EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic Host Bus Adapters in the NetWare Environment

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1 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic Host Bus Adapters in the NetWare Environment P/N REV A03 EMC Corporation Corporate Headquarters: Hopkinton, MA

2 Copyright EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Updated November 2004 EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without notice. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS." EMC CORPORATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Use, copying, and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication requires an applicable software license. Trademark Information ii EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

3 Contents Preface... v Chapter 1 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver Overview PCI Express Support Pack 1 for NetWare 6.5 Issue Procedure Overview Note on QLogic SANSurfer Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware Preparing the Adapter(s) Installing the HBA Special Instructions for CLARiiON CX200 Direct-Connect Dual-Host Clustering Configurations Connecting Cables in a CLARiiON Environment Setting a 2 Gb HBA to Run in 2 Gb Mode Upgrading the QLogic HBA BIOS Configuring an HBA Preconfigured Settings Fibre-Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs Updating Firmware/BIOS and Applying NVRAM Settings Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate Setting the Topology for QLA22xx/23xx and NetWare Installing the HBA Driver Installing the Driver into a New Server Installing the Driver into an Existing Server Incorporating EMC Fibre Channel Recognizing LUNs EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts iii

4 Contents Chapter 2 Configuring an EMC Boot Device Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device Installing NetWare 6.x onto the Server Installing the HBA Driver into a New Server Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device Preparing the Storage System Setting Up the HBA BIOS Installing NetWare 5.1 or 6.x onto the Server Installing the HBA Driver into a New Server Supported Configurations Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Loading HBA Drivers Index... i-1 iv EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

5 Preface Conventions Used in This Guide EMC uses the following conventions for notes, cautions, and warnings. A note presents information that is important, but not hazard-related.! CAUTION A caution contains information essential to avoid data loss or damage to the system or equipment. The caution may apply to hardware or software. WARNING A warning contains information essential to avoid a hazard that can cause severe personal injury, death, or substantial property damage if you ignore the warning. EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts v

6 Preface Typographical Conventions EMC uses the following type style conventions in this guide: AVANT GARDE Keystrokes Palatino, bold Palatino, italic Dialog box, button, icon, and menu items in text Selections you can make from the user interface, including buttons, icons, options, and field names New terms or unique word usage in text Command line arguments when used in text Book titles Courier, italic Courier Arguments used in examples of command line syntax. System prompts and displays and specific filenames or complete paths. For example: working root directory [/user/emc]: c:\program Files\EMC\Symapi\db Courier, bold User entry. For example: symmpoll -p Options in command line syntax vi EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

7 Invisible Body Tag c 1 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver This chapter describes the procedures for installing an EMC-approved QLogic host bus adapter (HBA) into a Novell NetWare host environment and configuring the host for connection to an EMC storage array over Fibre Channel. Review the EMC Support Matrix for the latest information on approved HBAs and drivers. EMC Symmetrix does not currently support the mixing of different Fibre Channel HBA models (including different models from the same vendor) in a single server. Overview Preparing the Adapter(s) Installing the HBA Upgrading the QLogic HBA BIOS Configuring an HBA Installing the HBA Driver Incorporating EMC Fibre Channel Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver 1-1

8 1 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver Overview EMC supports NetWare hosts running NetWare 5.x or 6.x over Fibre Channel through any of several QLogic HBAs. Refer to the EMC Support Matrix for the latest information on qualified HBAs, drivers, and firmware, as well as the latest boot support information. PCI Express Novell NetWare 5.1 and 6.5 do support the qlogic QLE2360 PCI Express HBA. See Troubleshooting on page 2-10 for current limitations. Support Pack 1 for NetWare 6.5 Issue Novell has found an issue in Support Pack 1 for NetWare 6.5 that customers should be aware of. This issue should affect only a minimum number of customers. The issue only affects those customers who have NetWare 6.5 with Support Pack 1 running NSS volumes with compression. Although the original compressed files are not affected at the source, compressed files copied to a destination NetWare 6.5 Server with Support Pack 1 installed can become corrupted. These compressed files can become corrupted when customers perform the following on their compressed volumes: Restores Migrations Server Consolidations NCOPY Novell has an update available for the problem and it is recommended that ALL customers who have deployed NetWare 6.5 with Support Pack 1 apply this update. (Customers who have only deployed NetWare 6.5 without Support Pack 1 do not need to apply the update.) Complete information on both the issue and the software update is available at the following location: This update is also being integrated into Support Pack 1 and will be available very soon. Novell regrets any inconvenience that this might cause and is committed to responding immediately to such issues and getting 1-2 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

9 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver 1 complete information and appropriate corrections to their customers as quickly as possible. Procedure Overview Here is a step-by-step list of the procedures described in this chapter: 1. Prepare the adapter(s) for the NetWare host Refer to Preparing the Adapter(s) on page Install the adapter(s) Refer to Installing the HBA on page If necessary, upgrade the adapter BIOS Refer to Upgrading the QLogic HBA BIOS on page Configure the adapter(s) Refer to Configuring an HBA on page Install the driver Refer to Installing the HBA Driver on page Configure files for operation with Symmetrix Refer to Incorporating EMC Fibre Channel on page Note on QLogic SANSurfer If QLogic SANSurfer is used, IPX must be loaded on the NetWare server. Example: SERVERID IPXRTR LOAD N100.LAN SLOT=10004 FRAME=ETHERNET_802.2 NAME=N100_1_E82 BIND IPX N100_1_E82 NET=341A9524 IPXRTRNM Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware If you need to download the latest HBA driver or firmware: 1. Access 2. Click Downloads at the left side of the screen. 3. Click the EMC link to the right of OEM-approved Drivers/Firmware. 4. Find the description of your HBA driver in the Name column of the table for your HBA model. Then click the Download link in the associated Download column. Overview 1-3

10 1 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver Preparing the Adapter(s) Before installing the adapter(s) and driver, make sure the following are present. After these have been verified, proceed to Installing the HBA on page 1-5. EMC-approved NetWare host. One or more EMC-qualified QLogic HBAs (of the same model). QLA2xxx ROM BIOS diskette, if you will use this. The diskette contains the following files: FLASUTIL.EXE QLogic flash and novram programming utility QL2xROM.BIN BIOS binary file for QLA2xxx NVRAMFC.DAT BIOS setting data NVRAMFC.DEF BIOS setting definitions README.TXT The latest qualified BIOS is available on (refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 1-3) or on the QLogic QLA2xxx CD-ROM for EMC. (From the CD, copy the files in the bios directory to diskette.) HAM driver for NetWare Operating System diskette or CD-ROM. This diskette/cd contains the following files: QL2xxx.HAM NetWare HAM driver for supporting QLogic Fibre Channel PCI QLA2xxx HBAs QL2xxx.DDI Driver description file README.TXT The latest qualified driver is available on (refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 1-3) or on the QLogic QLA2xxx CD-ROM for EMC. (From the CD, copy the files in the NetWare directory to diskette.) 1-4 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

11 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver 1 Installing the HBA Follow these steps to install one or more EMC-qualified QLogic Fibre Channel adapters: In a fabric environment, manually assign (if possible) interrupts to the HBAs and NICS, making certain that they do not share interrupts. 1. Follow the procedure in the QLogic hardware installation guide (available on to install the HBA. 2. After the HBA is installed, reapply power to the host. During boot-up, watch for the QLogic banner and note the ROM BIOS version (highlighted in the following example). The banner disappears quickly, so watch carefully. QLogic Corporation QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1.17 Copyright Qlogic Corporation All rights reserved Press <CTRL - Q> for Fast!UTIL 3. Connect the host port(s) to the EMC Fibre Channel port(s) (directly or though a hub/switch, depending on the topology). 4. If the ROM BIOS version displayed in the banner is the one shown in the EMC Support Matrix, proceed to Configuring an HBA on page If the displayed version is not the one shown in the Support Matrix, follow the steps under Upgrading the QLogic HBA BIOS on page 1-9; then proceed to Configuring an HBA on page Special Instructions for CLARiiON CX200 Direct-Connect Dual-Host Clustering Configurations For CLARiiON CX200 direct-connect dual-host cluster configurations with QLA2340 HBAs, you must follow both steps described in this section: 1. Check for an updated driver. For CLARiiON CX200 direct-connect dual-host cluster configurations with only QLA2340 HBAs, you may need a separate driver and firmware download. The EMC Support Matrix notes whether separate driver and firmware files are required. Installing the HBA 1-5

12 1 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver For each HBA that is determined to require updated firmware and drivers, follow the instructions under Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 1-3. Be sure to reference the Name and Description fields to select the correct CX200 direct-connect dual-host cluster-compatible files. 2. Reconfigure the HBA jumper as follows:! CAUTION Modifying the jumper setting without using the recommended firmware/drivers can cause the HBA to lose connectivity. For CLARiiON CX200 direct-connect dual-host cluster configurations with only QLA2340 HBAs, you must change the default HBA optic jumper position: a. Remove the HBA from the server as instructed by your server guide. b. Locate jumper J3, shown in the following figure: LED 1 J3 3 J1 QLA2340 c. Move the jumper onto pins 1 2 (if not already there). If later you wish to return the jumpers to the default factory position, repeat step 2, returning the jumper to pins EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

13 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver 1 Connecting Cables in a CLARiiON Environment Follow these steps to connect cables to an HBA connected to a CLARiiON storage array: 1. (Optical cable only) Remove the protective covers on each fiber-optic cable. 2. Plug one end of the cable into the connector on the HBA as shown in the appropriate figure. The hardware might be rotated 90 degrees clockwise from the orientation shown. Copper Cable: Plug one end of the copper cable into the copper GBIC connector on the HBA and tighten the two screws on the cable s connector. Optical Cable: LC Cable SC Cable Installing the HBA 1-7

14 1 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver 3. Plug the other end of the cable into either an SP connector on the storage system or a switch port. 4. Label each cable to identify the HBA and the switch port to which it connects. 5. After connecting all HBAs in the server, power up the server. What Next? If your HBA supports 2 Gb data transfer, continue to Setting a 2 Gb HBA to Run in 2 Gb Mode on page 1-8. If your HBA does not support 2 Gb data transfer, go to Upgrading the QLogic HBA BIOS on page 1-9. Setting a 2 Gb HBA to Run in 2 Gb Mode For a QLA2310FC HBA, the HBA driver has a data rate setting that lets you specify 1 Gb, 2 Gb, or Auto-detect mode. (The default setting is 1 Gb mode.) For any device connected to the HBA, set the device transfer speed (if applicable) to 2 Gb before setting the HBA transfer speed. For every HBA that you want to run in 2 Gb mode, follow these steps. 1. Reboot the system. 2. At startup, watch for the QLogic BIOS screen and when prompted to enter Fast!Util, press ALT-Q. 3. Select host adapter. 4. Select Configuration Settings. 5. Select Extended Firmware Settings. 6. Press the Down Arrow until you select Data Rate; then press ENTER. 7. Select the appropriate speed for the device to which the HBA connects. EMC recommends using option 0 for 1 Gb or option 1 for 2 Gb. 8. Press ESC repeatedly until you reach the Save Changes prompt, and save the changes for this adapter. 9. Repeat steps 3 through 8 for each adapter. What Next? Continue to Upgrading the QLogic HBA BIOS on page EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

15 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver 1 Upgrading the QLogic HBA BIOS To upgrade the HBA BIOS, follow these steps: The HBA(s) must be installed in the host before you upgrade the HBA BIOS. 1. Make the ROM BIOS diskette bootable. 2. Boot the host from the BIOS installation diskette. 3. After the host has rebooted, the DOS A:\ prompt appears. Type FLASUTIL.EXE /L /F and press ENTER. The upgrade might take a few minutes. 4. After the upgrade is complete, remove the diskette and reboot the host. During bootup, the QLogic banner should display the BIOS version you just installed. What Next? Continue to Configuring an HBA on page Upgrading the QLogic HBA BIOS 1-9

16 1 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver Configuring an HBA EMC requires configuring the QLogic BIOS settings with the EMC-approved NVRAM settings file. This file contains all of the BIOS settings for the QLogic adapters that have been tested and approved for connection to the EMC storage array. The QLogic CD-ROM contains the latest EMC-approved BIOS and NVRAM settings files at the time of creation of the CD-ROM. If more recent files exist, you can find them on the QLogic website. Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 1-3. Preconfigured Settings The following parameters have been preconfigured in the EMC NVRAM. They are also configurable in the Host Adapter Settings, Advanced Adapter Settings, and Extended Firmware Settings menus. These settings apply to PowerPath/ATF and non-ha connections. Table 1-1 Preconfigured NVRAM Settings Parameter QLogic Default Setting Pre-configured EMC Setting Data Rate 0 (1 Gb/s) 2 (Auto Select) Execution Throttle Connection options (topology) 2 (Loop preferred, otherwise point-to-point) 1 (point to point only) Enable LIP Full Login Yes Yes Enable Target Reset No Yes Port Down Retry Count 8 45 Luns Per Target Adapter Hard Loop ID Enabled Disabled Hard Loop ID Descending Search LoopID EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

17 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver 1 Fibre-Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs Fibre-Down servers have a vendor-specific firmware utility and package that is posted on the QLogic website, in the EMC section. Be sure to use the firmware utility and package that matches your server model. You can check for updated firmware on the QLogic website. Follow the steps under Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 1-3. Updating Firmware/BIOS and Applying NVRAM Settings! You can update the HBA firmware/bios and NVRAM either from within a running NetWare installation or by booting the server to a DOS command prompt and running the procedure described in this section. CAUTION Do not flash embedded HBAs using the HBA utilities noted in this section. (Refer to Fibre-Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs). Updating Using a DOS Boot Diskette To update using a DOS boot diskette, follow these steps: The QLogic CD-ROM contains the latest EMC-approved BIOS and NVRAM settings files at the time of creation of the CD-ROM. If more recent files exist, you can find them on the QLogic website. Refer to Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page Format a 3.5-inch diskette and extract the BIOS and NVRAM files from the archive file (.zip or self-extracting.exe) onto the diskette. 2. Reboot your host system using a DOS diskette. 3. At the A:\> prompt, insert the diskette that contains the QLogic BIOS files (created in step 1).! CAUTION Do not attempt to run this procedure from a command prompt window. To load firmware/bios and NVRAM settings, type FLASUTIL.EXE /L /F and press ENTER: To load NVRAM settings only, type FLASUTIL.EXE /L and press ENTER: Configuring an HBA 1-11

18 1 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver Some BIOS archives will have QL2XUTIL.EXE instead of FLASUTIL.EXE. Run QL2XUTIL.EXE as you would FLASUTIL.EXE. Also, some BIOS versions might require the /N parameter (which allows an alternate NVRAM filename to be specified) to load the NVRAM file correctly. Example: FLASUTIL /L /F /N NVRAM23o.DAT Refer to the readme.txt file in the firmware package for complete instructions on the use of the FLASUTIL.EXE utility 4. When the procedure has finished, remove the diskette and reboot the host. Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate The HBA driver for a QLA2310 has a data rate setting that lets you specify 1 Gb, 2 Gb, or Auto Select mode. (The EMC default setting is Auto Select mode.) For any device connected to the HBA, set the device data rate (if applicable) before setting the HBA data rate. For every HBA on which you want to manually set the HBA data rate, follow these steps. 1. Reboot the system. 2. At startup, watch for the QLogic BIOS screen and when prompted to enter Fast!Util, press CTRL-Q. 3. Select host adapter. 4. Select Configuration Settings. 5. Select Extended Firmware Settings. 6. Press the Down Arrow until you select Data Rate; then press ENTER. 7. Select the appropriate speed for the device to which the HBA connects. EMC recommends using the default setting of option 2, Auto Select. 8. Press ESC repeatedly until you reach the Save Changes prompt, and save the changes for this adapter. 9. Repeat steps 3 through 8 for each adapter EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

19 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver 1 Setting the Topology for QLA22xx/23xx and NetWare While using a QLA22xx or QLA23xx HBA, the default EMC configured topology is set for fabric. If you wish to change this value to FC-AL (for direct-connect), you can manually set the adapter topology. Follow these steps to set the topology: 1. Boot the NetWare host and press CTRL-Q when prompted to Press <CTRL-Q> for Fast!UTIL. (This prompt appears with the QLogic startup banner.) 2. After the Fast!UTIL program loads, the initial display will depend on whether multiple QLogic HBAs are installed in the server: If only one QLogic HBA is installed, the Fast!UTIL Options menu appears. If multiple QLogic HBAs are installed, a list of memory addresses occupied by those HBAs appears. Using the arrow keys, select the desired HBA, and press ENTER. The Fast!UTIL Options menu appears. 3. Select Configuration Settings from the Options menu and press ENTER. 4. Select Extended Firmware Settings from the Configuration Settings menu and press ENTER. 5. Select Connection Options and press ENTER. 6. Select 0 (Loop Only) or 1 (Fabric) and press ENTER. 7. Press ESC to return to the Configuration Settings menu. 8. Press ESC to return to the Options menu. 9. When prompted to save changes made to the current adapter, select Save Changes and press ENTER. 10. If there are more adapters to configure, choose Select Host Adapter and repeat steps 3 through 9 for each adapter. 11. Press ESC to exit Fast!UTIL. 12. Reboot the host. What Next? Continue to Installing the HBA Driver on page Configuring an HBA 1-13

20 1 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver Installing the HBA Driver The procedure for installing the QLogic HBA driver differs depending on whether the server is also being installed or is an existing device. This section describes both procedures. Installing the Driver into a New Server Perform the following steps to install the driver into a new NetWare 5.x server that is also being installed: 1. When the Select a Platform Support Module and Storage Adapter window appears during the installation procedure, select Modify in the Options box. 2. Select the storage adapters, then press ENTER. 3. The installation program auto-detects most storage adapters: If the program does not detect the QLogic adapter, go to step 4. If the program does detect the adapter, delete it; then go to step Press Insert to select a driver from the list of drivers provided with NetWare. Press Insert again to install the driver from the driver diskette. 5. After the driver is loaded from the diskette, select the driver to modify; then press ENTER. Select the property to modify; for example, the multiple LUN support option /Lun. 6. When the driver is loaded properly for all QLogic adapters, select Continue in the Options box, and finish the NetWare server installation. Installing the Driver into an Existing Server Use the NetWare NWCONFIG utility to install the driver into an existing NetWare server, as described below: 1. Boot the host with NetWare. 2. Load the NWCONFIG utility, and select Driver Options from the Configuration Options menu. 3. Select Configure disk and storage device driver from the Driver Options menu; then select Load additional driver. 4. On the list of available drivers, press INSERT to add an unlisted driver from the diskette EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

21 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver 1 5. To support multiple LUNs, set the parameter LUN SCAN to Yes; then save the change. 6. After the driver is loaded, display the Selected Disk Drivers table under Driver Options. The driver should appear as currently loaded. What Next? Continue to Incorporating EMC Fibre Channel on page Installing the HBA Driver 1-15

22 1 Installing and Configuring the HBA and Driver Incorporating EMC Fibre Channel Once the EMC storage array has devices assigned and configured, the host can see all the target EMC devices assigned to that interface. Devices are presented to the host in the same manner as devices accessed through a standard SCSI interface. Recognizing LUNs EMC storage array devices are addressed on the SCSI bus using SCSI target IDs and SCSI LUNs. Each target ID can have up to 128 LUNs associated with it. The Target ID needed to address a device is determined as follows: FC-SW environment The Target ID is assigned by the HBA driver on a first-come, first-served basis. FC-AL environment The Target ID is determined by the Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (AL_PA). A Loop_ID of 00 (AL_PA of EF) will have LUNS behind Target ID 0, Loop_ID 01 has LUNs behind target ID 1, and so on EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

23 Invisible Body Tag 2 Configuring an EMC Boot Device NetWare hosts have been qualified for booting from EMC storage array devices interfaced through Fibre Channel as described in the EMC Support Matrix. This chapter describes the process to configure a storage array device as a boot device. Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device Supported Configurations Troubleshooting Configuring an EMC Boot Device 2-1

24 2 Configuring an EMC Boot Device Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device This section describes how to install the NetWare operating system onto an EMC Symmetrix storage system connected to an Intel-based x86 class server. You can then boot NetWare from the storage system. The procedure below describes how to configure the boot BIOS. The procedure assumes that the boot BIOS has been installed to the adapters already. 1. Connect the EMC storage array boot port to the adapter in the lowest-numbered PCI slot in the server. For example, if you have three adapters in the system in slots 2, 4, and 5, connect the cable to the adapter in slot 2. Do not connect cables to the other adapters at this time. 2. Boot the server, and press CTRL-Q when you see the QLogic banner: QLogic Corporation QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1.17 Copyright Qlogic Corporation All rights reserved Press <CTRL - Q> for Fast!UTIL 3. After Fast!UTIL loads, the display depends on whether multiple QLogic HBAs are installed: If only one QLogic HBA is installed, the Fast!UTIL Options menu appears. If multiple QLogic HBAs are installed, a list of addresses occupied by those HBAs appears. Because the EMC storage array is attached to the lowest-numbered PCI slot, select the first adapter from the list; then press ENTER. The Fast!UTIL Options menu appears. 4. From the Options menu, select Configuration Settings and press ENTER. 5. From the Configuration Settings menu, select Host Adapter Settings and press ENTER. 6. From the Host Adapter Settings menu, select Host Adapter BIOS and press ENTER to enable it if it is not already enabled. 7. Press ESC to exit the Host Adapter Settings menu. 2-2 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

25 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 2 8. From the Configuration Settings menu, select Selectable Boot Settings and press ENTER. 9. From the Selectable Boot Settings menu, select Selectable Boot Device and press ENTER to enable it if it is not already enabled. 10. Select Current Boot Node Name and press ENTER. The adapter will scan for attached storage devices and display them on the screen. 11. Choose the storage array port from which you want to boot. Its entry will be similar to the following: ID VENDOR PRODUCT REV NODE NAME Port ID 12 EMC SYMMETRIX BFD06C E4 Select your boot device and press ENTER. A list of LUNs appears in a new window. Select the LUN from which you want to boot, and press ENTER. 12. Press ESC at the Selectable Boot Settings menu to return to the Configuration Settings menu. 13. Press ESC at the Configuration Settings menu to return to the Fast!UTIL Options menu. Select Save Changes and press ENTER. 14. Press ESC to exit Fast!UTIL. 15. Reboot the host. 16. After rebooting, partition the Symmetrix boot device with less than the maximum 2 GB size as the primary FAT boot partition. 17. Install DOS 6.22 (or higher) onto the boot partition. 18. Install NetWare 6.x and the QLA2xxx driver onto the new server. (Refer to Installing NetWare 6.x onto the Server on page 2-4 and Installing the Driver into a New Server on page 1-14.) Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device 2-3

26 2 Configuring an EMC Boot Device Installing NetWare 6.x onto the Server Follow these steps to install the NetWare OS: 1. Boot from the NetWare CD. 2. After the server creates its partition and reboots, select Custom (not Express). 3. Continue the install until you reach the point of installing the HBA drivers. 4. When the Select a Platform Support Module and Storage Adapter window appears and the install procedure has auto-detected the QLogic HBAs, delete the references to the HBAs and follow the steps under Installing the Driver into a New Server on page Edit the config.sys file and increase the Files and Buffers statements from the defaults to 100. Example: Files=100 Buffers=100 NetWare 6.x ships with QLogic driver version 6.50j, which has not been qualified to work with remote boot. Installing the HBA Driver into a New Server Follow these steps to install the driver into a newly installed NetWare 6.x server: 1. When the Select a Platform Support Module and Storage Adapter window appears during the installation procedure, select Modify in the Option box. 2. Select the storage adapters; then press ENTER. 3. Press INSERT to select a driver from the list of drivers provided with NetWare. 4. Press Insert again to install the 6.51<rev level> driver from the driver diskette. (Do not use the 6.50j driver that ships with NetWare 6.x.) Press RETURN to scan the diskette for your HBA driver. 2-4 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

27 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 2! CAUTION Load only the instance of the driver that has LUN 0 attached to it. (This is your boot LUN.) If you load a second instance of the driver, the install will fail. Press ESC to back out of the screen and avoid loading the second instance of the driver. 5. After the driver has been loaded from the diskette, select the driver to modify, and press ENTER. 6. Select the property to modify. Select Yes to the options /qualified /allpaths /portnames /lunzero. 7. When the driver is loaded properly for the QLA2xxx adapter, select Continue in the Options box, and finish the NetWare server installation. 8. After the installation is complete, you should do a cold boot before the OS is loaded for the first time. 9. Add other instances of driver by editing startup.ncf. Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device 2-5

28 2 Configuring an EMC Boot Device Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device Follow the steps in this section to configure a boot device on the CLARiiON. SCSI hard disks are allowed in configurations that boot over Fibre Channel. However, the BIOS for a SCSI disk s SCSI adapters must be disabled. You should also disconnect any SCSI disks before installing NetWare 6.x. Preparing the Storage System Before you can install NetWare onto a storage system, the storage system must have at least one bound LUN in a Storage Group for the boot server. The LUN must be owned by the SP connected to the boot HBA. During this installation procedure, you should have only one LUN in the boot Storage Group, so that you can easily identify the boot LUN. Later, you can add other LUNs to this Storage Group. If you need to create a LUN, refer to the Navisphere Manager Administrator s Guide. What Next? Continue to the next section to create driver and firmware diskettes. Setting Up the HBA BIOS Once the HBA is installed in the host and the CLARiiON boot device port is connected to the HBA, you can configure an EMC-qualified QLogic HBA for boot support using Fast!UTIL, as described below: 1. Boot the host. As soon as the QLogic banner (shown in the following example) appears, press CTRL-Q to display the Fast!Util Options menu. QLogic Corporation QLA2300 PCI Fibre Channel ROM BIOS Version 1.17 Copyright Qlogic Corporation All rights reserved Press <CTRL - Q> for Fast!UTIL EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

29 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 2 2. After Fast!Util loads, the display depends on whether there are multiple QLogic HBAs installed: If there is only one QLogic HBA, the Fast!Util Options menu appears. If there are multiple QLogic HBAs, a list of addresses occupies by those HBAs appears. Use the arrow keys to select the desired HBA; then press ENTER. The Fast!Util Options menu appears. 3. Select Configuration Settings from the Options menu. 4. Set the parameters in Host Adapter Settings, Advanced Adapter Settings, and Extended Firmware Settings as shown in Table 1-1 on page Select Selectable Boot Settings from the Configuration Settings menu. Enable this option; then select the CLARiiON port WWN and LUN from which you want to boot. 6. When all parameters are set correctly, press ESC to return to the Fast!Util Options menu; then select Save Changes to save the changes you made to the current adapter. 7. Press ESC to exit the Fast!Util Options menu. 8. Reboot the host. 9. Install the NetWare OS and the QLogic driver onto the new server. (Refer to Installing NetWare 5.1 or 6.x onto the Server later on this page and Installing the HBA Driver into a New Server on page 2-8.) Installing NetWare 5.1 or 6.x onto the Server Follow these steps to install the NetWare OS: 1. Boot from the NetWare CD. 2. After the server creates its partition and reboots, select Custom (not Express). 3. Continue the install until you have reached the point of installing the HBA drivers. 4. When the Select a Platform Support Module and Storage Adapter window appears and the install procedure has auto-detected the QLogic HBAs, delete the references to the HBAs and follow the steps under Installing the HBA Driver into a New Server on page 2-8. Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device 2-7

30 2 Configuring an EMC Boot Device NetWare 6.x ships with QLogic driver version 6.50j, which has not been qualified to work with remote boot. Installing the HBA Driver into a New Server Follow these steps to install the driver into a newly installed NetWare 6.x server: 1. When the Select a Platform Support Module and Storage Adapter window appears during the installation procedure, select Modify in the Option box. 2. Select the storage adapters; then press ENTER. 3. Press INSERT to select a driver from the list of drivers provided with NetWare. 4. Press Insert again to install the 6.51<rev level> driver from the driver diskette. (Do not use the 6.50j driver that ships with NetWare 6.x.) Press RETURN to scan the diskette for your HBA driver.! CAUTION Load only the instance of the driver that has LUN 0 attached to it. (This is your boot LUN.) If you load a second instance of the driver, the install will fail. Press ESC to back out of the screen and avoid loading the second instance of the driver. 5. After the driver has been loaded from the diskette, select the driver to modify, and press ENTER. 6. Select the property to modify. Select Yes to the options /qualified /allpaths /portnames /lunzero. 7. When the driver is loaded properly for the QLA2xxx adapter, select Continue in the Options box, and finish the NetWare server installation. 8. After the installation is complete, you should do a cold boot before the OS is loaded for the first time. 9. Add other instances of driver by editing startup.ncf. 2-8 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

31 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 2 Supported Configurations 1. EMC supports qualified NetWare configurations without PowerPath whether booted from a local disk or from the EMC array. In an SRDF environment, it is recommended that the SYS: and DOS partition are placed on the local drive. There is a strong possibility that the DOS partition will become corrupted when the initial server fails and the SYS: and DOS partitions are migrated over the SRDF link. If the DOS partition becomes corrupted the chances of the server booting are reduced. 2. If the configuration involves placing the boot and SYS: volumes on different SCSI channels (for example, different FA channels on the Symmetrix) care must be taken to avoid boot-time target renumbering situations. Consult EMC Support if you plan to use such a configuration. Please note that EMC does not qualify or support any multipathing configurations other than PowerPath. 3. EMC strongly recommends that users desiring to use PowerPath with NetWare boot the OS from a local drive while placing SYS: and all other data volumes on the external array. 4. In some circumstances where the boot channel is under PowerPath control and that channel fails, a reboot may be necessary to restore correct server operation with both paths. The server should operate correctly until the reboot occurs, and failback will occur if the secondary path fails after the boot path is restored. 5. Customers wishing to run multipathed configurations without local storage must load DOSFAT.NSS as early in the boot process as practical. Customers running NetWare 6.0 servers and prior may hang or become unstable if a channel loss/restore occurs when the DOS boot channel is under PowerPath control and DOSFAT is not in use. ALL Realmode DOS access was removed in NW6.5 which alleviates the problems with respect to the server possibly hanging if there is a SAN channel disconnect/reconnect when the system was booted from the SAN. DOSFAT will help alleviate problems with NetWare 6.0 servers and prior, but imposes the following restrictions: Per Novell TID and others, you must set AUTO RESTART AFTER ABEND=0. This ensures that ABEND core dumps and other information are not written to the boot drive Supported Configurations 2-9

32 2 Configuring an EMC Boot Device during an event. Your server will NOT automatically reboot if an ABEND occurs, and you will have to manually intervene to restart. A possibility exists that certain NetWare operations could still corrupt your boot partition (see Novell TID ). Therefore, EMC recommends that you generate and maintain complete offline backups of your DOS boot partition in the event that a restore is needed. EMC cannot guarantee recovery of any information on the boot drive. In some isolated circumstances, a reboot may be necessary to restore correct server operation if the boot channel is under PowerPath control. EMC does not support booting NetWare servers from external storage when PowerPath is in use unless DOSFAT.NSS is loaded as described previously. Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Problem Solution Problem Solution Here are some possible problems and their solutions: Problems have occurred when installing fabric boot on a Symmetrix system. When you have multiple LUNs on the Symmetrix system and you attempt to install NetWare to one of the LUNs, the operating system will sometimes acquire LUNs besides the one to which you intended to install. To get around this, we have used the process of creating one LUN and then performing the NetWare install. To install a second server that will be fabric boot, repeat the process of creating one additional LUN and then loading the operating system. Continue this process until you have reached the desired number of operating systems running across the fabric. The driver for the second QLogic card does not load during install. Load only the instance of the driver that has LUN 0 attached to it EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

33 Configuring an EMC Boot Device 2 Problem Solution Problem Receiving the message The critical component (LSL.NLM) was not loaded or executed or is missing. This message appears after the install is complete and the OS is loading. This message appears when you are running a Brocade 2800 with a2.3.0 and lower. Upgrade the switch to 2.5.0d. The following applies only if you are installing your operating system to a LUN on the EMC storage array and intend to use PowerPath, ATF, or SRDF for failover. (This practice is commonly called fabric boot.) When running SRDF and the SYS: volume / DOS partition are located on the array, great care should be taken. There is a strong possibility that the DOS partition will be corrupted if the attempt is made to fail it over across the SRDF link. At the time of failure there is no file level protection at the DOS level. The SYS: partition is commonly accessing files in the DOS partition. If file access is happening during the failure and the SYS: / DOS partitions are migrated across the SRDF link, corruption is possible and the likelihood of server booting from the migrated SYS: / DOS partition is reduced. The following issue does not occur if you are loading your operating system to the local host. The HBA BIOS does not have a means to failover a path to C: while DOS is running. (DOS is still running at anytime that NetWare is running.) This means that moving the system and/or DOS partition to a different HBA and running a process at the server will cause the process to hang. NetWare periodically accesses C: by using the DOS INT13 interface, which communicates with the HBA BIOS. The 6.80<rev level>.ham driver does not get involved in any accesses to C:. If the path to C: is lost, DOS cannot complete any INT13 requests and hangs, which causes NetWare to hang also (because NetWare issued the INT13 requests and is waiting for completion). What all this means is that while the 680<rev level>.ham may be able to dynamically failover paths to SYS: (and any other volumes also), the HBA BIOS is not able to do this with paths to C:. Solution DOSFAT.NSS treats the C: partition as an NSS partition and does not use the DOS INT 13 interface. Instead, it uses the HAM instance that is loaded on the HBA through which the C: partition is attached. In order for the C: partition to fail over correctly, you must load DOSFAT.NSS. EMC recommends that you add the DOSFAT.NSS statement to your AUTOEXEC.NCF so DOSFAT.NSS will be loaded during the boot process. Troubleshooting 2-11

34 2 Configuring an EMC Boot Device Problem Solution The Novell NCMMON utility, which is used for powering PCI slots up/down for PCI hot swap, is not able to work properly with PCI Express. Novell is addressing this issue in ACPIDRV. An updated ACPIDRV is scheduled to ship with NW51SP8 and NW65SP3 in Q105. Loading HBA Drivers The following table contains help for loading the HBA drivers. During the install of NetWare, use the Fibre Login column in the Connectivity Status Table (right click on your storage array and go to Connectivity Status) to help you load your HBA drivers. Note the following relating to the table and the example in it: The words active and inactive refer to the Fibre Login status. LUN 0 is attached to HBA 0 and LUN 1 is attached to HBA 1. When LUNs are mentioned, they are assumed to be in the storage group with your server. HBA 0 HBA 1 HBA is active during post. (LUN 0) HBA is inactive during post. (LUN 0) HBA is active. You can load this instance of the driver during install. (LUN 0) HBA is active in post. (LUNs 0 and 1) HBA is active, and you can load this instance of the driver during install. (LUNs 0 and 1) HBA is active in post and driver load. (LUNs 0 and1) HBA is inactive. You cannot load this instance of the driver. Install fails. (LUN 0) HBA is inactive in post. (LUNs 0 and1) HBA is inactive, and you cannot load this instance of the driver during install. Install fails. (LUNs 0 and1) HBA is inactive in post, and becomes active during driver load. Load instance of driver after server is running and edit startup.ncf (via System Console and NWCONFIG). (LUNs 0 and1) 2-12 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts

35 Index A adapter. See HBA B BIOS (HBA), setting up for CLARiiON 2-6 BIOS (HBA), upgrading 1-9 BIOS, updating 1-11 boot device, CLARiiON, configuring 2-6 boot device, Symmetrix, configuring 2-2 C cables, connecting in CLARiiON environment 1-7 CX200 direct-connect dual-host cluster configurations 1-5 D data rate, HBA, setting manually 1-12 driver, HBA, downloading 1-3 driver, HBA, installing 1-14 into new server for CLARiiON 2-8 for Symmetrix 2-4 E EMC Fibre Channel, incorporating 1-16 F Fibre-Down servers 1-11 firmware, downloading 1-3 firmware, HBA updating 1-11 H HBA and driver installation overview 1-3 HBA BIOS, upgrading 1-9 HBA driver, installing 1-14 into new server for CLARiiON 2-8 for Symmetrix 2-4 HBA, configuring using Fast!UTIL 1-10 HBA, installing prerequisites 1-4 procedure 1-5 I installation, HBA prerequisites 1-4 procedure 1-5 installation, HBA and driver, overview 1-3 L LUNS, recognizing 1-16 N NetWare 6.5, Support Pack NetWare OS, installing onto server for CLARiiON 2-7 for Symmetrix 2-4 NVRAM settings 1-10 P PCI Express 1-2 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts i-1

36 Index Q QLA2310FC data rate, setting 1-8 QLA2340, jumper setting for CX200 direct-connect dual-host cluster 1-6 QLogic SANSurfer 1-3 S SANSurfer 1-3 storage system, CLARiiON, preparing for NetWare installation 2-6 Support Pack 1 for NetWare T topology, HBA, setting 1-13 troubleshooting boot device problems 2-10 i-2 EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in NetWare Hosts