Page 1 53-1002144-01 ® 5 August 2011 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Supporting CNA models 1741, 1020, 1010, 1007 Supporting HBA models 825, 815, 804, 425, 415 Supporting Fabric Adapter model 1860...
Page 2 E-mail: china-info@brocade.com Fax: +41 22 799 5641 E-mail: emea-info@brocade.com Document History Title Publication number Summary of changes Date Brocade Adapters Installation and 53-1001254-01 New document June 2009 Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and 53-1001254-02 Updates for Release 2.1 September 2009...
Page 3 Title Publication number Summary of changes Date Brocade Adapters Installation and 53-1001926-02 Updates to support Brocade November 2010 Reference Manual 1741 adapter Brocade Adapters Installation and 53-1002144-01 Updates to support Adapter August 2011 Reference Manual release 3.0 and Brocade 1860 adapter...
Page 5: Table Of Contents
In this chapter ..........1 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual...
Page 6 ESD precautions ......... 55 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual...
Page 7 Managing the HCM Agent on Solaris systems ... . .113 Managing the HCM Agent on Windows systems ...114 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 8 Adapter LED operation ....... 177 Environmental and power requirements ....178 viii Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 9 In this appendix .........225 Appendix C List of Acronyms Index Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
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Page 11: About This Document
SAN instead of the host’s local disk or direct-attached storage. • Chapter 5 “Specifications,” includes details on adapter physical characteristics, LED operation, environmental requirements, and power requirements. Also included are Fibre Channel standards, regulatory, and safety compliancy information. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 12: How To Use This Document For Installing Adapters
Boot host systems without operating systems or remote drives if needed. Appendix A Optional instructions for expert users. Configure instance-specific and driver-level parameters to control adapter operation. FIGURE 1 Installing adapters using this document Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 13: Supported Adapter Hardware And Software
• Brocade 1741. Dual-port mezzanine card CNA with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps. This is a small-form-factor (SFF) mezzanine card that mounts in a Dell blade server. NOTE Install only Brocade-branded small form factor pluggables (SFPs) in stand-up CNAs. Mezzanine CNAs do not have SFPs and external port connectors, but utilize internal ports and connections to switch and I/O modules installed in the blade system enclosure.
Page 14: Fabric Os And Switch Support
Although you can install an 8 Gbps SFP+ into a Brocade 415 or 425 HBA, only 4 Gbps maximum port speed is possible. Fabric OS and switch support Brocade adapters support Brocade Fabric OS and switches. Fabric Adapters Support for Fabric Adapter ports depend on the following mode (CNA, HBA, or NIC) in which they are configured: •...
Page 15: Host Operating System Support
Windows Server Core for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64) • Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64) • Linux RHEL4.9, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 • Linux SLES 10 and 11 (x86 and x64) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 16: Fcoe Support
Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64) • Windows 2008 R2/SP1 (x64) • Windows Server Core for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64) • Windows 7 (x86 and x64) • Microsoft WinPE 3.0 for Windows 2008 (x86 and x64) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 17: Hypervisor Support
VMware. Network drivers are not supported on IA-64 systems. • Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64) Hypervisor support The following lists operating systems that support hypervisor operation for Brocade adapters: • Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V (x64) •...
Page 18: What's New In This Document
Identifies command syntax examples For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all lowercase. xviii Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 19: Command Syntax Conventions
BCU interface, but does not describe the commands in detail. For complete descriptions of all commands, including syntax, operand description, and sample output, see the Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual and Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide. Notes, cautions, and warnings The following notices and statements are used in this manual.
Page 20: Key Terms
This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful. Brocade resources To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com to register at no cost for a user ID and password. A variety of resources for Brocade products is available. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 21: Other Industry Resources
Adapters For adapter resources, such as product information, software, firmware, and documentation, visit the adapters website www.brocade.com/adapters. For additional information on Brocade adapters, refer to the following publications: • The Brocade Quick Installation Guide (provided with your adapter model). •...
Page 22: Providing Details For Support
Select an adapter in the device tree, then click the Properties tab in the right pane. • BCU adapter --list command. This command lists all Brocade adapters in the system and information such as model and serial numbers. 3. Port World-Wide Name (PWWN).
Page 23 Displays port information, including the MAC addresses. The <port_id> parameter is the port number. port --list Lists all the physical ports on the CNA along with the adapter, Ethernet, and FCoE MAC addresses. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xxiii 53-1002144-01...
Page 24: Support Save Overview
NOTE For details on using HCM and BCU commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide. Support Save overview The Support Save feature is an important tool for collecting debug information from the driver, internal libraries, and firmware. You can save this information to the local file system and send it to support personnel for further investigation.
Page 25 Following is the drvconf ---key command: bcu drvconf --key ioc_auto_recover --val 0 • For Solaris, edit /kernel/drv/bfa.conf using the following command: ioc-auto-recover=0 NOTE Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 26: Initiating Support Save Through Hcm
Select Tools > Backup to back up data and configuration files manually. For more information and additional options for using this feature, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide. Initiating Support Save through BCU commands Use the bfa_supportsave command to Initiate Support Save through the BCU: •...
Page 27: Initiating Support Save Through A Port Crash Event
Forward your feedback to: documentation@brocade.com Provide the title and version number of the document and as much detail as possible about your comment, including the topic heading and page number and your suggestions for improvement. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual xxvii 53-1002144-01...
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Page 29: In This Chapter
8 Gbps FC SFPs, long-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper cables. Refer to “Hardware compatibility” on page 4 for more information. Please note that the following illustration is representative and may have minor physical differences from the card that you purchased. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 30: Anyio Technology
Fabric Adapter ports set in HBA mode appear as “FC” ports when discovered in HCM. They appear as “FC HBA” to the operating system. NOTE Fibre Channel mode and HBA mode may be used interchangeably in this document. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 31 The bcu adapter --mode command allows you can change all ports on the adapter to a specific mode. For more information on these commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide. As general steps to change a port’s operating mode, perform the following steps: 1.
Page 32: Hardware Compatibility
“Cabling” page 176. 8 Gbps LWL (long wave SFP+ for fiber optic cable Any switch compatible with laser) 10 km SFP+ the adapter Distance depends on cable type. Refer to “Cabling” page 176. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 33: Converged Network Adapters
Brocade CNAs. These adapters provide reliable, high-performance host connectivity for mission-critical SAN environments. Provided in the table are the model number, port speed, number of ports, and adapter type for each CNA. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 34: Stand-Up Adapters
Brocade 1020 stand-up CNA with two fiber optic small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers installed. Both stand-up CNAs also support direct-attached SFP+ copper cables. Please note that the following illustration is representative and may have minor physical differences from the card that you purchased. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 35 Note: The CNA ships with the low-profile mounting bracket installed. PCIe x8 connector ASIC FIGURE 3 Brocade 1020 stand-up CNA with low-profile mounting bracket (heat sink removed) ATTENTION Only use Brocade-branded SFP+ laser transceivers supplied with stand-up CNAs. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 36: Mezzanine Adapters
FIGURE 4 Brocade 1007 CNA NOTE Labels showing the part number, PWWNs, port MAC addresses, model number, and serial number for the Brocade 1007 CNA are on the reverse (top) side of the card. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 37 ® The Brocade BR1741M-k 2P Mezz Card, also known as the Brocade 1741 mezzanine card, is small-form factor (SFF) mezzanine card containing two ports operating at 10 Gbps that mounts on a Dell blade server. Figure 5 illustrates major components of the 1741 adapter. Please note that the following illustration is representative and may have minor physical differences from the card that you purchased.
Page 38: Hardware Compatibility
Converged network adapters The Brocade 1741 mounts on supported blade servers that install in Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e modular blade systems. It is used in conjunction with matching I/O modules, also installed in the blade enclosure. The adapter uses FCoE to converge standard data and storage networking data onto a shared Ethernet link.
Page 39 Gen3 (PCI Express Base Specification 3.0). NOTE Install CNAs in PCI express connectors with an x8 lane transfer interface or greater for best performance. You cannot install CNAs in PCI or PCI-X connectors. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 40: Wol And Sol Limitations
These are smaller cards that mount on server blades that install in blade system enclosures. Fibre Channel communications are routed through the adapter ports on the blader server to the blade system enclosure midplane and onto the installed switch modules installed in the enclosure. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 41: Stand-Up Models
Low-profile mounting bracket. Note: The HBA ships with the low-profile mounting bracket installed. PCIe x8 PCIe connector ASIC Serial number label Label showing PWWN for each port. FIGURE 6 825 HBA with low-profile mounting bracket (head sink removed) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 42: Mezzanine Models
Please note that the following illustration is representative and may have minor physical differences from the HBA that you purchased. Mounting screws ASIC OEM serial and part number PWWNs for adapter ports Brocade serial and part number FIGURE 7 804 mezzanine HBA Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 43: Hardware Compatibility
Gen3 (PCI Express Base Specification 3.0). NOTE Install HBAs in PCI express (PCIe) connectors with an x8 lane transfer interface or greater for best performance. You cannot install HBAs in PCI or PCIx slots. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 44: Adapter Features
SAN and Ethernet networks. I/O virtualization Brocade adapters support physical function (PF) based I/O virtualization to provide data isolation and sharing of the bandwidth resources. Depending on the adapter model or the operating mode (CNA, HBA, or NIC) assigned to Fabric Adapter ports), from one to eight functions can be supported per port on the PCI bus.
Page 45 Brocade HBA modules. • Multiple vNICs are not supported on Brocade CNA models, such as the 1010 and 1020. • Teaming is not supported between vNICs configured on the same port. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 46 --stats <pcifn> -Displays statistics for the virtual HBA. • vhba --statsclr <pcifn> - Resets statistics for the virtual HBA. For details on using these commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide. Following are available vNIC commands: • vnic --create <port_id> [-b <bandwidth>] - Creates a new vNIC instance for a given adapter port.
Page 47 • Windows 7. Windows 7 x86 is supported by Windows 2008 x86 drivers Windows 7 x64 is supported by Windows 2008 R2 X64 drivers. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 48: Fcoe Features
Login (FIP and FCoE) FIP link down handling. FIP version compatibility FIP keep alive FIP clear virtual links NOTE The CNA FIP logic automatically adapts to the adequate FIP version and preFIP to enable backward compatibility. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 49 Limiting relies on the storage driver to determine the speed capability of a discovered remote ports, then uses this information to throttle FCP traffic rate to slow-draining targets. This reduces or eliminates network congestion and alleviates I/O slowdowns at faster targets. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 50: Data Center Bridging And Ethernet Features
Provides guidelines for creating priority groups to enable guaranteed bandwidth per group. More important storage data traffic can be assigned higher priority and guaranteed bandwidth so it is not stalled by less-important traffic. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 51 Refer to “Hypervisor support” on page xvii for a list of operating systems that support hypervisor operation for Brocade adapters: • Brocade Network Intermediate Driver (BNI) This provides support for multiple VLANs on ports and teams on Windows systems. This driver is installed with the adapter software.
Page 52 NetQueues to ensure QoS for different classes of traffic on an ESX host. Multiple transmit priorities are supported in the following ways on Brocade adapters: On CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in NIC mode, all eight priorities can be assigned to transmit NetQueues by VMware.
Page 53 • Receive side scaling (RSS) feature for advanced link layer Enables receive processing to be balanced across multiple processors while maintaining in-order delivery of data, parallel execution, and dynamic load balancing. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 54 VLANs over teams is supported by the Brocade intermediate drivers for Windows 2008 x86_64 and R2 and later systems only. For more details on teaming, refer to Link aggregation (NIC teaming) in this section. For more information on VLANs, refer to VLAN (802.1Q) in this section. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 55: Hba Features
• BIOS support: x86 and x64 Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) NOTE UEFI is not supported on the Brocade 804 adapter. PCI BIOS 2.1 or later Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 56 (coalesce) processing of multiple events. This reduces the interrupt processing rate and reduces the time that the CPU spends on context switching. You can configure the following parameters per port to adjust interrupt coalescing: Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 57 Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) Specification supporting the CIM Provider, which allows any standard Common Information Model (CIM) and SMI-S based management software to manage installed Brocade adapters. NOTE Although SMI-S Provider and CIM Provider may be used interchangeably, CIM Provider is the more generic term, while SMI-S is storage-specific.
Page 58 To enable or disable trunking on the adapter, you must perform configuration tasks on both the switch using Fabric OS commands, as well as the adapter using BCU commands and HCM. Refer to the Brocade Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide and Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide for details.
Page 59: Adapter Management Features
Simple Network Management Protocol provides an industry-standard method of monitoring and managing CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. Refer to “Simple Network Management Protocol” on page 34 for details. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 60: General Adapter Management
• Host security authentication • Port logging level configuration • Port configuration • Virtual port configuration • Virtual port statistics display • Logical port statistics display • Interrupt control coalescing • Performance monitoring Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 61: Fabric Adapter Management
HCM and BCU provide the provides the following functions for CNAs and for Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode. • DCB port statistics • DCB statistics • FCP IM Module statistics • Historical statistics Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 62: Simple Network Management Protocol
SNMP support is through an extension to the master agent, called the subagent, which processes SNMP queries for Brocade adapters. The subagent is only supported on Linux and Windows systems. SNMP subagent files are copied to your host system when you install adapter software through HCM and the Brocade Adapter Software Installer (BASI).
Page 63: Nic Management
Adapter traps included notification of VLANs added or removed; team members added or removed; team failover, failback, team added, and team removed; and port link up and link down events. For details on MIB groups and objects supported by Brocade adapters, refer to Appendix B, “MIB Reference”.
Page 64: Hba Management
Port set to CNA mode - “CNA management” on page 33 • Port set to HBA mode - “HBA management” on page 36 • Port set to NIC mode - “NIC Management” on page 35 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 65: Adapter Software
FCoE or Fibre Channel network and the appropriate driver support is provided automatically. NOTE The storage driver will claim all installed Brocade adapters installed in a system. This driver will be used instead of the driver originally installed for these adapters. •...
Page 66: Management Utilities
These allow you to install drivers, the HCM agent, and utilities to your host system without using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer. For Windows systems, download the .exe file appropriate for your Windows system, extract files, then run the brocade_installer.bat command. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 67 CIM Provider packages installed on your host system allow any standard Common Information Model (CIM) and SMI-S based management software to manage installed Brocade adapters. The appropriate CIM Provider rpm or msi package loads to your host system when you install the network driver package using installation scripts or installation commands that are “native”...
Page 68: Operating System Support
CNA or NIC mode. SNMP support is provided through an extension to the SNMP master agent, called the subagent, which processes SNMP queries for Brocade adapters. The subagent is only supported on Linux and Windows systems. For more information on SNMP support, refer to “Simple Network Management Protocol”...
Page 69 Note that the Solaris driver does not support NPIV, authentication, and fabric device management interface (FDMI). Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems. Hypervisor support Table 8 describes Hypervisor support for Brocade adapters. TABLE 8 Hypervisor support for Brocade adapters System...
Page 70: Host Connectivity Manager
Adapter Software Installer. The HCM agent is installed with the driver package on systems where adapters are installed. Install HCM on the host system containing Brocade adapters for local management or install on a network-attached system for remote management of these adapters. Refer to “CNA management”...
Page 71: Cim Provider
HTML files are loaded to your host system, refer to the “Tools for Collecting Data” chapter in the Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide. In addition, you can view all event messages in the “Message Reference” appendix of the same guide.
Page 72 Storport miniport storage and network drivers with HCM 2008 R2 Installs HCM and appropriate driver Agent for Standard/Enterprise Server on EM64T and (x64) package. AMD64 platforms. This package also contains installer script (brocade_installer.bat). Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 73 Linux SLES brocade_adapter_software_installer_ brocade_driver_linux_<version>.tar.gz • 10 SP4 linux_<version>.bin brocade_driver_linux_sles10sp4_<version>.tar.gz (x86) Installs HCM and appropriate driver package. • Linux SLES brocade_adapter_software_installer_ brocade_driver_linux_<version>.tar.gz • 10 SP4 linux_<version>.bin brocade_driver_linux_sles10sp4_<version>.tar.gz (x86_64) Installs HCM and appropriate driver package. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 74 HCM Agent, Brocade Adapter Software Installer, applicable “guest” operating system and BCU for x86, EM64T, and AMD64 platforms. only. The software installer is not supported on ESX systems. The HCM agent is not supported on ESXi platforms. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 75 1. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. 2. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page. 3. Select your operating system from the Download list to display appropriate download files or download the ISO image. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 76: Software Installation Options
One SFP or two SFPs, depending on your adapter model. Note that for CNAs and Fabric Adapters, SFPs and copper cables may be purchased separately or shipped with the FCoE switch. • Adapter installation instructions • Instructions for downloading software Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 77: Mezzanine Adapters
Download boot installation packages to support boot operations, such as boot from SAN, network boot, and updating adapter boot code, from the Brocade website using the following steps: 1. Access the Brocade adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters 2. Navigate to the Downloads page.
Page 78 Note that in the following ISO file name, <date> will be replaced by the release date of the software. brocade_adapter_software_ISO_<date>.iso Download this image from the Brocade adapters website at the Brocade adapters website using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
Page 79 <version>.iso boot_fw_<version> brocade_nw_adapter_rhel54_x86_64_dud_<version>.iso 5.6, 6.0, brocade_fc_adapter_rhel55_x86_64_dud_<version>.iso brocade_nw_adapter_rhel55_x86_64_dud_<version>.iso (x86_64) brocade_fc_adapter_rhel56_x86_64_dud_<version>.iso brocade_nw_adapter_rhel56_x86_64_dud_<version>.iso brocade_fc_adapter_rhel60_x86_64_dud_<version>.iso brocade_nw_adapter_rhel60_x86_64_dud_<version>.iso brocade_fc_adapter_rhel61_x86_64_dud_<version>.iso brocade_nw_adapter_rh61_x86_64_dud_version.iso Linux SLES brocade_adapter_sles10sp3_dud_<version>.iso live_cd_ brocade_adapter_ 10, SP3, <version>.iso boot_fw_<version> brocade_adapter_sles10sp4_dud_<version>.iso (x86, x86_64) Linux SLES brocade_adapter_sles11_dud_<version>.iso live_cd_ brocade_adapter_ <version>.iso boot_fw_<version> Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 80: Downloading Software And Publications
4. On the download screen, select the appropriate software from the Software Installer, drivers, boot code, and Driver Update Disks (DUD) areas. Select product publications from the Documentation section. 5. If downloading software, acknowledge the adapter Download Agreement. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 81: Using Bcu Commands
To launch a BCU command at the BCU> prompt, enter the command as in the following example: port --list NOTE For complete details on BCU commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide. VMware ESX 5.0 and later systems For VMware ESX 5.0 and later systems, BCU commands are integrated with the esxcli infrastructure.
Page 82 Using BCU commands Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 83: Hardware Installation
Perform appropriate steps under Chapter 3, “Software Installation” then return to this chapter. To troubleshoot problems after installation, refer to the Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide. For details in items shipped with various adapter models for installation, refer to “Items shipped with your adapter”...
Page 84: Stand-Up Adapters
Remove all SFP transceivers from the adapter if clearances inside your system case prohibit you from installing the adapter with transceivers installed. Follow the instructions under “Removing and installing SFP transceivers” on page 59. Otherwise go on to the next step. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 85 Store the mounting bracket that you removed for future use. 9. Insert the adapter into the desired empty PCIe bus slot. Press firmly until the adapter seats. Refer to Figure 9 for seating directions. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 86: Connecting An Adapter To A Switch Or Direct-Attached
Use multimode fiber optic cable when connecting an HBA or Fabric Adapter port configured in HBA mode to a switch or direct-attached storage. Refer to “Cabling (stand-up adapters)” on page 183 for cable specifications. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 87: Removing And Installing Sfp Transceivers
SFP latch, then pull the SFP straight out of the receiver. Refer to the right illustration in Figure NOTE In the following figure, the fiber optic SFPs are shown illustration A, and the copper SFPs with attached cable are shown in the illustration B. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 88: Replacing An Adapter
6. Install the new adapter following the appropriate steps for your adapter under “Stand-up adapters” on page 56. All configuration settings for the old adapter in the slot will automatically apply to the new adapter. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 89: Mezzanine Adapters
108 provides a list of general items to verify during and after installing hardware and software to avoid possible problems. You can use the list to verify proper installation and make corrections as necessary. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 90: Brocade 1007 Cna
Brocade 1741 CNA For details on installing this mezzanine card on a blade server, refer to the supported blade enclosure’s Hardware Owner’s Manual for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e modular blade system. Refer to that manual for the following: •...
Page 91 If specified, update will apply to all adapters in the system that contain the PHY module. ad_id ID of the adapter. file_name Name of binary firmware file. NOTE After updating the firmware, you must disable then enable the adapter to activate it. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 92 Mezzanine adapters Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 93: Software Installation
IP address and subnet mask on CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. To troubleshoot problems after installation, refer to the Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide. To keep adapter drivers and boot code synchronized, be sure to update your adapter with the latest boot image whenever you install or update adapter driver packages .
Page 94: Installation Notes
40 and “Software installation and driver packages” on page 43. Also download the latest release notes from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. b. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page.
Page 95 For Linux SLES 11, change the “allow_unsupported_modules” value from 0 to 1 in the following file. /etc/modprobe.d/unsupported-modules • Only one driver installation is required for all Brocade adapters (HBAs, CNAs, or Fabric Adapters) installed in a host system. • Root or administrator privileges are required for installing the driver package.
Page 96: Using The Brocade Adapter Software Installer
“Using the GUI-based installer” on page 69. • Installation using commands. This method completely installs the driver package, HCM, or all components without user interaction. Refer to “Software installation using Software Installer commands” on page 76. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 97: Using The Gui-Based Installer
The HCM Agent starts automatically after installation. You can also install software components using software installer scripts and “native” system commands (refer “Using software installation scripts and system commands” on page 89). Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 98 “Using software installation scripts and system commands” on page 89. Use the following steps to install all software required for Brocade adapters with the GUI-based installer program. NOTE It is strongly recommended that you shut down the HCM application if it is running on your system.
Page 99 NOTE Existing versions of the adapter’s software components will be overwritten with the current versions you are installing if you continue. If this screen does not display, go on to step Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 100 This following screen displays for all adapter models except the Brocade 804 adapter. FIGURE 13 Choose Install Set screen (models except the 804 adapter) NOTE The following screen displays for the Brocade 804 adapter only. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 101 Next to continue. 11. When the Pre-Installation Summary screen displays (Figure 15 on page 74), review the information and select Install to confirm and begin the installation. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 102 If message displays, select OK to overwrite the existing driver or Cancel to quit installation. After software installs, the Install Complete screen displays listing installed drivers and other components (Figure 16 on page 75). Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 103 118 for instructions to install the boot image. NOTE Installing management utilities on Windows systems creates a Brocade BCU shortcut on your system desktop. Use this shortcut to launch the BCU> command prompt and enter BCU commands. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 104: Software Installation Using Software Installer Commands
40 and “Software installation and driver packages” on page 43. Also download the latest release notes from the Brocade adapters website at whenever you install or update adapter driver packages using the www.brocade.com/adapters following steps: 1. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
Page 105 Install software in silent mode using default installation properties file. Note that this is recommended for silent mode. sh brocade_adapter_software_installer_solaris10_x86_<version>.bin -i silent -f HCMDefaultInstall.properties Install driver, HCM GUI, both, or management utilities. Overwrites the existing driver installed on the system. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 106: Command Options
Use for installing non-specific architecture drivers when kernel-specific driver is not available. If set to YES, installs the noarch driver on Linux systems. No is the default value if you do not specify the parameter as an argument. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 107: Important Notes
Perform on of the following steps: • Select your hosts’s operating system from Download Individual Software Installers, download the Brocade Drivers, or Documents list to display the Downloads page, then Adapter Software Installer to your host system. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 108 • Because the ESX 5.0 driver installation process does not enforce maintenance mode, it is recommended that you put the host in maintenance mode since a system reboot is required after installation. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 109 To overwrite existing driver packages with the new driver packages on a Windows system using silent mode. brocade_adapter_software_installer_windows_<version>.exe -DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=DRIVER -DFORCE_WIN_DRIVER_INSTALLATION=1 -i silent • To install drivers in silent mode and overwrite the existing backed-up initrd file in Linux systems. sh brocade_adapter_software_installer_linux_<version>.bin -DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=BOTH -FORCE_INITRD_BACKUP=YES -i silent Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 110 2. Use the following commands to initiate silent installation using the properties file. • Windows systems brocade_adapter_software_installer_windows_<version>.exe -f HCMDefaultInstall.properties • Linux systems brocade_adapter_software_installer_linux_<version>.bin -f HCMDefaultInstall.properties • Solaris systems brocade_adapter_software_installer_solaris10_x86_<version>.bin -f HCMDefaultInstall.properties brocade_adapter_software_installer_solaris10_sparc_<version>.bin -f HCMDefaultInstall.properties Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 111: Software Removal Using Adapter Software Uninstaller
At the command line, change to the directory where the installer is located. cd <install directory>\UninstallBrocade Adapter Software <version> NOTE The default <install directory> is C:\Program Files\BROCADE\Adapter. b. Enter the following command to launch the Brocade Adapter Software Uninistaller. Uninstall.bat Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 112 If you selected Uninstall Specific Features, a Choose Product Features screen displays from which you can select features for removal. Remove check marks by features that you wish to uninstall, then select Uninstall to continue with software removal. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 113 HCM application, both, or management utilities without requiring further user interaction. • Windows systems Uninstall.bat -DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=[DRIVER|GUI|BOTH|UTIL] -DEBUG=[true|false] -i silent • Linux and Solaris systems sh Uninstall.sh -DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=[DRIVER|GUI|BOTH|UTIL] -DEBUG=[true|false] -i silent Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 114 To remove the network and storage drivers, HCM, and management utilities in silent mode, but without debug messages. Windows systems Uninstall.bat -DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=BOTH UTIL -DEBUG=false -i silent Linux or Solaris systems sh Uninstall.sh -DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=BOTH UTIL -DEBUG=false -i silent Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 115: Software Upgrade Using Adapter Software Installer
When upgrading the driver for Linux systems, you do not need to reboot the host system after installation. • Solaris systems When upgrading the driver for Solaris systems, you must reboot the host system. The new driver is effective after system reboot. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 116: Software Downgrade Using Adapter Software Installer
NOTE To make sure that the drivers and adapter boot code are synchronized, be sure to update your adapter with the latest boot image from the Brocade adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters whenever you install or update adapter driver packages. On the website , navigate to the drivers Downloads page.
Page 117: Installer Log
You can carry this CD to your system for installation. NOTE For Windows systems only, using a DVD created with the ISO image will automatically start the correct installer program for your system. Make sure that the autorun feature is enabled. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 118 “Operating system support” on page 40 for details on driver packages and operating system support. Also download the latest release notes on the Brocade adapters website at . On the website , navigate to the drivers Downloads page. Select an www.brocade.com/adapters operating system from the Download Individual Software Installers, Drivers, or Documents list, and then download the release notes.
Page 119: Driver Installation And Removal On Windows Systems
The Brocade installer programs provide these advantages: Automatically updates all Brocade adapters in one step. With Device Manager, you will need to update each adapter instance. Enables the driver to register the symbolic names for the adapter ports with the switch.
Page 120 This is useful in mass deployment of operating systems when adapters have not been installed. Please note that preinstallation will not automatically be attempted when the installer does not find the corresponding hardware. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 121 As installation continues, a series of screens may display. The Command Prompt should return when installation completes. 8. If required by your Windows system, reboot the host. VMware and Solaris require rebooting after installation. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 122 Install the Fibre Channel (storage) driver only brocade_install.bat DRIVER_TYPE=HBA • To uninstall FC driver only brocade_install.bat INSTALL_OP=UNINSTALL DRIVER_TYPE=HBA • Forcefully install the drivers brocade_install.bat FORCED_INSTALL=TRUE • Override the installed hotfix with a new hotfix Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 123: Driver Installation And Removal On Linux Systems
To untar the precompiled RPMs for RHEL distributions. tar -zxvf brocade_driver_linux__rhel_<version>.tar.gz d. To untar the precompiled RPMs for SLES distributions. tar -zxvf brocade_driver_linux__sles_<version>.tar.gz 5. Enter the following command to run the installer on RHEL and SLES systems: brocade_install_rhel.sh [-u,-h][--update\--add\--rm-initrd][--force-uninstall][--snmp] [--snmp-only] Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 124 6. Verify if a network or storage driver package is loaded to the system with the following commands: rpm -qa|grep bfa This command prints the names of the storage driver package (bfa) if installed. rpm -qa|grep bna Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 125: Driver Installation And Removal On Solaris Systems
Installing driver packages on Solaris systems Use the following steps to install driver and utility packages to Solaris systems. Driver packages install as the following: • Storage drivers - bfa_driver_<operating system>_<version>.pkg Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 126 You can use the pkginfo -l command to display details about installed drivers. Start the HCM Agent by using steps under “HCM Agent operations” on page 112. NOTE Manually installing the driver package does not automatically start the HCM Agent. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 127: Driver Installation And Removal On Vmware Systems
NOTE Since the ESX 5,0 driver installation process does not enforce maintenance mode, it is recommended that you put the host in maintenance mode, as since a system reboot is required after installation. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 128 To install network and storage RPMs with utilities, enter one of the following commands: brocade_install.sh brocade_install_esxi.sh • To remove the storage and network RPM and utilities, enter one of the following command: brocade_install.sh -u brocade_install_esxi.sh -u Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 129 2. From the temporary directory, extract the file using the following command: tar zxvf brocade_driver_<esxversion>_<driverversion>.tar.gz 3. Power on the vMA virtual machine. 4. Follow instructions from vSphere Management Assistant Guide to set DHCP and the password. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 130 12 using the following commands # umount /ISO # rmdir -p /ISO 16. Repeat steps 12-15 for each adapter driver to be installed. 17. After the host updates successfully, exit from maintenance mode. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 131: Confirming Driver Package Installation
You can use HCM and tools available through your host’s operating system to obtain information such as driver name, driver version, adapter WWN, adapter PWWNs, firmware name and version, and current BIOS version. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 132: Confirming Driver Installation With Hcm
(one under SCSI and RAID controllers and one under Network adapters). 2. Right-click an instance of your adapter displayed under Device Manager. 3. Select Properties to display the Properties dialog box. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 133 The following command displays the storage driver module location. The module will have a bfa prefix. # modprobe -l bfa The following command displays the network driver module location. The module will have a bfa prefix. # modprobe -l bna Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 134: Confirming Driver Installation With Solaris Tools
May 02 2008 18:22 HOTLINE: Please contact your local service provider STATUS: completely installed VMware Verify if the adapter driver installed successfully using the following commands: esxcli software vib list | grep bfa Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 135: Confirming Driver Installation With Vmware Tools
This command displays information about all loaded modules. If bfa appears in the list, the storage driver is loaded to the system. If bna appears in the list, the network driver is loaded to the system. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 136: Verifying Adapter Installation
• If the host system requires special configuration to enable adapters, adapter connectors, and interrupt request (IRQ) levels, verify these options in the system BIOS menu and in your system documentation. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 137: Installing Snmp Subagent
34. Brocade adapter SNMP is supported through an extension to the SNMP master agent, called the subagent, which processes SNMP queries for Brocade adapters. The subagent is only supported on Linux and Windows systems. SNMP subagent files are copied to your host system when you install adapter management utilities through HCM and the Brocade Adapter Software Installer (BASI).
Page 138: Windows Systems
You can update installed drivers on connected hosts using the Adapter Software dialog box in HCM. Updating the driver updates all of the following components to the latest versions: • Network and storage driver • HCM Agent • initrd file (Linux systems) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 139: Notes
Table 9 page 44. 2. Download the driver package for your host system operating system and platform from the Brocade adapters website using se the following steps. a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. b. Navigate to the Downloads page.
Page 140: Installing Hcm To A Host From The Hcm Agent
Managing the HCM Agent on Linux and VMware systems Use the following commands: • Determining agent operation. /usr/bin/hcmagentservice status • Starting the agent (agent will not restart if system reboots or agent stops unexpectedly). /usr/bin/hcmagentservice start Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 141: Managing The Hcm Agent On Solaris Systems
Changing the default communication port a. Change to the agent installation directory (default is /opt/brocade/adapter/hbaagent/conf). b. Edit abyss.conf to change the entry “SecurePort 34568” to any other nonconflicting TCP/IP port (for example, SecurePort 4430). Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 142: Managing The Hcm Agent On Windows Systems
1.0. Configuration data backed up when prompted during software removal with the Adapter Software Uninstaller and when using the HCM Backup Data dialog box includes the following: • Adapter application data • HCM user data Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 143: Backing Up Configuration Data
3. In the This connection uses the following items box, click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties. 4. Select Use following IP address radio button, and configure the IP address and subnet mask. 5. Click OK to apply the configuration. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 144: Linux
Note that a CNA and a Fabric Adapter with ports configured in CNA or NIC mode are typically named “eth0.” ifconfig eth0 193.164.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 up VMware Please refer to ESX/ESXi Configuration Guide on network configuration for VMware ESX/ESXi 4.x and 5.0. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 145: Boot Code
Updating Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN ..170 Boot support Boot support is provided for Brocade adapters and drivers installed on your host. • To note changes to boot support and procedures detailed in this chapter, please download the...
Page 146: Boot Code Updates
NOTE UEFI is not supported on the Brocade 804 adapter. • Adapter firmware Update the adapter with the latest boot code image for installed Brocade adapters from the Brocade adapters website at the following steps. using 1. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
Page 147: Updating Boot Code With Hcm
Follow these steps to upgrade adapter flash memory with the latest boot code. 1. Download the boot code image zip file (brocade_adapter_boot_fw_<version>.zip) from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. b. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page.
Page 148: Updating Boot Code With Bcu Commands
Use the following procedure to update boot code using BCU commands. 1. Download the boot code image zip file (brocade_adapter_boot_fw_<version>.zip) from the Brocade adapters website to a folder on your local drive using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
Page 149: Brocade Bios Support For Network Boot
UEFI or UEFI for the newer servers. The Client PXE code provides the following services for use by BIOS or a downloaded NBP. • Preboot Services API This provides several global control and information functions. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 150: Host System Requirements For Network Boot
Note the following: • Windows 2008 For network boot, the network driver is injected as part of the PXE Server prior to Windows installation. The driver is passed over during PXE installation on the server. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 151: Configuring Network Boot
The Configuration Utility supports a maximum of 16 ports, and 8 ports can display on a screen at a time. Select Page Up to go to a previous screen or Page Down to go to the next screen. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 152 The default state for Adapter ports is disabled. • Enter a VLAN ID for the port to be used during network boot. Enter a value from 0 through 4094. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 153 All configuration values are stored to adapter flash memory. For details in using HCM options to enable BIOS for network boot, refer to the instructions for configuring PXE boot support using HCM in the Host Configuration chapter of the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide.
Page 154 Displays the PXE configuration on the specified port. bcu ethboot --query <port_id> where: port_id Specifies the ID of the port for which you want to display configuration information. All configuration values are stored to adapter flash memory. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 155: Boot Over San
NOTE For details on using BCU commands, refer to instructions for ethboot in the Brocade Command Utility appendix of the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide. Boot over SAN The “Boot Over SAN” feature allows a host to boot its operating system from a boot device directly attached to the host system or located somewhere on the SAN instead of the host’s local disk.
Page 156: Brocade Bios Support For Boot Over San
Brocade BIOS support for boot over SAN The Brocade adapter boot BIOS provides boot support for the Brocade adapters in x86 and x64 host platforms. The BIOS can discover up to 256 storage targets, such as RAID units, and the logical unit numbers (LUNs) on those units when the LUNs are bound to adapter ports.
Page 157: Brocade Uefi Support For Boot Over San
131. Brocade UEFI support for boot over SAN Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot code for Brocade adapters allows boot support on UEFI-based platforms. The UEFI boot code can discover storage targets, such as RAID units and logical unit numbers (LUNs) when the LUNs are bound to adapter ports. The UEFI boot code loads...
Page 158: Host System Requirements For Boot Over San
For information on minimum operating system support for drivers, refer to “Boot installation packages” on page 49 and “Operating system support” on page 40. Refer to “Operating system and driver installation on boot LUNs” on page 148 for installation details. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 159: Disabling N_Port Trunking
Instructions are provided in this section for configuring boot over SAN on UEFI-based systems that support EFI shell commands. Configuring Brocade adapters in UEFI mode may not be supported on some host systems. However, since Brocade adapters ship with all ports enabled and auto-negotiated speed enabled by default, adapters should work in most systems.
Page 160 133 provides a flow chart for the “Procedures” on page 134 and information elsewhere in this chapter to configure your adapter, host system, and remote boot device for booting over SAN. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 161 Install adapter drivers, host operating system, and necessary files on boot LUN. Step 14 Optional. Install full driver package on boot LUN. Step 15 Boot host system from storage boot device. FIGURE 17 Configuring boot over SAN Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 162 Click the Properties tab in the right pane to display the adapter Properties pane. For BCU, enter the following commands. a. Enter the following command to list the Brocade adapters installed in the system and their adapter IDs. bcu adapter --list b.
Page 163 15. Boot the host from the SAN storage boot device using procedures required by your host system. As the system boots, information about successful Brocade BIOS installation should display. In addition, information should display about the Brocade adapter and boot LUN in the systems boot device menu. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 164 2. Watch the screen as the system boots. When “Brocade BIOS configuration utility” displays, press Alt+B or Ctrl+B. The Brocade BIOS Configuration Menu displays a list of installed adapter ports, similar to the following. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 165 (instead of current function) will be bypassed. 3. Select a port that you want to configure. A screen similar to the following displays. (In the following example, port 0 on the Brocade 1020 CNA was selected.) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 166 Fibre Channel disk drives that are connected to the selected adapter port. NOTE: The default setting for all adapter ports is enabled. BIOS Version Displays the Brocade BIOS boot code version installed on the card. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 167 A list of up to four boot devices display, showing the PWWN of the storage port and the LUN number designated as a boot LUN. The first device listed is the primary boot device. The host first tries to boot from the primary device, then the succeeding devices in the list. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 168 9. Select a target on which you want to designate a boot LUN and press Enter. A screen similar to the following displays listing device information and LUNs visible to the adapter. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 169 11. Press Enter. The selected device will be added to the list of boot devices for the adapter. 12. Save or exit the configuration utility. • To save the configuration, press the Alt and S keys. • To exit without saving press the Alt and Q keys. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 170 For booting from direct-attached Fibre Channel targets, select the First Visible LUN or User Configurable LUN options. • Fabric Discovered - When enabled, the boot LUN identification is provided by the fabric (refer to “Fabric-based boot LUN discovery” on page 163). Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 171 SAN. Use the following BCU command to enable BIOS, set port speed (if required), and configure target PWWN and LUN values. bcu bios --enable <port_id> [-s <speed>][-o <auto|flash|firstlun>[-p pos][-b pwwn,lun*] where: Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 172 --query <port_id> where: port_id Specifies the ID of the port for which you want to set the port’s interrupt attributes. All configuration values are stored to adapter flash memory. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 173 Boot over SAN NOTE For details on using BCU commands, refer to instructions for enabling boot over SAN using BCU commands in the Host Configuration chapter of the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 174 Look for entries labeled “Brocade Fibre Channel Adapter.” In the following example, the Brocade adapter has a driver handle of 25. VERSION G #D #C DRIVER NAME IMAGE NAME ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 0000000A D X - - Brocade Fibre Channel Adapter Bus D PciROM:03:00:00:003 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 175 Entering the drvcfg command with an -f option (drvcfg -f) sets adapter options to default values. For example, enter drvcfg -f 25 27. Entering the command with the -v option (drvcfg -v) checks whether options configured for the adapter are valid. For example, enter drvcfg -v 29 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 176: Operating System And Driver Installation On Boot Luns
Agent and full range of Brocade Command Line Utilities, such as bfa_supportsave, are not installed. To install the complete driver package with HCM Agent and full-range of utilities, refer to “Installing the full driver package on boot LUNs” on page 162 after completing the following steps. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 177 Please review the operating system prerequisites and install the necessary hotfixes after the operating system installation is complete. 2. Download the appropriate Windows 2003 adapter driver update disk (dud) .zip file for your host platform from the Brocade adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters using the following steps: a.
Page 178 40 for information on operating system support for adapter drivers. 2. Download the appropriate Windows 2008 adapter driver update disk (dud) .zip file for your host platform from the Brocade adapters website at using the www.brocade.com/adapters following steps: a.
Page 179 Messages should display on the host system as the Brocade BIOS or UEFI loads successfully. System boot setup screens should also display a hard drive entry containing the Brocade adapter, boot LUN number, and target storage device. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 180 2. Download the appropriate RHEL adapter driver update disk (dud) .iso file for your host platform from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
Page 181 3 in the following procedures. However, if the driver is not detected on the SLES product CD during installation, you should download the latest driver update ISO file, create a driver update disk CD or USB drive, and use this to install drivers as outlined in the following steps. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 182 2. Download the Brocade adapter driver update .iso file appropriate for your SLES system from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. b. Navigate to the adapter Downloads page.
Page 183 2. Download the appropriate RHEL 6.x adapter driver update disk (dud) .iso file for your host platform from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. b. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page.
Page 184 You can reconnect or enable this drive after installing these procedures. • Boot over SAN is not supported on Solaris SPARC systems. • Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 185 2. Download the Brocade adapter driver update .iso file appropriate for your system from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. b. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page.
Page 186 CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode using the ISO image, update the storage drivers using the bfa DUD. For HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode, just use the bfa ISO image. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 187 40 for information on operating system support for adapter drivers. 2. Download the Brocade adapter driver update .iso file appropriate for your system from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
Page 188 ESX. Installation on systems supporting UEFI The newer IBM 3xxx M2 and Dell 11G x86_64 systems can operate in either UEFI mode or Legacy BIOS mode. There are various differences in loading the operating system and drivers to these systems for HBAs, CNAs, or Fabric Adapters with ports configured in CNA or HBA modes. Following are procedures for three different installation scenarios that supplement procedures in “Operating...
Page 189 2. Download the Brocade adapter driver update .iso file appropriate for your system from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps: a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. b. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page.
Page 190: Installing The Full Driver Package On Boot Luns
3. If the version of the driver installed on the boot LUN and the driver you are installing do not match, perform these additional steps for your operating system: Windows Reboot the system to initialize the new driver. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 191: Fabric-Based Boot Lun Discovery
Member List (GZME) command. Fabric-Based Boot LUN Discovery has been tested with Brocade switches (Fabric OS 6.2 and above) and Cisco SAN switches (SAN-OS 3.2.x and 4.1.x). Example configuration procedures are provided for Brocade fabrics following and Cisco fabrics on page 165. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 192: Configuring Fabric-Based Boot Lun Discovery
Basic Port Configuration > Boot-over-SAN > Fabric Discovered • bios --enable <port_id> -o auto 2. Enter the following BCU command to provide the zone name and zone members to use as operands in the Fabric OS zoneCreate command. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 193: Configuring Fabric-Based Boot Lun Discovery
• The “zone name” command will be “BFA_[adapter port WWN]_BLUN.” For example, if the adapter PWWN is 01:00:05:1E:01:02:03:04, the zone name will be the following. BFA_0100051E01020304_BLUN Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 194 The command output will contain the proper encoding for the zone name and member commands. As an example, refer to the following output. "BFA_100000051E419ACB_BLUN","00:00:00:00:50:00:00:05; 00:00:00:01:1e:41:9a:ca; 00:00:00:02:DD:EE:FF:00; 00:00:00:03:09:AA:BB:CC" 3. Enter the following command to launch configuration mode. switch# config t Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 195: Boot Systems Over San Without Operating System Or Local Drive
BIOS to boot over SAN, and install the operating system and driver to a remote boot LUN. Use one of the following ISO images for your system: • LiveCD (live_cd.iso) that you can download from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps. a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
Page 196: Using A Livecd Image
NOTE The following procedures assume that the Brocade adapter has been installed in the host system. 1. For BIOS-based systems, obtain the LiveCD image from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps. a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters.
Page 197: Creating A Winpe Image
WinPE image. 4. Download the latest Windows Server 2008 driver package for your host platform from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps. a. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. 3. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page.
Page 198: Updating Windows Driver On Adapter Used For Boot Over San
However, if you reboot the system after removing the driver, the operating system will not come up because the driver accessing the operating system was removed. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 199: Specifications
• Effective data rate of 32 Gbps for Gen 2 and 16 Gbps for Gen 1. • Eight physical functions supported per port. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 200: Hardware Specifications
400 MHz, which coordinate and process data in both directions. • Hardware acceleration for network and FCoE functions. • AnyIO technology for setting port operating modes to HBA (Fibre Channel), CNA, or NIC (Ethernet). Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 201 Fibre Channel - Point-to-Point (N_Port) Data protection Cyclic redundancy check (CRC) on PCIE and line-side links ECC within the ASIC memory blocks (2-bit detection and 1-bit correction) Error correction code (ECC) and parity through the ASIC Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 202 Team VM queues • VLAN Discovery using proprietary logic • VLAN discovery for untagged/priority-tagged FIP frames • VLAN filtering • VMware NetIOC • VMware NetQueues v3 (VMware 4.1 and later) • VMware multiple priority levels Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 203 • Multiple Priority (VC_RDY) • Frame-Level Load Balancing • Persistent Binding • Fabric-Based Configuration • vHBA • Other adapter features ASIC Flip-flops Parity Protected • T10 Data CRC • ECC Memory Parity Protected Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 204: Cabling
2 Gbps 10 km (6.2 mi.) 4 Gbps 10 km (6.2 mi.) 8 Gbps 10 km (6.2 mi.) 16 Gbps 10 km (6.2 mi.) NOTE Cables are not shipped with the stand-up Fabric Adapter. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 205: Adapter Led Operation
Slow flashing Slow flashing Beaconing green green green Slow flashing Slow flashing Invalid optic green green Slow flashing Power on green Port in FC mode No Link Power on FC link established No activity Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 206: Environmental And Power Requirements
Nonoperating - 12,192 meters (40,000 ft.) at 25°C (77°F) Operating Temperature 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F) dry bulb Operating Humidity 5% to 93% (relative-noncondensing) Nonoperating Temperature Minimum: -42°C (-40°F) Maximum: 73°C (163°F) Nonoperating Humidity 5% to 95% (relative-noncondensing) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 207: Converged Network Adapters
PCIe Gen 2 connector. Transfer rate of 5 Gigatransfers per second (GT/s) per lane. Data rate of 500 MBps per lane. • PCIe Gen 1 connector. Transfer rate of 2.5 GT/s per lane. Data rate of 250 MBps per lane. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 208: Hardware Specifications
External serial FLASH memory Stores firmware and CNA BIOS code • 4 MB capacity Data transfer rate 10.312 Gbps full-duplex Performance per port 500,000 IOPs (maximum) 1 M IOPS per dual-port adapter Topology 10 Gbps DCB Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 209 Unicast MAC address • MAC filtering • Multicast MAC addresses • VLAN Discovery using proprietary logic • VLAN discovery for untagged/priority-tagged FIP frames • VLAN filtering • VMware NetQueues v3 (VMware 4.1 and above) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 210 Class 3, Class 2 control frames • vHBA • Other features ASIC Flip-flops Parity Protected • T10 Data CRC • ECC Memory Parity Protected ATTENTION For stand-up adapters, use only Brocade-branded SFP laser transceivers supplied with the adapters. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 211: Cabling (Stand-Up Adapters)
Copper twinaxial cable 3m (9.8 ft.) 3m (9.8 ft.) direct-attached copper cable 5m direct-attached Copper twinaxial cable 5m (16.4 ft.) 5m (16.4 ft.) SFP+ copper cable NOTE Cables are not shipped with the stand-up CNA. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 212: Adapter Led Operation (Stand-Up Adapters)
Link is up. Storage traffic only. green Steady green Fast flashing Link is up. Ethernet traffic only. green Steady green Fast flashing Fast flashing Link is up. Both Ethernet and storage traffic. green green Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 213: Environmental And Power Requirements
Operating Humidity 10% to 93% (relative-noncondensing) Nonoperating Temperature Minimum: -43°C (-40°F) Maximum: 73°C (163°F) Nonoperating Humidity 5% to 95% (relative-noncondensing) Power Consumption 12 W maximum CNA and optics Operating Voltage Per PCIe 2.0 specifications Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 214 Minimum: -40 °C (-40 °F) Operating Humidity 35 °C (95 °F) at 20% to 80% Nonoperating Humidity 65 °C (149 °F) at 5% to 95% Power Consumption 15 W required 12 W measured Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 215: Host Bus Adapters
Install Brocade mezzanine HBAs in supported blade servers that install in supported blade system enclosures. Multiple HBAs may be mounted in connectors located at different locations in the blade server. Following are some of the features of the PCIe interface: Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 216: Hardware Specifications
4 or 2 Gbps per port. NOTE: 8 Gbps adapters support 1 Gbps at the driver level, but not in a BIOS or boot over SAN configuration. SFP transceivers Multimode small form factor pluggable (SFP) (stand-up adapters) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 217 I/O Interrupt Coalescing • T10 Data CRC • Multiple Priority (VC_RDY) • Frame-Level Load Balancing • Persistent Binding • Fabric-Based Configuration ATTENTION For stand-up HBAs, use only Brocade-branded SFP laser transceivers supplied with this product. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 218: Cabling (Stand-Up Adapters)
21 m (68 ft.) 50 m (164 ft.) 150 m (492 ft.) 190 m (623 ft.) 2 Gbps 10 km (6.2 mi.) 4 Gbps 10 km (6.2 mi.) 8 Gbps 10 km (6.2 mi.) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 219: Adapter Led Operation (Stand-Up Adapters)
End-to-end beaconing is enabled for connected switch and HBA port. 50 msec on - 50 msec off - 350 msec off 4 Gbps LED flashes amber Unsupported SFP. Appropriate Brocade-branded SFP is not installed. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 220: Environmental And Power Requirements
11. Fibre Channel standards compliance Brocade adapters meet or exceed the Fibre Channel standards for compliance, performance, and feature capabilities as defined in the Brocade standards compliance list. This information is available through links under the Solutions and Technology heading on the Brocade website at www.brocade.com.
Page 221 This is the Republic of Korea Communications Commission (KCC) regulatory compliance statement for Class B products. Class B device (Broadcasting Communication Device for Home Use): This device obtained EMC registration mainly for home use (Class B) and may be used in all areas. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 222: Canadian Requirements
EN61000-3-2/JEIDA (European and Japanese Harmonics Spec) EN61000-3-3 Canadian requirements This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 223: Laser Compliance
GOST Mark Taiwan CNS14336(94) Class B or latest CNS13438(95) Class B or latest BSMI Mark BSMI Mark United States Bi-Nat UL/CSA 60950-1 2nd Ed or latest. ANSI C63.4 cCSAus FCC Class B and Statement Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 224 Information products (Decree No. 39 by the Ministry of Information Industry), the following information is provided regarding the names and concentration level of Hazardous substances (HS) which may be contained in this product. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 225 Regulatory compliance TABLE 31 Hazardous Substances/Toxic Substances (HS/TS) concentration chart Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 226 Bi-Nat UL/CSA 60950-1 1st Ed. or later for use in the US and Canada. They also comply with IEC 60950-1 and EN60950-1. A CB Scheme certificate is available upon request Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 227: Mezzanine Adapters
User’s Guide that ships with your adapter. Brocade 1741 CNA This section provides regulatory compliance information for the Brocade 1741 mezzanine card. Also refer to regulatory information provided by Dell for the blade server and Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e modular blade system. FCC warning (US only) This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Page 228 European Council directives, laws, and standards listed in Table Canadian requirements This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 229 CISPR22 VCCI V-3 /2009.04 VCCI V-4 2009.04 VCCI-A and Statement Republic of Korea KN24 KN22 KCC Mark Class A United States UL 60950-1 2nd Edition ANSI C63.4 cCSAus FCC Class A and Statement Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 230 Regulatory compliance Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 231: Appendix A Adapter Configuration
For the HBA FC driver, Windows registry is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\bfad\Parameters\Device For the CNA FCoE driver, Windows registry is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\bfadfcoe\Parameters\Device Values for these parameters should not be changed in the repository directly; instead use the corresponding BCU commands listed in Table Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 232 DMA read 2048 through PCIe. Supported on Solaris only. port bfa#-maxfrsize 2112 port --dfsize maximum 1024 frame size 2048 2112 port name bfa#-port-name min chars - 0 port --name max chars - 64 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 233: Managing Instance-Specific Persistent Parameters
Managing instance-specific persistent parameters Use BCU commands to modify instance-specific persistent parameters for storage drivers. For details on using these commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide. vHBA Interrupt parameters Following is an example of modifying the vHBA interrupt parameters.
Page 234: Storage Driver-Level Parameters
Maximum number of remote ports. num_sgpgs Maximum number of scatter gather pages. num_tms Maximum number of task management commands. num_ufbufs Maximum number of unsolicited Fibre Channel receive buffers. os_name NULL OS name. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 235 Managing VMware driver configuration To set a configuration parameter use the following steps. 1. Enter the following command. esxcfg-module -s 'param_name=param_value' bfa 2. When you have set all desired parameters, reboot the system. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 236: Windows Driver Configuration Parameters
Disable MSIx interrupt (and use line-based INTx). Managing Windows driver configuration parameters To change any driver configuration parameter, use the Registry Edit tool (regedt32) or the BCU drvconf --key command. For details on using these commands, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide. Important notes: •...
Page 237 --key fdmi_enable --val 0 Following are possible key names and value ranges: • key = bfa_ioc_queue_depth, value range [0-2048] default = 2048 • key = bfa_lun_queue_depth, value range [0- 32] default = 32 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 238: Solaris Driver Configuration Parameters
To modify any driver parameter values, use the following steps. 1. Edit /kernel/drv/bfa.conf. For example, to set the number of FCP IO requests, use the following. num-ios=600 2. When you have set all desired parameters, reboot the system. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 239: Network Driver Parameters
Segmentation 2003 and 2008 for IPv4 Disable Offload V2 IPv4 traffic. (LSOv2) Large Enable Enable Device Manager Supported on Windows Server Segmentation 2003 and 2008 for IPv4 Disable Offload V2 IPv6 traffic. (LSOv2) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 240 VMQ through SCVMM or queue capability hyper-V manager, it will is not published not be used by the to the operating operating system. system. Refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide for details. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 241 3. Right-click an adapter port instance and select Properties to display the Properties dialog box for the port. 4. Select the Advanced tab. Figure 21 on page 214 illustrates the Advanced tab from a host running Windows Server 2008. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 242 Properties dialog box similar to the example shown in Figure 22 on page 215. Note that the team name (Failover) displays in the dialog box title. Configure team-related parameters for all ports belonging to a team using the Advanced tab. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 243 However, you can configure other parameters, such as VLAN ID, Receive Buffers, Autorecovery, or Priority and VLAN Support, as they are not team parameters. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 244: Linux
The default values are optimized for this feature and should only be modified by expert users with knowledge of how values change operation. Modifying rx-frame values have no effect at this time as the inter-pkt mechanism is not enabled for the receive side. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 245 Adapter position in server. For example, eth0 is the first Ethernet interface found in the system, eth1 is the second, eth2 is the third, and so on. autoneg Autonegotiate on or off Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 246 Adapter position in server. For example, eth0 is the first Ethernet interface ethX found in the system, eth1 is the second, eth2 is the third, and so on. MTU size MTU size (1500-9000 kb) Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 247: Vmware
NetQueue Enabled Enable VM Client interface Enables NetQueue for improving receive-side Disable networking performance on servers with multiple CPUs. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 248 Display a list of virtual switches on the host system and their configurations using the following command. esxcfg-vswitch -l Next, create VMkernal interface with the MTU setting. esxcfg-vmknic -a “VM Kernel” -i <IP address> -n <subnet mask> -m <MTU size> where: VM Kernel VMkernal name. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 249 MSI-X is enabled in the network driver by default, and must remain enabled for NetQueue to function. Enabling NetQueue in VMware system also enables MSI-X in the system. Please make sure that bnad_msix_disable=1 is not listed in VMware module parameters because that would disable NetQueue. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 250 The number of filters per receive NetQueue is calculated so that hardware resources are distributed equally to the non-default NetQueues. Table 40 summarizes NetQueues and Receive Filters per NetQueue values per number of CPUs for CNA models. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 251 4. Click VMkernel. 5. Find the corresponding value field for VMkernel.Boot.netPktHeapMaxSize, and enter 128. 6. Find the corresponding value field for VMkernel.Boot.netPktHeapMinSize, and enter 32. Click OK to save the changes. 8. Reboot the system. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 252: Enabling Jumbo Frames For Solaris
1500 to 9000 NOTE Size must not be greater than size set on the FCoE switch. 2. Reload the driver. 3. Enter the following command: ifconfig bna<instance number> mtu <MTU size set in Step 1> Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 253: Mib Reference
Serial Number adapterModelInfo Model information of the adapter (for example, Brocade 1010) adapterOEMInfo An OEM-specific information (if applicable) adapterPCIVendorId PCI Vendor ID adapterPCIDeviceId PCI Device ID adapterPCISsvId PCI Subsystem Vendor ID adapterHWVersion Hardware version Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 254 Number of packets dropped portTxDropped Number of packets not transmitted portRxMulticast Number of multicast packets received portRxBroadcast Number of broadcast packets received portMacRxDrop Number of packets dropped portMacTxErrs Number of transmission errors Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 255 802-2ad} teamPreferredPrimaryIndex Index of the primary member teamCurrentPrimaryIndex Current primary member index teamMACAddress MAC Address of the team teamNumberOfMembers Number of members of the team teamIPAddress Team IP Address teamLinkState Team Link State Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 256 Team member removed teamFailover Team failover teamFailback Team failback teamAdded Team added teamRemoved Team removed LinkUp (supported by native SNMP service) Port link up event LinkDown (supported by native SNMP service) Port link down event Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 257: Appendix C List Of Acronyms
BFAL Brocade Fabric Adapter Driver Library Brocade Network Advisor Brocade Network Intermediate driver BIOS Basic Input/Output System Brocade Network Adapter BNAD Brocade Network Adapter Driver BOFM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager Converged Enhanced Ethernet Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 258 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Data Center Bridging DCBX Data Center Bridging Exchange Direct Memory Access Electromagnetic Compatibility EPUP Environmental Protection Use Period Electrostatic Discharge Enhanced Transmission Selection Fabric Assigned Address Fibre Channel Forwarder Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 259 Host Connectivity Manager HS/TS Hazardous Substances/Toxic Substances initrd Initial RAM disk Interrupt Request ISA/EISA Industry Standard Architecture/Extended Industry Standard Architecture Keyboard, Video or Visual Display Unit, Mouse Link Keep Alive LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 260 Message Signaled Interrupts MSI-X Message Signaled Interrupts Extended Maximum Transmission Unit Network Bootstrap Program NDIS Network Driver interface Specification NETIOC Network I/O Control Network Interface Card NPIV N_Port ID Virtualization NWWN Node World Wide Name Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 261 Port World Wide Name Preboot eXecution Environment Quality of Service RHEL Red Hat Enterprise Linux RPSC Remote Port Speed Capability Storage Area Network Secure Copy SFCB Small Footprint CIM Broker Small Form Factor Pluggable Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 262 Transmission Control Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer type-length-values TCP Segmentation Offload Target Rate Limiting User Account Control User Datagram Protocol UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot support UNDI Universal Network Device Interface Virtual Channel Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 263 Virtual Local Area Network Virtual Machine Queue WFAS Windows Firewall and Advanced Service WHQL Windows Hardware Quality Lab WinPE Windows Preinstallation Environment Windows Management Initiative Wake on LAN World-Wide Name WWPN World-Wide Port Name Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 264 List of Acronyms Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01...
Page 265 LUN discovery adapter boot LUNs boot code installing for IBM 3xxx M2 and Dell 11G systems event message files installing full driver package hardware supported xiii installing image on boot LUNs management installing Linux (RHEL) 4.x and 5.x...
Page 266 (dud) switch compatibility driver update for booting over SAN switch support throughput per port transfer rate Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 53-1002144-01...
Page 267 LED operation management PCI system values PCIe interface PCIe support physical characteristics SFPs storage support fabric-based boot LUN discovery configuring Brocade fabrics configuring Cisco fabrics FC trunking Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 53-1002144-01...
Page 268 Hyper-V management applications Hypervisor support for adapters management with BCU PCI system values PCIe interface PCIe support physical characteristics IBM 3xxx M2 and Dell 11G systems product overview setting up boot LUNs PWWN xxii installation serial number xxii software...
Page 269 FCoE managing HBAs Fibre Channel managing NICs xvii mounting bracket Hypervisor xvii CNA low-profile Fabric Adapter standard HBA low-profile install or remove PCI boot code replacing MSI-X adapters multiple transmit priority queues Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 53-1002144-01...
Page 270 (RSS) safety information stand-up adapters scripts for software installer serial number location xxii SFPs Brocade CNAs Fabric Adapters HBAs removing and installing SMI-S SNMP adapter support subagent installation Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 53-1002144-01...
Page 271 HCM upgrading driver updating boot code stand up adapters upgrade software installation upgrading driver package stand-up adapters utilities replacing safety information storage driver configuration parameters instance-specific persistent parameters Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 53-1002144-01...
Page 272 Windows 2008 on boot LUN modifying agent operation network driver configuration parameters network driver teaming parameters removing software with uninstaller commands storage driver configuration parameters WinPE creating ISO image ISO image WMI support WoL support Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 53-1002144-01...

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