FC HBA STOR Miniport Driver for Windows
Readme File
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Table of Contents
1. Package Contents
2. OS Support
3. Supported Features
4. Using the Driver
4.1 Creating the Driver Disk or Folder
4.2 Installing the Driver
4.3 Removing the Driver
5. Driver Parameters
5.1. Storport Registry Parameters
5.2. Driver Registry Parameters
6. Additional Notes
7. Contacting Support
1. Package Contents
The following list describes the contents provided in the FC HBA STOR
miniport driver package:
* AREADME.TXT - API Readme
* QL2X00.INF - Driver installation script
* QLOGIC - Driver Package identification file
* QL2300.CAT - Catalog file
* QL2300.SYS - QLogic Fibre Channel miniport driver
* QLSDM.DLL - QLogic API
* QL2XHAI2.DLL - QLogic HBA API 2.0 Library
* readme_drivers_stor_91415.txt - This file
* TXTSETUP.OEM - Driver installation script for text mode
2. OS Support
This release of the FC HBA STOR miniport driver works with Windows
Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, and Vista as follows:
* The IA32-bit STOR miniport driver version works with Windows Server
2003 IA32 and Vista x64 platforms.
* The IA64-bit STOR miniport driver version works with Windows Server
2003 IA64 platforms.
* The x64-bit STOR miniport driver version works with Windows Server
2003 x64, Windows XP Professional x64, and Vista x64 platforms.
NOTE: For specific service packs (SP) and OS updates, refer to the
descriptions where this software version is posted on the QLogic
website (http://support.qlogic.com/support/drivers_software.asp).
3. Supported Features
The FC HBA STOR miniport driver supports the following:
* PnP interface
* Point-To-Point F port, FL port, N port and Arbitrated Loop
* FC Tape
* Reduced Interrupt Operation
4. Using the Driver
This section provides procedures for using the FC HBA STOR miniport
driver.
4.1 Creating the Driver Disk or Folder
To create a driver disk:
1. Go to the QLogic website
(http://support.qlogic.com/support/drivers_software.asp).
2. Under the HBAs column, scroll to the appropriate Fibre Channel
HBAs category and select the link that identifies your HBA.
3. Select the link that identifies your Windows platform.
4. Click the download link that corresponds to the description of
your driver version.
5. Read the license agreement and click Agree.
6. When prompted "Would you like to open the file or save it to your
computer?" click Save. Specify a temporary location on the hard
drive and download the driver.
7. Insert a blank diskette in the diskette drive A: if you are
extracting to a diskette.
8. Run the self-extracting file you just downloaded typing A:\ in
the Unzip To Folder field or enter the folder where driver files
will be located.
4.2. Installing the Driver
The operating system manages and controls the driver installation
process; the driver follows the process dictated by the operating
system. The driver installation cannot deviate from this process.
This section provides the most common ways of installing and upgrading
the driver, as documented for each operating system. Please consult
the operating system manuals for other installation procedures.
This section is divided into the following three sections:
* 4.2.1 Initial OS installation with the FC HBA as Boot or as Add-On
* 4.2.2 Adding the FC HBA to the Existing OS
* 4.2.3 Updating the Existing Driver
4.2.1 Initial OS installation with the FC HBA as Boot or as Add-On
Windows 2003, 2000
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This procedure requires a system with a floppy drive. Follow the
procedure below to initially install Windows on the boot disk attached
to the QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter:
1. Start the Windows installation procedure using the Setup CD.
2. Press F6 if you see the message:
Press F6 if you want to install a third party SCSI or RAID
Driver. After all the standard devices have been loaded,
press S to Specify Additional Device.
3. Insert the QLogic software diskette and press ENTER.
4. Select the QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter and press ENTER.
5. For Windows Server 2003, press S=Use the driver on floppy. The
screen displays the following message:
Setup will load support for the following mass storage devices.
Qlogic Fibre Channel Adapter. Press Enter=Continue.
6. Press ENTER.
7. Continue with the standard installation procedure.
Vista
-----
This procedure is only necessary if installing the driver during the
initial OS installation. Vista includes support for QLogic 2Gb
(QLA2xx,QLA23xx, and QLE23xx) and 4Gb (QLA24xx, QLE2xx,and QLE24xx)
adapters. An installation can be performed using the included driver
then upgrade to the new driver.
1. Start the Windows installation procedure using the Setup CD.
2. Select Custom (Advanced) when you see the message:
Which type of installation do you want?
3. Select Load Driver when you see the message:
Where do you want to install Windows?
4. At the Load Driver screen, insert the QLogic software diskette
and select OK.
5. Select Next to continue with the standard installation procedure.
4.2.2 Adding the FC HBA to the Existing OS
To add the FC HBA's driver to an existing Windows system, follow the
procedure provided for your Windows version.
Windows 2000
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This procedure requires a system with a floppy drive and configured
with the latest Service Pack and Windows Update. FC HBAs are devices
that are Plug and Play compatible with your computer.
To add the driver to the existing Windows system:
1. Connect the device to the appropriate slot on your computer
according to the device manufacturer’s instructions.
2. Restart or turn on your computer. When your computer comes up,
Windows detects the newly installed device and displays the Found
New Hardware with Fibre Channel Controller message. The Found New
Hardware wizard program starts installing a device driver for the
newly installed device.
3. Click Next.
4. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)
and click Next.
5. If necessary, select Floppy disk drives as an optional search
location, then click Next. Windows displays a message, letting you
know it found a driver for this device.
6. Click the Next button.
7. Click Finish on the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard.
8. If the system displays the following prompt:
System Settings Change. Windows 2000 has finished installing a new
devices. You must restart
your computer before the settings will
take effect. Do you want to restart your computer now?
Click Yes to restart the computer right away.
Windows Server 2003
-------------------
This procedure requires a system with a floppy drive and configured
with the latest Service Pack and Windows Update. FC HBAs are devices
that are Plug and Play compatible with your computer.
1. Connect the device to the appropriate slot on your computer
according to the device manufacturer’s instructions.
2. Restart or turn on your computer. When your computer comes up,
Windows detects the newly installed device and displays the Found
New Hardware with Fibre Channel Controller message. The Found New
Hardware wizard program starts installing a device driver for the
newly installed device.
3. Insert the QLogic Software Diskette into drive A:.
4. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended) and click
Next.
5. Click Finish on the Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard.
6. If Windows displays the following message:
System Settings Change. Windows has finished installing a new
devices.
The software that supports your device requires that you restart
your computer. You must restart your computer before the new
settings will take effect. Do you want to restart your computer
now?
Click Yes to restart the computer right away.
NOTE: If Windows Server 2003 installs the driver for the newly added
FC HBA automatically upon startup without prompting you for a
selection (ie, Windows Server 2003 installed an inbox driver), go
to "Updating the Existing QLogic Driver" section below.
4.2.3 Updating the Existing Driver
To install an updated version of the driver, follow the procedure
provided for your Windows version.
Windows 2000
------------
Perform the following steps if the driver is already installed and you
want to install an updated version of the driver.
1. Start the Device Manager:
a. Click Start, point to Settings, and select Control Panel.
b. Double-click the System applet.
c. Select the Hardware tab.
d. Click the Device Manager button.
2. Double-click SCSI and RAID Host Bus Adapter.
3. Double-click QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter on the devices list.
4. Select the Driver tab, then click Update Driver to start the
Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.
5. Click Next.
6. Select Display a list of the known drivers for this device so that
I can choose a specific driver.
7. Insert the QLogic Software Diskette into drive A: and click Have
Disk. On the Copy manufacturer's files from screen, type in A:\ or
choose the folder where the driver files are located and click OK.
8. Select a device on Select a Device Driver screen and click Next.
9. Click Next on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard/Start Device Driver
Installation screen.
10. Click Finish on the Upgrade Device Driver Wizard/Completing the
Upgrade Device Driver Wizard.
11. Click Close.
12. If Windows displays the following message:
System Settings Change. Windows has finished installing a new
devices. The software that supports your device requires that
you restart your computer. You must restart your computer
before the new settings will take effect. Do you want to restart
your computer now?
Click Yes to restart the computer right away.
Windows Server 2003
-------------------
Perform the following steps if the driver is already installed and you
want to install an updated version of the driver.
1. Start the Device Manager:
a. Click Start, point to Settings, and select Control Panel.
b. Double-click the System applet.
c. Select the Hardware tab.
d. Click the Device Manager button.
2. Use the scroll bar to scroll down the list of hardware types.
Double-click SCSI and RAID Host Bus Adapter.
3. Double-click QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter from the devices list.
4. Select the Driver tab, then click Update Driver to start the
Hardware Update Wizard.
5. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and
click Next.
6. Select Don't search I will choose the driver to install and click
Next.
7. Insert the QLogic Software Diskette into drive A: and click Have
Disk.
8. On the Copy manufacturer's files from screen, type in A:\ or
choose the folder where driver files are located and click OK.
9. When the Hardware Update Wizard/Select a Device Driver dialog box
opens, click Next.
10. Click Finish on the Hardware Update Wizard/Completing the
Hardware Update Wizard.
Vista
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1. Start the Device Manager:
a. Click Start, point to Settings, and select Control Panel.
b. Double-click the System applet.
c. Select the Hardware tab.
d. Click the Device Manager button.
2. Use the scroll bar to scroll down the list of hardware types.
Double-click Storage Controller.
3. Double-click QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter from the devices list.
4. Select the Driver tab, then click Update Driver to start the
Hardware Update Wizard.
5. Select Browse my computer for driver software and click Next.
6. Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
and click Next.
7. Insert the QLogic Software Diskette into drive A: and click Have
Disk.
8. On the Install from Disk screen, type in A:\ or choose the folder
where driver files are located and click OK.
9. When the Update Driver Software Wizard/Select QLogic Fibre
Channel Adapter, click Next.
10. Click Close on the Update Driver Software Wizard.
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 normally 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 computer, Windows
recognizes that it has been removed.
5. Driver Parameters
This section describes the system registry parameters:
* 5.1. Storport Registry Parameters
* 5.2. Driver Registry Parameters
5.1. Storport Registry Parameters
Windows does not provide any configurable Storport driver registry
parameters for customization.
5.2. Driver Registry Parameters
* regfdmi
Enable FDMI (Fabric Device Management Interface) by setting the
regfdmi parameter to 1. By default FDMI is disabled.
To change the regfdmi parameter:
1. From the Windows Start menu, select Run, and enter REGEDT32.
2. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and follow the tree structure down
to the QLogic driver as follows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Services
Ql2300
Parameters
Device
3. Double-click on DriverParameter:REG_SZ:regfdmi=0.
4. Set regfdmi:
* If the string regfdmi= does not exist, append to end of
string:
;regfdmi=0
* If the string regfdmi=0 exists, change the value from 0 to
1.
5. Click OK.
6. Exit the Registry Editor, then shutdown and reboot the system.
* msevtwrkaround
QLogic discovered that when stor miniport uses storportlogerror()
call provided by the Microsoft Storport.sys driver to log an error
event to the system event log, the Microsoft Storport.sys does not
log the entry correctly. QLogic has reported this problem to
Microsoft for quite sometime as:
SRX041110604850 (StorPort - Incorrect event data is logged when
storport's storportlogerror).
Since Microsoft has not provided any fix yet, to work around this
issue, QLogic has provided a workaround where the event code is
being logged in the UniqueId field (0ffset x10) instead of the
usual location offset x34. This workaround is controlled by the
registry parameter msevtwrkaround. Currently, the stor miniport
driver enables (1) this workaround by default.
To set the msevtwrkaround to 0:
1. From the Windows Start menu, select Run, and enter REGEDT32.
2. Select HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and follow the tree structure down to
the QLogic driver as follows:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
SYSTEM
CurrentControlSet
Services
Ql2300
Parameters
Device
3. Double-click on DriverParameter:REG_SZ:
* If the string msevtwrkaround= does not exist, append to end
of string ;msevtwrkaround=0
* If the string msevtwrkaround=1 exists, change the value from
1 to 0.
4. Click OK.
5. Exit the Registry Editor, then shutdown and reboot the system.
6. Additional Notes
To ensure the driver functions properly, the driver installation
script uses the QL2x00.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.
7. Contacting Support
Please feel free to contact your QLogic approved reseller or QLogic
Technical Support at any phase of integration for assistance. QLogic
Technical Support can be reached by the following methods:
Web: http://support.qlogic.com
North America Contact Information
Email: support@qlogic.com
Phone: (952) 932-4040
Support contact information for other regions of the world is
available at the QLogic website: http://support.qlogic.com
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After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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