QLogic Driver Readme QLogic Corporation All rights reserved Table of Contents 1. Package Contents 2. Supported Adapters/Controllers 3. Supported Operating Systems 4. Installing the Driver 5. Additional Notes 6. Contacting Support 1. Package Contents The QLogic Converged Network Adapter STOR miniport driver package, includes the following files: * QLFCOE.INF - Driver installation script * QLOGIC - Driver Package identification file * QLFCOE.CAT - Catalog file * QLFCOE.SYS - QLogic Converged Network Adapter miniport driver * QLSDM.DLL - QLogic API (32-bit version) * QLSDMx64.DLL - QLogic API (x64 version) * QLCO.DLL - QLogic Co-Installer (32-bit version) * QLCOx64.DLL - QLogic co-installer (x64 version) * QLFC.EXE - Command line utility (32-bit version) * QLFCx64.EXE - Command line utility (x64 version) * QLPROP.DLL - QLogic adapter properties page (32-bit version) * QLPROPx64.DLL - QLogic adapter properties page (x64 version) * TXTSETUP.OEM - Driver installation script for text mode 2. Supported Adapters/Controllers * 8100 Series Adapters * 8200 Series Adapters * 8300 Series Adapters 3. Supported Operating Systems This release of the QLogic Converged Network Adapter STOR miniport driver works with Windows Server 2008 (all flavors) and 2012 (all flavors), as follows: * The x64-bit STOR miniport driver version works with the Windows Server 2012 x64 platform. * The x86 and x64-bit STOR miniport driver version works with the Windows Server 2008 platforms. NOTE: For specific service packs (SP) and OS updates, refer to the descriptions where this software version is posted on the QLogic Web site: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com 4. Installing the Driver This section provides procedures for using the Converged Network Adapter STOR miniport driver, including: * 4.1 Creating the Driver Disk or Folder * 4.2 Installing the Driver * 4.3 Removing the Driver 4.1 Creating the Driver Disk or Folder To create a driver disk or folder: 1. Go to the QLogic Web site: http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com 2. Under the Downloads banner, click QLogic Products. 3. In the selection list, do the following: a. In the first box, click Converged Network Adapters. b. In the second box, click your adapter model number. c. In the third box, click your Windows platform. c. Click the "Go" button. 4. Under "Drivers", click the download link for the appropriate driver. 5. Read the license agreement, and then click "Agree". 6. When prompted, select to save the driver to a temporary location on the hard drive. 7. For a Boot from SAN installation, save the driver on a USB flash drive. 8. Run the self-extracting file you just downloaded and enter a temporary directory in the "Unzip to folder" box. If the final driver package is not saved in a .EXE format, this step is not required. 9. Right-click the driver to extract the driver files to the temporary location. 4.2 Installing the Driver The operating system manages and controls the driver installation process. To install the driver, follow these procedures: * 4.2.1 Initial OS installation with the Converged Network Adapter as Boot or as Add-On * 4.2.2 Adding the Converged Network Adapter to the Existing OS * 4.2.3 Updating the Existing Driver This section covers the most common ways of installing and upgrading the driver, as documented for each operating system. For other installation procedures, consult the operating system documentation. 4.2.1 Initial OS installation with the Converged Network Adapter as Boot or as Add-On Windows Server 2008 and 2012 (all supported versions) ----------------------------------------------------- This procedure requires a USB flash drive (refer to Section 4.1). To initially install Windows on the boot from SAN disk attached to the QLogic Converged Network adapter, follow these steps: 1. Start the Windows installation procedure using the Setup CD. 2. When the following message appears, click "Custom (Advanced)": Which type of installation do you want? 3. When the following message appears, click "Load Driver": Where do you want to install Windows? 4. At the Load Driver window, insert the USB flash drive in a USB port, and then click "OK". 5. To continue with the standard installation procedure, click "Next". 4.2.2 Adding the Converged Network Adapter to the Existing OS To add the Converged Network Adapter's driver to an existing Windows system, follow the procedure provided for your Windows version. Windows Server 2008 and 2012 (all supported versions) ----------------------------------------------------- 1. Connect the Converged Network Adapter to the appropriate slot on your computer according to the device manufacturer's instructions. 2. Restart or turn on the computer. Windows detects the newly-installed Converged Network Adapter and displays the "Found New Hardware with Fibre Channel Controller" message. The Found New Hardware wizard starts installing a device driver for the newly-installed adapter. 3. Select "I don't have the disc. Show me other options." 4. Select "Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)." 5. Click "Browse", and then navigate to the folder containing the extracted driver. 6. Click "Next". 7. On "The software for this device has been successfully installed" message box, click "Close". Windows may display the following message: System Settings Change. Your hardware settings have changed. You must restart your computer for the changes to take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now? 8. To respond to the message: - If there are other adapters or ports to update, click "No". - If all adapters and ports have been updated, click "Yes" to immediately restart the computer. 4.2.3 Updating the Existing Driver To install an updated version of the driver, follow the procedure provided for your Windows version. Windows Server 2008 and 2012 (all supported versions) ----------------------------------------------------- 1. Start the Device Manager. 2. Scroll down the list of hardware types, and then double-click "Storage Controller". 3. From the devices list, double-click QLogic FCoE Adapter. 4. Click the "Driver" tab, and then click "Update Driver" to start the Hardware Update Wizard. 5. Type the path to the folder containing the extracted driver, and then click "Next". 6. On the "Windows has successfully updated your software" window, click "Close". 4.3 Removing the Driver To remove the driver in a Windows environment, uninstall it as a Plug and Play device: 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Remove the device from your computer according to the manufacturer's instructions. NOTE: You do not generally have to use the Device Manager or the Hardware wizard to uninstall a Plug and Play device. After you remove the device from your computer and restart your system, Windows recognizes that it has been removed. 5. Additional Notes 5.1 Removing the driver does not restore some registry entries To ensure the driver functions properly, the driver installation script uses the QLFCOE.INF file to change some of the system-related registry entries, such as the disk timeout value of the system disk driver. Removing the driver does not restore those values. 5.2 Full 64 bit addressing support This storport miniport driver is capable of supporting full 64 bit physical addressing. Full 64 bit addressing improves performance on Servers that have more than 4GB of physical memory and running applications that utilize large amounts of memory. A REGEDIT is required before running this driver. Additionally QFE 2468345 (or newer) is required to be installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Please install the QFE prior to enabling full 64 bit addressing in the Registry. Please follow the instructions in the QFE to edit the Registry in the above location to enable Full 64 bit physical addressing for the storport driver. The registry location for the QLogic driver for this feature is at: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\qlfcoe\DriverParameter Additionally, please use Registry Editor to enable Full 64 bit physical addressing for QLogic driver as follows: REG_DWORD qlfcoe\Parameters\Supports64BitAddressing has a non-zero value and REG_STR qlfcoe\Parameters\Device\DriverParameter is “Supports64BitAddressing=1” The QFE is not required on Windows Server 2012 and full 64 bit physical addressing is enabled by default in the driver. The hotfix can be found at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2468345 5.3 Changing Queue Depth Parameter Sets the maximum depth of the device queue. Please use the following procedure to change the qd parameter: 1. Click on "Start", select "Run", and open the REGEDIT/REGEDT32 program. 2. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and follow the tree structure down to the QLogic driver as follows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services Qlfcoe Parameters Device 3. Double click on DriverParameter:REG_SZ:qd=32 4. If the string "qd=" does not exist, append to end of string ;qd=32 5. Click OK. 6. Exit the Registry Editor, then shutdown and reboot the system. 5.4 Increasing the Maximum Number of Targets Per NPIV QLogic FC and FCoE adapters support 16 Targets per NPIV per port by default. This value is sufficient for most environments. In certain environments if support for a large number of targets is required, please use the following procedure to change the numnpiv (Maximum Number of NPIVs supported per adapter port) parameter from the default value of “64”. By reducing the numnpiv value, you can increase the Maximum Number of Targets supported per adapter port for a given NPIV.The setting is global and applies to all QLogic adapters in the server that support NPIV. 1. Click on "Start", select "Run", and open the REGEDIT/REGEDT32 program. 2. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and follow the tree structure down to the QLogic driver as follows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services Qlfcoe Parameters Device 3. Double click on DriverParameter:REG_SZ:numnpiv=32 4. If the string "numnpiv=" does not exist, append the following to the end of string ;numnpiv=32 5. Values can be 16,32,64,128. The default value is 64. Below is a summary of the maximum number of targets supported per NPIV per adapter port for a given value of numnpiv. numnpiv maximum number of targets supported 16 64 32 32 64 16 128 8 Note: If the value entered for numnpiv is not in the above list, or is out of range, the inputted value will be ignored and the default will be used. No error message is generated 6. Click OK. 7. Exit the Registry Editor, then reboot the system for the parameter value change to take effect. Note: For Windows Server 2012 and above, half of the virtual ports (numnpiv value) are designated for Virtual Fibre Channel (vFC) and these vFC NPIVs are managed using the Windows 2012 Hyper-V Manager. The setting of numnpiv is applicable for 8200 Series adapters and requires a minimum driver version of 9.1.11.11 to be installed. 6. Contacting Support For further assistance, contact QLogic Technical Support at: http://support.qlogic.com (c) Copyright 2014. All rights reserved worldwide. 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