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ASA-7211 C/F iSCSI A DAPTER F OR I NITIATOR A PP LICATI ONS I NSTALL ATION G UIDE ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM.
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iii Regulatory C ompliance State ments Federal C ommunic ations Comm ission Ra dio Fre quency Interfer ence Stat ement W ARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not express ly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment.
iv Canadia n Com plianc e State ment This Class B digital apparatus meets all r equirem ents of the Canadian Interferenc e- Causing Equipment Regula tions. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel br ouilleur du Canada.
v Contents 1 Intro ductio n Read This First 1-2 Adaptec iSCSI Adapter Featu res 1-2 Kit C onte nts 1-2 Adapter Illustrations 1-3 System Requirements 1-4 Hardware Requirements 1-4 Supported iSCSI targe.
vi ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide 4 Configuring Your iSCSI S ystem Runnin g iConfig on W indows 4-2 Running iConfig on R ed Hat Linux 4 -3 Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adap ter 4-4 Changing Y our iConfig Password 4-5 Config uration Tasks 4- 5 AL E D s ASA-7211 IG.
1-1 1 Intr oduction In this Chapter The Adaptec ® Storage Accelerator (ASA) 721 1 iSCSI storage adapter is a PCI Ho st Bus Adapter ( HBA) that en ables servers and storage systems to be used in iSCSI SANs using an Ethernet interc onnect.
1-2 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide Read Th is First This chapter is a n importan t guide to the rest of the document ation and provides a summary o f the hardware and softwa re installati on process. Additional chapters describe how to : ■ Ins tal l the ad apte r .
1-3 Introd ucti on Adapter Illustratio ns The Adaptec iSCSI adapters are illustrated below . Note the differ ence in external connectors. On e adapter has a copper connector; the other , a fibre connector .
1-4 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide System Requirements The following system requir ements are discussed: ■ Hardwar e requir ements ■ Supported iSCSI targets ■ Operating system requir ements Har.
1-5 Introd ucti on Using the Adaptec iSCSI Installation CD The Adaptec iSCSI in stallation CD contains the device drivers, iConfig util ity , us er document ation, and SNM P exten sions f or your Adaptec iSCSI adapter . Y ou can directly access directories and files on the Adaptec iSCS I installatio n CD.
1-6 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide About the Docu mentation The Adaptec iSCSI ins tallation CD provides the followin g documen tation files: ■ readme. txt —The generic Readme text file in the top-level of the CD file structure summarizes the contents of the installation CD.
1-7 Introd ucti on Overview of the Installation Pr ocess The following steps pro vide an overview of the pr ocess of installin g and configurin g the ASA-72 1 1 adapter: 1 V erify that your computer meets the requir ements described in System Requ irements on page 1- 4 .
2-1 2 Installing the Adapt ec iSCSI Adapter T o install the adapter in a PCI slot in a computer : 1 T urn off the power to the computer and disconnect the power cord. 2 Before handling the board, discharge any static electr icity from your body by touching a grounded metal obje ct such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your co mputer .
2-2 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide 5 Insert the adapter in the PCI expan sion slot. Press the board firmly into the slot until it cli cks into place. Repla ce the slot cover screw . Note: So me ASA-721 1 adapters are manufactur ed with jumpers “h angin g,” but not ins talled, on jum per connectors J4 and J5.
3-1 3 Installing the Initiator Mode Driver In this Chapter Now that you ha ve installed the a dapter in the computer , you ar e ready to install the driv er . When you are finished ins tallin g the driver , proceed to Chapter 4, Configur ing Y our iSC SI System .
3-2 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide Windo ws 2000 The fo llo win g d riv er ins tal lat ion sce na rio s ar e de scr ib ed: ■ Installing t he Driver in Windows 2000 ■ Upd ating th e Driver in Wind.
3-3 Installing the Initiator Mo de Driver The driver has been installed. The system does not requir e rebooting. T o verify the driver installation, open the Device Manager and view the driver , as shown below. Updating the Driver in Windows 2000 T o update the driver: 1 Open the W indows Device Manager .
3-4 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide 10 Choose the appropriate dr iver ( 721 1C or 72 11F ) for you r adapter and click Next . 11 Click Next again. 12 If you see the Digi tal Signa ture Not Found window , click Ye s to continue. 13 Click Finish . No reboot is required.
3-5 Installing the Initiator Mo de Driver Windows NT 4 .0 The following driver installation scenarios ar e described: ■ Installing th e Driver i n Windows NT 4.
3-6 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide 6 Click Remove and f ollow all W indows instruction s. W in dows will prompt you to reboot you r computer . 7 After the system reboots, follow the instructions in Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 to ins tall th e late st dri ver .
3-7 Installing the Initiator Mo de Driver Red Hat Linux This sectio n cont ains th e foll owing pro cedur es fo r V ersi on 7.2 wi th kernel version 2.
3-8 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide 8 T o run the conf igure script, e nter: ./configure For Red Hat Linux 7 .2, the follow ing command works: ./configure --tree=/usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10 If the kernel source is not under /usr/src /linux-2.4 .7-10 , run the configure script with the f ollowing option: .
3-9 Installing the Initiator Mo de Driver 7 To r e m o v e t h e asa72x x dir ectory , enter: rm -rfv asa72xx The module is now removed from the system. Enabling Mu lti-LUN Support in Linux The default Linux kernel setti ngs allow a maximum of 40 SCSI de v i c e s.
3-1 0 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide 4 T o modify the boot-loader configu ration, use the ap propriate procedur e. Note: When you type the text shown below , replace <boot_device> with the r elevant parameter . ■ If you use Grub as your bootloader , edit /etc/g rub .
4-1 4 Configuring Y our iSCSI System In this Chapter Now that yo u have installed your Adaptec iS CSI adapter and driver , you need to establish Ethernet connectivity between your adapter and yo ur targets. Then, run iConfig and use it to configu re your iSCSI system .
4-2 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide Runni ng iCon fig on Windows T o start using iConfig to co nfigure your system: 1 Insert the Adaptec iSCSI insta llation CD and copy the W indow s iconfig.e xe file to your local hard drive. 2 From your local hard drive, double-click iCo nfig.
4-3 Configuring Y our iSCSI System Run ning iC onfi g on Red Ha t Lin ux 1 Login as r oot . 2 T o mou nt the Adaptec iSCSI installati on CD, enter: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 3 T o change to the Linu.
4-4 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide Using Ex pre ss Setu p to Confi gure Y our iS CSI Ad apter Now that you have started iConfig , you are r eady to run iConfig Express Setup to configure your adapter (initiator) . Note: In any menu, press Esc to get back to t he previous menu.
4-5 Configuring Y our iSCSI System Chang ing Y our i Config Passw ord The default user ID is admin . The def ault password is adaptec . T o ch ange th e default pa ssword: 1 From the Main Menu, select User Logout and Login Password . For details , see the Main Men u illustra tion on page 4-4 .
A-1 A LEDs Y ou can use the adapter LEDs to dia gnose problems durin g system startup and as speed in dicators during normal system operation. The following table descri bes LED diagno stic indica tions. The following table describes the LED functionality for the ASA-721 1C only .
A-2 ASA-7211C/F Installatio n Guide The follow ing table d escribes LED functi onali ty for the ASA-7 21 1 F only . Label on Bracket 1 1 See the appropriate figure on p age 1-3 . Reference Designat or Funct ion LED De script ion Color 1000 DS3 Rate indic tor Whe n lit, indicates a valid Gb E (1000 M egabit/s ec) connecti on.
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