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EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment
Special Instructions
Contents
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Preface Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Installation Steps
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings
Chapter 4 Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Driver
Chapter 5 Updating the CEE/Menlo or iSCSI Firmware
Chapter 6 Connecting to the Storage
Chapter 7 Configuring a Boot Device on an EMC Storage Array
Chapter 8 Additional Notes
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Tables
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Preface
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Purpose of this document
Host connectivity
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel over Ethernet
iSCSI
Boot device support
Zoning
FC and FCoE
iSCSI
EMC storage array-specific settings
Installation Steps
Prerequisites for first-time installation
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Summary of installation steps
EMC Support Matrix
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Installing the adapter
Matching the adapter with the correct PCI slot
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Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings
Verifying and configuring the BIOS settings
Verifying the correct BIOS version
Upgrading the adapter BIOS
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EMC recommended adapter BIOS settings
EMC recommended NVRAM settings for Linux
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* The WWNN of the server's boot LUN must be listed in this field.
The values for the Connection Options parameter are as follows:
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Manually setting the topology for QLogic Fibre Channel adapters
Manually setting the data rate for QLogic Fibre Channel adapters
Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Driver
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QLogic SANsurfer and SANsurfer CLI
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Fibre Channel and FCoE in kernel driver versions
Supported in kernel driver versions
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Installation instructions for the in kernel QLogic driver for Linux 2.4.x kernel
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Installation Instructions for the in kernel QLogic driver in Linux 2.6.x kernels
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Fibre Channel and FCoE out of kernel driver versions
Supported out of kernel driver versions
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Installation instructions for the out of kernel QLogic driver
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File modifications on RHEL hosts An example of the installation script's modifications to the file
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File modifications on SLES hosts An example of the installation script's modifications to the file
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Example of the modified /etc/modules.conf:
A new ramdisk is created automatically by the RPM installation. 4. Reboot the host.
QLogic DKMS RPM on page 77
Uninstallation methods for the QLogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver
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QLogic v7.x and v8.x series driver parameters
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An example of the console output displayed when modinfo is run on the qla2xxx module is as follows:
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iSCSI in kernel driver versions
The following installation information is contained in this section:
2.6.x kernels on page 91
iSCSI supported in kernel driver versions
Tabl e 7 lists some examples of supported operating systems in kernel driver versions.
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Installation instructions for the in kernel QLogic driver in Linux 2.6.x kernels
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iSCSI out of kernel driver versions
iSCSI supported out of kernel driver versions
Installation instructions for the out of kernel QLogic driver
Installing the Linux v2.4.x host and the QLogic v3.x-Series iSCSI HBA driver
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Installing the Linux v2.6.x host and the QLogic v5.x-Series iSCSI HBA driver
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Updating the QLogic CEE /Menlo firmware for FCoE adapters
Updating the QLogic firmware for iSCSI adapters
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Connecting to the Storage
Zoning and connection planning in a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet environment
Planning procedure
Establishing connectivity to the storage array
Zoning and connection planning in an iSCSI environment
Configuring the QLA40xx-Series HBA to discover iSCSI targets
Configuring persistent binding for the Linux QLogic iSCSI HBA
Configuring persistent binding using SANsurferCLI
QLogic SANsurferCLI is installed in the
2. In the scix HBA Target Menu, select option 2 to bind targets and select the desired target ID:
3. Select 11 to exit the menu.
Unconfiguring persistent binding using SANsurferCLI
3. Select the desired target ID to be unbound:
4. Select 11 to exit the menu.
Installing the SANSurfer iSCSI GUI
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Configuring persistent binding using the SANsurfer GUI
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Configuring a Boot Device on an EMC Storage Array
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Cautions and restrictions for booting from EMC storage array
Symmetrix-specific cautions and restrictions
VNX series- or CLARiiON-specific cautions and restrictions
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Limitations
Common limitations
Symmetrix-specific limitations
VNX series- or CLARiiON-specific limitations
Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for FC or FCoE
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Configuring a VNX series or CLARiiON boot device for FC or FCoE
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RHEL 5 OS SAN-boot installation with QLogic FCoE adapters
SLES10 OS SAN-boot installation with QLogic FCoE adapters
SLES 11 OS SAN-boot installation with QLogic FCoE adapters
Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for iSCSI 3.x
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Configuring a VNX series or CLARiiON boot device for iSCSI 3.x
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Installing onto the boot device with the QLogic HBA v3.x-Series driver
How to build a Device Driver Update Disk (DD-DISK)
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Upgrading the kernel
Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for iSCSI 5.x
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Configuring a VNX series or CLARiiON boot device for iSCSI 5.x
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Additional Notes
Ethernet connectivity over the CNA
Device reconfiguration procedures for FC and FCoE
Device reconfiguration procedures for the iSCSI 3.x driver
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Device reconfiguration procedures for the iSCSI 5.x driver
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Adapter information for RHEL5, SLES10, and SLES 11
SNIA API for third-party software (EMC Ionix ControlCenter and Solution Enabler)
OS upgrade from supporting out of kernel driver to OS version supporting in kernel driver
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Device reconfiguration: Device numbering
HPQ server-specific note
(VNX series or CLARiiON Only) disconnected ghost LUNs
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Configure HS40 BladeCenter server to boot from external array
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Special Instructions
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