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1. The next figure shows the same host after the cable attached to HBAO has been removed and the host rebooted Because Windows was not able to do a discovery on HBAQO it assigned PHYSICALDRIVEO to the first device it discovered In this case that first device is connected to HBA1 Due to the shift any software application accessing PHYSICALDRIVEO will not find data previously written on the original PHYSICALDRIVEO The default driver behavior does not store target bindings between host reboots The bindings are dynamically generated by the HBA when new target devices are detected Tape devices are treated the same as disk devices in Windows with respect to persistent binding Refer to your tape device documentation for more information BEJ c Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment 2 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver This chapter describes the procedures for installing an EMC approved QLogic host bus adapter HBA into a Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 host environment and configuring the Windows host for connection to an EMC storage array over Fibre Channel Introduction maen are esa EE EE AA eS 2 2 Installing an HBAs i raea ea ra aaa AEn Ea Sa REETA EERE 2 3 S EMC HBA Settings visas scinnovsdasibieatiansuiianiiSiononehdabaaddharbmadtesbboales 2 8 Installing the HBA Drivef s sssssessssssestessssestesssrestssssestessseentesneeea 2 14
2. Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE Installing the HBA Driver To use EMC storage array disks with a Windows host you need an EMC qualified HBA driver The HBA kit includes an EMC approved driver which must be installed and configured prior to partitioning the storage array disks You should also check the QLogic website for the latest EMC approved version To ease installation of the driver unzip the driver file onto a blank diskette or temporary folder on the hard disk Windows 2003 STORPort Updates Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Hosts Currently the shipping version of Windows 2003 requires post RTM hotfixes to resolve some known issues For all Windows 2003 STOR Port installations you should obtain the current Microsoft QFE hotfix listed in the EMC Support Matrix with the HBA driver revisions Install this hotfix before installing the HBA driver To install the driver into a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 host fol low these steps 1 Boot the host with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 2 From the Windows taskbar select Start Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management 3 Inthe left pane of the Computer Management dialog click the Device Manager icon 4 If Windows Plug n Play does not detect your QLA4010 HBA model it will be listed as Unknown or as a Network Controller under the Other Devices icon in the right pane Windows 2000 configuratio
3. e Leave the server and continue to step 2 2 Start a switch web based or Telnet based configuration session EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Hard Zoning What Next What Next Continue to Preparing the Server on page 3 22 To use hard zoning 1 2 Continue to Preparing the Server on page 3 22 Configuring an EMC Boot Device Create a member alias for the boot HBA WWPN Make sure itis a member alias and that you use the 21 Port Name not the 20 Node Name Create a member alias for one storage system SP port that you connected earlier and to which you bound the boot LUN You can choose either Port 0 or Port 1 of the SP if both ports are connected to the switch EMC recommends using Port 0 for consistency Create a zone and include the HBA alias and SP port alias created in steps 3 and 4 Create a new zone configuration or select an existing zone configuration and add the zone created in step 5 Enable the zone configuration chosen in the previous step and click Apply Ensure that any ports aliases or zones composed of the HBA connection referenced above do not appear in any other zones or configurations that are enabled Important If you have previously soft zoned servers they will not adhere to the new configuration unless they are restarted Refer to the switch zoning manual for further information Start a switch web based or Telnet based configuration sessi
4. 4 Click the Add button to display the SCSI Adapter Drivers database Select HAVE DISK gi 6 Locate the disk with the OEMSETUP INF file for the QLogic driver and click OK Installing the HBA Driver B Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Hosts 7 Select QLogic QLA2300 or QLA2200 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter and click OK to install it Reboot the host It should recognize all new host adapter cards After rebooting verify that the driver is installed and has started by checking the Control Panel SCSI Adapter Drivers window for a statement similar to the following QLogic QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter Started The driver is now loaded and the adapter is available to the system To install the driver into a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 host follow these steps Boot the host with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 From the Windows taskbar select Start Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management In the left pane of the Computer Management window click the Device Manager icon If Windows Plug n Play does not detect your QLA23xx HBA model it will be listed as Unknown or as a Fibre Channel Controller under the Other Devices icon in the right pane Windows 2000 configurations with Service Pack 1 or higher and Windows 2003 configurations may be able to detect QLA23xx HBAs If this occurs the HBA will already be
5. Configuring ISNS settings for aLadoio B Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE You may add as many targets as you need to here If you need to enter CHAP security for any of the targets click Config Authentica tion at the bottom of the dialog ign 1991 05 com microsoft intelwb02 Authentication Configuration T CHAP fR _ Set Default Initiator Name and Secret Initiator Name Secret Initiator Name and Secret Enable Target Bidi Initiator Name _Initiator Secret vi 192 168 1 100 3260 _ CHAPName CHAPSecret Target Table Target Name Target Secret OK Cancel You can set a default name and secret for all targets or click the indi vidual target and enter unique name and secret settings for that tar get Note that initiator CHAP settings do not get masked and could be compromised if an unauthorized user accesses the SANsurfer workstation After CHAP settings are made click OK To save all target settings click the Save button You will be prompted for the SANsurfer secu EA EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE rity password The default password is config but may be changed When settings have been saved SANsurfer will reset the HBA and if target information has been discovered properly you will see active conne
6. EMC where information lives EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic Host Bus Adapters in the Windows Environment P N 300 001 164 REV A07 EMC Corporation Corporate Headquarters Hopkinton MA 01748 9103 1 508 435 1000 www emc com Copyright 2001 2005 EMC Corporation All rights reserved Updated March 2005 EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date The information is subject to change without notice THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED AS IS EMC CORPORATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Use co ying and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication requires an applicable software license Trademark Information EMC EMC ApplicationXtender Celerra CentraStar CLARiiON CLARalert Connectrix Dantz Direct Matrix Architecture DiskXtender Documentum EmailXtender EmailXtract HighRoad Legato Navisphere RepliStor PowerPath ResourcePak Retrospect Smarts Snap View IP SRDF Symmetrix TimeFinder VisualSAN and where information lives are registered trademarks and EMC ControlCenter EMC Developers Program EMC OnCourse EMC Proven EMC Snap EMC Storage Administrator Access Logix ArchiveXtender Automated Resource Manager AutoSwap AVALONidm C Clip Celerra Replica
7. Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 FAO SE cciso viet E E E NS 2 18 Upgrading to Windows 2003 from Windows 2000 or Windows NT 40m inci robaiutuiiontainnd Gian mitintiam ion 2 20 Replacing anm HBA iae in teh e Sidelines ete dees 2 21 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver GE Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Introduction Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware Verifying and Downloading the Documentation The procedure described here was written specifically for the QLA22xx and QLA23xx families of Fibre Channel HBAs however the procedures for installing the adapter BIOS and Windows drivers are identical for QLA21xx QLA22xx and QLA23xx When installing or upgrading the BIOS and drivers be sure to use the latest versions supported by EMC Review the EMC Support Matrix for the latest information on approved HBAs and drivers Also refer to the EMC Host Connectivity Guide for Windows 2000 and Windows NT available on Powerlink for related information If you need to download the latest HBA driver or firmware 1 Access www qlogic com 2 Click Downloads at the left side of the screen 3 Click the EMC link to the right of OEM approved Drivers Firmware 4 Find the description of your HBA driver in the Name column of the table for your HBA model Then click the Download link in the associated Download column To check for the latest revision of this document and d
8. diskette EJ EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Windows 2003 STORPort Updates Currently the shipping version of Windows 2003 requires post RTM hotfixes to resolve some known issues For all Windows 2003 STORPort installations you should obtain the current Microsoft QFE hotfix listed in the EMC Support Matrix with the HBA driver revisions Install this patch before installing the HBA driver Extended Error Logging by QLogic Drivers In driver versions prior to the 9 X family additional messages were logged in the system event log when the extended error logging parameter was enabled in the HBA BIOS The messages were primarily informational but often confused users by appearing to be legitimate error messages Driver family 9 X and beyond will no longer log these additional messages in the event log even if the extended error logging parameter is enabled New tools have been developed for developers and engineers troubleshooting customer problems without the need for these messages Visit the website http www qlogic com support logs event_log asp for information about QLogic event messages Installation Procedure for Windows NT Hosts To install the driver on a Windows NT host follow these steps 1 Boot the host with Windows NT 4 0 2 Open the Control Panel and double click the SCSI Adapter icon 3 Select the Drivers tab
9. for Windows NT Hosts on page 2 15 Windows 2000 Follow the procedure under Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Host on page 2 18 If duplicate devices appear in the Disk Drives section or Disk Administrator display you have made errors in the switch fabric zoning configuration Refer to refer to Preparing the Fabric on page 3 19 for the correct configuration procedure If you do not have a driver for Windows 2000 that is digitally signed check the EMC section of the QLogic website for an updated driver Refer to Where to Find the Driver on page 2 14 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device What Next From here Ifyou need to install multipath and failover software refer to Installing Multipath and Failover Software Ifyou need to start the installation again refer to Starting a Fresh Installation Otherwise installation and setup are complete Assigning a Permanent Boot Drive Letter for Windows NT If you have installed failover software into a Windows NT 4 0 server it is good practice to hard code the boot volume letter so that it does not change when rebooting after a LUN trespass This can be done by using the following procedure from MSKB Q153619 1 Reassign all drive letters including C and the CD ROM drive to higher available letters You must do this or C will be taken once it becomes available After reassigni
10. must be disabled You should also disconnect any SCSI disks before installing Windows Reconnect or add SCSI hard disks when the installation is complete You must have at least one EMC qualified QLogic Fibre Channel HBA Depending on your configuration you can install additional Fibre Channel HBAs according to the topology rules in the EMC Support Matrix Perform the following steps 1 Press ESC to exit the Fast UTIL Options menu then reboot the system You may receive a non system disk error message this is normal at this stage If any SCSI hard disk drives are connected continue with step 3 You might not be able to install Windows on the storage system if the server has a SCSI hard disk connected The Windows Setup program may automatically assign the SCSI disk as drive C and install the operating system on that disk If no SCSI hard disk drives are connected to the server go to step 4 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 To disconnect all SCSI hard disk drives unplug the power and SCSI bus cables connected to a SCSI adapter or controller For details see the installation and operation manual for your server 4 To prepare your system to boot Windows over a Fibre Channel connection you must do the following For detailed installation instructions on the HP ProLiant BL20p G2 and BL40p refer to HP ProLiant BL p Class server blades Bootin
11. 3 2 Risks of Booting from the Storage Array 0 3 2 How to Determine I O Latency and Load on thie Boot LUN wviec siti vite eed haere aea a ik cdot eee 3 3 Boot Crashdump Save to Disk BehavioL ee eee 3 4 Boot from SAN with MSCS cccccccecccssecescecsseeeseceseeesseeeseeees 3 4 Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device eee 3 5 Configuring the Boot BIOS cece es cesseesenensesenens 3 5 Installing the Windows OS onto the Boot Device 3 7 Installing EFI boot code onto the HBA eee 3 8 Configuring QLogic EFI boot code to boot from an External Array oien ate e estee ae aS 3 10 Procedure to Install Windows Server 2003 on a Fibre Channel Disk Only for system with floppy disk drive 3 13 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 0 0 0 neces 3 14 Procedure Flowchart ccccccsccsscessecssseesecescecssceesecesesesaeceaees 3 14 Requirements sargoria anpe a inei ana aie Siani Sear 3 16 Preparing the Storage System ss sesssssserisssssrsrsesserstssssertes 3 17 Setting Up the HBA BIOS eee cece 3 18 Preparing the FabriC sssi 3 19 Preparing the Server oo cece ccs cece Eea a iesaka i 3 22 Configuring the HBA Boot BIOS eee eee 3 23 Installing Windows scccscccceesestsnsteesesneneeseeceenessseanenenes 3 25 Verifying HBA Driver and Digital Signature Installation 3 28 Assigning a Permanent Boot Drive Letter for Windows NI iv tinienccnieeteAn ween anima eentines 3 29 Installing Multipath and Failover
12. QLogic HBA has been detected automatically or a driver is already installed it might be necessary to update the current driver to the latest EMC qualified driver as described in this section The following procedure assumes that you have already copied the latest driver from the QLogic CD ROM or downloaded it from the QLogic website and put it onto a diskette Refer to the release notes provided with the driver for information that might be unique to new driver revisions To install the driver into a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 host 1 Boot the host if necessary with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 2 From the Windows taskbar click Start Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management 3 Inthe left pane of the Computer Management window click the Device Manager icon 4 Double click the SCSI amp RAID Controllers icon 5 Under SCSI amp RAID Controllers double click the adapter you wish to upgrade 6 In the next window click the Driver tab then click Update Driver 7 Follow the update wizard until you are given the choice to Display a list of the unknown drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver Click the button next to this choice then click Next 8 Inthe Select a Driver window click Have Disk 9 Enter the path to the diskette containing the driver A for example or use the browse function to locate the driver then click OK 10 Select the driver that is discovered
13. Software 000 3 29 Installing Additional Navisphere Host Agent Software 3 30 Configuring Additional Boot Port Name Entries in Hhe BOOt BIOS cise cccceesteesaceccceeeectucsiehes cotovesteleegecseeeee ce dearss 3 31 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Starting a Fresh Installation 0ccccc ccs ceseeeteeeeees 3 34 Boot Time and LUN Availability 0 0 ccc eeeeceeeeneeeeees 3 35 Replacing a Boot HBA ws ciscesssscecsecevsciseneesseesthenneveetsinavectssseeee ies 3 36 EMG SVMMetrnres adsecd csvcsssandsestsssabhessenshoiarseeetaatvessssacstoeeveas aes 3 36 EME CLARION ie chiie geet cies Sats Bie S Cotbed ches 3 36 How a Server Responds to Failure in the Boot LUN Path 3 37 KNOW ISSUES fe senina a a aiaa eae aT a 3 38 Chapter 4 Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE Installing the HBA Driver s ssessessessesssssessiessessssresieseesensnesessneesees 4 2 Windows 2003 STORPort Updates sssssssssssesseesieseesteseesseseeee 4 2 Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 HOStS siirat ussiisa 4 2 Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Hostine nisiende ae a A SE 4 4 Using the QLogic iSCSI SANSurfer Application to Configure ISESI DEVICE Sinta ana aae na a a e a a aa 4 6 Configuring iSNS settings for QLA4O10 c cece 4 8 Installing and Configuring the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA to boot from an EMC Storage Array cccccccesssesee
14. available you will need to use the procedureUpdating Using a DOS Boot Diskette on page 2 11 to perform this upgrade This version of SANSurfer may display HBA options under different menu names than appear in the HBA CTRL Q menu as well as in previous SANSurfer versions All user configurable options are still accessible QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager A 3 Third Party Software VERITAS Volume Manager 3 x for Windows 2000 Refer to the latest EMC Support Matrix to determine which VERITAS Volume Manager 3 x configurations are supported and what service packs may be required AN CAUTION Configuring large numbers of device paths with VERITAS Volume Manager can cause a Windows system to boot very slowly and in some cases overrun the NTLDR boot time registry size and halt Systems that are configured with more than 512 device paths total paths to all LUNs should check with EMC Customer Service before installing VERITAS Volume Manager 3 x The C bit is required on Symmetrix director ports connected to systems running VERITAS DMP Users of EMC ControlCenter 5 1 and greater should consult their ControlCenter documentation for directions on making this change Other users must contact their EMC representative to make this change VERITAS Volume Manager 3 0 If using PowerPath with VERITAS Volume Manager 3 0 with Service Pack 1 you must also make the following registry modifications before Powe
15. dialog click Have Disk Enter the path to the diskette containing the driver A for example or use the browse function to locate the driver then click OK Select the driver that is discovered and click Next In the next dialog click Next If prompted click Yes to continue the installation Click Finish to complete the installation EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE 14 If the system requests that you reboot the system and you have other adapters to update select NO then click Close 15 If the system again requests that you reboot the system and you have other adapters to update select NO then click Close 16 If you have other adapters to update select the next adapter under SCSI amp RAID Controllers and repeat steps 6 through 15 When all adapters have had their drivers updated select Yes when prompted to reboot Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Host 4 5 Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE Using the QLogic iSCSI SANSurfer Application to Configure iSCSI Devices QLogic provides a minimal version of their SANSurfer software that is used to configure settings for the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA For config urations not using Microsoft s iSCSI Initiator the SANSurfer iSCSI HBA Manager should be used to configure your iSCSI HBAs Install the SANSurf
16. gt for Fast UTIL www qlogic com After Fast UTIL loads the display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed e If there is only one QLogic HBA the Fast UTIL Options menu appears e Ifthere are multiple QLogic HBAs a list of addresses occupies by those HBAs appears Use the arrow keys to select the desired HBA then press ENTER The Fast UTIL Options menu appears Select Configuration Settings from the menu Select Host Adapter Settings and enable Host Adapter BIOS Refer to EMC HBA Settings on page 2 8 for a table of EMC configured NVRAM settings Press ESC to return to the previous menu Select Selectable Boot Settings and enable Selectable Boot Device For any entry that is not blank all zeros highlight the entry and press C to clear any previous values When all parameters are set correctly press ESC to return to the Fast UTIL Options menu then select Save Changes to save the changes you made to the current adapter 3 18 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device 9 Press ESC to exit the Fast UTIL Options menu 10 Reboot the host What Next The next step depends on the topology FC AL Proceed to Preparing the Server on page 3 22 FC SW Proceed to Preparing the Fabric on page 3 19 Preparing the Fabric You can configure a switched fabric to support multiple hosts and multiple storage systems For this
17. listed under SCSI Devices instead of proceeding with these installation steps follow the instructions under Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Host on page 2 18 Double click the first instance of SCSI Controller under Other Devices In the next window click ReInstall Driver then Next Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver then click Next Select SCSI and RAID Controllers then click Next Click Have Disk EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Enter the path to the diskette containing the driver for example A then click OK Select the appropriate QLogic HBA from the list of drivers that appears then click Next Click Next in the next window Click YES to continue the installation Click Finish to complete the driver installation The system requests that you reboot the system Select NO and click Close The system again requests that you reboot the system Select NO again If there are other QLogic HBAs installed repeat steps 5 through 16 until all adapters have been installed Reboot the host Installing the HBA Driver 2 17 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Host On Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 systems where the
18. page A 2 for instructions SANSurfer 2 0 25 cannot be used to upgrade to BIOS 1 4x Until a later SANSurfer is available you need to use the procedure Updating Using a DOS Boot Diskette on page 2 11 to perform this upgrade CAUTION Do not flash embedded HBAs using the HBA utilities noted in this section Refer to Fibre Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Updating While Running Windows Updating Using a DOS Boot Diskette To update while running Windows refer to QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager on page A 2 Stratus ftServers are not supported using the qLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager Software or Agents and should only be updated using the DOS boot diskette Refer to Updating Using a DOS Boot Diskette To update using a DOS boot diskette follow these steps The QLogic CD ROM contains the latest EMC approved BIOS and NVRAM settings files at the time of creation of the CD ROM If more recent files exist you can find them on the QLogic website Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 1 Format a 3 5 inch diskette and extract the BIOS and NVRAM files from the archive file zip or self extracting exe onto the diskette 2 Reboot your Windows host system using a DOS diskette 3 At the a gt prompt insert the diskette that contains the QLogic BIOS files created in step 1 4 This step depends o
19. parameters are set correctly press ESC to return to the Fast UTIL Options menu then select Save Changes to save the changes you made to the current adapter 12 Press ESC to exit the Fast UTIL Options menu 13 Reboot the server What Next Install Windows as described in the next section Installing Windows You are ready to install the Windows operating system files To install Windows you need the following materials e Windows CD ROM for the Windows version you wish to install EMC approved QLogic HBA driver diskette for Windows If you bound a new LUN to serve as your boot disk ensure that the bind procedure is complete EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software LUN Properties tab Percent Bound Configuring a CLARIION Boot Device 3 25 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 26 1 Insert a bootable Windows CD ROM in the drive and reboot the system If your system has a bootable disk already configured from a previous installation the software will prompt you to press any key to boot from CD ROM If the bootable disk is not the storage array disk on which you want to install Windows then you should disable that disk s SCSI BIOS as described under Preparing the Server on page 3 22 2 Immediately after the Windows installation begins press F when directed or when the blue screen appears following this banner Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration Pressing F6 t
20. setup requires They are not a complete explanation of zoning Refer to the documentation that is available for your switches for a complete guide 1 Ensure that the server and storage system are cabled properly and powered on For the HBA s WWPN to appear in the Name Server database the server must be in the boot BIOS menu If the server is not in the boot BIOS menu a Reboot the server When the QLogic BIOS banner shown below appears press CTRL Q Different HBA models may display different banners Be sure to select CTRL Q for the HBA you wish to configure 0 ole poem Ooh 4 e10 isk Kojo QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIO i L Copyright Qlogic Corporation 1993 All rights reserved Press lt CTRL Q gt for Fast UTIL www qlogic com b After Fast UTIL loads the display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed e If there is only one QLogic HBA the Fast UTIL Options menu appears e If there are multiple QLogic HBAs a list of addresses occupies by those HBAs appears Use the arrow keys to select the desired HBA then press ENTER The Fast UTIL Options menu appears Select Configuration Settings from the menu d Select Selectable Boot Settings from the Host Adapter Settings menu then select the first Boot Port Name entry The HBA will scan for available target ports The HBA might not find any target ports but this step allows the HBA to register with the switch database
21. setup we will describe only the minimum configuration required for the boot LUN and server EMC recommends that you use switch zoning in all configurations to ensure consistency if your fabric grows The configuration below requires an existing knowledge of zoning and switch fabric concepts The procedure explains the necessary steps to enable boot functionality for the storage system This configuration does not cover the impact of zoning changes to other devices that will use the same connections You should confirm your overall topology requirements and configuration before implementing any zoning changes Other devices on the fabric may introduce load and demand on the interlink components and storage system that can affect boot LUN performance and correct functionality The switch fabric must be configured initially so that the boot HBA is visible only to a single port on the storage system That is there must be only one zone containing the boot HBA and one SP port until installation is complete even if you will install failover software later This can be accomplished in one of three ways described following this list Switch fabric soft zoning by WWPN Switch fabric hard zoning by switch port Physical connection of only one SP port to the fabric Configuring a CLARIION Boot Device 3 19 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 20 Soft Zoning These instructions let you configure the soft zoning as this
22. these steps to enable loop hard addressing and set the loop ID on each HBA Perform this procedure on all nodes in the cluster connected to the CX200 Series array 1 Boot the Windows host press CTRL Q when prompted to Press lt CTRL Q gt for Fast UTIL This prompt appears with the QLogic startup banner After the Fast UTIL program loads the initial display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed in the server e If there is only one QLogic HBA the Fast UTIL Options menu appears e If there are multiple QLogic HBAs a list of memory addresses occupied by those HBAs appears Using the arrow keys select the desired HBA and press ENTER The Fast UTIL Options menu appears Select Configuration Settings from the Fast UTIL Options menu and press ENTER Select Host Adapter Settings from the Configuration Settings menu Select Adapter Hard Loop ID from the Host Adapter Settings menu and press ENTER until the value is Enabled Select Hard Loop ID and press ENTER The loop ID value entered here is the decimal representation of the FC AL loop ID You do not need to perform any FC AL AL_PA hexadecimal translation HBAs connected to the same SP should all have unique hard loop IDs Select 0 for all HBAs on one node select 1 for all HBAs on the next node and so on BJ Ew Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver 7 Enter a valu
23. types and the Navisphere Host Agent is the preferred method over manual registrations You should install the Navisphere Host Agent software to ensure the HBA connections are all registered correctly For instructions on how to perform this operation refer to the EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Host Agent software documentation for your array type After the host agent has started and registered the new HBA paths you should refresh the host connections in the storage group to ensure all available paths are assigned To do this you have two options depending on whether you want to disrupt the connectivity of the host e Without disrupting Host Connectivity more complex procedure using Navisphere CLI Note You must have Navisphere CLI installed Refer to product notes for complete usage instructions RR 1 Using a command prompt browse to the Navisphere CLI directory typically c Program Files EMC Navisphere CLI gt 6 Enter command navicli h lt sp_IP gt storagegroup connecthost host lt hostname gt gname lt storagegroupname gt where lt sp_IP gt is the IP address of either array SP lt hostname gt is the hostname of the host connection to update and lt storagegroupname gt is the name of the storage group of the host connection to update 7 When prompted verify the lt hostname gt and lt storagegroupname gt are correct as follows EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Co
24. 2 10 e Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate on page 2 12 Setting the Topology for QLA22xx 23xx and Windows on page 2 13 EMC HBA Settings Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Fibre Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs Updating Firmware BIOS and Applying NVRAM Settings Ignore any steps that pertain to multiple adapters 4 Shut down the server 5 Before powering up the server restore power to the PCI Chassis e For Stratus ftServer 3200 systems tighten the Phillips head screw that you loosened on the top right of the chassis e For Stratus ftServer 5200 systems power up the chassis 6 Power up the server and proceed to Installing the HBA Driver on page 2 14 Fibre Down servers have a vendor specific firmware utility and package that is posted on the QLogic website in the EMC section Be sure to use the firmware utility and package that matches your server model You can check for updated firmware on the QLogic website Follow the steps under Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 You can update the HBA firmware BIOS and NVRAM settings either from within a running Windows installation or by booting the server to a DOS command prompt and running the procedure described in this section Current 64 bit systems can be updated only from within Windows 2003 using the SANSurfer SANBlade Manager Refer to QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager on
25. 700 and later model arrays or connected to the storage system models earlier than FC4700 Before you can install Windows onto a storage system the storage system must have at least one bound LUN in a Storage Group for the boot server The LUN must be owned by the SP connected to the boot HBA For Windows NT 4 0 the host system boot LUN must be assigned Host LUN ID 0 by the EMC storage array MSKB Q218974 During this installation procedure you should have only one LUN in the boot Storage Group so that you can easily identify the boot LUN Later you can add other LUNs to this Storage Group If you need to create a LUN refer to the EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software documentation for your array type Configuring a CLARIION Boot Device 3 17 Configuring an EMC Boot Device Setting Up the HBA BIOS After the HBA is installed in the host and the EMC array is connected to the fabric FC SW or directly connected to the HBA FC AL you can configure an EMC qualified QLogic HBA for boot support using Fast UTIL as described below 1 Boot the server and press CTRL Q when you see the QLogic banner Different HBA models may display different banners Be sure to select CTRL for the HBA you wish to configure 0 Kole k Mole fo 4 e10 1k Kool QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BTO rsi 07o e g as Ko j ot OME ON Kole EKER oF 4 Loh d i Koy oll SL A rights reserved Press lt CTRL Q
26. AM and Set Up Update firmware HBA BIOS Need to update NVRAM only Update NVRAM By WWPN By Port Number Soft Zoning A Hard Zoning abric Prepare Server Install Additional Software Configure HBA Boot BIOS Multiple HBA Install Windows PowerPath ATF lt Failover Software Single HBA PowerPath CDE Verify Driver Installation 4 Navisphere Agent Configuring a CLARIION Boot Device 3 15 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 16 Requirements Topologies Configurations and Revisions Hardware and Software Requirements This section lists supported configurations hardware and software requirements and related documentation Refer to the EMC Support Matrix Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for specific support information Some general requirements are Boot server with a CD ROM and diskette drives and support for the Windows version you will install Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for supported servers Latest HBA firmware and drivers for your operating system Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 One or more PCI Fibre Channel host bus adapters installed in the lowest numbered PCI slot s which are the slots first scanned at startup in the boot server If installing in a fabric environment Fibre Channel switch configured for IP and with an available zone configuration utilit
27. AN MSCS configurations EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device This section describes how to install the Windows NT or Windows 2000 operating system onto an EMC Symmetrix storage system connected to an Intel based x86 class server You can then boot Windows from the storage system Configuring the Boot BIOS The procedure below describes how to configure the boot BIOS The procedure assumes that the boot BIOS has been installed to the adapters already 1 Connect the EMC storage array boot port to the adapter in the lowest numbered PCI slot in the server For example if you have three adapters in the system in slots 2 4 and 5 connect the cable to the adapter in slot 2 Do not connect cables to the other adapters at this time 2 Boot the server and press CTRL Q when you see the QLogic banner Different HBA models may display different banners Be sure to select CTRL Q for the HBA you wish to configure 0 ole p Mole Cfo 4 e10 imi Kool F QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1 17 Copyright Qlogic Corporation rights reserved Press lt CTRL Q gt for Fast UTIL www qlogic com 3 After Fast UTIL loads the display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed e If there is only one QLogic HBA the Fast UTIL Options menu appears e If there are multiple QLogic HBAs a list of add
28. Aray B Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE 17 Press ESC to return to the Configuration Settings dialog 18 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 Press ESC again and you will be prompted to save changes Select Save changes and press ENTER Select Configuration Settings again and press ENTER Select iSCSI Boot Settings and press ENTER To scan for your boot port you can press enter on the primary boot device at the top of the Boot Settings dialog The HBA will scan for targets and display them If more than one target port is located it will be displayed It is helpful to know the IQN of your target port in order to select the correct target at this point Select the target ION of your target and press ENTER The HBA will display the available LUNs under the selected target port Select the LUN that you wish to boot from and press ENTER You may need to use the PAGE DOWN button to locate your boot LUN If you have an alternate boot target configured repeat steps above to select the boot LUN for the alternate boot device When all boot LUNs have been selected press ESC until you are prompted to save your changes Once saved the iSCSI HBA is ready to boot from the external array Press ESC at the Fast UTIL Options menu to reboot the host Installing the Windows OS onto the Boot Device Follow the appropriate steps below to install the Windows operating copy the latest QLA4010 drive
29. HBA Driver on page 2 14 During POST Stratus ftServers present only one HBA for configuration in a multiple HBA system This is the way the ftServer manages HBA failover In order to successfully configure multiple HBAs each HBA must be part of an enabled Core PCI chassis at some point The following procedure explains how this can be done for each chassis On Stratus ftServer 5200 systems the HBA must be in a Core Chassis Cards in an Expansion Chassis must be moved to a Core Chassis to be available for configuration 1 To set the first HBA follow these procedures e Updating Firmware BIOS and Applying NVRAM Settings on page 2 10 e Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate on page 2 12 e Setting the Topology for QLA22xx 23xx and Windows on page 2 13 Ignore any steps that pertain to multiple adapters Note the Core PCI Chassis that is powered up while changing the settings After completing the changes power down the system and prepare to configure the alternate chassis 2 Noting the PCI Chassis that was powered up in the previous step e For Stratus ftServer 3200 systems loosen the Phillips head screw on the top right of the chassis effectively removing power from that chassis e For Stratus ftServer 5200 systems leave the chassis powered down 3 Power up the system using the alternate PCI Chassis and set the second HBA by following these procedures e Updating Firmware BIOS and Applying NVRAM Settings on page
30. ITAS Foundation Suite 4 2 Foundation suite encompasses VERITAS Volume Manager as well as other available volume management software utilities Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for supported features of Foundation Suite For version 4 2 Volume Manager and DMP are supported with both SCSIPort and STORPort drivers For Windows 2003 STORPort driver configurations the Microsoft STORPort hotfix is necessary Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for current STORPort hotfix versions Foundation Suite encompasses VERITAS Volume Manager as well as other available volume management software utilities Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for supported configurations and features of Foundation Suite For version 4 2 Volume Manager and DMP are supported with both SCSIPort and STORPort drivers For Windows 2003 STORPort driver configurations the Microsoft STORPort hotfix is necessary Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for current supported VERITAS versions configurations and driver versions VERITAS Volume Manager 3 x for Windows 2000 A 5 Lae o LALLANS LKE A 6 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Troubleshooting This appendix contains information on troubleshooting problems Problems and SolutionS eeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeerseeseessrersrrerssreseresrreesrreesre B 2 Troubleshooting GE Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Problem 1 Error Message ID 51 in event viewer when attemp
31. N configuration and access is configured optimally for each host Possible ways to reduce the load on the boot LUN include e Move application data away from the boot LUN Reduce the number of LUNs bound to the same physical disks Select an improved performance RAID type Contact your EMC support representative for additional information Introduction 3 3 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 4 Boot Crashdump Save to Disk Behavior If you system is configured to write crashdumps after system failures and the host is configured to boot from the array you will be able to successfully save the crashdump only on the original available boot device path on which the system started This is a Windows limitation and installing PowerPath will not affect this behavior At the time a system crash is to be written to disk Windows has already saved the original boot path and PowerPath cannot redirect the crashdump file MEMORY DMP to an alternative available device If you have a configuration for which you want to capture a crashdump you should ensure that the original primary boot path is available at the time of the crash Boot from SAN with MSCS The current installation configuration and limitation information for boot from SAN with Microsoft Clustering MSCS configurations can be found in the latest EMC Host Connectivity Guide for Windows Please also refer to the EMC Support Matrix for approved boot from S
32. P full login Y default 11 Enable target reset Y default Type 0 at the selection prompt to return to the main menu SO SO ak Gy GT By Ges Ne After all the settings are correct select menu choice 11 write at the selection prompt to save them to the HBA After saving the changes select menu choice 12 quit to exit the EFI command line utility Reboot the server reset at the Shell gt prompt to cause changes to take effect At this point the HBA is ready to boot from the assigned LUN Your fabric may not be configured with the correct zoning information to allow the HBA to see the storage array After the server boots up you will be able to view the WWN of the HBA in the fabric utility From 3 12 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device there you can configure your zone s on the fabric to allow the HBA to connect to the array properly Procedure to Install Windows Server 2003 on a Fibre Channel Disk Only for system with floppy disk drive 1 Boot with Windows Server 2003 Setup Media See Microsoft Documentation for details 2 Monitor the white bar on the bottom of the screen 3 Press F within 5 seconds when the ress F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message is displayed 4 When the message Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system or you have chosen to manu
33. Shell drivers and unload commands If you have not previously installed EFI boot code to your QLogic HBA skip this section 1 Type drivers at the EFI shell prompt to display the list of loaded EFI drivers You will see an entry or entries similar to the following 5D 0000011E B X X 1 HP 2 Gb Fibre Channel Driver PciRom Seg 00000000 5D 00000140 D X X 1 Qlogic Fibre Channel Driver PciRom Seg 00000000 2 The first column in this example 5D is the driver handle for the HBA To unload the EFI boot code driver use the unload command unload 5D 3 After all instances of the QLogic EFI boot code driver are unloaded proceed to the next section To flash the HBA with the latest EFI boot code copy the files from the EFI boot code package to a floppy disk If your system does not have a floppy drive a USB pen drive can be used instead If your system is already booted to the EFI shell insert the floppy or USB pen drive and type exit to exit the EFI shell From the boot options menu select EFI Shell Built in to go back into the EFI shell This will cause the EFI shell to re discover disk devices and will locate the floppy or pen drive When you enter the EFI shell the device map should be displayed If it does not display type map at the she11 gt prompt to display the list of detected devices Disk devices that are accessible by the EFI shell are listed as FS devices Switch to the device containing the EFI boot code This is ac
34. ade Manager for use with attached EMC Symmetrix and CLARiiON storage arrays Only the versions listed below should be used these versions are posted in the EMC section on the QLogic website This Windows utility provides information on the installed QLogic HBAs driver versions mapped targets statistics and configuration settings It also has a feature to update the HBA firmware BIOS and NVRAM You should obtain the latest EMC approved firmware BIOS and NVRAM files from the QLogic website Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 for instructions For information on the use and features of the QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager utility refer to the documentation posted with this utility A 2 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Third Party Software SANSurfer Version SANSurfer versions include History 2 0 21 Initial Release The SANSurfer software is not multipath aware and as such may misreport HBA targets that are configured in multipath This does not affect the use of the tool however it will accurately report targets only on ports that own an active LUNO 2 0 25 Added target persistent binding capability and display correction for LUNs on non owning SP This functionality is supported by QLogic all usage questions and support issues should be directed to QLogic SANSurfer 2 0 25 cannot be used to upgrade to BIOS 1 4x Until a later SANSurfer is
35. ally specify an adapter is displayed insert the QLogic driver diskette 5 Follow the remaining instructions as displayed to complete the Windows Server 2003 installation Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device 3 13 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 14 Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device Procedure Flowchart This section describes how to install a boot device onto an EMC CLARiiON storage system connected to an Intel based x86 class server You can then boot Windows from the storage system This section assumes that EMC did not prepare the server or the storage system to boot Windows from the storage system SCSI hard disks are allowed in configurations that boot over Fibre Channel However the BIOS for a SCSI disk s SCSI adapters must be disabled You should also disconnect any SCSI disks before installing Windows The installation procedure includes steps you must follow in a specific order The following flowchart outlines the major steps EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device Start N Unsatisfied Requirements Complete Requirements J Satisfied Prepare Storag Need boot LUN and Storage Group System Create boot LUN and Storage Group Boot LUN and Storage Group exist Create HBA Driver Diskettes Need to update Gather Data firmware and NVR
36. and click Next 11 In the next window click Next EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment 12 13 14 15 16 If prompted click Yes to continue the installation Click Finish to complete the installation If the system requests that you reboot the system and you have other adapters to update select NO then click Close If the system again requests that you reboot the system and you have other adapters to update select NO then click Close If you have other adapters to update select the next adapter under SCSI amp RAID Controllers and repeat steps 6 through 15 When all adapters have had their drivers updated select Yes to the reboot prompt Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Host Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Upgrading to Windows 2003 from Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4 0 Note the following if upgrading to Windows 2003 Upgrading from Windows NT 4 0 The Windows NT4 drivers will not be preserved while upgrading to Windows 2003 You should obtain the correct Windows 2003 drivers refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 and reinstall the drivers after the upgrade is complete Upgrading from Windows 2000 The Windows 2000 drivers may be preserved while upgrading to Windows 2003 These SCSIPort drivers including the native Windows 2003 SCSIPort drivers are n
37. c HBAs with the Stratus ftServers and EMC CLARiiON storage Failure to follow this sequence may result ina STOP 0X0000007B bugcheck error when booting the Stratus server for the first time when connected to EMC CLARiiON storage With the Stratus ftServer if the HBA detects EMC CLARiiON array targets but no accessible LUNs it prevents the Stratus server from booting In this configuration the Stratus ftServer attempts to boot from the array instead of booting from the internal boot drive To avoid this issue before storage is correctly assigned either boot the Stratus ftServer before connecting the fibre cables to the HBAs or if connected to a fabric disable the HBA ports on the switch before booting the ftServer After the system has booted connect the cables or reenable the switch ports Verify that the HBAs are logged in to the EMC CLARiiON array then stop and restart the Navisphere agent on the ftServer host This will register the HBAs with the CLARiiON array and allow the HBA to properly detect the available LUNs Special Instructions for CLARiiON CX200 Series Direct Connect Dual Host Clustering Configurations For CLARiiON CX200 Series direct connect dual host cluster configurations only with QLA234x HBAs you must follow all procedures described in this section For CLARiiON CX200 Series direct connect dual host cluster configurations with only QLA234x HBAs you may need a separate driver and firmware download The EMC Su
38. c SANSurfer SANBlade Manager on page A 2 for further instructions 1 Boot the Windows host and press CTRL Q when prompted to Press lt CTRL Q gt for Fast UTIL This prompt appears with the QLogic startup banner 2 After the Fast UTIL program loads the initial display will depend on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed in the server e If there is only one QLogic HBA the Fast UTIL Options menu appears e If there are multiple QLogic HBAs a list of memory addresses occupied by those HBAs appears Using the arrow keys select the desired HBA and press ENTER The Fast UTIL Options menu appears 3 Select Configuration Settings from the Fast UTIL Options menu and press ENTER 4 Select Extended Firmware Settings from the Configuration Settings menu and press ENTER Select Connection Options and press ENTER Select the topology desired for your configuration Press ESC to return to the Configuration Settings menu Press ESC to return to the Fast UTIL Options menu O Npp When prompted to save changes made to the current adapter select Save Changes and press ENTER 10 If there are more adapters to configure choose Select Host Adapter and repeat steps 3 through 9 for each adapter 11 Press ESC to exit Fast UTIL 12 Reboot the host EMC HBA Settings 2 13 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver History Driver Installing the HBA Driver To use EMC storage array dis
39. ch drives are discovered that makes persistent binding by definition impossible for Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Persistent binding requires a continuous logical route from a storage device object in the Windows host to a volume in an EMC storage array across the fabric As mentioned above each disk drive is assigned a number in a first come first serve basis This is where faults can occur Example Imagine this scenario A host system contains controllers in slots 0 1 and 2 Someone removes a cable from the QLogic controller in host PCI slot 0 then reboots the host During reboot the Windows OS loads the QLogic driver during reboot and begins disk discovery Under the scenario presented above there are no devices discovered on controller 0 so the OS moves to the controller in slot 1 and begins naming the disks it finds starting with PHYSICALDRIVEDO Any software applications that were accessing PHSYICALDRIVEO before the reboot will be unable to locate their data on the device because it has changed The following figure shows the original configuration before the reboot HBAO is in PCI slot 0 of the Windows host Each HBA has four disk devices connected to it so Windows has assigned the name PHYSICALDRIVEO to the first disk on HBAO Each disk after that is assigned a number in sequence as shown in the figure Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Environment 1 3 Introduction PHYSICALDRIVEO
40. complished by typing the name of the device and a colon For example if the EFI boot code is on fs1 type s1 and press ENTER to switch to that device If your HBA does not have EFI boot code already installed you must use the EFIUTIL EFI driver utility in order to flash the board At the command prompt type EFIUTIL and press ENTER This will load the QLogic EFI utility and display a efiutil gt prompt The following commands assume that the EFI boot package files are all located in the same directory as the EFIUTIL EFI program Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device 3 9 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 10 To load the EFI driver onto the HBA type ew and press ENTER The driver image binary filename by default is q12312ef bin The EFIUTIL program will prompt for the filename and pressing ENTER selects the default Confirm that the version being installed is correct by typing Y and pressing ENTER The driver will begin flashing to the HBA The efiutil gt prompt will reappear when the load is complete To load the HBA risc code onto the HBA type rw and press ENTER The firmware image binary filename by default is q12312fw bin The EFIUTIL program will prompt for the filename but pressing ENTER will select the default Confirm that the version being installed is correct by typing Y and pressing ENTER The firmware will begin flashing to the HBA The efituil gt prompt will reappear when the load is complete To l
41. crashdumps 3 4 D data rate setting 2 12 data rate HBA setting manually 2 12 devices raw 1 2 storage 1 3 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment RI discovery disk 1 3 disk discovery 1 3 disk performance counters 3 3 disk signature 1 2 driver HBA downloading 2 2 installing in Windows 2000 host 2 16 in Windows 2003 host 2 16 in Windows NT host 2 15 overview 2 14 revision history 2 14 updating in Windows 2000 host 2 18 in Windows 2003 host 2 18 drives physical 1 2 E Extensible Firmware Interface EFI 3 8 F failure in boot LUN path server response to 3 37 Fast UTIL 3 5 Fibre Channel HBA driver 2 14 Fibre Down servers 2 10 file BIOS 2 11 NVRAM 2 8 2 11 firmware HBA downloading 2 2 updating 2 10 ftServers Stratus 2 4 2 9 H hard zoning switch 3 21 HBA driver 2 14 HBA boot replacing 3 36 HBA installing 2 3 issues with boot support 3 38 L logical routing 1 2 LUN availability and boot time 3 35 N NVRAM file 2 8 2 11 settings 2 8 2 10 P persistent binding 1 2 1 3 physical drives 1 2 Q QLogic EFI boot code 3 8 R raw devices 1 2 routing logical 1 2 S SANSurfer SANBlade Manager A 2 server response to failure in boot LUN path 3 37 servers Fibre Down 2 10 Stratus ftServers 2 9 settings NVRAM 2 8 2 10 soft zoning switch 3 20 storage devices 1 3 STORPort installations Windows 2003 2 15 Stratus ftServers 2 4 2 9 T topology
42. ctions under the Target Information dialog Also you can few active targets under the HBA in the left pane as shown in this dia gram E sansurferiscst HBa manager laj xi File Host View Help Connect F QLOGIC ISCSIHBA Information Security jal Host dl760 1 Q HBA err S LUN LUN 0 J LUN LUN 1 LUN LUN 2 amp Device iqn 1992 04 com eme cx apm0003330y General Information Host OS Type OS Version Agent Version SDM API Version External IOCTL Version 06 OCTL dI760 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Build 3790 0 02 0004 00 05 00 08 QLSDM DLL XX eo Relc eq SANsurfer has other features that are useful in managing your iSCSI storage configuration Please refer to QLogic s SANsurfer documen tation for more information about these extra features Configuring iSNS settings for QLA4010 4 13 Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE Setting Up the HBA BIOS Installing and Configuring the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA to boot from an EMC Storage Array The procedure below describes how to install and configure the boot BIOS Installing Boot BIOS on the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA from DOS By default the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA does not ship with Boot BIOS installed Without Boot BIOS the HBA cannot be configured to boot from an external storage array Follow these steps to install Boot BIOS fro
43. dd the WWN of the replaced HBA to the appropriate zones Restart the Navisphere Agent using the Service Control Manager applet In the CLARiiON Navisphere Manager use connectivity status to verify the new HBA is present and logged in Alternately use the port list command in navicli Using navicli connect the HBA to the storage group with the following command navicli h lt Clariion IP Addr gt storagegroup connecthost host lt host name gt gname lt Storage group name gt This command will give the user the following prompt Connect host lt host name gt to storage group lt Storage group name gt y n Respond with y Scan for hardware changes from the Windows device manager Replacing an HBA Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver 10 Execute the following commands from a command window powermt restore powermt display At this point two HBA s should be present in the display and the FC HBA s should be duplexed in the ftSMC It may be necessary to repeat steps 9 and 10 EMC Symmetrix Use of this procedure requires SYMCLI installed on the host system Arrays with Device Alternatively EMC ControlCenter can be used to perform the HBA Masking Enabled replacement 1 Using SYMCLI run symmask list logins to view the old WWN iSCSI HBAs Remove all cables to the IO slice with the defective HBA and remove the IO slice Replace the de
44. dows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE To configure your iSCSI targets click the Target Settings tab from the SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager window SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager E Hax File Host View Help O gt XX Connect Refresh QLOGIC ISCSIHBA Target Settings BE Host intelwbo1 H HBA ign 1991 05 0q HBA 0 QLA4010 HBA Alias Name State OT Address 192 168 1 210 HBA iSCSI Name iqn 1991 05 com microsoftintelwh02 Target Configuration a saved blank iSCSI Name will issue a SendTargets command Disable of Auto discover does not apply to SendTargets with CHAP entries Only 64 devices can be persistedbound Any changes made to devices not bound will not persist across card resets Note Right click on entry for additional features 7 Auto bind Discovered Targets _ Auto discover Re discover prior SendTargets on save Bind Soe Dynamic IP Address Port iSCSI Name Target ID Alias State li li _ 192 168 1 100 3260 i 0 Session Failed H Config Parameters Config Iahorticationl gt HBA iqn 1991 05 com microsoft intelwb02_ To add your target click the green plus sign on the right side of the Target Settings dialog You are prompted to enter the IP address of your target port amp IP Address
45. ds offset 34 80120000 ErrorCode Link down error Event ID 11 Source q1l2300 Description The driver detected a controller error on Device Scsi ql2300x Data words offset 34 80110000 ErrorCode Link up MEE vc Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Solution Problem 4 Event ID 11 Source q1l2300 Data words Description The driver detected a controller error on Device Scsi ql2300x offset 34 F003001C ErrorCode Target device queue full Solution Problem 5 Solution Problem 6 Solution Troubleshooting Upgrade to the latest HBA driver This was corrected for Windows 2000 in 8 2 2 25 and later drivers Windows 2003 driver 8 2 2 20 and later already contain this correction EMC Primus case emc69308 Direct connect to EMC CLARiiON CX200 reports incorrect queue full error messages Even under light I O a host may log a message noting that disk has reached a queue full state similar to the following in the Windows event viewer Upgrade to the latest HBA driver This was corrected in version 8 2 2 25 and later drivers Windows 2000 Hosts running less than SP4 could be susceptible to data loss during LUN expansion operations This issue is corrected by Microsoft in SP4 or by applying hotfix 327020 Refer to EMC Solution IS emc73538 and Microsoft Knowledge Base article 327020 for more information For Windows 2003 the STORPort drivers 8 2 3 26 wi
46. e Current 64 bit systems can be updated only from within Windows 2003 using the SANSurfer SANBlade Manager Refer to QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager on page A 2 for instructions ONS OS gies oe For every HBA on which you want to manually set the HBA data rate follow these steps 1 2 Reboot the system At startup watch for the QLogic BIOS screen and when prompted to enter Fast Util press CTRL Q Select host adapter Select Configuration Settings Select Extended Firmware Settings Press the Down Arrow until you select Data Rate then press ENTER Select the appropriate speed for the device to which the HBA connects EMC recommends using the default setting of option 2 Auto Select Press ESC repeatedly until you reach the Save Changes prompt and save the changes for this adapter Repeat steps 3 through 8 for each adapter E EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Setting the Topology While using a QLA22xx or QLA23xx HBA for Windows NT for QLA22xx 23xx Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 the default EMC configured and Windows topology is set for loop preferred otherwise point to point If you want to change this value you can manually set the adapter topology Follow these steps to set the topology Current 64 bit systems can be updated only from within Windows 2003 using the SANSurfer SANBlade Manager Refer to QLogi
47. e BIOS therefore enabling boot from array support with the HBA requires a separate firmware EFI download EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment 4 Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE The QLA4010 4010C is an iSCSI HBA that provides PCI connectivity to SCSI using the iSCSI protocol iSCSI enables IP based SANs which are similar to Fibre Channel SANs The QLA4010 4010C HBA implements TCP IP protocol on the HBA and off loads the host of any I O protocol processing This type of adapter also is called a TCP IP Offload Engine TOE adapter Off loading the host frees the system to perform other tasks and optimizes system performance Installing the HBA Driyetmeeseesriensre tiedre inie 4 2 Windows 2003 STORPort Updates ccccccesceesetetescseenesesesneenes 4 2 Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 PAO SE Sis echesting estan thea ao sin taba titty uses RE 4 4 Using the QLogic iSCSI SANSurfer Application to Configure ISCSIMDOVACES k aaraa ene apaa en taa erase ataa aaien 4 6 Using the QLogic iSCSI SANSurfer Application to Configure ISCSL DEVICES liia iaip e aaea Enara a ea naa 4 6 Configuring iSNS settings for QLA4010 s ssssssssssssesrsssssrstssssesste 4 8 Installing and Configuring the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA to boot from a EMC Storage Array oiiaee desis cataerion na a 4 14 Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE B
48. e for the loop ID and press ENTER 8 Press ESC to return to the Configuration Settings menu 9 Press ESC to return to the Fast UTIL Options menu 10 When prompted to save changes made to the current adapter select Save Changes and press ENTER 11 If there are more adapters to configure choose Select Host Adapter and repeat steps 3 through 11 for each adapter 12 Press ESC to exit Fast UTIL 13 Reboot the host 14 Repeat this procedure on all nodes in the cluster connected to the CX200 Series array 15 While you are in the BIOS you can verify that the topology is set correctly for direct connect FC AL Follow the instructions under Setting the Topology for QLA22xx 23xx and Windows on page 2 13 CAUTION Future use of the firmware NVRAM file to apply settings will overwrite and possibly invalidate the changes made above If you will later update using a firmware NVRAM file be sure it is listed and supports this CX200 Series direct connect cluster configuration To restore EMC default HBA settings either reload the approved EMC NVRAM file or return to step 5 and ensure that Adapter Hard Loop ID is set to Disabled Installing an HBA 2 7 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver EMC HBA Settings Pre Configured Settings EMC requires configuring the QLogic BIOS settings with the EMC approved NVRAM settings file This file contains all of the BIOS settings for the QLogic adapters that
49. ecord Refresh Save HBA HBA iqn 1991 05 com microsoft intelwb02 Click Select Firmware to Download In the window that appears type in the path to the firmware file that you wish to load to the HBA and click Save B Download Firmware File lc temp qi4010rm bin Browse Configuring ISNS settings for amp La4010 BA Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE The firmware will be loaded to the specified HBA Once loaded SANsurfer will reset the HBA so that the new firmware will take effect Boot BIOS for the iSCSI HBA can be loaded in a similar fashion From the SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager HBA Option dialog click the BIOS tab ES F le x File Host View Help xx Connect Refresh QLOGIC ISCSIHBA HBA Options HBA information Target Settings Target Information Statistics Diagnostics ie Host intelwb01 PR HBA iqn 1991 05 c0 pp 0 QLA4010 HBA Alias Name State TT 1 access 192 168 1 210 HBA iSCSI Name fign 1991 05 com microsoftintelwb02 Bios Boot is Enabled Primary Boot Device ID NA Primary Boot LUN NA Secondary Boot Device ID NA Secondary Boot LUN NA BIOS Version 1 08 Update HBA BIOS Select BIOS to Download Refresh Save HBA com microsoftintelwb02_ EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Win
50. ect Host Adapter Settings and enable Host Adapter BIOS Set the LUNs per target to 256 ON TOI tee O Set the Initiator IP address EMC does not currently support DHCP for iSCSI HBAs Set the subnet mask for the iSCSI HBA N 8 Set the network gateway IP address 9 Select the Initiator iSCSI name and press ENTER This will display the complete ION iSCSI Qualified Name for the iSCSI HBA This is similar to the WWN for a fibre channel HBA Make a note of the IQN for LUN masking purposes if LUN masking is in use on your storage array 10 If you are using CHAP security for your iSCSI network enter the CHAP name and CHAP secret in the appropriate locations in the setting menu 11 Press ESC to return to the previous menu 12 Select iSCSI Boot Settings 13 Select iSCSI Boot and set it to enabled 14 Select Primary Boot Device Settings and press ENTER Under the Primary Boot Device Settings dialog that appears enter the security settings if necessary target array port IP address and the target port default of 3260 is the default port number for Symmetrix and CLARiiON iSCSI ports Boot LUN and iSCSI Name can be left blank 15 Press ESC to return to the iSCSI Boot Settings dialog 16 If you have a alternate boot port that you wish to use select the Alternate Boot Settings and repeat the steps in 14 above to set the second port Installing and Configuring the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA to boot from an EMC Storage
51. ells the Windows installer that you want to load a third party driver before proceeding with the installation If you do not press F in time to add the drivers restart the server to try again 3 When prompted for additional drivers select S 4 Insert the EMC HBA Drivers diskette for your OS Then press ENTER to continue 5 Select the appropriate QLogic boot HBA from the next menu Depending on the version of Windows you may receive an error message that the default driver is newer than the provided one Ignore this message and select F to continue and use the driver you have provided 6 Press ENTER to continue Setup continues to load files The Welcome to Setup dialog appears 7 Press ENTER to begin the setup procedure If you are installing Windows on a newly created LUN you may receive a message that your boot disk is new or erased You can press C to continue The Windows Licensing Agreement appears 8 Press Pe DN to scroll through and read the license agreement to accept it press F8 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment 10 11 Configuring an EMC Boot Device The Windows Server Setup dialog displays disk partition information if your system already contains partitions or lets you create a new hard disk partition The Windows 2000 boot LUN can be larger than 8 GB Refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q240672 Windows NT 4 0 is bound by a B
52. ements Instead they access storage drives directly using their own built in file systems Devices that are accessed in this way are referred to as raw devices and are known as physical drives in Windows terminology The naming convention for physical drives is simple and is always the same for software applications using them A raw device under Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 2003 is accessed by the name PHYSICALDRIVEXXX where XXX is the drive number For example a system with three hard disks attached using a QLogic Fibre Channel controller assigns the disks the names BEJ c Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Introduction PHYSICALDRIVEO PHYSICALDRIVE1 and PHYSICALDRIVE2 The number is assigned during the disk discovery part of the Windows boot process During boot up the Windows OS loads the driver for the storage HBAs After loaded the OS performs a SCSI Inquiry command to get information about all of the attached storage devices Each disk drive that it discovers is assigned a number in a semi biased first come first serve fashion based on HBA Semi biased means that the Windows system always begins with the controller in the lowest numbered PCI slot where a storage controller resides After the driver for the storage controller is loaded the OS selects the adapter in the lowest numbered PCI slot to begin the drive discovery process It is this naming convention and the process by whi
53. er shown below appears press CTRL Q Configuring a CLARIION Boot Device 3 23 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 24 Different HBA models may display different banners Be sure to select CTRL Q for the HBA you wish to configure QLogic Corporation 5 QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 2 17 07e 3 E a Ko oh OME ON Kole MoM Ooh aj Loh ates Ko s rights reserved Press lt CTRL Q gt for Fast UTIL www qlogic com After Fast UTIL loads the display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed e If there is only one QLogic HBA the Fast UTIL Options menu appears e Ifthere are multiple QLogic HBAs a list of addresses occupies by those HBAs appears Use the arrow keys to select the desired HBA then press ENTER The Fast UTIL Options menu appears Select Configuration Settings from the menu Select Selectable Boot Settings from the Configuration Settings menu Select the first Boot Port Name entry and in the Device window scroll to select the CLARiiON port WWN from which you want to boot Depending on the array model the HBA may not yet detect any LUNs or it may detect a LUNZ labeled disk This is normal behavior Leave the server here so the HBA will remain active while you configure the storage array groups Using EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software you must add the HBA to the storage group you created earlier Depending on the array model you ma
54. er isCSI HBA Manager on your server using the self extracting executable installation package available in the EMC QLA4010 CD ROM kit or from the qLogic website http www qlogic com During installation you may choose whether to install both the GUI and Agent or just the GUI If you are installing on the system that has the QLA4010 HBA s installed install both the GUI and Agent After SANSurfer is installed it can be started from the Start menu or from the desktop icon if you choose to create one Start the software and you will reach the connection dialog shown below SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager a o x File Host View Help iSCSIHBA x Enter Host Name or IP Address locathost v Connect Clear Cancel Click Connect in the upper left corner of the SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager window to get the Connect to Host dialog You are asked EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE which host to connect to Assuming you are running the software on the server with the HBA s installed keep the default name of local host as the host name and click Connect On the GUI the left pane displays discovered iSCSI HBAs Click on the desired HBA in order to change its settings The GUI defaults to the HBA Options dialog selected with the row of tabs at the top From the HBA Options dialog yo
55. esent in the display and the FC HBA s should be duplexed in the ftSMC It may be necessary to repeat steps 9 and 10 Replacing an HBA 2 23 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver EZ EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment 3 Configuring an EMC YoYo i BI V ox Windows hosts have been qualified for booting from EMC storage array devices interfaced through Fibre Channel as described in the EMC Support Matrix This chapter describes the process to configure a storage array device as a boot device Antrodue tn tS enaa essigdiesd a a a is 3 2 Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device s ssssssssessssssesierteseessestes 3 5 Configuring a CLARION Boot Device e sesssesssssesiesiesessresees 3 14 Boot Time and LUN Availability ss sssesesssssessessersessesressesseesesses 3 35 Replacing a Boot HBA pinpas 3 36 How a Server Responds to Failure in the Boot LUN Path 3 37 Known ISSUCS wii sscccccccccccsdceecsicccbsssca cessdediincenecsale asks d sieeacaesecsees ETa pak 3 38 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 1 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 2 Introduction Windows hosts have been qualified for booting from EMC array devices interfaced through Fibre Channel as described under Boot Device Support in the EMC Support Matrix Boot from SAN Configuration Restrictions Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for any specific boot from SAN res
56. fective QLogic HBA with the new HBA of same Stratus part number that is U525 or U526 The HBA should be inserted into same PCI slot from which the defective HBA was removed Inserting the replacement HBA into another PCI slot requires a driver to be loaded for the HBA Re insert the IO slice with the new HBA and re connect all cables Let the IO Slice come on line and duplex as shown in the Stratus ftServer Management tool Change the FC switch zoning to add the WWN of the replaced HBA to the appropriate zones Run symmask list hba or discover to view the new initiator for example WWN Run symmask replace to substitute anew WWN for all occurrences in the database of the old WWN Run symmask discover to establish the new names in the history table or run symmask rename to assign a WWN to the new HBA in both the database and the history table 1 Symmetrix Arrays without device masking enabled do not require this procedure Symmetrix Arrays with device masking enabled only require replacing the HBA WWN used in switch zoning EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver 10 Run symmask refresh to update the director profile tables in cache from the database 11 Scan for hardware changes from the Windows device manager 12 Execute the following commands from a command window powermt restore powermt display At this point two HBA s should be pr
57. g Windows systems from 3 rd party Storage Array Network SAN How To located here ftp ftp compaq com pub supportinformation techpubs other 5982 3248en_revl_us pdf Following this installation proceed to Verifying HBA Driver and Digital Signature Installation on page 3 28 For other detailed instructions refer to the manufacturer s documentation available for each adapter e For any server with IDE CD ROM drives you should disable BIOS on any of the server s integrated SCSI adapter s because SCSI BIOS is not required to boot from CD ROM e Disable or remove any IDE HDD drives e For servers with SCSI CD ROM drives enable BIOS on the SCSI channel that includes the CD ROM disable BIOS on any other integrated SCSI channels Remove any SCSI hard disks on the same bus as the CD ROM drive If the CD ROM is on a SCSI controller and the BIOS is disabled for that controller then you will not be able to boot from the CD ROM To boot from CD ROM in the future you will need to re enable the BIOS for the CD ROM controller e Disable BIOS on any other HBA BIOS in your system other than the QLogic HBA s designated for booting See the documentation that accompanied the HBA for instructions What Next Configure the HBA Boot BIOS as described in the next section Configuring the HBA Follow these steps to configure the storage system LUN for the HBA Boot BIOS Boot BIOS 1 Reboot the server When the QLogic BIOS bann
58. have been tested and approved for connection to the EMC storage array The QLogic CD ROM contains the latest EMC approved BIOS and NVRAM settings files at the time of creation of the CD ROM If more recent files exist you can find them on the QLogic website Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 The following parameters are preconfigured in the EMC approved NVRAM settings file They are also configurable in the Host Adapter Settings menus These menus and selections when viewed in SANSurfer v2 0 25 and later may appear under different headings These settings apply to PowerPath ATF and non HA connections otherwise point to point Parameter QLogic Default Setting EMC Approved Setting Data Rate 0 1 Gb s 2 Auto Select Execution Throttle 16 256 Connection options topology 2 Loop preferred 2 Loop preferred otherwise point to point Enable LIP Full Login Yes Yes Enable Target Reset No Yes Port Down Retry Count 8 45 Luns Per Target 8 256 Adapter Hard Loop ID Enabled Disabled Hard Loop ID 125 0 Descending Search LoopID 0 1 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring NVRAM for Stratus ftServers If you have not received QLogic HBAs with the EMC configurations pre loaded you may have to perform the following procedure If your HBAs have been pre configured proceed to Installing the
59. he at _trespass command e Ifthe boot LUN is owned by SP A enter commands in the following form to transfer it to SP B cd Program Files emc atf atf_trespass atf_sp0 1 1 where nis the Host LUN ID you discovered in step 2 e Ifthe boot LUN is owned by SP B enter commands in the following form to transfer it to SP A cd Program Files emc atf atf_trespass atf_sp0 0 1 These commands transfer the boot LUN to the other SP so you can configure it for failover in the HBA BIOS 4 Reboot the server Starting a Fresh Installation To start a fresh installation Using EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software remove the old boot Storage Group Using Manager unbind the old boot LUN Remove any old boot zoning from the previous installation Repeat the installation instructions Boot Time and LUN Availability Boot time is the amount of time a storage system requires to boot This time is a function of the number and types of LUNs in the storage system and is typically less than five minutes If you power up a server and storage system at the same time cold start the server s extended BIOS might scan the Fibre Channel bus EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device before the storage system is ready to respond If this occurs the server will not be able to find the boot LUN or Windows operating system To avoid this problem either power u
60. ice 3 38 Known Issues Be aware of these issues QLogic BIOS 1 26 and later for QLA23xx and BIOS 1 79 and later for QLA22xx HBAs allow for multiple Boot Port Name entries to be configured for high availability booting after path failures Previous BIOS versions do not support this functionality will boot only from a single storage array port and cannot provide boot capability with path failures NTOSKNL BSOD blue screen during a link down event can cause filesystem corruption to mounted filesystems HBA boot BIOS does not support high availability while the OS is booting It can handle path failures at boot initialization time and after the OS has loaded Path failures while the OS is loading will require the host to reboot before successfully completing the boot process Refer to How a Server Responds to Failure in the Boot LUN Path on page 3 37 for additional information Degraded response time as the I O load approaches storage system capacity can make the OS appear hung or result ina NTOSKNL BSOD Boot files Windows system files and swap space should all be on the boot LUN With certain server models you can use an internal disk for the page file for stability however this might not increase fault tolerance and might reduce system recovery options Swap space must be available on SYSTEMROOT or core dump will fail For Windows 2003 on 64 bit IA64 2 servers the system no longer uses an x86 compatibl
61. ks with a Windows host you need an EMC qualified Fibre Channel HBA driver The HBA kit includes an EMC approved driver which must be installed and configured prior to partitioning the storage array disks You should also check the QLogic website for the latest EMC approved version Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 Driver Revision Driver support is as follows Version 8 1 5 20 QLA22xx QLA23xx no CX200 Series direct connect dual host cluster Windows NT Windows 2000 Version 8 1 5 21 QLA23xx Windows NT Windows 2000 Version 8 2 1 20 QLA23xx Windows 2000 Version 8 2 2 20 QLA23xx STORPort Windows 2003 only Version 8 2 2 25 QLA23xx Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 STORPort 8 2 3 26 and SCSIPort 8 2 3 21 QL23xx Windows 2003 SCSI and STOR and Windows 2000 SCSI only STORPort Version 8 2 3 27 QLA23xx Windows 2003 only STORPort 9 0 0 17 and SCSIPort 9 0 0 12 QL23xx Windows 2003 SCSI and STOR and Windows 2000 SCSI only STORPort 9 0 1 17 and SCSIPort 9 0 1 12 QL23xx Windows 2003 SCSI and STOR and Windows 2000 SCSI only Where to Find the You can find the Fibre Channel HBA driver on the QLogic CD ROM that accompanied the HBA Copy the driver from the OS specific directory WindowsNT4 or Windows2000 on the QLogic website Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 To ease installation of the driver unzip the driver file onto a blank
62. lectable Boot Settings menu to return to the Configuration Settings menu 13 Press ESC at the Configuration Settings menu to return to the Fast UTIL Options menu Select Save Changes and press ENTER 14 Press ESC to exit Fast UTIL 15 Reboot the host 3 6 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device Installing the Windows OS onto the Boot Device Follow the appropriate steps below to install the Windows operating system onto the EMC boot device Windows NT Microsoft does not provide a driver for the QLogic controllers on the Windows NT installation CD ROM In order to properly install Windows NT on a the EMC storage array boot device connected to a QLogic controller the Windows installation diskettes must be used with the CD ROM 1 Boot the server with Windows NT installation diskette 1 The server displays the following message followed by a blank blue screen Press F as soon as the blue screen appears Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration Pressing F tells the Windows installer that you want to load a third party driver before proceeding with the installation 2 Follow the prompts to insert the necessary diskettes until the setup stops to allow you to add additional devices A dialog message will tell you that the setup program cannot determine the type of one or more mass storage devices From this point pre
63. m DOS Note Boot BIOS also can be installed using the SANSurfer utility Create a DOS bootable floppy disk Copy the Boot BIOS BIN file and QLogic flash utility onto the floppy For the latest version of Boot BIOS refer to the EMC support matrix The necessary files are q14010rm bin iFLASH exe and dos4gw exe Boot the server with the floppy At the DOS prompt type iFLASH fb this will program BIOS to all detected HBAs in the server The iFLASH utility will display a message if the update was successful After the HBA is installed in the host and the EMC array is connected to iSCSI network you can configure an EMC qualified QLogic iSCSI HBA for boot support using Fast UTIL as described below 1 Boot the server and press CTRL Q when you see the QLogic banner Different HBA models may display different banners Be sure to select CTRL Q for the HBA you wish to configure EJ EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE 2 After Fast UTIL loads the display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed e If there is only one QLogic HBA the Fast UTIL Options menu appears e If there are multiple QLogic HBAs a list of addresses occupies by those HBAs appears Use the arrow keys to select the desired HBA then press ENTER The Fast UTIL Options menu appears Select Configuration Settings from the menu Sel
64. memory paging file to a local disk when booting from the storage array Consult your Windows manual for instructions on how to move the paging file How to Determine I O Latency and Load on the Boot LUN The current restrictions for boot from array configurations listed in the EMC Support Matrix represent the maximum configuration that is allowed using typical configurations There are cases where your applications host array or SAN may already be utilized to a point when these maximum values may not be achieved Under these conditions you may wish to reduce the configuration from the maximums listed in the EMC Support Matrix for improved performance and functionality Here are some general measurements than can be used to determine if your environment may not support the maximum allowed boot from array configurations Using the Windows Performance Monitor capture and analyze the Physical Disk and Paging File counters for your boot LUN For Windows NT 4 0 you might have to enable disk performance counters manually refer to Microsoft support for the description and use of the Windows Performance Monitor If response time sec operation or disk queue depth seem to be increasing over time you should review any additional loading that may be affecting the boot LUN performance HBA SAN saturation failovers ISL usage and so forth Useavailable Array Performance Management tools to determine that the array configuration LU
65. n instructions on the HP ProLiant BL20p G2 and BL40p refer to HP ProLiant BL p Class server blades Booting Win dows systems from 3rd party Storage Array Network SAN How To located here ftp ftp compaq com pub supportinformation techpubs other 5982 3248en_revl_us pdf After completing Windows installation reinstall the QLogic driver using the steps under Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 and Win dows 2003 Hosts on page 2 16 NOTE For Windows 2003 installations using the QLogic STORPort driver it will be necessary to install the latest supported Microsoft STORPort hotfix QFE Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for the current hotfix version Installing and Configuring the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA to boot from an EMC Storage Array 4 17 Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE EA EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment A Third Party Software This appendix contains additional information about third party software used with Windows hosts QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager sssssssissiisessseriereseess A 2 VERITAS Volume Manager 3 x for Windows 2000 cccee A 4 Third Party Software Lae ko LALLANS LE QLogic SANSurfer SANBIade Manager Stratus ftServers are not supported using the qLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager Software or Agents EMC has approved the use of a specialized version of the QLogic SANSurfer SANBl
66. n what you want to load CAUTION Do not attempt to run this procedure from a command prompt window e To load firmware BIOS and NVRAM settings type FLASUTIL EXE L F and press ENTER e Toload NVRAM settings only type FLASUTIL EXE L or QL2XUTIL EXE L and press ENTER Some BIOS archives have QL2XUTIL EXE instead of FLASUTIL EXE both are run the same Refer to the readme txt file in the firmware package for complete instructions on the use of the FLASUTIL EXE utility Use the above commands if all NVRAM files are EMC defaults QLA23xx NVRAM23 dat QLA2200 NVRAM22 dat as included in the EMC firmware kits If you have a non standard NVRAM EMC HBA Settings Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver file name note that some BIOS versions might require the N parameter which allows an alternate NVRAM filename to be specified to load the NVRAM file correctly Example FLASUTIL L F N NVRAM2xx DAT where NVRAN2xx DAT is the non standard NVRAM file name When the procedure has finished remove the diskette and reboot the host Manually Settingthe The HBA driver for a QLA2310 has a data rate setting that lets you HBA Data Rate specify 1 Gb 2 Gb or Auto Select mode The EMC default setting is Auto Select mode For any device connected to the HBA set the device data rate if applicable before setting the HBA data rat
67. nfiguring an EMC Boot Device Connect host lt hostname gt to storage group lt storagegroupname gt y n Enter Y to proceed 8 Perform a device rescan on your host and verify the additional device paths are present e With brief disruption of Host Connectivity simpler procedure using Navisphere GUD RR 1 Shut down the host 9 Remove the host from the storage group 10 Apply the change 11 Add the host back into the storage group 12 Restart the host 13 Check the array connectivity status to ensure all connections you require are active Configuring Additional Boot Port Name Entries in the Boot BIOS To take advantage of the high availability features of the HBA boot BIOS you must configure additional Boot Port Name entries in the BIOS for any additional SP ports from which you want the BIOS to attempt to boot during system startup Depending on the failover software installed follow the appropriate steps 1 Reboot the host When the QLogic BIOS banner shown below appears press CTRL Q Different HBA models may display different banners Be sure to select CTRL for the HBA you wish to configure QLogic Corporation QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS rsion 1 17 Copyright Qlogic Corporation 1993 All rights reserved Press lt CTRL Q gt for Fast UTIL www qlogic com 2 After Fast UTIL loads the display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed e If there is only
68. ng C you should receive a message requiring you to reboot for the new assignment to take effect 2 Reboot the server On system restart you may receive virtual memory errors this is normal 3 Rename all drives to their original letters 4 Reboot and make an ERD of the new configuration Installing Multipath and Failover Software Multipath and failover software on the host can transfer control of storage system LUNs on a hardware failure in a LUN path Important If the Navisphere Host Agent is installed you must remove it before installing multipath and failover software Refer to the documentation that came with your failover software Reinstall the host agent after installing the multipath and failover software Follow these steps to set up the multipath and failover software 1 Install the software as described in the your EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software ATF or PowerPath documentation Configuring a CLARIION Boot Device 3 29 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 30 2 Create and enable a zone for each additional HBA and SP port that will be supported by the multipath and failover software Refer to Known Issues on page 3 38 for any additional information Installing Additional Navisphere Host Agent Software The EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Host Agent should be used to automatically register host connections with the array PowerPath and ATF require different registration
69. ns with Service Pack 4 or higher and Windows 2003 configurations may be able to detect QLA4010 HBAs If this occurs the HBA will already be listed under SCSI Devices instead of proceeding with these installation steps follow the instructions under Updating the HBA Driver ina Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Host on page 5 Double click the first instance of Unknown or Network Controller under Other Devices EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE In the next dialog click ReInstall Driver and then click Next Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that you can choose a specific driver and then click Next Select SCSI and RAID Controllers and then click Next Click Have Disk Enter the path to the diskette containing the driver for example A then click OK Select the appropriate QLogic HBA from the list of drivers that appears then click Next Click Next in the next dialog Click YES to continue the installation Click Finish to complete the driver installation The system requests that you reboot the system Select No and click Close The system again requests that you reboot the system Select NO again If other QLogic HBAs are installed repeat steps 5 through 16 until all adapters are installed Reboot the host Windows 2003 STORPort Upda
70. number 1 4 to configure them If you are finished with configuring boot LUNs press ENTER at this prompt to return to the eficfg gt prompt 12 At this point edit the HBA settings to make sure the topology and other parameters are correct for boot Select menu choice 1 edit_adapter_settings at the selection prompt and enter values for the following parameters 1 Enable Hard Loop Id Y Note Only necessary for direct connect configurations Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device 3 11 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 13 14 15 16 2 Hard Loop Id hex 255 Note Only direct connect configurations also Reset Delay dec 5 default Enable FC Tape Y default Frame Size 2048 default Select the topology for your configuration In most cases the default setting will work for all configurations 7 Data Rate 2 default Type 0 at the selection prompt to return to the main menu Dro OTS OP Next we will ensure the HBA advanced settings are correct for boot Select menu choice 2 edit_advanced_settings at the selection prompt and enter values for the following parameters Operation Mode 0 default Interrupt Delay Timer dec 0 default Execution Throttle dec 256 Login Retry Count dec 8 default Port Down Retry Count dec 45 Link Down Timeout dec 0 Luns Per Target dec 256 Enable Extended Logging N default Enable LIP Reset N default 10 Enable LI
71. oad the EMC NVRAM settings to the HBA type nw and press ENTER The NVRAM data filename provided on the HBA kit is NVRAM23 DAT The EFITUIL program will prompt for the filename Type NVRAM23 DAT at the prompt and press ENTER The EFITUIL program will load the NVRAM settings to the HBA and the efituil gt prompt will reappear Type quit to exit the EFIUTIL program and return to the EFI shell Type reset at the EFI prompt to reboot the server Configuring QLogic EFI boot code to boot from an External Array QLogic EFI boot code configuration is text based It involves running a command line utility to setup the HBA for boot The following procedure should be conducted after you have done the following 1 Write down the world wide name for the port that you will be booting from on the storage array Consult your documentation or EMC customer service rep to determine this number for your array Determine and note the LUN on the array that you will be booting from To configure the EFI boot code you must start the EFI driver utility for the HBA To do this you must determine the driver handle and driver control number for the HBA you will be booting from 1 Enter the EFI shell on the system EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device 2 At the shell gt prompt type drivers and press ENTER The list of currently loaded drivers will be displayed The QLogic EFI driver
72. ollowing conventions for notes cautions and warnings A note presents information that is important but not hazard related CAUTION A caution contains information essential to avoid data loss or damage to the system or equipment The caution may apply to hardware or software WARNING A warning contains information essential to avoid a hazard that can cause severe personal injury death or substantial property damage if you ignore the warning EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment vii viii Related Documentation Typographical Conventions EMC uses the following type style conventions in this guide AVANT GARDE Keystrokes Palatino Dialog box button icon and menu items in text bold Selections you can make from the user interface including buttons icons options and field names Palatino New terms or unique word usage in text italic Command line arguments when used in text Book titles Courier Arguments used in examples of command line italic syntax Courier System prompts and displays and specific filenames or complete paths For example working root directory user emc c Program Files EMC Symapi db Courier User entry For example bold symmpoll p Options in command line syntax EMC Host Connectivity Guide for Windows 2000 and Windows NT P N 300 000 603 EMC Navisphere Manager 5 X Administra
73. on Create a zone and include the boot HBA port and one SP port You can choose either Port 0 or Port 1 of the SP if both are connected to the switch EMC recommends using Port 0 for consistency Create a new zone configuration or select an existing zone configuration and add this zone Enable the zone configuration chosen in the previous step Ensure that any ports aliases or zones composed of the HBA connection referenced above do not appear in any other zones or configurations that are enabled Configuring a CLARIION Boot Device 3 21 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 22 Physical Connection of Only One SP Port to the Fabric What Next Preparing the Server If the SP that owns the boot LUN has only one port connected to the switch and no other target devices are on the fabric then zoning for the boot configuration is not necessary You should make sure any existing zones still allow the HBA to SP connection Refer to the switch documentation for possible restrictions Continue to Preparing the Server You must adhere to the configuration rules for your server when you install and set up the PCI cards See the server installation and operation manual All servers must meet the following requirements The PCI Fibre Channel HBA must be the first HBA adapter scanned for boot SCSI hard disks are allowed in configurations that boot from Fibre Channel However the BIOS for the disk s SCSI adapters
74. one QLogic HBA the Fast UTIL Options menu appears Configuring a CLARION Boot Device 3 31 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 32 e If there are multiple QLogic HBAs a list of addresses occupies by those HBAs appears Use the arrow keys to select the desired HBA then press ENTER The Fast UTIL Options menu appears 3 Select Configuration Settings from the menu 4 Select Selectable Boot Settings from the Configuration Settings menu The first Boot Port Name entry should already be configured as described under Configuring the HBA Boot BIOS on page 3 23 If you want another SP port to be accessible as a potential boot path to the current owner SP select the next Boot Port Name entry and in the Device window select the CLARiiON port WWN from which you want to boot If you have other HBAs for which you want to assign Boot Port Name entries you can press ESC to go back to the main menu save changes and select another HBA as shown in step 2 If the other HBA you wish to configure has its own CTRL Q BIOS prompt reboot the server and configure that HBA s Boot Port Name entries as you have done here Trespass the LUN and repeat steps 1 through 5 to configure any paths over which you want to be able to boot the LUN from the other SP To trespass the LUN follow the instructions in the EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software documentation for your array type The process depends on the failover software ins
75. ons menu then select Save Changes to save the changes you made to the current adapter 8 Press ESC to exit the Fast UTIL Options menu 9 Reboot the server Trespassing the Boot Follow these steps to use the at _trespass command to trespass the LUN Using atf_trespass boot LUN 1 Boot the host and log in to Windows 2 Windows NT 4 0 will have the boot LUN configured for ID 0 as described under Preparing the Storage System on page 3 17 For Windows 2000 follow these steps to determine the LUN ID of the boot LUN as seen by the host a From the Windows task bar select Start Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management b On the Computer Management window click Disk Management c Locate the System disk in the list This is typically Drive c and will be noted with System d Select the Disk X description area and from the Action menu select Properties A display appears with a line similar to the following Device Type SCSI Port 3 Target ID 1 LUN 0 Configuring a CLARIION Boot Device 3 33 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 34 e Find this Device Type line and note the LUN value In this example the LUN value is 0 This is the Host LUN ID you will need in the next step 3 Open a command window and direct the multipath and failover software to trespass the LUN If you are using ATF open a command prompt and change to the multipath and failover software directory then enter t
76. oot BIOS 8 GB limit Refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q224526 If you are installing an operating system for the first time highlight Unpartitioned Space on the qL2xxx adapter then e press ENTER to use the entire disk as one partition or e press C to create a custom partition and then specify the partition size If the new disk is displayed as Unformatted or Damaged you must delete the partition before continuing To do this press D then follow the on screen delete instructions After you delete the partition the space will then appear as Unpartitioned Space mentioned above If you are reinstalling Windows the Setup software prompts you to overwrite or upgrade e To overwrite press ESC and follow instructions e To upgrade press ENTER e Ifyou want to create a new hard disk partition you must first delete the existing partition and then create a new one To do so select the partition you want to delete press D and then follow the on screen instructions to complete the deletion of the partition Once the system deletes the partition you can press C to create a new one The setup software prompts you to specify the file system format for the partition Select NTFS file system format which is suitable for most sites unless you have other specific requirements Then press ENTER For background information on the choice of the NTFS file system refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 0184006 Setu
77. ot supported by EMC for Windows 2003 You should obtain the correct Windows 2003 drivers refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 and reinstall the drivers after the upgrade is complete Currently to upgrade from Windows NT or Windows 2000 to Windows 2003 you must first uninstall PowerPath After upgrading the host you can reinstall an approved Windows 2003 version Please refer to the EMC PowerPath documentation for further details You may wish to disconnect your storage during the Windows upgrade and reconnect it after the approved Windows 2003 drivers have been installed EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Replacing an HBA Procedure for Replacing a QLogic HBA in Stratus fiServers without Rebooting EMC CLARiiON Storage arrays Use of this procedure requires NAVICLI installed on the host system 1 2 Remove the IO slice that contains the defective QLogic HBA Replace the defective HBA with a new HBA of same Stratus part number that is U525 or U526 The HBA should be inserted into the same PCI slot from which the defective HBA was removed Inserting the replacement HBA into another PCI slot requires a driver to be loaded for the HBA Re insert IO slice with the new HBA and re connect all cables Power up the ftServer and let the IO Slice come on line and duplex as shown in the Stratus ftServer Management tool Change the FC switch zoning to a
78. ownload it if necessary 1 Access www qlogic com 2 Click Downloads at the left side of the screen 3 Click the EMC link to the right of OEM approved Drivers Firmware 4 Find the description of your HBA driver in the Name column of the table for your HBA model Then click the Readme link in the associated Description column MEZA iwc Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing an HBA Follow the instructions included with your HBA The HBA installs into a single slot and has no user configurable jumpers or switches Follow these steps to connect the cable to the HBA 1 Optical cable only Remove the protective covers on each fiber optic cable 2 Plug one end of the cable into the connector on the HBA as shown in the appropriate figure The hardware might be rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the orientation shown e Copper Cable 3 Plug the other end of the cable into a connector on the storage system or a hub switch port Installing an HBA Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Check for an Updated HBA Driver 4 Label each cable to identify the HBA and the storage switch hub port to which it connects 5 After connecting all HBAs in the server power up the server Special Installation Sequence for Stratus ffServers and EMC CLARiiON Arrays A specific installation sequence is required when installing QLogi
79. p G2 and BL40p refer to HP ProLiant BL p Class server blades Booting Windows systems from 3 4 party Storage Array Network SAN How To located here ftp ftp compaq com pub supportinformation techpubs other 5982 3248en_ revl_us pdf After completing Windows installation reinstall the QLogic driver using the steps under Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Hosts on page 2 16 Installing EFI boot code onto the HBA To boot from a Symmetrix device via a QLogic fibre controller under the Extensible Firmware Interface EFI shell QLogic EFI boot code must be loaded to the HBA EFI boot code provides the ability to boot from an attached device over Fibre Channel Check the EMC Support Matrix for the minimum required EFI boot code revision The CD ROM contains the latest EMC approved EFI boot code at the time of this document s release Update EFI boot code files if available can be found on the qLogic website http www qlogic com NOTE If your system does not have a floppy disk driver a USB pen drive can be used to run utilities and store files for this procedure Check with your server vendor to determine whether a USB pen drive is supported for your system EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device If a system contains of mixture of detected and undetected adapters any existing EFI drivers loaded by EFI should be unloaded using the EFI
80. p now formats the partition copies the Windows system files to the partition and starts rebooting the server When prompted remove the diskette and CD ROM Configuring a CLARIION Boot Device 3 27 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 28 12 13 14 If your system prompts you to press any key to boot from CD ROM do not press a key allow the system to boot from the HBA adapter After booting the system continues installation displays the Windows banner and begins autodetection of mass storage devices and adapters Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation When the Completing the Windows Setup Wizard dialog appears click Finish If you plan to add SCSI disks in the future you should disable the BIOS for the managing SCSI controller so that the system does not attempt to boot from those disks For information refer to Preparing the Server on page 3 22 Install the latest EMC approved Windows Service Pack as explained in the Microsoft documentation What Next Verify that the Fibre Channel HBA drivers and Windows 2000 only digital signatures are installed and started as described in the next section Verifying HBA Driver and Digital Signature Installation You should install the HBA driver again here to ensure that the EMC required settings are implemented From the desktop perform the appropriate steps Windows NT Follow the procedure under Installation Procedure
81. p the storage system and fabric before the server or if the server is so equipped set it to delay the scan until the storage system is ready Boot Time and LUN Availability Configuring an EMC Boot Device Replacing a Boot HBA If a boot HBA fails you can replace it with a new one as described in this section EMC Symmetrix Follow the procedure under Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device EMC CLARiiON Shut down and power off the server Replace the HBA in the identical location and reconnect cabling Fabric configuration only Repeat the procedure under Preparing the Fabric on page 3 19 and replace the old HBA s WWPN with the new HBA s WWPN Repeat the procedure under Verifying HBA Driver and Digital Signature Installation on page 3 28 3 36 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment How a Server Responds to Failure in the Boot LUN Path Failure in the path to a SAN based boot LUN can halt Windows in a fatal error condition Depending on the failure Windows may be able to transfer control to another path and continue Table 3 1 shows server reactions to failures in different components Table 3 1 Server Response to Failure in the Boot LUN Path Single Fault Boot Boot Catastrophic SP Director SP Director Storage Configuration Server State HBA Failure Switch Failure Port Failure Failure System Failure 2ormore HBAs Windows
82. pport Matrix for latest version Targets must register with the iSNS server To register enable the iSNS server and enter the IP address using the SANsurfer GUI Click Save HBA under the Network dialog box in the GUI The target should be detected by SANsurfer in the Target Settings dialog Click SAVE Settings to bind the targets If the targets are not detected follow these steps 1 Ping successfully to the iSNS server using Diagnostics tab from SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager window 2 Go to iSNS server and iSNS server icon in the control panel or desktop 3 Open Discovery Domain and confirm that both the QLA4010 and target ports are registered with the domain EJ Ec Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE To update firmware on your iSCSI HBA click the Firmware tab on the HBA Options dialog le x File Host View Help Q XX Connect Refresh QLOGIC oe Host intelwb01 SS HBA ign 1991 05 cq Hga 0 QLA4010 HBA Alias Name State ReadylinkDown Press 192 168 1 210 HBA iSCSI Name fign 1991 05 com microsoftintelwb02 Configured Firmware Values Open Restore Factory Defaults Restore Update HBA with new Firmware Select Firmware to Download Update HBA with new ROM Select ROM to Download Update Driver for HBA Update Driver Retrieve HBA Crash Record Retrieve Crash R
83. pport Matrix notes whether separate driver and firmware files are required For each HBA that is determined to require updated firmware and drivers follow the instructions under Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 Be sure to reference the Name and Description EZ evc Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver fields to select the correct CX200 Series direct connect dual host cluster compatible files Reconfigure the HBA For CLARiiON CX200 Series direct connect dual host cluster Jumper configurations with only QLA234x HBAs you must change the default HBA optic jumper position AN CAUTION Modifying the jumper setting without using the recommended firmware drivers can cause the HBA to lose connectivity 1 Remove the HBA from the server as instructed by your server guide 2 Locate jumper s J3 QLA2340 or J3 and J4 QLA2342 shown in the following figure 3 Move the jumper s onto pins 1 2 if not already there Instalingan eA B Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver Set the HBA FC AL Loop ID If later you wish to return the jumper s to the default factory position repeat step 2 returning the jumper to pins 2 3 While configuring a QLA234x HBA for Windows NT or Windows 2000 and connection to EMC CLARiiON CX200 Series for direct connect cluster configurations you must manually set the HBA FC AL Loop ID Follow
84. r to a floppy disk for use during the installation procedure Boot the server with Windows 2000 2003 installation CD ROM The server displays the following message followed by a blank blue screen Setup is inspecting your computer s hardware configuration Press F as soon as the blue screen appears Pressing F tells the Windows installer that you want to load a third party driver before proceeding with the installation Setup will begin loading necessary drivers for installation Eventually a dialog message will tell you that the setup program cannot determine the type of one or more mass storage devices EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE From this point press S to specify additional devices You will need to select Other and press ENTER 3 Insert the diskette with the QLogic driver into the diskette drive and press ENTER 4 Select the driver by pressing ENTER The driver loads and you are brought back to the Additional Devices dialog 5 If you want to specify drivers for other devices installed in your system do so otherwise press ENTER at the Additional Devices dialog to continue with Windows installation 6 Continue the installation procedure as though you were installing to an internal hard disk Choose the correct boot disk for your iSCSI HBA from the list of discovered LUNs Windows 2000 For detailed installatio
85. rPath devices will be available to the VERITAS Enterprise Manager Use regedt32 exe to set the registry as follows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE VERITAS VxSvc CurrentVersion VolumeManager value name ShowGateKeeperDevices data type REG_DWORD value 0x1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE VERITAS VxSvc CurrentVersion VolumeManager value name ShowEmcHiddenDevices data type REG_DWORD value 0x1 After completing these changes reboot the host system A 4 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Third Party Software VERITAS Volume Manager 3 1 and VERITAS DMP If using PowerPath with VERITAS Volume Manager 3 1 you also need VERITAS Volume Manager Service Pack 1 EMC and VERITAS now provide a Dynamic Multipathing DMP Driver Update for VERITAS DMP to interface with CLARiiON CX series arrays providing DMP high availability capability Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for the minimum supported revisions of VxVM and DMP as well as the CLARiiON Dynamic Multipathing Driver update VERITAS Foundation Suite 4 1 Foundation suite encompasses VERITAS Volume Manager as well as other available volume management software utilities Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for supported features of Foundation Suite For version 4 1 Volume Manager and DMP are supported with SCSIPort drivers only VERITAS does not support STORPort drivers for Windows 2003 configurations VER
86. requirements 3 16 topology HBA setting 2 13 troubleshooting B 1 V VERITAS Volume Manager 3 0 A 4 W Windows 2003 STORPort installations 2 15 Windows boot process 1 3 Windows drivers 2 2 Windows OS installing onto a CLARiiON boot device 3 25 Windows Performance Monitor 3 3 Z zoning hard 3 21 soft 3 20 B Ec Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment
87. resses occupied by those HBAs appears Since the EMC storage array is attached to the lowest numbered PCI slot select the first adapter from the list then press ENTER The Fast UTIL Options menu appears 4 From the FastUTIL Options menu select Configuration Settings and press ENTER Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device 3 5 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 5 From the Configuration Settings menu select Host Adapter Settings and press ENTER 6 From the Host Adapter Settings menu select Host Adapter BIOS and press ENTER to enable it if it is not already enabled Refer to EMC HBA Settings on page 2 8 for a table of EMC approved NVRAM settings 7 Press ESC to exit the Configuration Settings menu 8 From the Configuration Settings menu select Selectable Boot Settings and press ENTER 9 From the Selectable Boot Settings menu select Selectable Boot Device and press ENTER to enable it if it is not already enabled 10 Select Current Boot Node Name and press ENTER The adapter scans for attached storage devices and displays them on the screen 11 Choose the storage array port from which you wish to boot Its entry will be similar to the following ID VENDOR PRODUCT REV NODE NAME Done AD 12 SYMMETRIX 5566 50060482BFD06CO02 0000E4 Select your boot device and press ENTER A list of LUNs will appear in a new window Select the LUN from which you wish to boot and press ENTER 12 Press ESC at the Se
88. rs 0 0 0 2 9 Fibre Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs 2 10 Updating Firmware BIOS and Applying NVRAM SEINES aneen ca Bisa cela Liivi dt suas baa EEA E 2 10 Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate c cece 2 12 Setting the Topology for QLA22xx 23xx and Windows 2 13 Installing the HBA Drive eee eens ceneeeeeeeneneeeee 2 14 Driver Revision HistOry ccccesseessseseseseneesseseeeeseeesesessees 2 14 Where to Find the Driver ccccccccccessessessessecssecsscsseesenseesees 2 14 Windows 2003 STORPort Updates ccceesesesesessseseeens 2 15 Extended Error Logging by QLogic Drivers 00 2 15 Installation Procedure for Windows NT Hosts 0 2 15 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment BE Chapter 3 Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 HOsts ccccccssccssecesscecseceescessscesseceseecsseeesseeees 2 16 Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Wind Ow 2008 Hostiensis eiee 2 18 Upgrading to Windows 2003 from Windows 2000 or Windows NT A Oire cecseeciesycne cnet eoe Se en leseureensdecedeececesccebarnsdees 2 20 Replacing am HBA iscsi ccesteiciccet sieve cases sbebe cease cbt cate ainiti 2 21 Procedure for Replacing a QLogic HBA in Stratus ftServers without Rebooting 0 0 eeceneeseseeneenes 2 21 Configuring an EMC Boot Device Introd uchona narei oie hae so a he hats ae 3 2 Boot from SAN Configuration Restrictions cccsee
89. running Multipath STOP error Multipath Trespass gt STOP error failover software Windows booting Halt Halt Halt Halt Halt Power up Multipath No Boot Multipath Manual No Boot 1 HBA failover Windows running STOP error STOP error Trespass Trespass gt STOP error software Windows booting Halt Halt Halt Halt Halt Power up No boot No boot Manual Manual No boot 1 HBA no Windows running STOP error STOP error STOP error STOP error STOP error failover software Windows booting Halt Halt Halt Halt Halt Power up No boot No boot No boot No boot No boot Explanations of Entries a Depending on the fabric configuration if multiple switches are used then this behavior would qualify under the Multipath category b CLARiiON only STOP Frror fatal blue screen Indicates host failure and chance of data corruption No boot Cannot boot Windows Halt Windows cannot recover before system has completed startup You must reboot and follow the power up scenario Manual Manual intervention is required to continue Typically initiate a LUN trespass using CLI or Manager With Manager enable LUN Auto Assignment in LUN properties Multipath or Trespass This automatic operation allows no disruption of service The delay caused by this operation may affect Windows stability How a Server Responds to Failure in the Boot LUN Path Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 37 Configuring an EMC Boot Dev
90. should appear on a line that is similar to that shown below 5D 0000011E B X X 1 HP 2 Gb Fibre Channel Driver PciRom Seg 00000000 5D 00000140 D X X 1 Qlogic Fibre Channel Driver PciRom Seg 00000000 3 The first two hex digits are the driver handle To determine the control number type drvefg lt handle gt and press ENTER You will see both the handle and control numbers displayed for that HBA Configurable Components Drv 5D Ctr1 60 Lang eng 4 To start the EFI command line utility type drvefg s lt handle gt lt control gt and press ENTER for example drvcfg s 5d 60 5 At the selection prompt select menu choice 8 info and press ENTER This will display the HBA information which includes the world wide number of the HBA Write the WWN down to aid in fabric zoning 6 Atthe selection prompt select menu choice 3 edit_database and press ENTER 7 At the Entry in WWN database to edit prompt type 0 8 At the Entry 0 Port WWN prompt enter the 16 digit WWN of your storage array boot port recorded earlier Do not enter the HBA WWN that was noted in step 5 9 Atthe Node WWN prompt retype the storage array WWN again 10 At the LUN hex prompt type the LUN number that you will be booting from 11 Once entered the Entry in WWN database to edit prompt will re appear This gives you the chance to configure a secondary boot LUN Repeat steps 7 through 10 for up to 4 alternate boot LUNs Simply type in the database
91. ss S to specify additional devices You will need to select Other and press ENTER 3 Insert the QLogic driver disk into the diskette drive and press ENTER 4 You are prompted to select one of four driver choices Select QLogic QLA2300 or QLA2200 PCI Fibre Channel Adapter and press ENTER The driver loads and you are brought back to the Additional Devices dialog 5 You must now load the driver for your CD ROM drive The Windows NT installer assumes that you want to specify all storage drivers now If the CD ROM is not selected installation will fail later in the process Press S to specify an additional device 6 From the list scroll up to select IDE CD ROM ATAPI 1 2 PCI IDE Controller and press ENTER Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device 3 7 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 3 8 Windows 2000 7 Some servers use SCS CD ROM drives If your server has a SCSI CD ROM repeat steps 5 and 6 to select the driver for the SCSI controller If your controller is not on the list obtain the driver on diskette from the vendor 8 If you want to specify drivers for other devices installed in your system do so otherwise press ENTER at the Additional Devices dialog to continue with Windows installation 9 After completing Windows installation reinstall the QLogic driver using the steps under Installation Procedure for Windows NT Hosts on page 2 15 For detailed installation instructions on the HP ProLiant BL20
92. talled e With PowerPath configurations this can usually be done from the EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software GUI by right clicking the desired LUN and selecting trespass Confirm in the LUN properties that the LUN has trespassed before you return to configure the remaining Boot Port Name entries e With ATF configurations With FC series array core code 8 45 x this can usually be done from the EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software GUI by right clicking on the desired LUN and selecting trespass Confirm in the LUN properties that the LUN has trespassed before you return to configure the remaining Boot Port Name entries EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device With FC series array core code 8 44 x and earlier you will use the at _trespass command to trespass the boot LUN To do this follow the steps under Trespassing the Boot LUN Using atf_trespass on page 3 33 Each HBA can support multiple entries you should configure Boot Port Name entries connecting to multiple ports on both SPs for maximum redundancy in booting after a boot LUN trespass or other link failures Refer to Table 3 1 on page 3 37 to determine your high availability requirements 7 When all parameters are set correctly and you have added Boot Port Name entries for all the SP ports from which you would like to attempt to boot press ESC to return to the Fast UTIL Opti
93. tes 4 3 Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Host On Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 systems where the QLogic HBA is detected automatically or a driver already is installed it might be necessary to update the current driver to the latest EMC qualified driver as described in this section The following pro cedure assumes that you have already copied the latest driver from the QLogic CD ROM or downloaded it from the QLogic website and put it onto a diskette or temporary folder on the hard disk Refer to the release notes provided with the driver for information that might be unique to new driver revisions To install the driver into a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 host 1 2 Boot the host if necessary with Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 From the Windows taskbar click Start Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management In the left pane of the Computer Management dialog click the Device Manager icon Double click the SCSI amp RAID Controllers icon Under SCSI amp RAID Controllers double click the adapter you wish to upgrade In the next dialog click the Driver tab then click Update Driver Follow the update wizard until you are given the choice to Display a list of the unknown drivers for this device so that I can choose a specific driver Click the button next to this choice then click Next In the Select a Driver
94. teteteseeeeteseseenenens 4 14 Installing Boot BIOS on the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA from DOS 3 2 ci sidebars dein deeb theses bat ade a aet 4 14 Setting Up the HBA BIOS wou eee eee cesses 4 14 Installing the Windows OS onto the Boot Device 4 16 Appendix A Third Party Software QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager csscsesesseseeeseteseseens A 2 SANSurfer Version History cccccsecsssesesesescseneseneeeseees A 3 VERITAS Volume Manager 3 x for Windows 2000 0 A 4 VERITAS Volume Manager 3 0 ccccce scenes senses A 4 VERITAS Volume Manager 3 1 and VERITAS DMP A 5 VERITAS Foundation Suite 4 1 0 cccccceccccsceesecssseesseeeseees A 5 VERITAS Foundation Suite 4 2 ccccccccsccsssceeseceseeesseeeeeees A 5 Appendix B Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions ccccccssscessecesseessceescecsscecsecessecsseeseecees B 2 PODS A see oesst asec et athoned ve hes ET Sees E ATT B 2 Problem Zrin a R eae ee aih B 2 Problem osien a I A E A B 2 Problem Airera Se e E Ta a a Sool ae R B 3 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Problem eee ee eee veel A ses E adage dees PHOS EE EE ost EE vais hide reste sees E SE POD ET siecafadices fess teed seeks aan aha Basen ach Se aes a edad Proble 822 asthe Stated Sees e ates bankas Woes eS EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Conventions Used in This Guide A Preface EMC uses the f
95. th Microsoft hotfix Q823728 and earlier do not yet fully support all Microsoft VSS functions This was first corrected in Microsoft QFE hotfix 0837413 and to be used with minimum 8 2 3 27 driver You should also use minimum Microsoft VSS QFE 833167 Problems and Solutions 5 Troubleshooting Problem 7 When using SANSurfer 2 0 25 to update to BIOS 1 4x you receive the message as follows Incorrect BIOS file selected The selected BIOS file does not match the selected HBA type Check your file and try again Solution SANSurfer 2 0 25 does not support flashing the 1 4x BIOS you need to use the DOS FLASUTIL utility This will be corrected in a future SANSurfer release Problem 8 IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Fibre Channel Expansion Card 48P7061 may not update all HBA BIOS in the system when using FLASUTIL Solution You may need to run FLASUTIL multiple times and use F to specify specific HBAs to update Refer to the FLASUTIL instructions for further information EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment A adapter BIOS 2 2 adapter topology 2 13 B binding persistent 1 2 1 3 BIOS adapter 2 2 file 2 11 updating 2 10 boot BIOS configure 3 5 boot code QLogic EFI 3 8 boot device configuring CLARiiON 3 14 overview 3 2 Symmetrix 3 5 boot LUN 3 3 boot process Windows 1 3 boot time and LUN availability 3 35 boot from SAN 3 4 C CLARiiON storage 2 4 configurations valid 3 16
96. ting to install multiple host access for clustering to the same EMC CLARiiON array storage group The text of the message is An Error was detected on device Device Harddisk lt x gt DR lt x gt during a paging operation Solution Until host cluster software is installed only a single host should access a storage group at a time Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for supported host configurations Problem 2 EMC Primus case emc29097 If using HBAs connected to both CLARiiON SPs without PowerPath installed duplicate LUNs will be visible in the Device Manager and Disk Manager Only one instance of the LUN will be accessible and all other matching mappings will be listed as Unknown Unreadable and Unallocated Solution This is normal behavior when multiple paths are available PowerPath is not installed and the initiator type is registered in PowerPath mode array default depending on core code revision Problem 3 EMC Primus case emc69307 When using QLogic HBAs ina Brocade fabric environment after upgrading Brocade 3900 series switch firmware to 3 0 2m the HBAs report repeated link errors and intermittently lose fabric connectivity PowerPath may report paths lost and then found in quick succession and repeated Windows 2000 event log error entries for Link Down Link Up events similar to the following Event ID 11 Source q1l2300 Description The driver detected a controller error on Device Scsi ql2300x Data wor
97. tor Centera CLARevent CopyCross CopyPoint DatabaseXtender Direct Matrix DiskXtender 2000 EDM E Lab EmailXaminer Enginuity eRoom FarPoint FLARE InfoMover MirrorView NetWin NetWorker OnAlert OpenScale Powerlink RepliCare SafeLine SAN Advisor SAN Copy SAN Manager SDMS SnapSure Snap View StorageScope SupportMate SymmAPI SymmEnabler Symmetrix DMX and VisualSRM are trademarks of EMC Corporation All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners WE c Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Contents PYETACO snc eee AG aide da tte rd ede AEE AAN vii Chapter 1 Introduction Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Environment 1 2 Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver TritOG UCtlOM o eee ssh sade cocks aaaea A E O E n ae EER eels 2 2 Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware 0 000 2 2 Verifying and Downloading the Documentation 2 2 T stalling an HBA rssi miesenia alee e i eitn o tbe chee 2 3 Special Installation Sequence for Stratus ftServers and EMC CLARHON Arrays ss sssaesssessesseisriessssrtesnersiessnrenrerseers te 2 4 Special Instructions for CLARiiON CX200 Series Direct Connect Dual Host Clustering Configurations 2 4 EMC HBA Settings ccccceceeessesesesenseeceeseeeesessssessesesesenseesessseesenees 2 8 Pre Configured Settings ccc cece cece inin 2 8 Configuring NVRAM for Stratus ftServe
98. tor s Guide P N 069001143 EMC Navisphere Manager 6 X Administrator s Guide P N 069001125 EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Host Agent and CLI for Windows 2000 and NT Version 6 X Installation Guide P N 069001151 EMC Navisphere Application Transparent Failover ATF for Windows 2000 and NT Administrator s Guide P N 069001164 Storage System Host Utilities for Windows 2000 and NT Administrator s Guide P N 069001141 PowerPath Installation And Administration Guide for Windows P N 300 000 512 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Introduction This document describes the procedures for installing an EMC approved QLogic host bus adapter HBA into a Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 host environment and configuring the Windows host for connection to an EMC storage array over Fibre Channel Review the EMC Support Matrix for the latest information on approved HBAs and drivers Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Environment 1 2 Introduction Introduction Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Environment Persistent binding is the mechanism to create a continuous logical route from a storage device object in the Windows host to a volume in the EMC storage array across the fabric Without a persistent binding mechanism the host cannot maintain persistent logical routing of the communication from a storage device object across the fabric to an EMC s
99. torage array volume If the physical configuration of the switch is changed for example the cable is swapped or the host is rebooted the logical route becomes inconsistent causing possible data corruption if the user application is modifying data through inconsistent logical routing of the communication from the driver entry point to a volume in an EMC storage array across the fabric The Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 2003 operating system OS does not provide a satisfactory means to allow persistent binding Most software applications access storage using file systems that are managed by the Windows OS File systems are represented by drive letters C D and so forth For storage devices containing file systems Windows NT Windows 2000 writes a disk signature to the disk device The OS can then identify and associate with a particular drive letter and file system Because the disk signature resides on the disk device changes can occur on the storage end a cable swap for example that can cause a disk device to be visible to the host server in a new location However the OS looks for the disk signature and providing that nothing on the disk changed associates the signature with the correct drive letter and file system This mechanism is strictly an OS feature and is not influenced by the Fibre Channel device driver Some software applications however do not use the Windows file systems or drive letters for their storage requir
100. trictions This guide no longer contains restriction information and the information in the EMC Support Matrix supersedes any restriction references found in previous HBA Installation guides Risks of Booting from the Storage Array EMC recommends that you do not boot a Windows host from the storage array However if it is necessary to use the storage array as a boot disk EMC recommends shutting down the host server during any maintenance procedures that could make the boot disk unavailable to the host CAUTION Microsoft Windows NT 4 0 and Windows 2000 use virtual memory paging files that reside on the boot disk If the paging file becomes unavailable to the memory management system when it is needed the operating system will crash with a blue screen Any of these events could crash a system booting from the storage array Lost connection to array pulled or damaged cable connection Array service upgrade procedures such as on line microcode upgrades and or configuration changes Array failures including failed lasers on Fibre Channel ports Array power failure Storage Area Network failures such as Fibre Channel switches switch components or switch power failures EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device Storage Area Network service upgrade procedures such as firmware upgrades or hardware replacements EMC recommends moving the Windows virtual
101. u can set the iSCSI HBA parame ters including IP address subnet mask and gateway If an iSNS server is being used for your iSCSI configuration follow the proce dure for setting up iSNS later in Configuring iSNS settings for QLA4010 on page 4 8 sez SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager mies File Host View Help O Connect Refresh XX QLOGIC ISCSIHBA HBA Options HBA Information Target Settings Target Information Statistics Diagnostics i Host intelwb01 ub h i P HBA iqn 2000 04 c0 HBa 0 QLA4010 HBA Alias Name State A 1 Address 192 168 1 210 HBAISCSIName _ iqn 2000 04 com qlogic qla4010 fs20403a00951 Network Firmware BIOS Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP Use the following IP address a IP Adress Ti ET i a0 Use the following DNS server addresses Subnet Mask 25541 255 zsa oll May DNs olL old ofj ol 2 Os oO Caw a al o o Secondary DNS Gn eo Enable SLP Enable iSNS DA Address 0 0 0 0 IP Address 0 fe ie 0 Hostname mf Refresh Save HBA HBA iqn 2000 04 com qlogic qla4010 1s20403a00951 Using the QLogic iSCSI SANSurfer Application to Configure iSCSI Devices 4 7 Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA TOE Configuring ISNS settings for QLA4010 For iSNS support the QLA4010 must be running the correct driver see the EMC Su
102. y Telnet based or Web based If required by the EMC Support Matrix CLARiiON storage system with Access Logix and Access Control enabled using EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software Until Windows is fully installed you must connect only the storage system onto which the operating system will be loaded Later you can connect other storage systems Cable connections as appropriate for server between server Fibre Channel HBA switch FC SW only and storage system SPs Navisphere Management station with EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software or CLI The station must be separate from the boot server but networked to the storage system FC4700 and later array models or connected to the storage system models earlier than FC4700 The host system for Windows NT 4 must have less than 4 0 GB of physical RAM MSKB Q160392 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device Media Requirements Required media includes the following Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2 2 Latest EMC approved Fibre Channel PCI HBA Driver Kit for Windows Latest EMC approved Fibre Channel PCI HBA firmware MS DOS boot diskette Preparing the Storage System Boot device support requires a Navisphere Management station with Navisphere Manager or CLI The station must be separate from the boot server but networked to the storage system FC4
103. y have to first manually register the HBA connection If you will later install PowerPath or ATE be sure to select the corresponding parameters during the registration procedure Refer to your EMC ControlCenter Navisphere Management software ATF or PowerPath documentation for detailed instructions Press ESC until you exit the Fast UTIL Options menu You do not need to save any changes if prompted Reboot the server EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment Configuring an EMC Boot Device When the QLogic BIOS banner shown in step 1 appears press CTRL Q Different HBA models may display different banners Be sure to select CTRL Q for the HBA you wish to configure 8 After Fast UTIL loads the display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed e If there is only one QLogic HBA the Fast UTIL Options menu appears e If there are multiple QLogic HBAs a list of addresses occupies by those HBAs appears Use the arrow keys to select the desired HBA then press ENTER The Fast UTIL Options menu appears 9 Select Configuration Settings from the menu 10 Select Selectable Boot Settings from the Configuration Settings menu Select the first Boot Port Name entry and in the Device window select the CLARiiON port WWN from which you want to boot After you select the WWN if there is more than one LUN detected select the boot LUN number from the next window 11 When all

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