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, Figure 1 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 7 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 2.
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 2 to 16 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.
