HP QLogic Converged Network Adapter Installation Guide (747713-001, September 2013)

Contents
1 Installing the QLogic CNA...........................................................................5
Installation prerequisites............................................................................................................5
Recording reference numbers.................................................................................................5
Installing the CNA....................................................................................................................6
Setting the Storage Personality..................................................................................................10
Electrostatic discharge.............................................................................................................14
Grounding methods................................................................................................................14
2 Installing drivers.......................................................................................16
Setting up the QConvergeConsole on a management server........................................................16
Installing the QConvergeConsole application........................................................................16
Downloading the QConvergeConsole kits and agents........................................................16
Installing the QConvergeConsole application on Windows ................................................17
Installing the QConvergeConsole application on Linux.......................................................17
Installing drivers on Windows or Linux.......................................................................................17
Downloading the Windows Smart Component or Linux driver kit..............................................17
Installing the Windows drivers.............................................................................................17
Installing QConvergeConsole Windows agents......................................................................18
Installing the Linux drivers....................................................................................................18
Installing QConvergeConsole Linux agents............................................................................18
Updating firmware and BIOS...................................................................................................18
Downloading firmware.......................................................................................................18
Installing firmware on Windows and Linux systems.................................................................19
Installing multipathing software.................................................................................................19
Downloading and installing the Windows multipathing software..............................................19
Using multipathing software on Linux....................................................................................19
3 Troubleshooting........................................................................................20
Isolating CNA problems..........................................................................................................20
Observe and collect data....................................................................................................20
Isolate the problem to the component...................................................................................20
CNA problem isolation.......................................................................................................20
Verify server and CNA startup BIOS messages..................................................................20
Verify the CNA link.......................................................................................................20
Verify Fibre Channel switch zoning for FC storage.............................................................22
Verify Fibre Channel storage device discovery...................................................................22
CNA LED states......................................................................................................................23
CNA startup BIOS message.....................................................................................................23
4 Support and other resources......................................................................27
Contacting HP........................................................................................................................27
Related information.................................................................................................................27
HP websites......................................................................................................................27
Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................27
Rack stability..........................................................................................................................28
Customer self repair................................................................................................................28
A QLogic CNA specifications.......................................................................29
Environmental specifications.....................................................................................................29
Physical specifications.............................................................................................................30
QLogic CNA media specifications............................................................................................30
B Regulatory compliance and safety..............................................................32
Federal Communications Commission notice..............................................................................32
HP Restricted Contents 3