ISCSI Fast!UTIL
7.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.2 Configuration
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7.2.1
Host Adapter Settings . . . . . . . .
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7.2.2 iSCSI Boot Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .7-4
7.3 Scan iSCSI
Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7-6
7.4 iSCSI Disk
Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . .. 7-8
7.5 Ping Utility . .
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. . . . 7-9
7.6 Loopback
Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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7.7 Reinit Firmware
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. . . 7-10
Select Host Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-10
This section
provides detailed configuration information for advanced users who want to
customize the configuration of the QLA4010/4010C HBA and the connected devices.
The QLA4010 HBA
can be configured using Fast!UTIL, QLogic’s BIOS-resident configuration
tool. Access Fast!UTIL by pressing CTRL+Q during the QLA4010 HBA BIOS
initialization (it may take a few seconds for the Fast!UTIL Options
menu to display). If you have more than one QLA4010 HBA, Fast!UTIL asks
you to select the QLA4010 HBA you want to configure. After changing the
settings and exiting the utility, Fast!UTIL reboots your system to load
the new parameters.
CAUTION! If the
configuration settings are incorrect, your QLA4010 HBA may not function
properly.
The following
selections are available from the Fast!UTIL Options menu:
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■Configuration Settings (see section 7.2)
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■Scan iSCSI Devices (see section 7.3)
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■iSCSI Disk Utility (see section 7.4)
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■Ping Utility (see section 7.5)
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■Loopback Test (see section 7.6)
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■Reinit Firmware (see section 7.7)
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■Select Host Adapter (see section 7.8)
7 – Fast!UTIL Configuration
Settings
Q
The first
selection on the Fast!UTIL Options menu is Configuration
Settings. These settings configure the iSCSI devices and the QLA4010 HBA to
which they are attached.
From the Configuration
Settings menu in Fast!UTIL, select Host Adapter Settings. The
default settings for the QLA4010 HBA are listed in table 7-1 and dESCribed
in the following paragraphs.
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Table 7-1. Host Adapter Settings Setting |
Options |
Default |
Host Adapter BIOS |
Enabled or Disabled |
Disabled |
Spinup Delay |
Enabled or Disabled |
Disabled |
Luns per Target |
0,8,16,32,64,128,256 |
16 |
Initiator IP Address via
DHCP |
Yes or No |
No |
Initiator IP Address |
User selectable if
DHCP disabled |
0.0.0.0 |
Subnet Mask |
User selectable if
DHCP disabled |
0.0.0.0 |
Gateway IP Address |
User selectable if
DHCP disabled |
0.0.0.0 |
Initiator iSCSI Name |
User selectable |
HBA generated |
Initiator CHAP Name |
User selectable |
N/A |
Initiator CHAP Secret |
User selectable |
N/A |
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■ Host Adapter BIOS. When this
setting is Disabled, the ROM BIOS on the QLA4010 HBA is disabled, freeing space
in upper memory. This setting must be enabled if you are booting from an FC
hard disk attached to the QLA4010 HBA. The default is Disabled.
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■ Spinup Delay. When this
setting is enabled, the BIOS waits for up to five minutes for a device to
become ready. The default is Disabled.
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■ Luns per Target.
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■ Initiator IP Address via DHCP.
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■ Initiator IP Address.
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■ Subnet Mask.
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■ Gateway IP Address.
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■ Initiator iSCSI Name. iSCSI
name string used by the QLA4010.
■ Initiator CHAP Name. The name
assigned to the QLA4010 (initiator) that can be received from a peer by the
QLA4010 during the bidirectional CHAP authentication process.
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■ Initiator CHAP Secret. The
secret used when authenticating the QLA4010 (initiator) CHAP name during the
bidirectional CHAP authentication process.
7 – Fast!UTIL Configuration
Settings
Q
The iSCSI
Boot Settings option is accessed from the Configuration Settings menu.
From the iSCSI Boot Settings menu, enable the selectable boot option and
insert a device into the primary boot device location, as dESCribed in this
section.
When primary
and alternate devices are inserted in the iSCSI Boot Settings menu list
and the primary device fails, the system attempts to boot from the alternate
device. The system goes through a maximum of two devices.
NOTE: The QLA4010 HBA
BIOS must be enabled (in additional to enabling the iSCSI Boot option)
to boot from the selected device. Check the QLogic Web site (support.qlogic.com) for the latest BIOS
version.
Follow these
steps to enable the iSCSI Boot option and insert devices into the boot
device locations:
1.
Start the system and press the CTRL+Q or ALT+Q keys when the BIOS screen
displays, highlight Configuration Settings, and then press ENTER.
2. On
the Configuration Settings menu, use the arrow keys to highlight Host
Adapter Settings, and then press ENTER.
3.
Highlight Host Adapter BIOS, select Enable, then press ESC to return to
the Configuration Settings menu.
4. On
the Configuration Settings menu, use the arrow keys to highlight iSCSI
Boot Settings, and then press ENTER.
5. Highlight the iSCSI
Boot option, press ENTER, and then select Enable.
For first time configurations having no configured devices, perform the following steps:
. Use
the arrow key to highlight the Primary Boot Device Settings option on
the iSCSI Boot Settings screen (see figure 7-3), and then press ENTER.
. Highlight the Target IP option, and then
press ENTER (see figure 7-4).
. Type the IP address of the target device, and then
press ENTER.
. Press ESC to return to the Configuration Setting
menu.
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Press ESC to return to the main screen menu. When prompted, press ENTER to save the change.
. Highlight Configuration Settings, and then
press ENTER.
. Highlight iSCSI Boot Settings, and then press
ENTER.
7 – Fast!UTIL Scan iSCSI Devices
Q
1.
13. Highlight the Primary or Alternative
target IP option and press ENTER to see a list of accessible devices (these
are the devices in the Select iSCSI Device menu). Press PAGE DOWN until
the desired device displays, and press ENTER. An iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) is
displayed under the iSCSI Name heading.
2.
14. Press ESC to return to the Configuration
Settings menu.
3.
15. Press ESC to return to the main screen
menu. When prompted, press ENTER to save the new configuration.
4.
16. Select Reboot System, and then
press ENTER.
5.
17. Restart the system.
For first time configurations having
devices already configured, perform the following steps:
1.
6. Highlight the Primary
or Alternative target IP option and press ENTER to see a list of
accessible devices (these are the devices in the Select iSCSI Device menu).
Press PAGE DOWN until the desired device displays, and press ENTER. An
iSCSI qualified name (IQN) name is displayed under the iSCSI Name
heading.
2.
7. Press ESC to return
to the Configuration Settings menu.
3.
8. Press ESC to return
to the main screen menu. When prompted, press ENTER to save the new
configuration.
4.
9. Select Reboot
System, and then press ENTER.
5.
10. Restart the system.
Repeat steps 6–17 for each of
the other locations in the iSCSI Boot menu where you want to add
bootable devices.
NOTE: QLogic
recommends that when the HBA BIOS is enabled and the iSCSI Boot option
is enabled, you always select a device and put it in the Primary boot
device location of the iSCSI Boot menu list.
Many new system
BIOS’ support selectable boot. The system BIOS selectable boot supersedes the Fast!UTIL
iSCSI Boot option setting. To boot from a iSCSI hard disk attached to
the QLA4010 HBA, select the QLA4010 HBA iSCSI hard disk in the system BIOS.
NOTE: This option
applies only to hard disks; it does not apply to tape drives and other nondisk
devices.
The Scan
iSCSI Devices option scans the iSCSI loop and lists all the connected
devices by loop ID (see figure 7-5). Information about each device is listed,
for example,
vendor name, product name, and revision. This information is useful when
configuring your QLA4010 HBA and attached devices.
7 – Fast!UTIL iSCSI Disk Utility
Q
The iSCSI
Disk Utility option scans the iSCSI loop and lists all the connected devices
by loop ID. You can select a hard disk and do one or more of the following:
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■Perform a low-level format
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■Verify the disk media
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■Verify the disk data
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■Select the next drive
Performing a low-level format destroys all data on the
hard disk.
The Ping Utility option pings
other devices on the network
The Loopback
Test option uses the Diagnostic Loopback mailbox command to send and
receive data (see figure 7-8). Before running this test, the loop in the iSCSI port must
be up or a loopback connector must be installed. This test is only for the optical version of the HBA.
7 – Fast!UTIL Reinit Firmware
The Reinit Firmware option re-initializes the ISP4010
firmware (see figure 7-9).
If you have
multiple QLA4010 HBAs in your system, use the Select Host Adapter option to
select and then configure or view the settings of a specific QLA4010 HBA (see figure
7-10). You can also select a specific port on the QLA4010 HBA (if it
has multiple ports).