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Special Instructions

Setting the FC-AL loop ID for CLARiiON CX200 direct-connect Oracle9iRAC and RHEL 2.1 Cluster Manager configurations with QLogic QLA234x-Series adapters

The FC-AL Loop ID for QLA234x-series adapters must be set manually when directly attaching RHEL 2.1 hosts in Oracle9iRAC or RHEL 2.1 Cluster Manager configurations.

Follow the steps below to enable hard addressing and to set the loop ID on each adapter. Perform this procedure on both nodes in the cluster connected to the CX200.

The topology must also be changed from the default Point-to-Pointto Loop Only. Refer to “Manually setting the topology for QLogic Fibre Channel adapters” on page 43 for instructions.

1.Boot the Linux host.

2.Press CTRL-Q when prompted to Press CTRL-Q for Fast!UTIL. This prompt appears with the QLogic startup banner.

Setting the FC-AL loop ID for CLARiiON CX200 direct-connect Oracle9iRAC and RHEL 2.1 Cluster Manager configurations with QLogic QLA234x-Series adapters

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