Q-Logic IB0056101-00 G manual Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1	Introduction
	Who Should Read this Guide	1-1
	How this Guide is Organized	1-1
	Overview	1-2
	Interoperability	1-3
	Conventions Used in this Guide	1-3
	Documentation	1-4
	Contact Information	1-5

2	Feature Overview
	What’s New in this Release	2-1
	New Features	2-2
	Supported Distributions and Kernels	2-3
	Compiler Support	2-4
	Software Components	2-4

3	Step-by-Step Installation Checklist
	Hardware Installation	3-1
	Software Installation	3-2
4	Hardware Installation
	Hardware Installation Requirements	4-1
	Hardware	4-1
	Form Factors	4-2
	Cabling and Switches	4-3
	Optical Fibre Option	4-4
	Configuring the BIOS	4-4
	Safety with Electricity	4-5
	Unpacking Information	4-5
	Verify the Package Contents	4-5
	List of the Package Contents	4-5
	Unpacking the QLogic Adapter	4-8
	Hardware Installation	4-9

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