DL385 G5 Windows 2003 Slow bootup with QLogic

[Brian Hennessy]

I'm currently testing a HP DL385 G5 with a Windows Server 2003 R2 64 Bit. When I have the fibre connected to the QLogic HBA cards the system takes 30 minutes to startup. If I disconnect the fibre, the system starts within 60 seconds. I have tried various versions of Smartstart, all the way upto version 8.00 with no luck. I have also downloaded the latest HBA driver from the HP site.

Any suggestions guys?

[RaMpaNTe]

What is the part number for the Qlogic card? I want to make sure it is comaptible with the server. Also the card might be trying to boot from SAN hence the delay.

[juan quesada]

also, update system FW's using FW CD 8.10.

change the IRQ in the RBSU under PCI devices to avoid a conflict with any other HW components

[Brian Hennessy]

The card is as follows:

AE311A HP FC1142SR 4Gb PCI-E HBA

There are two installed.

[KarloChacon]

hi

which slot are you using?
have you tried another one?did you update the Firmware?


regards

[Blazhev_1]

Hi,

normaly such delays point to issue with the SAN Swtich, did you try resetting the switch or checking configuration?

There are some(2-3) known issues with boot delays and Virtual connect, but this applies to SAN switches in general
e.g.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00873895

Update the SAN switch firmware too(or restart it only first)

[RaMpaNTe]

Where are these 2 FCA connected to? Have you tried only with one at the time? ALso have you tried disconnecting the Fiber Cable and booting without them?

Thanks

[Brian Hennessy]

The problem has been resolved now, thanks for all your input. The problem was due to the SAN configuration, it hadn't been zoned in correctly.