HP StorageWorks QLogic Fibre Channel host bus adapters for ProLiant and Integrity servers using Linux and VMware operating systems release notes Part number: AA-RWFNE-TE Thirteenth edition: March 2009
Description These release notes contain driver, firmware, and other supplemental information for the QLogic Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) for ProLiant and Integrity servers using Linux and VMware ® operating systems. See Product models for a list of supported HBAs.
The following HBAs support Linux only on Integrity servers: • HP PCI-e dual-port 4Gb FC adapter (product number AD300A) • HP PCI-X dual-port 4Gb FC adapter (product number AB379A) • HP PCI-X dual-port 4Gb FC adapter (product number AB379B) • HP Q2300 PCI-X 2GB FC HBA (product number A7538A) • HP A6826A PCI-X Dual Port 2GB FC HBA (product number A6826A) Devices supported The QLogic HBAs for Linux are supported on HP servers that support: • the Linux operating systems described in Operating systems.
82Q (AJ764A) 8.02.00.06.05.03-k 2.02 2.03 5.0.1b41 FC1242SR (AE312A) 8.02.00.06.05.03-k 2.0 1.73 5.0.1b41 FC1142SR (AE311A) 8.02.00.06.05.03-k 2.0 1.73 5.0.1b41 FC1243 (AE369A) 8.02.00.06.05.03-k 2.0 1.73 5.0.1b41 FC1143 (AB429A) 8.02.00.06.05.03-k 2.0 1.73 5.0.1b41 FCA2214 8.02.00.06.05.03-k 1.45 n/a 5.0.1b41 FCA2214DC 8.02.00.06.05.03-k 1.45 n/a 5.0.1b41 QMH2462 c-Class Mezz 8.02.00.06.05.03-k 2.08 1.76af 5.0.0b41 HP BL20p G3, G4 FC 8.02.00.06.05.03-k 1.
nl HP BL30p/BL35p Dual-Port FC Mezz 8.01.07.25 1.45 n/a 5.0.0b32 HP BL20p G2 FC Mezz 8.01.07.25 1.45 n/a 5.0.0b32 The minimum supported 2.6 kernel versions are RHEL4 U5 (2.6.9-55), RHEL4 U6 (2.6.9-67), RHEL5 U1 (2.6.18-53), RHEL5 U2 (2.6.18-92), SLES9 SP3 (2.6.5-7.286), SLES9 SP4 (2.6.5-7.308), SLES10 SP1 (2.6.16.54-0.2.3) and SLES10 SP2 (2.6.16.60-0.21). Table 4 lists software support with the following 2.4 versions of x86 and x64 Linux: RHEL3 U8 and U9 and SLES8 SP4.
Linux on Integrity The following versions of Linux are supported on Integrity servers: Table 5 lists software support with the following 2.6 versions of Itanium Linux: RHEL4 U5 and U6, RHEL5 U1 and U2, SLES9 SP3 and SP4, SLES10 SP1 and SLES10 SP2. HBA Driver EFI EFI utility Multi-boot image SANsurfer utility AD300A 8.02.11 2.00 2.48 1.73 5.0.1b31 AB379A 8.02.11 2.00 2.48 1.73 5.0.1b31 AB379B 8.02.11 2.00 2.48 1.73 5.0.1b31 AB429A 8.02.11 2.00 2.48 1.73 5.0.1b31 A6826A 8.02.
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/vi_pages/vi_pubs_35.html Table 7 lists software support with the following 2.4versions of x86 ESX server: 3.5 US build 110268 HBA Driver BIOS >Multi-boot image SANsurfer utility QLE2462 7.08–vm33.1 2.02 1.73af 5.0.1b34 QLE2460 7.08–vm33.1 2.02 1.73af 5.0.1b34 QLA2462 7.08–vm33.1 2.02 1.73af 5.0.1b34 QLA2460 7.08–vm33.1 2.00 1.73f 5.0.1b34 QLE2562 7.08–vm33.1 2.02 2.03af 5.0.1b34 QLE2560 7.08–vm33.1 2.02 2.03af 5.0.1b34 QMH2462 7.08–vm33.
Boot from SAN on VMware To perform a Boot from SAN on VMware, see the document, HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel host bus adapters software guide for Linux at the website http://bizsupport2.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/ support/SupportManual/c01672721/c01672721.pdf. Installing the driver You do not need to install the QLogic driver since it ships in-box with the ESX server. NOTE: VMware ESX 3.x.x is not supported on the IA64 architecture.
3. Browse to the directory hp-fc-enablement-yyyy-mm-dd. 4. Do one of the following to execute the install.sh script. a. If you are not using Device Mapper multipathing execute the following command: # ./install.sh -s b. If you are using Device Mapper multipathing execute the following command: # ./install.sh -m The hp-fc-enablement and fibreutils RPMs should be installed once this install completes.
• If there is a driver that is loaded in memory that lists the driver version in /proc/scsi/qla2xxx but no driver RPM has been installed, then the driver RPM will load the driver in the failover mode that the driver in memory is currently in. Installation instructions 1. Download the appropriate driver kit for your distribution. The driver kit file will be in the format hp_qla2x00-yyyy-mm-dd.tar.gz. 2. Copy the driver kit to the target system. 3.
# rpm –q fibreutils Installing the operating system using a DD-kit This section pertains to the 81Q and 82Q PCIe 8Gb HBAs. DD-kits for both Novell and Red Hat can be found in a single compressed file. The file will be located in the Driver - Storage Controllers - FC HBA section of the Download drivers and software page after selecting the HBA then the operating system to be installed. The files are in a ISO format that require expanding.
Boot From SAN (BFS) and 8Gb Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBA) If you are using a Fibre Channel HBA that is capable of 8Gb transfer speeds and you are using either Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 or earlier or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 Service Pack (SP) 1 or earlier, you must install the HP driver kit, before installing the ProLiant Support Pack (PSP), that you can download from the website: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/hba.
Driver auto-compilation supported What is auto-compilation? Auto-compilation is the ability to have the QLogic Fibre Channel HBA driver automatically compile itself when a new kernel is loaded. The advantage of having the QLogic FC HBA driver compile itself automatically is that an administrator will not have to manually invoke the driver compile scripts, so that the new kernel is running the HP-approved FC HBA driver for QLogic.
How to disable auto-compilation 1. Change directory to /opt/hp/src/hp_qla2x00src. 2. Run the following command. # ./set_parm -a The script should then output that auto-compilation has been set to no. If the output says that it has been set to yes, simply rerun the set_parm -a command again as the -a switch simply toggles this functionality on and off.
x86_64 SANsurfer benign messages While the x86_64 SANsurfer RPM is installing, the following message may appear: Command.run(): process completed before monitors could start. This message can safely be ignored. SANsurfer will still install and run correctly. .
• After updating the HBA firmware or multiboot image a system reboot is required. Enabling extended error logging on 2GB cards The Enable Extended Error Logging feature on 2GB cards sets the bit in the /sys/module/qla2xxx/parameters but does not clear it when disabled. LUN Numbering Requirement When presenting LUNs from a specific storage array to a server, each LUN number must be unique. Specifically, all LUN numbers from a specific storage array to a specific server must be unique.
more /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/* For 81Q and 82Q only HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager (SSCM) is supported on the Windows based management server and connects to the qlremote agent on the Linux server.
