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ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM INSTALLATION GUIDE ASA-7211C/F iSCSI ADAPTER FOR INITIATOR APPLICATIONS ASA-7211 IG.book Page ii Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Copyright ©2002 – 2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written consent of Adaptec, Inc., 691 South Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035. Trademarks Adaptec, the Adaptec logo, and ASA are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Windows NT and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the US and other countries, used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Changes The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, Adaptec, Inc. assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein. Adaptec reserves the right to make changes in the product design without reservation and without notification to its users. Disclaimer IF THIS PRODUCT DIRECTS YOU TO COPY MATERIALS, YOU MUST HAVE PERMISSION FROM THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OF THE MATERIALS TO AVOID VIOLATING THE LAW WHICH COULD RESULT IN DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES. ii ASA-7211 IG.book Page iii Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Regulatory Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference Statement WARNING: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, if this equipment does cause interference to radio or television equipment reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: ■ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ■ Increase the separation between equipment and receiver. ■ Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. ■ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help. ■ Use a shielded and properly grounded I/O cable and power cable to ensure compliance of this unit to the specified limits of the rules. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Adaptec, Inc. ASA-7211C ASA-7211F Tested to Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE European Union Compliance Statement This Information Technology Equipment has been tested and found to comply with EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, as amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC, in accordance with: ■ EN55022 (1998) Emissions ■ EN55024 (1998) Immunity: – – – – – – EN61000-4-2 (1998) Electrostatic discharge: ±4 kV contact, ±8 kV air EN61000-4-3 (1998) Radiated immunity EN61000-4-4 (1995) Electrical fast transients/burst: ±1 kV AC, ±0.5 kV I/O EN61000-4-5 (1995) Surges ±1 kV differential mode, ±2 kV common mode EN61000-4-6 (1996) Conducted immunity: 3 V EN61000-4-11 (1994) Supply dips and variation: 30% and 100% In addition, all equipment requiring U.L. listing has been found to comply with EMC Directive 73/23/EEC as amended by 93/68/EEC in accordance with EN60950 with amendments A1, A2, A3, A4, A11. Australian/New Zealand Compliance Statement This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to the Australian/New Zealand standard AS/NZS 3548 set out by the Spectrum Management Agency. iii ASA-7211 IG.book Page iv Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Canadian Compliance Statement This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian InterferenceCausing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. Japanese Compliance (Voluntary Control Council Initiative) This equipment complies to class B Information Technology equipment based on VCCI (Voluntary Control Council for Interface). This equipment is designed for home use but it may causes radio frequency interference problem if used too near to a television or radio. Please handle it correctly per this documentation. iv ASA-7211 IG.book Page v Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Contents 1 Introduction Read This First 1-2 Adaptec iSCSI Adapter Features 1-2 Kit Contents 1-2 Adapter Illustrations 1-3 System Requirements 1-4 Hardware Requirements 1-4 Supported iSCSI targets 1-4 Operating System Requirements 1-4 Using the Adaptec iSCSI Installation CD 1-5 About the Documentation 1-6 Overview of the Installation Process 1-7 2 Installing the Adaptec iSCSI Adapter 3 Installing the Initiator Mode Driver Windows 2000 3-2 Installing the Driver in Windows 2000 3-2 Updating the Driver in Windows 2000 3-3 Windows NT 4.0 3-5 Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 3-5 Updating the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 3-5 Red Hat Linux 3-7 Installing the Red Hat Module 3-7 Removing the Red Hat Module 3-8 Enabling Multi-LUN Support in Linux 3-9 v ASA-7211 IG.book Page vi Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 4 Configuring Your iSCSI System Running iConfig on Windows 4-2 Running iConfig on Red Hat Linux 4-3 Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter Changing Your iConfig Password 4-5 Configuration Tasks 4-5 A vi LEDs 4-4 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM 1 Introduction In this Chapter Read This First 1-2 Adaptec iSCSI Adapter Features 1-2 Kit Contents 1-2 Adapter Illustrations 1-3 System Requirements 1-4 Using the Adaptec iSCSI Installation CD 1-5 About the Documentation 1-6 Overview of the Installation Process 1-7 The Adaptec® Storage Accelerator (ASA) 7211 iSCSI storage adapter is a PCI Host Bus Adapter (HBA) that enables servers and storage systems to be used in iSCSI SANs using an Ethernet interconnect. The adapter provides efficient, high-performance TCP/IP and iSCSI protocol offload, with throughput up to 2 Gigabits/sec at full duplex. 1-1 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Read This First This chapter is an important guide to the rest of the documentation and provides a summary of the hardware and software installation process. Additional chapters describe how to: ■ Install the adapter. ■ Install, remove, or update the device driver. ■ Install the iConfig utility and configure your adapter (an initiator) and targets. For details to help you monitor your connections, display statistics and event logs, and add and delete targets, see the iConfig Utility User’s Guide. Adaptec iSCSI Adapter Features The Adaptec iSCSI adapter features are summarized below: ■ Full iSCSI and TCP/IP protocol processing ■ ■ ■ PCI 2.2 compliant; compatible with 3.3/5-V, 32/64-bit, 33/66MHz slots Supports flashable firmware upgrades Available in two connector configurations: ■ ASA-7211C—Copper connector ■ ASA-7211F—Fibre connector Kit Contents Your Adaptec iSCSI kit includes: ■ ASA-7211 adapter card, shown on page 1-3. ■ Adaptec iSCSI installation CD containing: ■ Operating system drivers ■ Initiator Configuration (iConfig) utility ■ SNMP extension agents ■ Readme files ■ This Installation Guide and the iConfig Utility User’s Guide in PDF format ■ This Installation Guide as a printed document. Note: You need a copper (CAT 5 or CAT 6), or fibre, Ethernet cable. The cable is not included in the kit. 1-2 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Introduction Adapter Illustrations The Adaptec iSCSI adapters are illustrated below. Note the difference in external connectors. One adapter has a copper connector; the other, a fibre connector. For LED details, see Appendix A, LEDs Copper connector J4 J5 ASA-7211C Adapter Card For LED details, see Appendix A, LEDs J4 J5 Fibre connector ASA-7211F Adapter Card Note: Some ASA-7211 adapters are manufactured with jumpers “hanging,” but not installed, on jumper connectors J4 and J5. Do not install these jumpers. 1-3 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide System Requirements The following system requirements are discussed: ■ Hardware requirements ■ Supported iSCSI targets ■ Operating system requirements Hardware Requirements Your computer must meet the following requirements: ■ Intel Pentium, or equivalent, computer ■ An available PCI slot ■ At least 128 MB of RAM ■ CD-ROM drive ■ Copper (CAT 5 or CAT 6), or fibre, Ethernet cable. (Visit www.adaptec.com for cables.) Supported iSCSI targets For the latest support information, refer to www.adaptec.com. Operating System Requirements Your computer must have one of the following compatible operating systems: Windows ■ Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack 6a ■ Windows 2000, Service Pack 3 and above Note: Windows 2000 only—The Adaptec iSCSI adapter does not support power management. If power management is enabled, you must disable it. Refer to Windows Help for details. Red Hat Linux ■ Version 7.2 with kernel version 2.4.7-10 ■ Advanced Server (release 2.1AS) with kernel version 2.4.9-e.3 1-4 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Introduction Using the Adaptec iSCSI Installation CD The Adaptec iSCSI installation CD contains the device drivers, iConfig utility, user documentation, and SNMP extensions for your Adaptec iSCSI adapter. You can directly access directories and files on the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD. These include: ■ Documentation—Contains the Readme text files and PDF files. See About the Documentation on page 1-6 for details. ■ Drivers—Provided for each supported operating system. ■ iConfig Utility—Provides separate Text User Interface (TUI) iConfig utilities for each supported operating system. With iConfig, you can view, change, or upgrade your configuration. For example, you can monitor your connections, display MIB statistics and event logs, and add and delete targets. See the iConfig Utility User’s Guide for details. ■ Adaptec SNMP Extension Agents—Provides Windows and Red Hat Linux SNMP extension agents for simple network management. For details, see the Readme text file in the folder or directory for your operating system. 1-5 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 6 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide About the Documentation The Adaptec iSCSI installation CD provides the following documentation files: ■ readme.txt—The generic Readme text file in the top-level of the CD file structure summarizes the contents of the installation CD. For specific information, refer to the Readme files in the lower folders (or directories). (The Linux Readme file is inside the rpm file.) These files contain the latest information about the Adaptec iSCSI adapter, important technical information about device compatibility, operating system support, and drivers. Visit www.adaptec.com for the latest updates. Visit ask.adaptec.com for the latest troubleshooting tips for the adapter, driver, or iConfig utility. ■ ASA-7211 iSCSI Adapter Installation Guide (This book)— Describes how to install your Adaptec iSCSI adapter, install the driver, install iConfig, and make the initial system configuration. Browse to the Documentation folder on the CD. ■ iConfig Utility User’s Guide—Describes how to monitor your connections, display MIB statistics and event logs, and add and delete targets. Also contains customer support and warranty information. Browse to the Documentation folder on the CD. To view and print the PDF files, you will need Adobe’s Acrobat Reader or Viewer software installed on your system. Acrobat is available from Adobe as a free download. For details, visit www.adobe.com. 1-6 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 7 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Introduction Overview of the Installation Process The following steps provide an overview of the process of installing and configuring the ASA-7211 adapter: 1 Verify that your computer meets the requirements described in System Requirements on page 1-4. 2 Gain familiarity with the contents of the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD. 3 Install the Adaptec iSCSI adapter as described in Chapter 2. 4 Install the appropriate driver for your operating system as described in Chapter 3. 5 Connect a Ethernet cable with the appropriate connector type (either copper or fibre) and establish network connectivity between your adapter and your targets. 6 Install the iConfig utility and use it to configure your network, as described in Chapter 4, Configuring Your iSCSI System. 1-7 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM 2 Installing the Adaptec iSCSI Adapter To install the adapter in a PCI slot in a computer: 1 Turn off the power to the computer and disconnect the power cord. 2 Before handling the board, discharge any static electricity from your body by touching a grounded metal object such as the exposed metal parts on the back of your computer. 3 Remove the cover from the computer case. If necessary, refer to the instructions in your computer documentation. 4 Locate an unused and unobstructed 64-bit or 32-bit PCI expansion slot and remove the expansion slot cover. Save the slot cover screw for use in the next step. Slot cover screw Expansion slot cover 32-bit PCI slot 64-bit PCI slot 2-1 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 5 Insert the adapter in the PCI expansion slot. Press the board firmly into the slot until it clicks into place. Replace the slot cover screw. Note: Some ASA-7211 adapters are manufactured with jumpers “hanging,” but not installed, on jumper connectors J4 and J5. Do not install these jumpers. 6 Close the computer cabinet and reattach the power cord. Next, install the appropriate software driver for your operating system. See Chapter 3, Installing the Initiator Mode Driver. 2-2 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM 3 Installing the Initiator Mode Driver In this Chapter Windows 2000 3-2 Windows NT 4.0 3-5 Red Hat Linux 3-7 Now that you have installed the adapter in the computer, you are ready to install the driver. When you are finished installing the driver, proceed to Chapter 4, Configuring Your iSCSI System. 3-1 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Windows 2000 The following driver installation scenarios are described: ■ Installing the Driver in Windows 2000 ■ Updating the Driver in Windows 2000 Installing the Driver in Windows 2000 To install the driver: 1 Install your Adaptec iSCSI adapter according to the instructions in Chapter 2. 2 Start Windows and log in with administrative privileges. The Windows Found New Hardware Wizard automatically detects the new hardware. The adapter is identified as a PCI Memory Controller. Later, it will be identified as a SCSI and RAID controller in the Device Manager. 3 Click Next. 4 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended) and then click Next. 5 On the Locate Driver Files window, select CD-ROM drives. 6 Insert the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD and then click Next. 7 On the Driver Files Search Results window, select Next and follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver. 8 If the Digital Signature Not Found window displays, click Yes to continue. 9 On the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard window, click Finish. 10 After the driver installation is finished, the Found New Hardware Wizard window displays a second time, requesting that you install the Adaptec ASAMGMT Processor Device. Click Yes. 3-2 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Installing the Initiator Mode Driver The driver has been installed. The system does not require rebooting. To verify the driver installation, open the Device Manager and view the driver, as shown below. ASA-7211 adapter Updating the Driver in Windows 2000 To update the driver: 1 Open the Windows Device Manager. 2 Expand SCSI & RAID controllers. 3 Right-click the controller identified as an Adaptec Storage Accelerator 7211 and choose Properties. 4 Select the Driver tab. 5 Click Update Driver and then click Next. 6 Click Display a list... and then click Next. 7 Click Have Disk. 8 Click Browse and browse to the Win2000 driver folder on the CD. 9 Click Open and then click OK. 3-3 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 10 Choose the appropriate driver (7211C or 7211F) for your adapter and click Next. 11 Click Next again. 12 If you see the Digital Signature Not Found window, click Yes to continue. 13 Click Finish. No reboot is required. The driver has been updated. To verify the driver installation, open the Device Manager and view the driver, as shown on page 3-3. Note: If you have multiple adapters in your computer, you need to update each of them separately (including the ASAMGMT Processor Device) to show the correct driver version for each device. 3-4 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Installing the Initiator Mode Driver Windows NT 4.0 The following driver installation scenarios are described: ■ Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 ■ Updating the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 To install the driver: 1 Install your Adaptec iSCSI adapter according to the instructions in Chapter 2. 2 Start Windows and log in with administrative privileges. 3 Insert the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD. 4 Open the Windows Control Panel. 5 Double-click SCSI Adapters. 6 Click the Drivers tab. 7 Click Add. 8 Click Have Disk. 9 Click Browse and then browse to WinNT40 driver folder on the installation CD. 10 Click Open. 11 Click OK. 12 Click Adaptec Storage Accelerator 7211 (NT 4.0). 13 Click OK and follow all Windows instructions. Windows will prompt you to reboot your computer. Updating the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 To update the driver, you must first remove the driver. To remove the driver: 1 Open the Windows Control Panel. 2 Double-click SCSI Adapters. 3 Click the Drivers tab. 4 Choose the appropriate driver from the list box. 5 Click the controller identified as an Adaptec Storage Accelerator 7211. 3-5 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 6 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 6 Click Remove and follow all Windows instructions. Windows will prompt you to reboot your computer. 7 After the system reboots, follow the instructions in Installing the Driver in Windows NT 4.0 to install the latest driver. 3-6 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 7 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Installing the Initiator Mode Driver Red Hat Linux This section contains the following procedures for Version 7.2 with kernel version 2.4.7-10 and Advanced Server (release 2.1AS) with kernel version 2.4.9-e.3: ■ Installing the Red Hat Module ■ Removing the Red Hat Module on page 3-8 ■ Enabling Multi-LUN Support in Linux on page 3-9 For additional Linux functionality, such as dynamically adding and removing devices, refer to the Linux Readme file located on the CD inside the RPM file. Installing the Red Hat Module To install the asa72xx module: Note: Linux is case-sensitive; keep this in mind when entering commands. 1 Login as root. 2 Verify that the correct Linux kernel and kernel source is installed in the system before installing the module. See Operating System Requirements on page 1-4. 3 To mount the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD, enter: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 4 To change to the cdrom directory, enter: cd /mnt/cdrom/Drivers/Linux 5 To unpack the module package, enter: rpm -Uhv asa72xx.rpm 6 To change to the /usr/src/asa72xx directory, enter: cd /usr/src/asa72xx 7 To unmount the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD, enter: umount /mnt/cdrom 3-7 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 8 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 8 To run the configure script, enter: ./configure For Red Hat Linux 7.2, the following command works: ./configure --tree=/usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10 If the kernel source is not under /usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10, run the configure script with the following option: ./configure --tree=<path to source tree> 9 To copy the module to /lib/modules/<kernel version> and start the module automatically on reboot, enter: make install 10 To start the module now, enter: ./S06asa72xx The module installation is complete. You do not need to reboot the computer. Removing the Red Hat Module To remove the asa72xx module: 1 Verify that no devices are being used by the adapter. 2 Unmount all volumes from the adapter. 3 If the asa72xx module is loaded, use rmmod or modprobe to unload the module. Enter: rmmod asa72xx or enter: modprobe -r asa72xx 4 To change to the /usr/src/asa72xx directory, enter: cd /usr/src/asa72xx 5 To run the remove script, enter: sh asa72xx_remove 6 To remove the RPM, enter: cd .. and then enter: rpm -e asa72xx 3-8 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 9 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Installing the Initiator Mode Driver 7 To remove the asa72xx directory, enter: rm -rfv asa72xx The module is now removed from the system. Enabling Multi-LUN Support in Linux The default Linux kernel settings allow a maximum of 40 SCSI devices. However, you must enable multiLUN support to see more than one LUN, and when you do so, you can increase the maximum number of devices to 110. To enable multi-LUN support: 1 To change to the linux source directory, enter: cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10 2 To configure the kernel: a Enter make menuconfig b Select SCSI Support and press Enter. c Select Probe all LUNs on each SCSI device. Then, press Y. (If selected, an asterisk (*) shows.) d Optional—Select Maximum number of SCSI disks that can be loaded as modules and increase the number from 40 to the desired value, up to 110. Then, choose to load SCSI as a module. e Press Esc twice to exit menuconfig. f Select Yes when asked to save the kernel configuration 3 To make a new kernel, enter: make dep make bzImage cp /usr/src/linux-2.4.7-10/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-ml make modules make modules_install depmod -ae mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.4.7-10custom.img 2.4.7-10custom 3-9 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 10 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide 4 To modify the boot-loader configuration, use the appropriate procedure. Note: When you type the text shown below, replace <boot_device> with the relevant parameter. ■ If you use Grub as your bootloader, edit /etc/grub.conf and add the following lines: title Red Hat Linux (2.4.7-10custom) linux-ml root (hd0,0) kernel /boot/vmlinux-ml ro root=<boot_device> initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.7-10custom.img ■ If you use LILO as your bootloader, edit /etc/lilo.conf and add the following lines: image=/boot/vmlinux-ml label=linux-ml initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.7-10custom.img read-only root=<boot_device> 5 Exit the editor, saving changes. 6 If you use LILO, enter /sbin/lilo -v 7 Select linux-ml to boot Linux using the newly configured kernel. 3-10 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM 4 Configuring Your iSCSI System In this Chapter Running iConfig on Windows 4-2 Running iConfig on Red Hat Linux 4-3 Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter 4-4 Changing Your iConfig Password 4-5 Configuration Tasks 4-5 Now that you have installed your Adaptec iSCSI adapter and driver, you need to establish Ethernet connectivity between your adapter and your targets. Then, run iConfig and use it to configure your iSCSI system. iConfig has an easy-to-use Express Setup that prompts you for the information your system needs to configure it for the first time. Once your system is setup, you can use iConfig to view, change, or upgrade your configuration. For example, you can monitor your connections, display MIB statistics and event logs, and add and delete targets. 4-1 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Running iConfig on Windows To start using iConfig to configure your system: 1 Insert the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD and copy the Windows iconfig.exe file to your local hard drive. 2 From your local hard drive, double-click iConfig.exe. 3 At the login prompt, enter the default user ID, admin. 4 At the password prompt, enter the default password, adaptec. The iConfig Express Setup is displayed. Note: To change your password, see Changing Your iConfig Password on page 4-5. Now that you have started iConfig, proceed to Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter on page 4-4. 4-2 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Configuring Your iSCSI System Running iConfig on Red Hat Linux 1 Login as root. 2 To mount the Adaptec iSCSI installation CD, enter: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 3 To change to the Linux directory on the CD, enter: cd /mnt/cdrom/”Configuration Utilities”/Linux 4 To copy the utility to your local hard drive, enter: cp -v iconfig /sbin 5 Enter iconfig 6 At the login prompt, enter the default user ID, admin 7 At the password prompt, enter the default password, adaptec The iConfig Express Setup instructions are displayed. Now that you have started iConfig, proceed to Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter on page 4-4. 4-3 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide Using Express Setup to Configure Your iSCSI Adapter Now that you have started iConfig, you are ready to run iConfig Express Setup to configure your adapter (initiator). Note: In any menu, press Esc to get back to the previous menu. When you run iConfig for the first time, you automatically enter Express Setup, and you are prompted to enter the following information for the initiator: ■ IP address ■ Subnet mask ■ Gateway address ■ iSCSI initiator name Now that your initiator is configured, you can choose from these options: ■ Allow iConfig to discover your targets automatically—iConfig locates and configures targets and displays target information. ■ Enter target information manually—You are prompted to enter the following information for each target: ■ Target DNS name or IP address ■ Port number ■ iSCSI target name After you enter this information, save your settings. The Main Menu is displayed as shown below. 4-4 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM Configuring Your iSCSI System Changing Your iConfig Password The default user ID is admin. The default password is adaptec. To change the default password: 1 From the Main Menu, select User Logout and Login Password. For details, see the Main Menu illustration on page 4-4. 2 Select User Password Change. 3 To complete the change, follow the iConfig instructions. Configuration Tasks The following table summarizes the configuration tasks you can perform using iConfig. The menu options all appear in the Main Menu illustration on page 4-4. To perform this task... Use this Menu Option... ➣ View controller and target info ➣ 1. Display Properties ➣ View and set controller, Ethernet, SLP, and ISNS properties View and set login parameters ➣ 2. Setup Properties ➣ View, add, edit, delete, and rescan targets ➣ 3. Device and Targets ➣ View, add, and delete routing, DNS, ARP, and Host table entries. ➣ 4. Routing, DNS, and ARP ➣ View port transmission statistics, event messages, initiator login, iSCSI session statistics and iSCSI node portal info ➣ 5. Statistics, MIB, and Event Log ➣ Erase or save ROM settings Upgrade firmware ➣ 6. Firmware and ROM Logout Change your password ➣ ➣ 7. User Logout and Login Password ➣ Save settings ➣ 8. Immediate Save Settings ➣ ➣ ➣ For additional information, refer to the iConfig Utility User’s Guide. 4-5 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM A LEDs You can use the adapter LEDs to diagnose problems during system startup and as speed indicators during normal system operation. The following table describes LED diagnostic indications. D0 D1 Indication Off Off Power-on Self Test (POST) failed. Flashing Off POST is in progress. On Off POST is complete. On On Initialization is complete. The following table describes the LED functionality for the ASA-7211C only. Label on Bracket1 Reference Designator2 Function LED Description Color 100 DS2 Rate indicator When lit, indicates a valid 100-Megabit/sec connection. Green 1000 DS3 Rate indicator When lit, indicates a valid GbE (1000 Megabit/sec) connection. Green ACT DS4 Activity status When flashing, indicates an incoming signal or outgoing traffic. Yellow 1 See the appropriate figure on page 1-3. DS2 and DS3 are off and DS4 is on, a 10-Megabit/sec connection is indicated. 2 When both A-1 ASA-7211 IG.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM ASA-7211C/F Installation Guide The following table describes LED functionality for the ASA-7211F only. Label on Bracket1 Reference Designator Function LED Description Color 1000 DS3 Rate indictor When lit, indicates a valid GbE (1000 Megabit/sec) connection. Green ACT DS4 Activity status When lit, indicates an incoming signal or outgoing traffic. Yellow 1 See A-2 the appropriate figure on page 1-3. ASA-7211 IG.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 10:04 AM R Adaptec, Inc. 691 South Milpitas Boulevard Milpitas, CA 95035 USA ©2002 – 2003 Adaptec, Inc. All rights reserved. Adaptec and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of Adaptec, Inc. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. Part Number: 513193-06, Ver. AA CZ/MKL 02/03
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