EMC P/N 300-002-803 manual Prerequisites for first-time installation

Installation Steps

Prerequisites for first-time installation

In order to complete a first-time installation of the QLogic adpater in your server, you will need the following:

◆“Operating system” on page 22

◆“QLogic SANSurfer and SANSurfer CLI” on page 22

◆“BIOS and firmware” on page 22

◆“Linux driver” on page 23

Operating system Before the adapter is installed, the Linux operating system must be installed and properly configured. Install the Linux kernel from the distribution installation CD by following the procedure provided in the distribution installation guide. Partition the boot drive, and select the packages and services necessary for the host.

!IMPORTANT

Include the kernel source/development package and the gcc compiler tools during the installation. If these tools are not installed, then the out-of-kernel driver installation may fail and the driver will not be installed.

QLogic SANSurfer and QLogic's SANsurfer program is a GUI-based utility and the SANSurfer CLI SANsurfer CLI is a text-based utility. Both applications may be

installed on any Linux system and used to manage, configure, and update the EMC-approved QLogic adapters.

Complete documentation and the EMC-qualified versions of SANsurfer and the SANsurfer CLI are available for download from the EMC-approved section of the QLogic website at http://www.qlogic.com.

Follow the Downloads > EMC links to your adapter for the appropriate version.

BIOS and firmware The version of BIOS and firmware (adapter firmware for your iSCSI HBA, and CEE/Menlo firmware for your CNA) per the EMC Support Matrix for your supported configuration.

These are available for download from the EMC-approved section of the QLogic website at http://www.qlogic.com.

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EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment