
EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic Fibre Channel and iSCSI (HBAs) and (CNAs) for the Linux Environment
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Preface ............................................................................................................................. 7
Chapter 1 Introduction
Purpose of this document................................................................ 12
Host connectivity.............................................................................. 12
Fibre Channel..............................................................................12
Fibre Channel over Ethernet.....................................................12
Boot device support.......................................................................... 13
Zoning ................................................................................................ 14
EMC storage array-specific settings............................................... 14
Chapter 2 Installation Steps
Prerequisites for first-time installation.......................................... 16
Summary of installation steps......................................................... 18
Installing the adapter ....................................................................... 20
Matching the adapter with the correct PCI slot.....................21
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings
Verifying and configuring the BIOS settings................................ 28
Verifying the correct BIOS version...........................................28
Upgrading the adapter BIOS ....................................................29
EMC recommended adapter BIOS settings............................31
EMC recommended NVRAM settings for Linux...................31
Manually setting the topology for QLogic adapters.................... 34
Manually setting the data rate for QLogic adapters.................... 35
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