You can add 16 Gbps Fibre Channel ports to a
control enclosure by installing a host interface adapter.
All
control enclosures have one host interface adapter slot. You can use
this slot to add a 4-port 16 Gbps host interface adapter to your system.
For example, 4-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel host interface adapter installed in a Lenovo Storage V5030 system shows one Lenovo Storage V5030 node canister fitted
with a 4-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel adapter. The same adapter must be installed in both node
canisters in a control enclosure.
Figure 1. 4-port 16 Gbps Fibre Channel host interface adapter installed in a Lenovo Storage V5030 system
This procedure describes how to install a 4-port 16 Gbps host interface adapter in the control
enclosure of a
system. After the hardware is installed and each node canister is back online, the SAN needs to be
configured to use the new ports.
To install a new adapter, complete the following steps:
- Locate node canister 1, which is the node canister on the left of the enclosure when viewed
from the rear.
- Complete Procedure: Removing a node canister and return
here.
- Remove the lid of the canister, as described in Procedure: Removing and replacing lid of a node canister and return here.
- Identify the host interface adapter to be installed.
Ensure that you have two identical host interface adapter and the small
form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers for those adapters. Node canister 2 can then be configured
with the same host interface adapter as node canister
1.
- Remove the host interface adapter from its
package.
- Remove any SFP transceiver from each port of the host interface adapter and
put the SFP transceiver safely to one side.
- Place the connecting edge of the new host interface adapter on the host interface adapter connector. Ensure
the connectors and ports on the rear of the host interface adapter are aligned in the
slot at the rear of the canister.
- Ensure that the adapter is perpendicular to the system board in the canister. Ensure the small
tab on the top of the bracket is aligned with the alignment
hole in the top edge of the slot.
- Maintain alignment as you apply pressure to the top edge of the host interface adapter
opposite the connecting edge. Push the host interface adapter into the
connector.
- Check that the host interface adapter is installed
squarely in its slot. If the small tab of the mounting bracket
is not positioned correctly, pull the adapter out of the slot slightly. Then, repeat steps #tb5_hic_installing/upgrd_hic_step7 onwards to install the adapter correctly.
- Install SFP transceivers in the ports of the host interface adapter, as needed.
- Replace the canister lid, as described in Procedure: Removing and replacing lid of a node canister.
- Reinstall the node canister into the enclosure from which it was removed in step #tb5_hic_installing/upgrd_hic_step2. The node canister will start, if the enclosure is
powered on.
- Connect the cables to the canister and any cables for the newly installed
ports.
- Log in to the service assistant of the upgraded node canister. Click the
Ports tab of the Node Details table. Use the WWPN information to configure
your SAN, as described in SAN configuration and zoning rules summary.
- When the canister is back online, check the event log for new events and run the fix procedure
for any errors displayed.
Notes: - An event with error code 1199 indicates that a valid hardware change needs to be confirmed. Use
the management GUI to run the fix procedure for the event.
- An event with error code 1470 indicates that the two canisters in the enclosure do not have the
same hardware configuration. The event is fixed when the second node canister is also upgraded.
- Repeat steps #tb5_hic_installing/upgrd_hic_step2 to #tb5_hic_installing/upgrd_hic_step17 to install the host interface adapter on node canister
2.
- When the node canister is back online, use the management GUI to check the event log and run
the fix procedures for any errors displayed.
