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ASA-7211 IG.book Page ii Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Copyright ©2002 – 2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trademarks Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, and ASA are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page iii Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page iv Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian InterferenceCausing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) This equipment complies to class B Information Technology equipment based on VCCI (Voluntary Control Council for Interface).
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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Read This First This chapter is an important guide to the rest of the documentation and provides a summary of the hardware and software installation process. Additional chapters describe how to: ■ Install the adapter. ■ Install, remove, or update the device driver. ■ Install the iConfig utility and configure your adapter (an initiator) and targets.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Introduction Adapter Illustrations The Adaptec iSCSI adapters are illustrated below. Note the difference in external connectors. One adapter has a copper connector; the other, a fibre connector.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide System Requirements The following system requirements are discussed: ■ Hardware requirements ■ Supported iSCSI targets ■ Operating system requirements Hardware Requirements Your computer must meet the following requirements: ■ Intel Pentium, or equivalent, computer ■ An available PCI slot ■ At least 128 MB of RAM ■ CD-ROM drive ■ Copper (CAT 5 or CAT 6), or fibre, Ethernet cable. (Visit www.adaptec.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Introduction Using the Adaptec iSCSI Installation CD The Adaptec iSCSI installation CD contains the device drivers, iConfig utility, user documentation, and SNMP extensions for your Adaptec iSCSI adapter. You can directly access directories and files on the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD. These include: ■ Documentation—Contains the Readme text files and PDF files. See About the Documentation on page 1-6 for details.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 6 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide About the Documentation The Adaptec iSCSI installation CD provides the following documentation files: ■ readme.txt—The generic Readme text file in the top-level of the CD file structure summarizes the contents of the installation CD. For specific information, refer to the Readme files in the lower folders (or directories). (The Linux Readme file is inside the rpm file.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 7 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Introduction Overview of the Installation Process The following steps provide an overview of the process of installing and configuring the ASA-7211 adapter: 1 Verify that your computer meets the requirements described in System Requirements on page 1-4. 2 Gain familiarity with the contents of the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD. 3 Install the Adaptec iSCSI adapter as described in Chapter 2.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM 2 Installing the Adaptec iSCSI Adapter To install the adapter in a PCI slot in a computer: 1 Turn off the power to the computer and disconnect the power cord. 2 Before handling the board, discharge any static electricity from your body by touching a grounded metal object such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer. 3 Remove the cover from the computer case. If necessary, refer to the instructions in your computer documentation.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 5 Insert the adapter in the PCI expansion slot. Press the board firmly into the slot until it clicks into place. Replace the slot cover screw. Note: Some ASA-7211 adapters are manufactured with jumpers “hanging,” but not installed, on jumper connectors J4 and J5. Do not install these jumpers. 6 Close the computer cabinet and reattach the power cord.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM 3 Installing the Initiator Mode Driver In this Chapter Windows 2000 3-2 Windows NT 4.0 3-5 Red Hat Linux 3-7 Now that you have installed the adapter in the computer, you are ready to install the driver. When you are finished installing the driver, proceed to Chapter 4, Configuring Your iSCSI System.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Windows 2000 The following driver installation scenarios are described: ■ Installing the Driver in Windows 2000 ■ Updating the Driver in Windows 2000 Installing the Driver in Windows 2000 To install the driver: 1 Install your Adaptec iSCSI adapter according to the instructions in Chapter 2. 2 Start Windows and log in with administrative privileges.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Installing the Initiator Mode Driver The driver has been installed. The system does not require rebooting. To verify the driver installation, open the Device Manager and view the driver, as shown below. ASA-7211 adapter Updating the Driver in Windows 2000 To update the driver: 1 Open the Windows Device Manager. 2 Expand SCSI & RAID controllers. 3 Right-click the controller identified as an Adaptec Storage Accelerator 7211 and choose Properties.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 10 Choose the appropriate driver (7211C or 7211F) for your adapter and click Next. 11 Click Next again. 12 If you see the Digital Signature Not Found window, click Yes to continue. 13 Click Finish. No reboot is required. The driver has been updated. To verify the driver installation, open the Device Manager and view the driver, as shown on page 3-3.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Installing the Initiator Mode Driver Windows NT 4.0 The following driver installation scenarios are described: ■ Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 ■ Updating the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 To install the driver: 1 Install your Adaptec iSCSI adapter according to the instructions in Chapter 2. 2 Start Windows and log in with administrative privileges. 3 Insert the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 6 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 6 Click Remove and follow all Windows instructions. Windows will prompt you to reboot your computer. 7 After the system reboots, follow the instructions in Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 to install the latest driver.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 7 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Installing the Initiator Mode Driver Red Hat Linux This section contains the following procedures for Version 7.2 with kernel version 2.4.7-10 and Advanced Server (release 2.1AS) with kernel version 2.4.9-e.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 8 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 8 To run the configure script, enter: ./configure For Red Hat Linux 7.2, the following 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 following option: .
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 9 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Installing the Initiator Mode Driver 7 To remove the asa72xx directory, enter: rm -rfv asa72xx The module is now removed from the system. Enabling Multi-LUN Support in Linux The default Linux kernel settings allow a maximum of 40 SCSI devices. However, you must enable multiLUN support to see more than one LUN, and when you do so, you can increase the maximum number of devices to 110.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 10 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 4 To modify the boot-loader configuration, use the appropriate procedure. Note: When you type the text shown below, replace with the relevant parameter. ■ If you use Grub as your bootloader, edit /etc/grub.conf and add the following lines: title Red Hat Linux (2.4.7-10custom) linux-ml root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinux-ml ro root= initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.7-10custom.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM 4 Configuring Your iSCSI System In this Chapter Running iConfig on Windows 4-2 Running iConfig on Red Hat Linux 4-3 Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter 4-4 Changing Your iConfig Password 4-5 Configuration Tasks 4-5 Now that you have installed your Adaptec iSCSI adapter and driver, you need to establish Ethernet connectivity between your adapter and your targets.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Running iConfig on Windows To start using iConfig to configure your system: 1 Insert the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD and copy the Windows iconfig.exe file to your local hard drive. 2 From your local hard drive, double-click iConfig.exe. 3 At the login prompt, enter the default user ID, admin. 4 At the password prompt, enter the default password, adaptec. The iConfig Express Setup is displayed.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Configuring Your iSCSI System Running iConfig on Red Hat Linux 1 Login as root.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter Now that you have started iConfig, you are ready to run iConfig Express Setup to configure your adapter (initiator). Note: In any menu, press Esc to get back to the previous menu.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Configuring Your iSCSI System Changing Your iConfig Password The default user ID is admin. The default password is adaptec. To change the default password: 1 From the Main Menu, select User Logout and Login Password. For details, see the Main Menu illustration on page 4-4. 2 Select User Password Change. 3 To complete the change, follow the iConfig instructions.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM A LEDs You can use the adapter LEDs to diagnose problems during system startup and as speed indicators during normal system operation. The following table describes LED diagnostic indications. D0 D1 Indication Off Off Power-on Self Test (POST) failed. Flashing Off POST is in progress. On Off POST is complete. On On Initialization is complete. The following table describes the LED functionality for the ASA-7211C only.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide The following table describes LED functionality for the ASA-7211F only. Label on Bracket1 Reference Designator Function LED Description Color 1000 DS3 Rate indictor When lit, indicates a valid GbE (1000 Megabit/sec) connection. Green ACT DS4 Activity status When lit, indicates an incoming signal or outgoing traffic. Yellow 1 See A-2 the appropriate figure on page 1-3.
ASA-7211 IG.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM R Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2002 – 2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: 513193-06, Ver.
