QLogic PCI Fibre Channel Adapter - QLA21xx
QL2100 HAM Driver for NetWare 4.1X
Release Notes:
This release has been tested with Novell NetWare version 4.11.
The QLogic QL2100 HAM driver supports the QLogic QLA21xx
PCI Fibre Channel host adapters. As of this date, the driver
and host adapter has been tested only with disk type devices.
This document is divided into 6 Sections
Section 1 NetWare files on this disk.
Section 2 Installation of NetWare onto a Fibre Channel disk.
Section 3 Adding a QLogic Adapter to an existing system.
Section 4 Novell NetWare support of QL2100 HAM driver.
Section 5 Troubleshooting.
Section 6 PCI Hot Plug
Section 1 NetWare files on this disk
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The following files are on this diskette for supporting NetWare 4.1X:
\NETWARE4\QL2100.DDI Driver description file
\NETWARE4\QL2100.HAM NetWare 4.X HAM driver for supporting the
QLogic Fibre Channel PCI QLA21xx host adapters
\NETWARE4\README.TXT This file
\NETWARE4\QLNWCDRM.SYS DOS based CD-ROM device driver
Section 2 Installation of NetWare onto a Fibre Channel disk
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To initially install NetWare on a Fibre Channel disk attached to the QLogic
Fibre Channel adapter or to install NetWare from a CD-ROM player
Attached to the Fibre Channel adapter:
1. If you haven't already done so, install DOS on your boot disk.
2. Follow the standard NetWare instructions to begin the
installation.
3. When prompted to "Choose the Server Drivers - Disk Driver",
press <Insert> to install an unlisted driver.
4. Insert the QLogic driver diskette and press <F3> to specify the
path to the QLogic HAM driver:
A:\NETWARE4
5. Press <Enter> to select the QLogic HAM driver.
6. Continue with the standard NetWare installation procedure.
Section 3 Adding a QLogic Adapter to an existing system
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To install the QLogic Fibre Channel QL2100 HAM driver on previously installed
NetWare system perform the following steps:
1. From the NetWare server prompt, load the NetWare Install
program:
LOAD INSTALL
2. Select "Driver options" from the main menu.
3. Select "Configure disk and storage device drivers".
4. Select "Select an additional driver".
5. Press <Insert> to install an unlisted driver.
6. Insert the QLogic Fibre Channel Software diskette and press <F3> to
specify the path to the QLogic HAM driver:
A:\NETWARE4
7. Press <Enter> to select the QLogic HAM driver and select "Yes"
to copy the driver from the diskette to the server directory.
Section 4 Novell NetWare support of QL2100 HAM driver
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The following drivers are provided with Novell NetWare for
supporting various Fibre Channel devices through the Fibre Channel HAM driver:
SCSIHD.CDM NetWare CDM driver for supporting SCSI hard
disk devices
SCSICD.CDM NetWare CDM driver for supporting SCSI CD-ROM
devices
SCSIMO.CDM NetWare CDM driver for supporting SCSI magneto
optical storage devices
SCSI2TP.CDM NetWare CDM driver for supporting SCSI tape
devices (SBACKUP requires this driver)
NWASPI.CDM NetWare CDM driver for supporting SCSI devices
through the ASPI interface (see note below)
CDROM.NLM NetWare CD-ROM driver for supporting CD-ROM
devices
After the HAM driver is loaded, the CDM drivers will be loaded
automatically by NetWare as needed.
Note: Contact Novell for any missing CDM drivers that you need
(the NWASPI.CDM driver is missing on the NetWare 4.1 release).
Section 5 Troubleshooting
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To support multiple adapters, add one LOAD command per adapter to
your STARTUP.NCF file. (load QL2100.HAM slot=xxxx) The "SLOT=xxxx"
command line parameter is provided for specifying which adapter to
configure for each load instance. If the driver is loaded manually
from the server prompt and there are multiple adapters, the user
will be required to pick a slot number from a list.
The QLogic Fibre Channel QL2100 HAM driver reads the onboard NVRAM and
supports all of the customized configuration parameters for the
adapter and the attached Fibre Channel devices. Use the <ALT> + <Q> key
combination during boot to access the adapter's configuration
options.
Section 6 PCI Hot Plug
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NOTE: This procedure addresses only the driver-related portion of the PCI Hot Swap operation.
The server must have PCI slots that are capable of being powered up and down independently.
Depending on the server platform, this entire operation may be controlled by a platform
specific software module supplied by the platform vendor. In such a case, these commands
are issued directly to the driver and do not require the operator to enter them.
PCI Hot Plug works by unloading a specific instance of the driver associated with a specific
host adapter. It allows a failed adapter to be removed and replaced by an adapter of the
same type without disrupting the operation of other adapters of the same type. The steps
necessary to perform a hot swap operation are listed below.
1. Type "List Devices" at the server console. You will see a list similar to this example.
[V591-A0-D0:0] SCSI HARD DISK
[V591-A0-D1:0] SCSI HARD DISK
[V591-A1-D3:0] SCSI HARD DISK
[V591-A1-D4:0] SCSI HARD DISK
2. If it were desired to remove host adapter instance 0 controlling the first two
hard drives, the operator would enter the following command:
remove storage adapter A0
3. After the host adapter has been replaced, the operator would make the new adapter
operational by loading another instance of the driver using the normal load command syntax.
For example:
load ql2100.ham slot=3