IBM FAStT Host Adapter QLA2X00 NDIS Network Driver for Windows 2000 Last Update: 08/29/01 Contents ------------- 1. OS Support 2. Supported Features 3. Release History 4. Creating the Driver Diskette 5. Installing the Driver 5.1. Adding the IBM FAStT Host Adapter to the Existing OS 5.2. Updating the existing IBM FAStT Host Adapter Driver 6. Removing the Driver 7. Driver Parameters 8. Diskette Content 9. Additional Notes 10. WEB Sites and Support Phone Number =========================================================== 1. OS Support -------------------- This release has been tested with the released version of Windows 2000. Earlier versions of Windows 2000 are not supported. =========================================================== 2. Supported Features ------------------------------- * Provides standard Ethernet functionality * Supports tunable MTU size up to 65280 bytes. * Supports tunable data buffer size and count. * Supports multiple adapters per system. * Supports simultaneous IP and disk IO over same Fibre Channel link. * Supports QLA2200 (QLA2100 is NOT supported). ===========================================================- 3. Release History ------------------------- Please refer to Release Notes. =========================================================== 4. Creating the Driver Diskette ------------------------------------------ To download and create the driver diskette, go to the IBM Support website, select the IBM FAStT Host Adapter and the operating system. Select the file to download and select "Save this program to disk", specify a temporary location on a hard drive. Insert a blank diskette in the diskette drive. Run the self-extracting file you just downloaded specifying A:\ for "Unzip To Folder:". If you choose "Run this program from its current location", insert a blank diskette in the diskette drive and run the self-extracting file you just downloaded specifying A:\ for "Unzip To Folder:". =========================================================== 5. Installing the Driver ----------------------------- This section is divided into the following two sections. 5.1. Installing the Driver for the First Time 5.2. Updating the Existing IBM FAStT Host Adapter Driver IMPORTANT requirements for installing and using the QL2X00IP driver: 1. Must have the QL2200 Enhanced+IP SCSI Miniport driver installed. The QL2X00IP NDIS driver will NOT function without the "+IP" version of the SCSI Miniport driver. 2. Fast!UTIL adapter parameter "Driver Load RISC Code" must be "Enabled". 3. The Windows 2000 Networking software must be installed. 4. The MTU size (IP configuration parameter) must be set to the same value for all adapters on the network. =========================================================== 5.1. Installing the Driver for the First Time -------------------------------------------------------- Perform the following steps to install the driver on an existing Windows 2000 system: 1. Click on "Start" 2. Under "Settings", click on "Control Panel". 3. Select "Add/Remove Hardware" from the Control Panel. 4. Click "Next". 5. Select the "Add/Troubleshoot a device" and click "Next". 6. Select "Add a new device" and click "Next". 7. Select the "No, I want to select the hardware from a list", click "Next". 8. Select "Network Adapters" and click "Next". 9. Click on "Have Disk". 10. Insert the IBM FAStT Host Adapter driver diskette. 11. Enter "A:\W2K\IP" for the path to the network driver and click "OK". 12. Choose "QLogic QLA2X00 PCI Adapter" and click "Next". 13. Click "Next" to install the driver. 14. Click "Yes" to continue installation. 15. Click "Finish". =========================================================== 5.2. Updating the Existing IBM FAStT Host Adapter Driver --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perform the following steps if the driver is already installed and you want to install an updated version of the driver. 1. Open a Command Prompt window. 2. Change the current directory to the 2000 driver directory: CD \WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS 3. Make a backup copy of the old driver: COPY QL2X00IP.SYS QL2X00IP.SAV 4. Insert the diskette with the updated driver and copy it over the old driver: COPY A:\W2K\IP\QL2X00IP.SYS 5. Shut down and reboot the system to use the updated driver. =========================================================== 6. Removing the Driver -------------------------------- 1. Click on "Start" 2. Under "Settings", click on "Control Panel". 3. Select "Add/Remove Hardware" from the Control Panel. 4. Select "Uninstall/Unplug a device". 5. Select "Uninstall a device". 6. Select "QLogic QLA2X00 PCI Adapter" from the Devices list. NOTE: Verify it is listed with the Network adapter icon. 7. Select "Yes, I want to uninstall this device". 8. Select "Finish" to complete the removal of the driver. =========================================================== 7. Driver Parameters ----------------------------- Perform the following steps to setup IP address and other parameters: 1. Click on "Start". 2. Under "Settings" click on "Network and Dial-up Connections". 3. Right-click on "Local Area Connection" for the QLogic adapter. 4. Use "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" Properties button to set up the IP address. 5. Use the "Configure" button to change the QLogic driver parameters that are described below. IP configuration parameters: MTU Size - specifies the maximum transfer size or packet size that the host system will send or receive. All systems on the network must be set to the same MTU size. The MTU size minimum value is 140 and the maximum value is 65280. The recommended default value is 8192. Buffer Count - specifies the number of receive buffers that are allocated by the QL2X00IP driver during initialization. The number of buffers multiplied by the buffer size must be at least as large as the MTU size. The minimum buffer count is 8 and the maximum buffer count is 128. The recommended default is 32 buffers. Buffer Size - specifies the size of each receive buffer. The buffer size multiplied by the buffer count must be at least as large as the MTU size. Incoming packets can not be broken into more than 23 buffers. Therefore, the buffer size multiplied by 23 must be at least as large as the MTU size. The minimum buffer size is 512 and the maximum size is 65536. The recommended default buffer size is 4096. Header Split Size - specifies the number of bytes at the start of an incoming packet that are to be isolated in the 1st receive buffer. This allows an application to receive a packet with the protocol header already separated from the data. The minimum non-zero value is 24 and the maximum value is the buffer size minus 1. The recommended default is 0 (no header/data split). Adapter Node Name - specifies the world wide name of the IBM FAStT Host adapter to use for this IP connection. This parameter is optional and is not required on systems with only one IBM FAStT Host Adapter. The Fast!UTIL utility can be used to determine the node names for all adapters in the system. =========================================================== 8. Diskette Content --------------------------- The following files are provided for the installation of the IBM FAStT Host Adapter driver: * \W2K\IP\NETQL2X.INF Driver installation script for the Windows 2000 Setup program. * \W2K\IP\QL2X00IP.SYS IBM FAStT Host Adapter QL2X00IP NDIS driver for Windows 2000 * \W2K\IP\RELEASE.TXT Release Notes for QL2X00IP driver * \W2K\IP\README.TXT This file =========================================================== 9. Known issues/Limitations --------------------------------------- * IP over Fibre is not supported with the IBM 3534 Managed Hub. =========================================================== 10.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10.1 IBM Support Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/pc/support 10.2 IBM eServer xSeries Marketing Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/eserver/xseries/index.html 10.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problem applying the update go to the following Help Center World Telephone Numbers URL: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide =========================================================== 11.0 Trademarks and Notices --------------------------------------------- 11.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: IBM Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. =========================================================== 12.0 Disclaimer ------------------------ 12.1 THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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