HBA is shipped with two mounting brackets a pre installed low profile PCle mounting bracket and a standard bracket included in the box with the universal HBA The low profile mounting bracket is shorter than the standard bracket approximately 3 11 in 7 9 cm compared to 4 75 in 12 06 cm If you need to change the bracket to install the universal HBA you must first remove the optical transceivers from their housing See To Replace the Low Profile Bracket With a Standard Bracket on page 19 This procedure covers how to install the universal HBA with the low
28. k up with no activity on the link Blink On Normal Link up with activity on the link Chapter 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Removal 31 Removing the Hardware Note In Ethernet mode in order to tell the difference between a POST failure and a link up condition with no activity you must remove the SFP transceiver or copper cable If the LED pattern persists it is a POST failure condition If the yellow LED is indicating a link up condition with no activity it will turn off which indicates a normal link down POST Results Power On Self Test POST is the default mode of self test for the Sun Storage 16 Gb FC PCIe Universal HBA No jumpers or connectors are necessary for this test to run These tests perform a quick confidence level check of the universal HBA before running the operational software At a minimum the following tests are performed by POST Flash boot image checksum test Internal ASIC RAM tests for proper ECC and parity operation NL Port loopback test Removing the Hardware The following procedure describes how to remove the universal HBA if you need to do so for any reason For detailed removal instructions refer to your system documentation The hardware removal process involves these general steps 1 Halt the operating system and remove power from the system 2 Remove the universal HBA from the system V To Remove the Universal HBA 1 Attach an ESD strap to your wrist
29. l 19 To Replace the Low Profile Bracket With a Standard Bracket FIGURE 2 1 Releasing the Latch on an Optical Transceiver 2 Slide the optical transceiver out of the cage assembly see Figure 2 2 The transeiver will slide out easily 20 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 To Replace the Low Profile Bracket With a Standard Bracket FIGURE 2 2 Removing an Optical Transceiver 3 Observing ESD precautions store the transceiver in an ESD safe place 4 Remove the mounting bracket screws from the top of the universal HBA Figure 2 3 shows the screws that you need to remove from the bracket Chapter 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Removal 21 To Replace the Low Profile Bracket With a Standard Bracket FIGURE 2 3 Removing the Bracket Mounting Screws 22 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 To Replace the Low Profile Bracket With a Standard Bracket 5 Remove the low profile bracket and store it for future use A Caution Be careful not to push the bracket past the grounding tabs of the transceiver housing Ensure the light emitting diodes LEDs are properly aligned with the holes in the bracket 6 Re install the screws that attach the universal HBA to the bracket 7 Ifthe universal HBA had optical transceivers installed do the following a Re install each tr
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31. n good mode of a board was Converged Network Adapter and the board is booted with one 16 Gb FC transceiver and one 10 GbE transceiver the board continues to present two NIC and two FCoE functions but only the NIC and FCoE Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 Connecting the Optical and Copper Cables functions mapped to the port with the 10 GbE transceiver have an operational link If the HBA is in this mode you must change the incorrect transceiver and perform a full power reboot of the board to make the second port operational This must be a full power reboot and not an Oracle Solaris FAST reboot which is insufficient for this operation Only supported transceivers are allowed If invalid or unapproved transceivers are plugged in and the board is booted the links are not allowed to come up The HBA supports the following transceivers 16 Gb FC optical Short Wave SW Optics Module marketing part number 7101686 for Sun Storage 16Gb FC optics SR Emulex 10 GbE optical Short Range SR Optics Module marketing part number 7101688 for Sun Storage 10GbE FCoE optics SR Emulex 10 GbE copper direct attach cables Any provided with a switch that is supported by the universal HBA For more information about supported switches see Switch Support on page 14 Connecting the Optical and Copper Cables Depending on how you plan to use the universal HB
32. nd Diagnostic Utilities For Oracle Solaris Linux VMware and Windows systems use the OneCommand Manager application graphical user interface GUI or the OneCommand Manager application command line interface CLI applications to configure the universal HBA These applications provide support to do the following Discover local and remote hosts HBAs targets and LUNs m Reset HBAs 38 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 Upgrading Firmware Set HBA driver parameters m Update firmware m Enable or disable the system BIOS Run diagnostic tests on HBAs m Manage out of band HBAs m Manage local and in band remote HBAs For detailed information about performing any of these functions through the OneCommand Manager applications see the Emulex OneCommand Manager application documentation located at the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site http www emulex com downloads oem qualified oracle Upgrading Firmware This section provides basic instructions on how to update universal HBA firmware using the OneCommand Manager graphical user interface GUI and command line interface CLI For detailed information see the Emulex OneCommand Manager application documentation located at the Oracle support area of the Emulex web site http www emulex com downloads oem qualified oracle If the universal HBA is in the CNA operating protocol mode and is
33. ns the following topics Array Support on page 13 Storage System Support on page 13 Tape Storage Support on page 14 Unified Storage on page 14 Array Support The universal HBA supports connecting through a supported switch to the following arrays Oracle s Sun Storage 2540 M2 Oracle s Sun Storage 6140 Oracle s Sun Storage 6180 Oracle s Sun Storage 6190 Oracle s Sun Storage 6540 Oracle s Sun Storage 6590 Oracle s StorageTek 6580 6780 with 8Gb s FC Host Interface cards Storage System Support The universal HBA supports connecting through a supported switch to the following storage systems Chapter 1 Universal HBA Overview 13 System Interoperability Oracle s Pillar Axiom 600 storage system m Oracle s StorageTek 9980 9985 9885V storage system m Oracle s StorageTek 9990 990V storage system Tape Storage Support The universal HBA supports connecting through a supported switch to the following tape storage Oracle s StorageTek SL24 Tape Autoloader Oracle s StorageTek SL48 Tape Library Oracle s StorageTek SL500 Modular Library m Oracle s StorageTek L1400 Tape Library Oracle s StorageTek SL3000 Modular Library Oracle s StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library m Oracle s StorageTek Virtual Tape Library VTL Value and VTL Value Plus Oracle s StorageTek T10000B T10000C Oracle s StorageTek 9840C tape drive Oracle s StorageTek 9940B tape drive Oracle s StorageTek 984
34. on of the card that has 10 GbE optics installed optics marketing part number 7101688 in the SFP connector of the card providing short range 10 GbE FCoE ExpressModule Converged Network Adapter functionality Table 1 1 lists the features and specifications of the universal HBA For a list of supported operating systems see Table 1 2 TABLE 1 1 Universal HBA Features and Specification Feature Description PCI connector PCI signaling environment PCI transfer rate maximum PCle specification compliance PCIe hot plug and hot swap functionality Number of ports Number of devices supported FCoE full offload in hardware FC bus type external FC topologies Receive Side Scaling MSI X Solaris Dynamic Reconfiguration Diagnostic support Boot support RAM BIOS ROM NVRAM External connectors x8 PCI Express x8 8 active lanes PCI Express Generation Three 8 GT s x8 PCI Express Card Version 3 0 Specification Supported Two 126 devices per FC loop not supported at 16 Gb 510 devices in Fabric mode Meets requirement Fiber optic media short wave laser multi mode fiber 400 M5 SN S Switched fabric N_Port arbitrated loop NL_Port FC AL support for 4G and 8G only 16G spec does not support FC AL and point to point N_Port Supported Supported Supported Provided by Oracle VTS software Ethernet FCoE FC and iSCSI for all supported operating systems For more information about boot support fo
35. profile mounting bracket installed 1 Attach an ESD strap to your wrist as described in Observing ESD and Handling Precautions on page 17 2 Perform the following actions as necessary for your system m Determine an appropriate PCIe slot in which to install the universal HBA Power down the system m Disconnect power from the system Remove the necessary covers and bezels from the system For detailed instructions on how to perform these actions refer to your system documentation 3 Rotate the PCI hold down bracket located on the edge of the chassis 90 degrees so that the chassis edge can accept the universal HBA 4 If required by your system loosen the screw that holds the bracket to the chassis 5 Line up the universal HBA with the PCle connector on the rear of the motherboard 18 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 To Replace the Low Profile Bracket With a Standard Bracket Insert the universal HBA into the connector so it is fully seated Rotate the PCI hold down bracket to the closed position and secure the screw on the bracket Perform the following actions as necessary for your system m Replace the necessary covers and bezels onto the system Reinstall the server chassis in the rack For detailed instructions on how to perform these actions refer to your system documentation The universal HBA is now installed and read
36. r the universal HBA see Table 1 3 1 5 MB parity protected per port One 32 MB flash ROM field programmable One 32 KB EEPROM m Sun Storage 10 Gb FCoE optics SR Emulex part number 7101688 m Sun Storage 16 Gb FC optics SR Emulex part number 7101686 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 Operating System and Technology Requirements Feature Description Small form factor pluggable SFP Maximum FC cable length LED indicators Maximum power consumption Form Factor m SFP direct attach copper DAC twinaxial twin ax cables from the supported switch manufacturers listed in Switch Support on page 14 Supporting options with short range short wave and twin ax cabling At 16 Gb s up to 125 meters using 50 125 mm core OM4 fiber Longer lengths are possible at slower data rates For 10 GbE up to 400 meters using 50 125 mm core OM4 fiber For more optical cable specifications see Table 2 1 Two LEDs per channel yellow and green on the front panel as status indicators 13 3 watts Standard low profile form factor Operating System and Technology Requirements The universal HBA requires the OS and technology levels listed in Table 1 2 at minimum TABLE 1 2 Supported Operating System Technology Versions Operating System Technology Supported Versions minimum Oracle Solaris OS Oracle Linux platform Linux
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38. re to the specifications listed in Table 2 1 TABLE 2 1 Optical Cable Specifications Fiber Optic Cable Maximum Length Minimum Length Connector OM4 Multi mode 4 GFC 0 5 m 400 m FC 0 5 meters LC 50 125 micron fiber 4700 MHz km bandwidth cable 8 GFC 0 5m 190m Ethernet 2 0 meters 16 GFC 0 5 m 125m 10 GbE 2 m 400 m OM3 Multimode 50 125 4 GFC 0 5m 380m FC 0 5 meters LC micron fiber 2000 MHz km bandwidth cable 8 GFC 0 5 m 150m Ethernet 2 0 meters 16 GFC 0 5 m 100 m 10 GbE 2 m 300 m OM2 Multimode 4 GFC 0 5 m 150m FC 0 5 meters LC 50 125 micron fiber 500 MHz km bandwidth cable 8 GFC 0 5 m 50 m Ethernet 2 0 meters 16 GFC 0 5 m 35 m 10 GbE 2m 82 m OM1 Multimode 62 5 4 GFC 0 5 m 70 m FC 0 5 meters LC 125 micron fiber 200 MHz km bandwidth cable 8 GFC 0 5 m 21 m Ethernet 2 0 meters 16 GFC 0 5m 15 m 10 GbE 2 m 33 m V To Connect Optical Cables 1 Ensure the transceiver cages have optical transceivers installed in them before connecting optical cables Figure 2 5 shows an optical transeiver in the transceiver cage 26 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 To Connect Optical Cables FIGURE 2 5 Installing an Optical Transceiver 2 Connect the fiber optic cables to the LC connectors on the universal HBA Figure 2 6 shows how to connect a fiber optic cable to the universal
39. rsal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 To Apply Power to the Server Green LED Yellow LED State Off Slow Blink Boot failure after POST Off Fast Blink Not Defined Off Flashing POST processing in progress On Off Failure in Common Code Module On On Failure in Common Code Module On 1 Fast Blink Normal Link up at 2 GFC legacy compatibility only On 2 Fast Blinks Normal Link up at 4 GFC On 3 Fast Blinks Normal Link up at 8 GFC On 4 Fast Blinks Normal Link up at 16 GFC On Flashing Not defined Slow Blink Off Normal link down Slow Blink On Not defined Slow Blink Slow Blink Not defined Slow Blink Fast Blink Not defined Slow Blink Flashing Not defined Fast Blink Off Not defined Fast Blink On Not defined Fast Blink Slow Blink Not defined Fast Blink Fast Blink Beaconing Fast Blink Flashing Not defined Note In FC mode for the link rate conditions there is a 1 second pause when the LED is off between each group of fast blinks 2 3 or 4 Observe the LED sequence for several seconds to be sure you have correctly identified the pattern Table 2 3 summarizes the LED indicator combinations and their meanings when the universal HBA is in Ethernet mode Refer to Figure 2 8 to determine the location of the LEDs TABLE 2 3 Ethernet Mode LED Status Green LED Yellow LED State Off Off No power or normal link down Off On POST failure or invalid SFP configuration Off On Normal Lin
40. stem you can install the universal HBA driver and any other required utilities specific to your operating system as described in this chapter This chapter contains the following topics Driver Software for the Oracle Solaris OS on page 35 Installing Software for the Red Hat and SUSE Linux OSes on page 36 Installing Software for VMware Technology on page 37 Installing Software for Windows Server 2008 OS on page 37 Configuration and Diagnostic Utilities on page 38 Upgrading Firmware on page 39 Driver Software for the Oracle Solaris OS Before using the universal HBA update the universal HBA driver software for the Oracle Solaris OS with the following SRU version or patches m Oracle Solaris 11 1 OS for the SPARC and x86 platforms SRU 6 Oracle Solaris 10 1 13 OS for the SPARC platform Patch 149622 02 Oracle Solaris 10 1 13 OS for the x86 platform Patch 149623 02 The latest available SRU versions and patches are located at http support oracle com Oracle Solaris Diagnostic Support Diagnostic support for the universal HBA is included in the Oracle VTS software The Oracle VTS software is available for download at http support oracle com For information about the Oracle VTS software see the Oracle VTS documentation at http docs oracle com cd E19719 01 index html Chapter 3 Software Installation 35 Installing Software for the Red Hat and SUSE Linux OSes
41. tab displays the upgraded firmware information for the selected HBA Note If the state of the boot code on the board has changed this change is reflected immediately on the Port Information tab To Upgrade Firmware Using the OneCommand Manager CLI This section describes how to update firmware using the OneCommand Manager noninteractive and interactive command line interface CLI Before performing this procedure ensure the prerequisites are met as described in To Upgrade Firmware Using the OneCommand Manager GUI on page 39 Do one of the following m From the noninteractive OneCommand Manager CLI type the following command hbacmd Download lt the WWPN of the HBA gt lt full path and name of firmware file gt From the interactive OneCommand Manager CLI for the Oracle Solaris OS follow these steps a Navigate to the directory containing the emlxadm file path opt EMLXemlxu bin and run the emlxadm utility For example Chapter 3 Software Installation 41 To Upgrade Firmware Using the OneCommand Manager CLI 42 root lt host name gt opt EMLXemlxu bin emlxadm The available HBAs are listed Select the HBA you want to upgrade you need to do this only once per device EMLXADM Device Management Utility Version 1 08 4 0 Copyright c 2004 2012 Emulex All rights reserved Available Emulex HBA s 1 SFS emlxs0 devices pci 78 0 pci8086 3c04 2 pcil0df e20e 0 fp 0 0 CONNECTED 2 S
42. tude 3200 m 12 200 m Vibration 0 25 g in all axes 5 500 Hz sine 1 2 g in all axes 5 500 Hz sine Shock 5 5 g 11 ms half sine 33 g 11 ms half sine Chapter 1 Universal HBA Overview 15 16 Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel PCle Universal Host Bus Adapter Emulex Installation Guide July 2015 CHAPTER 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Removal This chapter describes how to install configure and remove the universal HBA For detailed instructions refer to your system documentation This chapter contains the following topics Observing ESD and Handling Precautions on page 17 Installing the Hardware on page 18 Changing the Operating Protocol Mode on page 24 Connecting the Optical and Copper Cables on page 25 Powering on the System on page 29 a Viewing LEDs on page 29 Removing the Hardware on page 32 Observing ESD and Handling Precautions Caution Damage to the universal HBA can occur as the result of improper handling or electrostatic discharge ESD Always handle the universal HBA with care to avoid damage to electrostatically sensitive components To minimize the possibility of ESD related damage use both a workstation antistatic mat and an ESD wrist strap You can get an ESD wrist strap from any reputable electronics store or from Oracle as part number 250 1007 Observe the following precautions to avoid ESD related problems Leave t
43. y for optical or copper cable attachment To Replace the Low Profile Bracket Witha Standard Bracket You do not need to perform this procedure if you plan to use the low profile bracket that comes installed with the universal HBA Instead skip to Connecting the Optical and Copper Cables on page 25 A standard bracket is included in the ship kit with the universal HBA This procedure describes how to install that standard bracket onto the HBA if you need to do so Note Standard Sun Storage 16 Gb FC PCIe Universal HBAs do not ship with optical transceivers installed in their cage assemblies Optical transceivers are sold separately If optical transceivers are installed follow Step 1 and Step 3 below before removing the low profile bracket otherwise proceed to Step 4 to remove the low profile bracket Note Only supported transceivers are allowed If invalid or unapproved transceivers are installed and the board is booted the links will not be allowed to come up For information about supported transceivers see Changing the Operating Protocol Mode on page 24 Carefully remove the optical transceiver from its cage assembly by removing the dust plug from the transceiver and then pulling the bail handle out and down to release the latch see Figure 2 1 Do not force it Caution This is a delicate operation Take care not to damage the optical transceiver Chapter 2 Universal HBA Installation Configuration and Remova
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