A5000 array and Qlogic QLA2100

[Matthias Schulz]

Hi all,

I am having trouble to run an A5000 StoreEdge Box off of a Qlogic
QLA2100 FC-AL controller on Solaris 8 / SPARC.

The drivers from qlogic's website are installed and I did a reboor -r

I have an AXi with 32-bit PCI slots

What I know :

The A5000 runs fine on a SBus Based FC-AL controller with same drives
and cables.
I was told, that the QLA2100 (though it is (also) designed for 64-bit
will run fine in a 32-bit slot (which is my configuration).

What I don't know :

- if my QLA2100 is broken
- how to check if the QLA2100 ist broken

Usually, when I connect the A5000 to the SBus controller, I can see a
'lightning symbol' showing up on the A5000 panel, letting me know that
there's a working connection between the controller and the A5000

I don't have this 'lightning symbol' when I connect the A5000 to the
QLA2100. Checking the operator's panel on the A5000 it says, that
there's no signal on either FC-Connector on the A5000.

Ist this 'normal* for the QLA2100 ?
When should this symbol show up ? Do I have to have the OS running
before I can see this symbol (it doesn't seem to be the case with the
SBus controller).

Any ideas ?

Thanks in advance

Matthias

[Matthias Schulz]

Hi all,

After some more research in the endless space of the internet I found
out how to do it by reading THIS :

Von:Elias (nos...@charter.net)
Betrifft:Re: Installing an X6729A FC-AL PCI Card

Newsgroups:comp.unix.solaris
Datum:2002-12-10 20:21:20 PST

Alex Moen wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> We bought an X6729A FC-AL PCI Card to add to my e250/Solaris 8 box. When
> I boot to the CDROM and start an install, the A5200 jbod box shows that
> there is a connection to the e250. However, I don't want to re-install
> Solaris 8 on the box, as it is in production and acting as a PDC for our
> Win2k network. I have done both a boot -r and touched /reconfigure and
> rebooted, with no success. The A5200 shows no connection to the e250
> unless I start installing.
>
> What packages do I need to install to get the 5200 to come up? I have
> looked on docs.sun.com (only talks about Solaris 2.6), sunsolve, and
> grepped the Internet via google and I cannot find anything that explains
> how to install this card.
>
> TIA
>
> Alex
>

On sunsolve the card is often referred to as FC100 or FC-100 so I can
understand your searching difficulties.

You should be able to find these packages on Solaris 8 disk 1 of 1
under the Product section.

Solaris 8, the card uses the ifp driver:
109189-04

Firmware for the card:
109399-03

Packages you need:

For the ssd driver:
SUNWssad SPARCstorage Array Drivers
SUNWssadx SPARCstorage Array Drivers
SUNWssaop SPARCstorage Array Utility

For the luxadm commands:
SUNWluxop Sun Enterprise Network Array firmware and utilities
SUNWluxox Sun Enterprise Network Array libraries

For the A5x000:
SUNWses SCSI Enclosure Services Device Driver
SUNWsesx SCSI Enclosure Services Device Driver (64-bit)

FC-100 drivers (ifp):
SUNWifp Sun Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Device Driver
SUNWifph Sun Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Driver Header File
SUNWifpx Sun Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop Device Driver

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