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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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-Point
to Loop Only. Refer to “Manually setting the topology for QLogic
Fibre Channel adapters” on page43 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.