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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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 2
Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Publication number 53-1001254-01 53-1001254-02 53-1001254-03 53-1001581-01 53-1001254-04 53-1001926-01 Summary of changes New document Date June 2009 Updates for Release 2.1 September 2009 Update for Release 2.2 May 2010 Updates to support - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 3
Title Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual Publication number 53-1001926-02 53-1002144-01 Summary of changes Date Updates to support Brocade November 2010 1741 adapter Updates to support Adapter August 2011 release 3.0 and Brocade - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 4
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BCU commands xxvi Initiating Support Save through the internet browser xxvi Initiating Support Save through a port crash event xxvii Support Save differences xxvii Document feedback xxvii Chapter 1 Product Overview In this chapter 1 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual v 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 6
Hardware compatibility 4 Converged network adapters 5 Stand-up adapters 6 Mezzanine adapters 8 Hardware compatibility 10 WoL and SoL limitations 12 Host bus adapters 12 Stand-up models 13 Mezzanine models 14 Hardware compatibility 15 Adapter features 16 General features 16 FCoE features - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 7
110 Updating drivers with HCM 110 Notes 111 Installing HCM to a host from the HCM Agent 112 HCM Agent operations 112 Managing the HCM Agent on Linux and VMware systems . . .112 Managing the HCM Agent on Solaris systems 113 Managing the HCM Agent on Windows systems 114 Brocade Adapters - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 8
Windows 115 Linux 116 VMware 116 Boot Code In this chapter 117 Boot support 117 Boot code updates 118 Updating boot code with HCM 119 Updating boot code with BCU commands 120 Network boot 120 Brocade BIOS support for network boot 121 Host system requirements for network boot 122 Driver - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 9
Windows driver configuration parameters 208 Solaris driver configuration parameters 210 Network driver parameters 211 Windows 211 Linux 216 VMware 219 Enabling jumbo frames for Solaris 224 MIB Reference In this appendix 225 List of Acronyms Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 10
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information xx •Providing details for support xxii •Document feedback xxvii How this document is organized This manual provides installation and reference information on Brocade host bus adapters (HBAs), converged network adapters (CNAs), and Fabric Adapters. It is organized to help you - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 12
on the MIB groups and objects that support the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for CNA adapters and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode. How to use this document for installing adapters Figure 1 illustrates a flowchart of how to use chapters in this manual to install and configure - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 13
cables. Refer to "Hardware compatibility" on page 4 for more information. CNAs The following Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) CNAs are supported: • Brocade 1007. Dual-port mezzanine CNA with a per-port maximum of 10 Gbps. This is an IBM compact form factor horizontal (CFFh) mezzanine-type adapter - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 14
at www.brocade.com/adapters. • Ports configured in NIC mode fully support the Ethernet protocol and connect directly to the Ethernet LAN. CNAs Brocade CNAs must connect to Fibre Channel SANs and Ethernet data networks through a compatible FCoE switch. For a current list of compatible switches, refer - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 15
and adapter drivers. Host operating system support for adapter drivers This section lists operating system support for all models of the following types of Brocade adapters: • Fabric Adapters - Refer to the following subsections depending on your port mode and SFP configurations: - "FCoE support" on - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 16
on VMware. • Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64), Oracle VM 3.0 FCoE support The following lists operating systems that support FCoE operation for Brocade CNAs and Fabric Adaptor ports configured in CNA mode: • Windows Server 2008 (x86 and x64) • Windows Server 2008 R2/SP1 (x64 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 17
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) • Linux RHEVH 6.x (x64) • Linux XEN - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 18
supported in ESXi systems. NOTE HCM is supported only on the guest operating system for VMware. • Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 (x86 and x64) NOTE Specific operating system service patch levels and other patch requirements are detailed in the current release notes for your adapter software - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 19
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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 20
. Hewlett Packard Corp. IBM Dell Referenced Trademarks and Products Windows, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Vista, XP, PE for Windows, Hyper V for Windows, Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK), and Windows 7 Solaris Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 21
with your adapter model). • Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide • Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide • CIM Provider for Brocade Adapters Installation Guide FCoE Switch For information on the Brocade FCoE Switch for connecting stand-up CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 22
Determine the PWWN through the following resources: • Label on the adapter card contains the PWWN for each port. • Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility. Select the appropriate adapter port from the initial configuration utility screen, then select Adapter Settings to display the WNN and PWWN for the - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 23
--query port_id port --list Function Displays port information, including the MAC addresses. The parameter is the port number. 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 24
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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 25
including IP address and mask. • Status and states of all adapter ports, including the Ethernet, FCoE, and DCB ports on CNAs and Fabric Adapters. • DCB status and statistics for CNAs and Fabric Adapters • Network driver information, Ethernet statistics, offload parameters, and flow control coalesce - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 26
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: • bfa_supportsave - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 27
. • HCM - Collects HCM application data, driver information, HCM Agent logs, and configuration files. NOTE Master and Application logs are saved when Support Save is initiated through HCM, but not through BCU. Document feedback Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we have made every effort to - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 28
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optics. • Dual-port model - Two 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+, two 10GbE SFP+, or without optics. Although adapters may ship with specific optics (or no optics) installed, you can replace with compatible optics, such as 8 Gbps FC SFPs, long-wave SFPs, and SFP+ direct-attach copper cables. Refer to - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 30
: • HBA or Fibre Channel mode. This mode utilizes the Brocade Fibre Channel storage driver. An 8 or 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP can be installed for the port. The port provides Host Bus Adapter (HBA) functions on a single port so that you can connect your host system to devices on the Fibre Channel - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 31
Brocade FCoE storage driver. A 10 GbE SFP or direct attached SFP+ copper cable must be installed for the port. Ports configured in CNA mode connect to an FCoE switch. These ports provide all traditional CNA functions for allowing Fibre Channel traffic to converge onto 10 Gbps DCB networks. The ports - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 32
stand-up Brocade Fabric Adapters. Ports configured in CNA or NIC mode Table 1 provides the type, description, and switch compatibility information for supported SFPs that can be installed in ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. TABLE 1 Type Compatible SFPs for ports configured in CNA or NIC mode - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 33
Converged network adapters 1 TABLE 2 Type Compatible SFPs for ports configured in HBA mode Description Switch Compatibility 16 Gbps SWL (short wave laser) SFP+ 16 Gbps LWL (long wave laser) 10 km SFP+ SFP+ for fiber optic cable Distance depends on cable type. Refer to "Cabling" on page 176. - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 34
1 Converged network adapters TABLE 3 Brocade Fibre Channel CNAs Model Number Port Speed Number of Ports 1007 1020 1010 1741 10 Gbps maximum 2 10 Gbps maximum 2 10 Gbps maximum 1 10 Gbps maximum 2 Adapter Type Mezzanine Stand-up Stand-up Mezzanine Two types of CNAs are available: • Stand-up - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 35
Converged network adapters 1 1 2 3 6 4 5 Note: This photo illustrates parts location only. The CNA may not look exactly like your model. 1 LEDs for port 1 SFP 2 Cable connectors for port 1 and port 0 SFPs (Fiber optic SFP illustrated) 3 LEDs for port 0 SFP 4 Low-profile mounting bracket. Note - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 36
Mezzanine adapters are smaller modules than stand-up models. These mount on server blades that install in blade system enclosures. 1007 Figure 4 illustrates major components of the Brocade 1007, which is an IBM combo form factor horizontal (CFFh) CNA containing two ports operating at 10 Gbps. Please - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 37
Converged network adapters 1 The Brocade 1007 mounts on a server blade that installs in an IBM BladeCenter® enclosure. The adapter uses FCoE to converge standard data and storage networking data onto a shared Ethernet link. Ethernet and Fibre Channel communications are routed through the DCB ports - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 38
for supported SFPs. TABLE 4 Compatible SFPs for Brocade stand-up CNAs 10 Gbps SR (short range) SFP+, 1490 NM Optical short range SFP+ for Distance depends on cable type. Refer to "Cabling (stand-up adapters)" on page 183. Any switch compatible with the adapter 10 Gbps LR (long range) SFP+, 10 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 39
the adapter may only support switch modules or blades in specific I/O bays of the enclosure. For additional information, refer to installation and user guides and the interoperability guides provided for the blade server and blade system enclosure. • The Brocade mezzanine adapter is compatible with - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 40
with a compatible FCoE switch. For a current list of compatible switches, servers, and applications, refer to the latest interoperability matrices on Brocade's website at www.brocade.com/adapters. NOTE The CNA can connect with a network switch and perform NIC functions for network traffic. WoL - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 41
of the Brocade 825 stand-up model HBA. Please note that the following illustration is representative and may have minor physical differences from the HBA that you purchased. 1 LEDs for port 1 SFP 2 Fiber optic cable connectors for port 1 and port 0 SFPs 3 LEDs for port 0 SFP 4 Low-profile - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 42
representative and may have minor physical differences from the HBA that you purchased. 1 Mounting screws 2 ASIC 3 OEM serial and part number 4 PWWNs for adapter ports 5 Brocade serial and part number FIGURE 7 804 mezzanine HBA 14 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 43
4 Gbps SFP. Host systems and switches (stand-up adapters) Refer to the latest Brocade interoperability matrices at www.brocade.com/adapters for a list of supported server models and switches. Server blades and blade system enclosures (mezzanine adapters) The Brocade 804 mezzanine HBA is compatible - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 44
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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 45
on Brocade CNAs and on Fabric Adapter 10 GbE ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. You cannot create or delete vNICs for Brocade CNA models, such as the 1010 and 1020. Multiple vNICs are only supported on Fabric Adapter ports (vNIC create and delete functions are supported). For Fabric Adapter ports - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 46
to the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide. Other general adapter features Following are brief descriptions of additional general features supported on Brocade CNA, HBA, and Fabric Adapters: • BIOS support: - x86 and x64 Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) - Unified Extensible Firmware Interface - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 47
with a Management application, such as Network Advisor, and other management frameworks. • Switch fabric topology - CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode can connect to an FCoE switch through 10 GbE ports. • PCIe interface with eight lanes. The adapter operates in Gen 1 and Gen - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 48
1 Adapter features FCoE features CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode support the following Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) features: Brocade CNAs support the following features: • 500,000 IOPS per port for maximum IO transfer rates. • 10 Gbps throughput per port full duplex • - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 49
Fibre Channel initiators to occupy a single physical port and reduce SAN hardware requirements. • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) SNMP is an industry-standard method of monitoring and managing network devices. Brocade CNA adapters and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode provide - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 50
on the attached FCoE switch or the switch cannot accept jumbo frames. • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) SNMP is an industry-standard method of monitoring and managing network devices. Brocade CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode provide agent and MIB support for SNMP - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 51
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. • Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) over DCB - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 52
ports for teaming that converged FCoE and network traffic is not supported on ports that participate in an IEEE 802.3ad-based team. This must be enforced by the user as there is no mechanism to control this in the software. Teaming is implemented by Brocade in the intermediate drivers for Windows - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 53
for FCoE traffic, are configured on the FCoE switch. These attributes propagate to the CNA DCB port through the DCBCXP. Adapter firmware processes this information and derives priorities for network traffic. The network driver is notified of the network priority and tags both FCoE and network frames - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 54
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. 26 Brocade Adapters Installation - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 55
10 Gbps Ethernet. • vNICs, or virtual network interface cards (NICs). Virtual Network Interface Cards (vNICs) are virtual partitions that appear as a virtual or logical NICs to the host operating system. vNICs are supported on Brocade CNAs and on Fabric Adapter 10 GbE ports configured in CNA or NIC - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 56
supported - This feature is only supported on Brocade HBAs and on Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode. You can configure LUN masking for a particular target even without the actual devices being present in the network. When configuring boot over SAN, mask the boot LUN so that the initiator - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 57
, whereby the Fabric Operating System (OS) provides a mechanism to trunk two switch ports of the same port group into one link. When trunking is enabled, two physical ports belonging to the same Brocade dual-port adapter are trunked together to form a single pipe. This provides advantages such as - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 58
is supported on dual port HBA and Fabric Adapter models only. - 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 59
to the following manuals for more details: • Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual • Brocade Network Advisor SAN and IP User Manual 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 60
of the following types of Brocade adapters: • Fabric Adapters - Refer to the following subsections depending on your AnyIO and SFP port configurations: - "General adapter management" on page 32. - "CNA management" on page 33, for ports configured in CNA or NIC modes. - "HBA management" on page - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 61
36 • "NIC Management" on page 35 CNA management Use BCU commands and HCM to manage CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode. Other available management tools include Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager (Brocade 1007 adapter only). FCoE management - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 62
to the Installation and User's Guide shipped with your adapter. NOTE For CNAs, BOFM support in the Brocade Option ROM expects non-zero values for both PWWN and NWWN for the FCoE port. If any of these values are zero, the FCoE link will not come up, and the port status will display as Linkdown. Be - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 63
and objects supported by Brocade adapters, refer to Appendix B, "MIB Reference". NIC Management Ports on Fabric Adapters only can be set to operate in NIC mode. These ports appear as 10 GbE NICs to the host operating system. BCU commands and HCM provide features for configuring, troubleshooting, and - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 64
, depending on the operating mode set for the Fabric Adapter port: • 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 36 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 65
driver (CNAs and Fabric Adapters only) For Windows systems only, this provides support for multiple VLANs on ports and teams. This driver applies to CNAs and to Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. Note that installing this driver changes the behavior of the network driver - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 66
driver. The firmware provides appropriate support for both the storage and network drivers to manage the hardware. Depending on the adapter model, it also provides the following functions: - For CNAs and for Fabric Adapters with ports configured in CNA mode, it manages the physical Ethernet link - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 67
use the Brocade Adapter Software Installer (B ASI) to install driver packages. NOTE If you want to integrate the provider with Common Information Model Object Manager (CIM OM), install the SMI-S Provider packages using instructions in the SMI-S Provider for Brocade Adapters Installation Guide or CIM - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 68
network devices. SNMP is supported by CNAs and by Fabric Adapter ports configured in 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 69
Adapter software 1 TABLE 7 Operating system support for network and storage drivers (continued) Solaris 10.0 VMware ESX/ESXi ESX 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL) 5.6, 6.0 Oracle VM 3.0 Network driver supported - 32b Storage driver supported - 32b Network driver supported - 32, 64b - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 70
is not supported on VMware ESXi systems. NOTE HCM is compatible with any version of the driver package. HCM can also manage the current version, as well as all previous versions of the HCM agent. Boot code The adapter boot code contains the following: • PCI BIOS 2.1 or later, PCI firmware 3.0 Boot - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 71
in the Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide. In addition, you can view all event messages in the "Message Reference" appendix of the same guide. Software installation and driver packages Table 9 on page 44 describes the software installation packages that you can download for each supported host - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 72
indicates the host processor type, such as x86 or x86_64. Network drivers are not supported on HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode. NOTE Although the following table lists all adapter software packages that you can download for specific operating systems and platforms - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 73
driver package. Linux SLES brocade_adapter_software_installer_ • brocade_driver_linux_.tar.gz3 10 SP4 linux_.bin • brocade_driver_linux_sles10sp4_.tar.gz4 (x86_64) Installs HCM and appropriate driver package. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 74
is not supported on ESXi platforms. brocade_driver_esx41_.tar.gz7 4.x storage and network drivers with user applications, such as HCM Agent, Brocade Adapter Software Installer, and BCU for x86, EM64T, and AMD64 platforms. 46 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 75
on ESXi platforms. brocade_driver_esx50_.tar.gz7 4.x storage and network drivers with user applications, such as HCM Agent, Brocade Adapter Software Installer, and BCU for x86, EM64T, and AMD64 platforms. 1. Windows 2008 x86 drivers are used for Windows 7 x86 support. 2. Windows 2008 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 76
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 48 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 77
configuring, and troubleshooting the adapter. Boot installation packages 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 78
the latest boot image whenever you install or update adapter driver packages. Refer to "Boot code updates" on page 118 for instructions. Table 10 describes the installation packages for boot support that you can download for each supported operating system. The table provides the operating system - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 79
System (Platform) Driver Update Disk Image Windows 2003 (x86) Windows 2003 (x86_64) Windows 2008 (x86) Windows 2008 (x86_64) Windows 2008 R2 (x86_64) LInux RHEL 4.9 (x86 and x86_64) Linux RHEL 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 (x86) Linux RHEL 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.0, 6.1 (x86_64) Linux SLES 10, SP3, SP4 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 80
After installing the boot package, be sure to upgrade to the latest driver. 2. 2008 DUDs support Fabric Adapters and HBAs. Zip file contains files for floppy disk.Windows. 3. Network drivers for CNAs and for Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. Zip file contains files for floppy disk - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 81
the CLI and Driver version number, type the following command: bcu --version 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 82
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to install the driver before the adapter so that the NICs will be properly numbered in the system. 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 84
connectors to connect the adapter to the switch. - For Fabric Adapter cable and SFP specifications, refer to "Cabling" on page 176. - For CNA cable and SFP specifications, refer to "Cabling (stand-up adapters)" on page 183. - For HBA and Fabric Adapter HBA port cable and SFP specifications, refer to - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 85
tighten the two screws. e. 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 57 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 86
to the switch. 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. 58 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 87
pull the SFP straight out of the receiver. Refer to the right illustration in Figure 10. 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 59 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 88
. 0 PORT 1 0 PORT 1 FIGURE 10 Removing or installing fiber optic and copper SFPs Installing transceivers 1. Orient the SFP in front of its slot on the adapter so that it can slide into the adapter receiver slot. The SFP can only be oriented one way into the slot. 2. Carefully guide the SFP into - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 89
for install these adapters in compatible blade servers from supported manufacturers. Brocade 804 HBA To install the 804 mezzanine card adapter into the server blade, refer to the installation instructions shipped with the adapter. Also refer to the setup and installation guide and user guide for the - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 90
the adapter (expansion card) and blade system enclosure Installation and User's Guide about required location of switch modules in enclosure bays for connection to CNA ports. To support each I/O module that you install in the blade system enclosure, you may also need to install a compatible CNA in - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 91
Hardware Owner's Manual. Updating PHY firmware The Ethernet PHY module, located in the 1740 mezzanine card port hardware only, aids in communications to and from the Ethernet LAN. Instructions are provided in this section to update this firmware if required. Determining firmware version To query - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 92
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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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 94
application. Instead use the instructions under "Software installation using Software Installer commands" on page 76. • Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems so Solaris commands in this section do not apply. • After installing drivers on a Linux or Solaris system, you - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 95
. /etc/sysconfig/hardware/config - 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 96
ports configured in CNA mode. - Windows 2008 R2 KB977977 is recommended for CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode. • Installing software with the Brocade Adapter Software Installer automatically starts the HCM Agent. You can manually start and stop the agent using the instructions - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 97
, FCoE CNAs, and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA or CNA mode installed in a host system. RHEL 6.x version x64 systems The Brocade Adapter Software Installer and HCM are 32-bit applications. To use these applications on Linux RHEL 6.x version x64 systems, you must install the x32-compatible - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 98
Software Installer NOTE The software installer is not supported on VMware ESX platforms. However, you can use the appropriate Brocade Adapter Software Installer to install HCM to a guest system (Windows, Linux, or Solaris). To install adapter drivers on VMware systems, refer to "Using software - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 99
, click Continue, then skip to step 10. • Install with existing configuration. 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 7. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - 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. 72 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 101
Network Drivers options. If a message displays warning that the installed boot image is not compatible with the driver installation, perform one of the following steps: • Select Yes to update installation folder. 10. When the Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 73 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - 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). 74 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 103
operating system from the Download Individual Software Installers, Drivers, or Documents list. Refer to "Boot code updates" on page 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 104
for installing adapter drivers, refer to "Operating system support" on page 40 and "Software installation and driver packages" on page 43. Also download the latest release notes from the Brocade adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters whenever you install or update adapter driver packages using - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 105
mode. sh brocade_adapter_software_installer_solaris10_x86_.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 77 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 106
either the network and storage driver packages, the 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. 78 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 107
Using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer 3 • FORCE_WIN_DRIVER_INSTALLATION=1 Be sure to uncomment the "FORCE_WIN_DRIVER_INSTALLATION=1" to overwrite the existing driver on Windows platform. Note that this may require system reboot. For Linux or Solaris systems, use the standard - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 108
install directories are the following; - Windows systems C:\Program Files\BROCADE\Adapter - Linux and Solaris systems /opt/brocade/adapter • On Windows XP, Vista, NT, 2000, and Windows 2003 service pack1, only the GUI will install for all DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET values (DRIVER, GUI, or BOTH). • To - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 109
Using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer 3 Installation examples Following are some examples of using commands and parameters to install adapter software: • To install the storage and network drivers in silent mode and start the HCM Agent automatically by default. Windows systems - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 110
command, HCM, the storage driver, and the network driver are installed by default in silent mode. The HCM Agent starts automatically after installation. This is the recommended method for silent installation. NOTE Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems, so Solaris - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 111
Uninstaller Use the following steps to remove the adapter driver packages and HCM. Instructions are provided for using the GUI-based or command-based Brocade Adapter Software Installer. Instructions are provided for Windows, Solaris, and Linux systems. Important notes Review these notes for removing - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 112
Options screen displays with uninstall options, select an option. • Select Complete Uninstall to remove the driver packages and all other installed Brocade adapter software components. • Select Uninstall Specific Features to selectively uninstall specific software components. 5. Select Next. • If - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 113
Features 2. Right-click Brocade Adapter Software 3. Select Uninstall/Change. Using Software Uninstaller commands The following steps explain how to use the Adapter Software Uninstaller commands to remove the network and storage driver packages and HCM from Windows, Linux, and Solaris systems. These - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 114
is /opt/brocade/adapter. • To launch the uninstaller in silent mode, you must use and provide values for both the following parameters: - DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET - -i silent Uninstall examples • To remove the network and storage drivers only in silent mode with debug messages. Windows systems Uninstall - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 115
. Windows systems Uninstall.bat -DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=GUI -DEBUG=true Linux or Solaris systems sh Uninstall.sh -DCHOSEN_INSTALL_SET=GUI -DEBUG=true Software upgrade using Adapter Software Installer To upgrade HCM, adapter driver packages, or the driver packages and HCM, simply follow the instructions - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 116
from the Downloads list or download the ISO image. Refer to "Boot code updates" on page 118 for update instructions. Software downgrade using Adapter Software Installer Although driver and HCM downgrades are not supported, the following procedures are recommended for downgrading between versions - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 117
. NOTE To upgrade existing software using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer, refer to "Using the GUI-based installer" on page 69. Instructions are provided in this section for the following tasks: • Selectively installing network drivers, storage drivers, and utilities to Windows, Linux, and - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 118
driver will claim all Brocade Fiber Channel HBAs, FCoE CNAs, and Fabric Adapters with ports configured in HBA and CNA mode installed in a system. • Installing a driver package or other adapter software does not automatically start the HCM Agent. You must manually start the agent using instructions - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 119
, and upgrading the driver. 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 120
the User Accounts task window, then turn User Account Control off. 2. Create a "CNA Drivers" or "HBA Drivers" directory in your host's file system depending on your installed adapter or mode configurations for installed Fabric Adapter ports. 3. Download the appropriate .exe driver package for your - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 121
by INSTALL_OP will be performed for Fibre Channel drivers only. CNA - The operation as specified by INSTALL_OP will be performed for network drivers only. AUTO - The operation as specified by INSTALL_OP will be performed for the drivers for adapters that are present in the system. • LOG_FILE_PATH - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 122
of the adapter model should display for adapter port installed. • For CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode, when you expand Network adapters, an instance of Brocade 10G Ethernet Adapter should also display for each port installed. For example, if two two-port CNAs (total of - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 123
on page 92. Notes: • When upgrading the driver for Windows systems, you do not need to reboot the host system as the driver upgrades immediately. The upgrade reloads the adapter firmware and reinitializes the link. • When upgrading Windows 2008 drivers on adapters used for booting over SAN, install - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 124
.sh -h 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 96 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 125
Systems, Inc. displays for an HBA or Fabric Adapter port configured in HBA mode. Fibre Channel: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. and Ethernet Controller display for a CNA or Fabric Adapter port configured in CNA or NIC mode if driver packages have correctly loaded. lsmod This command displays - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 126
-l command to display details about installed drivers. 7. 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. 98 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 127
97. NOTE When upgrading the drivers for Solaris systems, you must reboot the host system. The new drivers are not effective until after system reboot. Driver installation and removal on VMware systems Instructions are provided in this section to install adapter drivers on ESX and ESXi systems. NOTE - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 128
.zip offline bundle and brocade_esx50_.iso ESX 5.0 installation image that includes brocade drivers and utilities. network RPM and utilities, enter one of the following command: brocade_install.sh -u brocade_install_esxi.sh -u 100 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 129
the file using the following command: tar zxvf brocade_driver__.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 101 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 130
-i --bundle=/ISO/offline-bundle/offline-bundle.zip 15. Unmount the adapter driver ISO and delete the temporary "/ISO" directory created in step 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 131
and then the driver. 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 103 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 132
is loaded for HBAs, CNAs, Fabric Adapters and that the storage driver and network driver (bna) are loaded for CNAs and Fabric Adapters with ports configured in CNA or NIC mode using the Driver Verifier Manager tool (Verifier.exe). The verifier.exe command is located in the Windows\System32 folder in - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 133
Systems, Inc. displays for an HBA or Fabric Adapter port configured in HBA mode. Fibre Channel: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. and Ethernet Controller display for a CNA or Fabric Adapter port configured in CNA or NIC mode if driver packages have correctly loaded. • # lsmod This command - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 134
: 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 106 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 135
Systems, Inc. displays for an HBA or Fabric Adapter port configured in HBA mode. Fibre Channel: Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. and Ethernet Controller display for a CNA or Fabric Adapter port configured in CNA or NIC mode if driver packages have correctly loaded. # lspci • This command - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 136
. Check your system hardware manual and Fabric Adapter "Hardware compatibility" on page 4, CNA "Hardware compatibility" on page 10, or HBA "Hardware compatibility" on page 15 to verify that you installed the adapter in the correct slot. • Make sure that the correct driver package for the host - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 137
drivers, firmware, and BIOS for the blade server (or server blade) and other components in the blade system enclosure that support adapter operation. Installing SNMP subagent Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is supported by CNAs and by Fabric Adapters for ports configured in CNA or NIC - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 138
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) 110 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 139
is not compatible with drivers being installed. You can obtain current boot image files from the adapters website and install these through the Adapter Software dialog box. Refer to "Updating boot code with HCM" on page 119 for instructions. Notes • This feature upgrades existing software installed - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 140
://server-host:34568/index.html where: server-host Is the IP address of a server system with the Brocade adapter and driver installed and HCM Agent running. 34568 Is the TCP/IP port where the HCM Agent communicates with HCM. 2. Respond to prompts as required during HCM installation, and the - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 141
the entry "SecurePort 34568" to any other nonconflicting TCP/IP port (for example, SecurePort 4430). Managing the HCM Agent on Solaris systems Use the following commands: NOTE The Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems, so Solaris options do not apply. • Determining - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 142
agent from restart after system reboots a. Run the services.msc command to display the Services window. b. Right-click Brocade HCM Agent Service and select Stop. c. Right-click Brocade HCM Agent Service and select Properties. d. Select the Manual option in Startup type. e. Click OK. • Changing the - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 143
and subnet mask on CNAs After installing a CNA or Fabric Adapter with ports configured in CNA or NIC mode, you must assign an IP address and subnet mask to function on a DCB network. Work with your network administrator to obtain the correct address and mask for your network. Windows 1. From Control - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 144
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. 116 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 145
code updates 118 •Network boot 120 •Boot over SAN 127 •Fabric-based boot LUN discovery 163 •Boot systems over SAN without operating system or local drive 167 •Updating Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN 170 Boot support Boot support is provided for Brocade adapters and drivers - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 146
• BIOS Boot code for x86 and x64 platforms • Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot code for UEFI systems 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 147
pane. For servers with operating system and Brocade adapter drivers installed, you can use BCU commands or HCM directly to update boot code on adapters. For servers without a hard disk, operating system, and adapter drivers installed, you can download Linux LiveCD ISO images and create WinPE ISO - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 148
may require unique System BIOS options and other settings, or internal IDE drives may need to be disconnected or disabled to initiate a network boot. • If replacing the Brocade adapter in a host with a similar Brocade adapter, you will need to reconfigure the adapter to boot from the appropriate - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 149
firmware update utilities, or boot an entire operating system over the network. The PXE boot client is implemented in the adapter firmware. It supports legacy BIOS for servers that do not support UEFI or UEFI for the newer servers. The Client PXE code provides the following services for use by BIOS - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 150
DUDs that support 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. 122 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 151
drivers after fc drivers. For RHEL 4.9, network drives are part of a single ISO package. • Linux (SLES) Network drivers are part of a single ISO package. • VMware ESX Network boot is currently not supported. Configuring network boot Configure Network Boot on the adapter using the Brocade PXE BIOS - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 152
BIOS to support network boot for an adapter port. If disabled, the host system cannot boot from a network system. 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. 124 Brocade Adapters Installation - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 153
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. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 125 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 154
can use BCU commands to configure PXE BIOS for the following: • CNA port • Fabric Adapter port configured in CNA or NIC mode Use BCU commands for the following tasks: • Enable BIOS for PXE boot You must enable BIOS to support network boot for an adapter port. If disabled, the host system cannot boot - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 155
on a storage device. LUNs can be specifically targeted to boot hosts running Windows, Linux, or VMware, or Solaris. For more information on how the Brocade Boot BIOS functions to implement this feature, refer to "Brocade BIOS support for boot over SAN" on page 128. Booting from a remote SAN location - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 156
over SAN can be supported on a maximum of 16 ports (for example, 8 dual-port adapters). For more information and configuration procedures for booting over SAN, refer to "Configuring boot over SAN" on page 131. NOTE You can enable or disable BIOS for boot over SAN, set port speed (HBAs and Fabric - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 157
(HBAs only and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode). For general information and configuration procedures for booting over SAN, refer to "Configuring boot over SAN" on page 131. NOTE UEFI is not supported on the Brocade 804 adapter. Legacy BIOS parameters The following parameters configured - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 158
operating system installs, you can change this order if desired. • Boot over SAN is not supported on Windows 2003 systems for CNA models and for Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC modes. Due to the variety of configurations and variables in a SAN installations, your specific environment - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 159
of Adapter Port-0 when configuring Fabric Zones and LUN Masking for storage. • For Microsoft Windows and Linux environments, the SAN must be connected to the host system in a switched fabric or point-to-point topology. Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) connections are not supported. Disabling - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 160
4 Boot over SAN Overview Figure 17 on page 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. 132 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 161
and LUN storage port. Are you installing No adapter in UEFI-based Yes host system? Step 10 Configure BIOS for booting over SAN. Step 11 Configure UEFI for booting over SAN. Step 12 Configure LUN for booting from host system. Step 13 Install adapter drivers, host operating system, and necessary - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 162
support" on page 40. 4. Install the latest adapter boot code and driver using the following steps. a. Download the latest boot code and driver package from the Brocade adapters website using the following steps. 1. Go to the adapters website at www.brocade.com/adapters. 2. Navigate to the adapters - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 163
located and the PWWN of the adapter port. Refer to the Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for zoning procedures. 10. For BIOS systems, use one of the following sections to enable or disable BIOS to boot over SAN, set adapter port speed (HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode only - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 164
" are used interchangeably in this manual. The Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility allows you to perform the following operations on selected adapters: • Enable or disable BIOS to support boot over SAN. - You must enable BIOS to support boot over SAN for an adapter port. If disabled, the host system - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 165
the next function (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 137 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 166
in CNA mode only). Table 11 on page 138 explains options available for BIOS, Port Speed, and Boot LUN settings. -TABLE 11 Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility field descriptions Field Description BIOS BIOS Version The value of BIOS must be Enable for the selected adapter port to support boot - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 167
adapter port. NOTE: Auto allows the adapter port to automatically negotiate link speed with the connected port. Auto is the only speed option for the 10 Gbps CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. 6. Change any parameters by following the instructions at the bottom of the BIOS - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 168
settings: • Press C to clear a selected boot device from the list. • Press M to manually edit boot device information, then enter the PWWN and LUN values for the boot device. Press M information and LUNs visible to the adapter. 140 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 169
you bound to the adapter port using the storage system's management or configuration utility (refer to step 8 under "Procedures" on page 134). NOTE You only need to select the bootable LUN once. After the first boot, the same LUN will be used until changed through the BIOS Configuration Utility. 11 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 170
be changed.The BIOS Enable option will also be disabled. • Set port speed for adapter ports. NOTE Auto Negotiate allows the port to automatically negotiate link speed with the connected port. This is the only speed option for the 10 Gbps CNA and for Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 171
to the instructions for enabling boot over SAN using HCM in the Host Configuration chapter of the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide. Configuring BIOS using BCU commands Use the BCU commands to perform the following tasks: • Enable BIOS, set port speed (HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 172
could be the adapter_id/port_id, port PWWN, port name, or port hardware path. -s Specifies the speed for the port. Default is autonegotiate. Note that autonegotiate is the only speed option for 10 Gbps CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. - o: Begins options for - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 173
Boot over SAN 4 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 145 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 174
systems Boot Configuration menu as boot devices. • Set the port speed (HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode only). NOTE Autonegotiate is the only speed option for the 10 Gbps CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. • Select LUNs for booting over SAN. Depending - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 175
support the driver configuration protocol. drvcfg -c Once the driver initializes, look for entries for the Brocade adapter driver handle that you found in the previous step. In the following example, two controller handles (27 and 28) display for driver handle 25. Each controller represents a port - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 176
setting up the adapter BIOS or UEFI on the host system. Instructions are provided for the following: • "Installing Windows Server 2003 and the driver" • "Installing Windows Server 2008 and the driver" • "Installing Linux RHEL 4.x or 5.x and the driver" • "Installing Linux (SLES 10 and later) and - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 177
. Note that only HBAs and Fabric Adapter HBA ports are supported for boot over SAN in Windows 2003. For network boot, you will need the brocade_adapter_nw___dud_.zip NOTE For Microsoft Windows operating systems, the driver update disk does not verify prerequisite - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 178
following message displays: Setup will load support for the following mass storage device(s): Brocade Fibre Channel Adapter. 9. Press Enter. 10. Remove the driver update disk after the driver update files load. 11. Continue responding to on-screen instructions and refer to your system documentation - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 179
boot LUN for Windows 2008 Server installation. 8. Insert the media containing the Brocade adapter driver update files that you created in step 3. 9. Select Browse on the Load Driver dialog box and select the adapter driver update disk. 10. Click OK. NOTE If "Hide drivers that are not compatible with - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 180
list of driver update disk files and the operating systems that support these files. Also refer to "Operating system support" on page 40 for information on operating system support for adapter drivers. NOTE For RHEL 5 x86 and x86_64 systems, install the fc DUD files for CNAs and Fabric Adapter ports - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 181
Brocade adapter driver at this stage so that the system can access the boot LUN for Linux installation. 7. From the Driver Disk Source window, select the driver source hdx (where x is the CD or USB drive letter), then press Enter. The Insert Driver Disk window displays. 8. Insert the driver update - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 182
USB drive containing the driver update disk that you created in step 3. NOTE You must load the Brocade adapter driver at this stage so that the system can access the boot LUN for Linux installation. If you are installing SLES 11 drivers for HBAs and Fabric Adapter ports configured in HBA mode only - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 183
system documentation for details. The following instructions apply to Brocade adapter models 415, 425, 815, 825, 1010, 1020, 1007, 1741, and 1860. If using another adapter, you can install RHEL drivers as usual (refer to "Installing Linux RHEL 4.x or 5.x and the driver" on page 152). This installs - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 184
message may display: No root device found. Boot has failed, sleeping forever. This error occurs because Brocade adapter drivers do not support this kernel for boot over SAN. You must switch to the Red Hat Compatible Kernel using step 11 through step 14. 11. Reboot the system again. 12. When the - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 185
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. b. Navigate to the adapters Downloads page - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 186
or updates are done for 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. 158 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 187
>.zip offline bundle and brocade_esx50_.iso ESX 5.0 installation image that includes brocade drivers and utilities. Refer to your Image Builder documentation for details on using Image Builder PowerCLI. 1. Refer to "Boot installation packages" on page 49 for a list of driver update files - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 188
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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 189
created in step 3. NOTE You must load the Brocade adapter driver at this stage so that the system can access the boot LUN for Linux installation. 9. Select the appropriate disk drive with the driver update disk then press Enter. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 161 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 190
step 3. 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. 162 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 191
to initialize the new driver. Fabric-based boot LUN discovery This feature allows the Brocade adapter to automatically discover and boot from LUN information retrieved from the SAN fabric zone database and therefore not require the typical server boot interrupt and BIOS setup. When Brocade's Fabric - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 192
• HCM Basic Port Configuration > Boot-over-SAN > Fabric Discovered • BCU bios --enable -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. 164 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 193
blunZone -c BLUN -p 10:00:00:05: switch configuration mode. • 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 194
Brocade BIOS Configuration Utility Adapter Settings > Boot LUN > Fabric Discovered • HCM Basic Port Configuration > Boot-over-SAN > Fabric Discovered • BCU bios bcu boot --blunZone -c BLUN -p 10:00:00:05:1e:41:9a: switch# config t 166 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 195
system or local drive. Once you boot the host system, you can use BCU commands to update the boot code on installed adapters if necessary, configure 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 196
BIOS using HCM or BCU commands" on page 142. 9. To install the operating system and driver to a remote boot LUN, refer to "Configuring boot over SAN" on page 131 and "Operating system and driver installation on boot LUNs" on page 148. 168 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 197
that contains Brocade Fibre Channel adapters and accomplish the following tasks. • Update the firmware and BIOS/EFI images in the adapter. The adapter tools and utilities bundled in the driver aid in updating the adapter flash. • Install pre-configured Windows system images from a network share onto - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 198
system cannot update the driver while a system reboot is pending. 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. 170 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 199
6.93 cm). One and two-port models are available. Ports support 10 GbE, 8 Gbps FC, or 16 FC small form factor pluggable (SFP+) optics. With the appropriate optic installed, ports can be configured for HBA, CNA, or NIC operation using the AnyIO feature. Fabric Adapters are shipped with a full-height - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 200
(VFs) for a dual-port adapter. • Support for 2, 0000 MSI-X interrupt vectors. • Support for INT-X. PCI system values All Brocade Fabric Adapters share a common PCI Vendor ID (VID) value to allow drivers and BIOS to recognize them as supported Fibre Channel and network devices. Adapters are also - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 201
firmware and adapter BIOS code • 4 MB capacity Fibre Channel performance 500,000 IOPs (maximum) 1,000,000 IOPS per dual-port adapter Throughput per port (full-duplex mode): • 1600 MB at 16 Gbps • 1600 MB at 8 Gbps • 800 MB at 4 Gbps • 400 MB at 2 Gbps Ethernet performance 10.312 Gbps throughput - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 202
for Windows and Linux • SNMP (Windows and Linux) • 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 174 Brocade Adapters - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 203
Adapter hardware specifications (continued) Feature Description Supported FCoE protocols and features Fibre Channel Protocols and features Other adapter features • VMware VM direct path I/O support • LKA (Link of Service (QoS Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 175 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 204
km (6.2 mi.) LWL 4 Gbps N/A N/A N/A N/A 10 km (6.2 mi.) LWL 8 Gbps N/A N/A N/A N/A 10 km (6.2 mi.) LWL 16 Gbps N/A N/A N/A N/A 10 km (6.2 mi.) NOTE Cables are not shipped with the stand-up Fabric Adapter. 176 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 205
stand-up adapters, use only Brocade-branded SFP laser transceivers supplied with the adapters Adapter LED operation Figure 19 illustrates LED indicator locations on a Brocade dual-port 1860 (A) and a Brocade single-port (B) stand-up Fabric Adapters. LED indicators for each port are visible through - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 206
(10,000 ft.) at 40°C (104°F) Nonoperating - 12,192 meters (40,000 ft.) at 25°C (77°F) 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F) dry bulb 5% to 93% (relative-noncondensing) Minimum: -42°C (-40°F) Maximum: 73°C (163°F) 5% to 95% (relative-noncondensing) 178 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 207
requirements (continued) Requirement Power Consumption adapter and optics 9 W typical with SFP running 16 Gbps traffic Operating Voltage 12V Converged Network Adapters Two types of CNAs are available: • Stand-up adapter • Mezzanine adapter The Brocade stand-up CNAs are low-profile MD2 form - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 208
the FCoE functionality for the CNA. • Two on-board processors, each operating at 400 MHz, which coordinate and process data in both directions. • Stores firmware and CNA BIOS code • 4 MB capacity 10.312 Gbps full-duplex 500,000 IOPs (maximum) 1 M IOPS per dual-port adapter 10 Gbps DCB 180 Brocade - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 209
Converged Network Adapters 5 TABLE 19 CNA hardware specifications (continued) Feature Description Supported Ethernet protocols and features • 803.3ae (10 Gbps Ethernet) • 802.1q (VLAN) • 802.1q (tagging) • 802.1P (tagging) • 802.1Qaz (enhanced transmission selection) • 802.1Qbb (priority flow - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 210
5 Converged Network Adapters TABLE 19 CNA hardware specifications (continued) Feature Description Supported FCoE protocols and features Other features • VMware NetIOC • VMware VM Direct Path I/O • Look-ahead data split • LKA (Link Keep Alive) protocol • preFIP, FIP 1.03, and FIP 2.0 (FC-BB5 rev - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 211
Converged Network Adapters 5 Cabling (stand-up adapters) Table 20 lists the supported cabling for adapter transceiver types. TABLE 20 Transceiver and cable specifications Transceiver Cable Minimum Length Ethernet 10 Gbps SR (short range) SFP+ 1490 nm Ethernet 10 Gbps LR (long reach) SFP+, 10 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 212
5 Converged Network Adapters Adapter LED operation (stand-up adapters) Figure 19 illustrates LED indicator locations on a Brocade 1020 (A) and a Brocade 1010 (B) stand-up CNA. LED indicators for each port are visible through the mounting brackets. A B Lnk Act 0 PORT 1 PORT 0 Lnk Act Lnk Act - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 213
Act Storage Converged Network Adapters 5 State Beacon flashing Beacon flashing Beacon flashing green green3 green3 Beacon flashing Beacon flashing Beacon flashing green green4 green4 Flashing Off Off amber5 Port beaconing function. End-to-end beaconing function. CNA port and port on - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 214
5 Converged Network Adapters Mezzanine CNAs This section provides specifications for mezzanine CNAs. Brocade 1007 CNA Table 23 lists environmental and power specifications for the Brocade 1007 CNA. TABLE 23 Property Environmental and power requirements for Brocade 1007 CNA mezzanine card - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 215
two external ports for connecting to Fibre Channel switches via fiber optic cable. Table 25 Brocade 804 adapter measures approximately 4 in. by 4.5 in. (10.16 cm by 11.43 cm). Mezzanine adapters mount on server blades that install in supported blade system enclosures. Refer to "Hardware compatibility - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 216
8 Gbps SFP+ allows user-selectable or auto-negotiated speeds of 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. Multimode small form factor pluggable (SFP) 188 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 217
Support (stand-up adapters) Topology Protocols Other Features LC • Provides the Fibre Channel functionality for all HBA models. • Two on-board processors, each operating at 400 MHz, generate signal timing and link protocol in compliance with Fibre Channel standards. • Stores firmware and HBA BIOS - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 218
cable specifications Transceiver Speed type SWL 2 Gbps SWL 4 Gbps SWL 8 Gbps LWL 2 Gbps LWL 4 Gbps LWL 8 Gbps N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10 km (6.2 mi.) 10 km (6.2 mi.) 10 km (6.2 mi.) 190 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 219
All LEDs flashing green End-to-end beaconing is enabled for connected 50 msec on - 50 msec off - 350 msec off switch and HBA port. 4 Gbps LED flashes amber Unsupported SFP. Appropriate Brocade-branded SFP is not installed. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 191 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 220
(dry bulb) 5% to 95% (relative-noncondensing) 6.3W Maximum not including SFP. Per PCIe 2.0 specifications Mezzanine HBAs The Brocade 804 mezzanine adapter conforms to environmental and power specifications for the supported blade servers and blade system enclosures where they install. Refer to the - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 221
815 HBA • 825 HBA • 1010 CNA • 1020 CNA • 1860 Fabric Adapter FCC warning (US only) This device not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. all areas. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 193 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 222
according to the instruction manual. BSMI warning ( 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. 194 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 223
safety standard IEC 825-2. CAUTION Use only optical transceivers that are qualified by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. and comply with the FDA Class 1 radiation performance BSMI Mark ANSI C63.4 FCC Class B and Statement Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 195 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 224
Information Industry), the following information is provided regarding the names and concentration level of Hazardous substances (HS) which may be contained in this product. 196 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 225
Regulatory compliance 5 TABLE 31 Hazardous Substances/Toxic Substances (HS/TS) concentration chart Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 197 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 226
below the SELV 42.4 V limit.The adapters are recognized per 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 198 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 227
Instructions that ship with your adapter and to information in your blade system enclosure documentation. Brocade 1007 CNA For the Brocade 1007 CNA, refer to the regulatory compliance information in the Installation and User's Guide that ships with your adapter. Brocade 1741 CNA instruction manual, - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 228
equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance might arise. When such trouble occurs, the user might be required to take corrective actions. CE statement ATTENTION This est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. 200 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 229
lists the regulatory compliance standards and certifications for which the adapter is certified. TABLE 32 Regulatory certifications and standards Country Safety KN24 KN22 KCC Mark Class A ANSI C63.4 FCC Class A and Statement Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 201 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 230
5 Regulatory compliance 202 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 231
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 33. Brocade Adapters Installation and - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 232
supported in Solaris. Supported in release 2.0 and above. A value of 0 forces an immediate failover. 1 - 60 sets a delay in seconds. This parameter is used to determine the maximum size of a DMA read through PCIe. Supported on Solaris only. 204 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 233
to point 3: autoselect 0: True 1: False port --topology port --enable port --disable Notes Brocade 425 and 415, and 804 support 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps Brocade 1860 support 2,4,8, and 16 Gbps 8 Gbps HBAs support 1 Gbps at the driver level, but not in a BIOS or boot over SAN configuration. Managing - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 234
Linux and VMware driver configuration parameters The driver-level configuration values in Table 34 are in the following locations on your system: • Linux on heartbeat failure. BFA log level setting. See bcu log --level information in the Brocade Administrator's Guide your adapter for more - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 235
). Delay (in seconds), after which an offline remote port will be deleted. Number of elements in each request queue (used for firmware-todriver communication). Managing Linux driver configuration Either the driver configuration parameter values can be loaded with the driver or can be set in /etc - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 236
Auto recoveries IOC (IO Controller) on heartbeat failure. Delay in seconds, after which an offline remote port will be deleted. Disable MSIx interrupt (and use line-based INTx). Managing Windows driver configuration parameters To change any driver configuration parameter, use the Registry Edit tool - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 237
adapter. b. Stop the Brocade HCM Agent Service (refer to "HCM Agent operations" on page 112 for instructions). c. Open the Windows Device Manager (devmgmt.msc), and navigate to SCSI and RAID controllers. For CNAs, also navigate to Ethernet controllers. d. To unload the driver, disable all Brocade - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 238
. NOTE Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters are not supported on Solaris systems. TABLE 36 Solaris driver configuration parameters failure. Disable MSIx interrupt (and use INTx). Maximum number of unassisted Fibre Channel exchanges. Maximum number of FCP IO requests. Maximum number of remote ports - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 239
into the driver. Network drivers are only used for CNAs and for Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA or NIC mode. The driver-level configuration values discussed in this section are in the following locations on your system: • Linux - /etc/modprobe.conf • VMware - /etc/vmware/esx.conf • Windows - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 240
-V manager. Creates team of adapter ports of following types: • Failover and failback • 802.3ad based link aggregation • Create a single port VLAN with Device Manager. • Creates multiple VLANs using BCU commands or HCM. Disable VLANs in Device Manager. • Supported by Windows Server 2003 and 2008 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 241
adapter port. 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 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 242
A Network driver parameters [ FIGURE 21 Properties dialog box for adapter port (Advanced tab) 5. Select the Property that you want to configure and select the Value. 6. Click OK when finished. 7. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each port that you want to configure. NIC Teaming When adapter ports are - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 243
configured for a team without removing the port as a member of the team. 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 215 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 244
network configuration parameters available for Linux hosts. TABLE 38 Function Network driver FCoE switch Enable or disable transmit and receive checksum offload. ethtool K command (ethtool -K ethX) Module parameter (bnad_msix) Parameter is only supported on 2.6 kernels that support - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 245
Network driver parameters A Managing Linux driver configuration with ethtool Following are examples of using the ethtool K commands to change adapter settings for driver parameters: • TCP-UDP Checksum Offload To enable or disable TCP-UDP checksum offload, enter the following command: ethtool - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 246
Linux driver configuration with module ifconfig Following are examples of using ifconfig to change network driver configuration. • This example, sets the locally administered MAC address. ifconfig ethX hw ether [addr] where: ethx Adapter where: ethX MTU size Adapter position in server. For - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 247
receives a packet, but waits for more packets or a time-out to expire NetQueue Enabled Enable Disable VM Client interface Enables NetQueue for improving receive-side networking performance on servers with multiple CPUs. Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 219 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 248
network adapter message signaled interrupts 1 Disables MSI-X and enables INTx mode instead. NOTE MSI-X is enabled in the network driver the MTU size on a virtual switch using the following command. esxcfg-vswitch -m - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 249
Network driver parameters A IP address IP address for VMkernel NIC subnet mask Subnet mask for VMkernel NIC MTU size MTU size (1500-9000 kb) • Following is an example to configure a VLAN ID for a port group on a specific virtual switch. esxcfg-vswitch -v -p < - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 250
A Network driver parameters You can use ethtool to obtain hardware statistics to verify traffic over different receive and . Table 40 summarizes NetQueues and Receive Filters per NetQueue values per number of CPUs for CNA models. 222 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 251
Fabric Adapter ports in CNA mode CPUs NetQueues (no default) NetQueues (jumbo) Receive Filters per NetQueue 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 31 4 3 3 10 8 7 3 4 16 7 3 4 32 7 3 4 64 7 3 4 128 7 3 4 Setting heap size Enabling NetQueue and using jumbo frames can cause the network stack - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 252
Network Adapter) driver instance number mtu_value 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 mtu 224 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 253
Table 42 provides information on the MIB groups and objects that support the Simple Network Management Protocol for CNA adapters and Fabric Adapter ports configured in CNA mode. For more information on adapter SNMP support, refer to "Simple Network Management Protocol" on page 34. TABLE 42 Group - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 254
Supported MIB groups and objects for SNMP (continued) MIB Objects Function Physical Group (Port Attributes) portAdapterIndex Adapter index of the port portIndex Port Index portLinkStatus Port link status portDuplexMode Port Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 255
42 Group Supported MIB groups adapter Index VLAN port index Name of the device as it appears in device manager (for example, Brocade 10G advanced virtual miniport #1) Name of the interface as it appears in network Link State Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 227 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 256
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 228 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 257
Driver Library BNA Brocade Network Advisor BNI Brocade Network Intermediate driver BIOS Basic Input/Output System BNA Brocade Network Adapter BNAD Brocade Network Adapter Driver BOFM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager CEE Converged Enhanced Ethernet Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 258
Channel I/O Virtualization CNA Converged Network Adapter DCBCXP Data Center Bridging Capability Exchange Protocol DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) DCB Data Center Bridging DCBX Data Center Bridging Exchange DMA Direct Memory Access EMC Electromagnetic Compatibility EPUP Environmental - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 259
Substances initrd Initial RAM disk IRQ Interrupt Request ISA/EISA Industry Standard Architecture/Extended Industry Standard Architecture KVM Keyboard, Video or Visual Display Unit, Mouse LKA Link Keep Alive LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 231 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 260
Extended MTU Maximum Transmission Unit NBP Network Bootstrap Program NDIS Network Driver interface Specification NETIOC Network I/O Control NIC Network Interface Card NPIV N_Port ID Virtualization NWWN Node World Wide Name 232 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 261
eXecution Environment QoS Quality of Service RHEL Red Hat Enterprise Linux RPSC Remote Port Speed Capability SAN Storage Area Network SCP Secure Copy SFCB Small Footprint CIM Broker SFP Small Form Factor Pluggable Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 List of Acronyms - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 262
C List of Acronyms SLES SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SMI-S Storage Management Initiative Specification SoL Serial Over LAN SSID Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot support UNDI Universal Network Device Interface VC Virtual Channel 234 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 263
Network VMQ Virtual Machine Queue WFAS Windows Firewall and Advanced Service WHQL Windows Hardware Quality Lab WinPE Windows Preinstallation Environment WMI Windows Management Initiative WoL Wake on LAN WWN World-Wide Name WWPN World-Wide Port Name Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 264
C List of Acronyms 236 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 265
beaconing, end-to-end, 30 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 53-1002144-01 BIOS, 42, 118 configuring with Brocade BIOS Utility, 136 configuring with HCM and BCU, 125, 142 support for boot over SAN, 128 support for network boot, 121 BIOS configuration utility field descriptions, 138 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 266
, xiv, 12 supported models, xiii switch compatibility, 5, 10, 12 switch support, xiv throughput per port, 20, 22 transfer rate, 20 CNA (stand-up) environmental and power requirements, 185 CNA mode, 3, 22 CNA software installer, 43 CNAs hardware and software compatibility, 10 SFPs, 10 command line - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 267
, 192 FIP support, 20, 31 firewall issue, 67, 90 firmware for adapter CPU, 38 flow control, 25 H hardware installation, 55 switch and storage connection, 58 what you need, 56 hardware specifications CNA, 180 Fabric Adapter, 172 HBA, 188 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 239 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 268
69 intermediate driver, 23, 37 interrupt coalescing FCoE, 21, 28 network, 24 interrupt moderation, 25 IPFC driver, 21 iSCSI over CEE, 23 ISO file adapter software, 43, 50 driver update disk, 49 LiveCD, 49 J jumbo frame enable for Solaris, 224 jumbo frames, 22 240 Brocade Adapters Installation and - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 269
parameters Linux, 216 VMware, 219 Windows systems, 211 network driver teaming parameters for Windows systems, 214 network priority, 25 NIC management using HCM, 35 NIC mode, 3 NPIV, 21, 29 O OEL installing OEL 6.x on boot LUN, 155 operating system support adapter drivers, xv Ethernet, xvi FCoE, xvi - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 270
stand-up adapters, 198 scripts for software installer, 38 serial number location, xxii SFPs Brocade, 15 CNAs, 10 Fabric Adapters, 4 HBAs, 15 removing and installing, 59 SMI-S, 19, 29 SNMP, 21, 22 adapter support, 34 subagent installation, 109 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 53 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 271
queues, 24 trunking, 29 trunking requirements, 30 U UEFI, 42, 118 configuring, 146 support, 129 UNDI, 25 update drivers with HCM, 110 updating boot code, 118 upgrade software, 87 upgrading driver package, 89 utilities, 38 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 243 53-1002144-01 - Dell Brocade 815 | Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual - Page 272
parameters, 211 network driver teaming parameters, 214 removing software with uninstaller commands, 86 storage driver configuration parameters, 208 WinPE, 19, 30 creating ISO image, 169 ISO image, 168 WMI support, 19 WoL support, 12 244 Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Guide 53-1002144
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Supporting CNA models 1741, 1020, 1010, 1007
Supporting HBA models 825, 815, 804, 425, 415
Supporting Fabric Adapter model 1860