Marvell® QLogic® QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere 2600 and 2700 Series Marvell QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters 578xx and 41000 Series Marvell FastLinQ Intelligent Ethernet Adapters 578xx and 41000 Series Marvell FastLinQ Converged Network Adapters User’s Guide Third party information brought to you courtesy of Dell. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
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Table of Contents Preface Supported Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using QConvergeConsole vSphere Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What Is in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Related Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI Content Pane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enabling and Disabling the vCenter Server Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 22 23 Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing the Storage Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI Statistics Information—FCoE Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diagnostics Tests—FCoE Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FCoE Configuration—FCoE Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VPD Information—FCoE Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing iSCSI Functions on a Converged Network Adapter . . . . . . NPAR Configuration—iSCSI Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Information for an iSCSI Target Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Information for an iSCSI LUN Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI Configuring Fibre Channel Port Boot Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring Fibre Channel Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Fibre Channel Port Transceiver Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Fibre Channel Port Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running Fibre Channel Port Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loopback Test. . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI Configuring the FCoE Function Primary FCF VLAN ID . . . . . . . Viewing FCoE Function DCB Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing FCoE Function DCE Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing FCoE Function DCBX TLV Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing FCoE Function Temperature Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing FCoE Function VPD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI Configuring Initiator Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring Primary and Secondary Target Parameters . . . . . . Configuring MPIO Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring FCoE Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring General Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Configuring Target Parameters. . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI List of Figures Figure Page i Managing an ESXi 6.0 Host Containing a FastLinQ or Fibre Channel Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii ii Managing an ESXi 6.0/6.5 Host Using the vSphere Web Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii iii Managing an ESXi 6.7/7.0 Host with a FastLinQ or Fibre Channel Adapter Using the HTML5 Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI 4-24 4-25 4-26 4-27 4-28 4-29 4-30 4-31 4-32 4-33 4-34 4-35 4-36 4-37 4-38 4-39 4-40 4-41 4-42 4-43 4-44 4-45 4-46 4-47 4-48 4-49 4-50 4-51 4-52 4-53 4-54 4-55 4-56 4-57 4-58 4-59 4-60 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-8 Adapter Management Window—PCI Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converged Network Adapter NIC Function—Information Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI 5-9 5-10 5-11 5-12 5-13 5-14 5-15 5-16 5-17 5-18 5-19 5-20 5-21 9-1 9-2 9-3 9-4 9-5 9-6 9-7 9-8 9-9 9-10 10-1 10-2 10-3 10-4 10-5 10-6 10-7 10-8 10-9 10-10 10-11 10-12 10-13 10-14 10-15 10-16 10-17 10-18 10-19 10-20 10-21 10-22 Port Information with DCBX Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boot Configuration Panel for MBA Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI 10-23 10-24 10-25 10-26 10-27 10-28 10-29 10-30 10-31 10-32 10-33 10-34 10-35 10-36 10-37 10-38 10-39 10-40 10-41 10-42 10-43 10-44 10-45 10-46 10-47 10-48 10-49 10-50 10-51 10-52 10-53 10-54 10-55 10-56 10-57 10-58 10-59 10-60 10-61 10-62 10-63 10-64 11-1 NIC Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NPAR Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI 11-2 11-3 11-4 11-5 11-6 11-7 11-8 11-9 11-10 11-11 11-12 11-13 11-14 11-15 11-16 11-17 11-18 11-19 11-20 11-21 11-22 11-23 11-24 11-25 11-26 11-27 11-28 11-29 11-30 11-31 11-32 11-33 11-34 Storage Map with 578xx/41000 Series Adapters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Storage Map Showing LUNs Attached to VMs (vSphere Web Client Plug-in). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI 11-35 Update iSCSI Boot Configuration, Initiator Parameters (vSphere Web Client Plug-in). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-36 Update iSCSI Boot Configuration, Initiator Parameters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-37 Update iSCSI Boot Configuration, Primary Target Parameters (vSphere Web Client Plug-in). . . . .
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere QConvergeConsole GUI Table 3-1 3-2 4-1 4-2 10-1 List of Tables System Tree Device Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Icon Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Data Patterns Available for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ImmediateData and IntialR2T . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preface This preface lists the supported products, specifies the intended audience, explains the typographic conventions used in this guide, lists related documents, provides technical support and contact information, and describes legal notices. Supported Products This user’s guide provides information on installing and using the QConvergeConsole® VMware® vCenter Server® Plug-in (Part I) and the QConvergeConsole VMware vSphere® Web Client Plug-in (Part II).
Preface Using QConvergeConsole vSphere Plug-ins NOTE The plug-ins on the VMware vCenter Server and vCenter Server Appliance operate identically. You can perform the same operation on both the VMware vCenter Server and the vCenter Server Appliance.
Preface Intended Audience Intended Audience This guide is intended for use by administrators who are planning to deploy or have deployed one of the supported Marvell adapters in their VMware ESX and ESXi environments. What Is in This Guide This user’s guide contains information you need to use the vCenter Server Plug-in and the vSphere Web Client Plug-in.
Preface Related Materials Chapter 9 Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in describes how to start and exit the vSphere Web Client Plug-in. Chapter 10 Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in provides instructions about how to manage hosts, adapters, ports, and functions. Management tasks include displaying information, updating firmware, configuring parameters, and diagnostics for NIC, Fibre Channel, FCoE, and iSCSI ports and functions.
Preface Documentation Conventions Documentation Conventions This guide uses the following documentation conventions: NOTE CAUTION without an alert symbol indicates the presence of a hazard that could cause damage to equipment or loss of data. Text in blue font indicates a hyperlink (jump) to a figure, table, or section in this guide, and links to Web sites are shown in underlined blue. For example: Table 9-2 lists problems related to the user interface and remote agent.
Part I QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in Part 1 describes how to install the QConvergeConsole VMware vCenter Server Plug-in and configure 2600, 2700, 578xx, and 41000 Series Adapters.
1 vCenter Server Plug-in Overview The vCenter Server Plug-in provides the ability to manage Marvell Fibre Channel Adapters, Converged Network Adapters, Intelligent Ethernet Adapters, and connected devices within a VMware vCenter Server environment. This plug-in is part of the Marvell QConvergeConsole suite of management tools, which includes the QConvergeConsole Web-based GUI and the QConvergeConsole CLI for other operating system environments.
1–vCenter Server Plug-in Overview System Requirements These capabilities produce the following key benefits: Marvell adapters can be managed from VMware vCenter Server Visibility of the virtual machine (VM) location and resource utilization Accelerated infrastructure deployment Simplified adapter management System Requirements This section lists the requirements for proper operation of the vCenter Server Plug-in.
1–vCenter Server Plug-in Overview System Requirements vCenter Server: Software installer file to register the plug-in to the vCenter Server The vCenter Server Plug-in requires a physical or Virtual Machine server with 200MB of free disk space and at least 4GB of RAM. For more information about hardware requirements, see the VMware vCenter Server and vSphere documentation. Software Requirements The following software requirements apply: VMware vSphere ESX/ESXi environment 6.x or 7.
1–vCenter Server Plug-in Overview System Requirements User Privilege Requirements User privilege requirements are as follows: Administrator privileges on the vSphere Client system are required to install, register, and use the vCenter Server Plug-in. Root privileges are required on the ESX or ESXi host to install the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider drivers. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
2 Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in This chapter explains how to install and uninstall the required software in the following sections: Installation Package Contents “Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in” on page 8 “Uninstalling the vCenter Server Plug-in” on page 14 “Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider” on page 14 “Uninstalling the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider” on page 16 For information on installing the plug-in, refer to “Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in” on page 8.
2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Installation Package Contents QLogic_Adapter_vSphere_Client_Plugin_.exe The HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in installation package (for HTML5 based vSphere Client) QLogic_Adapter_vSphere_Client_Plugin_Linux_i386_. bin The vSphere Client Plug-in installation package to be installed on 32-bit Linux Servers (for HTML5 based vSphere Client) QLogic_Adapter_vSphere_Client_Plugin_Linux_x64_.
2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Follow the instructions in this section to install the vCenter Server Plug-in on a vCenter Server or Windows server running Tomcat Web server (Tomcat 7 recommended) for the vCenter Server, or vCenter Server Appliance. To install the vCenter Server Plug-in: 1. Download the QLogic_Adapter_VI_Plugin_.exe file. 2.
2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in 3. In the QLogic Adapter VI Plug-in Registration Wizard, Introduction window (Figure 2-2), click Next. Figure 2-2. QLogic Adapter VI Plug-in Registration Wizard—Introduction Wait while the wizard configures the plug-in (Figure 2-3). Figure 2-3. QLogic Adapter VI Plug-in—Configuration Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in If a previous version of the plug-in is installed on the system, select from the following options (Figure 2-4): To cancel the installation, click Finish. To resume the installation, click Next. Figure 2-4. QLogic Adapter VI Plug-in—Previous Version Found Options Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in 4. Select the installation folder, and then click Install (Figure 2-5). Figure 2-5. QLogic Adapter VI Plug-in—Select the Installation Folder 5. Wait while the wizard performs the installation (Figure 2-6). Figure 2-6. QLogic Adapter VI Plug-in—Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in 6. In the User Input window (Figure 2-7 shows an example), enter the requested information, and then click Next to continue. NOTE The Tomcat Server IP text box is visible only if the embedded Tomcat Web services within vCenter Server are not used. This text box is not shown if you are installing the vCenter Server Plug-in on vCenter Server. Figure 2-7. QLogic Adapter VI Plug-in—User Input Window Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Wait again while the wizard finishes configuring the plug-in (Figure 2-8). Figure 2-8. QLogic Adapter VI Plug-in—Configuration 7. Figure 2-9 appears when registration is completed. Click Finish to exit. Figure 2-9. QLogic Adapter VI Plug-in—Successful Registration Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Uninstalling the vCenter Server Plug-in 8. After the installation completes, restart the Tomcat service as follows: If the vCenter Server Plug-in is installed on a server other than the vCenter Server, restart the Apache™ Tomcat service. Uninstalling the vCenter Server Plug-in To remove the vCenter Server Plug-in: 1. In the Windows Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs. (Windows Server 2016 or later only: Select Programs and Features.) 2.
2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider VUM—Refer to Appendix A Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Using VUM. The VMware Update Manager (VUM) is a plug-in for the vCenter Server. You can use the VUM UI to install a VIB by importing the associated offline bundle package (a zip file that contains the VIB and metadata). You can then create an add-on baseline and remediate the hosts with this baseline.
2–Installing the vCenter Server Plug-in Uninstalling the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Uninstalling the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider You can uninstall the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider for your version of VMware. For information about removing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider through a remote host, see the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider and vCenter Plug-in for VMware ESX/ESXi Read Me document. To uninstall the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider from an ESXi 6.x or 7.0 host: 1.
3 Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in This chapter provides instructions for accessing the vCenter Server Plug-in and provides information on the plug-in’s user interface, including: Starting VMware vCenter Server Using the vCenter Server Plug-in “Introduction to the vCenter Server Plug-in” on page 20 “Enabling and Disabling the vCenter Server Plug-in” on page 23 Starting VMware vCenter Server Using the vCenter Server Plug-in If you have not done so, create a data center (select New Dat
3–Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in Starting VMware vCenter Server Using the vCenter Server Plug-in 3. In the left pane, select the IP address of the VMware ESX/ESXi Server. 4. In the right pane, click the QConvergeConsole tab to view the plug-in. The vCenter Server Plug-in retrieves the adapter information from the server.
3–Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in Starting VMware vCenter Server Using the vCenter Server Plug-in c. Click Login. Figure 3-1. vSphere Client Login Dialog Box VMware vCenter opens in the vSphere Client window. Figure 3-2 identifies the ESXi host node and the QConvergeConsole tab. ESXi Host QConvergeConsole Tab Figure 3-2. vCenter Server Plug-in User Interface Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
3–Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in Introduction to the vCenter Server Plug-in 3. In the left pane of the VMware vCenter Server window under Home, Inventory, Hosts and Clusters View, select a VMware vSphere ESX or ESXi host. 4. In the right pane, click the QConvergeConsole tab. The right pane displays the QConvergeConsole user interface, as shown in Figure 3-3. If there is no QConvergeConsole tab, see Appendix A Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Using VUM.
3–Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in Introduction to the vCenter Server Plug-in System Tree Pane The system tree resides in the left pane of the QConvergeConsole interface. The nodes of the system tree show all available ESX and ESXi hosts and their connected devices (adapters, ports, devices, and LUNs). The nodes are arranged hierarchically from host (highest level) to LUN (lowest level).
3–Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in Introduction to the vCenter Server Plug-in Table 3-1. System Tree Device Icons (Continued) Icon Meaning 578xx/41000 Series Adapters iSCSI Portal A LUN on a target device connected to a 578xx/41000 Series Adapters 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Port A target device connected to a 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Table 3-2 shows symbols that are added to the basic icons in Table 3-1 to indicate additional information. Table 3-2.
3–Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in Enabling and Disabling the vCenter Server Plug-in Enabling and Disabling the vCenter Server Plug-in NOTE If the vCenter Server Plug-in installation completed successfully, you do not need to enable the plug-in; it is automatically enabled during installation. You can, however, verify if the plug-in is enabled by following these steps. To enable or disable the QConvergeConsole plug-in: 1.
3–Getting Started with vCenter Server Plug-in Enabling and Disabling the vCenter Server Plug-in 3. To enable or disable the vCenter Server Plug-in, right-click the plug-in, and on the shortcut menu, select Enabled or Disabled (the status toggles between the two), as shown in Figure 3-5. Figure 3-5. Plug-in Manager: Toggling vCenter Server Plug-in Status Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
4 Using the vCenter Server Plug-in This chapter provides detailed instructions on how to use the vCenter Server Plug-in to manage Marvell adapters and connected devices, including viewing adapter and device information and updating the adapter Flash firmware.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Hosts Setting iSCSI Parameters Setting Ethernet Parameters Viewing the Storage Map Next to Map, click Storage to view the host’s storage map, with the host on one end and the VMs on the other end. Figure 4-1 shows an example of a storage map. Figure 4-1. Host View—Storage Map Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Hosts Viewing the Network Map Next to Map, click Network to view the selected host’s network map, as shown in Figure 4-2. Figure 4-2. Host View—Network Map Setting Fibre Channel Parameters Next to Parameter, click Fibre Channel to view and edit Fibre Channel parameters for the selected host, as shown in Figure 4-3. Figure 4-3. Host View—Fibre Channel Parameters Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Hosts The General information section at the top of the window contains the following: System OS: Name and version of the host operating system System Vendor: Name of host manufacturer System Model: Model name of host Provider Version: Reduce Zoom for Plug-in version FC Driver Version: Version of the Fibre Channel driver The Parameters section contains the following configurable parameters: Enable Extended Error Message Logging: Select the check bo
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Hosts Setting iSCSI Parameters Next to Parameter, click iSCSI to view and edit iSCSI parameters for the selected host, as shown in Figure 4-4. Figure 4-4.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Hosts Setting Ethernet Parameters Next to Parameter, click Ethernet to view and edit Ethernet parameters for the selected host, as shown in Figure 4-5. Figure 4-5.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Hosts Enable firmware minidump support: Select the check box to enable firmware minidump, or clear the check box to disable this feature. Enable Receive Netqueue support: Select the check box to enable Receive Netqueue support, or clear the check box to disable this feature. Enable checking of MAC address/MAC learning in the receive path: Select the check box to enable checking of MAC address and learning when configuring NPAR-supported devices.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters Managing Fibre Channel Adapters When you select a Fibre Channel adapter from the system tree, the Adapter Management window appears in the content pane, as shown in Figure 4-6. Figure 4-6.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters The Commands section provides controls to update the following: Update Adapter Flash Image: Click this option to update the adapter’s Flash image. Update Firmware Preload Table: Click this option to update the firmware preload table. Update Firmware SerDes Table: Click this option to update the firmware serializer/deserializer (SerDes) table. This option is not available for all adapters and is not shown in Figure 4-6.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters The General information section at the top of the content pane contains the following: Product Identifier Link Status Device Name Link Speed PCI Function Number Port Type Port Name Maximum Speed PCI Bus Number The Beacon Test section of the content pane contains the following option: Beacon On/Beacon Off—Click this to toggle the beacon from on to off, or off to on.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters The world wide port name (WWPN) can be assigned by the fabric through a Brocade switch if both the adapter and Brocade switch are enabled to allow fabric-assigned WWPNs. For information about enabling fabric-assigned WWPNs, see the adapter user’s guide and Brocade switch documentation. In Figure 4-9, port 50-00-53-37-E5-FB-F0-04 is assigned by the fabric through the Brocade switch. Figure 4-9.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters For forward error correction (FEC) to be enabled for a connection, the port on the Brocade switch and the connected adapter port must have FEC enabled. In Figure 4-11, FEC is enabled on port FC_21-00-00-0E-1E-08-C2-00. Figure 4-11. FEC Enabled on Port FC_21-00-00-0E-1E-08-C2-00 Boot Configuration—Fibre Channel Port When Boot is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-12. Figure 4-12.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters The content pane contains the following configurable parameters: Enable boot from the port: Select the check box to enable booting from the selected port, or clear the check box to disable booting from the port. Enable Fabric Assigned Boot LUN: Select the check box to enable booting from the fabric assigned boot LUN, or clear the check box to disable booting from the fabric assigned boot LUN.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters Firmware Parameters—Fibre Channel Port If the Parameters button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-13. Figure 4-13. Fibre Channel Port—Firmware Parameters The content pane contains the following configurable parameters: Data Rate: Determines the adapter port data rate: When this setting is 32Gbps, the 27xx adapter port runs at 32Gbps. The FCoE ports can run at 10Gbps.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters Frame Size: Specifies the maximum frame length supported by the adapter. The default size is 2,048 for both the Fibre Channel 2700/2600 Series adapters and FCoE 578xx/41000 Series adapters, which provides maximum performance for F_Port (point-to-point) connections. Login Retry Count: Specifies the number of times the software tries to log in to a device. The default is eight retries.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters Ext. Identifier: Additional information about the transceiver Part Number: Transceiver part number Speed: Transceiver transmission speed Connector: Transceiver external optical or electrical cable type Serial Number: Transceiver serial number Revision: Vendor revision level QLogic SFP installed: Yes, if a QLogic SFP is installed; No, if an unsupported SFP is installed, or no SFP is installed.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters Statistics Information—Fibre Channel Port If the Statistics button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-15. Figure 4-15. Fibre Channel Port—Statistics Information NOTE Selecting the Reset option permanently clears the counters. Any tools that use these counters for historical trending must be readjusted.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters Controller Errors: Quantity of controller errors Device Errors: Quantity of device errors Invalid Transmission Words: Total quantity of invalid words transmitted by this adapter port Sequence Protocol Errors: Sequence protocol error count Diagnostic Tests—Fibre Channel Port If the Diagnostics button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-16. Figure 4-16.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters In addition to selecting a data pattern, you must also specify the Data Size (Bytes). The maximum data size available is dependent on the frame size of the device you are testing and the kind of test you are conducting. For more information about frame size, see “Firmware Parameters—Fibre Channel Port” on page 38. Loopback and echo tests support data sizes from 8 bytes to 2,048 (2K) bytes.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters To set test parameters on the HBA Diagnostics page: 1. From the Data Pattern list, do one of the following: Select a data byte or compliant jitter pattern. Click Customized to specify an eight-byte pattern. Type the data in hexadecimal format (00–FF) into the eight Customized boxes. Click Random to randomly generate an eight-byte data pattern.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters When a target with LUNs is connected to the port, you can conduct a ping test to any target in the table. To conduct a ping test, select a target in the table, specify the quantity of tests, and then click Start Test. The status for each test appears in the Result column, as shown in Figure 4-17. The CT Ping and CT FC Trace Route ping tests are conducted in a similar fashion.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters VPD Information—Fibre Channel Port If the VPD button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-18. Figure 4-18. Fibre Channel Port—VPD Information The content pane also contains the following read-only VPD information: Product Identifier: Adapter product identifier Part Number: Adapter part number Serial Number: Adapter serial number Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters Temperature Information—Fibre Channel Port If the Temperature button is selected (if available), the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-19. To begin monitoring temperature, specify the monitoring rate, and then click Start. To stop monitoring, click Stop. Figure 4-19. Fibre Channel Port—Temperature Information Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Adapters QoS Information—Fibre Channel Port If the QoS button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-20. Figure 4-20. Fibre Channel Port—QoS Information To assign a priority value to a virtual port, move the slide to the chosen position, and then click Save. To refresh the table, click Refresh. To delete an entry from the table, select the Delete check box, and then click Save. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters To add an entry to the table, click Add to insert a row in the new entry table (above the QoS table), as shown in Figure 4-21. Specify the port WWN and the priority, and then click Save. Figure 4-21.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Managing a Converged Network Adapter To manage a Converged Network Adapter, select the adapter in the system tree. The Adapter Management window appears in the content pane, as shown in Figure 4-22. Figure 4-22. Adapter Management Window for Converged Network Adapter The Adapter Management window (Figure 4-22) displays information for the selected adapter.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Managing a Port on a Converged Network Adapter To manage a Converged Network Adapter port, select the port in the system tree. The Adapter Management window then appears as shown in Figure 4-23. Figure 4-23. Adapter Management Window for Converged Network Adapter Port The Adapter Management window for Converged Network Adapter ports contains the following sections.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Managing NIC Functions on a Converged Network Adapter To manage a NIC function on a Converged Network Adapter port, select the NIC function in the system tree. The Adapter Management window then appears as shown in Figure 4-24. Figure 4-24.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Below the general information is a row of buttons, as shown in Figure 4-25. Figure 4-25.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters NPAR Configuration—NIC Function If the NPAR button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-26. Figure 4-26. Converged Network Adapter NIC Function—NPAR Configuration The content pane varies depending on which Function is selected: Bandwidth allows you to view and set the bandwidth allocation for the NIC function. For detailed information, refer to “Bandwidth Allocation” on page 55.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Bandwidth Allocation Selecting the Bandwidth option displays the current bandwidth allocation settings in the content pane, and allows you to change the settings as needed, as shown in Figure 4-27. Figure 4-27. Bandwidth Configuration The content window is divided into the following sections: Assign Function Bandwidth contains a slider control used to set the parameters Bandwidth Weight and Maximum Bandwidth.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters To save your changes, click Save Configuration. NOTE Bandwidth changes are dynamically assigned when already in the NPAR mode. You will be prompted to reboot if the NPAR dynamic bandwidth assignment fails to set. Function Type Selecting the Type option displays the current function type (NIC) and allows you to change the function type. To change the function type, select the new type and click Save Configuration.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Firmware Parameters—NIC Function If the Parameters button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-30. Figure 4-30.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Statistics Information—NIC Function If the Statistics button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-31. Figure 4-31.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Diagnostics Tests—NIC Function If the Diagnostics button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-32. Figure 4-32. Converged Network Adapter NIC Function—Diagnostic Tests The content pane allows you to perform a firmware debug dump: Click Retrieve Firmware Debug to begin retrieving the firmware debug dump (debug.bin), if one exists.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters DCBX Information—NIC Function If the DCBX button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-33. Figure 4-33.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters DCBX TLV Information—NIC Function If the DCBX TLV button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-34 with DCBX TLV data. Figure 4-34. Converged Network Adapter NIC Function—DCBX TLV Data To determine the transmission bandwidth percentage: 1. Under DCBX TLV Information, expand the Traffic Class folder and open the Traffic class folder, where is the traffic class. 2. Locate and take note of the 802.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters VPD Information—NIC Function If the VPD button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-35. Figure 4-35.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Managing FCoE Functions on a Converged Network Adapter To manage an FCoE function on a Converged Network Adapter port, select the FCoE function in the system tree. The Adapter Management window then appears as shown in Figure 4-36. Figure 4-36.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters FCoE—FCoE parameter configuration VPD—VPD information The button that appears pressed in indicates the selected information (for example, NPAR in Figure 4-37). The selected information is shown in the content pane.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters The content pane contains the following: Current Function Type: The selected function’s current type—Fibre Channel (FCoE). New Function Type: To change the function type from Fibre Channel to Ethernet NIC or Disabled, select the appropriate box and click Save Configuration. The new type does not take effect until the next system reboot.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Firmware Parameters—FCoE Function If the Parameters button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-40. Figure 4-40. Converged Network Adapter FCoE Function—Firmware Parameters The content pane contains the following configurable parameters: Data Rate: This setting determines the adapter port data rate. The FCoE ports can run at 10Gbps.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Transceiver Information—FCoE Function If the Transceiver button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-41. Figure 4-41. Converged Network Adapter FCoE Function—Transceiver Information The content pane contains the following read-only information: Vendor: Transceiver manufacturer Type: Transceiver type Identifier: Transceiver form factor Ext.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Statistics Information—FCoE Function When the Statistics button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-42. Figure 4-42. Converged Network Adapter FCoE Function—Statistics Information NOTE Selecting the Reset option will permanently rest the counters. Any tools that use these counters for historical trending must be readjusted.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters If a target is attached to the function, the content pane also contains a table that lists how many of each of the following errors have occurred for the target: Link Failure Sync Loss Signal Loss Invalid CRC Seq Proto Error Invalid Trans Word Diagnostics Tests—FCoE Function If the Diagnostics button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-43. Figure 4-43.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters On Error: Indicate the action to take if an error occurs. Test continuously: Select this check box to run the test continuously. Clear the check box to run the test once only. Click Start Test to begin the selected test. When the test is finished, the Test Result section of the content pane shows the results.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters FCoE Configuration—FCoE Function If the FCoE button is selected, the content pane shows the Information, Configuration, Data Center Bridging, DCE Statistics, and DCBX TLV options. Information Select Information to view the following FCoE Attributes, as shown in Figure 4-45. CNA FW Version VN Port MAC Address VLAN ID Max Frame Size Addressing Mode Figure 4-45.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters To save the configuration values, click Save Configurations. Figure 4-46. Converged Network Adapter FCoE Function—FCoE Configuration Data Center Bridging Select Data Center Bridging to view the default/local setting DCBX values and ETS values, as shown in Figure 4-47. DCBX Enable Willing Port Pause Type FCoE Priority CoS iSCSI Priority CoS Priority TX Mode Priority Groups 0–7 SAN Unused Bandwidth to LAN Figure 4-47.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters DCE Statistics Select DCE Statistics to view values for the following port Data Center Ethernet (DCE) parameters, as shown in Figure 4-48: Transmit Packets Transmit Octets Transmit Multicast Packets Transmit Broadcast Packets Transmit Unicast Packets Transmit Control Packets Transmit Pause Packets Transmit Packets 64 Octets Transmit Packets 65to127 Octe
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Receive Packets Priority 0 through 7 Transmit Packets Priority 0 through 7 Receive Packets Discarded Priority 0 through 7 Figure 4-48. Converged Network Adapter FCoE Function—DCE Statistics DCBX TLV Select DCBX TLV to view the type-length-value (TLV) information (Figure 4-49) for the LLDP frames meant for exchanging the parameters and their values. Figure 4-49. Converged Network Adapter—DCBX TLV Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters VPD Information—FCoE Function If the VPD button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-50. Figure 4-50.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Managing iSCSI Functions on a Converged Network Adapter To manage an iSCSI function on a Converged Network Adapter port, select the iSCSI function in the system tree. The Adapter Management window then appears, as shown in Figure 4-51. Figure 4-51.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters These buttons let you select the information to manage for the NIC function: NPAR—NIC partitioning configuration Boot—Boot device configuration Parameters—Firmware parameters Statistics—Statistics information Diagnostics—Diagnostic tests The button that appears pressed in indicates the selected information (for example, NPAR in Figure 4-52). The selected information is displayed in the content pane.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters The content pane contains the following NPAR-related information: Current Function Type: The selected function’s current type—iSCSI. New Function Type: To change the function type from iSCSI to Ethernet NIC or Disabled, select the appropriate box and click Save Configuration. The new type does not take effect until the next system reboot.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Target Name: Select the target name for the primary or secondary boot device. LUN ID: Select the LUN ID for the primary or secondary boot device. Parameters—iSCSI Function If the Parameters button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-55. Figure 4-55.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Header Digest enables header digest on the initiator to protect the integrity of the iSCSI header. The target must accept the header digest during parameter negotiation. Data Digest enables data digest on the initiator to protect the integrity of the iSCSI data. The target must accept the data digest during parameter negotiation. ImmediateData and InitialR2T.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Firmware Settings FirstBurstLength is the maximum amount of unsolicited data (in bytes) that an iSCSI initiator can send to the target during the execution of a single SCSI command. The initiator and target negotiate the actual value. The allowed values are 512–223. The default is 65,536. This value must not exceed the MaxBurstLength.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Statistics Information—iSCSI Function If the Statistics button is selected, the content pane appears as shown in Figure 4-56. Figure 4-56.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters MAC Receive Frame Length Error MAC Receive Jabber MAC Receive Carrier Sense Error MAC Receive Frames Discarded MAC Receive Frames Dropped MAC CRC Error Count MAC Encoding Error Count MAC Receive Length Error Count Large MAC Receive Length Error Count Small MAC Receive Multicast MAC Receive Broadcast IP Transmit Packets Count IP Transmit Bytes Coun
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters TCP Segment Error Count TCP Segment Out Of Order Count TCP Window Probe Count TCP Window Update Count TCP Window Probe Persist Count ECC Error Correction Count iSCSI Transmit PDU Count iSCSI Transmit Bytes Count iSCSI Receive PDU Count iSCSI Receive Bytes Count iSCSI Complete IOs Count iSCSI Unexpected IO Receive Count iSCSI Format Error Count iSCSI Header Digest Count iSCSI Data Digest Error Count iSCSI
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapters Firmware Debug Dump Click Retrieve Firmware Debug to retrieve the firmware debug dump (if it exists) and display it in the Result area of the content pane. NOTE After you click Retrieve Firmware Debug, the operation may take a while to complete. Ping Test IPv4 address to ping: Type the IPv4 address of the target. Number of packet(s): Type the quantity of packets to test. Packet Size: Minimum packet size is 32.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Viewing Target Device Information Serial Number—Serial number of the adapter Engineering Date Code—Date code that engineering uses to identify release information on an FCoE adapter port Flash Image Version—Multiflash image version on an FCoE adapter port Viewing Target Device Information To display information on a target device connected to a port on a Fibre Channel adapter or a Converged Network Adapter, select the target device in the system tree.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Viewing LUN Information Viewing LUN Information To display information on a LUN for a device connected to a Fibre Channel adapter port or a Converged Network Adapter port, select the LUN in the system tree. The Adapter Management window then appears as shown in Figure 4-60. Figure 4-60.
4–Using the vCenter Server Plug-in Updating Adapter Flash 6. When prompted to reset the adapter to activate the firmware, click OK to activate the new firmware immediately, or click Cancel to wait until the next system reboot. CAUTION The Flash update may take several minutes to complete. Do not cancel the task or reboot the server during this time. Doing so may corrupt the firmware on the adapter. 7. When the Flash update is complete, click OK in the Flash update successful completion message box. 8.
5 Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters This chapter provides detailed instructions on how to use the vCenter Server Plug-in to manage Marvell 578xx/41000 Series Adapters and connected storage devices, including: “Viewing Host Maps” on page 89 “Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters” on page 91 “Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters” on page 98 “Configuring Port Boot Options” on page 100 “Running Adapter Port Diagnostics” on page 109 “Viewing Function Info
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Host Maps Storage Map Next to Map, click Storage to view the host’s storage map, with the host on one end and the VMs on the other end. Figure 5-1 shows an example of a storage map with 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 5-1. Storage Map with 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Network Map Next to Map, click Network to view the selected host's network map, as shown in Figure 5-2. Figure 5-2. Network Map with 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters To manage 578xx/41000 Series Adapters, select the adapter in the system tree. The Adapter Management window appears in the content pane as shown in Figure 5-3 for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 5-3.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Adapter Configuration Use the Adapter Configuration section to configure the following: Changing between Single Function and Multi-Function Configuring single root-input/output virtualization (SR-IOV) Configuring Protocols (578xx/41000 Series Adapters only) Configuring Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) (41000 Series Adapters only) For Multi-Function, configuring flow control and bandwidth NOTE If
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Adapter Commands: Updating Flash Firmware Use the Adapter Commands section to update the flash firmware on the adapter. Click Update Adapter Flash Image to open a dialog box and select the firmware file. After selecting the file that is appropriate for the adapter, the adapter is updated.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 5-5. Multi-Function Edit Dialog Box for 578xx Series Adapters Starting and Stopping the Adapter Temperature Monitor If available for the adapter, click the Temperature button in the adapter pane. The Temperature page shows a graph of the temperature over time in degrees Celsius. The graph is updated at the monitoring rate indicated in the pane. To start the temperature monitoring, click Start.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters The monitoring rate can be changed when the sampling of the temperature has been stopped. Figure 5-6 shows the Temperature page. Figure 5-6. Temperature Page QinQ Configuration For specific 578xx Series 1/10Gbps Ethernet Adapters that have the QinQ option enabled, you can use the QinQ page at the adapter level to configure QinQ for VLAN IDs on a per physical function (PF) basis.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters If the QinQ tab is not visible, QinQ is not enabled for your adapter model. Figure 5-7. QinQ Configuration Page 3. 4. On the QinQ page, configure the Select VLAN mode options as follows: Normal mode configures the port to operate using the standard VLAN configuration. Filtering mode configures the port to use QinQ VLAN packet filtering based on the VLAN IDs specified in the VLAN ID and VLAN ID Pool options.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters NOTE If you set the same value for VLAN ID and VLAN ID Pool, traffic may stop. This is a known issue. In Filtering mode, enter valid values for the VLAN ID or the VLAN ID Pool or both. Both fields may have valid values, which cannot both be 0 and empty at the same time for the same PF.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 5-8 shows the port information for 57xxx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 5-8. Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters If data center bridging exchange (DCBX) information is available, it is shown as part of the port information.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Remote MIB: Remote application priority willing (enabled or disabled) Remote PFC willing Remote ETS willing Remote ETS recommendation valid Remote FCoE PRI Remote iSCSI PRI Remote PFC Enabled/Disabled on Priorities Remote Networking, FCoE, and iSCSI PGID (priority group ID) Remote PGID(x) BW(%) (bandwidth percent) Figure 5-9 shows the port information with DCBX information. Figure 5-9.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Configuring MBA Boot To configure the MBA boot: 1. In the QConvergeConsole system tree, select an adapter, and then select the appropriate port. 2. In the content pane on the right, click Boot Configuration. 3. Click the MBA button. 4. On the MBA Configurations page, complete the following: a. Select the Option ROM check box to enable the ROM option, or clear the check box to disable it. b.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options g. Select the appropriate Link Speed option: 5. AutoNeg (auto negotiation) SmartAN (smart auto negotiation (if available)) 1Gbps 10Gbps 25Gbps (if available) 40Gbps (if available) 50Gbps (if available) 100Gbps (if available) h. Select the Pre-boot Wake on LAN check box to enable the Pre-boot Wake on LAN option, or clear the check box to disable it. i.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Configuring iSCSI Boot This section describes how to set up the iSCSI boot configuration. Configuring General Parameters To configure the iSCSI general parameters: 1. In the QConvergeConsole system tree, select an adapter, and then select the appropriate port. 2. In the content pane on the right, click Boot Configuration. 3. Click the iSCSI Boot button. 4. Under Configure General Parameters, complete the following: a.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options 5. j. Select the Target as First HDD1 check box to enable the target as first HDD, or clear the check box to disable it. k. Set a value (from 0 to 60) in the LUN Busy Retry Count1 box. l. Select IPv4 or IPv6 for the IP Version option. m. Select the HBA Boot Mode1 check box to enable the HBA boot mode or clear the check box to disable it. Click Save.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options 4. 5. 6. Under Configure Primary Target Parameters, complete the following: a. Select the Connect check box to enable connect, or clear the check box to disable it. b. Type the IP address in the IP Address box. c. Type a value in the TCP Port box. d. Type a value in the Boot LUN box. e. Type the iSCSI name in the iSCSI Name box. f. Type the CHAP ID in the CHAP ID box. g.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options 4. 5. Complete the following in the Configure MPIO Parameters pane: a. Select the Enable MPIO check box to enable MPIO, or clear the check box to disable it. b. Select a MAC address from an adapter (or select None) for the Secondary Device. c. Select the Use Independent Target Portal check box to enable the use of independent target portal, or clear the check box it to disable it. d.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options 4. 5. Under Configure General Parameters, complete the following: a. Select the Boot to FCoE target1 check box to enable boot to FCoE target, or clear the check box to disable it. b. Select the Target as First HDD1 check box to enable target as first HDD, or clear the check box to disable it. c. Set a value (from 0 to 255) in the Link Up Delay Time box. d. Set a value (from 0 to 60) in the LUN Busy Retry Count1 box.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Figure 5-12 shows the Configure General Parameters section in the Configure FCoE Boot Parameters window. Figure 5-12. FCoE Boot Configuration Panel Configuring Link Settings If your 578xx/41000 Series Adapters support SmartAN™ (smart auto negotiation), then the vCenter Server Plug-in has the Link Settings option, as shown in Figure 5-13. Figure 5-13. Link Settings Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Running Adapter Port Diagnostics On the Link Settings page, the adapter port can be configured for Smart AutoNeg or Advanced Link Settings. Selecting Advanced Link Settings allows you to configure the speed and FEC modes. The available speeds vary based on the speed capability of the adapter. The Smart AutoNeg option may also appear in the MBA Boot Configuration list of available speeds.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters 4. Select a value in the LED Interval box. 5. Select the number of iterations of each test in the Number of Loops box. 6. Click Start Test. NOTE After the test is complete, the Diagnostics page as shown in Figure 5-15 shows the result. Figure 5-15.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Driver Information: Flow Control Driver Name Driver Version Driver Date Interface (UP or DOWN) Multi-function: Physical Network MAC Address Physical FCoE MAC Address Physical iSCSI MAC Address Minimum Bandwidth (%) Maximum Bandwidth (%) L2NIC Protocol iSCSI Protocol FCoE Protocol Figure 5-16.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Broadcast Frames Received Broadcast Frames Transmitted Directed Frames Received Directed Frames Transmitted Multicast Frames Received Multicast Frames Transmitted Carrier Sense Errors Deferred Transmissions Excessive Collisions Late Collisions Multiple Collision Frames Single Collision Frames Octets Received Octets Transmitted Receive Threshold Hits Transmit Thres
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters To view iSCSI information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters, select the iSCSI in the system tree. NOTE iSCSI must be configured for a function in the adapter content pane.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 5-18 shows the iSCSI information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 5-18. iSCSI Information on 578xx/41000 Series Adapters If there are active iSCSI sessions, selecting the portal in the system tree shows function information regarding the sessions.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Information for an iSCSI Target Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 5-19 shows the iSCSI Portal Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 5-19. iSCSI Portal Information on 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Viewing Information for an iSCSI Target Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters To view information for an iSCSI target connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters, select the iSCSI target in the system tree.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Information for an iSCSI Target Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Session Information: Target Session State Target Portal Initiator Portal Initial R2T Immediate Data Max Outstanding R2T Data Sequence in Order Data PDU in Order Error Recovery Level Connection ID Session Unique ID Figure 5-20 shows the iSCSI target attached to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 5-20.
5–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Information for an iSCSI LUN Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Viewing Information for an iSCSI LUN Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters To view information for an iSCSI LUN connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters, select the iSCSI LUN in the system tree.
Part II QConvergeConsole VMware vSphere Web Client Plug-in Part II describes how to install the QConvergeConsole VMware vSphere Web Client Plug-in and configure 578xx/41000 Series Adapters and adapters based on 578xx Controllers.
7 vSphere Web Client Plug-in Overview The vSphere Web Client Plug-in configures QLogic Fibre Channel Adapters, NICs, and Converged Network Adapters using a browser within a VMware vSphere environment. This plug-in is part of the QConvergeConsole suite of management tools. These tools include the QConvergeConsole Web-based GUI and the QConvergeConsole CLI, which are used in operating system environments other than vSphere, such as Windows and Linux.
7–vSphere Web Client Plug-in Overview System Requirements Viewing and managing initiators, targets, and LUNs for Fibre Channel, FCoE, and iSCSI ports Querying statistics, running diagnostics, and obtaining transceiver information System Requirements This section lists the requirements for proper operation of the vSphere Web Client Plug-in.
7–vSphere Web Client Plug-in Overview System Requirements The HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in supports the following adapters: BMCM57xx, BCM57xxx, and 41000 Series Intelligent Ethernet Adapters BMCM57xx, BCM57xxx, and 41000 Series Converged Network Adapters Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
8 Installing the vSphere Web Client Plug-in This chapter explains how to install and uninstall the vSphere Web Client Plug-in: Installing the vSphere Web Client Plug-in “Uninstalling the vSphere Web Client Plug-in” on page 124 NOTE The QLogic Adapter CIM Provider is required for the vSphere Web Client Plug-in to operate. For installation details, see “Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider” on page 14 and “Uninstalling the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider” on page 16.
8–Installing the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Installing the vSphere Web Client Plug-in The Tomcat CATALINA_HOME environment variable is set to the appropriate directory. The Tomcat server is running the HTTPS protocol. The vSphere Web Client Plug-in must be available through an https URL. Consult the Tomcat documentation to enable the HTTPS protocol, if it is not already enabled.
8–Installing the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Uninstalling the vSphere Web Client Plug-in 3. Restart the vCenter Server Web services, or the Tomcat service. If the vSphere Web Client Plug-in is being hosted on the vCenter Server, you must restart the VMware Virtual Center Management Web services. In Windows, go to the Administrative Tools menu, select Services, and restart VMware Virtual Center Management Web services. On the vCenter Server Appliance (Linux), issue the following command: /etc/init.
9 Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in This chapter describes how to start and exit the vSphere Web Client Plug-in: Starting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in “Exiting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in” on page 133 Starting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Before starting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in, you need the following: vCenter Server with vSphere Web Client Plug-in installed vSphere Web Client application installed and pointing to the vCenter Server with the vSphere Web Client Plu
9–Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in Starting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in 2. Click the link to the client to be used. Figure 9-3, Figure 9-4, and Figure 9-5 show examples. Figure 9-1. Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Version 6.0 Figure 9-2. Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Version 6.5 Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
9–Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in Starting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Figure 9-3. Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Version 6.7 The login window appears; Figure 9-4 shows an example. Figure 9-4. VMware vSphere Web Client Log-in Window Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
9–Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in Starting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in 3. Enter the credentials for the vCenter Server to log in. The VMware vSphere Web Client opens, as shown in Figure 9-5. Figure 9-5. VMware vSphere Web Client Getting Started Page 4. Click vCenter in the left navigation pane. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
9–Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in Starting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in The vCenter Home page opens, as shown in Figure 9-6. Figure 9-6. vCenter Home 5. In the navigation pane on the left, select Hosts to display a list of the hosts that are connected to this vCenter Server. If no hosts are connected to this vCenter Server, you must connect a host to the vCenter Server following the instructions provided by VMware. 6. Click one of the hosts in the hosts list. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
9–Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in Starting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in The host Getting Start page opens, as shown in Figure 9-7. Figure 9-7. Host Getting Started Page 7. Follow the steps in the appropriate procedure for the vSphere Web Client version: For vSphere Web Client 6.0: a. Click the Manage tab. b. Click the QConvergeConsole tab. For vSphere Web Client 6.5 and 6.7: a. Click the Configure tab. b. In the navigation tree under More, click the QConvergeConsole link.
9–Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in Starting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in The QConvergeConsole page allows you to view and configure the adapters found on this host, as shown in Figure 9-8, Figure 9-9, and Figure 9-10. Figure 9-8. QConvergeConsole Page, vSphere Web Client 6.0 Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
9–Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in Starting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Figure 9-9. QConvergeConsole Page, vSphere Web Client 6.5/6.7 Figure 9-10. QConvergeConsole Page, HTML Based vSphere Web Client 6.5/6.7 Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
9–Getting Started with vSphere Web Client Plug-in Exiting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Exiting the vSphere Web Client Plug-in To exit the vSphere Web Client Plug-in, do either of the following: Close the browser. Right-click in the Web Client user interface, and then on the shortcut menu, click Log Out. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10 Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in This chapter provides detailed instructions on how to use the vSphere Web Client Plug-in to manage Marvell adapters and connected devices, including: Managing Hosts “Managing Adapters” on page 139 “Managing NIC (Ethernet) Ports” on page 142 “Managing Fibre Channel Ports” on page 145 “Managing Converged Network Adapter Ports” on page 159 “Managing NIC Functions” on page 160 “Managing FCoE Functions” on page 173 “Managing iSCSI Functions”
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Hosts 4. Click QConvergeConsole to open the host view of the fabric (Figure 10-1). Map Options Parameter Options Figure 10-1. Host View—Storage Map The Map options show storage and network maps that provide an end-to-end view of the adapter connections to the software and hardware components in the VMware ESX/ESXi environments: Click the Storage option to view the network components, target devices, and LUNs.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Hosts For example, Figure 10-2 shows Fibre Channel driver information. Figure 10-2. Fibre Channel Driver Information Configuring Driver Parameters To configure driver parameters: 1. From the system tree, expand a host. 2. Click the appropriate Parameter option for the driver you want to configure (Fibre Channel, iSCSI, or Ethernet). 3. Click Edit to open the parameter dialog box in which to make changes. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Hosts Figure 10-3 shows an example of the Fibre Channel Driver Parameters dialog box. Figure 10-3. Fibre Channel Driver Parameters 4. Make the necessary entries and selections, and then click OK. Table 10-1 lists the configurable Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and Ethernet parameters. Table 10-1.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Hosts Table 10-1.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Adapters Managing Adapters Click an adapter in the host view system tree to display information about the adapter, as shown in Figure 10-4. Figure 10-4.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Adapters 4. In the file selection dialog box, select the firmware file (.bin) with which to perform the update, and then click OK. 5. In the Update Adapter Flash Image dialog box, verify the current Flash version, and then click OK to continue with the update. The dialog box shows the progress of the update. Updating the Firmware Preload Table Depending on the adapter you select, the Update Firmware Preload Table option may be available.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Adapters Configuring the Personality Type Depending on the adapter you select, the personality type Edit option may be available. To configure the personality type: 1. From the host system tree, expand a host. 2. Select an adapter. 3. In the content pane, click the personality type Edit option. 4. In the Personality Type dialog box, click the option for the personality you want (FC only or CNA), and then click OK.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC (Ethernet) Ports Managing NIC (Ethernet) Ports In the host system tree, expand a NIC adapter node to view the ports. Select a port to view information about the port in the content pane, as shown in Figure 10-5. Figure 10-5.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC (Ethernet) Ports Viewing NIC Port Statistics To view port statistics: 1. In the host system tree, expand a NIC adapter node to view the ports. 2. Select a port to display information about the port. 3. In the content pane, click the Statistics tab to open the Statistics page (Figure 10-6). Figure 10-6. NIC Port Statistics 4.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC (Ethernet) Ports 3. In the content pane, click the Diagnostics tab. The Diagnostics page shows the Firmware Debug Dump information (Figure 10-7). Figure 10-7. NIC Port Firmware Debug Dump 4. To retrieve the debug.bin file, click Retrieve Firmware Debug. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports Managing Fibre Channel Ports In the host system tree, expand a Fibre Channel adapter node to view the ports, and then select a port. In the content pane, click the General tab to display information about the port, as shown in Figure 10-8. The figure shows port 50-00-53-37-E5-FB-F0-04 is assigned by the fabric through the Brocade switch. Figure 10-8.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports The fabric can assign the world wide port name (WWPN) through a Brocade switch if both the adapter and Brocade switch are enabled to allow fabric-assigned WWPNs. For information about enabling fabric-assigned WWPNs, see the adapter user’s guide and Brocade switch documentation. The D_Port indication from the Brocade switch appears as a label attached to the port, as shown in Figure 10-9. Figure 10-9. Fibre Channel D_Port Indication Doc.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports For forward error correction (FEC) to be enabled for a connection, the port on the Brocade switch and the connected adapter port must have FEC enabled. In Figure 10-10, FEC is enabled on port FC_21-00-00-0E-1E-08-C2-00. FEC is an optional feature that can be enabled (or disabled) on links operating at 16Gbps. Its use is mandatory, and thus it is enabled automatically on links operating at 32Gbps. Figure 10-10.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports 3. In the content pane, click the Boot tab to view the Boot page (Figure 10-11). Figure 10-11. Fibre Channel Boot Parameters 4. On the Boot page, click Edit. 5.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports 3. In the content pane, click the Parameters tab to open the Parameters page (Figure 10-12). Figure 10-12. Fibre Channel Port Parameters 4. On the Parameters page, click Edit. 5. In the Fibre Channel Port Parameters dialog box, enter values for the following parameters, and then click OK.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports 4. Click Refresh to update the display with current information. Figure 10-13. Fibre Channel Port Transceiver Information Viewing Fibre Channel Port Statistics To display port statistics: 1. In the host system tree, expand a Fibre Channel adapter node to view the ports. 2. Select a port to display information about the port. 3. In the content pane, click the Statistics tab to open the Statistics page (Figure 10-14). Doc. No.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports 4. (Optional) Click Refresh to update the display with current information. Figure 10-14. Fibre Channel Port Statistics Running Fibre Channel Port Diagnostics To perform port diagnostic tests or to retrieve the firmware debug dump, click the Diagnostics tab to open the Diagnostics page (Figure 10-15). Figure 10-15. Fibre Channel Port Diagnostics Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports The port Diagnostics page provides the following test options: Loopback Test Read-Write Buffer Test Retrieve Firmware Debug Fibre Channel Ping Tests Loopback Test To perform a port loopback test: 1. Install a loopback plug in the selected port. 2. In the host system tree, expand a Fibre Channel adapter node to view the ports. 3. Select a port. 4.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports 6. Data Size (Bytes) On Error Test continuously Observe the test results. Retrieve Firmware Debug To retrieve the firmware debug dump: 1. In the host system tree, expand a Fibre Channel adapter node to view the ports. 2. Select a port. 3. In the content pane, click the Diagnostics tab to open the Diagnostics page. 4. Click Retrieve Firmware Debug to retrieve the debug.bin file.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports 6. Observe the test results. The result for each test appears in the table (Figure 10-16). Figure 10-16. Fibre Channel Ping Test Results Viewing Fibre Channel Port VPD To view port vital product data (VPD): 1. In the host system tree, expand a Fibre Channel adapter node to view the ports. 2. Select a port. 3. In the content pane, click the VPD tab. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports The Port Vital Product Data (VPD) page (Figure 10-17) identifies the product, part number, and serial number. Figure 10-17. Fibre Channel Port Vital Product Data Viewing Fibre Channel Port Temperature Information To view port temperature information: 1. In the host system tree, expand a Fibre Channel adapter node to view the ports. 2. Select a port. 3. In the content pane, click the Temperature tab. 4.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports Figure 10-18. Fibre Channel Port Temperature Information Viewing Fibre Channel QoS Information To view quality of service (QoS) information: 1. In the host system tree, expand a Fibre Channel adapter node to view the ports. 2. Select a port. 3. In the content pane, click the QoS tab to open the QoS page. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports The QoS data is retrieved and listed in the table (Figure 10-19). Figure 10-19. Fibre Channel Port QoS Service Information 4. (Optional) To update the QoS values, click Refresh. 5. (Optional) To edit the QoS priority values, click Edit to open the QoS dialog box. Figure 10-20 shows an example. Figure 10-20. QoS—Edit Priority Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Fibre Channel Ports 6. In the QoS dialog box, perform the appropriate action: To edit entries, move the slider for the selected vPort to Low, Medium, or High. To remove an entry, select the Delete check box for the entry. 7. To save your changes and close the dialog box, click OK. 8. (Optional) To add an entry to the table: a. In the QoS dialog box, click the plus (+) icon. b.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing Converged Network Adapter Ports Managing Converged Network Adapter Ports In the host system tree, expand a Converted Network Adapter to view the ports. Select a port to view information about the port in the content pane, as shown in Figure 10-22. Figure 10-22. Converged Network Adapter Ports Depending on the port you selected, the Test Beacon button may be available. To activate or deactivate the port beacon: 1. Click Test Beacon. 2.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions Managing NIC Functions In the host system tree, expand a NIC port node to view the functions, and then select a function. In the content pane, click the General tab to view information about the function, as shown in Figure 10-23. Figure 10-23.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions 3. In the content pane, click the NPAR tab to open the NPAR page (Figure 10-24). Figure 10-24.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions 4. To open the Function Bandwidth Assignment dialog box (Figure 10-25), click Edit. Figure 10-25. NPAR Bandwidth Parameters 5. Click Bandwidth Weight and move the slider to set the bandwidth weight value. 6. Click Maximum Bandwidth and move the slider to set the maximum bandwidth value. 7.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions 8. To save your changes, click OK. NOTE Bandwidth changes are dynamically assigned when already in the NPAR mode. If NPAR dynamic bandwidth assignment fails to set, you are prompted to reboot. Configuring NIC Function NPAR Function Type To configure the NPAR function type: 1. In the host system tree, expand a NIC port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. 3. In the content pane, NPAR page, click Type. 4.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions 4. To update the statistics current values on the eSwitch Statistics page (Figure 10-27), click Refresh. Figure 10-27. eSwitch Statistics Configuring NIC Function eSwitch Parameters To configure eSwitch parameters: 1. In the host system tree, expand a NIC port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions 3. To view the eSwitch Configuration page (Figure 10-28) in the content pane, click the eSwitch Configuration button. Figure 10-28. eSwitch Configuration 4. To open the eSwitch Configuration dialog box, click Edit. 5. Specify values for the following eSwitch parameters, and then click OK. 6.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions Configuring NIC Function Parameters To configure NIC function parameters: 1. In the host system tree, expand a NIC port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. 3. To open the Parameters page (Figure 10-29), click the Parameters tab. Figure 10-29. NIC Function Parameters 4. On the Parameters page, click Edit. 5. In the Ethernet Parameters dialog box, specify values for the following parameters, and then click OK.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions Viewing NIC Function Statistics To display function statistics: 1. In the host system tree, expand a NIC port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. 3. To open the Statistics page (Figure 10-30), click the Statistics tab. Figure 10-30. NIC Function Statistics 4. As appropriate, click the following options to manipulate the statistics: Set Baseline—Records the current statistics values as a reference point.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions Running NIC Function Diagnostics To run NIC function diagnostic tests or to retrieve the firmware debug dump, click the Diagnostics tab to open the Diagnostics page (Figure 10-31). Figure 10-31.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions 5. In the Diagnostic Tests dialog box (Figure 10-32), specify the quantity of test iterations and the types of test to perform, and then click OK. Figure 10-32. NIC Function Diagnostic Tests 6. Observe the test results. Retrieving NIC Function Firmware Debug Dump To retrieve the firmware debug dump: 1. In the host system tree, expand a NIC port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. 3.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions 3. To open the Default Local Setting DCBX Values page (Figure 10-33), click the DCBX tab. Figure 10-33. NIC Function DCBX Information Viewing NIC Function DCBX TLV Information DCBX type-length-value (TLV) information is available for NIC functions 0 and 1. To view DCBX TLV information: 1. In the host system tree, expand a NIC port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions 3. To open the DCBX TLV page (Figure 10-34), click the DCBX TLV tab. Figure 10-34. NIC Function DCBX TLV Information To determine the transmission bandwidth percentage: 1. Under DCBX TLV, expand the Traffic Class folder and the Traffic class folder, where is the traffic class. 2. Locate the 802.1p Priority value and take note of the priority value. 3.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing NIC Functions The value for that entry is the bandwidth percentage for the Traffic class . Figure 10-35 shows an example. Figure 10-35. NIC Function DCBX TLV—Transmission Bandwidth Percentage Viewing NIC Function VPD To view NIC function vital product data (VPD) information: 1. In the host system tree, expand a NIC port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 3. To open the Port Vital Product Data (VPD) page (Figure 10-36), click the VPD tab. Figure 10-36. NIC Function VPD Managing FCoE Functions In the host system tree, expand an FCoE port node to view the functions, and then select a function. In the content pane, click the General tab to view information about the function, as shown in Figure 10-37. Figure 10-37. FCoE Functions Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions Additional tabs provide access to the available options for the selected function as described in the following sections: Configuring FCoE Function NPAR Function Type Configuring FCoE Function Boot Parameters Configuring FCoE Function Parameters Viewing FCoE Function Transceiver Information Viewing FCoE Function Statistics Running FCoE Function Diagnostics Configuring the FCoE Function Viewing FCoE Function Tempe
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 5. Select either FCoE, Ethernet NIC or Disabled, and then click OK. Configuring FCoE Function Boot Parameters To configure the boot parameters: 1. In the host system tree, expand an FCoE port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. 3. To open the Boot page (Figure 10-39), click the Boot tab. Figure 10-39. FCoE Function Boot Parameters 4. On the Boot page, click Edit. 5.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 3. To open the Parameters page (Figure 10-40), click the Parameters tab. Figure 10-40. FCoE Function Parameters 4. On the Parameters page, click Edit. 5. In the Fibre Channel Port Parameters dialog box, enter values for the following parameters, and then click OK. Data Rate Connection Options Frame Size Login Retry Count Enable LR (LIP reset) Viewing FCoE Function Transceiver Information To view transceiver information 1.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 3. To open the Transceiver Information page (Figure 10-41), click the Transceiver tab. Figure 10-41. FCoE Function Transceiver Information 4. To update the display with current information, click Refresh. Viewing FCoE Function Statistics To view function statistics: 1. In the host system tree, expand an FCoE port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 3. To open the Statistics page (Figure 10-42), click the Statistics tab. Figure 10-42. FCoE Function Statistics 4. To update the display with current information, click Refresh. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions Running FCoE Function Diagnostics To run FCoE function diagnostic tests or to retrieve the firmware debug dump, click the Diagnostics tab to open the Diagnostic Test page (Figure 10-43). Figure 10-43. FCoE Function Diagnostics After selecting a function, the following test options are available: Loopback Test Read-Write Buffer Test Retrieve Firmware Debug Ping Tests Loopback Test To perform a loopback test: 1.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 6. In the Loopback Test dialog box, specify values for the following test parameters, and then click OK: 7. Data Pattern Number of tests Test Increment Data Size (Bytes) On Error Test continuously Observe the test results. Read-Write Buffer Test To perform a read-write buffer test: 1. Install a loopback plug in the selected port. 2. In the host system tree, expand an FCoE port node to view the functions. 3.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions Ping Tests To perform an FCoE function ping test: 1. In the host system tree, expand an FCoE adapter node to view the ports, and then select a port. 2. In the content pane, click the Diagnostics tab to open the Diagnostic Tests page. 3. In the Ping Tests table, select a target. To choose multiple targets, hold down the CTRL key while you click additional targets. 4.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions Configuring the FCoE Function To display and configure FCoE-specific parameters of the FCoE function, click the FCoE tab to view the FCoE Attributes page (Figure 10-45). Figure 10-45.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 3. To open the FCoE Configuration page (Figure 10-46), in the content pane click the Configuration tab. Figure 10-46. FCoE Function Primary FCF VLAN ID 4. To open the FCoE Configuration dialog box, click Edit. 5. In the FCoE Configuration dialog box, specify the Primary FCF1 VLAN ID and the Primary FCF VLAN ID selection option, and then click OK. Viewing FCoE Function DCB Information To view data center bridging (DCB) information: 1 1.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 3. In the content pane, click the Data Center Bridging tab to open the DCBX Values page (Figure 10-47). Figure 10-47. FCoE Function Data Center Bridging Information Viewing FCoE Function DCE Statistics To view DCE statistics: 1. In the host system tree, expand an FCoE port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 3. In the content pane, click the DCE Statistics tab to open the DCE Statistics page (Figure 10-48). To update the page with current values, click Refresh. Figure 10-48. FCoE Function DCE Statistics Viewing FCoE Function DCBX TLV Information To view DCBX TLV information: 1. In the host system tree, expand an FCoE port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 3. To open the DCBX TLV page (Figure 10-49), click DCBX TLV. Figure 10-49. FCoE Function DCBX TLV Information Viewing FCoE Function Temperature Information To view function temperature information: 1. In the host system tree, expand an FCoE port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 3. To open the Temperature page (Figure 10-50), click the Temperature tab. Figure 10-50. FCoE Function Temperature 4. Click Start to set the monitoring rate (seconds), and then click OK. Click Stop to stop reporting temperature data. Viewing FCoE Function VPD To view function vital product data (VPD): 1. In the host system tree, expand an FCoE port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions 3. To open the Port Vital Product Data (VPD) page (Figure 10-51), click the VPD tab. Figure 10-51. FCoE Function Vital Product Data Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing FCoE Functions Viewing FCoE Function Target Information Target information is available under the FCoE function, if there is a target connected to the port. To view function target information: 1. In the host system tree, expand an FCoE port node to view the functions. 2. Expand the FCoE function node, and then select the target (Figure 10-52). Figure 10-52. FCoE Function Target Information Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions Viewing FCoE Function LUN Information To view LUN information for an FCoE function target: In the host tree pane, expand a target node, and then select a LUN (Figure 10-53). Figure 10-53. FCoE Function LUN Information Managing iSCSI Functions In the host system tree, expand an iSCSI port node to view the functions, and then select a function.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions The content pane for the selected iSCSI function provides tabs to access the following options: Configuring iSCSI Function NPAR Function Type Configuring iSCSI Function Boot Parameters Configuring iSCSI Function Parameters Viewing iSCSI Function Statistics Running iSCSI Function Diagnostics Viewing iSCSI Function VPD Configuring iSCSI Function NPAR Function Type To configure the NPAR function type: 1.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions Configuring iSCSI Function Boot Parameters To configure the boot parameters: 1. In the host system tree, expand an iSCSI port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. 3. In the content pane, click the Boot tab to open the Boot page (Figure 10-56). Figure 10-56. iSCSI Function Boot Parameters 4. In the content pane, click Edit. 5. In the iSCSI Boot dialog box, specify values for the following parameters, and then click OK.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions Configuring iSCSI Function Parameters To configure iSCSI function parameters, click the Parameters tab to open the Parameters page (Figure 10-57). Figure 10-57.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions 5. In the iSCSI Parameters dialog box (Figure 10-58), click the General tab in the left pane. Figure 10-58. iSCSI Function iSCSI and Firmware Settings 6. Specify values under iSCSI Settings and Firmware Settings, and then click OK. Alternatively, click Network, IPv4, or IPv6 to configure other iSCSI function parameters. iSCSI Function Network Settings To configure network settings: 1.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions 5. In the iSCSI Parameters dialog box (Figure 10-59), click the Network tab in the left pane. Figure 10-59. iSCSI Function Network Parameters 6. Specify values for the network settings, and then click OK. Alternatively, click General, IPv4, or IPv6 to configure other iSCSI function parameters. iSCSI Function IPv4 Parameters To configure IP parameters: 1. In the host system tree, expand an iSCSI port node to view the functions. 2.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions 5. In the iSCSI Parameters dialog box (Figure 10-60), click the IPv4 tab to specify values for the IPv4 parameters, and then click OK. Figure 10-60. iSCSI Function IPv4 Parameters Alternatively, click General, Network, or IPv6 to configure other iSCSI parameters. iSCSI Function IPv6 Parameters To configure IP parameters: 1. In the host system tree, expand an iSCSI port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. 3.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions 3. In the content pane, click the Statistics tab to open the Statistics page (Figure 10-61). Figure 10-61. iSCSI Function Statistics 4. As needed, click the following options to manipulate the statistics: Refresh—Updates the statistics to their current values. If there is a baseline, the Refresh option shows the change since the baseline. Clear Baseline—Clears an existing baseline.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions Running iSCSI Function Diagnostics To run function diagnostic tests or to retrieve the firmware debug dump, click the Diagnostics tab to open the Diagnostic page (Figure 10-62). Figure 10-62. iSCSI Function Diagnostics After selecting a function, you have the following diagnostic options: iSCSI Function Ping Test Retrieve iSCSI Function Firmware Debug Dump iSCSI Function Ping Test To perform an iSCSI function ping test: 1.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions 5. In the Ping dialog box (Figure 10-63), specify the IPv4 address to ping, the quantity of packets, and the packet size, and then click OK. Figure 10-63. iSCSI Function Ping Test 6. Observe the test results. Retrieve iSCSI Function Firmware Debug Dump To retrieve the firmware debug dump: 1. In the host system tree, expand an iSCSI port node to view the functions. 2. Select a function. 3.
10–Using the vSphere Web Client Plug-in Managing iSCSI Functions 3. In the content pane, click the VPD tab to open the Port Vital Product Data (VPD) page (Figure 10-64). Figure 10-64. iSCSI Function Vital Product Data Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11 Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters This chapter provides detailed instructions on how to use the vCenter Server Web Client Plug-in to manage Marvell 578xx/41000 Series Adapters and connected storage devices.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing Hosts Storage Map Next to Map, click Storage to view the host's storage map, with the host on one end, and the VMs on the other end. Figure 11-1 shows an example of the vSphere Web Client Plug-in storage map with 578xx/41000 Series Adapters and Figure 11-2 shows an example of the HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in storage map with 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 11-1.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing Hosts Figure 11-2. Storage Map with 578xx/41000 Series Adapters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing Hosts Figure 11-3 and Figure 11-4 show examples of the vSphere Web Client Plug-in and HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in storage maps. On these storage maps, the lines indicate LUNs that are attached to the VMs as raw device mapping (RDM) disks. Figure 11-3. Storage Map Showing LUNs Attached to VMs (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing Hosts Figure 11-4. Storage Map Showing LUNs Attached to VMs (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing Hosts Network Map Next to Map, click Network to view the selected host's network map, as shown in Figure 11-5 and Figure 11-6. Figure 11-5. Network Map with 578xx/41000 Series Adapters (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing Hosts Figure 11-6. Network Map with 578xx/41000 Series Adapters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters To manage 578xx/41000 Series Adapters, select the adapter in the system tree. The Adapter Management window appears in the content pane as shown in Figure 11-7 for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 11-7.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-8. Adapter Management on 578xx/41000 (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) The Adapter Management window shows information for the selected adapter.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Adapter Configuration Use the Adapter Configuration section to configure the following: Changing between Single Function and Multi-Function Configuring SR-IOV Configuring protocols (578xx/41000 Series Adapters) For Multi-Function, configuring flow control and bandwidth Configuring Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) (41000 Series Adapters only) Configuring the Adapter Using the vSphere Web Client Plu
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-9. Single/Multi-Function Configuration for 578xx Series Adapters Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Configuring the Adapter Using the HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in Figure 11-10 and Figure 11-11 show the Adapter Configuration pages in the HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in. Figure 11-10. Adapter Configuration for a 578xx Series Adapter Figure 11-11. Adapter Configuration for a 41000 Series Adapter Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters The QConvergeConsole HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in provides a wizard to help you configure adapters. To configure adapters with the wizard: 1. To access the wizard, on the Adapter Configuration page, click Edit. 2. Complete each of the first three configuration steps in the wizard as shown in Figure 11-12, Figure 11-13, and Figure 11-14, and then click Next on each. Figure 11-12.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-14. Adapter Configuration Wizard: Adjust Bandwidth 3. On the final wizard window shown in Figure 11-15, click Finish. Figure 11-15. Adapter Configuration Wizard: Set SR-IOV Adapter Commands: Updating the Flash Firmware Use the Adapter Commands section to update the flash firmware on the adapter. Click Update Adapter Flash Image to open a dialog box and select the firmware file.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Starting and Stopping the Adapter Temperature Monitor If available for the adapter, a Temperature tab may appear in the adapter panel. Click the tab to view the Temperature page, which shows a graph of the temperature over time in degrees Celsius. The graph is updated at the monitoring rate indicated in the panel. To start the temperature monitoring, click Start. To stop the temperature monitoring, click Stop.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-17. Temperature Page (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) QinQ Configuration For specific Marvell 578xx Series 1/10Gbps Ethernet Adapters that have the QinQ option enabled, you can use the QinQ tab at the adapter level to configure QinQ for VLAN IDs on a per physical function (PF) basis. QinQ is an implementation of the IEEE 802.1ad (or Q-in-Q) specification.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-18 and Figure 11-19 show examples. Figure 11-18. QinQ Configuration Page (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-19. QinQ Configuration Page (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) 3. In the QinQ page, click Edit to view the QinQ Configuration dialog box (Figure 11-20 and Figure 11-21). Figure 11-20. QinQ Dialog Box (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Managing 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-21. QinQ Dialog Box (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) 4. 5. On the QinQ dialog box, in VLAN mode drop-down menu, select one of the following: Normal mode configures the port to operate using the standard VLAN configuration. Filtering mode configures the port to use QinQ VLAN packet filtering based on the VLAN IDs specified in the VLAN ID and VLAN ID Pool options.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters NOTE If you set the same value for VLAN ID and VLAN ID Pool, traffic may stop. This is a known issue. In Filtering mode, enter valid values for the VLAN ID and/or the VLAN ID Pool. Both fields may have valid values, which cannot both be 0 and empty at the same time for the same PF.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-22 shows the Port Information on 578xx/41000 Series Adapters in the vSphere Web Client Plug-in. Figure 11-22. Port Information on 578xx/41000 Series Adapters (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-23 shows the Port Information on 578xx/41000 Series Adapters in the vSphere Web Client Plug-in. Figure 11-23. Port Information on 578xx/41000 Series Adapters (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Port Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-24 shows the Port Information on a 41000 Series Adapter in the HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in. Figure 11-24. Port Information on 41000 Series Adapters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) If data center bridging exchange (DCBX) information is available, it is shown as part of the port information.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Remote MIB: Remote Application Priority Willing (enabled or disabled) Remote PFC Willing Remote ETS Willing Remote ETS Recommendation valid Remote FCoE Priority Remote iSCSI Priority Remote PFC Enabled on Priorities Remote Priority Group ID for Networking, FCoE, iSCSI Remote Priority Group ID Bandwidth (%) Figure 11-25 shows the port information with DCBX information. Figure 11-25.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Configuring MBA Boot To configure the MBA boot: 1. Select the appropriate port in the QConvergeConsole system tree. 2. Select the Manage tab. 3. On the Manage page, click the QConvergeConsole tab. 4. On the QConvergeConsole page, click the Boot Configuration tab. 5. On the Boot Configuration page, click MBA as shown in Figure 11-26 and Figure 11-27. Figure 11-26.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Figure 11-27. MBA Boot Configurations (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) 6. On the MBA Configurations page, click Edit. 7. Complete the following in the Update MBA Configuration panel: a. Select the Option ROM check box to enable this feature, or clear the check box to disable it. b. Select a value for the Boot Protocol.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options c. Select a value for Boot Strap Type: Auto BBS Int 18h Int 19h d. Select the Hide Setup Prompt check box to enable the hide setup prompt, or clear the check box to disable it. e. Select a value for Setup Key Stroke: Ctrl-S Ctrl-B f. Set a value (from 0 to 14) in the Banner Message Timeout box. g. Select a value for Link Speed: h.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Figure 11-28. Update MBA Configuration Dialog Box (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Figure 11-29. Update MBA Configuration Dialog Box (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Configuring iSCSI Boot This section describes how to set up the iSCSI boot configuration in the following four sections: Configuring General Parameters Configuring Initiator Parameters Configuring Primary and Secondary Target Parameters Configuring MPIO Parameters Configuring General Parameters To configure the general parameters: 1. Select the appropriate port in the QConvergeConsole system tree. 2.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Figure 11-31. iSCSI Boot Configuration in the HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in 6. Click Edit. 7. Complete the following in the Update iSCSI Boot Configuration dialog box: a. In the left pane, click General Parameters. b. Select the iSCSI Boot Enabled (offload) check box to enable the iSCSI Boot offload mode, or clear the check box to disable it. Note that this check box is only available when Boot Mode is Offload.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options 8. f. Select the CHAP Authentication check box to enable CHAP authentication, or clear the check box to disable it. g. Select Enabled or Disabled for the Boot to iSCSI target1 option. h. Type the DHCP vendor ID in the DHCP Vendor ID box. i. Set a value (from 0 to 255) in the Link Up Delay Time box. j. Select the Use TCP Timestamp1 check box to enable TCP time stamp, or clear the check box to disable it. k.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Figure 11-33. Update iSCSI Boot Configuration, General Parameters for 41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-34. Update iSCSI Boot Configuration, General Parameters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Configuring Initiator Parameters To configure the initiator parameters: 1. Select the appropriate port in the QConvergeConsole system tree. 2. Select the Manage tab. 3. On the Manage page, click the QConvergeConsole tab. Doc.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options 4. On the QConvergeConsole page, click Boot Configuration, and then click iSCSI Boot (see Figure 11-31 on page 230). 5. Click Edit. 6. Complete the following in the Update iSCSI Boot Configuration dialog box as shown in Figure 11-35 and Figure 11-36: 7. a. Click Initiator Parameters. b. Type the IP address in the IP Address box. c. Type the subnet mask in the Subnet Mask box. d.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Figure 11-36. Update iSCSI Boot Configuration, Initiator Parameters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Configuring Primary and Secondary Target Parameters To configure the primary and secondary target parameters: 1. Select the appropriate port in the QConvergeConsole system tree. 2. Select the Manage tab. 3. On the Manage page, click the QConvergeConsole tab. 4.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options 7. Repeat Step 6 for the secondary target parameters. 8. Click OK or Next. Figure 11-37. Update iSCSI Boot Configuration, Primary Target Parameters (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Figure 11-38. Update iSCSI Boot Configuration, Primary Target Parameters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Configuring MPIO Parameters NOTE This feature is not applicable to 41000 Series Adapters. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options To configure the MPIO parameters: 1. Select the appropriate port in the QConvergeConsole system tree. 2. Select the Manage tab. 3. On the Manage page, click the QConvergeConsole tab. 4. On the QConvergeConsole page, click the Boot Configuration tab, and then click iSCSI Boot (see Figure 11-31 on page 230). 5. Click Edit. 6.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Figure 11-40. Update iSCSI Boot Configuration, MPIO Parameters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Configuring FCoE Boot This section describes how to configure the following for FCoE boot: Configuring General Parameters Configuring Target Parameters Figure 11-41 and Figure 11-42 show the Boot Configuration – FCoE Boot page. Figure 11-41. Boot Configuration – FCoE Boot Page (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Doc. No.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Figure 11-42. Boot Configuration – FCoE Boot Page (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Configuring General Parameters To configure the general parameters: 1 1. Select the appropriate port in the QConvergeConsole system tree. 2. Select the Manage tab. 3. On the Manage page, click the QConvergeConsole tab. 4. On the QConvergeConsole page, click the Boot Configuration tab. 5.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options 8. e. Set a value (from 0 to 60) in the LUN Busy Retry Count1 box. f. Set a value (from 0 to 8) in the Fabric Discovery Timeout box. g. Select the FCoE HBA Boot Mode1 check box to enable the FCoE HBA boot mode, or clear the check box to disable it. Click OK. Figure 11-43. Update FCoE Boot Configuration, General Parameters (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Figure 11-44. Update FCoE Boot Configuration, General Parameters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Configuring Target Parameters To configure the target parameters: 1. Select the appropriate port in the QConvergeConsole system tree. 2. Select the Manage tab. 3. On the Manage page, click the QConvergeConsole tab. 4. On the QConvergeConsole page, click the Boot Configuration tab. 5.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Figure 11-45. Update FCoE Boot Configuration, Target Parameters (vSphere Web Client Plug-in) Figure 11-46. Update FCoE Boot Configuration, Target Parameters (HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in) Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Configuring Link Settings If your 578xx/41000 Series Adapters support SmartAN™ (smart auto negotiation), then the vSphere Web Client Plug-in has the Link Settings option, as shown in Figure 11-47 and Figure 11-48. Link Settings Page Link Settings Dialog Box with Advanced Link Settings Selected Link Settings Dialog Box with Smart AutoNeg Selected Figure 11-47. vSphere Web Client Plug-in Link Settings Doc. No.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Configuring Port Boot Options Link Settings Page Link Settings Dialog Box with Smart AutoNeg Selected Link Settings Dialog Box with Advanced Link Settings Selected Figure 11-48. HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in Link Settings In the Link Settings page, the adapter port can be configured for Smart AutoNeg or Advanced Link Settings. Selecting Advanced Link Settings allows you to configure the speed and FEC modes.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Running Adapter Port Diagnostics Running Adapter Port Diagnostics If the adapter has the capability of executing diagnostics, the following diagnostics tests are available, as shown in Figure 11-49 and Figure 11-50: Control Registers Internal Memory EEPROM Interrupt Loopback MAC1 Loopback PHY LED Figure 11-49. vSphere Web Client Plug-in Diagnostics Page 1 The Loopback MAC feature is not applicable to 41000 Series Adapters. Doc. No.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Running Adapter Port Diagnostics Figure 11-50. HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in Diagnostics Page To run a port diagnostic test: 1. Select the appropriate port in the QConvergeConsole system tree. 2. Select the Manage tab. 3. On the Manage page, click the QConvergeConsole tab. 4. On the QConvergeConsole page, click the Diagnostics tab, as shown in Figure 11-49 on page 244. 5. On the Diagnostics page, click Start Tests. 6.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Running Adapter Port Diagnostics 7. Loopback PHY LED Click OK. HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in vSphere Web Client Plug-in Figure 11-51. Diagnostics Tests Dialog Box Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-52 shows the Diagnostics Tests window after the tests are completed. Figure 11-52. Diagnostics Test Completed Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters To view function information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters, select the function in the system tree. The Adapter Management window shows the function information and statistics.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Maximum Bandwidth (%) L2NIC Protocol iSCSI Protocol FCoE Protocol Figure 11-53. Web Client Function Information on 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Function Configuration If available, a function configuration may be shown on the Configuration page for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-54 shows the Configuration page for 578xx Series Adapters. Figure 11-54. Configuration Page for 578xx Series Adapters Figure 11-55 shows the Configuration page for 41000 Series Adapters. Figure 11-55. Configuration Page for 41000/ Series Adapters Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Function Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-56 shows the HTML5 based vSphere Client Plug-in Configuration page for 578xx Series Adapters. Figure 11-56. Configuration Page for 578xx Series Adapters Function Ethernet Statistics Figure 11-57 shows the Web Client function Ethernet statistics for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters To update the statistics, click Refresh. Figure 11-57. Web Client Function Ethernet Statistics on 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters To view iSCSI information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters, select the iSCSI in the system tree. NOTE iSCSI must be configured for a function in the adapter content pane.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing iSCSI Information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Driver Information: Driver Name Driver Version Driver Firmware Version Figure 11-58 shows the Web Client iSCSI information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 11-58. Web Client iSCSI Information on a 578xx/41000 Series Adapters If there are active iSCSI sessions, selecting the portal in the system tree shows the information regarding the sessions.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Information for an iSCSI Target Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-59 shows the iSCSI portal information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 11-59. iSCSI Portal Information on a 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Viewing Information for an iSCSI Target Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters To manage an iSCSI target connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters, select the iSCSI target in the system tree.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Information for an iSCSI LUN Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Initial R2T Immediate Data Max Outstanding R2T Data Sequence in Order Data PDU in Order Error Recovery Level Connection ID Session Unique ID Figure 11-60 shows the iSCSI target information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 11-60.
11–Managing Marvell 578xx and 41000 Series Adapters Viewing Information for an iSCSI LUN Connected to 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Product Rev Level Figure 11-61 shows the iSCSI LUN information for 578xx/41000 Series Adapters. Figure 11-61. Web Client iSCSI LUN Information on 578xx/41000 Series Adapters Figure 11-62. Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
A Installing the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider Using VUM This appendix provides information on how to install the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider on the ESX and ESXi Server using the VMware Update Manager (VUM). To install the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider on an existing ESX/ESXi installation using VUM: 1. Identify one or more offline-bundle.zip files. 2. From vCenter Server, go to Home > Update Manager. 3. Click the Patch Repository tab. 4. At the top right of the window, click the Import Patches link. 5.
B Troubleshooting This appendix provides troubleshooting information for the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider and the VMware vSphere Web Client. CIM Provider Troubleshooting After a system startup, the SFCB (Small-Footprint CIM Broker) CIMOM (CIM object manager) in the ESX system should start automatically and load the QLogic Adapter CIM Provider when necessary. If the CIM Provider does not start automatically, you can manually stop, start, or restart the SFCB CIMOM by issuing the following commands.
B–Troubleshooting VMware vSphere Web Client Troubleshooting Windows Server 2016, Windows 2019, and Azure Stack HCI Adobe Flash Player can only be installed (and updated) in Internet Explorer through Windows Update. On Windows Server, the Desktop Experience feature must be installed in order to have Windows Update install and update the Adobe Flash Player on the system. To enable the Desktop Experience feature on Windows Server: 1. Go to the Server Manager and select Local Server. 2.
C Revision History Document Revision History Revision 1, January 21, 2021 Changes Updates to Dell/Marvell branding Sections Affected All Doc. No. TD-000965 Rev.
Glossary adapter The board that interfaces between the host system and the target devices. Adapter is synonymous with Host Bus Adapter, Host Channel Adapter, host adapter, and adapter board. basic input output system See BIOS. BIOS Basic input output system. Typically in Flash PROM, the program (or utility) that serves as an interface between the hardware and the operating system and allows booting from the adapter at startup. adapter port A port on the adapter board.
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Glossary cache A temporary high-speed storage (memory) area where recently used or frequently accessed data is stored for rapid access, thus increasing the efficiency of processor operations. CLI Command line interface. A program interface driven by entering commands and parameters. command line interface See CLI. data center bridging See DCB. data center bridging exchange See DCBX. Data Center Ethernet See DCE™. DCB Data center bridging.
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Glossary eSwitch Embedded switch. Functionality provided by adapters as a basic Layer 2 switch for Ethernet frames. Each physical port has one instance of an eSwitch, which supports all NIC partitioning on that physical port.
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Glossary IPv4 Internet protocol version 4. A data-oriented protocol used on a packet switched internetwork (Ethernet, for example). It is a best-effort delivery protocol: it does not guarantee delivery, ensure proper sequencing, or avoid duplicate delivery. These aspects are addressed by an upper layer protocol (TCP, and partly by UDP). IPv4 does, however, provide data integrity protection through the use of packet checksums.
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Glossary message signaled interrupts See MSI, MSI-X. network interface card See NIC. MSI, MSI-X Message signaled interrupts. One of two PCI-defined extensions to support message signaled interrupts (MSIs), in PCI 2.2 and later and PCI Express. MSIs are an alternative way of generating an interrupt through special messages that allow emulation of a pin assertion or deassertion. MSI-X (defined in PCI 3.
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Glossary This is important to the driver when selecting the proper method of failover notification. It can make a difference to the target device, which might have to take different actions when receiving retries of the request from another initiator or on a different port.
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Glossary SAN Storage area network. Multiple storage units (disk drives) and servers connected by networking topology. SCSI Small computer system interface. A high-speed interface used to connect devices, such as hard drives, CD drives, printers, and scanners, to a computer. The SCSI can connect many devices using a single controller. Each device is accessed by an individual identification number on the SCSI controller bus. SerDes Serializer/deserializer.
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Glossary vital product data See VPD. VLAN Virtual logical area network (LAN). A group of hosts with a common set of requirements that communicate as if they were attached to the same wire, regardless of their physical location. Although a VLAN has the same attributes as a physical LAN, it allows for end stations to be grouped together even if they are not located on the same LAN segment.
Index A B adapter port beacon definition of 260 CNA 159 FC adapter, activating 147 FC port, activating 34 adapter ports definition of 260 Converged Network Adapter, managing 159 Fibre Channel, managing 33, 145 NIC (Ethernet), managing 142 adapters definition of 260 FC ports, managing 32 firmware preload table, updating 140 firmware SerDes table, updating 140 Flash image, updating 139 Flash, updating 87 host view, fabric 134 host view, managing 139 management window, FC 32 personality type, changing 141 SR
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Index FCoE function, configuring 175 iSCSI function, configuring 192 buffer test read-write for FC adapter, running 42 read-write for FCoE function, running 180 C cache definition of 261 capture level mask, firmware minidump 28, 29, 31 CIM Provider, See QLogic Adapter CIM Provider CIMOM enabling for CIM Provider 15 SFCB, troubleshooting CIM Provider issues 257 CLI definition of 261 QConvergeConsole 2, 119 closing vCenter Server Plug-in 133 command line in
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Index NIC port, retrieving 143 definitions of terms 260 Desktop Experience feature, using 258 device definition of 261 target information, viewing 86 DHCP client ID 78 definition of 261 enabling for iSCSI boot 78 vendor ID 78 diagnostic tests FC port, accessing 34 FC port, running 42, 151 FCoE function, running 69, 179 FCoE ping test, running 181 iSCSI function, running 198 iSCSI, configuring 84 loopback, running 179 NIC function, running 59, 168 read-writ
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Index firmware parameters, configuring 66 loopback test, running 69, 179 LUN info, viewing 190 managing 173 NPAR function type 174 parameters, configuring 175, 182 ping test, running 64, 70, 181 primary FCF VLAN ID, configuring 182 read-write buffer test 69 read-write buffer test, running 180 statistics, viewing 68, 177 target info, viewing 189 temperature info, viewing 186 transceiver info, viewing 67, 176 VPD, viewing 187 features vCenter Server Plug-in
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Index I NIC, configuring 160 NIC, configuring NPAR 160 NIC, configuring NPAR bandwidth 161 NIC, on CNA 52 type, viewing and changing 54 G getting started vCenter Server Plug-in 17 vSphere Web Client Plug-in 125 glossary of terms 260 H hardware LRO, enabling 30 hardware requirements vCenter Server Plug-in 3 vSphere Web Client Plug-in 120 hardware support, enabling VLAN 30 HBA, definition of 262 Host Bus Adapter definition of 262 connection option 43 diag
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Index CNA, managing 76 diagnostic tests, running 198 diagnostics, configuring 84 firmware debug dump, retrieving 199 IPv4 parameters, configuring 195 IPv6 parameters, configuring 196 iSCSI and firmware settings, configuring 193 managing 190 network settings, configuring 194 NPAR function type, configuring 191 parameters, configuring 193 ping test, running 85, 198 statistics, viewing 196 VPD info, viewing 199 issues, See troubleshooting J jumbo frames defi
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Index N N_Port, definition of 264 netqueues per function, specifying quantity 31 network interface card, See NIC network map, viewing host 27, 135, 206 network settings, configuring iSCSI function 194 NIC functions CNA, managing 52 DCBX info, viewing 60, 169 DCBX TLV info, viewing 61, 170 diagnostic tests, running 168 diagnostics tests, running 59 eSwitch parameters configuring 164 eSwitch statistics, viewing 163 firmware debug dump 59 firmware debug dump,
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Index loopback test, running 152 NIC (Ethernet), managing 142 NIC function statistics, resetting and refreshing 58 NIC function statistics, viewing 167 NIC function, managing 160 NIC parameters, configuring 166 NIC statistics, resetting and refreshing 58 read-write buffer test, running 152 temperature info, viewing 155 VPD, viewing 154 preface, guide introduction xvii preload table, updating firmware 140 primary boot, CNA FCoE function 65 primary FCF VLAN
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Index vCenter Server Plug-in 17 vSphere Web Client Plug-in 125 statistics eSwitch, viewing 163 FC port info, viewing 41 FC port, viewing 34, 150 FCoE function, viewing DCE 184 FCoE function, viewing info 68 FCoE functions, viewing 177 iSCSI function 82 iSCSI function, viewing 196 NIC function, viewing 167 NIC function, viewing info 58 NIC port, viewing 143 port, NIC function 58 storage area network, See SAN storage map, viewing host 26, 135 supported adapt
User’s Guide—QConvergeConsole Plug-ins for vSphere Index user interface vCenter Server Plug-in 20 vSphere Web Client Plug-in 131 user privileges required for vCenter Server Plug-in 5 V vCenter Server Appliance versions supported 4 components required for vCenter Server Plug-in 4 versions supported 4 vCenter Server Plug-in description of xvii enabling and disabling 23 exiting 133 features 2 getting started 17 installing 8 package contents 6 start 17 starting 17 supported adapters 4 system requirements 3 un
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